Sadly one of their members died. Mary Travers died at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday. At the age 72, she lost the battle with leukemia that she had for several years. Travers is part of Peter Yarrow’s and Noel Paul Stookey’s group Peter, Paul and Mary.

The group also collected five Grammy Awards for their three songs like "Leaving on a Jet Plane," "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "Blowin' in the Wind." The group was so popular until the coming of the Beatles in in the mid 60’s. Still avid fans of the group are still there. I will never forget my husband told me that his cousin even exchanged her money allocated for her diet pill just to buy Peter, Paul and Mary CD.

My husband’s best friend is really an avid fan of the American band Creed. The band was really popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But sadly they disbanded in 2004 after three multi-platinum albums, selling an estimated 35 million records worldwide. The band is currently on their reunion tour in support of the new album, which will be released on October 27, 2009.

Hollywood singer Chris Brown was sentenced to five years probation for beating his former girlfriend. fellow singer Rihanna. He will have do six months community labor and is not allowed to go near 100 yards of Rihanna for the next five years. Now Chris Brown started to show and explain his side on TV after that incident.

Although he only suffered probation and community service, it will not be as hard as the court battles. It could be as easy as what a Tacoma car accident lawyer does on their minor cases, but if it happened here in the Philippines, he could be charged for violation of REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262. Known as the "Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, this act will make him charged and if found guilty, will be sentence for the maximum punishment of prison mayor which means a sentence of more six years and a day.

In addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall be subject to the following: (a) pay a fine in the amount of not less than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than three hundred thousand pesos (300,000.00); (b) undergo mandatory psychological counseling or psychiatric treatment and shall report compliance to the court.

Concert accidents happening on stage such as stage collapses are not new to us. You will recall what happened to the supposed concert stage of Madonna which collapsed during its construction and killed two persons in Marseiilles, France. It happened a few months ago where the accident occurred when the roof of the stage became unbalanced as it was being lifted by four cranes, toppling one of them.

Bloopers like this happened to Kevin Costner also. Sadly, it killed one person and injured many people too. Outdoor stage collapsed during a severe windstorm at a country music concert near Edmonton, Alberta. Lucky Kevin Costner was unharmed during the accident.

That’s why it is important to really check all the possible accident prone parts of the concert venue before the concert. Proper materials and industrial equipment supplies are also important to ensure safety.

I still remember when Michael Jackson had his concert in Manila in 1996. It was very popular then and people really spent just to see this concert. With all the controversy then, the concert was was successful although there were rumors coming out that the organizers of the concert didn’t make money out of it. But many believed during that time that it was allegedly a propaganda to avoid tax payments.

It was a very successful concert where lots of fans went out to see the King of Pop. Some even carried outdoor pillows to comfort those who stayed in an open field in Paranaque City.