Anita Bryant, born in 1940, first gained fame as a singer and Miss Oklahoma runner-up in the late 1950s. She became widely known for hits like “Paper Roses” and as a brand ambassador for Florida orange juice in the 1970s. However, Bryant’s legacy is primarily defined by her controversial anti-gay rights activism, particularly her 1977…

Dead from cancer is Oscar Aristes Renta Fiallo, fashion designer and business mogul extraordinaire. Born into a prominent Dominican Republic Spanish Family, de la Renta at age 16 moved to Spain to study art, but the fates had a different plan.  His talent for sketching and design took him to the Paris designer scene (that’s…

So you’ve thought about taking up a musical instrument, and damn, the electric base lines laid down by classic rock bands  just sends your nucleus accumben  all aflutter. Well bucko, it’s not that easy.   Thinking Stanley Clarke or maybe Les Claypool?  Got your eye on a nice Rickenbacker?  ODD asks you pause a moment and consider our…