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I am I said helps Hurricane Ike victims
(Eight Feet Deep)
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Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king and then became one? Well, no. Not that I can recall.
Neil Dia?mond may have thrown out some eso?teric lines in songs he has writ?ten over the past how?ever many decades, as in the lines above from ''I am I said.'' This makes me won?der, in real?ity, I am, I said? No, I guess I am not I didn't say. He was, he said. But he said he was. Oh well, you can't always hit a home run....
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Dec 16, 2009 @ 09:00 PM
It's a time to move: Ike survivors move Friday into homes donated by Neil Diamond
(Beaumont Enterprise)
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In the first few weeks after Hurricane Ike, Esther Nelson's family stayed in tents, cars and for a brief period, in an RV in a cow pasture.
Nelson, 66, fondly remembered the cow pasture Tuesday....
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Dec 16, 2009 @ 09:00 PM
Diamond Wrote Lyrics While Walking Our Streets
(Massapequan Observer)
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Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond was born Jan. 24, 1941 in Coney Island. During Diamond's youth, he spent time in Massapequa and at the south shore beaches during the summer months. It was in the early 1960s when Neil met Jaye Posner, a local school teacher....
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Nov 27, 2009 @ 12:00 AM
Diamond homes arrive in Oak Island
(The Anahuac Progress)
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Residents in Oak Island are doing the happy dance and singing the praises of Neil Diamond. Four of the twelve brand new homes, courtesy of the music legend Neil Diamond rolled into the community this past week end....
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Nov 18, 2009 @ 12:00 PM
Ike-ravaged Oak Island getting new homes thanks to Neil Diamond
(KVUE.com)
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OAK ISLAND, Texas - Residents in the Chambers County community of Oak Island are singing the praises of music legend Neil Diamond. Still struggling to recover more than a year after Hurricane Ike, they are crediting Diamond with single-handedly giving their town a new breath of life....
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Nov 17, 2009 @ 07:00 AM
Neil Diamond is Forever & the RnR Hall of Fame
(Boston Herald)
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I'll be the first to admit I'm not the biggest Neil Diamond fan, and any suggestion he should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is met with a shrug of indifference (you know, in the same way a suggestion that any band should be inducted into something as ridiculous as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame).
But over the weekend I was shaking my bits to the disco hits down at Videodrome, and then it happened - Mr. Diamond hovered over the crowd on the giant projector screen, his 1986 semi-hit ''Headed For the Future'' synced up perfectly from the DJ booth to the big screen above, and in unison everyone at the bar joined in for a little Neil-worship....
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Nov 11, 2009 @ 11:00 AM
Long Player: The album that made Diamond a music gem
(Otago Daily Times - New Zealand)
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In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album...
A Neil Diamond fan is a loyal creature. Under attack, it will hold its lovingly worn copy of Hot August Night high, shielding itself from the stinging rain of musical snobbery....
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Oct 30, 2009 @ 11:00 AM
Drilling for Diamonds in Oak Island
(The Anahuac Progress)
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Dreams are coming true as the drilling and setting of the first pylons for Neil Diamond homes....
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Oct 21, 2009 @ 12:00 PM
Why Has Neil Diamond Been Shut Out by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(OOT News)
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Not only has he not been inducted, but on the eve of the Rock Hall's 25th Anniversary, Diamond still has NEVER appeared on the ballot!
Jon Bream, author of Neil Diamond Is Forever: The Illustrated History of The Man and His Music, wants to tackle that ''egregious oversight'' with YOU and your audience....
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Oct 2, 2009 @ 08:00 PM
Neil Diamond still a Brooklyn cowboy - New book chronicles the musician's life, from Brooklyn cowboy to singing superstar
(New York Post)
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For all his fame and fortune, at heart, Neil Diamond is still a Brooklyn cowboy.
In ''Neil Diamond is Forever,'' an illustrated history of the musician, with exclusive photos and interviews, including coverage of his 2008 tour and this year's Grammy gala salute, Jon Bream chronicles the pop icon's rise to fame, starting with his Coney Island roots....
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Oct 2, 2009 @ 01:00 PM
Shrek the Musical Adds "I'm a Believer" to Broadway Score
(Playbill)
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Neil Diamond's "I'm a Believer," which was featured in the 2001 "Shrek" film, will be added to the Broadway score of Shrek the Musical beginning Oct. 2....
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Sep 30, 2009 @ 11:00 AM
Neil Diamond's Christmas Collection 'A Cherry Cherry Christmas' Sparkles With Holiday Classics As Well As Newly Written Originals
(PR Newswire)
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Columbia Records announces the release of A Cherry Cherry Christmas, the new Neil Diamond holiday collection, available in stores and online Tuesday, October 13.
The title song, "Cherry Cherry Christmas," is filled with references to many of Diamond's greatest hits....
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Sep 30, 2009 @ 10:00 AM
Neil Diamond Covers Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song" for New CD
(Prefix Magazine)
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Give Neil Diamond credit for having a sense of humor. Lately, he seems to be reveling in the fact that a new generation of fans like his music for ironic or campy reasons, thanks to things like that Neil Diamond cover band in the film "Saving Silverman...."
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Sep 30, 2009 @ 05:00 AM
Act of kindness repaid 43 years later - 14 families that lost homes to Ike will reap the benefits of singer Neil Diamond's fondness for area
(Houston Chronicle)
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About 28 years ago, a fisherman escaped with his wife from Vietnam, where he had been imprisoned and beaten by the Communists. David Pham and his wife, Son, became the first of 25 refugee families to settle in Oak Island, a fishing village nestled on Trinity Bay in Chambers County....
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Sep 26, 2009 @ 06:00 PM
DIAMOND'S FENCING MEDAL IS LUCKY CHARM
(The Daily Express - UK)
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NEIL DIAMOND turns to a fencing medal he won as a teenager when he's feeling low - because he thinks the prize is a good luck charm....
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Sep 24, 2009 @ 01:00 PM
Author Jon Bream Talks Neil Diamond is Forever
(Paste Magazine)
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The man had stood before Jon Bream dozens of times over the course of four decades, as an interview subject and as a performer. But Bream's perception of Neil Diamond has remained the same throughout, even as other critics changed their minds, because after every conversation the two ever had, Diamond would tell Bream, "Stop by the show and say hi...."
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Sep 16, 2009 @ 11:00 AM
Neil Diamond on embarrassing Glastonbury moments and why he's happy doing the housework
(Daily Mail - UK)
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What is your earliest memory?
Walking along a railroad track in Cheyenne, Wyoming with my parents. My dad was in the army, and about to be sent to fight in World War II. They were both very scared....
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Sep 4, 2009 @ 08:00 PM
Neil Diamond Remembers Songwriter Ellie Greenwich
(Rolling Stone)
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Last week songwriter Ellie Greenwich died after a heart attack at age 68. Rolling Stone spoke with her frequent collaborator Neil Diamond, who shared his memories of working with the woman he credits with keeping his career on track:
''If I hadn't met Ellie Greenwich I wouldn't have had a career...."
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Aug 31, 2009 @ 01:00 PM
Neil Diamond: People covering my songs is like sex
(METRO - UK)
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Neil Diamond: covers are like sex American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond tells Metro about supporting the Who in their '60s heyday, what he thinks of American Idol and why cover versions are an erotic experience....
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Aug 25, 2009 @ 11:00 AM
Neil Diamond: Soundtrack of Our Lives
(Sunday Star Times - New Zealand)
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He was the soundtrack to my 1970s childhood. The day Elvis Presley died, my father said: "The King is dead. Oh well. Let's play some Neil Diamond." At age six, I was convinced Sweet Caroline was about my mother (even though her name is Carolyn)....
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Aug 22, 2009 @ 11:00 AM
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