WHITNEY HOUSTON 1963--2012

ACTOR/SINGER ROBERT DAVI JOINS ANDREA SHEA KING--9 PM ET

TONIGHT: The Andrea Shea King Show presents... Hollywood actor/singer Robert Davi. Well known for his roles on the big screen as well as the small one in your living rooms, Davi is returning to his roots: singing.

"DAVI SINGS SINATRA, ON THE ROAD TO ROMANCE"

I grew up in the '60s when music took a turn to rock-and-roll, but as a kid I always enjoyed the variety shows on tv that featured crooners belting out some of the best music you ever heard. In time, the variety show format slowly faded away and took the crooners with it. I'm not sure where they went but they were no longer in the mainstream of tv or radio.

Davi is one of few bringing this singing style back into the mainstream, and he's doing it with none other than the music of The Chairman of the Board--Frank Sinatra. Those are big shoes to fill. However, when Davi takes to the stage, you'll instantly know he's on to something. Davi isn't just good at it, he's great.

Another aspect to Davi that caught our attention in a big way: he loves America and has no problem making it known. During this evening's show, Davi will touch on the subject, going into how Hollywood can hold back one's career if you speak of America as an exceptional nation, the greatest of all nations. Andrea has more at her site, The Radio Patriot.

As producer of The Andrea Shea King Show, I can't tell you how many shows we've done, but this one stands out for me--I'm very excited about the Davi interview and I think you'll be more than pleased with it as well.

Show your support of this brave and talented man by purchasing his CD--one for you and one as a gift for that music lover in your life. Here's some samples of his music. See you guys tonight at 9 pm et!

Presenting... Davi Sings Sinatra:

MOVIE LEGEND, ELIZABETH TAYLOR, DIES AT 79

Liz Taylor was one of the biggest movie stars in the history of Hollywood. Taylor was a star from the days when being a "star" meant something. She was Hollywood Royalty. Her passing is probably the end of an era in the movie-making business, never to be repeated again.

RIP

JANE RUSSELL DEAD AT 89

As they say, they don't make 'em like this anymore. Russell had quite an interesting life and Hollywood career. When you finish reading her obit, you'll note how much Hollywood has changed, or devolved--Charlie Sheen. The New York Times:

"She also turned to conservative politics in her later years.

“These days I’m a teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot, but not a racist,” she told an Australian newspaper, The Daily Mail, in 2003. Bigotry, she added, “just means you don’t have an open mind.”

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"We haven't lost HOPE"

The Bob Hope Classic begins tomorrow in the desert of southern California. But this isn't a post about a golf tournament; it's a post about Bob Hope and our fighting men and women.

When the time came to boost the morale of our military, Bob Hope was present and accounted for. Hope was on the job from the early '40s to the early '90s. It's no wonder that Bob Hope acquired the nickname, G.I. Bob.

Now that we're fighting wars both overseas and here at home, I sometimes wonder if we're paying enough attention to those in harm's way. It's easy to get caught up in the political battles here at home and drop the ball on troop support. We can always do better. I know I could. These brave warriors depend on our support--after all, there's no longer a Bob Hope leading the way when it comes to entertaining and supporting our GIs. We can never do enough, so we should always strive to do better.

The video below highlights the many decades of Bob Hope's troop shows. And no, "We haven't lost HOPE," because there's a little Bob Hope in each of us:




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