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...made clear his lack of commitment to the health care crisis last Wednesday when he vetoed the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). In a country where the number of people lacking health insurance rose in 2006 for the sixth year in a row to 47 million–almost one in six Americans–and the number of uninsured children stands at 8.7 million, this veto is inexcusable. SCHIP was founded in 1997 to help provide subsidized insurance for poor children. As the number of uninsured adults has climbed in the past...
...scores of hard rock/metal bands from that decade began touring again, drawing large crowds, new, young fans, and solid revenues 25 years after first emerging. Who toured? Tesla, Dokken, Great White, Winger, Warrant, Queensryche, Poison, Ratt, Vince Neil, Firehouse, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, L.A. Guns, White Lion, Skid Row, and Black Sabbath. "Despite the fact that it's two decades later, people still like to bang their heads, raise their fists, and have some fun," says Jeff Albright, president of the Albright Entertainment Group and publicist for numerous top-tier hard rock singers. "The opportunities for revenue are probably greater...
Dokken says he continues to be inspired by loyal fans, including a sizable number of U.S. military personnel. At a recent show in Oklahoma, Dokken spotted a U.S. Marine in the front row. "This guy was standing right down in the front row in full Marine uniform and he stuck out because he was in full Marine uniform, so I grabbed him and had him brought backstage. He said 'I just got back from Iraq. I just got back. I survived it and I wanted to see Dokken...
...than my dad would make in a year working at a paper mill. You get all this credit for slumming it in the indie world. It's bullshit. Actors make good money." He seems pretty careful with it too, opting to live in L.A.'s not yet gentrified Skid Row rather than actor-bait neighborhoods like the Hollywood Hills. "I grew up having this thing about money where anybody who had it I didn't like, 'cause I didn't have it," he says. "And then you meet rich people who are really nice. And you realize money gives...
...getting off the line and executing your plan,” she said. “If you weren’t in the first row at the start, other boats prevented you from being where you wanted to be. It was all about having a really aggressive start, and being able to attack and do what you want to do off the line...