Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Birthdays-

Ming-Na - 44

Bo Derek - 51
Joe Walsh - 60

Veronica Hamel - 64

Dick Smothers - 68

Richard Dawson - 75

On this day-

1962 - THE FOUR SEASONS' mind-blowing smash "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY" was released.

1971 - The "THEME FROM SHAFT" by ISAAC HAYES hit #1 on the pop singles chart.

1973 - WHO drummer KEITH MOON collapsed during a San Francisco concert after too much booze. PETE TOWNSHEND asked for a volunteer drummer from the audience and 19-year-old Scott Halpin's dream came true. He took a shot of brandy, then played on three songs, including "MY GENERATION".

1975 - "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" was released starring JACK NICHOLSON as a man who pretends to be crazy to get out of prison and LOUISE FLETCHER as Nurse Ratched, the head nurse of the mental asylum where he ends up. They earned Best Actor and Best Actress awards for their roles, and the movie also grabbed that year's Best Picture Oscar.

1982 - DREW BARRYMORE became the YOUNGEST HOST OF "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" at age 7, TWO years before she started drinking.

1983 - An estimated 100 million people watched the controversial ABC-TV movie "THE DAY AFTER". The movie depicted the outbreak of nuclear war.

1984 - THE 50 BILLIONTH MCDONALD'S HAMBURGER WAS MADE!

1997 - KENNY G. received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Battle of the Sexes-The men won today. The score is the ladies up by 3, 10-7.

New Music Out Today-

"Jordin Sparks", Jordin Sparks (Includes the single "Tattoo")

"Frank", Amy Winehouse

"All That Is Within Me", Mercy Me

"Angel Down", Sebastian Bach

"D-Sides", Gorillaz

The soundtrack to the Vince Vaughn movie "Fred Claus"

The soundtrack to the new Angelina Jolie movie "Beowulf"

The soundtrack to the new Disney movie "Enchanted".

New on DVD-

"Hairspray"

"Live Free or Die Hard"

"The Santa Clause 3 - The Escape Clause"

"My Friends Tigger & Pooh - Super Sleuth Christmas Movie"

TV SERIES ON DVD-

"C.S.I.: The Complete Seventh Season" a seven-disc DVD set.

"Gene Simmons' Family Jewels: The Complete Season Two" a three-disc set.

"Chappelle's Show: The Series Collection" a six-disc set of all three seasons.

"Queer As Folk: The Complete Series" . . . a 28-disc set.

"Charles In Charge: The Complete Second Season" a three-disc DVD set.

"Mission Impossible: The Third TV Season" a seven-disc set.

"The Wild Wild West: Third Season" . . . a 24-disc set.

$25 Pyramid- Erica played today and got all 5! The jackpot goes back to $25 in the morning.

Duran Duran!

Duran Duran's very own Nick Rhodes joined us this morning to chat about their new album "Red Carpet Massacre." We are also giving away our next "World Tour" trip next week and it's a chance to see Duran Duran in Austin, Texas. For more info on Duran Duran or their new album, go to http://www.duranduran.com/

Bad Mood Stat-The University of Florida did a study and found that the average bad mood lasts 12 hours. Not me, mine won't last more that 30-60 minutes, too happy of a person. How about you, yours last more or less than 12 hours?

You Drove Where?

Scott asked this morning "How far did you drive just for Thanksgiving?" I thought I drove a long way to see family in Baltimore, but the longest was Port Orange to North Jersey. I drive because I'm not a big fan of flying. My longest road trip was with my parents to Canada (my dad is afraid to fly too). However, I did just drive to Times Square with my wife and 2 kids! What is your longest road trip?

Fact or Fiction-Michelle from Eustis stole the money this morning and is our new champion! You can steal her money tomorrow morning at 8:40.