guy on october 7 from -- the statement reads -- on september 11, i attended a b.b. king concert at the masonic. there was a long bar set up at the main lobby before the gates where the ticket takers were stationed. i was surprised to see and other alcoholic beverage station in what appears to be a coat closet and many people taking their beverages into the auditorium itself. the obvious and it increased consumption of alcohol is most definitely a new experience in the that you, which seems to me to have been instituted since live nation has taken over operations. that was definitely not historical use in the past. only bottled water was permitted inside the auditorium. during the intermission, i witnessed the concerning violations of the most basic fire and safety rules. after the opening act ended, and the crew removed equipment from the stage to make room for b.b. king, the staff carry get a bit down from the state directly in front of one of the auditorium aisles and held unwieldy equipment straight up and filed through the handicapped exit. removal of the quebec thro

." >> she's like a grandma b.b. king. >> b.b. ntana are her biggest inspirations. >> this is going to be great for her fingers and her joints. as you age, you start getting r. >> she's 73 years old, only started playing the guitar when she turned 60. and she said that it's helped her joint issues. >> this is an inspiration for me. i've always wanted to learn how to play the guitar. i thought i'm too old to learn anything like that. but this is a grandma doing it. >> steven, you're never too old, never too old to pick up a new skill. >> now i know, i like that she took the plastic off her couch for this video, too. >> so important. >>> three children trapped in a car. beneath the surface of an icy river. >> the car was submerged for about a minute. >> hear how brave bystanders pulled off an amazing rescue that will give you chills. >> a lot of manpower. >>> they love flour. their mom shot the video and now she's taking on all the haters. >> these are kids. it's ridiculous. >> hear what can happen if you put your kids' video online.

cord and i said my god i want to play like b.b. king but i'm gonna act like guitar slim. >>his long journey from armbands to and in some very strappecendary strat.. is now focused on keeping the art form alive even if it means jamming with the guitarists who don't quite measure up ... >>his self clubclub in the south loop buddy guy is legend's is a living memorial to the legends of the blues ... >>filled with photographs and guitars owned by these icons ... one of his favorite vintage instruments as this one the guitar that john lee hooker played it in his last to gig ... >>who knows where the blues is gonna go now the club's a disappearing the jazz clubs and the blues clubs ... >>make no mistake they still play the blues here in chicago and nobody plays it like buddy guy >>and he does it every january buddy guy is the start of his show at legend's now at 700 south wabash many shows are sold out but he will be there until the end of the month and coming up at the end of today's show i got a chance to jam with buddy guy and we will surely that performance >>stay w [ dentis

a reputation as a polished guitarist and singer 1950 blues manager >> i said i want to play like b.b. king journey from rubber bands to strut focusing on the art form alive even if it means jamming with guitarists who did not quite measure up. his club buddy guy legend living memorial legends of the blues >> eric clapton jeff back >> build with photographs guitars owned by the icon's what his favorites this one catarrh jaunty hooker played at his last big gig make no mistake they still play the blues in chicago nobody plays it like buddy guy. >> every january buddy guy start of the show many of the shows are sold out he will be there to the end of the mud find the link on the web site video link for the story text the word cover to 97999 i had a ball jamming with that guy unforgettable experience >> concert in october asked him to come up i got stage fright by the time i got to the stage thank goodness >> coming up later in sports short-handed chicago bulls try to extend win streak to six with a wind down in memphis. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] philadelphia cooking creme. a simple way to make

b.b. king has promoted something and patti labelle.licated by diet, doesn't this make your job difficult when people say i can get a drug for this. >> i hope people take away the fact you still have to work on weight loss and change your lifestyle and don't think, i can still throw three sticks of butter in it and if i take my pill, i'll be okay. it's not as simple as that. >> her sons were with us on the today show. they made a low fat lasagna. it was delicious. she and her sons say that's her focus. hopefully that's the case. thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> next, we brought it up earlier in the hour and a lot youf tweeted your answer. mitt romney said he will probably release his tax records in april? is that enough or should he put be paper down now? what does your gut tell you? that's next. juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for unsurpassed fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion. could've had a v8. it's got 10 speeds, my friend. ♪ is it fast? it's got a lightning bolt on it, doesn

it features guest appearances by b.b. king, steve winwood, and queen's brian may.we're honored to have you here, my friend. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: the blues brothers. you were the steve from "soul man," where he goes, "play it, steve!" >> that's right. then, i had to play it. right. >> jimmy: yeah, and then you had to play it. exactly, yeah. >> i had to play it. >> jimmy: i used to listen to that all the time just to hear belushi like, "steve cropper, duck dunn." i always liked -- i love when he said that. but we're honored to have you here, buddy. you're awesome. a legend. steve cropper. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a great show tonight. super fun. "saturday night live" head writer and "weekend update" anchor, seth meyers is here. [ cheers and applause ] he's great guy, super funny. speaking of funny, you know her from "in living color" and a ton of movies and tv shows. kim wayans is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] and i'm so excited to have them back here spreading some holiday cheer. the muppets are performing for us tonight. [

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king this weekend. >> music filled the sanctuary at oakland's b.b. memorial cathedral on telegraph avenue. the congregation dedicate the service to the reverend who actually considered himself a christian first before being labeled a civil rights leader. ♪ >> alan: the glide ensemble dedicated todays' service to dr. martin luther king, jr. glide's past you're encouraged young people to carry on dr. king's legacy and mission. >> make sure that you make a claim of what you can do in the world that will make the world a better place for all of us. >> alan: reverend williams told of how dr. king's involvement in the montgomery bus boycott helped catapult the civil rights movement in the u.s. and also said much of dr. king's work remains unfinished. especially when it comes comes o equality among all members of society. >> b.a.r.t. will be running a chartered train that leaves san jose tomorrow morning. stopping in sunny veil, palo alto, and san mateo, on its way to san francisco. the event kicks off at 11:00 a.m. with a parade that begins at fourth and townsend street in san francisco. >> comi