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><channel><title>Q94.5 The Rock Station</title> <atom:link href="http://www.q945therock.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.q945therock.com</link> <description>The Rock Station KFRQ</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:26:33 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator> <item><title>Sandbag Locations</title><link>http://www.q945therock.com/sandbag-locations/</link> <comments>http://www.q945therock.com/sandbag-locations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:26:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q Rock Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=715</guid> <description><![CDATA[The city of Brownsville will be distributing sandbags to its residents at the listed locations. All persons must show proof of Brownsville residency. Bags will be provided, must take your own shovel. * City of Brownsville Public Works Department 6035 Coffeeport Road Monday (TODAY) 5:00pm – 10:00pm or weather permitting Filled bags 8 per resident [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The city of Brownsville will be distributing sandbags to its residents at the listed locations. All persons must show proof of Brownsville residency. Bags will be provided, must take your own shovel.</p><p> * City of Brownsville Public Works Department<br
/> 6035 Coffeeport Road</p><p>Monday (TODAY)<br
/> 5:00pm – 10:00pm or weather permitting</p><p>Filled bags 8 per resident if available</p><p>Self filled bags 20 per resident</p><p>The locations below are self fill only which will operate</p><p>Monday (TODAY)<br
/> 6:00pm – 10:00pm or weather permitting</p><p> * Besteiro Middle School<br
/> 6280 Southmost Rd<br
/> * Vela Middle School<br
/> 4905 Paredes Line Rd</p><p>20 bags per resident<br
/> McAllen<br
/> Sand bags will be distributed Monday and Tuesday till midnight at…</p><p> * old wal-mart-23rd and Nolana<br
/> * civic center-expressway 83 and 10th street<br
/> * STC technology campus Ware and highway 83</p><p>6 sandbags by providing proof of residency such as a bill. Bags and shovel will be provided<br
/> `<br
/> San Juan<br
/> Sandbags will be distributed june 29th from 8:ooam – 5:00pm</p><p> * City’s recycling center- 1st and oblate</p><p>4 bags per residents and 6 per business you must have proof of residence show a utility bill or id</p><p>Harlingen<br
/> Sandbags will be giving till 7pm</p><p> * new warehouse facility – 54th street</p><p>6 sandbags per resident and 12 sandbags business</p><p>Edinburg<br
/> At 2 pm</p><p> * edinburg service center | 1201 n. Doolittle road<br
/> * northeast part of courthouse square in conjunction with the county of Hidalgo<br
/> * old Roberts Chevrolet on Closner between Loeb and peter streets.</p><p>6 sandbags per person you have to fill them and there is assistance for the elderly people</p><p>Los Ebanos and Sullivan</p><p>Bags will be giving out at 10am june 29th</p><p> * behind Benavides and Cuevitas</p><p>6 sandbags per household bring ur own shovels and sandbags<br
/> Donna<br
/> Sandbags will be given out june 28-29 8am-8pm</p><p> * city shop- 1304 silver ave</p><p>6 bags per person and 10 sandbags per business<br
/> you must show water bill or proof of residence</p><p>Palmview<br
/> Sandbags will be giving out tuesday at 8:00 am</p><p> * 400 w. Veterans (detrás del depto de policia)</p><p>6 bags per person tele: 432-0303</p><p>Weslaco</p><p> * weslaco airport<br
/> * weslaco sports complex 18 &#038; ½ westgate</p><p>Mercedes</p><p> * Mercedes Public Works 105 n. Ohio ave ..proof of residency city hall 565-3114</p><p>Alamo</p><p> * Alamomultipurpose center- 1429 s. Tower rd.</p><p>787-0006</p><p>Mission</p><p> * 1 ¼ Moorefield road from 495 on the west side<br
/> * old central fire station, mission (madero)</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.q945therock.com/sandbag-locations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Original Kinks Bassist Pete Quaife Has Died</title><link>http://www.q945therock.com/original-kinks-bassist-pete-quaife-has-died/</link> <comments>http://www.q945therock.com/original-kinks-bassist-pete-quaife-has-died/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:12:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>lois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q Rock Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=711</guid> <description><![CDATA[PETE QUAIFE, who was THE KINKS&#8217; original bassist, passed away on Wednesday.  He was 66. No official cause of death has been announced, but he&#8217;d been undergoing kidney dialysis for the past decade.  He was diagnosed with renal failure in 1998. Pete was a founding member of the Kinks in 1963.  He was replaced by [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img
class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-712" title="quiafe" src="http://www.q945therock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/quiafe-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>PETE QUAIFE</strong>, who was <strong>THE KINKS&#8217;</strong> original bassist, passed away on Wednesday.  He was 66.</p><p>No  official cause of death has been announced, but he&#8217;d been undergoing  kidney dialysis for the past decade.  He was  diagnosed with renal failure in 1998.</p><p>Pete was  a founding member of the Kinks in 1963.  He was  replaced by <strong>JOHN DALTON</strong> in 1966, when he  briefly resigned after being injured in a car crash.  He  rejoined the band soon after, but left for good in 1969.</p><p>(Again, he was replaced by Dalton, who remained with the  Kinks until 1976.  Pete last played with the Kinks  at their induction into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1990.)</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.q945therock.com/original-kinks-bassist-pete-quaife-has-died/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>25 Things You Don&#8217;t Know About Ozzy Osbourne</title><link>http://www.q945therock.com/25-things-you-dont-know-about-ozzy-osbourne/</link> <comments>http://www.q945therock.com/25-things-you-dont-know-about-ozzy-osbourne/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:45:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>lois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q Rock Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=708</guid> <description><![CDATA[For whatever reason, OZZY OSBOURNE filled out one of &#8220;Us&#8221; magazine&#8217;s 25 Things You Don&#8217;t Know About Me lists, and here are some of the things he submitted: 1. I hate being late. 2. I&#8217;m not much of a cook, but I make the best french fries. 3. I can&#8217;t stand getting into arguments or [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img
class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-709" title="ozzy" src="http://www.q945therock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ozzy-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />For  whatever reason, <strong>OZZY OSBOURNE </strong>filled out one  of <strong><em>&#8220;Us&#8221; </em></strong>magazine&#8217;s <strong>25 Things You Don&#8217;t Know About Me</strong> lists, and here  are some of the things he submitted:</p><p><strong>1. </strong>I hate being late.</p><p><strong>2. </strong>I&#8217;m not much of a cook, but I make the best  french fries.</p><p><strong>3.</strong> I can&#8217;t stand getting into arguments or being  around people who argue all the time.</p><p><strong>4.</strong> I like to shower at least twice a day.</p><p><strong>5.</strong> I detest anchovies.</p><p><strong>6.</strong> I love the music of Johnny Cash.</p><p><strong>7.</strong> I&#8217;m a bit of a hypochondriac.</p><p><strong>8.</strong> My favorite movie is Monty Python&#8217;s <em>Life of  Brian</em>.</p><p><strong>9.</strong> I&#8217;ve never ever watched myself on <em>The  Osbournes</em>.</p><p><strong>10.</strong> Boats are my least favorite form of  transportation.</p><p><strong>11.</strong> My guilty pleasure is flying by private plane.</p><p><strong>12.</strong> I do not enjoy shopping with Sharon.</p><p><strong>13.</strong> I resisted getting an iPod for years, but now I  don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;d do without one.</p><p><strong>14.</strong> Sometimes I wish I could have alcohol, but I  know that&#8217;s no longer an option for me.</p><p><strong>15.</strong> I cannot stand organized religion.</p><p><strong>16.</strong> I love black licorice.</p><p><strong>17.</strong> I&#8217;m addicted to exercise since I hate feeling  overweight.</p><p><strong>18.</strong> I have more women friends than men friends.</p><p><strong>19.</strong> I recorded my last two albums in my home studio.</p><p><strong>20.</strong> I&#8217;m fascinated by conspiracy theories.</p><p><strong>21.</strong> I spend most of my free time painting.</p><p><strong>22.</strong> I love my dogs more than I like most people.</p><p><strong>23.</strong> My favorite city is Portofino, Italy.</p><p><strong>24.</strong> My son, Jack, has been filming a  documentary about me for the last two years.</p><p><strong>25. </strong>Most people find it hard to believe, but I  suffer from terrible stage fright.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.q945therock.com/25-things-you-dont-know-about-ozzy-osbourne/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Steve Miller Says He Released An Album Of Blues Covers Because He&#8217;s Too Old To Record Original Songs</title><link>http://www.q945therock.com/steve-miller-says-he-released-an-album-of-blues-covers-because-hes-too-old-to-record-original-songs/</link> <comments>http://www.q945therock.com/steve-miller-says-he-released-an-album-of-blues-covers-because-hes-too-old-to-record-original-songs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:24:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>lois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q Rock Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=701</guid> <description><![CDATA[STEVE MILLER, the man behind classic rock songs like &#8220;The Joker&#8221;, &#8220;Jet Airliner&#8221; and &#8220;Take the Money and Run&#8221;, released a new studio album called &#8220;Bingo!&#8221; today.  It&#8217;s his first album of new material in 17 years. But it doesn&#8217;t contain original songs.  Instead, it&#8217;s an album of blues covers. If you&#8217;re a fan who&#8217;s [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-702" title="steve" src="http://www.q945therock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/steve-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>STEVE MILLER, </strong>the man behind classic rock songs like <strong><em>&#8220;The   Joker&#8221;</em></strong>, <strong><em>&#8220;Jet Airliner&#8221; </em></strong>and <strong><em>&#8220;Take the  Money and Run&#8221;</em></strong>, released a new studio album called <strong><em>&#8220;Bingo!&#8221;</em></strong> today.  It&#8217;s his first album of new material in  17 years.</p><p>But it   doesn&#8217;t contain original songs.  Instead, it&#8217;s an  album of blues  covers.</p><p>If  you&#8217;re a fan who&#8217;s waited 17 years for him to put  something out, and  you&#8217;re disappointed that there aren&#8217;t any new  potential classics, well,  suck it up.</p><p>Steve  explains, quote,  &#8220;I&#8217;m 66 years old, and I don&#8217;t give a (eff) about that  stuff anymore.  I  don&#8217;t even think about it.  If I wrote new originals, you&#8217;d just go,  &#8216;Ehh, not as  good as <strong><em>&#8220;Fly Like an Eagle&#8221;</em></strong>.&#8217;  That&#8217;s just  the nature of the game.</p><p>&#8220;Nobody  wants to hear new originals;  nobody.&#8221;</p><p>He adds,  quote, &#8220;When people my age write their own  stuff, you can smell the  burning brain tissue.  If I started writing  songs,  I wouldn&#8217;t be as optimistic as I was when I was younger.    They&#8217;d be songs about politics and the IRS, and who cares?&#8221;</p><p>(This  just in:  Steve  Miller is AWESOME.  And  really, he&#8217;s right.  If you  don&#8217;t believe it, or don&#8217;t want to believe it,  just look at what&#8217;s  happened to NEIL  YOUNG.)</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.q945therock.com/steve-miller-says-he-released-an-album-of-blues-covers-because-hes-too-old-to-record-original-songs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A &#8220;Fan&#8221; Attacked Slash While He Was Performing In Milan</title><link>http://www.q945therock.com/a-fan-attacked-slash-while-he-was-performing-in-milan/</link> <comments>http://www.q945therock.com/a-fan-attacked-slash-while-he-was-performing-in-milan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:07:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>lois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q Rock Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=698</guid> <description><![CDATA[SLASH was performing in Milan, Italy, last Thursday night when some lunatic stormed onto the stage and attempted to TACKLE him from behind. The guy rushed the stage in the middle of &#8220;Sweet Child O&#8217; Mine&#8221; and tried to take Slash down.  Slash fell to his knees, while the idiot fell into the crowd. Slash [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>SLASH</strong> was  performing in Milan, Italy, last Thursday night when some lunatic  stormed onto the stage and attempted to TACKLE him from behind.</p><p>The guy  rushed the stage in the middle of <strong><em>&#8220;Sweet  Child O&#8217; Mine&#8221;</em></strong> and tried to take Slash down.  Slash fell to his knees, while the idiot fell into the  crowd.</p><p>Slash  kept on playing although someone had to hand him a new guitar and the show went on!</p><p>Ironically,  before the show, Slash posted a Facebook message saying, quote, &#8220;Getting ready to hit the stage in Milan.  From the sound of it this is one rowdy crowd.  Should be intense!&#8221;</p><p>Then, afterward, he posted the following update:  Quote,  &#8220;What&#8217;d I say?  Rowdy crowd for sure.  But amazing!  The guy who nailed  me didn&#8217;t take me down but he busted my poor [guitar].  Ah  well, it was a kick ass rock [show].&#8221;</p><p>And Slash&#8217;s wife, <strong>Perla</strong>, added,  quote, &#8220;The Milan security did nothing!  Kicked  him out, but didn&#8217;t arrest him.  I love Italy!  But (eff) those security [and] promoters for doing  nothing!  They&#8217;re there to protect the people  [and] the artists.  It&#8217;s not right.&#8221;</p><p>You can see footage here, it happens around the 1:15 mark:<br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=690</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last Friday, after GARY COLEMAN was on life support for two days, his wife SHANNON PRICE had doctors pull the plug. But some people say there&#8217;s a big problem there because it looks like she WASN&#8217;T his wife at the time and didn&#8217;t have the power to make that decision. Gary and Shannon appeared on [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-691" title="gary" src="http://www.q945therock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/gary-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Last  Friday, after <strong>GARY COLEMAN</strong> was on life support  for two days, his wife <strong>SHANNON PRICE</strong> had  doctors pull the plug.</p><p>But some  people say there&#8217;s a big problem there because it looks like she  WASN&#8217;T his wife at the time and didn&#8217;t have the power to make that  decision.</p><p>Gary and  Shannon appeared on <strong><em>&#8220;Divorce Court&#8221;</em></strong> back in 2008 and, according to Gary&#8217;s lawyer, Randy Kester, they were  officially divorced.  Randy says that, as far as  he knows, even though they were living together, they never got  remarried.</p><p>An  official at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center says, quote,  &#8220;Shannon certainly portrayed herself as his wife to our staff and  doctors and we assumed she was telling the truth.</p><p>&#8220;Any  patient on life support is thoroughly evaluated medically before life  support is ended.&#8221;</p><p>Gary&#8217;s  lawyer says, quote, &#8220;Everyone is out there searching for a will, and I  haven&#8217;t seen one yet.&#8221;</p><p>But  according to E! News, Shannon HAD completed something called an Advanced  Health Care Directive.  Basically, it gave her  the legal right to make medical decisions for Gary if he was ever  incapacitated.</p><p>And supposedly, quote, &#8220;it remains in effect regardless of a  patient&#8217;s marital status, unless modified by the patient.&#8221;  So technically, while Shannon DID lie by telling  hospital workers she was Gary&#8217;s wife; she actually had the right to  make the big decisions.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.q945therock.com/did-shannon-price-have-the-right-to-pull-the-plug-on-gary-coleman/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bono&#8217;s Daughters Are Bigger Activists Than He Is</title><link>http://www.q945therock.com/bonos-daughters-are-bigger-activists-than-he-is/</link> <comments>http://www.q945therock.com/bonos-daughters-are-bigger-activists-than-he-is/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:07:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>lois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q Rock Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=676</guid> <description><![CDATA[BONO may be considered an activist first and a musician second especially by fans who aren&#8217;t into anything post-&#8220;Zooropa&#8221; but he says his daughters are even BIGGER activists than he is. He tells &#8220;Us&#8221; magazine, quote, &#8220;My kids are teaching me all the time.  I have two girls, 21-year-old Jordan and 18-year-old Memphis Eve, who [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-677" title="bono" src="http://www.q945therock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/bono-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>BONO </strong>may be considered an activist first and a musician second  especially by fans who aren&#8217;t into anything post-<strong><em>&#8220;Zooropa&#8221;</em></strong> but he says his daughters are  even BIGGER activists than he is.</p><p>He tells <strong><em>&#8220;Us&#8221; </em></strong>magazine, quote, &#8220;My  kids are teaching me all the time.  I have two  girls, 21-year-old <strong>Jordan</strong> and 18-year-old <strong>Memphis Eve</strong>, who are both activists.  They&#8217;re  a total pain in the ass.  If you think I&#8217;m a pain  in the ass, they&#8217;re worse.</p><p>&#8220;They  will not accept that the loss of life that we take as the way  things are in these far off places when they know it&#8217;s so simple  to change things.  We just have to really want  to.&#8221;</p><p>Bono  also has two sons, but they&#8217;re probably too young to be saving  third-world countries.  His son Elijah is 10 years  old and John is 9.b</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.q945therock.com/bonos-daughters-are-bigger-activists-than-he-is/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Zach De La Rocha Is Urging Musicians To Join His Boycott Of Arizona Because Of Their New Immigration Law</title><link>http://www.q945therock.com/zach-de-la-rocha-is-urging-musicians-to-join-his-boycott-of-arizona-because-of-their-new-immigration-law/</link> <comments>http://www.q945therock.com/zach-de-la-rocha-is-urging-musicians-to-join-his-boycott-of-arizona-because-of-their-new-immigration-law/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 22:08:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>lois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q Rock Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=673</guid> <description><![CDATA[RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE superstar ZACK DE LA ROCHA has started a campaign called The Sound Strike, which asks artists to boycott Arizona. Naturally, this is in response to the state&#8217;s controversial new immigration law, which allows authorities to ask people they suspect of being illegal for either proof of citizenship or papers documenting their [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-674" title="rage" src="http://www.q945therock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/rage-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE </strong>superstar <strong>ZACK DE LA ROCHA </strong>has started a campaign called <strong>The Sound Strike</strong>, which asks artists to boycott Arizona.</p><p>Naturally,  this is in response to the state&#8217;s controversial new immigration law,  which allows authorities to ask people they suspect of being illegal for  either proof of citizenship or papers documenting their immigration status.</p><p>The  argument against this law is not to protect illegal immigrants but  to protect the rights of people who ARE legal, so that they aren&#8217;t  harassed in their own country, just because of the color of their skin  or how they speak.</p><p>In  addition to Rage, the list of artists who have joined The Sound Strike  so far includes:  <strong>Cypress Hill</strong>, <strong>Kanye West</strong>, <strong>Bright Eyes</strong> singer <strong>Conor Oberst</strong>, <strong>Joe  Satriani</strong>, <strong>Serj Tankian </strong>from <strong>System of a Down</strong>, <strong>Rise Against</strong>,  and <strong>Ozomatli</strong>.</p><p><strong>Massive</strong><strong> Attack</strong>, <strong>One Day as a Lion</strong>, <strong>Street Sweeper Social Club</strong>, <strong>Sonic  Youth</strong>, <strong>Tenacious D</strong>, <strong>Spank  Rock</strong>, <strong>Sabertooth Tiger</strong>, <strong>Juanes</strong>, <strong>Los Tigres del Norte</strong>, <strong>Cafe Tacvba</strong>, <strong>Calle 13</strong> and filmmaker <strong>Michael Moore</strong>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.q945therock.com/zach-de-la-rocha-is-urging-musicians-to-join-his-boycott-of-arizona-because-of-their-new-immigration-law/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Slipknot Remembered Paul Gray In A News Conference</title><link>http://www.q945therock.com/slipknot-remembered-paul-gray-in-a-news-conference/</link> <comments>http://www.q945therock.com/slipknot-remembered-paul-gray-in-a-news-conference/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:52:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>lois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q Rock Blog]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q945therock.com/?p=669</guid> <description><![CDATA[The members of SLIPKNOT held a news conference yesterday to talk about bassist PAUL GRAY, who was found dead Monday morning. The members took turns speaking.  They weren&#8217;t wearing their masks, which is extremely RARE but it was probably the more tasteful decision.  If they did this thing in their full Slipknot get-up, it would&#8217;ve [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img
class="alignleft size-thumbnail  wp-image-670" title="Slipknot Bassist Dead" src="http://www.q945therock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/slipknot-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />The  members of <strong>SLIPKNOT</strong> held a news conference  yesterday to talk about bassist <strong>PAUL GRAY</strong>, who  was found dead Monday morning.</p><p>The  members took turns speaking.  They weren&#8217;t wearing  their masks, which is extremely RARE but it was probably the more  tasteful decision.  If  they did this thing in their full Slipknot get-up, it would&#8217;ve become  weird.  Quick.</p><p>Paul&#8217;s wife, <strong>Brenna Gray</strong>, and  brother, <strong>Tony Gray</strong>, also spoke.  Brenna  is pregnant.  She&#8217;s expecting a baby girl.</p><p>Singer <strong>COR</strong><strong>EY TAYLOR</strong> said, quote, &#8220;We lost a brother and the world seems a little smaller because of it.  The  only way I can sum up Paul Gray is love.  Everything  he did,  he did for everyone around him whether he knew you or  not.&#8221;</p><p>Percussionist <strong>SHAWN CRAHAN</strong> added, quote, &#8220;He really was the  essence of Slipknot and we would like to have him remembered that way.&#8221;</p><p>By the  way, the initial autopsy report came back inconclusive yesterday meaning that there&#8217;s  still no word on a cause of death.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.q945therock.com/slipknot-remembered-paul-gray-in-a-news-conference/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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