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St. Patrick’s Day parties – Cincinnati.com

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

You can also check out our list of parties near you with our iPhone app and at cincinnati.metromix.com/stpat, where we’ll be posting pictures all day.

CENTRAL AND RIVERFRONT

aliveOne, 941 Pavilion St., Mount Adams. Noon. $3 Guinness, Conway’s Irish Ale, Smithwick’s and Three Olives drinks, $5 car bombs. 513-381-3584.

Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown. The Serfs, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic punk band. 513-421-6234; www.arnoldsbarandgrill.com.

BagPipes Irish Pub, 700 Race St., Downtown. 5-2:30 a.m. Opening at 5 a.m. Eggs and kegs, green beer promotions, live broadcasts by KISS-FM (107.1), bagpipers and traditional Irish fare. 513-421-7468.

BlackFinn Restaurant and Saloon, 19 E. Seventh St., Downtown. 9 a.m. Kegs and Eggs. $2 green beers, $3 Jameson shots, $4 Guinness, Smithwick’s & Harp, $5 car bombs. Complimentary buffet. 513-721-3466.

Blue Wisp Jazz Club, 318 E. Eighth St., Downtown. 7 p.m. With Monday Night Big Band. $10. 513-241-9477; www.thebluewisp.com.

Bogart’s, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. 10 a.m. Happy hour 10 a.m.-9 p.m. with green beer and specials on Guinness. Music starts at 9 p.m. eith Total Dudes, the Stink, Muckers, Of No Value, FRA (band’s final show), CDP and L.O.H.E.D. Free. 513-281-8400.

Crowley’s Highland House, 958 Pavilion St., Mount Adams. 10-2 a.m. Half-barrels of green beer, pints and Irish Car Bombs. 513-721-7709.

FB’s, 126 W. Sixth St., Downtown. Noon. $3 Guinness, $3 Jameson, $4 Irish car bombs. DJ during the day and Sly band at night. 513-246-4333; www.fb-cincy.com.

Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown. 5-10 p.m. Irish food, music and liquid refreshments. Free. 513-763-8036; www.myfountainsquare.com.

Longworth’s, 1108 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams. 6 a.m.-2 a.m. Kegs and eggs breakfast, green beer, lunch and dinner specials and drink specials all day. Music by DJ Watson 1-5 p.m. and 3 Day Rule 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 513-651-2253; www.longworths-mt-adams.com.

Lunar, 435 Elm St., Downtown, 8 a.m. $3 Guinness; $3 Jameson; $4 hurricanes, Irish car bombs and i-bombs. NCAA games on. 513-381-2573; lunar-cincy.com.

Mac’s Pizza Pub, 205 W. McMillan St., Clifton Heights. 6 a.m. Breakfast pizzas, medium for $10; appetizer specials and drink specials. Bar giveaways all day while supplies last. Music by DJ D.Q. 513-241-6227.

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant, 21 E. Fifth St., Downtown. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Traditional Irish fare, plus Guinness draught, the Dublin Bulldog and McCormick and Schmick’s own Leprechaun Kiss cocktail. 513-721-9339.

Mount Adams Pavilion, 949 Pavilion St., Mount Adams. Noon $1.50 draft green beer, $3.50 Guinness and Bass, $4 Jameson shots, $5 car bombs. Special food available 1-8 p.m. Get picture taken with leprechaun. $5 after 10 p.m. 513-744-9200; www.mountadamspavilion.com.

Pulse Nightclub, 700 West Pete Rose Way, Downtown. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $8; 21 and under, $5; 21 and up Women, free until 11:30 p.m.; $3 off w/ college ID until 11:30 p.m. Also College Night.

Tap & Go, 950 Pavilion St., Mount Adams. 10 a.m. $2 green beer, $3 Irish coffee and Three Olives cocktails, $3.50 Guinness 20 oz, $4 car bombs. 513-381-3584; www.tapandgocincy.com.

The Lackman, 1237 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine. 11 a.m. Special Irish beers: Heavy Seas Aarsh, Porterhouse Brewery’s Porterhouse Red, Southern Tier’s Phin & Matt’s Extraordinary Ale, Porterhouse Brewing Co. Oyster Stout (in the bottle). $3 Guinness draught and $3.50 Jameson specials all day. 513-381-0741.

The Righteous Room, 641 Walnut St., Downtown. 11 a.m. $3 Guinness, Smithwick’s and Harp, $4 Jameson shots, $5 car bombs. 513-381-4408; www.therighteousroom.com.

EAST

Hap’s Irish Pub, 3510 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 7 a.m.-2:30 a.m. 513-871-6477.

Molly Malone’s Irish Pub, 6111 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge. 7 a.m.-2:30 a.m. Irish breakfast (corned beef and hash) 7 a.m.-noon. Live music begins at 11:30 a.m. with Rumpke Mountain Boys, followed by Whiskey Mile and friends. 513-531-0700.

O’Bryon’s Irish Pub, 1998 Madison Road, O’Bryonville. 8 a.m. Irish breakfast special, $7, includes two drinks. 513-321-5525.

The Oak Tavern, 3089 Madison Road, Oakley. 5:30 a.m. Serving breakfast featuring corned beef hash, kegs and eggs, and drink specials. With the Bud Light Girls and music by the Hanky Panks at 10 p.m. 513-321-6258.

The Pig and Whistle, 2680 Madison Road, Hyde Park. 5 a.m.-2 a.m. Kegs and eggs breakfast. 5-7 a.m., serving $1 Guinness, Smithwick’s, Harp and green beer. Party band Weezy Jefferson begins at 7 p.m., followed by a DJ. 513-871-2337.

The Pub at Rookwood Mews, 2692 Madison Road, Norwood. 6 a.m.-1 a.m. FOX 19 to broadcast live throughout the morning. Complimentary breakfast for first 500 people. Music, green beer, Irish food specials and drink specials. 513-841-2748.

The Sandbar, 4625 Kellogg Ave., East End. The Sandbar 3 p.m. O’Sandy Bar deck will be open. Featuring $3.25 Guinness bottles and $4 Tullamore Dew and Jameson Irish whiskey shots available. 513-533-3810.

The Stand, 3195 Linwood Ave., Mount Lookout. 6 p.m. $2.50 Killians bottles, $4 Powers and Michael Collins Irish whiskeys, $4.50 Harpoon Celtic Ale on draft. 513-871-5006; www.thestandcincy.com.

Village Tavern, 9390 Montgomery Road, Montgomery. 9 a.m. $5 Irish Viagra bombs, $4 Guinness pints, $3 green beers. Kegs and eggs 9-11 a.m. Irish stew, Irish nachos, Reuben egg rolls and Irish potato pizza. Music by DJ Ice Cold Tony at 10 p.m. 513-793-7882.

WEST

Boogie Nights Nightclub, 777 Hollywood Blvd., Lawrenceburg. Shamrocks and Shenanigans, 9 p.m. Cover. 888-274-6797; www.hollywoodindiana.com.

Crow’s Nest, 4544 W. Eighth St., West Price Hill. 6 a.m.-2:30 a.m. Menu of Irish traditional food and breakfast. $2 Budweiser and Bud Light aluminum pints. St. Patrick’s Day. 513-921-2980.

Fogarty’s, 3620 Harrison Ave., Cheviot. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 8 a.m. free breakfast. $20 Jameson tasting. Free. 513-515-3215.

Luckey’s Irish Pub, 3722 Harrison Ave., Cheviot. 2 p.m. Drink and menu specials. $1 green beer 2-6 p.m. Music by Steve and Dave at 8 p.m. Free. 513-662-9222.

Poppy’s Sports Bar and Grill, 6611 Glenway Ave., Bridgetown. St. Patrick’s Day with COLD Tuna, 8 p.m.-midnight. Free. 513-574-4939.

NORTH

Brazenheard Irish Pub, 5650 Tylersville Road, Mason. 7-11 a.m. kegs and eggs buffet, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. lunch buffet, 1-5 p.m. music by DEX, 8 p.m. music by Represent Green, 3-7 p.m. happy hour prices. 94.9 Rewind broadcasting 9 a.m.-7 p.m. 513-229-0809, www.thebrazenhead.net.

Cavanaugh’s Irish Pub, 7340 Kingsgate Way, West Chester Township. 6 a.m. Kegs and eggs breakfast 6-11 a.m. $5 Irish car bombs, $4 Guinness pints, $3 green beers. Music by DJ Johnny B at 10 p.m. 513-779-7241, www.cavanaughspub.com.

Claddagh Irish Pub Deerfield Commons, 5075 Deerfield Blvd., Mason. 7 a.m.-2 a.m. The restaurant opens with kegs and eggs at 7 a.m., hosting traditional music and Irish dancers throughout the day. Try the Irish menu, and stick around for rockers Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters. 513-770-0999.

Dingle House, 9102 West Chester Towne Center Drive, West Chester Township. Kegs and eggs at 9 a.m. Music by Pub Uglies, DJ and pipe and drums. 513-874-7468, www.dinglehouse.com.

Lucky Dog Tavern and Grille, 729 Reading Road, Mason. St. Patrick’s Day & NCAA March Madness Kickoff, 11 a.m. Green beer, Irish menu, $5 24-oz. Irish beers. DJs and karaoke. 513-204-5825.

Rick’s Tavern, 5955 Boymel Drive, Fairfield. 6 a.m.-2 a.m. Green eggs and ham breakfast until 11 a.m., Irish food specials all day, plus green beer and Jell-O shots. 96Rock’s Gamble & Fin broadcast live. 513-874-1992.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY

Brothers Bar & Grill, One Levee Way, Newport. 10 a.m. Tapping the Emerald Keg at midnight. Specials on Killian’s and Jameson, Reubens and photos with McLicken’. 859-291-2767; brothersbar.com.

Claddagh Irish Pub Newport, One Levee Way, Newport. 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Kegs and eggs at 7 a.m.; live music starts at noon, and Irish dancers and bagpipers perform throughout the day. 96Rock broadcasts 2-6 p.m. 859-581-8888.

Cock & Bull English Pub, 601 Main St., Covington. 7 a.m. Guinness pancakes, bagpipes and green beer, corned beef and cabbage and Sir Arthur’s Stew. Heated tent and street festival with music and Irish fare. Free T-shirt for 7 a.m. club members. Free. 859-581-4253. Sponsored by Metromix Cincinnati.

Crazy Fox Saloon, 901 Washington Ave., Newport. 3 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Serving homemade Irish soda bread and potato soup with butter, cheddar cheese and cracklins. Happy hour with all Irish products until 8 p.m. O’Millers Draft, green drinks. 859-261-2143.

Keystone Bar & Grill, 313 Greenup St., Covington. 11 a.m. St. Patty’s Day food specials. Guinness and Smithwick’s on tap. 859-261-6777; www.keystonebar.com.

Jefferson Hall, 1 Levee Way, Suite 2118, Newport. Noon-2:30 a.m. $2 green Miller Lite and $4 Jameson. KISS 107.1 broadcasting 2-7 p.m. Fourth Day Echo, 8 p.m. 859-491-6200.

Mad Hatter, 620 Scott St., Covington. Black and Bluegrass Roller Derby Girls Party, 8 p.m. Raffles and music. Benefits Black and Bluegrass roller derby team. With Switchblade Syndicate, Second Chance at Eden, Chakras and the Things. $6. 859-291-2233; www.cincyticket.com.

Midway Cafe, 1017 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas. 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Their own microbrewed green “No Wiser” lager and 99-cent tacos. Live music by the Soul Pushers at 8 p.m. 859-781-7666.

Molly Malone’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E. Fourth St., Covington. 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Kegs and Eggs for breakfast. WEBN broadcasting live. Includes Irish dancers and bagpipers. Third floor: DJ Simo 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Second floor: Murphy’s Law noon-3 p.m., the Flock 4-7 p.m., and the Bloody Tenth 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Outside: Unlucky Charms noon-3 p.m., Easter Rising 4-7 p.m., Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters 7-10 p.m. and Pete Dressman and the 6. Five Shooters 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 859-491-6659; www.mollymalonesirishpub.com.

The Pub at Crestview Hills, 2853 Dixie Highway, Crestview Hills. 9 a.m.-1 a.m. Green beer, Guinness stew, corned beef and cabbage. Drink specials. Live music. Free. 859-426-7827.

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Irish whiskey: the spirit of St Patrick – The Guardian

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

A selection of Bushmill’s Irish whiskey. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA

Go into any pub this St Patrick’s day, and you’d be forgiven for thinking the scourge of Ireland‘s snakes was born in St James’ Gate, so cannily has a certain Dublin brewery leaped on the emerald green bandwagon with shamrock bunting, shameless hats and merchandising. Despite its considerable clout at the pumps, Guinness is not the only stout in the world though – and stout, as pleasing as it is, is emphatically not the only Irish drink worth toasting old Pádraig with, on this or any other day.

If Ireland’s cornered the market in beer as black as a boot, Scotland – the likely birthplace of yer man Patrick, as it happens – has established a near monopoly on uisce beatha; they traded a saint for a holy spirit, and seem to have got themselves a bit of a bargain. The scotch whisky market is worth £4bn a year, the Irish one considerably less but, after decades in the doldrums, it is at last rallying: exports were up 30% last year.

The Scots may be the ones making the money, but Ireland has a fair claim on the copyright. The art of distillation is thought to have been introduced to the Emerald Isle by monks after spreading the word of God, and, with abundant supplies of barley, water and peat to power the stills, they were on to a winner – with the whiskey at least. There was certainly a distillery in County Westmeath by the 12th century: the first record of whisky production across the water in Fife doesn’t appear until 1494 (although given it’s a receipt for enough malt to produce 1,500 bottles, it seems unlikely this was the purchaser’s first foray into the market).

Pot stills at Bushmills distillery, Co Antrim. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

For much of its history Irish whiskey was regarded as the superior spirit – Elizabeth I certainly seems to have appreciated it, if shipping documents serve correct – and by the end of the 18th century, there are thought to have been 2,000 distilleries in Ireland; one for every 2,000 people. Most were probably tin pot affairs, but the industry was still perfectly placed to take advantage of the phylloxera epidemic that devastated European vineyards in the mid-19th century. With the world’s brandy drinkers left thirsty, the Victorian period was a boom time for Irish whiskey, which enjoyed a huge export trade around the Empire: tea was planted, sheep tended and the local workforce subdued with the help of Jameson and its ilk.

Perhaps inevitably, the infamous luck of the Irish eventually caught up with their whiskey industry. It was a Dublin man, Aeneas Coffey, who perfected the design of the modern continuous still, making distillation cheaper and more efficient. Local distillers pooh-poohed his idea, so he took his invention over to Scotland, where they seized upon its money-making potential immediately, enabling them to embark upon grain whisky production and to finally beat the Irish at their own game.

A century or so later, while the Irish were still hanging stubbornly on to their old-fashioned pot stills, there came the double whammy of prohibition – which effectively shut down one of their biggest markets – and independence, which prompted the British to slap a great big import tax on their product. As for the GIs who developed a taste for scotch while stationed in Britain during the war, well, by that point it hardly mattered. By the 1970s there was just one distilling business left on the entire island of Ireland.

Thanks to new boy Cooley, the country’s only independent distillery (and, indeed, the only one in Irish ownership) which appeared in 1987, as well as the more recent sale of Bushmills to drinks giant Diageo, there are now three distillers active there. Scotland, meanwhile, has over 100.

But despite what the sales figures may say, and whatever your take on the history, sweet and ever so subtle, Irish whiskey is worth drinking for itself. One word you’ll hear a lot in any distillery there is “smooth”. It seems to have become the industry’s USP, and it’s a fair observation: the vast majority of the output is triple, rather than double distilled, as most scotches are (although, as buffs are always keen to point out, there are exceptions in both cases), a process which helps to rub off those fiery edges and gives a lighter, cleaner final spirit. If you’re a fan of big-hitting Islay whiskies you may struggle to recognise the more subtle Irish version, but Bushmill’s 10 year old, a remarkable delicate, apple-scented, subtly spiced single malt which master blender Helen Mulholland describes as “the backbone of everything we do here”, is the perfect example of the difference between the two spirits.

However, although they now have some outstandingly subtle single malts to choose from, traditionally the Irish favour more boisterous blends of malted and unmalted barley from the round-bellied copper pot stills which once ruled every distillery on both sides of the Irish Sea. Very few 100% pot still whiskies are now made – but Redbreast and Green Spot are notable examples, and well worth a try if you can track them down (some Waitrose shops, and London’s Berry Bros & Rudd have Redbreast). The latter, distilled in Cork for Dublin wine merchants Mitchell & Son, is particularly elusive – try online – but all the better for it: whisky writer Jim Murray has described it as a “beautifully preserved, almost living throwback to the old Ireland.”

In its eagerness to catch up its old rival, Ireland even produces a peated whiskey these days – Connemara, produced by Cooley, gives the lie to the idea that Islay has the monopoly on smoke, although the sweet, slightly grassy undertones give it a distinctively Irish personality you wouldn’t mistake in a month of Sundays.

As we sniff some of Bushmill’s unpeated barley, grown in Co Cork, Helen suggests that the Irish triple distil their whiskey because “we’re always looking for a smoother, clearer flavour”. When I ask why she shrugs – “we just like it that way. You’ll tend to find we do a lot of things just because we like them – many of them make no sense otherwise!”

Felicity Cloake drinks Bushmill's Felicity Cloake and Bushmill’s master blender Helen Mulholland enjoy a drop of Irish whiskey at the Giant’s Causeway, Co Antrim.

The same individualist sentiment could be applied to the master blender’s own “baby”, the Bushmills 1608, a special bottling created to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the distillery licence, which is a decadent riot of dark chocolate, mixed peel and sweet spice. Cocoa is also a feature of the distillery’s acclaimed 16-year-old, finished in three different woods (described by Whisky Magazine as boasting “seismic waves of spicy fruit”) and the satin-smooth 21-year old, which has a distinctly After Eight-like finish. “Other blenders always say they can taste my blends” Helen smiles.

This sense of playfulness is one of my favourite things about Irish whiskey. Because the flavours tend to be cleaner, it seems to work better in cocktails than scotch as well – Colum Egan, Bushmills’ master distiller, likes to drink their feisty Black Bush blend with ginger ale, and Helen favours it with lemon and lime, but I think, after prolonged experimentation, it makes a pretty incredible Old Fashioned.

Alternatively, of course, you can celebrate St Patrick’s Day, US-style, with the utterly revolting sounding “Everybody’s Irish” – whiskey, crème de menthe and green Chartreuse, garnished with a green olive. But if you’re going to do that, you may as well buy a Guinness hat and stick the Pogues on while you’re at it.

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Will The Khan Academy Revolutionize the Classroom? – Babble (blog)

Friday, March 11th, 2011

About strollerderby
Monica Bielanko was born and raised on the wild frontier of late 1970′s Utah. She once went to see an unknown band from Philly and three months later she married the guitar player. They are still hitched six years later. She lived in Brooklyn, New York for a few years and she misses the Big Apple bad. She works in TV news. She loves nachos and beer and music and books and her two black labs. Her heart belongs to her toddler, Violet and her newborn little boy, Henry. Oh yeah, she also likes wine. When she’s not babbling you can find her at thegirlwho.net.

Sunny Chanel resides in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, beagle and a tarantula named Lulu. She has strung words together for the SF Weekly, Bust, and Jane among others and currently writes for Babble’s Famecrawler and Strollerderby blog.

Danielle Sullivan is the mom of three, editor by trade, writer at heart, and native New Yorker. She has worked in the parenting magazine world for over 10 years, is the former Managing Editor of NYMetroParents, and has written for NY Family, Midwifery Today and Long Island Woman. She lives with her husband and children in Brooklyn, NY. When not on the little league field, at a school event or in a pediatrician’s waiting room, Danielle can be found listening to a Dave Matthews song and writing away at her computer. Visit her at Just Write Mom.

Meredith Carroll is an Aspen, Colo.-based writer and editor whose award-winning column, Meredith Pro Tem, appears weekly in newspapers across the West, and whom Rush Limbaugh once called a babe (although not in a nice way, if there is one). She also contributes to The Huffington Post and has written for such publications as The New York Times and Town and Country. More at MeredithCarroll.com.

Katie Allison Granju is the married mother of five kids ranging in age from infancy to high school. She works full time as the Social Media Manager with a large cable network. When not trying to find someone’s socks, she enjoys political debate, powerpop and Indian food. After losing her oldest child to drug addiction, Katie is passionate about raising parental awareness of teenage addiction and overdose.

John Cave Osborne was baptized by fire, when it comes to the institution of parenting. In a span of just thirteen months, he morphed from consummate bachelor into father of four thanks to marrying a single mom, then quickly conceiving triplets. The author and freelance writer lives with his loud and delightfully dysfunctional brood in Knoxville, TN. On the rare occasions when he is not with his family, you can most certainly find him somewhere in the woods, most likely backpacking along the Appalachian Trail.

Sierra Black is a blogger, writer and mother. Her personal essays have appeared in Mothering Magazine, the New York Times and Babble. Sierra writes primarily about parenting, personal finance and green living. When she’s not chasing deadlines or toddlers, Sierra spends her time gardening, crafting and finding new non-toxic ways to get crayon off the walls. Before she answered to Mommy, Sierra was a features reporter for the Eagle-Tribune newspaper. To follow her adventures parenting three kids in the Boston area check out her personal blog, ChildWild.

Heather Turgeon is a psychotherapist and science writer. She authors the weekly Science of Kids column for Babble and is a regular contributor to Strollerderby. Heather also runs groups for new moms at the Pump Station in Los Angeles. Follow the science of kids to keep up with the latest research in child development and parenting.

Carolyn Castiglia is a comedian and writer based in New York who is known for wowing audiences with her high-energy stand-up and brilliantly funny freestyle rap. You may recognize her hip-hop alter ego, Miss CKC, from Comedy Central, VH1 and MTV2. Carolyn’s web videos have been nominated for an ECNY Award and featured in two issues of Entertainment Weekly magazine. Her jokes have appeared in Time Out New York, The New York Post, The Idiot’s Guide to Jokes and Life & Style magazine. You can find Carolyn’s writing elsewhere on online at MarieClaire.com and The Huffington Post. She blogs at http://carolyncastiglia.blogspot.com.

Madeline Holler, writer and freelance journalist, has contributed essays to Babble since the site’s launch in 2006 and has blogged for Strollerderby since 2007. Her work has appeared elsewhere in print and on the web, including Salon. A native of the Midwest, she lives in Long Beach, Calif., where she’s raising two daughters and a son.

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Alice in Chains Rocker, Celebrity Rehab Patient Mike Starr Dead at 44 – E! Online (blog)

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Mike Starr’s demons tragically caught up with him.

The original bassist for Alice in Chains was found dead Tuesday in Utah. He was 44. Cause of death has not yet been released.

Starr, who battled drug addiction, appeared on the third season of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew in 2009 and gave a testimonial marking six months and seven days of sobriety during season four.

But his latest run-in with the law implied that he had hit a roadblock in his recovery.

GALLERY: Celebrity Deaths in 2011

Starr was arrested last month in Salt Lake City on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance for allegedly having six Xanax pills and six tablets of the painkiller Opana.

“Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness. So very sad. Our prayers are with his family,” Dr. Drew Pinsky tweeted this afternoon.

Starr, who was born in Honolulu, played in Seattle with Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney as the glam band Diamond Lie, which later morphed into Alice in Chains with the addition of Layne Staley.

Their first studio EP was 1990′s We Die Young.

Starr left the band in 1993 while they were touring with Ozzy Osbourne and was replaced by Mike Inez. Starr mentioned during his time on Celebrity Rehab that he had been booted from Alice in Chains because of his drug problem.

Inez was the one to reunite with Cantrell and Kinney in 2005 for a benefit concert for victims of the tsunami in South Asia. Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002.

“I totally back Mike and I back his efforts to get clean and remain somebody that I and the band really care about—he’s a friend of ours, you know, and we wish him the best,” Staley wrote in the liner notes to the band’s 2009 album Black Gives Way to Blue.

PHOTOS: Shocking Music Deaths

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Nick.com KCA (Kids Choice Award) 2011 Nominees Vote – Island Crisis

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

The nominees for Nick.com Nickelodeon KCA award 2011 have been announced and as usual while the official website opens up the vote, you can let us know about your favorite Kid’s Choice Award nominees here on IC. For the new borns or those who are just about to use a keyboard for the first time, The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards is an annual awards show where kids can vote for their favorite characters and movies.

Kids Choice Awards 2011

Extract from Original at Nick.com

Since 2009 we have been covering the development of KCA and been allowing the little portion of our audience, aka kids, to leave their opinion and dooosh boosh among themselves here. This year also, the nominees for the categories: Favorite TV Show, reality show, cartoon, TV actor, TV actress, TV sidekick, movie, movie actor, movie actress, animated movie, voice from an animated movie, butt kicker, male athlete, female athlete, music group, male singer, female singer, song, book and video game have been listed below.

You will be able to vote soon on nick.com but meanwhile we’ll be glad to have your opinions. This year’s Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award will be on the 2nd of April at 20:00 EST. Jack Black will be hosting the event as announced recently by the official site. So here we are our little friends, the nominees for the Kid’s Choice Award 2011 organised by Nick.com.

KCA 2011 Favorite TV Show