Rock musician Rich Spina debuts solo CD, ‘Silly Melodies & Soliloquies’

I'd heard Rich Spina play keyboards and sing before, when Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone and The Buckinghams were in concert in Florida, but it was all music I knew all the words to. Noone is surrounded by very talented musicians in his backing band and many of them are singer/songwriters in their own right. Rich Spina, the bandleader for Herman's Hermits, not only has his own new CD, it's truly outstanding and deserves a tremendous audience to hear it. Check out the story here. Find his album at richspina.com 

Encore Channel celebrates Mother’s Day with Murphy Brown marathon

Missing the comedies of the 1980s, back when big hair was in, and plots were filled with memorable dialog? Yeah, me too. Encore Classic cable channel is hosting a special event set for Mother's Day afternoon, May 11, 2014. Beginning at 4 p.m., watch a reunion of the cast of "Murphy Brown" and hear why they selected specific episodes as their favorites to share with fans. It will be great to see the ol' "FYI" gang back together again. Read the full story here.

 The entire "Murphy Brown" gang, minus Robert Pastorelli, who played Eldin Bernaky, the permanent, semi-permanent house painter.

Joe Regalbuto played Frank Fontana, Investigative Reporter.

 Grant Shaud, series creator Diane English, and Candice Bergen who brought "Murphy Brown" to life.

Grant Shaud played Miles Silverlberg, the very, very young producer of "FYI" who had the daunting task of keeping a tight rein on Murphy, more or less.

                                           Photos by Theo Wargo, Getty images, used with permission.