Bopper’s family to auction casket (The Globe Gazette)
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Perhaps rock ’n’ roll’s most macabre historical artifact will go on the block when the family of the late 1950s pop star J.P. “The Big Bopper� Richardson auctions his casket on eBay sometime in the next few weeks — almost 50 years after “the day the music died.�

I hope you all take the time to read this story and send your feedback directly to the author at skaos@hotmail.co.uk . (Lords of Pain)
VIII A Trip Down Memory Lane... Hello All It is the final week of 2008 so I have decided to bring you a treat. Some of you will know what this column is; some of you will not have a clue.

Big Bopper's casket to sell on eBay (Access Atlanta)
Beaumont, Texas - Rock 'n' roll's most macabre historical artifact will go on the block when the family of the late 1950s pop star J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson auctions his casket on eBay sometime in the next few weeks - almost 50 years after "the day the music died."

You could own "Big Bopper's" casket (ABC 13 Houston)
Rock 'n' roll's most macabre historical artifact will go on the block

Family of "The Big Bopper" Plans Casket Auction (WOAI San Antonio)
Rock 'n' roll's most macabre historical artifact will go on the block when the family of the late 1950s pop star J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson auctions his casket on...

Jazz News: Delaney & Bonnie (All About Jazz)
Earlier this week Rolling Stone reported on the passing of Delaney Bramlett, the Mississippi native who co-wrote Eric Clapton's “Let It Rain" and was credited with teaching George Harrison how to play slide guitar.

Events for January 2, 2009 (Las Vegas Sun)
Events listed below do not include ongoing events such as church services. Show Ongoing Events

Arts and theater calendar (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
PROFESSIONAL THEATER

That’s saying a lot (Mountain Xpress)
What can you say about 2008? Plenty. The past year provided no shortage of notable quotes, fueled by the struggles and successes that made headlines week by week in Mountain Xpress and every day at mountainx.com. Consider just a smattering of the hot topics that filled our Web and print pages: the 30th annual Bele Chere festival, the 20th Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, the economic crisis, local ...

Lift your holiday spirits with a little Led (Tallahassee Democrat)
In these wobbly, storm-tossed times, I have been moved to cue up an odd but immensely satisfying holiday soundtrack.