Duelling Crack-Ups
Transportation roundup: Jerry Seinfeld has trouble with an Italian car; Naomi Campbell with a British plane.
Biographies
Milton Caniff, “Sharp and Lusty”
Cartoonist Milton Caniff died on this day 20 years ago.
Alec Baldwin is 50
Actor Alec Baldwin, born in 1958. His first job was on the TV soap opera The Doctors in 1980. According to TV.com, The Doctors also helped launch the careers of Ellen Burstyn (1964-65) and Jonathan “Number One” Frakes (1977-78).
Putting the Cooper ‘Chute to Bed
The FBI has confirmed that the parachute dug up in Washington last month was not D.B. Cooper’s. But it may be left over from the 1945 crash of a Marine Corsair.
Dr. Demento and ‘Fish Heads’
Dr. Demento, the radio host who brought the world ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, turns 67 today.Demento said in a 2000 interview that his show’s “all time most requested song is ‘Fish Heads’ by Barnes and Barnes.” Lightly disturbing video follows.
Nixon in ’92!
Speaking of April 1 jokes, the Museum of Hoaxes has ranked the top 100 April Fool’s Day hoaxes of all time.#6 is National Public Radio’s 1992 announcement that Richard Nixon was running for president again. His campaign slogan? “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.”
‘Chute Not Cooper’s, Says Expert
The parachute dug up in Washington State recently was not used by jumping skyjacker D.B. Cooper, according to the man who packed Cooper’s parachutes.The Associated Press quotes Earl Crossley, who has now examined the parachute: “Absolutely, for sure… The D.B. Cooper parachute was made of nylon. This 1945 parachute was made of silk.”
Flying Penguins Discovered by BBC
The BBC program Miracles of Evolution, hosted by Terry Jones, has announced the discovery of a remarkable colony of Antarctic penguins.The Daily Telegraph has the story.
Walken is 65
Actor Christopher Walken turns 65 today.It’s also been 30 years since his Oscar-winning 1978 turn in The Deer Hunter.The IMDB puts his career tally at 110 film and TV appearances, and counting.
Are You Saying “Boo” or “Buu-uush?”
George W. Bush threw out the first pitch of the baseball season last night in Washington, D.C. This morning the hot question seems to be: Did he get booed or cheered?