Friday, February 29, 2008

Friday, February 29, 2008

Leap Year Birthdays-


Ja Rule - 32

Antonio Sabàto Jr. - 36

Tony Robbins - 48

Dennis Farina - 64




On this day-


1940 - "GONE WITH THE WIND" won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1939

1960 - The FIRST PLAYBOY CLUB, featuring waitresses in "bunny" outfits, opened in Chicago.

1972 - JOHN LENNON'S U.S. immigration visa expired. Thus began the ex-Beatle's three-and-a-half year fight to remain in the country.


1980 - BUDDY HOLLY'S glasses and the BIG BOPPER'S wristwatch, the ones they wore when their plane crashed in 1959, were found in old police files by the Mason City Sheriff.

1996 - Daniel Green was convicted in North Carolina of murdering MICHAEL JORDAN'S father during a 1993 roadside holdup. Green was sentenced to life in prison.

2004 - "Finding Nemo" won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.




Battle of the Sexes- The men won today and are now down by 2.




New In Theaters-




"Semi-Pro" - starring Will Ferrell as the owner, coach, and player of a terrible 1970s ABA basketball team who tries to rally his teammates to start winning so they can be one of the only four teams to survive once the league is absorbed into the NBA. (R)







"The Other Boleyn Girl" - starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson as two sisters who both have affairs with King Henry the 8th, played by Eric Bana, but he can only choose one of them as his wife. (PG-13)



"Penelope" - starring Christina Ricci as a woman who's been cursed with a PIG snout for a nose. James McAvoy, who played the goat man Mr. Tumnus in "The Chronicles of Narnia," is her love interest and Reese Witherspoon plays her new best friend. (PG)






$25 Pyramid- Erica played today and they got 1 out of 5. The jackpot goes to $60 for Monday.




Frank Caliendo-


He is one of the funniest men alive and he was on the Scott and Erica Show again this morning. Frank does great impersonations of President Bush, Robin Williams, Bill Clinton, Charles Barkley, and so many more. Frank is performing Sunday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa. If you need a night out and want to laugh, this is where you should go! For more info on Frank or the show, go to http://www.frankcaliendo.com/







Malaak Compton-Rock-

She is the wife of Chris Rock and she is a celebrity judge on "Oprah's Big Give." The show premieres Sunday night at 9:00 on ABC. On the show, people compete to give rather than to get. For more info on the show, go to http://abc.go.com/primetime/oprahsbiggive/index?pn=index You can also go to Malaak's personal website at http://www.angelrockproject.com/

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