Death has been kind to the estate of Michael Jackson. Forbes Magazine says Jackson was the top earner among dead celebrities in 2009, bringing in $275 million from record sales, a documentary movie and a new Las Vegas show featuring his music. Elvis Presley dropped to number-two on the list, followed by author J.R.R. Tolkein, cartoonist Charles Schultz and former Beatle John Lennon. Source Link
What the iPod was to the new millennium, the Walkman was to the 1980’s, but now the grandfather of portable music players is being unplugged. Sony says it has stopped production of the classic Walkman cassette player in Japan. When it debuted in 1979, the Walkman revolutionized the way people listened to their music collection by making it portable and personal with headphones. Source Link
What the iPod was to the new millennium, the Walkman was to the 1980’s, but now the grandfather of portable music players is being unplugged. Sony says it has stopped production of the classic Walkman cassette player in Japan. When it debuted in 1979, the Walkman revolutionized the way people listened to their music collection by making it portable and personal with headphones. Source Link
The Texas Rangers head into tonight’s first game of the World Series in San Francisco hoping to find a way to break an 11-game losing streak in previous interleague play against the Giants at home. Texas has never beaten San Francisco in their home ballpark, and four of the seven games in the World Series will be played in San Francisco. Source Link
