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Ruben RadioBoi Escobar has been on Valley airwaves for over a decade and is no stranger to valley radio listeners. He has co-hosted morning shows on several different valley radio stations across the dial including 103.9 Arizona’s Party Station, Power 92.3, 104.7 Kiss FM, 101.5 Jamz, and 95.1 Latino Vibe. He’s also been heard in Tulsa, OK on 101.5 The Beat and in Tucson, AZ on Hot 98.3. He has carried many titles during his radio career including on-air mixer, station imaging director, night show host, afternoon show host and morning show co-host. He also created several dance mixshows including Afterhourz, 92 Degreez and Insomnia which aired weekend late night hours. Ruben had a very popular feature during his run as a morning show co-host called “Ruben’s Back in the Day Double Play”. His extensive knowledge in Old School music has brought him to his current radio position; afternoon drive 2p to 6p on Mega 104.3 Arizona’s Old School. If that wasn't enough you can hear Ruben playing classic hip hop from 6p to 10p on Mega’s sister station 92.7/99.3/101.1 The Beat.



FUNK LEGEND SLY STONE HOMELESS AND LIVING OUT OF VAN IN LA



Over the years, Stone has dropped tens of thousands of dollars on his other hobby: automobiles. In his early days, he drove a Jaguar XKE he painted purple. There were Hummers, a London taxi and a beloved Studebaker. A few years ago, he would cruise around LA on a bright-yellow, custom three-wheel chopper. He was known to give cars to friends.


By 1980, the group’s popularity had declined enormously from its heyday. Stone appeared on an episode of “The
 Mike Douglas Show” and promised, “I’m going to do one more album real quick, and if it’s not instantly platinum, bye-bye.” Sly & the Family Stone’s 10th and final album, 1982’s “Ain’t But the One Way,” flopped. The singer claims his money troubles escalated in 2009, when his royalty payments stopped flowing after Stone accused his manager, Jerry Goldstein, of fraud. Stone says he was tricked into signing a rotten contract with Goldstein in 1989, giving the manager control of his finances in exchange for a weekly paycheck. 

The performer’s cash-flow problems forced him out of his Napa Valley house that he rented with money from a 2007 European tour and into cheap hotels and the van in 2009. Stone hopes to soon put the lawsuit and his other woes behind him.

 

 






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Topics : Human Interest
Locations : LondonLouisiana
People : Jerry GoldsteinMike Douglas




 
09/28/2011 4:42PM
FUNK LEGEND SLY STONE HOMELESS AND LIVING OUT OF VAN IN LA
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