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21 Songs About Booze: A Playlist in Honor of 95-Year-Old Bartender Angelo Cammarata

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Above: Prohibition, what a waste. Angelo Cammarata, 95, is the world's longest-running bartender. He's literally been serving since a few minutes after prohibition ended in 1933—he's even in the Guinness Book and Jim Beam's Bartender Hall of Fame for his longevity slinging suds. Of course, there's more to being a barkeep than pouring drinks. As this man has presided over his family business—no-frills neighborhood bar Cammarata's Cafe in West View, Pa.—for the better part of the last century and into the new millennium, he's also been a friend and counselor to his devoted regulars. Now, Cammarata plans to retire, and...  read more

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R.I.P. Larry Knechtel: Five Songs to Remember Him By

Defining the legacy of keyboardist and bassist Larry Knechtel, 69, is a rather daunting task. Although his career spanned more than 50 years, a large portion of it, especially his contributions in the '60s, still remains uncredited....  read more

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Johnny Depp to re-narrate Doors documentary

Johnny Depp sure is keeping the company of a lot of dead people lately. In addition to all the news surrounding his next starring vehicle, the Hunter S. Thompson book-to-film adaptation, The Rum Diary, Depp will lend his voice to a new documentary about The Doors....  read more

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The Doors - Live In Europe: 1968 DVD

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Critics love to hate The Doors. And I can’t really blame them; since the band arrived on the Scene in the late ’60s youth culture at large has had to suffer obnoxious Jim Morrison wannabes...  read more

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The Doors Live in Europe '68 Released on DVD

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The best of The Doors' 1968 live performances in London, Stockholm, Frankfurt and Amsterdam will be compiled and released on DVD July 27. The DVD is narrated by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, who shared the bill with The Doors on the band's 1968 European Tour. Here's the full track listing: 1. Light My Fire2.Love Me Two Times3. Back Door Man4. Spanish Caravan5. Hello, I Love You6. When The Music's Over7. Unknown Soldier8. Light My Fire (II)9. Five To One10. Alabama Song ...  read more

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