Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
THE BITS…
The Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out last night. It was a pretty big
night because there hadn’t been any Hollywood awards shows in nearly a week.
The Screen Actors Guild awards were handed out last night. You can tell the
Screen Actors Guild awards aren’t that prestigious because the losers say it’s not
really an honor just to be nominated.
Last night at the Screen Actors Guild awards, Reese Witherspoon was interrupted
by a fake applause track. It was determined to be a case of premature adulation.
Miss Colombia was crowned Miss Universe last night in Miami. For her talent, she
smuggled drugs into the pageant.
Miss Colombia was crowned Miss Universe last night in Miami. She immediately
received a congratulatory message from Miss Andromeda.
Kanye West has explained why you never see him smiling in photos. If you were a
multi-millionaire married to Kim Kardashian, you wouldn’t have much reason to
smile either.
Kanye West has explained why you never see him smiling in photos. In fact,
Kanye smiles less than people that went to see Johnny Depp’s new movie
Mortdecai.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski notched his 1,000th career win yesterday. For
Krzyzewski, getting 1,000 wins was nearly as difficult as spelling his last name.
Pope Francis is urging people to put away their iPhones and start talking to each
other. In fact, the pope’s comments are now a trending topic on Twitter.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
SON OF THE BITS…
The annual Adult Video Awards were handed out last night in Las Vegas. It’s a big
event because the Adult Video Awards often are a correct predictor of who won’t
win an Oscar.
The annual Adult Video Awards, known as the Oscars of porn, were held last night
in Las Vegas. The night’s biggest award was for Best Ensemble in a Hot Tub.
New York City is under a blizzard watch. In fact, the weather is so bad on
Broadway that the cast of Kinky Boots are also wearing kinky overcoats.
New York City is under a blizzard watch. Weather forecasters say the only thing
more miserable than the weather in New York City is the Knicks.
On this date in 1961, President Kennedy appointed Dr. Janet Travell as the first
woman to be a personal physician to the president. However, she was only one of
many women that asked Kennedy to disrobe.
It was on this date in 1875 that the electric dental drill was patented. It was
welcomed by dentists and those who felt the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard
wasn’t annoying enough.
The catalog company Sky Mall has filed for bankruptcy. That’s terrible. Now
where am I going to shop for ridiculous, overpriced merchandise that I don’t need
while I’m flying to Akron?
The catalog company Sky Mall has filed for bankruptcy. That means now you’re
out of luck if you’re in the middle of a flight and you suddenly need an armadillo
beverage holder, a biker gnome statue or an Alaskan moose trophy.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
TODAY’S BITMAN AUDIO…
Today on the Bitman audio feed we have clips from Saturday Night
Live, The Simpsons and the Miss Universe pageant.
It’s all at www.BitmanComedy.com
Not hearing anything? TV Sound bites are available at
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
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
TINSELTOWN TATTLER…
Dr. McDreamy is back on the market as PATRICK DEMPSEY’S wife Jillian Fink
has filed for divorce to end their 15 year-marriage. She cited irreconcilable
difference and is asking for joint custody of their three kids, as well as spousal and
child support. The bad news for Dempsey is that there is no pre-nup and he’s now
worth about $40 million. Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ, "It remains
to be seen whether it will be amicable" and that she's had a problem with his ego
for a while now, which she thinks is out of control.
STEPHEN COLLINS and Faye Grant have finalized their nasty divorce. The
settlement splits his net worth of $14 million pretty much 50/50. However, the big
deal is that it calls for all the copies of the audio recording in which he confesses to
child molestation to be destroyed, with the exception of the original, which will be
turned over to Collins' lawyer. The recording will be kept under lock and key for
10 years and only released if there's a subpoena. The settlement will allow them to
avoid what would’ve been an ugly, public trial.
RYAN ADAMS and MANDY MOORE have filed for divorce. The couple
released a statement on Friday saying, "Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore have
mutually decided to end their marriage of almost 6 years. It is a respectful,
amicable parting of ways. Both Ryan and Mandy ask that the media respect their
privacy at this time."
SEAN PENN has filed papers to legally adopt his fiancée CHARLIZE THERON’S
3-year-old son Jackson. A source tells Us Weekly, “Sean always knew that to truly
earn a place in Charlize’s heart, connecting with Jackson was one of the most
important parts.” They’ve been dating for over a year and got engaged while on a
trip to Paris this past November.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
TINSELTOWN TATTLER 2…
Rumors about SELENA GOMEZ having something going on with producer Zedd
continue to swirl. They were spotted out together on Friday night having dinner in
Atlanta. They were out with friends including Zac Efron, but a witness said,
"Selena and Zedd were definitely cozy and cuddling in the booth." On Saturday
afternoon, Selena posted a photo of Zedd wrapping his arms around her with the
caption, "Hint #2 #iwantyoutoknow."
MILEY CYRUS and Patrick Schwarzenegger are still hot and heavy, but she
admitted that she has no clue how to spell his last name! Miley told Good
Morning America, "I can't tell you, apparently there's not a 'T' in it."
COURTNEY LOVE reunited with her daughter Frances Bean Cobain on Saturday
at the Sundance premiere of the documentary "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck." It
was the first time they've been seen together in more than five years and the two
hugged it out. Courtney lost legal control over then 17-year-old Frances in 2009
and in 2012 Love accused Dave Grohl of hitting on her daughter. Frances blasted
her mom over the accusation and urged Twitter to ban her. Incidentally, the Cobain
documentary got rave reviews from the Sundance crowd.
LINDSAY LOHAN posted a photo on Instagram over the weekend showing her
wearing just a thong and white crop top and her super-thin waist with the hashtag
‘mycalvins are helping me fight off my chikungunya hehe’ However, many are
saying it was Photoshopped as evidenced by a slanted bottle to the right of her
torso in the picture. (See here) Meanwhile, Lindsay could be in more serious
trouble this week as she’s due in court on Wednesday, but has yet to complete her
community service. Lindsay was supposed to have completed the work by last
November, but the judge gave her an extension until this week. The community
service was ordered after her 2012 reckless driving case where she slammed into a
truck on the Pacific Coast Highway and then tried to say her assistant was driving.
In a worst case, but unlikely, scenario Lindsay could see jail time.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
TINSELTOWN TATTLER 3…
In what’s bound to rile up the right wing crowd, BILL MAHER criticized the film
American Sniper on his HBO show Friday night, while praising the 2008 war film
The Hurt Locker. Maher said, "Hurt Locker made $17 million because it was a
little ambiguous, and thoughtful…And this one was just, 'American hero! He’s a
psychopath patriot, and we love him.'" Maher read lines from the real life sniper’s
book that praises war and added, "Eisenhower once said, 'I hate war as only a
soldier who has lived it can.'" Maher continued. "I just don't see this guy in the
same league as Eisenhower, I'm sorry." (See here-preview)
Police paid a visit to RICHARD SIMMONS on Friday night. Simmons hasn’t been
seen in public for a year, not even at his fitness studio, and cut off contact with his
friends, which had them worried. Officers did a welfare check and said Simmons
couldn't have been nicer and more gracious and that he was articulate, lucid,
relaxed and appreciative of their concern. They also said that Simmons now has a
beard and told them he was "exhausted" after spending 30 years in the public eye.
KANYE WEST has explained why you never seem to see him smiling in photos.
Kanye said, "Back when I was working on Yeezus, I saw this book from the 1800s
and it was velvet-covered with brass and everything. I looked at all these people's
photos and they look so real and their outfits were incredible and they weren't
smiling and people, you know the paparazzi, always come up to me, 'Why you not
smiling?' and I think, not smiling makes me smile. When you see paintings in an
old castle, people are not smiling cause it just wouldn't look as cool."
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
DATELINE HOLLYWOOD…
This Weekend’s Top 10 Movies…
1. "American Sniper," $64.4 million.
2. "The Boy Next Door," $15 million.
3. "Paddington," $12.4 million.
4. "The Wedding Ringer," $11.6 million.
5. "Taken 3," $7.6 million.
6. "The Imitation Game," $7.1 million.
7. "Strange Magic" $5.5 million.
8. "Selma," $5.5 million.
9. "Mortdecai," $4.1 million.
10. "Into the Woods," $3.9 million.
CLINT EASTWOOD'S "American Sniper" had another huge weekend, earning
$64.4 million. On the other end of the scale was JOHNNY DEPP’S "Mortdecai." It
cost $60 million to make, but only pulled in $4.1 million. Not only that, it’s Depp's
worst opening film on more than 2,500 screens ever and has been called possibly
the worst movie of 2015.
JULIA ROBERTS will produce and star in a movie about San Francisco’s Batkid.
He’s the 5-year-old leukemia patient who was granted his wish to become a
superhero for a day.
Radio and television host JOE FRANKLIN died Saturday of prostate cancer at the
age of 88. Franklin started his broadcast career in the 1950s and never missed a
show until last Tuesday.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD WINNERS…
TELEVISION
• Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
• Male Actor in a Comedy Series: William H. Macy, Shameless
• Ensemble in a Comedy Series: Orange Is the New Black
• Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
• Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Frances McDormand, Olive
Kitteridge
• Male Actor in a Drama Series: Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
• Female Actor in a Drama Series: Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
• Ensemble in a Drama Series: Downton Abbey
Movies
• Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
• Male Actor in a Supporting Role: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
• Male Actor in a Leading Role: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
• Female Actor in a Leading Role: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
• Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Birdman
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
MUSIC NOTES…
A red 1965 Mosrite Ventures V1 guitar owned by JOHNNY RAMONE was sold
at auction last Thursday for nearly $72,000. The guitar was signed on the body in
black marker, "Best always, Johnny Ramone, 5/22/90." Ramone used the guitar
until 1990 when he apparently sold it to friend and former Ramones band driver
Gene Frawley.
NOEL GALLAGHER says there is one thing that could maybe get OASIS to
reunite – money…and lots of it! Noel told Q magazine, "Nobody has made us an
offer. I've been in the same room as Liam, and even then nobody's said, 'Weren't
Oasis great? You should re-form…Would I do it for charity? No way. We're not
that kind of people…But would we get back together one day? As long as
everybody is still alive and still has their hair, it's always a possibility. But only for
the money."
BOB DYLAN is giving away 50,000 copies of his new album, Shadows in the
Night. The album is his salute to Frank Sinatra and it’ll be included in random
subscription copies of the February/March issue of "AARP: The Magazine."
VH1 Storytellers returned Saturday night with ED SHEERAN, who performed live
at Dublin, Ireland's Whelan's. The small venue was chosen by Sheeran because it
was where he attended a life-changing Damien Rice concert at the age of 11.
In case you were wondering, TAYLOR SWIFT really does have a belly button!
Taylor posted a photo to Instagram of her in a bikini while vacationing in Maui
with the band Haim, who were also in bikinis. (See here)
BEYONCÉ has unleashed her lawyers on the website Etsy.com over the sale of
items that allegedly infringe on her brand. Someone on the site is selling coffee
mugs showing a diamond band and the word ‘Feyoncé,’ a play on ‘fiancé’ and a
purported reference to Beyoncé’s song Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
MUSIC NOTES 2…
RIHANNA released a new single called "FourFiveSeconds" over the weekend that
features KANYE WEST and PAUL MCCARTNEY. The acoustic-sounding track
has Rihanna and Kanye on vocals with McCartney on guitar.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
TUBULAR…
Daytime:
GMA: TBA
Today: TBA
Kelly & Michael: Kristen Stewart
The View: Ne-Yo
The Talk: Mary Steenburgen
Ellen: Keith Urban
Primetime:
ABC: The Bachelor women try to outdo each other during a day at the beach
CBS: Boomer Esiason and Katharine McPhee host the Super Bowl’s Greatest
Commercials special
NBC: Celebrity Apprentice teams plan and host an original boat tour of New York
HGTV: The premiere of Ellen DeGeneres’ furniture design competition Ellen’s
Design Challenge
ESPN: College hoops Syracuse at North Carolina and Texas at Iowa State
ESPN2: Australian Open tennis
Late Night:
Jimmy Kimmel: Channing Tatum, ZZ Top performs
David Letterman: Louis CK; the Lone Bellow performs
Jimmy Fallon: Bradley Cooper, Harry Connick Jr. (R)
Late, Late Show: Martin Short, Tony Danza, Alan Alda, Susan Sarandon, guest
host Regis Philbin
Seth Meyers: Jessica Lange, Molly Sims, Maya Rudolph (R)
Conan: Amanda Peet; Jukebox the Ghost performs
Bitman
Bitman
By
David
By David Evjen
Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
Monday,
May 29th,
2009
January
26th,
2015
THE WATERCOOLER…
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe last night in Miami.
Miss USA Nia Sanchez and Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha were the runners-up.
She’s the 22-year-old granddaughter of famed tenor, Gastón Vega.
If the weekend storm wasn’t bad enough for the Northeast, another one bringing
blizzard-like conditions and a foot or more of snow is due today. The storm system
began from the Midwest and moved into Philadelphia and heads up to
Massachusetts and Maine and is expected to intensify into Tuesday. Power outages
are expected and the airlines have canceled over 2,000 flights into and out of the
area today.
Your next vacation may have just gotten cheaper! No, airlines aren’t lowering their
fares despite lower fuel costs, but Sky Mall has filed for bankruptcy. Those are the
catalogs you find on airplanes that sell weird and highly overpriced items. They’re
blaming the failure on in-flight Wi-Fi and other entertainment that keeps
passengers occupied with other things than buying things from their catalogs.
However, their online website will apparently remain in business.
If you subscribe to Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop newsletter you may have noticed a
recipe for Sex Bark. Goop described it as: “This quick and potent chocolate recipe
is perfect for a sweet bite after a romantic dinner. Ho shou wu is an herb tonic used
for centuries to enhance youthfulness, reproductive function, and sex drive and
Moon Juice’s Sex Dust is an aphrodisiac warming potion promoting enjoyable sex
and fertility for both men and women.” If you’re wondering, Sex Dust is sold by a
company called Moon Juice for $60 for a 4 oz. jar and the other ingredients are
Moon Pantry Cacao at $15 for a 6.3 oz jar, Moon Pantry Ho Shou Wu at $18 for a
3.2 oz jar and Moon Pantry Cacao Nibs for $15 for a 16 oz jar. That means it’ll
cost you $108 to whip up some sex bark.
Bitman
Bitman
By
David
By David Evjen
Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Bitman1@aol.com
Friday,
Monday,
May 29th,
2009
January
26th,
2015
THE WATERCOOLER 2…
John Schnatter, aka Papa John, of Papa John’s Pizza fame, was seen eating pizza
while at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. While this would seem
normal, it turns out the pizza he was eating wasn’t made by Papa John’s. Even
worse, he was eating it with a fork.
A Los Angeles restaurant called Patina is offering a $50 tasting class. No, it’s not a
wine tasting class, but a water tasting class. In this class, you’ll sample different
kinds of water, and learn about its fundamentals. The classes are also offered at
another place called Ray’s & Stark Bar, which has a 45-page menu of just water,
some of which costs up to $18.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick again addressed Deflate-gate on
Saturday, telling reporters that he studied the science behind why the air pressure
inside footballs changes depending on environmental conditions and claimed that
the customary practice of rubbing the footballs before the game changed the
pressure. However, Bill Nye the Science Guy says that to really change the
pressure you need one of those inflation needles. However, Nye did admit he’s
rooting for the Seahawks.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
SPORTS SHIRT…
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski notched his 1,000th career win yesterday in the
team’s 77-68 win over St. John’s. He becomes the first NCAA Division I men's
coach to reach the milestone.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon is reportedly facing a suspension of
at least one year after yet another violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
It’s reported that Gordon tested positive for alcohol, for which he was subject to
testing after pleading guilty to a DUI charge in September.
An inmate at Colorado’s Fremont Correctional Facility has filed an $88 billion
lawsuit against the NFL on behalf of the Dallas Cowboys and their fans. Inmate
Terry Hendrix claims that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, vice president of
officiating Dean Blandino and referee Gene Steratore cost the Cowboys an
opportunity to win a Super Bowl through "gross negligence" in ruling Dez
Bryant’s catch against Green Bay incomplete.
The 2015 NHL All-Star Game went down in the record books as the highestscoring in history and the highest-winning score in league history as Team Toews
defeated Team Foligno 17-12. John Tavares scored four goals and Jakub Voracek
had three.
The family of Ernie Banks has announced that the Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer
died after suffering a heart attack. Banks died Friday at the age of 83.
The Chip Ganassi team of Scott Dixon, Jamie McMurray, Kyle Larson and Tony
Kanaan won the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car endurance race.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
Scoreboard
NFL:
Team Irvin 32 Team Carter 28
NBA:
Miami 96 Chicago 84 Final
L.A. Clippers 120 Phoenix 100 Final
New Orleans 109 Dallas 106 Final
Indiana 106 Orlando 99 Final
Atlanta 112 Minnesota 100 Final
San Antonio 101 Milwaukee 95 Final
Toronto 114 Detroit 110 Final
Golden State 114 Boston 111 Final
Washington 117 Denver 115 Final OT
Houston 99 L.A. Lakers 87 Final
NHL:
Team Toews 17 Team Foligno 12
NCAAM:
Virginia 50 Virginia Tech 47 Final
Villanova 71 Creighton 50 Final
Duke 77 St. John's 68 Final
Maryland 68 Northwestern 67 Final
Notre Dame 81 N.C. State 78 Final OT
Louisville 80 Pittsburgh 68 Final
Today’s Games
NBA:
Portland at Brooklyn (7:30 PM)
Sacramento at New York (7:30 PM)
Orlando at Memphis (8:00 PM)
Philadelphia at New Orleans (8:00 PM)
Minnesota at Oklahoma City (8:00 PM)
Boston at Utah (9:00 PM)
Denver at L.A. Clippers (10:30 PM)
NHL:
All-Star Break
NCAAM:
Texas at Iowa St. (9:00 PM)
Syracuse at North Carolina (7:00 PM)
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
DUH…
The Ohio Attorney General's Office has accused Roberta Payne of illegally selling
more than 2,000 morphine pills and 30 milligrams of liquid morphine. Roberta
might not be behind bars on several drug-related charges had she not allegedly sold
those drugs to an undercover agent. This is going to look especially bad on
Roberta’s resume as she was perhaps trying to drum up new business for her job as
a drug addiction counselor.
Arles Cepeda got tired of having to walk by drug dealers in her Bronx apartment
building at all hours. In a span of 15 months, Arles called the 311 police hotline to
report drug deals 44 times and phoned 911 twice. Police finally did something
about it. The drug dealers remain free, but police did arrest Arles for misusing the
police department’s phone system. However, Arles may have the last laugh as
she’s hired a lawyer and has filed a federal lawsuit.
Gainesville, Florida’s Angela R. Woodworth took her 11-year-old son and three of
his friends bowling and to Ruby Tuesday. After leaving Ruby Tuesday, the kids
jumped out of the car screaming when it came to a stop and ran into a Steak ‘N’
Shake. No, they weren’t still hungry. The kids bailed because Angela was
swerving all over the road and hit a pole and broke a mirror off her car. The kids
told police that Angela drank two pitchers of beer at the bowling alley and had four
drinks at Ruby Tuesday. Angela was charged with four felony counts of child
neglect, marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest
In Leeds, England, 24-year-old Andy Mulligan was attacked outside the
Revolution bar in the Electric Press, which is apparently quite the unusual place to
party. Andy was at the nightspot wearing a red onesie with a Christmas tree on the
front when he was knocked out and had his jaw broken by an unknown assailant. It
was later learned that the attacker mistook Andy for another person at the bar that
he had a scuffle with, who was wearing a Power Ranger costume.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
MO’ DUH…
In Austria, a young father was riding aboard a metro train with his baby. When he
arrived at his stop, dad got off the train, only to realize that he’d left the baby on
board in its carriage. By the time dad realized his mistake, the train had already
started to leave the station. The father frantically called the railway saying, "Help, I
forgot my baby in the subway." The trains were halted and father and child were
soon reunited, with the baby having slept through the entire ordeal. Officials
advised the father not to tell his wife.
An unnamed German man was sued by his former landlord for $2,200 after he
allegedly damaged the marble floors in the home he was renting. The court heard
that the tenant often missed the target when relieving himself in the bathroom.
While accepting expert testimony that urine had damaged the floors, Judge Stefan
Hank rejected the landlord’s case seeing as how the tenant’s method of relieving
himself was within cultural norms saying, "despite the increasing domestication of
men in this context, urinating standing up is still common practice."
An Air Canada flight attendant testified in the case of Jason George Chase and
Alicia Elizabeth Lander, who are facing charges of indecent acts after allegedly
trying to join the mile high club on a flight. John Dunn testified that he found the
amorous couple with a coat draped across their laps and Alicia’s pink G-string
visible between her exposed thighs while Jason’s hand was making an up and
down gesture which, technically, doesn’t count as joining the mile high club.
Mr. Dunn said he ordered Alicia to get dressed and put her breasts back inside her
bra, before separating the couple for the rest of the flight. Upon landing, Alicia
became violent with arresting officers, hitting one cop and knocking down a
sliding door and punching holes into walls. Not surprisingly, it was also noted she
reeked of alcohol. As for Jason, he’s changed his plea to guilty, proving that a guy
will brag about these sorts of things at all costs.
Bitman
By David Evjen
Bitman1@aol.com
Monday,
January 26th, 2015
HISTORY LESSON…
1875: George F. Green patented the electric dental drill
1911: Inventor Glenn H. Curtiss flew the first successful seaplane.
1918: To promote food conservation during World War I, the U.S. government
called for one meatless day, two wheatless days and two porkless days each week.
1934: The Apollo Theater opened in New York City
1956: Buddy Holly's first recording sessions took place in Decca's Nashville
studios
1961: President Kennedy appointed Dr. Janet Travell as the first woman to be a
personal physician to the President.
1980: Six Americans hidden for three months in the Canadian Embassy in Tehran
were smuggled out of Iran by Canadian diplomats.
1984: Michael Jackson burned his scalp while filming a Pepsi commercial
1988: The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Phantom of the Opera opened on
Broadway.
1998: President Clinton made his famous "I did not have sexual relations with that
woman" statement regarding Monica Lewinsky
2009: "Octomom" Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets
Birthday Partiers:
sportscaster Bob Uecker 80
musician Eddie Van Halen 58
TV host Ellen DeGeneres 57
singer Anita Baker 56
hockey's Wayne Gretzky 54