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Pearl Jam enlisted the help of a young fan to play the drums at its concert in Oakland on Friday night (May 13), after the band’s drummer, Matt Cameron, fell ill withCOVID-19.

Kai Neukermans, 18, will remember the Peal Jam concert for the rest of his life…

The young man had volunteered to help his favorite band when he heard the news. Pearl Jam called on his services for one song.

“Everybody, this is Kai; Kai, this is everybody,” singer Eddie Vedder said by way of introduction. “You’re leading the band, brother,” the rock legend continued.

To get noticed by the four-time Grammy-winning band, KaiNeukermans sent a text message toEddie Vedder’s daughter, Olivia Vedder, whom he had previously met in 2018.

“It was a last-minute thing, and I didn’t think it was going to work,” the main man explained to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The members of Pearl Jam asked the young man for a video of him playing the drums on one of their songs, which he did. However, the young drummer had to skip school to do so. He sent a video of Mind Your Mannersfrom the band’s 2013 album Lightning Bolt (2013) of the band.

An hour later, the band’s tour manager asked him to come to the stadium for a quick tryout.

Although the band had already asked Oakland drummer Richard Stuverud to fill in for Cameron, they agreed to let KaiNeukermans fulfill his dream for a song.

“My heart started racing when everyone started screaming,” he added.

The members of Kalush Orchestra, winners of the Eurovision 2022 music contest, have returned to their country in the last few hours and will take up arms to defendUkraine in its war against Russia.

The six folk-rap musicians ofKalush Orchestrawere considered favorites to win the competition presented last Saturday inTurin,Italy, but theyonly had a few hours to savor their triumph.

The musicians had received special permission from the Ukrainian government to participate inthe competition, but were under strict orders to return home by Monday.

Under Ukrainian law, all men between the ages of 18 and 60 are prohibited from leaving the country and are urged to join the military or support the war effort. This is what the six members ofKalush Orchestra did.

Kalush Orchestra won Eurovision with their song StefaniaThe band has just released a new video for the song.

The clip was shot in the war-torn towns of Borodyanka, Irpin, Buch and Hostomel, showing the reality of the conflict.

It shows a female soldier carrying children in destroyed cities, while the rapper Oleh Psiuk performs amidst destroyed buildings.

The film then shows soldiers reuniting some children with their loved ones, while another walks through a cemetery with tombstones.

The final scene of the clip features a little girl staring at the camera while brandishing a Molotov cocktail.

At least one of the fighters entrenched in the steel plant besieged by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has appealed to billionaire Elon Musktohelp them be evacuated.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian fighters have been standing up to Vladimir Putin’s army in theAzovstal plant inMariupol, the martyred city almost completely destroyed by relentless strikes.

These fighters,some of whom are wounded after weeks of shelling, are the last inhabitants of the port city of Donetsk Oblast.

It was on Twitter that the commander of the marines Serhiy Volina called out Elon Musk, the richest man in the world.

Ukrainian officials say about 1,000 fighters are holding out inAzovstal‘s many underground tunnels, with hundreds seriously wounded and in need of urgent evacuation. The plant remains under heavy Russian fire.

Last March, when Ukraine’s Internet was disrupted as a result of the Russian invasion, Elon Musk came to Ukraine’s aid by offering the country his SpaceX Starlink satellite broadband Internet service. He then provided Ukrainian fighters with terminals that allowed them to better compete against the Russian military.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has just announced the launch of a global social fundraising campaign to support the war and reconstruction efforts in Ukraine.

The statesman, who has been very present on social networks since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24, himself made the announcement in English.

“In one click, you can donate funds to help our defenders, save our civilians and rebuild Ukraine,” announced the leader.

It is through the United24 platform that people around the world are invited to make donations.

“All funds will be transferred to the National Bank of Ukraine and allocated to the relevant ministries,” added the Ukrainian president.

Volodymyr Zelensky also added that for the sake of transparency, reports on the distribution of funds will be published “every 24 hours”.

“Only together we have the potential to stop the war and rebuild what Russia has destroyed,” the president concluded.

Since Ukraine was invaded, several initiatives have been organized to support the war-torn European country. Many stars, such as Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, have organized fundraisers. Musical artists, such as Pink Floyd, have played music to raise funds. Or companies like Elon Musk’s Starlink are providing material aid to the country.

A man disguised as a priest broke into Windsor Castle, the favorite residence of Queen Elizabeth II, and spent the night there.

On April 26, a disguised intruder managed to outwit royal security for many hours. He finally left the premises only a few hours before Queen Elizabeth II returned home.

According to British TV channelTalkTV, the fake priestwent tothe castle’s officers’ mess where he took the opportunity to have a drink.

“He said his name was Father Cruise and pretended to be a friend of the battalion chaplain, Reverend Matt Coles. He was invited in and offered something to eat in the officers’ mess,” a source told Britain’s TalkTV.

After a few hours of the unscheduled visit, the man was “drinking with officers at the bar” and began telling stories about his life, including that he had served in Iraq.

“He told a lot of tall tales, and the guys enjoyed his jokes and had a few drinks,” the source said. “It wasn’t until later, when he started telling stories about working as an ejection seat test pilot and having certain organs replaced, that the guys started to get suspicious.”

Authorities were not alerted until the next morning. Just three hours before Queen Elizabeth returned to Windsor Castle after celebrating her 96th birthday at her Sandringham estate.

“We received a report of a break-in at Victoria Barracks in Sheet Street, Windsor, at 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27,” confirmed a Thames Valley Police spokesperson. “Officers responded to the scene and removed the intruder from the barracks. No further action was necessary.”

Unsurprisingly, Buckingham Palace is currently investigating the incident, with guards being interviewed and surveillance footage being analyzed.

This is not the first time an intruder has broken into the Queen’s home. On Christmas morning 2021, a man carrying a crossbow entered Windsor Castle, but was quickly arrested. He allegedly used a rope ladder to climb a metal fence and enter the gardens where the queen was staying with her family at the time.