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Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
THE BITS…
Today is Valentine’s Day. It’s the one day every year that we express our true and
undying love to that special someone in hopes of getting lucky.
Today is Valentine’s Day. It’s the day you go out to a lavish dinner with and buy
chocolates for the woman who then asks if her dress makes her butt look big.
Today is Valentine’s Day. Here’s a tip for guys. Jewelry makes an excellent
Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone…and don’t forget to also pick up
something for your wife.
A new survey says 1 in 5 women and 1 in 4 men expect sex on Valentine’s Day. I
consider myself lucky on Valentine’s Day if my date accepts credit cards.
According to a new survey, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 4 men expect sex on
Valentine’s Day. However, that number drops dramatically if they’re married.
That huge winter storm shut down all federal offices in Washington DC yesterday.
All work in Washington came to a standstill, there was no movement, and nothing
was accomplished. In other words it was business as usual.
The East Coast is digging out from the latest massive snow storm. In fact,
conditions were so bad in Kentucky at the Corvette Museum that sinkholes were
swallowing snowplows.
This week 49 of the 50 U.S. states had snow on the ground. In fact, it’s so
miserable that Sports Illustrated is planning a snowsuit issue.
This week 49 of the 50 U.S. states had snow on the ground. Don’t think of the
snow as a nuisance, think of it as your chance to participate in freestyle shoveling.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
SON OF THE BITS…
Bruce Jenner reportedly wants to quit being on the show Keeping Up with the
Kardashians. Apparently Bruce is upset because Kim Kardashian gets to wear all
of the cute outfits.
Supermodels Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigan are featured on the
cover of the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Not only that, all three are
expected to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic swimsuit team.
Barbie will be featured in the new Sports Illustrated but swimsuit issue.
Unfortunately, there’s already some controversy as rumor has it Barbie was
Photoshopped.
Barbie will be featured in Sports Illustrated's 50th anniversary swimsuit issue.
Barbie is fake, she’s made of plastic and sets an impossible beauty standard for
girls. In other words she’ll fit right in with the rest of the supermodels.
Cable TV companies Comcast and Time Warner are planning to merge in a $45.2
billion deal. Lawyers say they’ll be by with the paperwork sometime next month
between 8 AM and 5 PM.
Cable TV companies Comcast and Time Warner are planning to merge in a $45.2
billion deal. They say that by merging Comcast and Time Warner will be able to
give customers even slower service and longer cable outages.
A quick-thinking Wisconsin bowling alley employee saved a toddler after he was
pulled into a ball return machine. Unfortunately, the employee was unable to pick
up the 7/10 split.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
TODAY’S AUDIO…
Today on the Bitman audio feed we have clips from American Idol, plus
Winter Olympics coverage, spaghetti munching with Honey Boo-Boo
and a late night round up with Dave, Craig, Conan and the Jimmys.
Plus more from Ron Jordan and the Bitman audio archive! It’s all at
BitmanComedy.com in the Subscribers area
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BitmanComedy.com! If you need access to the site, contact Adrienne
Munos at United Stations Radio Network at 561-381-7598 or
amunos@unitedstations.com
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
TINSELTOWN TATTLER…
BRUCE JENNER reportedly wants out of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Word is that Bruce won’t be coming back if the show was picked up for another
season. They’re currently wrapping up filming of this season, so you’ll still see
Jenner for a while, although they say he’s now only reluctantly taking part. It’s
said that Bruce wants to spend more time with his kids and playing golf, flying
helicopters and riding motorcycles. As usual, the story is being denied by the
family. In any case, Bruce could be walking away from a ton of cash. The
Kardashian’s contract with the E channel is coming up for renewal and the last
time they got a record $40 million and their new deal should be worth even more.
KIM KARDASHIAN and CIARA went shopping for their toddlers at Bel
Bambini, which is, needless to say, a high-end baby store. While that’s not major
news, they were flanked by five L.A. County Sheriff's deputies as they made their
way to their cars. Naturally, some people had a problem with that and while the
Sheriff’s Department at first said the officers were on duty, they later clarified that
they were off-duty and hired by a production company. Of course, that means we’ll
likely be seeing the drama on an upcoming episode of the Kardashian’s show.
KENDALL JENNER strutted on the catwalk at the Marc Jacobs Show at New
York Fashion Week yesterday. Kendall wore a light brown v-neck top, two toned
cropped trousers, coordinating tights and shoes. However, what everyone seemed
to notice was that the sheer top exposed her nips!
You may remember the story about KATY PERRY and JOHN MAYER hitting the
Spearmint Rhino strip club in Santa Barbara after the Super Bowl. A stripper there
named Cassidy has been fired after she posed with Katy and posted the photos
online. Apparently she violated the club's "no cameras" rule and while she may
have gotten away with that, posting the photos online was a definite no-no. Cassidy
was reportedly fired in front of all the other girls to send a message.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
TINSELTOWN TATTLER 2…
Starring in today’s episode of ‘Get Over Yourself, Dude,’ is rapper DRAKE. He
says he won't do magazine interviews anymore following a story on him in the new
Rolling Stone. Drake said some unflattering things about Kanye West and when
the article was released he claimed they misquoted him, although the magazine
stands by its story. However, Drake’s real issue seems to be with the fact that he
was supposed to be on the cover until actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died. In a
since-deleted tweet Drake said he was "disgusted" and "They also took my cover
from me last minute and ran the issue. I'm disgusted with that. RIP to Phillip
Seymour Hoffman. All respect due. But the press is evil." Rolling Stone also says
they told Drake’s people last week that there were putting Hoffman on the cover.
It may not be a very happy Valentine’s Day for BLAKE LIVELY and RYAN
REYNOLDS. It’s reported that they’re on the verge of getting a divorce, less than
two years after they got married. However, this is according to the not always
reliable Star magazine. They say the couple is spending time apart while Ryan
films a movie in Louisiana, and that’s causing Blake a lot of ‘separation anxiety.’
Not helping matters is the fact that Ryan’s co-star is Sienna Miller, who has a track
record of cheating. It should be noted that Blake began putting the moves on Ryan
while he was still married to Scarlett Johansson.
COLIN FARRELL tells the March issue of Elle magazine that sleeping with a
woman after getting sober was quite difficult. Farrell says, "I made love to a
woman about two and half years after I got clean, and it was one of the most
terrifying moments of my life. It was in the afternoon. The windows and the
curtains were open. It was lovely…She was very gentle. But it was terrifying
because I was just used to drunkenness and dark rooms and clubs and toilets and
wherever." Farrell also said that he believes in monogamy, but that marriage isn’t
for everyone. The magazine will be out next Tuesday.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
TINSELTOWN TATTLER 3…
Word is just now getting out that TERRELL OWENS' estranged wife was
hospitalized last weekend after an apparent suicide attempt. Rachel Snider left T.O.
and moved back to Texas just two weeks after their wedding because she felt he
was using her for her money. However, Rachel later went on Twitter and said she
was hospitalized because she was "suffering from a broken heart."
Former "Jackass" star STEVE-O ticked off the L.A. fire department this week after
he and three of his pals faked having seizures at a West Hollywood coffee shop.
TMZ has video showing the guys faking their spasms and frothing at the mouth
while horrified customers frantically call 911. Despite cheesing off the fire
department no charges will be filed because technically Steve-O and his friends
didn’t break the law since they weren’t the ones who called 911. Steve-O later said
that he agreed his stunt should be illegal, but added it wasn’t his idea and that it
provided an "invaluable service by exposing a glaring shortcoming in the laws."
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
DATELINE HOLLYWOOD…
New Movies in Theatres…
About Last Night - A modern take on the classic romantic comedy starring Kevin
Hart, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, and Joy Bryant. R (for sexual content, language
and brief drug use) (See trailer here)
Endless Love - Another remake has a privileged girl just out of high school falling
for a working class boy. It stars Gabriella Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Robert Patrick, and
Bruce Greenwood. PG-13 (for sexual content, brief partial nudity, some language,
and teen partying) (See trailer here)
RoboCop - The Robo-cop returns to patrol the streets of Detroit in the year 2028
starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, and Abbie Cornish. PG-13
(for intense sequences of action including frenetic gun violence throughout, brief
strong language, sensuality and some drug material) (See trailer here)
Winter's Tale - A saga of crossed destinies spanning more than a century in a
mythic New York City starring Russell Crowe, Will Smith, and William Hurt. PG13 (for for violence and some sensuality) (See trailer here)
BIG BANG THEORY’S Jim Parsons will host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on
March 1st. He’ll be joined by musical guest BECK.
BIG BANG THEORY will return for a new season in the fall. However, the show
will likely move to a new night or timeslot to make way for Thursday Night
Football on CBS.
The CW Network has announced that ARROW, REIGN, THE VAMPIRE
DIARIES, THE ORIGINALS and SUPERNATURAL will return in the fall.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
DATELINE HOLLYWOOD 2…
Last night on AMERICAN IDOL the judges couldn't decide between Ben Briley
and Neco Starr, so they decided to let the viewers vote. Idol will be on three nights
next week and in addition to Briley and Starr learning their fate, we’ll see former
judge Randy Jackson's Boot Camp and former finalists Adam Lambert and Chris
Daughtry.
DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON will star in a new sitcom for HBO called
Ballers. The series follows the exploits of a group of former and current football
players. Look for it later this year.
RALPH WAITE, who played John Walton Sr. on The Waltons, died yesterday at
the age of 85. Waite also made numerous appearances as Jackson Gibbs, the father
of Mark Harmon’s character on NCIS.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
MUSIC NOTES…
STING'S musical The Last Ship will premiere at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre
on October 26th. The musical is loosely based on Sting's memories of growing up
in England. It’s the story of a man who returns home after 14 years to find the
shipbuilding industry in decline and his girlfriend engaged to another man.
MEATLOAF once sang “I’ll do anything for love, but I won’t do that?” But, what
is ‘that’? Mr. Loaf sat down with Ali Wentworth and explained. (See here)
MORRISSEY has announced dates for a spring U.S. tour. Morrissey will kick off
the tour on May 7th in San Jose California. Special guests will include Tom Jones
in Los Angeles and Cliff Richard in Brooklyn.
Simon Cowell says that a ONE DIRECTION reality show is in the works along
with a new album. The new album will be out sometime this year while the TV
show is still in the discussion stage.
MADONNA has confirmed that she’s working on a new studio album. However,
Madonna said: "Don't ask me with who - it's a secret. Top secret."
KATY PERRY has released a teaser clip of her upcoming video for "Dark Horse."
The video has an Egyptian theme with Perry appearing as "Katy Patra," the object
of many kings' desires "from Brooklyn to Babylon." (See here)
The four surviving Jackson brothers are hoping to complete their new album by the
summer. JACKIE JACKSON says they have at least half of it finished and that
they’re happy with the results so far. The album will be the first new Jacksons
release since 1989's "2300 Jackson Street."
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
MUSIC NOTES 2…
NICKI MINAJ is apologizing after she caught some major backlash for using an
iconic image of Malcolm X holding a gun as the cover art for her new song
"Lookin Ass N---a." Nicki issued a sort of half-hearted apology on her Facebook
page saying it was meant in no way to undermine Malcolm X’s efforts and legacy
and that she was sorry if the meaning of the photo was misconstrued.
LIL KIM has revealed that she’s expecting her first child. Kim wouldn’t name the
father, but a rapper known as Mr. Papers seems to be taking credit for it.
TAYLOR SWIFT will take what’s left of her hair on a Southeast Asia tour later
this year. Stops will include Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and
Singapore. The tour kicks off on June 4th in Jakarta.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
TUBULAR…
Daytime:
GMA: John Legend performs; model Chrissy Teigen
Today: Olympic athletes Bode Miller and Ted Ligety; The Swon Brothers
perform; singer Ruben Studdard
Kelly & Michael: Ian McKellen (Broadway's No Man's Land/Waiting for Godot)
The View: TV host Maury Povich and journalist Connie Chung; a performance
from Broadway's The Bridges of Madison County
The Talk: Actors Kevin Hart and Regina Hall
Queen Latifah: Dermot Mulroney (``August: Osage County''); Alex Pettyfer
(``Endless Love'')
Ellen: Kevin Costner (``3 Days to Kill''); Band of Horses performs
Primetime:
NBC: Olympics Figure skating: men's gold medal final; alpine skiing: men's super
combined gold medal final; freestyle skiing: women's aerials gold medal final;
skeleton: women's gold medal final runs
TNT: NBA All-Star 2014 Rising Stars Challenge
ESPN: NBA All-Star celebrity game; College hoops Arizona at Arizona State
Late Night:
David Letterman: TV host Michael Strahan; Jennifer Nettles performs (R)
Jimmy Kimmel: Zac Efron; actress Alison Brie; Sara Bareilles performs (R)
Craig Ferguson: Actress Elizabeth Banks
Arsenio: Patti Stanger (``Millionaire Matchmaker'')
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
TUBULAR WEEKEND…
Saturday:
NBC: Olympics Alpine skiing: women's Super-G gold medal final; short track:
men's 1000m gold medal final; speed skating: men's 1500m gold medal final; ski
jumping: men's individual K-125 large hill gold medal final
PBS: Arcade Fire performs on Austin City Limits
TNT: 2014 NBA All-Star Saturday Night skills competitions
ESPN: College hoops Florida at Kentucky
ESPN2: College hoops BYU at St. Mary's
Sunday:
NBC: Olympics Figure skating: ice dancing short dance; alpine skiing: men's
Super-G gold medal final; snowboarding: women's snowboard cross gold medal
final; speed skating: women's 1500m gold medal final; bobsled: two-man
competition
TNT: 2014 NBA All-Star Game
Bitman
Bitman
By
David
By David Evjen
Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
Friday,
May
29th,
2009
February
14th,
2014
THE WATERCOOLER…
If you’re fed up with all the snow make your way to Florida! Yesterday there was
snow on the ground 49 of 50 states with Florida the only place that’s completely
snow-free. Even Hawaii had snow on the ground on the peaks of the mountain
volcanoes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.
Supermodels Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigan will be featured on the
cover of the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The SI swimsuit issue won’t
be out until next Tuesday but the cover was unveiled yesterday.
One person who’s definitely not a hopeless romantic this Valentine's Day is Detroit
lawyer Walter Bentley. Walter is giving one lucky couple a free divorce. Walter
says the winner will be chosen based on whoever offers up "the most compelling
and convincing story." He also says that the divorce must be uncontested with at
most only "minimum" child custody issues to work out. Walter says, "People want
to move on. I'm trying to help them have a very happy Valentine's Day in 2015 by
taking care of their past."
That 21-year-old woman who drove the wrong way on a freeway near Los Angeles
at a high rate of speed over the weekend and crashed into another vehicle, killing
six people, has been charged with six counts of murder. Olivia Carolee Culbreath
killed four people in another vehicle, as well as her sister and a friend who were in
her car. Culbreath is in the jail ward at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center,
where she’s being held on $6 million bail. Culbreath gave birth in January and
faces possible life in prison. The California Highway Patrol said officers had found
"alcoholic beverage evidence" at the crash scene.
Bitman
Bitman
By
David
By David Evjen
Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
Friday,
May
29th,
2009
February
14th,
2014
THE WATERCOOLER 2…
GM officials say that they plan to restore those eight classic Corvettes that were
swallowed up by a sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum this week. The
General Motors Design staff will oversee their restoration, although they first have
to figure out how to get the vehicles out of the hole.
If you’re having an identity crisis Facebook has you covered. Now, when making
your profile, instead of having to choose between just male or female, there are 50
different choices. To edit your gender, just click on "Update Info," then scroll
down to "Basic Information." There you can click "Edit," and, under gender, you
can select from female, male or custom, which lets you choose from up to 50
different terms.
If you’re taking selfies you might want to turn your head so the left side of your
face faces the camera. Researchers now say it's because we believe the left side of
our faces are more attractive and expressive. They also point out that 60 percent of
portraits since the 14th century show the subjects from the left, and 90 percent of
paintings of Jesus show his left side. Scientists say that could be because the right
half of the brain deals more with emotions than the left and since the right side of
your brain controls the left part of your body, the left side of your face is generally
more expressive.
An 84-year-old woman in Brazil went to the hospital last week with extreme
stomach pains. What doctors found turned out to be extremely bizarre. It turned out
that the woman was carrying a 44-year-old fetus. The rare phenomenon is known
as lithopedion, in which the fetus grows and then dies outside of the uterus. With
the body unable to rid itself of it, the dead fetus is instead covered in calcium as a
means of protection, resulting in what they call a "stone baby." Oddly enough, the
woman says she does not want the fetus removed.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
SPORTS SHIRT…
Outfielder Mike Trout is in talks for a contract extension with the Los Angeles
Angels and they’re saying it could be the biggest deal of any player in professional
sports. Some are even saying the deal could surpass $300 million. Trout’s current
deal runs through the 2017 season.
The Detroit Lions have cut both safety Louis Delmas and wide receiver Nate
Burleson. The moves free up $11 million-plus off of their 2014 salary cap.
Former Major League player and manager Jim Fregosi has been taken off life
support after suffering multiple strokes last weekend during a Major League
Baseball alumni cruise. Fregosi is under sedation at a Miami hospital.
Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen has weighed in on Michael Sam’s coming out just
before the NFL draft and his two-minute drill is going viral. In his rant, Hanson
takes NFL homophobes to task for accepting known criminals and violent
offenders with open arms while shunning Sam. (See here)
The United States speed-skating team is having a disastrous Olympics and they’re
now saying that the new high-tech suits designed by Under Armour specifically for
the games may be a factor. As of yesterday, Americans hadn’t finished higher than
seventh place in any of the speed-skating events.
A Russian track worker suffered two broken legs while working on the Olympic
bobsled course yesterday. The accident took place before the actual competition
when a test sled was sent down the track to make sure conditions were suitable.
Two other workers managed to leap to safety, however the injured worker was
operating a motorized air blower and may not have heard any warnings.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
Scoreboard
NBA:
Chicago 92, Brooklyn 76
Oklahoma City 107, LA Lakers 103
NCAAM:
(9) Michigan State 85, Northwestern 70
(13) Louisville at Temple PPD
(18) Creighton 68, Butler 63
(21) Wisconsin 78, Minnesota 70
(23) Southern Methodist at Rutgers PPD
Today’s Games
NBA:
All-Star Break
NCAAM:
9:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Rutgers
(2) Arizona at Arizona State
(13) Louisville at Temple
(23) Southern Methodist at
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
DUH…
Gene Richins attempted to rob a Sandy, Utah jewelry store by gaining entry
through a neighboring bakery and then climbing down through the ceiling of the
jewelry store. Gene than smashed a display case and stuffed his bag with valuable
jewelry as alarms went off. Of course, the words attempted and rob in the same
sentence are never good for the crook and in this case Gene failed to consider the
jewelry store might have bulletproof glass. Police arrived to find Gene trying in
vain to break through said glass with a fire extinguisher and arrested him.
Lance Parks went into a Chickasha, Oklahoma Taco Bell and asked a 19-year-old
employee for a cigarette before handing her a bottle of booze and telling her to put
it in the freezer and save it for tomorrow. By the time police arrived Lance had
made his way to a nearby Arby's. When confronted by an officer, Lance became
angry and denied giving alcohol to anyone. That might’ve been more believable
had the officer not detected a strong odor of alcohol on Lance’s person and noticed
he had red, watery eyes, slurred speech, and was unsteady on his feet. Lance was
arrested for public drunk and providing alcohol to a minor.
Dorchester, Massachusetts’ Stephen Furr had a pipe dream about making money in
the scrap metal business. Unfortunately, that dream involved breaking into a home
and stealing copper piping. Stephen might have been more successful had the
family not been home at the time and heard him smash their basement window.
Stephen didn’t help his defense attorney as police discovered him hiding beneath
the basement staircase with a pipe cutter and numerous chunks of copper piping.
An unnamed 23-year-old Chicago man walked into a Gary, Indiana senior citizens
social club thinking that the old folks would make a ripe target for robbery. That
might’ve been the case had one of the geezers not been armed. When the gunfire
stopped two old folks were wounded along with the gunman, who was arrested
when police arrived. Fans of irony will wheeze when they hear that the name of the
place was the Safe and Sound Senior Citizen Social Club.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
MO’ DUH…
It takes a person with no sense of decency to rob a church. It takes a person with no
sense to take a selfie while robbing a church and leaving their cell phone at the
scene of the crime. When police responded to a burglary at Hilltop Tabernacle
Church in Chula Vista, California they found a cell phone with a man’s picture on
it, which had been taken at the church. Neighbors recognized the man in the photo
and police arrested 26-year-old Adam Howe.
In November 2012, Piedmont, Oklahoma police officer Kenneth Qualls gave
Dillan Warden a $2,500 ticket for public urination after he witnessed him unzip his
pants and relieved himself in front of his house on a rural street. That ticket might
seem a bit ridiculous, especially since Dillan was only three years old. In fact, it
did seem ridiculous to the city, which fired Officer Qualls. Now Qualls is suing the
city, claiming he had permission from higher-ups to issue the ticket.
Chicago's WGN-TV was doing a segment about a new web-based app, which was
designed by students to help people get minor offenses struck from their records.
To show how easy the site is to access, one of the developers showed the reporter
how to access the website with her cell phone. Unfortunately, while doing so she
revealed her phone’s browsing history, which showed that she frequented the
website PornHub.com. (See here)
Salem State University student Cato LaCroix has pleaded not guilty to open and
gross lewdness charges after he allegedly stood on the porch of a woman’s home
and looked in her window while fondling himself. The woman told police that she
saw a “baby-faced” young man wearing a brown jacket and engaging in a lewd act.
Cato’s defense attorney has his work cut out for him as police found a brown
jacket discarded nearby, with his cell phone and keys still in the pockets, which
greatly assisted in their efforts to arrest him.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
February 14th, 2014
HISTORY LESSON…
Valentine's Day
1849: James Polk became the first president to be photographed while in office.
1918: The first Tarzan movie premiered
1920: The League of Women Voters was founded in Chicago.
1929: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven
rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down
1962: First lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducted a televised tour of the White
House
1966: Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record with his 20,884th point
1989: Ayatollah Khomeini offered $1 million for author Salman Rushdie's death
Birthday Partiers:
TV host Hugh Downs 93
actress Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch) 80
magician Raymond Teller (Penn &) 66
actress Meg Tilly (Body Snatchers, The Two Jakes, The Big Chill) 54
actor Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Mission Impossible 3, Shaun of the Dead) 44
musician Rob Thomas 42
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Saturday,
February 15th, 2014
SATURDAY IN HISTORY…
1564: Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa.
1898: The U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, killing 260 crew
members
1958: Dick Clark's American Bandstand went national as ABC picked up his local
Philadelphia show
1962: CBS paid over $10 million for the rights to televise NCAA college football
1965: Canada flew its new red and white Maple Leaf flag for the first time
1974: New York's legendary Bottom Line Club opened
1978: Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight boxing
championship
2000: Fox aired the controversial Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?
Birthday Partiers:
actress Jane Seymour (The Wedding Crashers, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Live
and Let Die) 63
cartoonist Matt Groening (The Simpsons) 60
actress Alex Borstein (Mad TV, Little Man, Seeing Other People) 43
actress Sarah Wynter (24, The 6th Day) 41
actress Amber Riley (Glee's Mercedes Jones) 28
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Sunday,
February 16th, 2014
SUNDAY IN HISTORY…
1883: The Ladies' Home Journal was first published
1923: The tomb of King Tut was opened
1937: Nylon was patented by a DuPont chemist
1948: NBC began airing its first nightly newscast
1959: Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba
1968: The first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville,
Alabama
1972: Wilt Chamberlain of the L.A. Lakers topped the 30,000 point mark
1975: Cher's solo variety show premiered on CBS
2005: The NHL cancelled its season due to a labor dispute
Birthday Partiers:
singer James Ingram 58
actor LeVar Burton (Roots, Star Trek: Next Generation, Ali) 57
rapper/actor Ice-T (Law and Order SVU, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Judgment Day)
56
tennis' John McEnroe 55