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By A. Brouwer & A. Wilson "Like buttah!" Who could forget Mike Meyers on Saturday Night Live , sending up his fantastically Jewish mother-in-law in the classic sketch Coffee Talk With Linda Richman? Oh.

He also went on to play and tour with Prince in 2001, contributing his talents to The Rainbow Children .

According to his biography, comedian Stephen Lynch was raised by a former priest and nun.

COME rain or shine, the weather has always been a popular topic for musicians. A hard rain was a-gonna fall on Bob Dylan a ' in Prince's case, it was Purple Rain .

Despite the wind, rain and cold, about 600 people packed into a tent erected on North Street in Downtown Raleigh to watch Durham-based R&B crew The Foreign Exchange take on Chapel Hill's The Love Language in a battle of the bands .

A shrine to Reading's X Factor star Danyl Johnson is growing fast with drawings, messages and notes offering support.

Danyl Johnson defied Simon Cowell - by cropping his hair short an hour before last night's show.

IMDb > Purple Rain Overview User Rating: 5.7/10 5,650 votes MOVIEmeter: Up 4% in popularity this week.

"Only want to see you underneath the purple rain." "Purple rain. Purple rain." Twenty-five years ago, the Purple One unleashed his raw sexuality on the big screen and started a revolution.

Due to popular demand Candy Dulfer and her band will return to Russia to perform a show at the International House of Music in Moscow on Friday November 27th.

A good 24 hours before Phish hit the stage for their Halloween show -- the second of Festival 8's three-night stand at Indio, California's Empire Polo Field -- the rumors were flying fast and furious as fans tried to guess which full album the band might cover.

On Friday, Cedars Lounge will be in for a mystical showcase with Youngstown's R&B outfit The Sweet Delights.

Any time Prince plays a show in Minneapolis, there's always a crazy string of rumors about the particulars of the performance.

I promised to post videos of all-time best rain songs suggested by Blotch readers, and here they are: Bryan F said, a oe 'Thunderstorms and Neon Signs' by Wayne Hancock, perfect for trips through West Texas." Unfortunately I couldn't find this on YouTube.

Prince, I guess we hardly knew you. Thirty years into his career, the Minnesota icon showed his faithful something new Saturday night at Paisley Park in Chanhassen: It was his smoothest show there ever.

Michael Jackson considered Prince his rival back in the 1980s when "Thriller" and "Purple Rain" were ruling the charts and both superstars were selling out concerts night after night.

But it is never far enough. Last night, the intrepid Top 8 were given the license to thrill, thanks to the presence of Bob Mackie, legendary feather and sequin man, as guest inspiration and judge.

Norwegian pop group A-ha announced today that it will split up for good next year after 27 years, following a world tour.

Singer Prince arrives to attend the Chanel Pret a Porter show as part of the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 at Grand Palais on October 6, 2009 in Paris, France.

PURPLE RAIN: Umbrellas emerged as the latest hot accessory at Paris Fashion Week.