A flamboyant Aussie criminal who conspired with the Provisional IRA in a major counterfeiting operation died.
Murray Stewart Riley, a former cop, passed away a few months ago in Queensland, Australia, aged 94, however the news of his death only emerged around Christmas time Down Under.
The copper turned international drug trafficker rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest gangsters in Australia, such as Lenny McPherson, and did business with some of the most notorious mafia figures in the USA, like James Jimmy the Weasel Fratianno and Sal Amarena of the Santos Trafficante family.
Having started his professional life out as a cop, Riley, nicknamed ‘The Prince of Promises’ in the underworld due to his incessant scheming and scamming, later turned to heroin and cannabis smuggling, before getting involved with the Provos in the early 90s, while he was on the run having escaped from an open prison in England where he d been serving a sentence for trying to defraud British Aeros
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, in partnership with StoneLion Puppet Theatre, has announced a breathtaking, unique family event: The Glowy Snowy Day.
Families are invited to drive through the experience on the Webster University campus, just a few hundred feet from The Rep s main performing home. January 1-3, listen to an enchanting adaptation of Ezra Jack Keats award-winning children s book The Snowy Day via podcast and immerse yourself in a spectacle of illuminated, colossal puppets, glow artists and more - all without leaving the socially distanced safety of your vehicle. We invite families to revel in the excitement, imagination and infinite possibility found in fresh snowfall and a new year, said The Rep s Augustin Family Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif. We are thrilled to share this classic, magical tale and stunning immersive art experience with our community as we come together safely to celebrate the joy and wonder of winter s first snow.
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They recently announced a mammoth tour across Australia next year, to celebrate 30 years of being the world s most popular children s entertainment group.
But as The Wiggles discussed the tour on Tuesday s episode of The Project, the band suffered a hilarious on-air blunder - as they accidentally broke the fourth wall and unveiled an unwitting staff member stood on a ladder to the nation.
The blunder happened as the band began performing their hit song Toot Toot as they rode off-screen in a pretend red car - before joking that the legs were a new band member, Captain Ladder , to cover up the funny mishap.