Friday Follies
Alas, it ain’t real. But it is awesome.
Biographies
The Clockwork Osmonds
Our new profile of Donny Osmond includes this list of his siblings. See if you can spot a pattern:George Jr. (b. 1945), Thomas (b. 1947), Alan (b. 1949), Wayne (b. 1951), Merrill (b. 1953), Jay (b. 1955), Donny (b. 1957), Marie (b. 1959), and James (b. 1963). They skipped a beat at the end there with Jimmy. But still, truly impressive consistency.
Did Mama Cass Gain Three Notes After Being Hit on the Head With a Lead Pipe?
Snopes says no.I hadn’t heard this one before — too busy with the old ham sandwich rumor, I guess.
Lockerbie Bomber Goes Free
“We found him to be a highly intelligent, well-educated and deeply religious person who wishes to spend his last few weeks with his wife and five children.”Hard to believe, but Abdelbasset Ali al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of killing 270 people in the Lockerbie airplane bombing in 1988, is about to be released on “compassionate grounds.” He’s dying of prostate cancer.
Stella the Fella = Caster the Mister?
History repeats itself in Berlin. 1936: At the Summer Olympics in Berlin, women’s 100-meter runner Helen Stephens is accused of being a man.
Happy 63rd, Mr. President
Happy 63rd birthday to former President Bill Clinton.
Mozart: This Time It’s Strep Throat That Killed Him
Hoorah! Time for another new cause of death for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.In the past, you may recall, the Salzburg Stallion’s early death has been blamed on military fever, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, pneumonia, kidney stones, killer composers, and undercooked pork cutlets.
Jurassic Prez?
Steven Spielberg and Robert Redford are planning duelling biopics of beloved President Abraham Lincoln, according to The Guardian.Spielberg wants Liam Neeson as Abe.
Fred Astaire Was On ‘Battlestar Galactica’?
Oddly, yes. He played an “old con man” who “works his way into Starbuck’s life” in episode 15 in 1979. Here’s the photographic proof, with Astaire and rascally Dirk Benedict.
Shannon Elizabeth Was Born in 1973, Not 1976
Our bad. We’ve discovered that Shannon Elizabeth was born on 1973. We’ve had 1976 listed on her profile for quite some time.