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The inventor of the Talk Box has died. Bob Heil died in Belleville, Illinois after a battle with cancer. The Heil Talk Box was originally developed in 1973 for Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, who used it on his solo hit, "Rocky Mountain Way. A few years later, Peter Frampton made the Talk Box famous on his album "Frampton Comes Alive". Both Walsh and Frampton paid tribute to Heil on social media, each one calling him his friend for 50 years. Bob Heil was 83.
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bob-heil-talk-box-dead/
The Orlando Sentinel is announcing the winners of its Foodie Awards. Restaurant of the Year is Kaya. It's on North Thornton Ave in the Mills50 district, and it serves what it calls inspired Filipino cuisine. The co-owner tells the Sentinel the restaurant is a way to build community, and what better way to build connections than over the table. You can see a list of all the Foodie Award winners, like Best Food Truck, Best Pizza and others at OrlandoSentinel.com.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/tag/foodie-awards/
One Major League Baseball team's home games will have an added level of excitement this season. The Miami Marlins will be letting fans bring flags and all musical instruments, including drums, into home games at LoanDepot Park. And what about pots and pans? They are not allowed. In a press release, Marlins President of Business Operations Carolina O'Connor said they want fans banging on their drums, waving their flags, dancing and chanting along to every pitch.
As we've told you previously on Elsewhere, three men have been accused of stealing and trying to resell a collection of lyrics to the Eagles hit "Hotel California" But they are finding out they can check out AND they can also leave. Prosecutors are dropping all charges, including criminal possession and conspiracy, against Glenn Horowitz, Edward Kosinski and former Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi. The decision came after Eagles co-founder and key witness Don Henley waived attorney-client privilege and submitted six-thousand pages of related correspondence with his attorneys just a few days ago. Prosecutors and the judge agreed the defense was not provided "the opportunity to explore" the new evidence. The handwritten lyrics from the Eagles' 1976 smash album were valued at more than one-million dollars An attorney for Don Henley said he plans to take civil action.
The password is...not to be shared. Max is set to start to cracking down on password sharing this year. Warner Bros. Discovery announcing that it will enforce restrictions on users sharing their accounts outside of their household. Netflix and Disney have started cracking down on password sharing as well. If users on Max do share their account with people outside their home, they risk having their account suspended or even terminated.
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/max-cracking-down-password-sharing-violators-1235933801/
Mike Tyson is returning to the ring. This summer Tyson will fight YouTube star Jake Paul. They'll meet July 20th at AT&T Stadium in Dallas in what Netflix is calling it a "boxing mega-event." The event will stream live on Netflix for all subscribers. A co-main event and undercard bouts will also be on the fight card.
https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/sports/mike-tyson-vs-jake-paul-boxing-match-set-for-netflix/