Monday, April 7, 2008

Monday, April 7, 2008

Birthdays-

Tiki and Ronde Barber - 33
Bill Bellamy - 43
Russell Crowe - 44
Buster Douglas - 48


Christopher Darden - 52
Tony Dorsett - 54
Jackie Chan - 54
JOHN OATES - 60
Francis Ford Coppola - 69
James Garner - 80


On this day-

1927 - The FIRST SUCCESSFUL LONG-DISTANCE DEMONSTRATION OF TV took place when an audience in New York saw an image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover transmitted from Washington



1970 - After having starred in over 200 films, JOHN WAYNE received his first Oscar for BEST ACTOR, for his role in "True Grit"

1998 - MARY BONO, the widow of SONNY BONO, won a special election to serve out the remainder of her husband's congressional term.




1998 - GEORGE MICHAEL was arrested in a public restroom in Beverly Hills





Battle of the Sexes- It went to the tiebreaker this morning and the women won. The score is now 37-30, with the men leading.




Here's the list we were talking about... the Top 10 Guitar Riffs of all time according to some London music school students-


#1.) "Smoke on the Water", Deep Purple (1973)





#2.) "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Nirvana (1991)

#3.) "Walk This Way", Aerosmith (1975)

#4.) "Purple Haze", Jimi Hendrix (1967)

#5.) "Sweet Child O Mine", Guns N' Roses (1987)

#6.) "Paradise City", Guns N' Roses (1987)

#7.) "Ace of Spades", Motorhead (1980)

#8.) "Enter Sandman", Metallica (1991)

#9.) "Under the Bridge", Red Hot Chili Peppers (1992)

#10.) "Welcome to the Jungle", Guns N' Roses (1987)







$25 Pyramid- I played today and we got 4 out of 5. The jackpot goes to $55 for tomorrow.





Nielsen SoundScan has been tracking album sales since May 25th, 1991. Here are The Top 10 Artists in SoundScan history and their sales since 1991-


#1.) GARTH BROOKS . . . 67,774,000 albums

#2.) THE BEATLES . . . 56,110,000 albums

#3.) MARIAH CAREY . . . 50,004,000 albums

#4.) CELINE DION . . . 49,951,000 albums

#5.) METALLICA . . . 48,867,000 albums

#6.) GEORGE STRAIT . . . 39,403,000 albums

#7.) TIM MCGRAW . . . 36,657,000 albums

#8.) ALAN JACKSON . . .35,654,000 albums

#9.) PINK FLOYD . . . 34,665,000 albums

#10.) SHANIA TWAIN . . . 33,591,000 albums




Fact or Fiction- Amber won another $20 this morning and now has $80. If she wins tomorrow, she can turn that $80 into $200 or you can steal her money! Be listening at 8:40 for your chance to win.

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