Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Birthdays-

Jon Stewart - 45
Judd Nelson - 48
Ed Harris - 57
Paul Shaffer - 58
Randy Newman - 64
Anna Nicole Smith would have been 40 (1967 - 2007)

On this day-

1895 - The 1st automobile race was held. It took place over 52 miles of snowy roads from Chicago to Waukegan, Illinois. The winner was James Franklin Duryea, who won $2,000. It took him 7 hours and 53 minutes to complete the round-trip. His average speed was seven mph.

1925 - The Grand Ole Opry made its radio debut.

1948 - The very first Polaroid cameras, invented by Edwin H. Land, went on sale.

1974 - Elton Johnconvinced John Lennon to perform on-stage for the first time in years. John promised Elton that he'd appear if their duet, "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", hit #1, which it did. The show turned out to be John Lennon's last concert appearance.

1994 - Jeffrey Dahmer was clubbed to death by a fellow inmate while cleaning a prison toilet.

1995 - President Clinton signed a $6 billion road bill that ended the 55 mpf speed limit.

Battle of the Sexes-

The women won today in the tiebreaker and lead by 1.

Bruce Springsteen-
Don't forget, we have your tickets to see The Boss and the E Street Band April 19th at the Amway Arena every morning this week at 8:00 with the "Pick Me Up Song."

LAST WEEK'S TOP 20 TV SHOWS:

1.) Monday's "Dancing with the Stars" performance show, ABC, 22.8 million viewers

2.) "Sunday Night Football", NBC, 21.8 million viewers (Patriots beat the Eagles)
3.) Tuesday's "Dancing with the Stars" results show, ABC, 21 million viewers
4.) "Desperate Housewives", ABC, 18.6 million viewers
5.) "NCIS", CBS, 17.3 million viewers
6.) "House", Fox, 16.9 million viewers
7.) "60 Minutes", CBS, 16.1 million viewers
8.) "Criminal Minds", CBS, 15.9 million viewers
9.) "CSI: Miami", CBS, 15.8 million viewers
10.) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", ABC, 15 million viewers
11.) "CSI", CBS, 14.7 million viewers
12.) "CSI: New York", CBS, 14.6 million viewers
13.) "Samantha Who?", ABC, 14.4 million viewers
14.) "Grey's Anatomy", ABC, 14.1 million viewers

15.) "Two and a Half Men", CBS, 13.9 million viewers

16.) "Cold Case", CBS, 13 million viewers

17.) "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose", ABC, 12.3 million viewers
18.) "Brothers & Sisters", ABC, 12.3 million viewers
19.) "Without a Trace", CBS, 12.2 million viewers
20.) "Amazing Race", CBS, 11.8 million viewers

$25 Pyramid-Erica played today and got 4 out of 5 making the jackpot $40 tomorrow.