Merv Griffin Sings ‘I’ve Got a Loverly Bunch of Coconuts’
Ever wonder what Merv Griffin did for work before he became a talk show host and inventor of Jeopardy? Here’s your answer.
Biographies
Benito Mussolini, Unhappy Birthday to You
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was born on this day in 1883. He caused plenty of havoc in the next 61 years. Benito Mussolini tends to be the Forgotten Fascist these …..
Beatrix Potter Sesquicentennial -5
Happy 145th birthday, Beatrix Potter. Love you, babe!You were born the same year as Butch Cassidy and H.G. Wells.
1976 Flashback: The Captain and Tennille Destroy ‘Muskrat Love’ Forever
We mentioned “Muskrat Love” in our earlier post about the late Dan Peek.
Dan Peek, Founding Member of ‘America,’ Dead at 60
Oh, wow. Dan Peek, one of the three founding members of the 1970s band America, has died. His wife found him dead in bed at their home in Missouri on Sunday.
Alex Trebek Chases Burglar, Ruptures Tendon, Utters Quip
“What is, it happened at 2:30 a.m., chasing a burglar down the hallway of my San Francisco hotel when my Achilles tendon ruptured and I then fell on carpet, bruising …..
Oregon Pols Complete the Rare Sex Scandal Grand Slam
So Oregon Rep. David Wu is resigning from Congress in the wake of his “unwanted sexual encounter” with the 18-year-old daughter of a campaign donor and old friend. Good grief!What is in the water in Oregon? Rep. Wu gives the state the full grand slam of political sex scandals: Congressman, senator, governor, and mayor of its largest city.
Let’s call the roll.
Cash Cab Kills a Canadian
A 61-year-old pedestrian was killed by TV’s Cash Cab in Vancouver last week, says the Vancouver Sun.
The Anniversary of Evita’s Death
Today is the anniversary of the death of Argentenian superstar Eva Perón. “Evita” died from cancer in 1952, at the age of 33.
Headline of the Day
“Kim Kardashian Has Psoriasis – Not Ringworm.”Duly noted.