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SHOWBIZ HIGHLIGHTS - 1 of 3

 

 

1.  KIM KARDASHIAN posted a selfie with her daughter North cropped out, and her followers let her have it . . . calling her selfish and narcissistic.  But she Tweeted, quote, "Wait is this really news that I posted a selfie & cropped my daughter out?  LOL . . . Her eyes were closed and I was feeling my look!  Can I live?!?!"  (Full Story)

 

 

 

2.  MAMA JUNE from "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" has REFUSED an offer to do a porno with SUGAR BEAR.  She says, quote, "I have more respect for myself and my kids and my family.  It ain't happening, not even for a zillion dollars."  (Full Story)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  A recent survey found that the "most liked" celebrity of the year is Morgan FreemanTom Hanks is second, followed by Sandra Bullock and Betty White.  1,100 people ages 13 to 49 were surveyed.  (Full Story)

 

 

 

5.  BILL COSBY's wife CAMILLE issued a statement calling her husband, quote, "a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend."  She added, quote, "There appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are published or aired."  (Full Story)

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ HIGHLIGHTS - 2 of 3

 

 

6.  The SONY HACKERS have released even more documents over the last several days.  And among other things, they say "The Interview" may not be worth all the controversy it's causing . . . because apparently it STINKS.  In e-mails, execs describe it as "unfunny and repetitive" and "a misfire."  (Full Story)

 

 

 

7.  "Harry Potter" author J.K. ROWLING admits there's only one character she regrets killing off:  Ice cream shop owner Florean Fortescue.  She says, quote, "I seemed to have him kidnapped and killed for no good reason."  (Full Story)

 

 

 

8.  It sounds like "Beetlejuice 2" will happen . . . and that it will reunite stars MICHAEL KEATON and WINONA RYDER with director TIM BURTON.  In an interview, Burton said he's definitely down, and that there's a part for Winona.  Keaton has already said that he's definitely in if Burton's in.  (Full Story)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.  Over the past month, we've heard how former CREED singer SCOTT STAPP is going crazy . . . but now you can actually hear it for yourself.  TMZ has released clips from 911 calls he made, where he says someone is trying to kill him, and he's "running down the highway."  And that ISIS is after his son.  (Full Story)

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ HIGHLIGHTS - 3 of 3

 

 

11.  Diffuser.fm has a list of "The 12 Alt Rock Songs of Christmas," which may not be part of your overplayed rotation . . . yet.  It includes:  "Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects" by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings . . . "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" by The Ramones . . . and "Joel, the Lump of Coal" by The Killers.  (Full Story)

 

 

 

12.  Music NotesModest Mouse Album News, Plus New Videos from Hozier and Panda Bear

 

 

 

13.  Urban Quick HitsD'Angelo, Iggy Azalea, and Nicki Minaj

 

 

 

14.  FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE and LUKE BRYAN each won three awards at last night's "American Country Countdown Awards".  Other big moments included JASON ALDEAN taking home Artist of the Year, and REBA MCENTIRE being honored with the first-ever Nash Icon Award.  (Full Story)

 

 

 

15.  RollingStone.com's "10 Most Bizarre Christmas Songs" include the JOHN TRAVOLTA and OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN mess, "I Think You Might Like It", and JOHN DENVER'S strange, "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)".  (Full Story)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ SEXY - 1 of 3

 

 

Kim Kardashian Cropped Her Own Daughter Out of a Selfie 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  KIM KARDASHIAN posted a selfie with her daughter North cropped out, and her followers let her have it . . . calling her selfish and narcissistic.  But she Tweeted, quote, "Wait is this really news that I posted a selfie & cropped my daughter out?  LOL . . . Her eyes were closed and I was feeling my look!  Can I live?!?!"

 

 

FULL STORY:  KIM KARDASHIAN lets NOTHING get in the way of a good selfie.  Not even her own flesh and blood.  Kim posted a selfie yesterday in which she clearly cropped out her daughterNorth West.

 

 

And her followers let her have it, with comments like:

 

 

"Seriously you can't even let your own child in a picture with you.  #selfishness"

 

"Lmao if she loved her child she wouldn't have cropped out the pic"

 

"Narcissism at its finest."

 

"Crop game strongggg, poor North your mom would rather showoff a brick wall than you.....SHAME!!!"

 

 

But Kim has an excuse.  She Tweeted, quote, "Wait is this really news that I posted a selfie & cropped my daughter out?  LOL . . . Her eyes were closed and I was feeling my look!  Can I live?!?!"

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ SEXY - 2 of 3

 

 

Crisis Averted:  Mama June Won't Do Porn 

 

 

The CIA has lost what could have been a very important and effective "advanced interrogation" technique . . . because MAMA JUNE from "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" has REFUSED an offer to do a porno with SUGAR BEAR.

 

 

She says, quote, "I have more respect for myself and my kids and my family.  It ain't happening, not even for a zillion dollars."

 

 

So apparently in Mama June's world, waiting for the man who molested your daughter to get out of jail so you can start dating him again shows respect for yourself, your kids and your family.  Good to know.  (???)

 

 

Related Comedy:  If Mama June and Sugar Bear change their minds and accept that deal to make a porno, they will be given full creative control.  Which means they won't have to skimp on the mayonnaise.

 

 

 

 

 

Sexy Pictures of Famous People 

 

 

1.  JENNIFER ANISTON got all sexy for "Allure" magazine.  She shows some deep cleavage and even gets TOPLESS in one shot.  Unfortunately, she's hugging her hairdresser in that one, so you don't get to see the goods.

 

 

(His name is Chris McMillan, and he created the infamous "Rachel" haircut.  So I guess if anybody deserves Jennifer Aniston's boobs against his bare chest, it's this guy.  Oh, and he was HIGH when he came up with it.)

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ SEXY - 3 of 3

 

 

More Sexy Pictures of Famous People 

 

 

2.  This is . . . interesting:  CHRIS BROWN being choked out . . . jokingly . . . by JUSTIN BIEBER.

 

 

Speaking of Justin, a picture of him with model HAILEY BALDWIN ignited dating rumors.  But Justin says, he's, quote, "super single."

 

 

 

3.  GISELE BUNDCHEN without makeup?  Not much different.

 

 

 

4.  (NC-17)  Okay, if you love nude Asian women, then it's definitely time to start watching the Netflix series "Marco Polo"(Here's the NOT SAFE FOR WORK proof.)

 

 

 

5.  BRITNEY SPEARS shows off some sweet abs on the cover of "Women's Health" magazine.  And here, for no reason, is video of her being tickled by her boyfriend.

 

 

 

6.  Are these the most shocking hair changes of 2014?

 

 

 

7.  JENNIFER LAWRENCE has a seriously hot bodyguard.

 

 

 

8.  BRAD PITT and the kids . . . minus the twins . . . repped for ANGELINA JOLIE at the premiere of her movie "Unbroken".  (Full Story)

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ NONSENSE - 1 of 6

 

 

The 25 Most Liked Celebrities of 2014 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A recent survey found that the "most liked" celebrity of the year is Morgan FreemanTom Hanks is second, followed by Sandra Bullock and Betty White.  1,100 people ages 13 to 49 were surveyed.

 

 

FULL STORY:  According to a new survey, the "most liked" celebrity of 2014 is a 77-year-old African American man.  And I know what you're thinking . . . but no, it's NOT Bill Cosby(???)  It's Morgan Freeman.

 

 

1,100 people ages 13 to 49 were surveyed by E-Score . . . a consumer research service that provides information to media and entertainment companies.  It has nothing to do with Facebook "likes."  Here's the Top 25:

 

 

1.  Morgan Freeman

 

2.  Tom Hanks

 

3.  Sandra Bullock

 

4.  Betty White

 

5.  Will Smith

 

6.  Clint Eastwood

 

7.  Bruce Willis

 

8.  Julia Roberts

 

 

Continued . . .

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ NONSENSE - 2 of 6

 

 

The 25 Most Liked Celebrities of 2014  (continued) 

 

 

9.  Leonardo DiCaprio

 

10.  Jennifer Aniston

 

11.  Ben Stiller

 

12.  George Clooney

 

13.  Ellen DeGeneres

 

14.  Eddie Murphy

 

15.  Dolly Parton

 

16.  Nicolas Cage

 

17.  John Travolta

 

18.  Whoopi Goldberg

 

19.  Sylvester Stallone

 

20.  Taylor Swift

 

21.  David Letterman

 

22.  Oprah Winfrey

 

23.  Jay Leno

 

24.  Alec Baldwin

 

25.  Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

 

Continued . . .

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ NONSENSE - 3 of 6

 

 

The 25 Most Liked Celebrities of 2014  (continued) 

 

 

It's interesting that this data was collected presumably for marketing purposes . . . and 19 of the 25 celebrities listed were at least 50 years old, including the Top Four.  So, they're OLDER than the demographic that participated in the survey.

 

 

It seems like movies, TV shows, and commercials are always focusing on young stars to attract a younger audience . . . but of the 25 most liked celebrities by people ages 13 to 49, only ONE was younger than 40:  Taylor Swift, who's 25.

 

 

After that, the next youngest is Leonardo DiCaprio, and we're all well aware of how he's beloved by young people . . . particularly models, who like to ride on yachts.

 

 

(Bill Cosby is 77 and could very well be the LEAST liked celebrity of the year . . . but that data hasn't been provided.)

 

 

(Last month, we heard that in the last year, Cosby had dropped from the THIRD most trusted celebrity to #2,615.)

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ NONSENSE - 4 of 6

 

 

Bill Cosby's Wife Speaks 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  BILL COSBY's wife CAMILLE issued a statement calling her husband, quote, "a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend."  She added, quote, "There appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are published or aired."

 

 

FULL STORY:  BILL COSBY's wife CAMILLE broke her silence yesterday about the allegations against her husband.  She defended him pretty fiercely, of course, noting that she married him in 1964 and still loves him to this day.

 

 

She said, quote, "He is a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend.  He is the man you thought you knew."

 

 

She also compared his situation to an article "Rolling Stone" published this year about an alleged rape at the University of Virginia.  Since it was published, there have been serious questions about its validity, and about "Rolling Stone's" reporting.

 

 

Camille said, quote, "There appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are published or aired.  None of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim.  But the question should be asked . . . who is the victim?"

 

 

(You can read the whole statement here.)

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ NONSENSE - 5 of 6

 

 

New Revelations from the Sony Leak . . . Including Execs Saying "The Interview" Sucks

 

 

The hackers who stole documents from Sony have released even more over the last several days.  Here's a quick rundown of the latest . . .

 

 

1.  "The Interview" may not be worth all the controversy it's causing . . . because apparently it STINKS.  In e-mails, execs describe it as "unfunny and repetitive" and "a misfire."

 

 

One even suggests JAMES FRANCO's character could have been "appealing and funny" . . . if he were played by SOMEBODY ELSE.  (Full Story)

 

 

(Meanwhile, if you don't mind SPOILERS, here's the scene that's causing the most controversy.  And, on a related note, Seth Rogen told "Good Morning America" he never meant for the movie to be the least bit controversial.)

 

 

 

2.  Speaking of movies that may suck, Sony apparently has no faith in a new Cameron Crowe movie starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams and Bill Murray.  (Full Story)

 

 

 

3.  Here's a rundown of some other, recent revelations . . . including George Clooney being sad about the critical failure of "Monuments Men", Sony thinking Jaden and Willow Smith are crazy, and Channing Tatum's awesome e-mail after the great opening of "22 Jump Street".

 

 

 

SHOWBIZ NONSENSE - 6 of 6

 

 

There's Only One "Harry Potter" Character J.K. Rowling Regrets Killing 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  "Harry Potter" author J.K. ROWLING admits there's only one character she regrets killing off:  Ice cream shop owner Florean Fortescue.  She says, quote, "I seemed to have him kidnapped and killed for no good reason."

 

 

FULL STORY:  In a new essay on her Pottermore website, J.K. ROWLING admitted there's ONE character she regrets killing off in the "Harry Potter" books.  But you'd probably NEVER guess who, because it's a very minor character.

 

 

It's Florean Fortescue, who owned an ice cream shop in Diagon Alley.  Rowling says, quote, "I seemed to have him kidnapped and killed for no good reason.

 

 

"He is not the first wizard whom Voldemort murdered because he knew too much (or too little), but he is the only one I feel guilty about, because it was all my fault."  (Read more here.)

 

 

She also revealed that she made Professor Snape the potions teacher, because chemistry was her least favorite subject.

 

 

She said, quote, "Naturally when I was trying to decide which subject Harry's arch-enemy, Severus Snape, should teach, it had to be the wizarding equivalent."

 

 

 

MOVIE QUICK HITS

 

 

Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder Will Reunite for "Beetlejuice 2" . . . We Think 

 

 

It sounds like "Beetlejuice 2" will happen . . . and that it will reunite stars MICHAEL KEATON and WINONA RYDER with director TIM BURTON.

 

 

In an interview with MTV News,Burtonsaid he's definitely down for directing, and that there's a part forWinona.  Keaton has already said that he's definitely in ifBurton's in.

 

 

But Burtondid say he hasn't spoken to Keaton yet because he's out doing press for "Birdman"(Here's video.)

 

 

(Notice that Burton never said it's DEFINITELY a go.  That's why we're a little guarded.  Yeah, it sounds like everybody wants to do it.  But that doesn't mean it absolutely WILL happen.)

 

 

(Projects like this fall apart all the time.  Right, everybody from "Ghostbusters" except Bill Murray?)

 

 

 

TV REMINDERS

 

 

Tuesday TV Reminders:

 

 

"Charlie Brown Christmas" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on ABC.

 

 

"Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC.  An animated version of "Elf", with Jim Parsons from "The Big Bang Theory" as the voice of the character Will Ferrell played.  And Mark Hamill as the voice of his real dad, Walter.

 

 

• The seventh season finale of "The Voice" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on NBC.

 

 

"Ascension" [Part 2 of 3] . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Syfy.

 

 

"Suave Says" . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on VH1.  Gerardo's children are forced to learn Spanish, but their Grandmother also teaches them bad words.

 

 

 


TODAY ON TV TALK SHOWS

 

 

Tonight's Late Night Talk Shows:

 

 

"The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" - Christoph Waltz, and Nicki Minaj.

 

 

"Late Night with Seth Meyers" - James Corden, Vanessa Bayer, and Robert Earl.

 

 

"Letterman" - Anna Kendrick, and Charli XCX.

 

 

"Jimmy Kimmel" - Garth Brooks, and Tracey Ullman.

 

 

"Carson Daly" - Jena Malone, Broods, and the Immortalists.

 

 

"Conan" - Dick Van Dyke, Jenny Slate, and Vance Joy.

 

 

"Craig Ferguson" - Larry King, and Angela Kinsey.

 

 

"Jon Stewart" - Paul McCartney.

 

 

"The Colbert Report" - Kendrick Lamar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW MUSIC AND DVDS - 1 of 2

 

 

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "The Maze Runner" Are Out on DVD

 

 

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" . . . Megan Fox is April O'Neill, Will Arnett is her cameraman, Whoopi Goldberg is her editor, and Johnny Knoxville is Leonardo.

 

 

"The Maze Runner" . . . starring Dylan O'Brien from MTV's "Teen Wolf" as a guy trapped in the center of a deadly maze with a group of other teenage boys.

 

 

"This Is Where I Leave You" . . . Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Adam Driver from "Girls", and Corey Stoll from "House of Cards" honor their dead father's final wish by moving back home for a week.  Jane Fonda plays their widowed mom.

 

 

"Magic in the Moonlight" . . . is a Woody Allen comedy starring Colin Firth as an illusionist asked to try to prove that Emma Stone is really a fake spiritual medium.

 

 

"At the Devil's Door" . . . Naya Rivera's sister goes missing while trying to help a girl who's possessed.  Ashley Rickards from MTV's "Awkward" is the possessed chick.

 

 

Plus:  The second season of "The Americans", the first season of Halle Berry's sci-fi show "Extant", and the fourth season of "Arrested Development".

 

 

Meanwhile, "The Wolf of Wall Street" and the Marlon Wayans comedy "A Haunted House 2" have been added to Netflix Instant Streaming in the past week.  Here's a quick look at what's coming to DVD over the holidays:

 

 

Next Week, on December 22ndAnd In 2 Weeks, on December 30th
"The Good Lie" stars Reese Witherspoon as an employment counselor who gets emotionally invested in helping three Sudanese refugees.

 

"Pride" . . . the true story of how gay activists raised money to support the families of striking British miners in 1984.

 

• The third season of "Continuum"

"The Equalizer" . . . starring Denzel Washington and Chloe Grace Moretz.

 

"Tusk" . . . starring Justin Long as a guy being turned into a human walrus.

 

• The fourth season of "Shameless".

 

• The second season of "Banshee"

 

 

 

NEW MUSIC AND DVDS - 2 of 2

 

 

New CDs from Nicki Minaj, Charli XCX, and Gov't Mule

 

 

"The Pink Print", Nicki Minaj

 

 

"Sucker", Charli XCX

 

 

"III", Take That

 

 

"Dark Side of the Mule", Gov't Mule

 

 

• The "Peter Pan Live!" soundtrack.

 

 

• The "Into the Woods" soundtrack.

 

 

"Live SOS", 5 Seconds of Summer

 

 

• The score to "The Hobbit:  The Battle of the Five Armies".

 

 

• The 30th anniversary version of "Do They Know It's Christmas".  It was recorded this year to help fight Ebola, but the original was to fight famine inEthiopia.  The 1984 original, a 1989 version, and the 20th anniversary version are also on this EP.

 

 

"Nobody", rapper Chief Keef

 

 

 

MUSIC QUICK HITS - 1 of 5

 

 

Check Out Audio of 911 Calls, Where Scott Stapp Does Sound Crazy 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  Over the past month, we've heard how former CREED singer SCOTT STAPP is going crazy . . . but now you can actually hear it for yourself.  TMZ has released clips from 911 calls he made, where he says someone is trying to kill him, and he's "running down the highway."  And thatISIS is after his son.

 

 

FULL STORY:  Over the past month, we've heard how former CREED singer SCOTT STAPP is crazy . . . but now you can actually hear it for yourself.

 

 

TMZ has released clips from 911 calls Scott made, where he says someone is trying to kill him, and he's "running down the highway."

 

 

He sounds either insane, or totally drugged up.  Although, at one point he claims he's NOT on drugs.  He also says he's dehydrated and malnourished, and that his heart has been racing out of control.

 

 

There's also audio of the call he placed to the dean of his kid's school last month, warning that ISIS will attack the people ofFlorida.  There's also a 911 call where he accuses his wife of "stealing" his truck.

 

 

There's no comment from Scott, although last week he said he was, quote, "100% sober and 100% mentally sane and stable."  However, he also recently lost custody of his kids.  (You can read more about that, here.)

 

 

(You can find the audio clips here and here.  Here's the call to the school about ISIS.  And here's the 911 call where he accuses his wife of stealing.)

 

 

 

MUSIC QUICK HITS - 2 of 5

 

 

The 12 Alt Rock Songs of Christmas 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  Diffuser.fm has a list of "The 12 Alt Rock Songs of Christmas," which may not be part of your overplayed rotation . . . yet.  It includes:  "Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects" by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings . . . "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" by The Ramones . . . and "Joel, the Lump of Coal" by The Killers.

 

 

FULL STORY:  If you're already sick of hearing the same old Christmas songs, buckle up . . . these next 10 days are going to be ROUGH on your ears.

 

 

For those who'd like to remain festive, but want something fresher to listen to, Diffuser.fm has a list of "The 12 Alt Rock Songs of Christmas," which may not be part of the overplayed rotation . . . yet.  Here's the list:

 

 

1.  "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", the version Yoko Ono did with The Flaming Lips

 

2.  "Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects", Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

 

3.  "When the Bells Start Ringing", My Morning Jacket featuring The Head and the Heart

 

4.  "Come on Santa", The Raveonettes

 

5.  "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)", The Ramones

 

 

Continued . . .

 

 

 

MUSIC QUICK HITS - 3 of 5

 

 

The 12 Alt Rock Songs of Christmas  (continued) 

 

 

6.  "Once a Year", Samantha Harlow featuring Anderson East

 

7.  "Snow", New Found Glory

 

8.  "Joel, the Lump of Coal", The Killers

 

9.  "Fairytale of New York", The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl

 

10.  "Did I Make You Cry on Christmas? (Well, You Deserve It)", Sufjan Stevens

 

11.  "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs", The Eels

 

12.  "Must Be Christmas", The Band of Merrymakers

 

 

(You can find audio and brief write-ups on each song, here.)

 

 

(PHONE STARTER:  Do you have any songs in your Christmas mix that aren't totally played out?  Give us a call and help us all out.)

 

 

 

MUSIC QUICK HITS - 4 of 5

 

 

Music Notes:  Modest Mouse Album News, Plus New Videos from Hozier and Panda Bear 

 

 

1.  MODEST MOUSE will put out their first album in eight years on March 3rd.  It's called "Strangers to Ourselves" . . . and the first single "Lampshades on Fire" is out.

 

 

Diehard fans will recognize it.  They've been playing it live for three years now.  (You can hear a studio version of the song at TheCurrent.org.  And here's video of them doing it live last month.)

 

 

 

2.  The HOZIER song "Take Me to Church" has become one of the bigger hits of the year . . . and now, there's video of him performing it for Amazon's "Front Row" series.

 

 

(He also performs "Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene" and "From Eden".  Scroll down to find links to them.)

 

 

 

3.  PANDA BEAR from ANIMAL COLLECTIVE has released a trippy, animated video for the song "Boys Latin".  It's pretty cool.

 

 

"Boys Latin" is the second single off his upcoming album, "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper", which is coming out on January 13th.

 

 

 

MUSIC QUICK HITS - 5 of 5

 

 

Urban Quick Hits:  D'Angelo, Iggy Azalea, and Nicki Minaj 

 

 

1.  D'ANGELO pulled a BEYONCÉ at midnight yesterday morning, when he suddenly unleashed his third album, "Black Messiah", on iTunes and Spotify.  It's his first album in 14 YEARS.

 

 

QUESTLOVE from THE ROOTS helped produce three tracks.  And he gave it a good review.  He said, quote, "This album is like the 'Apocalypse Now' of Black music.  It's everything . . . it's beautiful, it's ugly, it's truth, it's lies."

 

 

And D'Angelo Re-Tweeted this comment:  Quote, "Y'all already published your 'Best of 2014' lists, and then #BlackMessiah.  Ha!"

 

 

2.  IGGY AZALEA . . . or "Igloo Australia" as Azealia Banks calls her . . . announced the dates for her upcoming tour.  It kicks off on April 14th in Fresno, California.  Her opening acts will be Nick Jonas, Tinashé, and DJ Whizz Kid.

 

 

Tickets go on sale Friday.  (You can check out all the dates, here.)

 

 

 

3.  On yesterday's "Ellen", NICKI MINAJ said there IS an amount of money that would make her feel comfortable taking an early retirement:  Half a BILLION dollars.

 

 

She said, quote, "People always ask me when are you going to slow down, so I figured to think of like an astronomical amount of money and tell them that so they would stop asking me.  So, whenever I make $500 million.

 

 

"I'll [take a break to] have a family even if I don't have $500 million, but if I'm not taking a break for family it would have to be because of $500 million."

 

 

 

TUESDAY'S SHOWBIZ EXTRAS - 1 of 2

 

 

Sexy Extras:

 

 

1.  Actor EDDIE REDMAYNE got married yesterday.  He's the guy who plays STEPHEN HAWKING in "The Theory of Everything".  (Full Story)

 

 

2.  JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS from "The Tudors" is engaged.  (Full Story)

 

 

3.  In an interview with "GQ", CHRIS HEMSWORTH mentioned seeing his brother LIAM in, quote, "relationships he shouldn't be in."  Was he talking about MILEY?  (Full Story)

 

 

 

Nonsense Extras:

 

 

1.  MEL B missed Saturday night's "X Factor UK" because she had to be hospitalized.  When she showed up for Sunday's show with a bruise on her face, fans were worried her husband beat her up.  He says he didn't.  (Full Story)

 

 

2.  BURT REYNOLDS' memorabilia auction pulled in $2.5 million.  His "Smokey and the Bandit" Trans Am commanded $450,000 all by itself . . . and it wasn't even one of the ones actually used in the movies.  (Full Story)

 

 

3.  NICK CANNON treated his kids to a $99 sundae in Manhattan.  (Full Story)

 

 

 

TUESDAY'S SHOWBIZ EXTRAS - 2 of 2

 

 

Movie Extras:

 

 

1.  "Birdman" leads all Critics' Choice nominees with 13.  (Full Story)

 

 

2.  "Transformers:  Age of Extinction" tops "Rolling Stone's" list of the year's worst movies.  (Full Story)

 

 

3.  Check out an eight-minute supercut of 330 movies that came out this year.

 

 

 

TV Extras:

 

 

1.  The movie "Wet Hot American Summer" is being turned into a series for Netflix.  (Full Story)

 

 

2.  MINDY KALING's "Wreath Witherspoon" gag from "The Mindy Project" has become a meme.  (Full Story)

 

 

3.  Did one of last night's "Jeopardy!" contestants steal a pen?  (Full Story)

 

 

 

Music Extras:

 

 

WILCO announced some 2015 tour dates.  (Full Story)

 

 

 

STUPID NEWS HIGHLIGHTS - 1 of 2

 

 

1.  Here are a few random facts for you.  The age when you're legally an adult in Iran and Saudi Arabia is eight for girls and 14 for boys.  ERNEST HEMINGWAY set a fishing world record in 1938 by catching seven marlin in one day. And the "S-o-x" in Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox isn't just a weird spelling of the word s-o-c-k-s, it's the shortened form of "stockings."  (Full Story)

 

 

2.  According to a new survey, 18% of people haven't bought ANY Christmas presents yet, and won't start until this Saturday . . . which, believe it or not, is the last Saturday before Christmas.  And overall, 56% of people still aren't done with their shopping.  (Full Story)

 

 

3.  A new study found the worst Christmas gifts a guy can give his wife or girlfriend.  The top five are:  Socks . . . bath salts . . . chocolate . . . perfume . . . and body spray.  (Full Story)

 

 

4.  A new study found the average guy tunes out after just SIX minutes of conversation with his wife or girlfriend.  The top three topics that make him stop listening are:  Talking about people he's never met . . . talking about coworkers or other work issues . . . and talking about celebrities, specifically reality TV stars.  (Full Story)

 

 

5.  A new study found women are more likely to get accidentally knocked up in the next two weeks than any other time of year.  More than HALF of women in the study said they'd forgotten to take a birth control pill, used the morning after pill, or had an unplanned pregnancy happen over the Christmas season.  (Full Story)

 

 

6.  Merriam-Webster's word of the year is . . . CULTURE.  There was an increase in people looking it up on their website this year, and they say it's part of a lot of popular issues this year . . . like work culture, and the culture of transparency in government.  (Full Story)

 

 

STUPID NEWS HIGHLIGHTS - 2 of 2

 

 

7.  A new study found there's a connection between men who eat spicy food and how much TESTOSTERONE they have . . . in other words, a connection between spicy food and manliness.  But they don't know if having a lot of testosterone makes you like spicy foods . . . or if eating spicy foods raises your testosterone.  (Full Story)

 

 

8.  A new study found you may only need ONE MINUTE of hard exercise a day to be healthy.  They had a group of overweight people bike as hard as possible each day for just three 20-second intervals, followed each time by a few minutes of slow pedaling to cool down.  And after six weeks, it improved their blood pressure, muscle activity, and blood sugar.  (Full Story)

 

 

9.  A new study found the average doctor's office has 1.3 magazines stolen from its waiting room every day.  So if an office is open 200 days a year, at about $4 a magazine, that's $1,040 per year in stolen magazines.  And across all the doctors' offices in the U.S., it's hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen magazines.  (Full Story)

 

 

10.  A couple in New Zealand recently got locked inside their new keyless car, because they didn't have the keychain remote.  And they didn't realize there was a button on the door to unlock it manually.  So they sat in their garage for 13 HOURS before someone found them.  Paramedics say if they'd been there much longer, they might have died.  (Full Story)

 

 

11.  A couple in Wyoming got into an argument on Saturday night, and the woman ended up biting off a chunk of her boyfriend's CHIN . . . including some of his beard hair . . . and hit him with a SpongeBob SquarePants snow shovel.  He needed a ton of stitches, and she's facing up to 10-and-a-half years in prison for felony aggravated assault.  (Full Story)

 

 

12.  Earlier this month, there was a story in Ireland about a homeless guy whose only wish was to have Christmas dinner with someone.  It went viral . . .  a bunch of people invited him to their Christmas dinners . . . and then his SISTER saw the story.  She hadn't seen him in 12 years, so she got in touch, and he'll be spending Christmas with his family this year.  (Full Story)

 


STUPID NEWS - 1 of 10

 

 

Five Random Facts For Tuesday

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  Here are a few random facts for you.  The age when you're legally an adult in Iran and Saudi Arabia is eight for girls and 14 for boys.  ERNEST HEMINGWAY set a fishing world record in 1938 by catching seven marlin in one day. And the "S-o-x" in Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox isn't just a weird spelling of the word s-o-c-k-s, it's the shortened form of "stockings."

 

 

FULL STORY:  Here are some random facts for you . . .

 

 

1.  The National Guard started as a militia inMassachusetts378 years ago, in 1636 . . . which means the National Guard is 140 years older than theUnited States.

 

 

2.  The age when you're legally an adult in Iranand Saudi Arabiais eight for girls and 14 for boys.

 

 

3.  The word "malaria" comes from medieval Italian . . . "mala aria" translates to bad air.  It's because people initially thought bad-smelling air from swamps spread the disease . . . they didn't know it was the mosquitoes in those swamps.

 

 

4.  ERNEST HEMINGWAY set a world record for fishing in 1938, by catching seven marlin in one day.

 

 

5.  The "S-o-x" in Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox isn't just supposed to be a weird spelling of the word s-o-c-k-s.  It's the shortened form of "stockings."

 

 

 

 


STUPID NEWS - 2 of 10

 

 

18% of People Won't Start Their Christmas Shopping Until This Saturday

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  According to a new survey, 18% of people haven't bought ANY Christmas presents yet, and won't start until this Saturday . . . which, believe it or not, is the last Saturday before Christmas.  And overall, 56% of people still aren't done with their shopping.

 

 

FULL STORY:  If you made it through Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Green Tuesday, and Now-a-Shopping-Day Thanksgiving Thursday without buying any gifts, YOUR big shopping day is coming up:  Panic Saturday.

 

 

According to a new survey, 18% of people haven't bought ANY Christmas presents yet, and won't start until this Saturday . . . which, believe it or not, is the last Saturday before Christmas.

 

 

Men are more likely to have procrastinated until this Saturday than women, 22% to 16%.

 

 

Overall, 56% of people still aren't totally done with their shopping.

 

 

The main reason people haven't bought all their gifts yet is because they didn't know what to get someone.  The number two reason is they got a gift or found out they're getting a gift from someone unexpected, and hadn't bought THEM a gift.

 

 

 

 

Related Comedy:  More than half of shoppers haven't completed their shopping by the Saturday before Christmas.  There's a name for these people, and that name is "men."

 

 

 

STUPID NEWS - 3 of 10

 

 

The 11 Worst Christmas Gifts Men Can Give

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A new study found the worst Christmas gifts a guy can give his wife or girlfriend.  The top five are:  Socks . . . bath salts . . . chocolate . . . perfume . . . and body spray.

 

 

FULL STORY:  If you're like the stereotypical guy in sitcoms and commercials, you haven't bought any Christmas presents yet.  But that might actually be a good thing . . . at least you can hear THIS before you buy anything.

 

 

A new study had women name the worst gifts their husband or boyfriend could buy them.  Here are the top 11 . . .

 

 

1.  Socks.

 

2. Bathsalts . . . the stuff you get atBathand Body Works for the bathtub, NOT the drug that makes you eat people's faces.

 

3.  Chocolate.

 

4.  Perfume . . . because you'll never pick the right one.

 

5.  Body spray.

 

6.  Toiletries.

 

7.  Gift cards.

 

8.  Kitchenware.

 

9.  Cash.

 

10.  Windshield wipers.  (???)

 

11.  A sewing kit.  (FemaleFirst)

 

 

 

STUPID NEWS - 4 of 10

 

 

The Average Guy Tunes Out After Six Minutes of Conversation . . . Here Are the Top 10 Things That Make Him Stop Listening

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A new study found the average guy tunes out after just SIX minutes of conversation with his wife or girlfriend.  The top three topics that make him stop listening are:  Talking about people he's never met . . . talking about coworkers or other work issues . . . and talking about celebrities, specifically reality TV stars.

 

 

FULL STORY:  Every couple in the world has argued at some point about how the guy TUNES OUT during a conversation.  In fact, every couple in the world has probably had that argument THIS WEEK.

 

 

And a new study confirmed it really does happen.  They found the average guy stops paying complete attention to what his wife or girlfriend is saying after just SIX minutes. Here are the top 10 topics that make guys tune out . . .

 

 

1.  Talking about people he's never met.

 

2.  When she talks about her coworkers and other work issues.

 

3.  Celebrities . . . specifically reality stars.

 

4.  Fashion and shopping.

 

5.  Other people's relationships.

 

6.  What someone said or did on Facebook.

 

7.  Horoscopes.

 

8.  What she had for lunch.

 

9.  Her feelings.

 

10.  Dieting and nutrition.  (Daily Mail)

 

 

 

STUPID NEWS - 5 of 10

 

 

You're Most Likely to Get Accidentally Knocked Up in the Next Two Weeks

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A new study found women are more likely to get accidentally knocked up in the next two weeks than any other time of year.  More than HALF of women in the study said they'd forgotten to take a birth control pill, used the morning after pill, or had an unplanned pregnancy happen over the Christmas season.

 

 

FULL STORY:  September is the most popular month for birthdays . . . and if you don't want to be a contributor to keeping that statistic alive, keep things safe over Christmas.

 

 

A new study found women are more likely to get accidentally knocked up over the next two weeks than any other time of year.

 

 

More than HALF of women in the study said they'd forgotten to take a birth control pill, used the morning after pill, or had an unplanned pregnancy happen over the Christmas season.

 

 

The main reasons are the drunken partying which leads to risky decisions . . . and all the hectic rushing around and family time makes it easier to forget to take the pill.

 

 

The study also found one in 14 women who've used the morning after pill had to get it after their office Christmas party.

 

 

 

 

 

STUPID NEWS - 6 of 10

 

 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year Is "Culture"

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  Merriam-Webster's word of the year is . . . CULTURE.  There was an increase in people looking it up on their website this year, and they say it's part of a lot of popular issues this year . . . like work culture, and the culture of transparency in government.

 

 

FULL STORY:  Merriam-Webster announced their "word of the year" . . . and we're all going to forget their pick in about three hours.  The Merriam-Webster pick for the 2014 word of the year is . . . CULTURE.

 

 

It's a boring pick, but it's not totally their fault . . . they make their pick out of the 10 words that had the biggest increase in look-ups on their website this year.

 

 

They picked culture because it's been part of some major issues this year . . . work culture, a culture of winning in sports, the culture of transparency in government, and RAPE culture.

 

 

Their nine runners-up for word of the year are nostalgia . . . insidious . . . legacy . . . feminism . . . je ne sais quoi . . . innovation . . . surreptitious . . . autonomy . . . and morbidity.

 

 

If most of those sound relatively uninspired, they agree.  The editor of Merriam-Webster dictionary said, quote, "This is a fairly sober list."

 

 

Their pick last year was "science" . . . the year before, it was "socialism and capitalism."

 

 

Last month, Oxford Dictionaries picked "vape" as its 2014 word of the year, and Dictionary.com picked "exposure."  (Huffington Post)

 

 

 

STUPID NEWS - 7 of 10

 

 

Eating Spicy Food Makes You More Manly . . . or Maybe Being Manly Makes You Eat Spicy Food?

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A new study found there's a connection between men who eat spicy food and how much TESTOSTERONE they have . . . in other words, a connection between spicy food and manliness.  But they don't know if having a lot of testosterone makes you like spicy foods . . . or if eating spicy foods raises your testosterone.

 

 

FULL STORY:  Remember when you were a kid and someone peer-pressured you into eating that jalapeno because it would put hair on your chest?  That casual bullying might actually have scientific merit.

 

 

A new study out of theUniversityofGrenobleinFrancefound there's a connection between men who eat spicy food and how much TESTOSTERONE they have . . . in other words, a connection between spicy food and MANLINESS.

 

 

But they're not sure if having a lot of testosterone make you like spicy foods . . . or if eating spicy food raises your testosterone.

 

 

Seriously, they have no idea . . . but I guess you could eat spicy food either way, since that will either prove you're manly or make you manly.  No downside, right?

 

 

The researchers say they haven't studied the effects of spicy food with women.

 

 

 

 

 

STUPID NEWS - 8 of 10

 

 

You Only Need to Workout Hard For One Minute a Day to Be Healthy?

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A new study found you may only need ONE MINUTE of hard exercise a day to be healthy.  They had a group of overweight people bike as hard as possible each day for just three 20-second intervals, followed each time by a few minutes of slow pedaling to cool down.  And after six weeks, it improved their blood pressure, muscle activity, and blood sugar.

 

 

FULL STORY:  Here's a New Year's resolution you can't POSSIBLY be too lazy to keep.  A new study out of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada found you only need to work out hard for ONE MINUTE A DAY to be healthy.

 

 

The researchers had a group of overweight men and women stick to a daily workout plan where they'd warm up on an exercise bike for two minutes . . . pedal as HARD as possible for just 20 SECONDS . . . then pedal slowly for two minutes.

 

 

Then they'd do it two more times:  20 seconds of hard pedaling, followed by two slow minutes.  Then a cool down period of pedaling EXTRA slowly for three minutes.  It adds up to just ONE MINUTE of hard exercise in 10 minutes after warming up.

 

 

BUT . . . after six weeks, the people had improved their cardiovascular endurance by an average of 12%, their blood pressure was down, their muscle activity was higher, and a lot of them had better blood sugar levels.

 

 

The researchers say it's more proof that there are MAJOR benefits to interval training in exercise . . . that's short bursts of maximum effort followed by longer stretches of lower effort.

 

 

And even a LITTLE bit of interval training might be enough to keep you healthier.  (Time)

 

 


STUPID NEWS - 9 of 10

 

 

Doctors' Offices Lose Millions of Dollars a Year . . . in Stolen Magazines?

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A new study found the average doctor's office has 1.3 magazines stolen from its waiting room every day.  So if an office is open 200 days a year, at about $4 a magazine, that's $1,040 per year in stolen magazines.  And across all the doctors' offices in the country, that's hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen magazines.

 

 

FULL STORY:  Ever wondered why the doctor's office only has magazines from six months ago in the waiting room?  It's because people love to STEAL them from the waiting room.

 

 

And that can REALLY add up.  It turns out doctors' offices are losing a FORTUNE every year in stolen magazines.

 

 

Researchers at theUniversityofAucklandstudied a waiting room with 87 magazines in it.  And an average of 1.3 magazines were stolen every day.  At the end of the study, 60% of the most recent magazines were taken.

 

 

And people were more likely to steal magazines they might be ASHAMED to actually subscribe to, like "US Weekly" and other gossip magazines.  Things like "Time" and "The Economist" didn't get stolen as often.

 

 

And now . . . math!  There are approximately 230,000 doctors' offices in theU.S.  If each one is open 200 days a year, they have 260 magazines stolen.  At $4 per magazine, that's $1,040 per office . . . or $239.2 MILLION across theU.S.

 

 

Sure, that's probably high . . . you figure not EVERY office has 1.3 magazines stolen per day . . . but even if it's 1% of that and American doctors are losing a total of $2.4 million on stolen magazines, isn't that ridiculous?  (Time / Wikipedia)

 

 


STUPID NEWS - 10 of 10

 

 

A Couple Got Locked in Their Keyless Car for 13 Hours . . . Because They Didn't Know They Could Unlock It Manually

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A couple inNew Zealand got locked inside their keyless car recently, because they didn't have the keychain remote.  And they didn't realize there was a button on the door to unlock it manually.  So they sat in their garage for 13 HOURS until someone found them.  Paramedics say if they'd been there much longer, they might have died.

 

 

FULL STORY:  68-year-old Brian Smith ofNew Zealand and his 65-year-old wife Mollieanne recently bought a new Mazda 3 with keyless entry, where you use the keychain remote to unlock the car.

 

 

And last month, they were sitting inside the car in their garage when the doors automatically locked.  They didn't have the remote with them, and they thought the keychain remote was the ONLY way to unlock the car.

 

 

So they PANICKED, and started honking their horn, hoping someone would hear it and come help.  But no one did.

 

 

At some point you'd THINK they would have noticed there were buttons on the doors to unlock the car MANUALLY, but they didn't.  They even tried to smash one of the windows with a tire iron instead . . . but it wouldn't break.

 

 

So they just sat there . . . for 13 HOURS . . . until a neighbor found them.  By then Mollieanne was unconscious, and Brian was having trouble breathing.  Paramedics say if they'd been there much longer, they might have died.

 

 

Mollieanne ended up spending three days in the hospital.  And they could have kept quiet and saved themselves the embarrassment . . . but she says they went public with the story, so other people don't make the same mistake.  (Otago Daily Times)

 

 


STUPID CRIMINALS

 

 

A Woman Bit Off Her Boyfriend's Chin and Hit Him With a SpongeBob Shovel

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  A couple inWyoming got into an argument on Saturday night, and the woman ended up biting off a chunk of her boyfriend's CHIN . . . including some of his beard hair . . . and hit him with a SpongeBob SquarePants snow shovel.  He needed a ton of stitches, and she's facing up to 10-and-a-half years in prison for felony aggravated assault.

 

 

FULL STORY:  I'm not sure what this couple was arguing about on Saturday . . . but whatever it was, there's no way it warranted THIS.

 

 

30-year-old Lola Brush ofJackson Hole,Wyomingand her boyfriend were driving home from watching a hockey game on Saturday night, when they got into a fight.

 

 

It kept going once they got home, things got louder . . . and then Lola LOST IT.  She actually BIT OFF a chunk of her boyfriend's CHIN . . . including some of his beard hair . . . then hit him with a SpongeBob SquarePants kids' snow shovel she found outside.

 

 

She also hit him with a wooden baseball bat, and a full-sized shovel.

 

 

She was arrested for felony aggravated assault and domestic battery . . . and could get up to 10-and-a-half years in prison.

 

 

Her boyfriend was hospitalized, and the doctors said his chin needed so many stitches they, quote, "lost count."

 

 

 

 

BIRTHDAYS - 1 of 3

 

 

The World's Smallest Woman . . . Indian actress Jyoti Amge is 21.  You know her as Ma Petite on "American Horror Story: Freak Show".

 

 

Theo James is 30"Divergent" stud.

 

 

Krysten Ritter is 33.  Chloe on "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23".  She just scored the lead on the upcoming Netflix show "Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones".

 

 

Anna Popplewell is 26.  Susan, the older sister in the "Chronicles of Narnia" films.  Now she's one of Mary Queen of Scots' hand maidens on the CW's "Reign".

 

 

Flo Rida is 35.  You remember "Low", right?  No?  Has it been that long?

 

 

Related Comedy:  Rapper Flo Rida is 35 today.  He plans on celebrating with his cousins Al Abama and Del Aware.

 

 

Kaine is 36.  One half of the Ying Yang Twins.  His real name is Eric Jackson.

 

 

Mattress actress Sabrina Dawn is 43.  She's starred in 84 FINE films . . . including "Bush League 1", "Jungle Beaver", "The Search for Pink October", "Lay, Lady, Lay", "City Lickers" and "GRANDMA DOES DALLAS"!

 

 

Michael McCary from Boyz II Men is 43.  He retired from the group a few years ago due to BACK PROBLEMS . . . leaving them as a trio.

 

 

Some of their biggest albums include:  1991's "Cooleyhighharmony", with "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" and "Motownphilly";  1994's "(Two)", with the oh-so-smooth "I'll Make Love to You", "On Bended Knee" AND "Water Runs Dry";  and 1997's "Evolution", with "4 Seasons of Lonliness" and "A Song for Mama".

 

 

 

BIRTHDAYS - 2 of 3

 

 

Peter Dante is 46.  The quarterback from "The Waterboy", Dante in "Grandma's Boy", and many other bit roles in Adam Sandler movies.

 

 

Miranda Otto is 47.  Eowyn in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy . . . the chick who fulfilled the prophesy that the Witch-king would not die by "the hand of man" when she fought and killed him disguised as a man, with the help of the hobbit Merry.

 

Look for her as one of the puppet masters on next year's "Westworld" TV series.

 

 

Benjamin Bratt is 51.  Julia Roberts' former Latino lover.  He shows up on "Modern Family" every once in a while as Manny's real dad, Javier.

 

 

William "The Refrigerator" Perry is 52.  His entire football career is overshadowed by the fact that he lost a "Celebrity Boxing" match to the late, great and unbelievably lanky MANUTE BOL.

 

 

Jon Tenney is 53.  Who's Jon Tenney?  He's the no-name actor who used to nail Teri Hatcher ANYTIME HE WANTED TO!  They divorced in 2003.  Now you might . . . just MIGHT . . . recognize him from that show, "The Closer".

 

 

Billy Gibbons is 65.  ZZ Top bad-ass.  Biggest albums:  1983's "Eliminator" . . . with "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs";  and 1985's "Afterburner" . . . featuring "Sleeping Bag", "Rough Boy", "Stages" and "Velcro Fly".

 

 

(Of course, if you're a LEGIT ZZ Top fan, you're more likely to jam to the old-school synth-free classics like "La Grange", "Tush", "Waitin' for the Bus", "Francene", "Cheap Sunglasses", "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers", "Tube Snake Boogie" and "Master of Sparks".  Not that I'm name-checking or anything.)  (???)

 

 

BENNY ANDERSSON! is 68.  ABBA!

 

 

 

BIRTHDAYS - 3 of 3

 

 

Steven Bochco is 71.  He created "Doogie Howser, M.D.", "L.A. Law", "Hill St. Blues", "NYPD Blue", and "COP ROCK"!

 

 

Lesley Stahl is 73"60 Minutes" honey-baby.

 

 

Sir Arthur C. Clarke  (1917 - 2008)  Author of "2001:  A Space Odyssey".

 

 

Philip K. Dick  (1928 - 1982)  Brilliant author whose work was the basis for movies like "Minority Report""Blade Runner", "Total Recall" and Ben Affleck's 2003 abomination, "Paycheck".  Plus we just like saying Dick . . . Phillip K.

 

 

Ludwig van Beethoven  (1770 - 1827)  Composed his greatest works while DEAF.

 

Related Comedy:  Beethoven was born on this day in 1770.  Damn, that's a long life for a St. Bernard.

 

 

 

 

Countdown to Upcoming Events

• 1 day to the third "Hobbit" movie

• 9 shopping days to Christmas

• 16 days to the New Year

• 59 days to "Fifty Shades of Grey"

• 60 days to Valentine's Day

• 766 days left of "Hope and Change"

 

 

 

DECEMBER 16th - BACK IN THE DAY - 1 of 2

 

 

241 years ago . . . In 1773, THE BOSTON TEA PARTY went down when American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes.

 

 

203 years ago . . . In 1811, before the RICHTER SCALE, seismologists rated earthquakes on a scale from 1 to 12.  On this day in 1811, the only "12" earthquake ever recorded rocked MISSOURI.

 

 

63 years ago . . . In 1951, the first TV episode of "Dragnet" aired!

 

 

48 years ago . . . In 1966, "Hey Joe", the first single by JIMI HENDRIX, was released in theU.K.

 

 

47 years ago . . . In 1967, THE LEMON PIPERS RELEASED THE WAY GROOVY SMASH SINGLE, "GREEN TAMBOURINE"!

 

 

43 years ago . . . In 1971, DON MCLEAN'S eight-minute smash, "American Pie", was released.

 

 

41 years ago . . . In 1973, Buffalo Bills running back (slash) future double-murderer and armed robber O.J. SIMPSON became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season.

 

(Only six more guys have done it since:  Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis, Jamal Lewis, Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson.  Of the seven, Dickerson has the most yards:  2,105.)

 

 

29 years ago . . . In 1985, SYLVESTER STALLONE and Brigitte Nielsen took time off from working on the blockbuster movie "Cobra" . . . to get married!  (They got divorced a year and a half later . . . in July of 1987.)

 

 


DECEMBER 16th - BACK IN THE DAY - 2 of 2

 

 

27 years ago . . . In 1987, MADONNA filed for divorce from SEAN PENN for a second time . . . and this time she followed through.

 

 

16 years ago . . . In 1998, PRESIDENT CLINTON ordered a sustained series of air strikes against Iraq in response to Saddam Hussein's continued defiance of U.N. weapons inspectors.  So . . . the House delayed a debate set to begin the next day on four articles of impeachment against Slick Willie.

 

 

14 years ago . . . In 2000, (President-elect) GEORGE W. BUSH selected COLIN POWELL to become the first African-American Secretary Of State.  Remember when that used to be a big deal, Barack?

 

 

11 years ago . . . In 2003, WYNONNA JUDD pleaded guilty to drunk driving. She was ordered to perform 200 hours of community service and lost her driver's license for a year.

 

 

Nine years ago . . . In 2005, Emmy-winning "West Wing" actor JOHN SPENCER, who played Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on the show, died of a heart attack at 58.

 

 

Seven years ago . . . In 2007, old-school singer DAN FOGELBERG died from prostate cancer at 56.

 

(He's most famous for "Leader of the Band", but David Archuleta took Dan's song "Longer" to new heights when he sang it in the "American Idol" finals.) 

 

 

Four years ago . . . In 2010, "Pink Panther" director BLAKE EDWARDS died of pneumonia at 88.  He was married to JULIE ANDREWS, who he directed in "Victor / Victoria", "10", and "S.O.B.", the one in which she rips off her top and exposes her beautiful British breasts.

 

 

 

 

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