Monday, March 3, 2008

Birthdays-

Jessica Biel - 26

David "Fell Off the Earth" Faustino - 34

John Carter Cash - 38

TONE LOC - 42

Herschel Walker - 46

Jackie Joyner-Kersee - 46

On this day-


1897 - A young carpenter mixed fruit flavoring into gelatin and started selling the concoction door-to-door. His wife called it JELL-O. It didn't sell well, so he sold the trademark two years later for $450. Today, 13 boxes of it are sold EVERY SECOND in the U.S.

1931 - "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER'' officially became the national anthem of the United States.

1966 - WILLIAM FRAWLEY, the old-school comedy genius who WAS Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy", died of a heart attack at the age of 79.


1982 - WAYNE GRETZKY broke the NHL record for goals scored in one season with his 77th goal. In the last two minutes of the game, he scored numbers 78 and 79.


1988 - LUCIANO PAVAROTTI set the record for curtain calls when an audience in West Berlin gave him a 67-MINUTE STANDING OVATION calling him back to the stage 165 times.

Battle of the Sexes- The ladies won this morning and now lead by 3.

MIX Information Exchange-

Lots of great calls and even better answers this morning! It was your chance to call in with a question you've never know the answer to. And since we have the smartest listeners in the world, we were able to get the answers. Thanks to all of you that called in this morning with you Q&A!

$25 Pyramid- Scott played this morning and they got all 5! The jackpot goes to $25 for tomorrow's game.

Ellen!

Yes, she's coming back to Orlando to tape her show at Universal Studios and we have your tickets! How cool would it be to say you sat in the audience of the Ellen Show! Listen every morning this week just before 8:00 am for the "Pick Me Up Song" of the morning. Be caller 15 and identify the artist and you're going to see Ellen!