Happy Birthday 11/30

Today is Play Hooky Day
• 25 days to Christmas
• 54 days until the Year of the Dragon

CRISCO! (23)
Kaley Cuoco - 26 ("Big Bang Theory")
Elisha Cuthbert - 29 ("24" "The Girl Next Door")
Clemence Poesy - 29 ("Harry Potter")
Amy Ryan - 42 ("The Office")
Ben Stiller - 46
Bo Jackson - 49 (Heisman Trophy winner)
Billy Idol - 56
Ridley Scott - 74 (Director of "Alien", "Gladiator", "Blade Runner", "Black Rain", "Thelma & Louise", "Hannibal", "Black Hawk Down" and the most recent "Robin Hood".)
G. Gordon Liddy - 81
Dick Clark - 82
Winston Churchill - (1874 - 1965)
MARK TWAIN - (1835 - 1910)

1887 - In Chicago, the FIRST SOFTBALL GAME was played. It was originally called "Indoor Baseball". They used a broomstick for a bat and a boxing glove for a ball.

1940 - LUCILLE BALL and DESI ARNAZ were married. They divorced in 1960.

2004 - KEN JENNINGS ended his 74-game winning streak on "JEOPARDY!". His earnings on the show totaled an incredible $3,022,700!

RHCP tour

Here are the first dates of RHCP's 2012 tour:

Jan. 25: Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena)
Jan. 27: Raleigh, N.C. (RBC Center)
Jan. 28: Columbia, S.C. (ColonialLife Arena)
Jan. 30: Duluth, Ga. (Gwinnett Arena)
Jan. 31: Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
Feb. 3: Memphis, Tenn. (FedEx Forum)
Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 11/29

Today is Throw out the leftovers day
• 26 days to Christmas
• 55 days until the Year of the Dragon

Anna Faris - 35 ("Scary Movie")
Gena Lee Nolin - 40 ("Baywatch")
Jonathan Knight - 43 (NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK)
Don Cheadle - 47 (Oceans 11, 12, 13)
Howie Mandel - 56 ("Deal or No Deal")
Jerry "The King" Lawler - 62 (WWE announcer)

1890 - The first ARMY - NAVY FOOTBALL GAME was played at West Point. Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-to-zero.

1959 - The Grammys were shown on television for the first time. BOBBY DARIN won Best New Artist AND Record of the Year for "Mack The Knife".

Happy Birthday 11/28

Today is Cyber Monday!
• 27 days to Christmas
• 56 days until the Year of the Dragon

Scarlett Pomers - 23 ("Reba")
Ryan Kwanten - 35 ("True Blood")
Matt Cameron - 49 (Drummer in Pearl Jam)
JON STEWART - 49 ("Daily Show")
Anna Nicole Smith - Would have been 44 - (1967 - 2007)

1895 - The FIRST AUTOMOBILE RACE was held. It took place over 52 miles of snowy roads from Chicago to Waukegan, Illinois. The winner was James Franklin Duryea, who won $2,000.

1948 - The very first POLAROID CAMERAS, invented by EDWIN H. LAND, went on sale.

Funny or Die

Earlier this month, some Detroit Lions fans FREAKED when NICKELBACK was selected to play the halftime show of the Thanksgiving game between the Lions and the Green Bay Packers. Someone started an online petition asking that Nickelback be replaced, and it's picked up over 55,000 supporters. But it didn't work. The band is going to perform. However, Nickelback did participate in a Funny or Die video . . . in which they joke about the "controversy" and poke fun at themselves. WARNING: It includes UNCENSORED profanity!!

Nickelback pokes fun at themselves on FunnyOrDie.com. Check it out HERE

New Records

Last Thursday was Guinness World Records Day, where people around the world are encouraged to break records. The results started coming out over the weekend . . . here are some of the highlights.

World's largest 3D painting: There's an artist named Joe Hill who does incredible street art, and he made a 12,491-square-foot painting that looks like cliffs and a waterfall . . . but it's on the ground at a park in London.

World's longest chocolate bar: A chef in Bologna, Italy made a 49.2-foot long, 6.66-foot wide chocolate bar last week to set the record.

World's largest tea bag: A company in Portsmouth, England called All About Tea set this record with a 264.5-pound tea bag that's almost eight feet tall and wide.

Most People in One Pair of Underwear: Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 11/18

Nov 18 - William Tell Day
• 6 days to Thanksgiving
• 37 days to Christmas

David Ortiz - 36 (Boston Red Sox)
Chloë Sevigny - 37
Owen Wilson - 43
Kirk Hammett - 49 (Metallica guitarist)
Kevin Nealon - 58 (Former "SNL" and current "Weeds" )
Mickey Mouse - 83

1307 - WILLIAM TELL, an incredible crossbow marksman, shot an apple off his son's head. Imprisoned for rebelling against Imperial rule, William Tell escaped and killed the local governor, setting off the famous struggle for Swiss independence

1902 - Brooklyn toy maker Morris Michton created the first TEDDY BEAR. (--The toy got its name from an incident involving PRESIDENT TEDDY ROOSEVELT. He was on a hunting trip when he had the opportunity to shoot a large female bear . . . but decided not to kill the beast when he spotted her cubs nearby.)

1928 - Animator UB IWERKS drew MICKEY MOUSE for the first time. He called the character "Mortimer." Walt Disney's wumpty, Mrs. Disney, thought the name was too stuffy . . . she told Walt to change it to Mickey Mouse.

Happy Birthday 11/17

Today is Homemade Bread Day!
• 7 days to Thanksgiving
• 38 days to Christmas

Rachel McAdams - 33
DAISY FUENTES - 45
RuPaul - 51
Danny DeVito - 67
Lorne Michaels - 67 ("SNL")
Martin Scorsese - 69

1934 - LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON married Claudia Alta Taylor, known as LADY BIRD, which was a childhood nickname. --LBJ once said, "I've learned that only two things are necessary to keep your wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way, and second, let her have it."

1968 - NBC outraged football fans by cutting away from the final minutes of a NEW YORK JETS - OAKLAND RAIDERS game to begin its very special presentation of "HEIDI" on schedule! --Fans missed seeing the Raiders come from behind and score 14 points in the final 65 seconds to beat the Jets, 43-to-32

2003 - ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER was inaugurated as GOVERNOR of California. It took Californians seven years to get rid of him.

Happy Birthday 11/16

Today is International Day for Tolerance
• 8 days to Thanksgiving
• 39 days to Christmas

Amare Stoudamire - 29 (New York Knicks.)
Maggie Gyllenhaal - 34
Lisa Bonet - 44 (She WAS Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show")
Terry Labonte - 55 (NASCAR)

1977 - "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" was released . . . starring RICHARD DREYFUSS as a man plagued by five musical notes that keep running through his mind after a "Close Encounter".

1990 - The first "Home Alone" was released.

1990 - "Rocky 5" was released

Good Grief!

National Toy Hall of Fame . . . the people running it make some strange decisions. It's in Rochester, New York, and they just announced the 2011 class. And the three toys joining the ranks are Hot Wheels cars . . . dollhouses . . . and the blanket? The first two make sense. Generations of boys and even girls have loved Hot Wheels. And generations of girls . . . and occasionally boys . . . have loved dollhouses. But while kids love their blankets . . . they're not really TOYS. The other finalists this year included Dungeons & Dragons, the pogo stick, the Rubik's Cube, Jenga, Simon, "Star Wars" action figures, "Transformers", Twister, the puppet, and Radio Control vehicles. The 2010 inductees were the Game of Life and playing cards. In 2009, they added Big Wheels, the Nintendo Game Boy, and the ball. The Hall of Fame likes to induct "basic" things like the ball and the blanket. In 2008, they inducted the STICK and in 2005 they inducted the CARDBOARD BOX. Read more HERE

$$$Thanksgiving$$$

Last week, the American Farm Bureau Federation released their annual study on the cost of serving Thanksgiving dinner. And they found the average cost of a 10-person dinner, including turkey, lots of sides, and dessert, is $49.20. Not sure what grocery store they're shopping at because NO ONE here in the real world thinks they can host Thanksgiving that cheap. Spending $50 is such a ridiculous notion that Harris didn't even ask about that small of an amount.

In a new nationwide survey by Harris Interactive:
Seven out of 10 Americans will spend at LEAST $100 to host Thanksgiving.
60% of people plan to save money by using coupons
52% of people believe it will cost them between $100 and $250.
37% will shop at a warehouse store
34% will ask their guests to bring a dish.
31% of Americans who are hosting Thanksgiving think they'll spend under $100.
10% are planning to play a VERY dangerous game and wait until the last possible second to go shopping, hoping that stores will slash prices to empty out their inventory.
Read more HERE

Van BACK!

If there were any doubts that VAN HALEN was working on a new album with DAVID LEE ROTH, this should make it official: They've reportedly signed a new record deal with Interscope. It includes touring, merchandising, marketing and recording. This will be Van Halen's first album with David Lee Roth since "1984". But they did release two new studio tracks, "Me Wise Magic" and "Can't Get This Stuff No More", on their 1996 "Best Of" disc.

Happy Birthday 11/15

Today is America Recycles Day
• 9 days to Thanksgiving
• 40 days to Christmas

Chad Kroeger - 37
Sydney Tamiia Poitier - 38
Randy "Macho Man" Savage – Would have been 59 (1952 - 2011)
Beverly D'Angelo - 60 (Mrs. Griswald)
Sam Waterston - 71 ("Law & Order")
Ed Asner - 82

1492 - CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS wrote in his diary that the Indians (--feathers, not dots) were drying and smoking a plant called "tobaga". It is believed to be the first reference to TOBACCO.

1972 - "DEEP THROAT" WAS RELEASED.

1990 - MILLI VANILLI producer Frank Farian publicly admitted that FABRICE MORVAN and ROB PILATUS never sang a note on the Milli Vanilli album.

What might have been....

Did you know that TOM CRUISE almost got the lead in "Titanic"? Tom's agent actually reached out to director JAMES CAMERON when the project was announced. As we all know, LEONARDO DICAPRIO ended up with the part.Here are some other casting near-misses, according to E! Online . . .

ROBERT PATTINSON isn't the only guy who had a shot at Edward Cullen in the "Twilight" franchise. BEN BARNES, who plays Prince Caspian in the "Narnia" movies, and JACKSON RATHBONE, who plays Jasper Hale in the "Twilight" flicks, also tried out for it.

The studio tried to pressure director FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA into casting the very Sicilian-looking ROBERT REDFORD as Michael Corleone in "The Godfather". He went with AL PACINO.

"Batman Begins" director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN was torn between CHRISTIAN BALE and JAKE GYLLENHAAL. Bale won.

Pixar originally wanted BILLY CRYSTAL for the part of Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story". To this day he says it's the only role he regrets passing on. His loss was TIM ALLEN'S gain.

This one is actually pretty well-known: TOM SELLECK was originally offered the part of Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". But he couldn't take it because he was committed to the TV series "Magnum, P.I.". So they went with HARRISON FORD.

Total Recall MMO

Chinese gaming company ZQGame announced plans today for an MMO game based on the upcoming film Total Recall. The film, set for release next year, is a remake of the 1990 movie and stars Colin Farrell as the guy Arnold Schwarzenegger played in original.

The game will be fully 3D and entirely browser based, with no need to download any software. ZQGame promises that the game will feature console quality graphics, and will also be free to play. According to the developer, the game will support itself with "micro-transactions containing a hybrid of features from traditional MMOs and social games, such as PVP and PVE environments and a collaborative "memory quest" system."

The game will officially release on August 3 of next year, the same day as the film. Read more HERE

States and Cities

If You Could Live in Any State, Which One Would You Choose? Harris Interactive just released the results of their annual survey that asks people: "If you could live in ANY state except the one you live in now, which state would you choose?" And, as always people flock to good weather. For the first time ever, HAWAII came in first place. But it's been in the top three every year since 2001. California came in second place, Florida came in third. In other words, America's three states with great weather are the top three. After that things get a little more centered around personal interests. Texas is fourth . . . Colorado is fifth . . . North Carolina is sixth . . . Oregon is seventh . . . Arizona is eighth . . . Washington is ninth . . . and Virginia is tenth. They didn't release which state got the fewest votes. The survey also asked people what city they'd most want to live in or near, other than the one they're in now. And people generally gravitated toward big cities rather than ones with good weather. New York City came in first and it's been in first place for the past 11 years. San Diego came in second . . . Seattle is third . . . Dallas is fourth . . . Las Vegas fifth . . . San Francisco sixth . . . Boston seventh . . . Chicago eighth . . . Honolulu ninth . . . and Denver tenth. When people were asked what city they'd LEAST want to live in . . . New York came in first there too. Detroit was second, L.A. was third, D.C. was fourth, and Chicago was fifth.

"Husband Motivator" App

Ladies, do you want your husband to do more around the house? Now there's an app for that. The Husband Motivator uses artificial intelligence to figure out the best way to get a husband to do household chores. Shelle Rose Charvet is the president of Weongozi, who made the app. She said, quote, "The surprising thing is that most people don't know what motivates their soulmate." The app gives a wife a four-question quiz about her husband, and that's enough information to unlock the, quote, "hidden triggers that motivate him." Women are given short video tips and a word-for-word script they can read to their husband. The app is designed to be used repeatedly, so when your husband figures out what you're doing, the app is one step ahead.The Husband Motivator can get your husband to perform in any number of areas, including:
Chores, Child care and family activities, and Intimacy, from sex to talking about issues. Read more HERE

The Dog ate my Xmas gift!

Your dog doesn't know when it's Christmas. He also doesn't know we're in a recession. You, as a human, know both of those things. But it's not going to stop you from stretching your budget to take care of your dog next month. According to a new poll by the Associated Press and Petside.com, two-thirds of Americans say they plan on giving their pet a gift this Christmas. Last year, the average person who bought their pet a gift spent $41. This year that's going up to $46. new toy is the most common gift. Food or a treat is number two, clothing is third, grooming products are fourth, bedding is fifth, and a new leash or collar is sixth. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 11/10

Today is National Vanilla Cupcake Day!
• 14 days to Thanksgiving
• 45 days to Christmas

Brittany Murphy - Would have been 34 - (1977 - 2009)
Ellen Pompeo - 42 ("Grey's Anatomy")
Tracy Morgan - 43
SINBAD - 55
Russell Johnson - 87 (The Professor on "Gilligan's Island".)

1775 - THE U.S. MARINES were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. SEMPER FI!

1951 - DIRECT-DIAL COAST-TO-COAST TELEPHONE SERVICE BEGAN with the mayor of Englewood, New Jersey calling the mayor of Alameda, California.

1969 - "Sesame Street" debuted on PBS. An estimated eight million people still tune into the show every week. But NOT to see Katy Perry's bouncing boobies.

2001 - The first iPod went on sale. Almost 1.5 BILLION iPods have been sold since.

Cat PPL vs. Dog PPL

A website called Hunch.com polled over 200,000 pet owners to find out if they were cat people or dog people. And they also asked a bunch of weird questions to find out how they're different. It turns out they have a few things in common: They both tend to talk to animals, including cats AND dogs. They're both just as likely to have a college degree. And they both hate shirts and sweaters that have pictures of animals on them. Now, here are eight weird ways they're different.

#1.) Dog People Like Paul McCartney. They're 18% more likely to say he's their favorite Beatle. While cat people are 25% more likely to pick George Harrison.

#2.) Cat People Like to Tweet. According to the poll, they're 10% more likely to use Twitter than dog people are.

#3.) Dog People Like Zoos. They're 9% more likely to think of them as "happy" places.

#4.) Dog People Are 30% More Likely to Enjoy Slapstick Comedy and Impressions. Cat people are 21% more likely to enjoy irony and puns.

#5.) Cat People Are More Introverted. They're 14% more likely to stay close to their friends at a party.

#6.) Dog People Are 11% More Likely to Support Cloning. But only for animals.

#7.) Cat People Are More Educated. They're 17% more likely to have a graduate degree.

#8.) Dog People Have Trendier Ringtones. They're 36% more likely to use a pop song.

Read more HERE

Worst Drivers in America come from...

This is the most thorough attempt we've ever seen to rank the 50 states by driving ability. So let's get ready to JUDGE. All 50 states got ranked by fatalities per million miles driven, number of tickets, drunk driving rates, and careless driving rates. Then the ranks in those categories were averaged out.And the state with the WORST drivers in the country is . . . Louisiana. Louisiana has the second-highest fatality rate, only behind Montana . . . and the fourth worst careless driving rate. It's also in the top ten in tickets and drunk driving.The rest of the ten worst driving states are: Missouri, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona, Kentucky, Alabama, Montana, and Nevada.On the other end, the people of Rhode Island came out as the best drivers in the country. The rest of the top ten driving states are: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Hampshire, Oregon, Maine, Illinois, Nebraska, and Ohio.
Read more HERE

People's Choice Awards

Nominees for the 2012 "People's Choice Awards" were announced yesterday. And "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" pretty much leads the way with NINE nominations. They include Favorite Movie . . . as well as acting nods for Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton. This is the award show that covers just about every category you can think of, in Movies, Music and TV. And lately, they've even been branching out to reality TV and the Internet. For instance, Kim Kardashian, Giuliana Rancic, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Gene Simmons and Kathy Griffin are up for Favorite TV Celebreality Star. The show airs January 11th on CBS. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 11/9

Today is Parade Day
• 15 days to Thanksgiving
• 46 days to Christmas

Vanessa Minnillo - 31
Nick Lachey - 38
Eric Dane - 39 ("Grey's Anatomy")
Chris Jericho - 41 (Former WWE superstar and lead singer of the metal band Fozzy.)
Lou Ferrigno - 60

1967 - "ROLLING STONE" magazine put out its first issue. JOHN LENNON was on the cover and a FREE ROACH CLIP was included inside.

1989 - The BERLIN WALL started to come down. East Germany opened its heavily guarded borders at 11:17 P.M., and Krazy Krauts celebrated by dancing atop the wall in lederhosen and chipping away at it with hammers.

1996 - EVANDER HOLYFIELD upset MIKE TYSON to win the WBA heavyweight title in an 11-round fight in Las Vegas

Had a bad day?

A cleaning woman accidentally ruined a million-dollar sculpture . . . because like most of us, she couldn't tell the difference between modern art and a mess. The Ostwall Museum in Dortmund, Germany had a modern-art display that included a $1.1 million sculpture by German artist Martin Kippenberger. The piece is called "When it Starts Dripping From the Ceiling", and it had a bunch of wooden slats over what appeared to be a dried puddle on the floor. A cleaning woman saw the stain on the floor, and thought the ceiling was leaking. So she got to work and completely scrubbed away the dried puddle. The cleaning staff had been warned to stay at least eight inches away from the artwork, so museum officials aren't sure how the misunderstanding occurred. The obvious solution would be to have Martin fix it. Unfortunately, he can't . . . because he DIED in 1997. The sculpture was on loan from a private collector. The owner said it should remain on display while they decide whether or not to repair it. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 11/8

Today is Try A New Recipe Day!
• 16 days to Thanksgiving
• 47 days to Christmas

Jack Osbourne - 26
Tara Reid - 36
Parker Posey - 43
CHEF Gordon Ramsay - 45
LEIF GARRETT - 50

1910 - William H. Frost of Spokane, Washington, patented the INSECT ZAPPER.

1973 - Disney's animated version of "Robin Hood" was released, with Robin as a fox and the rest of the characters as other animals. Little John was voiced by the incomparable PHIL HARRIS . . . who brought BALOO to life in "The Jungle Book".

2010 - CONAN O'BRIEN returned to late night TV with his TBS show "Conan".

NO KIDS ALLOWED!

A Restaurant That Banned Children Under Six Has Seen a Big Jump in Business. Back in July, McDain's Restaurant and Golf Center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania got national attention when its owner, Mike Vuick, decided to BAN all children under age six from eating in the restaurant. In an email to his customers, he wrote, quote, "We feel that McDain's is not a place for young children. Their volume can't be controlled and many, many times, they have disturbed other customers." And yes, that's legal, restaurants can't ban people of different races or handicaps, because that's illegal. But the law doesn't protect children, so it's totally within the restaurant's right to refuse them service. And now, four months after McDain's started the ban, the local media checked in with them to see how things were doing. And it turns out . . . BUSINESS IS BOOMING. Vuick says that he's seen a massive 20% increase in business ever since he banned children. He also says he's gotten a lot of feedback on the policy but it's been 20-to-one in favor of the ban. Quote, "People came from as far away as Detroit, Columbus, D.C. . . . to congratulate me on the move." Read more HERE

Husband finds sex tape of wife online... should he tell her?

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 10 years, and it is a wonderful marriage. We love each other very much, never argue and get along great. We have a 2-year-old child.

Recently I found a "sex tape" online of my wife with the guy she dated before me. This video was taken without her knowledge and is from 13 years ago, Because of this, I am not upset about it.

My question is, should I bring this to her attention, and if so, how? I feel she needs to know it's out there. I'm reacting to this as a man would. I don't know how a woman would react. Please help. -- IT'S PRIVATE

DEAR IT'S PRIVATE: Although there are no sex tapes of me floating around, I can tell you from a woman's perspective that if there was one (and the lighting was unflattering), I'd be furious. Your wife has a right to know, so don't keep her in the dark.

P.S. How did you come across that video? I'm sure she will be interested to know.
Read more HERE

MOST METAL

"Rolling Stone" recently polled their readers to come up with a list of the Top 10 Metal Bands of All Time. They released the results yesterday. If you're a REAL metal fan, you're probably going to question how "Rolling Stone" readers define "metal." For example, LED ZEPPELIN made the Top 10, and DREAM THEATER came in second place, behind METALLICA. There are write-ups on each band at RollingStone.com.
Here are the results:

1.) Metallica
2.) Dream Theater
3.) Black Sabbath
4.) Iron Maiden
5.) Slayer
6.) Megadeth
7.) Judas Priest
8.) Led Zeppelin
9.) Pantera
10.) Tool

No Love for Nickelback

NICKELBACK was selected to play the halftime show of the Thanksgiving football game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. The game is being held in Detroit, and the local fans do NOT want Nickelback to be there. In fact, there's an online petition making the rounds asking the band to be replaced, because the fans are apparently DISGUSTED by Nickelback. Here's the full explanation, from the petition: Quote, "This game is nationally televised, do we really want the rest of the U.S. to associate Detroit with Nickelback? Detroit is home to so many great musicians and they chose Nickelback?!?!?! Does anyone even like Nickelback? Is this some sort of ploy to get people to leave their seats during halftime to spend money on alcoholic beverages and concessions? This is completely unfair to those of us who purchased tickets to the game. At least the people watching at home can mute their TVs. The Lions ought to think about their fans before choosing such an awful band to play at halftime." You can view the petition on Change.org.

Happy Birthday 11/4

Today is National Skeptic's Day!
• 20 days to Thanksgiving
• 51 days to Christmas

Matthew McConaughey - 42
Jeff Probst - 50 ("Survivor" host)
RALPH MACCHIO - 50
Kathy Griffin - 51
Markie Post - 61
LAURA BUSH - 65

1842 - ABRAHAM LINCOLN married MARY TODD at his sister's house in Springfield, Illinois.

1879 - Ohio bar owner J. Ritty INVENTED THE CASH REGISTER to stop bartenders from pocketing his profits.

1952 - GENERAL DWIGHT EISENHOWER defeated Adlai Stevenson to become the 34th U.S. president.

1980 - RONALD REAGAN was elected president over JIMMY CARTER.

2008 - BARACK OBAMA was elected the 44th President of the United States.

Inkin the Valley WINNERS!

The following tattoos have won their owners each a pair of tickets for Inkin The Valley & Side Show Gathering this weekend at the woodlands! Congrats... now check your email for info!!!
1. Jamie M.
2. Morgan S.
3. Kassie Y.
4. Jodi C.
5. J. Scoy
6. Jessica K.

Angry Birds RULE!

For the billions of dollars that's being spent making video games as sophisticated, gorgeous, realistic, and mind-blowing as possible . . . the most popular video game of all time now involves flinging two-dimensional birds into green, body-less pigs. Yesterday, the video game company Rovio, which makes "Angry Birds", announced that the game has now been purchased 500 million times. Which makes it the best-selling video game OF ALL TIME. Bigger than "Super Mario Bros.", bigger than "Tetris", bigger than "Grand Theft Auto" . . . even bigger than "Pong". And "Angry Birds" has only been around for two years. It's much cheaper than other games . . . it costs a few bucks, while games for the Xbox or Wii generally cost $40 to $60 . . . but sales are sales. And thanks to an explosion in people playing games on their phones, "Angry Birds" is number one. For comparison, "Tetris" appears to be the second-most popular game ever, with over 175 million sales. The entire "Super Mario" franchise . . . which includes 16 games . . . has sold approximately 262 million. Read more HERE

New Bon movie:SKYFALL

The movie will be called "Skyfall," Daniel Craig is back as Bond, Javier Bardem and Albert Finney are indeed involved (Bardem as the villain, Finney as an intelligence official), Naomi Harris is playing a field agent named Eve and the film is working on a $230 million budget. Here's the synopsis: "Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost." Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 11/3

Today is Sandwich Day!
• 21 days to Thanksgiving
• 52 days to Christmas

DOLPH LUNDGREN - 54
Phil Simms - 56
Dennis Miller - 58
Roseanne - 59
Michael Dukakis - 78

1862 - DR. RICHARD GATLING of Indianapolis patented the MACHINE GUN . . . then known as a "GATLING gun."

1978 - "Diff'rent Strokes", starring THE LATE, GREAT GARY COLEMAN, debuted on NBC.

1990 - "Ice, Ice Baby" by VANILLA ICE hit #1 on the pop singles chart, the first rap single EVER to top the pop chart.

1996 - KOBE BRYANT made his NBA debut at 18 years old.

Inkin The Valley

Wanna win tix to 18th Annual Inkin' the Valley & 10th Annual SideShow Gathering at the Woodlands Inn and Resort Friday 11/4-Sunday 11/6? ALRIGHT! We wanna see your ink! Email a photo of your ink to Zoey@979X.com or tweet a photo via Twitter @ZoeyOn979X. We will post winning photos here & send you an email/tweet back! Deadline to submit is 1pm 11/3. Good luck... Show us some SKIN!

Happy Birthday 11/2

Today is Name your Car Day!
• 22 days to Thanksgiving
• 53 days to Christmas

Fieldy - 42 (KoRn's bassist)
David Schwimmer - 45
Michael Buffer - 67 ("Let's get ready to rumble!" wrestling and boxing announcer who will give you a reward if you narc on someone illegally profiting off his catchphrase!)

1966 - X-rays detected a cancerous spot on WALT DISNEY'S left lung. He died a month later.

1983 - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY finally became a federal holiday.