James R. (BO) Holland thought he had a good idea when he launched Works.com in 1997.

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One such editor, Dennis Murray of Pittsburgh, said he's not a big basketball fan and had never even heard of Bo Ryan before Friday, when he changed the page to "semi-protected" status, restricting who could edit it.

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When he joined the Roosters at age 17, even Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley seemed "poppy" to them, he said.

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He helped us adopt Bo.

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He could have explained that Bo, the presidential first-dog, ate his homework.

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"We took a decision to invest a substantial amount in these properties to bring them back in to our housing stock and to contribute to the Bo'ness Townscape Heritage Initiative, " he said.

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He took his own advice: Many of Bo Diddley's most famous songs were about Bo Diddley.

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Mark's wife, Jayne, and three children, Sonny, 12, Vinny, seven, and Bo, four, will be in London to cheer him on and he's had lots of support from friends who have helped with his fundraising.

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Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates in Mississippi and grew up in Chicago, where he played guitar on street corners before being discovered by Chess Records.

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