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Paul McCartney has famously said that he doesn’t “eat anything with a face”, and he’s apparently taken his vegetarian ideologies a step further over the past few years.
According to The Smoking Gun, in 2002, the former Beatle issued a complete ban on all animal products back stage at his shows during his world tour.
The 12-page rider states that there would be no leather seats allowed in the limousines he traveled in, no furniture backstage made from either real or article animal skin, and no meat or meat by-product allowed in the dressing rooms, production offices, or anywhere backstage.
The document also extensively details McCartney’s herbal preferences, and no, we don’t mean THAT kind. The rider states that Paul is “very fond of flowers” and specifies that venues shouldn’t put trees with trunks in the dressing room, but a nice weeping eucalyptus is a must.
The Smoking Gun does point out a few discrepancies in Sir Paul’s veggie demands, as he requests 24 bars of ivory soap; a product that most vegans know contains animal fats.
Dr. John Cooper
Born in Latvia, Dr. John Cooper
migrated with his parents to this
country and grew up on his father's
beet farm. Poor, the only enjoyment
the family had was an old radio his
father recieved in a trade for his older
sister. Evenings were spent listening
to Amos 8- Andy, The Lone Ranger and
other old time radio shows which led
to his interest into the broadcast
industry. Alter 17 years as host of
Ohio's KHOG "Swap Shop" John hit the
big time by swaping his pet hamster,
Mason, for a degree from the College
of Musical Knowledge which he used
to land a gig in Central New York. From
there it was no where but up.
He joined PYX 106 after a short stint on Broadway in Michael Jackson's "The WIZ". His meteoric rise to the top as Program Director came as a surprise to all in the industry. When asked his most memorable moment in radio, John replied, "my interview with the guy who lived next door to the guy who was the third cousin of the guy who whittled a pair of drumsticks for Pete Best."
He joined PYX 106 after a short stint on Broadway in Michael Jackson's "The WIZ". His meteoric rise to the top as Program Director came as a surprise to all in the industry. When asked his most memorable moment in radio, John replied, "my interview with the guy who lived next door to the guy who was the third cousin of the guy who whittled a pair of drumsticks for Pete Best."
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