Friday, April 4, 2008

Birthdays-

Jamie Lynn Spears - 17
David Blaine - 35
Nancy McKeon- 42
Robert Downey Jr. - 43
David E. Kelley - 52
Craig T. Nelson - 64
Clive Davis - 76
Estelle Harris - 76
Maya Angelou - 80
Heath Ledger - Would have been 29







On this day-

1841 - America's 9th president, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, succumbed to pneumonia just ONE MONTH after his inauguration, becoming the first U.S. president to DIE IN OFFICE.



1964 - THE BEATLES made music history by holding the TOP FIVE spots on "Billboard's" Hot 100 chart with: #1.) "Can't Buy Me Love", #2.) "Twist & Shout", #3.) "She Loves You", #4.) "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and #5.) "Please Please Me".






1968 - DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. was shot and killed on the balcony of a Memphis hotel.

1969 - "Star Trek" was canceled by NBC after 79 episodes.

1975 - MICROSOFT was founded as a partnership between BILL GATES and PAUL ALLEN in Albuquerque, New Mexico.



Battle of the Sexes- The men won again today and are now up by 8! 37-29





New Movies This Weekend-


"Leatherheads" - a comedy starring George Clooney as the captain of a failing pro football team in the 1920s. "The Office's" John Krasinski is the new college graduate he recruits for the team and Renée Zellweger is a female news reporter the two of them fight over. (PG-13)







"Nim's Island" - starring "Little Miss Sunshine's" Abigail Breslin as a girl who lives alone on an island with her father. But when he goes missing, she reaches out for help from her favorite author (Jodie Foster) expecting the timid author to be like the hero from her books. (PG)


"Shine a Light" - Martin Scorsese's documentary about a concert the Rolling Stones did at New York's Beacon Theater back in 2006. They were also joined onstage by Christina Aguilera, Jack White, and blues legend Buddy Guy. (PG-13)





$25 Pyramid- Erica played today and it didn't go as planned. $25 rolls over to Monday's game making the jackpot worth $50!





Heather McPherson- We love Heather, so helpful and a really great person. She is the Food Editor for the Orlando Sentinel and she always has great tips and the right answers. You can check out more about Heather, including her blog at http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/food/orl-mcpherson,0,5737505.columnist

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