January 23, 2008

Birthdays-

Willa Ford - 27
Christopher Masterson - 28
Diane Lane - 43
DJ Jazzy Jeff - 43
Linda Blair - 49
Steve Perry - 59

On this day-

1929 - The NY Yankees announced they would put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to do so. The first numbers were based on positions in the batting order.

1951 - Fidel Castro was ejected from a Winter League baseball game after hitting a batter. He later gave up the sport for politics.

1968 - "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" premiered on NBC.

1983 - "Mama'a Family," starring Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry, Betty White and Rue McClanahan debuted on NBC

1984 - Barry Manilow sand the National Anthem at Super Bowl 18

1984 - "Airwolf" debuted on CBS

1989 - Joe Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to a last-minute victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Super Bowl 23.

1994 - "Schlindler's List" won Golden Globes for Best Dramatic Picture and for Best Director, Steven Spielberg

1994 - Loni Anderson received $2 million and a vacation house in her divorce from Burt Reynolds

1997 - The Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the nation's first female secretary of the State

1998 - Mary Bono, the widow of Sonny Bono, announced that she would run for the congressional seat held by her late husband, and she won

1998 - Unabomber Ted Kaczynski pleaded guilty to all of his heinous crimes in return for a sentence of life in prison without parole, instead of the death penalty.

2005 - 58-year-old Donald Trump married his third wife, 34-year-old Melania Knauss

Battle of the Sexes- It came down to the tiebreaker this morning and the women won. The score is now 8-7, the ladies in the lead.

The Razzie Nominees were announced yesterday. Here are the nominees-

WORST PICTURE:
"Bratz"
"Daddy Day Camp"
"I Know Who Killed Me"
"I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"
"Norbit"

WORST ACTOR:
Nicolas Cage, "Ghost Rider", "National Treasure: Book of Secrets", "Next"
Jim Carrey, "The Number 23"
Cuba Gooding, Jr., "Daddy Day Camp", "Norbit"
Eddie Murphy, "Norbit"
Adam Sandler, "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"

WORST ACTRESS:
Jessica Alba, "Awake", "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer", "Good Luck Chuck"
Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos & Skyler Shaye, "Bratz"
Elisha Cuthbert, "Captivity"
Diane Keaton, "Because I Said So"
Lindsay Lohan (as Aubrey), "I Know Who Killed Me"
Lindsay Lohan (as Dakota), "I Know Who Killed Me"

WORST SCREENPLAY:
"Daddy Day Camp"
"Epic Movie"
"I Know Who Killed Me"
"I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"
"Norbit"

$25 Pyramid- Erica played this morning and they got 4 out of 5. The jackpot is now $30.

The website RottenTomatoes.com has released its annual Golden Tomato Awards which honor the best-reviewed movies of 2007. Here is the list-

1.) "Ratatouille"

2.) "No Country for Old Men"

3.) "The Bourne Ultimatum"

4.) "Sicko"

5.) "Hairspray"
6.) "Juno"
7.) "Knocked Up"
8.) "Gone Baby Gone"
9.) "Enchanted"

10.) "Zodiac"

Fact or Fiction-Jim is now up to $40 and you can steal it tomorrow morning at 8:40!