A few months ago when we found that flamboyant, flashy-suit-and-toupee wearing pastor Bishop Eddie Long liked to take long trips with young "Longfellows" who called him Daddy, the congregation at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church - where Long gets _Ukulele Songs_ is an album brimming with integrity and enthusiasm and, most importantly, it boasts great tunes. (By Greg Bluestein and Errin Haines, Associated Press) A lawsuit filed by four young men who accused a Georgia megachurch pastor of sexual misconduct has been resolved, attorneys for both sides said Thursday, bringing a quiet end to a blockbuster legal complaint that targeted one of the nation's most powerful church leaders. The lawsuit against Bishop Eddie Long has been resolved, said plaintiffs' attorney B.J. Bernstein. New Birth Missionary Baptist Church attorney Barbara Marschalk said she anticipates the complaint will be dismissed by Friday. Long's spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment. Creepy Bishop Eddie Long, who was sued by four young male parishioners for allegedly using his holy authority to coerce them into "kissing, masturbation and oral sexual contact," has quietly "resolved" everything out of court. Good job, Eddie. More » A lawsuit filed by four young men who accused the megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long of sexual misconduct has been resolved, lawyers for both sides said Thursday. New York Magazine: > The public dis has long been a rock tradition, from the early rap verbal battles to Eddie vs. Dave (and Sammy) and right up to Keith Richards questioning Mick's manliness in his recent memoir. But as David Browne learned in his new book, Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970, public slagging had its musical roots 41 years ago. That was the year that these iconic acts all released landmark albums (Let It Be, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sweet Baby James, and Déjà Vu, respectively), after which all of the groups broke up amid ever-increasing sniping, both public and private. (Taylor was left to insult himself.) But of all the three groups, the Beatles' squabbling was especially notable not just for their own rock primacy, but also because it managed to be passive, passive-aggressive, and aggressive: the squabbling hat trick! We asked Browne to lay out the nine varied disses of the Beatles' contentious final year… Read and comment. From nymag.com. If one of your New Year's resolutions was to become a better photographer in 2011, we may have a way to get you there. Throughout the year, National Geographic Traveler hosts day-long seminars taught by our outstanding photographers, and we've... Greg Long's perfect ride in the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau in Hawaii in 2009 helped pull the focus away from tow surfing. (By GREG BLUESTEIN and ERRIN HAINES, Associated Press) A lawsuit filed by four young men who accused a Georgia megachurch pastor of sexual misconduct has been resolved, attorneys for both sides said Thursday, bringing a quiet end to a blockbuster legal complaint that targeted one of the nation's most powerful church leaders. The lawsuit against Bishop Eddie Long has been resolved, said plaintiffs' attorney B.J. Bernstein. New Birth Missionary Baptist Church attorney Barbara Marschalk said she anticipates the complaint will be dismissed by Friday. Long's spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment. Bishop Eddie Long responds to four suits accusing him of coercing young men into sexual relationships. ATLANTA — The attorney representing four young men who accused a Georgia megachurch pastor of sexual misconduct says the lawsuit has been resolved. Plaintiff's attorney B.J. Bernstein declined further comment Thursday, however. A spokesman for Bishop Eddie Long could not immediately be reached. The young men maintained in a September lawsuit that Long, the leader of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, coerced them into sexual relationships. The men say Long abused his spiritual authority to lure them into trysts with cars, jewelry and cash when they were 17 and 18. Read full article >> _By Brad Biggs _ CHAMPAIGN, Ill.--The NFL hasn't focused on the football complex at the University of Illinois like it did today since the Chicago Bears spent their 2002 season playing games at Memorial Field. Representatives from 30 of the league's 32 teams were on hand Wednesday at the Illin pro day, including New York Jets coach Rex Ryan and six representatives from the Bears. Illinois' three potential first-round picks -- defensive tackle Corey Liuget, running back Mikel Leshoure and linebacker Martez Wilson -- did not participate in every work out, preferring to all stand on their numbers from workouts at last month's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. They did do positional drills and Bears defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli put Liuget and defensive end Clay Nurse through drills. "Seeing him out there coaching me was like, 'Wow, this is insane,'" Liuget said. "For one of the best defensive line coaches in the NFL to be here showing me drills and telling me what to do, it was great." Photo: Illinois defensive tackle Corey Liuget works out at the NFL Scouting Combine last month. (Brian Spurlock/US Presswire) Liuget seemed starstruck by seeing Ryan, though. "I love coach Rex," Liuget said. "He ... John Sadler, a Southern Californian whose mentors include Eddie Gregson and Charlie Whittingham, is succeeding in thoroughbred racing his way, after starting long ago in equestrian. The most remarkable thing about highly successful thoroughbred trainer John Sadler is that he is so unremarkable. ATLANTA (Reuters) - A lawsuit brought by four young male members of an Atlanta megachurch who said its pastor, Eddie Long, coerced them into sex has been "resolved," their attorney said on Thursday. An attorney involved in the sexual misconduct lawsuits against Bishop Eddie Long said the "matters have been resolved." Barbara Marschalk, who represents New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and LongFellows Youth Academy, said she anticipates " the lawsuits will be dismissed, with prejudice, by close of business tomorrow." Check back for details. By Irina Pacheco Valera Cuban popular music has had, by tradition, a wide repertoire of duets, trios, vocal quartets, son ensembles, charangas, jazz bands, etc, which have been paradigms of the dancing audience. With the cultural keys of the twenties, thirties, forties and fifties of the 20th Century, the traditional musical genres revitalized from 1959 [...] The Munsters star Butch Patrick has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.The former child star, who played Eddie in the long-running sitcom, has battled with addictions to cocaine, marijuana and alcohol, and now he faces another major fight - for... New York Times: > [Eddie] Vedder's new solo album, "Ukulele Songs" (Monkeywrench), will be released May 31. ("Truth in advertising," he says of the title.) But in the years since his first beer-case serenade, the ukulele's fortunes have changed. Not long ago it was an endangered species, usually encountered as cheap exotica or a comic prop. Now it permeates the culture to an extent that it hasn't in more than half a century, turning up in Top 10 pop songs and fashionable indie-rock bands, in television commercials by the hundred and YouTube videos by the thousand. There definitely is something going on here. Read and comment. From nytimes.com.
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