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Pink Rain, Taylor Swift Does Stevie Nicks and... (10)
As usual, the Grammys gave us an amazing mix of music combining rock, country, rap and pop, new artists with legends of the industry and they even through in a little 3-D for effect. Here's my rundown on the hits and misses.Hits:Bon Jovi - come on, does this guy have a painting aging in the attic! He's a rock star for heaven's sake and he still looks great. (Along those lines, Ringo Star hasn't aged much, nor has Lionel Ritchie!)Black Eyed Peas bring down the house with their enormous hit, "I Got a Feeling." Crazy costumed stormtroopers, boom box robots and a stellar performance.Pink rains on the crowd after stripping near naked and flying in the...
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Junior platform tennis championships hit New Canaan (10)
With temperatures hovering between 15 and 20 degrees, participants in the American Platform Tennis Association Junior National Championships came well prepared, wearing winter hats, layers of fleece and gloves. Peter Swindell, 12, said he didn't mind. The below-freezing weather gave Peter and his partner even more reason to keep up the pace. "I like being in the cold," Peter, a New Canaan resident, said. "It's fun. I feel good, we've been trying to get the net whenever we could." Mike Gillespie, director of the paddle tennis program at the New Canaan Field Club, said he was honored to serve as the tournament director this year. A total of 202 youths, some from as far away as C...
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