Friday, August 24, 2007

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007

HAPPY FRIDAY!


Birthdays:

Chad Michael Murray-26




Dave Chappelle-34







Reggie Miller-42

Craig Kilborn-45

Cal Ripken, Jr-47




Steve Guttenberg-49





On this day:

1456-Printing finished on the Gutenberg Bible, the first book printed on the famed Gutenberg Printing Press



1869-Cornelius Swarthout patented the waffle iron






1932-Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a non-stop flight across the U.S. She flew from LA to Newark in 19 hours and 5 minutes

1963-Stevie Wonder had a #1 song at the age of 13 with "Fingertips, Part 2"

1981-Mark David Chapman, the guy that shot John Lennon, was sentenced in NY to 20 years to life in prison




1989-Pete Rose was banned from the game of baseball






2006-Pluto was declared not a planet


Battle of the Sexes-The women won today and are now up by 30.




Cecily Knobler-She reviewed the Nanny Diaries starring Scarlett Johanssen and thought it was just ok and gave it a B. Resurrecting the Champ starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett is based on a true story, Sam Jackson's performance is excellent, B-. Mr. Bean's new movie is cute for kids, but overall a C-.




Glenn Richards-Glenn gave the weekend weather an 8 overall. Look for lots of sunshine with about a 40% chance of some showers over the weekend and HOT! A bit of a same as we've had the last few days.


$25 Pyramid-Scott played today and got 4 out of 5




Lindsay Lohan-So, she didn't get charged with and felonies, just 7 misdemeanors. It looks like she may only have to do 4 days in jail if she does any at all. And Paris drove on a suspended license and was in jail for longer than that and Lindsay had 2 DUI's and cocaine on her! You can read up on the details at http://www.tmz.com/





Next Week-




Monday-Holly Hunter






Tuesday-The Backstreet Boys

Thursday-Collective Soul performs

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