Luke Humble asked:


Actors, athletes and mass murderers - it takes all sorts to drive lorries. With brief details of their involvement in the trade and subsequent celebrity, here is a countdown of the top 10 stars who worked as lorry drivers before they were famous, with varying degrees of success.

# 10 Chris Tarrant:

This radio and television presenter, best known for hosting the TV game show ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’, pursued a number of jobs before finding his feet in television. Tarrant’s former roles include long-distance lorry driver, security officer and schoolteacher.

# 9 Chris Eubank:

Chris Eubank is notable for being the only member of our list to have taken up lorry driving after he become famous. October 2003 saw a politically motivated Eubank descending on Whitehall in his personal HGV to protest against the war in Iraq. The former world middleweight champion boxer ended up being arrested for blocking the entrance gates to Downing Street, driving around Parliament Square sounding his horn, with a knife in his pocket, and reversing into a delivery van.

# 8 Rock Hudson:

Hudson was a popular American film and television actor and a romantic leading man in the 1950s and 1960s. During WW II, Hudson served as a Navy airplane mechanic and after the war he was a truck driver. His size and good looks got him into movies.

# 7 Chevy Chase:

Our number seven is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, writer, and television and film actor. Before his breakthrough as a comedian, Chase worked as a truck driver, cab driver, motorcycle messenger, waiter, busboy, construction worker, audio engineer, produce manager in a supermarket, salesman in a wine store and theatre usher.

# 6 Long Distance Clara:

The only woman on our list and, unfortunately, fictional, juggernaut-driving Clara was the star of 80s children’s cartoon ‘Pigeon Street’. Some see Long Distance Clara as an unsung feminist icon - her marriage to chef Hugo demonstrated a refreshing reversal of gender stereotypes.

# 5 Charles Bronson:

Charles Bronson was an American actor of ‘tough guy’ roles who made his name starring in a number of major Hollywood flicks including ‘The Great Escape’ and ‘The Dirty Dozen’. Before becoming famous, Bronson was drafted into the army and was assigned to the Air Corps in 1943. He started as a truck driver and then trained as a pilot, winning awards for good service.

# 4 Richard Pryor:

Pryor was the first African American stand-up comedian to speak candidly to mixed audiences using the language and jokes of the black community. He worked in numerous jobs before finding fame, including truck driving and meatpacking.

# 3 Liam Neeson:

Liam Neeson is a movie star most well known for his role as Oskar Schindler in the 1993 blockbuster ‘Schindler’s List’. Irish-born Neeson once worked as a truck driver as well as a forklift operator for Guinness, an assistant architect and an amateur boxer.

# 2 Sean Connery:

This retired Scottish actor is best known for starring as James Bond in seven Bond films. Heart-throb Connery joined the Royal Navy after leaving school but was discharged on medical grounds. He went on to a succession of jobs, including lorry driver, labourer and lifeguard.

# 1 Elvis Presley:

The American singer, musician, actor and cultural icon took up truck driving as one of his jobs after graduation. The future ‘King’ drove a truck for the aptly named ‘Crown Electric Company’. Presley even took up wearing his hair longer with a ‘ducktail’ - the style of truck drivers at the time. A musician for whom a young Elvis Presley auditioned advised him to ‘Stick to driving a truck, because you’ll never make it as a singer’.

The Mass Murderer - Peter Sutcliffe:

Quite possibly the most evil and deranged presence in the history of lorry driving, the ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ is far too nasty to make it into our top 10. Between 1975 and 1984, this lorry driver and former gravedigger killed 13 women in a five-year reign of terror before being sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail. On his arrest, Sutcliffe claimed that God had told him to go out and kill ***********. A sad blemish on the good name of lorry driving.

Celebrities who were lorry drivers before they were famous - a heady mixture of the talented, the eccentric, the unpleasant and the downright brilliant. Who knows what magical creatures are sitting behind the wheels of our country’s lorries today?



Gina

Rajeev Rampersad asked:


Rock music, where did it all begin? Believe it or not a black man who played black music, originally founded rock music in the mid 50s, this man was Chuck Berry. Rock became popular almost over night, and was accepted with open arms by the younger generations. This was largely due to younger generations who were excited by the thought of having music that expressed their rebellious streak and their desires to promote anti-conformism.

This style of music is a far cry from the modern rock music of today that has evolved over the decades and branched out into a multitude of different genres and sub-genres to create music that is more a way of life than entertainment. However, the still prominent fact that rock is a form of self-expression and non-conformist desire still remains strong even after all this time.

Rock music grew stronger and stronger with idols such as Elvis Presley, around this time many of the black rock and roll artists left the rock music scene and in their place were a host of other white rockers with a style and look all of their own.

After Elvis Presley’s famous entrance, other well known rock idols and bands started popping up from everywhere, but something was lost along the way, rockers started losing sight the whole reason that rock and roll had become popular in the first place, which was non conformist and rebellious attitudes.

During this time rock, took a huge nosedive with the younger generations, who were uninterested in a mixture of country music, folk songs, and rock music. This was in the late fifties and musicians such as Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers were foremost rockers in the rock music scene.

Just as things were looking bleak, Bob Dylan entered the scene during the Vietnam War and held the heart and attention of many youth of the era with his songs of the Vietnam War and civil rights. Around this time, the Beach Boys changed the rock music scene with their new style of rock.

California had its own unique spin on rock and roll, which contained very sophisticated and vocal harmonies; this style of rock music was a change from the empathetic shouting that had first been introduced by the black musicians in the mid 50s.

In the early sixties, Britain took on a whole new aspect of rock and created a rage with bands such as the Rolling Stones and the Animals. During this era, the Yard birds also debuted and although they were in the shadows of the Rolling Stones, they were in fact the beginnings of something great, the musicians from this band were later on to revolutionize rock music all over again.

Nevertheless, it was the birth of the Beatles that created a worldwide mania and the beginning of rock music as a business was really born. Following the Beatles, the second generation of rockers were the Kinks and the Who, the Who had changed rock music forever with their mechanically amplified guitars and songs dedicated to the angry frustrated youth of the 60s

The seventies saw the death of Jimmy Hendrix, and the Doors Jim Morrison, and rock music cooled down. New bands, such as Nirvana and the Eagles, began a more peaceful revival of country music mixed with soft rock. The seventies were characterized by a quieter time in rock music.

The nineties saw the age of electronic music, and this new rage spread all over the world, and saw an era of many different genres of rock music, blended music and dance music mixed together. The 90s were also the decade of heavy metal and bands such as Guns and Roses and Metallica. This style of music split into a myriad of other sub-genres such as the funk-metal of Red-Hot-Chilli-Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and Faith No More.

It is hard to believe that today’s rock music began with a single black man, singing a hybrid type of the blues, and flourished over the last five decades to become not only a choice, but also a way of life.

Rock music has evolved to become an array of different styles and sub categories, which provide enjoyment for a multitude of different tastes in music. What the future holds for rock music may not be known, although it is safe to say the rock music will still be around for the next five decades.



Rhonda

Sheila Clinch asked:


Living in a town where there is a constant struggle to look good, Hollywood stars would not mind if they have to shell out their living just to pay a cosmetic surgeon to maintain their look. Or this is what they think. There are numbers of celebrities that turned out to be a horror flick villain than typical humans. Bad plastic surgery takes place no matter how advance technology is at the present. These people are pressured to look good because it is a trend in a society that they want to belong to. They failed to give due importance to their brains thus they end up as empty desperados. Among the lists of celebrities that unluckily jump on the bandwagon of erroneously done plastic surgery is Priscilla Presley who is the former wife of no other than Elvis. She had competed on the famed US show entitled Dancing With The stars. Priscilla Presley’s plastic surgery was done by an unlicensed doctor; rumors have it that she was injected with industrial low-grade silicone often employed by mechanics to grease their car parts. Just think how big the mess that this 62-year old woman did to herself.

Talk about the culprit, it was Dr. Daniel Serrano who was reportedly the same doctor who treated the ex wife of Lionel Richie. It was believed that the man was merely a licensed nurse during the time when he performed the disturbing cosmetic procedure in 2003. Because of this, Serrano was investigated after patients complained that they had paralysis, lumps, and craters on the face following the procedure.

Bad things happen to those that are evil. In the year 2004, the surgeon was arrested and charged with lawful suits in relation to illegal injections. After then, he was sentenced for 18 months imprisonment after pleading guilty over the conspiracy, smuggling, and used of unapproved drugs during the year 2006.

Surprisingly, after Priscilla Presley’s plastic surgery that end up in great failure, she managed to still fix her face again. Talking about what money can do. According to people closest to her, she had the whole feature of her face corrected to hide her age. No one can deny that she became successful over this goal however her faced look excessively Botoxed. If you try to compare her looks when she was younger, it would not be hard to guess that she had implants on her cheeks since only the dummies would believe that it was all because of diet. It was like getting blood over a stone, diet never equaled to fine looks. Originally, her face was sharply shaped, and she has a very distinctive jaw line but when you look at her at present, you will see a face which is wider. The word is out that the look was because of mid face lift which is a surgery that gathered quite a number of controversies since the dangers involved are high. Also, when an unskilled surgeon carried out the procedure then the outcome is expected to be a complete havoc!



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Robin S. Davis, CFP® asked:


Most of us remember when Elvis Presley, “The King:, died in 1977. At that time his estate was worth an estimated 10 million dollars. Unfortunately, due to probate fees, legal fees, and estate taxes the amount was reduced to a paltry $3 minnion. This could have been avoided with the use of proper estate planning tools.

Probate is the legal process in which a court oversees the distribution of property left in a will. In the event that an estate must go through the probate process, the named executor of the will represent the deceased person in order to receive a legal document called letters testamentary, allowing them to pay any outstanding debts and funeral expenses, file necessary tax returns, and transfer the titile, or name, on the accounts to their respective beneficiaries. This process can be intimidating and expensive. By reorganizing your assets, you can help avoid probate for your heirs.

If you are single, it is likely that your bank and investment accounts are titled only in your name. Upon your death, your assets will be distributed through probate. Joint tenancy, which is most popular among married couples, allows two people to have equal ownership of their accounts. Upon the death of one person, the remaining person becomes the sole owner of the accounts. Upon the death of the second person, the estate will then be distributed through probate.

If you are passing your assets directly to certain people immediately upon your death, the easiest way to avoid the pitfalls of probate and the expense of an attorney is to directly name a beneficiary on the account. Individual and corporate retirement plans (individual retirement accounts (IRA’s), 401k’s, 403b’s, etc), fixed and variable annuities, and life insurance policies are examples of accounts that include a beneficiary designation form. Typically you are allowed to list as many beneficiaries as you wish with the percentage of the account allotted to them.

However, accounts that do not fall into the above categories require a different tactic. This approach is to use a Payable On Death (POD), Transfer On Death(TOD), or In Trust For(ITF) designation in the title of the assets. An example would be titling a mutual fund account as “John Doe and Mary Doe, POD Jane Doe. Upon the proof of death of John and Mary, the account will be transfered to Jane. At that time, Jane shoudl re-title teh account to name her own beneficiaries.

Elvis Presley’s estate could have avoided much of the estate taxes had a little planning been done ahead of time. Another method of avoiding probate that could have been used in this case is the use of revocable or irrevocable trusts. By having the proper trust drawn up by a legal advisor, your assets can be re-titled to the name of the trust. The assets and property are then owned by the trust that do not have to pass through the probate court and go directly to the beneficiaries, relatively quickly.

Another option is to give yoru assets away to your heirs while you are living. As of 2008, you can make a tax-free gift of $12,000 per person to as many people as you want. Thsi amount is expected to increase in the future. By gifting money to your loved ones while you are alive, you reduce the amount of assets that would normally pass through probate upon your death.

To properly plan your estate, you should use the help of an estate planning attorney and a competent financial advisor. Transferring property of any significant value could have tax ramifications (estate, gift, or capital gains) that an advisor can make you aware of. Creating the necessary documents and determining the best way to title your assets, requires the best advice now, and regularly monitored updates of your beneficiaries, to avoid unwanted inheritances. Even if you’re able to protect all of your assets from probate, you may still need a will to address matters that may not be covered by other legal devices, such as naming the guardianship of your children in the case of your death.

Not many people enjoy discussing what they want to happen upon their death, however, the thought of your family and other heairs not getting what you want them to have is equally distressing.

 



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John Smith asked:


Christmas – a time for giving, receiving, and for that warm glow of goodwill generated by knowing that there is something bigger out there than ourselves – the spirit of Christmas. However, it is often the case that the giving and receiving of Christmas gifts gets scuppered.

Established in 1660 – and with a history going back to 1516 - Royal Mail is the UK’s national postal service that remains – even to this day – a company wholly owned by the British government. Royal Mail is famous around the world for its iconic red letterboxes, but it is also known – within the UK – for occasional bouts of poor-quality service and bags of mislaid post, particularly around holiday times.

So, for anyone keen to send Christmas gifts to friends and family members, it’s important to make sure that they aren’t stuck in the post – after all, we all know that things can go awry when extra staff are taken on during the festive season. So, what can be done to make sure that everything runs according to plan? Well, aside from shopping early and making sure you have more than enough time for things to arrive, you should also ensure that all Christmas gifts and cards are posted in accordance with the published delivery times.

But there are other ways to avoid those Christmas post blues. After all, nobody likes racing downstairs to collect a parcel, only to find that the hurriedly unwrapped Christmas gifts aren’t actually all that special; buying the right Christmas gift take thought and care. Teenagers are particularly tough to buy for and they often lack the ability to mask the disappointment created by a badly judged present. I’m sure we all remember those moments where a relative went to the trouble of knitting a big chunky woollen jumper – complete with reindeer motif. Sure, the Christmas gift certainly looked exciting, but it usually went down like a lead balloon when unwrapped.

So if you’re looking for some fantastic ideas for Christmas gifts, why not give them something that can really appeal to their sense of fun? For teens that absolutely love flying action heroes, how about the Flying Frog? He’s fast, he’s green, he’s lean and he even has the ability to ribbit as he flies across the sky! Flying Chicken, Flying Monkey and Flying Pig can even join him in his adventures; they’re not the likeliest, and most fearless of foursomes, but they’ll certainly be able to scare the dog!

Or for teens that like to express themselves through artistic pursuits, why not make Christmas come early for them with the fantastic Create Your own Christmas Cards – Winter Wonderland Box Kit? Complete with a selection of handmade decorations, some Christmas captions, additional decorations and those all-important blank Christmas Cards, this gift will certainly get them in the Christmas spirit; all they need to do is make sure they don’t get the ill-fated ‘return to sender’.

Popularised by Elvis Presley, Return to Sender is a song about a man who keeps trying to send a letter to a girl. She isn’t interested in reading this note, so she marks it “Return to Sender” and posts it straight back to him. However, he’s pretty persistent and decides to send it special delivery, but gets it sent straight back with the same line. Eventually he resorts to posting it by hand. Perhaps if she’d received something from the Create Your own Christmas Cards – Winter Wonderland Box Kit she would have felt a little differently? It’s too late to know.

Starting in 1954, the chart success of Elvis Presley has spanned a number of years, and even continues to this day. He might have died in 1977, but remixes of his songs have been released in recent years, and there have even been a number of reissues.

So, if you’re looking to prevent a Blue Christmas, not to mention any Crying in the Chapel, all you need to do is make sure you avoid those Return to Sender blues!



Oscar

Theresea Hughes asked:


Elvis often enjoyed causal meetings with celebrities like Marty Allen, Tom Jones, Bobby Darin, Jack Lord, Buddy Hacket, and Jean Rivers.

In the early days Elvis also enjoyed the company of Sammy Davis Jr. and in later years enjoyed the company of Sammy Davis Jr. and his wife.

At one of Elvis’s movie nights in Memphis, he met Eric Clapton, but Elvis had no idea who Eric Clapton was, therefore being totally unaware of who Eric was Elvis had to be told by one of the boys, that Eric Clapton is known to be one of the finest blues and Rock guitarists in the world. Elvis really liked Eric.

On many occasions after Elvis’s shows in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe, backstage in his dressing room, fellow entertainers and celebrities would call by, among the celebrities were singers like Barbra Streisand, Glen Campbell, Vicki Carr, Leon Russell, Wayne Newton and Ann-Margret, Elvis was loved and respected as a person and performer from those involved in the show Business.

Others that also held Elvis in high regard and friends that would visit him backstage were, Gregory Peck, Liza Minnelli, Kirk Douglas and Rod Steiger.

Muhammad Ali also would visit backstage after the show, Alice Copper would at times appear from nowhere or George Harrison might pop in

Fellow entertainers and celebrities would take the opportunity when Elvis performed shows in Las Vegas to catch up after the show, because he was a warm friendly man who had the reputation of wanting them to come backstage to visit.

Often in those backstage visits, people passing through made a point to stop in and congratulate Elvis on the great show they thought he did.



Randy

Theresea Hughes asked:


Elvis’ fans span the whole world. They can be found in all places from China to Czechoslovakia. Elvis fan clubs are estimated to number around five hundred, represented in all but six states in the US and forty-five countries around the world.

With the sheer number of Elvis’ fans, there is no denying that he was one, if not the most, famous hip-shaking rock and roll superstar to walk the earth. Elvis’ fans have formed clubs and coalesced with each other not only to commemorate the legacy of the king of rock and roll, but to also continue to acclaim his contribution to music, movies, and show business as a whole.

Typical Activities Of An Elvis Fan Club

In a bid to preserve Elvis Presley’s legacy, most fan clubs hold festivals to honor The King. One such festival, called Elvis fest, is observed annually in Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park; the yearly celebration is in its’ eighth year.

Common activities include performances from hundreds of Elvis impersonators, a candlelight vigil in honor of Elvis, film showings, a Elvis collectibles bazaar, and even Elvis’ favorite meals.

Some Elvis fans celebrate the legacy of Elvis by giving through charitable donations. Elvis was known to be philanthropic and one who respected and appreciated his fans.

Typical Venues For An Elvis Fan Club

Many of Elvis fans convene on a monthly or yearly basis. The venue for these assemblies doesn’t matter as long as Elvis’ songs are played in the background. From driveways and basements to ballparks and bistros, Elvis fans can easily get in the mood because everyone shares the same interests.

However, fans from Memphis or Graceland and nearby areas are always sure to have a grander time. Las Vegas and Hollywood are also considered as epicenters for Elvis’ fans.

Indeed, it isn’t everyday that you can see that an artist has touched lives in ways that don’t necessarily belong to his or her craft. Elvis’ fans are among those lucky ones who are continually inspired by their idol’s endeavors, even if he has been gone for a long while.

If you are an avid Elvis follower, you can join the nearest Elvis fan club in your area. Doing so, you will gain friends and have special access to many exclusive Elvis materials; but most importantly, you will have your chance of emulating his deeds. Who knows, you might just be like him someday.



Manuel

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Judith

Gen Wright asked:


When Elvis began putting together his collection of music for his comeback, he was able to reflect on many years of a great range of popular American music, including his own and that of other people.

Elvis was blessed with a natural talent to sing just about anything, but he also needed to feel as comfortable with his selected material, as he was around the guys that worked for him.

Elvis was well aware he had an audience to please, but if he was in the mood and wanted to do something different, he would also please himself, as long as he did it his way.

In his selection of music were the Elvis Golden Oldies, which were always great crowd-pleasing favorites they included??That?s All Right (Mama),? ?Cant Help Falling In Love,? ?Love Me Tender,? ?Heartbreak Hotel,? ?All Shock Up,? ?Hound Dog,? ?Trying to Get to You,? ?Jailhouse Rock??many of these songs are now used in a shortened form and put in suitable medleys.

The new range of material that found its way into his performance says a great deal about his existence and image.

Elvis required a personal ?hold? in everything that he did; which might come from the style of the music, but most of the time it was more likely to come from something in the lyric, which would allow him to express himself.

Elvis knew that the only thing that would help the music stay fresh, alive, and take a hold on the audience was to add his personal touch with a meaningful opening.

Elvis was not one to sing a song unless he felt it; he had to feel it in his heart, for that?s where he sang from and that?s what made him a famous star.

No matter what he sang it had to fit him perfectly, and it is obvious when going through songs he sang over the years, and hearing the personal connections that were evident in his life.

The guys in the group were often on the lookout for new material to try out on the boss, like Simon and Garfunkel?s moving classic, ?Bridge Over Trouble Water,? a song Elvis found instantly challenging and emotionally powerful.

When Elvis performed ?Bridge Over Trouble Water,? his trembling body quivers, his head rolls on his shoulders, while clinching his fists letting the sweat pour down his face, and when he gets to ?I?ve Lost You? he is down on his knees as if death is the only option: as the tears streak the mascara.

Creedence Clearwater Revival?s traditional, ?Proud Mary,? allowed the kind of vocal expression Elvis loved, as did Tony Joe Whites ?Polk Salad Annie? also having the same excited reaction.

Then there were the songs he sang for special reasons.

A Marty Robbinss hit, ?You Gave Me A Mountain? expressed his need to persist, remain strong, continue with strength after his divorce, and the sadness of being without his daughter.

?American Trilogy,? one Elvis put together, as a tribute to the dignity of his country and its tradition. Only Elvis could have pulled it off with such perfection.

In the end Elvis variety of musical material, remained a very profitable mixture of his past and present; his music was the glue that held together all those dissimilar basics in his life.

In private Elvis enjoyed the theatrical numbers with vocal back up, he was attracted to the many voices hitting at one time, from the lowest bass to the highest peak tenors and sopranos reaching the same note. Elvis loved the force behind it.

Mostly, Elvis took pleasure in listening to gospel. Elvis strongly believed, there was nothing as influential or inspirational than the good gospel music, he would carry around a case of a hundred or so albums?most of them were gospel music.

Listening to his chosen gospel music was a means for Elvis to get in touch with his roots; he often used this music for giving praise to the Lord when feeling humble and thankful, which he regularly did. The Bible says to sing praise and lift your voice to Him.

When Elvis sang ?How Great Thou Art? he felt it in his soul, with such feeling and meaning he had the power in him to move mountains. Elvis quite often liked to listen to Mahalia Jackson, who was to Elvis, the Queen of Gospel.



Elmer