Courtney Case Moves Forward

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Courtney Love will enter a formal plea to two felony charges of drug possession in a Beverly Hills, California, court on April 30th.

At a preliminary hearing Thursday, officer Douglas Trerice testified that Love had given police a bag of pills the night of October 3rd. The pills were later tested and some found to contain hydrocodone and oxycodone; authorities claimed that Love did not possess a prescription for either. Judge Elden Fox determined that there was sufficient evidence for the matter to proceed to trial.

The charges stem from an October 3rd arrest, when Love was found trying to enter the residence of ex-boyfriend Jim Barber. At the time of her arrest, police retrieved what were believed to be OxyContin and Vicodin pills. Hours after her release, paramedics were called as Love allegedly suffered an overdose.

If convicted, Love could face a maximum jail term in excess of three years. She might also be eligible for a drug treatment program.

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“Everyday People”

Sly and the Family Stone | 1968

"Everyday People" managed to trailblaze in two different ways -- it was one of the first pop hits to deal with the subject of racial harmony, and it utilized Larry Graham's "slap" technique on the bass guitar, which would soon be copied by countless other bassists. Graham once said about his pulsating style, "I'd never done that before … that's where the freedom of creativity came in for the band, that we'd be allowed to do that." In 1978, the song's line "Different strokes for different folks" would be borrowed for the title of the hit television show Diff'rent Strokes.

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