Happy Birthday 8/31

Today is Eat outside day!
There are 61 days left till Halloween.
There are 116 days left till Xmas.

Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinal wide receiver)- 28
Chris Tucker - 39
Debbie Gibson - 41
Richard Gere - 62

1887 - THOMAS EDISON received a patent for his crazy "Kinetoscope", a strange device that projected MOVING PICTURES

1963 - WALTER CRONKITE began his anchorman duties at the CBS Evening News. He retired in 1981.

1998 - "Titanic" became the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 MILLION.

Rosters announced

MIKE TYSON and "Jackass" star STEVE-O will roast CHARLIE SHEEN on Comedy Central next month. Comedians Jeffrey Ross and Anthony Jeselnik will also be there, along with TMZ's Harvey Levin. More "roasters" will be announced later. The roast is hosted by "Family Guy" creator SETH MACFARLANE, and it'll air on September 19th. (--It tapes the week before.)

Today is National Toasted Marshmallow day!
There are 62 days till Halloween.
There are 117 days till Xmas.

Andy Roddick - 29
Cameron Diaz - 39
Michael Chiklis - 48
Lewis Black - 63
Warren Buffet - 81

1146 - European leaders got together and BANNED THE CROSSBOW, figuring that since it was such an effective weapon, without it, nobody would bother fighting any more wars.

1884 - A boxer named Jack Dempsey. . . but not THE Jack Dempsey. . . knocked out George Fulljames in the 22nd round to win the middleweight title in the FIRST BOXING MATCH WHERE GLOVES WERE USED

1979 - ANNE MEYERS became the FIRST WOMAN TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH AN NBA TEAM. The Indiana Pacers cut her after only two days. . . because she PLAYED LIKE A GIRL.

What the Hell Theater 8/29

On Thursday in Idaho, a state trooper pulled over a teenage girl who was speeding and swerving. She told him she was 34 weeks pregnant and was in LABOR . . . and she even had the baby bump to prove it. But as he talked to her, he realized she was lying . . . and had just shoved something in her shirt to make herself LOOK pregnant. She's been charged with inattentive driving and obstruction. Read more HERE

Here we go again. A Puerto Rican senator who was vehemently against same-sex marriage and gay adoption rights has resigned . . . after nude photos of him surfaced on a gay and bisexual dating and hook-up iPhone app. He didn't deny the photos, but said he had taken nude photos because he's been losing weight and wanted to see his progress. He resigned yesterday. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/25

Today is Kiss and Make-up Day!
There are 67 days until Halloween.
There are 122 shopping days left until Xmas.

Blake Lively - 24
Rachel Bilson - 30
Alexander Skarsgard - 35
Marvin Harrison - 39
Claudia Schiffer - 41
Rachael Ray - 43
BILLY RAY CYRUS - 50
Tim Burton - 53
Elvis Costello - 57
ROB HALFORD - 60
Gene Simmons - 62
Regis Philbin - 80
Sean Connery - 81
Monty Hall - 90

1718- New Orleans was founded by French settlers and named after the Duke of Orleans.

1875- Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel. It took him 21 hours and 45 minutes.

1916- The Department of the Interior created the National Park Service to manage and preserve national parks and monuments for future generations.

State of Happiness

The people at the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index just released their list ranking U.S. states by happiness. And believe it or not, Hawaii . . . the one state that's a tropical paradise . . . is the happiest place in the country. The rankings are based on six factors: How happy you are about your current situation and the near future . . . emotional health . . . job satisfaction . . . physical health . . . healthy behavior . . . and basic access to health care and exercise. Here's the full top 10:

#1.) Hawaii
#2.) North Dakota
#3.) Alaska
#4.) Nebraska
#5.) Minnesota
#6.) Colorado
#7.) Utah
#8.) New Hampshire
#9.) Iowa
#10.) Kansas.

On the unhappy end of the scale, West Virginia came in last place. It finished just below Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and Louisiana. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/23

Today is National Gymnastics Day!
There are 69 days left until Halloween.
There are 124 shopping days left until Xmas.

Kobe Bryant - 33
Jay Mohr - 41
Shelley Long - 62 (Diane on "Cheers")
Barbara Eden - 77 ("I Dream Of Jeannie")
River Phoenix would have been 41- (1970 - 1993)
Gene Kelly - (1912 - 1996)

1923 - The first RADIO COMEDIANS went on the air. Ernie Hare and Billy Jones called themselves "The Happiness Boys". They also wrote and sang the first JINGLE in radio history.

1998 - "That '70s Show" debuted on Fox.

2000 - The final episode of the first "Survivor" gave us the unforgettable Snake-Rat speech. . . and revealed conniving Richard Hatch as the million dollar winner.

What the Hell Theater

On August 4th, in Florida, a guy stole some copper wiring from an electric substation and it cut off the power to thousands of people . . . including a local NUDIST RESORT. And that's almost like fate . . . because the last time this thief was busted, he was wearing a T-shirt that read, "I Will Not Stare at Boobies." Police are still trying to track him down. Read more HERE

Back in 1994, a girl at a middle school in Washington helped a boy with his homework in the library. And ever since that day, he's been stalking her. FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS. He's been in and out of jail for it and is now looking at DECADES in prison for felony harassment. Moral of the story? NEVER be nice to the kid no one's talking to. Maybe there's a reason he's a loner. Read more HERE

What the hell theater 8/19

On Long Island, New York, a 61-year-old former lifeguard is suing because, he says, he was fired for refusing to take his annual swimming test in a SPEEDO. He says, quote, "There should be a law prohibiting anyone over the age of 50 from wearing a Speedo," so he refused to wear it during his test. He's going after the state of New York for age discrimination. More details HERE

A girl in Finksburg, Maryland suffered burns to her arms and eyes on her thirteenth birthday on Tuesday night, when her cake EXPLODED. The fire marshal believes that her family somehow confused birthday candles with fireworks. Her mother and father also suffered burns, but everyone is in good condition. Read more HERE

Worst covers of all time!!

"Rolling Stone" recently polled their readers to come up with a list of the Worst Cover Songs of All Time. They released the results yesterday. Read more HERE. Here's the list:

1.) Miley Cyrus, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" . . . by Nirvana
2.) Limp Bizkit, "Behind Blue Eyes" . . . by The Who
3.) Madonna, "American Pie" . . . by Don McLean
4.) Sheryl Crow, "Sweet Child O' Mine" . . . by Guns N' Roses
5.) Britney Spears, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" . . . by the Rolling Stones
6.) Alien Ant Farm, "Smooth Criminal" . . . by Michael Jackson
7.) Britney Spears, "I Love Rock & Roll" . . . which was made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
8.) Avril Lavigne, "Imagine" . . . by John Lennon
9.) Jessica Simpson, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" . . . by Nancy Sinatra
10.) William Shatner, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" . . . by The Beatles

Big Bucks

The unstoppable list-makers at Forbes.com have put together a list of the Highest Paid Players in the NFL. Colts quarterback PEYTON MANNING tops it. He'll pocket $23 MILLION before this year is out. Here are the highest-paid football players, along with their expected salaries for 2011

#1.) Peyton Manning, $23 million
#2.) Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, $18.4 million
#3.) Tom Brady, $18 million
#4.) Michael Vick, $15.9 million
#5.) Raiders defensive end Richard Seymour, $15 million
#6.) Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil, $14 million
#7.) Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, $13.5 million
#8.) Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, $12.8 million
#9.) Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, $12.5 million
#10.) Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai, $12.4 million

Skin-ny

MR. SKIN has unveiled his list of the Top 100 Nude Celebrities of All Time . . . and the top spot goes to ANGELINA JOLIE. Complete list HERE. Here's the Top 10 . . .

#1.) Angelina Jolie
#2.) Alyssa Milano
#3.) Halle Berry
#4.) Pamela Anderson
#5.) Helen Mirren
#6.) Anne Hathaway
#7.) Monica Bellucci
#8.) Pam Grier
#9.) Marisa Tomei
#10.) Penelope Cruz

ENOUGH ALREADY!!

There's a new device for sale called the Enough Already. You program it with names of celebrities who you don't want to hear more about, then hook it up to your TV . . . and when it detects those names in the closed captioning, it automatically MUTES the TV for 30 seconds. Unfortunately . . . it takes a decent amount of technical skill to hook it up. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/18

Today is National Homeless Animals Day!
There are 74 days to Halloween.
There are 129 shopping days left until Xmas.

Andy Samberg - 33
MALCOLM-JAMAL WARNER - 41
Edward Norton - 42
Christian Slater - 42
Denis Leary - 54
PATRICK SWAYZE - Would have been 59 - (1952 - 2009)
Martin Mull - 68
ROBERT REDFORD - 75
Roman Polanski - 78
SHELLEY WINTERS - Would have been 91

1992 - Nirvana's KURT COBAIN and Hole's COURTNEY LOVE became parents to Frances Bean.

1992 - Boston Celtics honky superstar LARRY BIRD announced his retirement. In his 13 seasons he was MVP three times, played in 12 All-Star Games and hit double figures in points, rebounds and assists 69 honky times. And he did all that WITHOUT getting AIDS!

Devilishly Sexy

I guess it's never too early to start getting your Halloween costume together . . . even if you order it right before you head out to the beach or a summer barbecue. A lingerie company called Jada Michaels ignored the fact that it's only mid-August and just released the results of a survey asking men to rank the five sexiest Halloween costumes. Here you go. Keep in mind all of these are the "sexy" version . . . so, when we say "pirate" we don't mean wearing a peg-leg and a big overcoat. More like lingerie and maybe an eye patch. Read more HERE

#1.) Pin-Up Girl. Specifically The "Home Again" costume. This is a pin-up girl style costume that makes it look like you're waiting for a guy to get home from World War Two. It's got a camouflage dress with a removable skirt.

#2.) Superhero. Complete with mask, cape, a skin-tight suit, and boots.

#3.) Gangster. Looking like the "Bonnie" of Bonnie and Clyde. But Bonnie on her sexier days.

#4.) Pirate. Think Penelope Cruz or Keira Knightley from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, not Johnny Depp.

#5.) Feline. Leopard, cat, you know, the standards.

Death by TV?!

Every Single Hour of TV You Watch Takes 22 Minutes Off Your Life. Remember this the next time you settle into the couch for an eight-hour marathon of "Teen Mom" on MTV: It's LITERALLY speeding up your path to DEATH. A new study out of the University of Queensland in Australia found that for every single hour of TV you watch, it takes 21.8 minutes off your life. So if you watch three hours of TV tonight, you can take one hour off your life expectancy. If you watch an average of six hours of TV a day over the course of your life, it could cost you a total of almost five years. Now, keep in mind, the study didn't really factor in other lifestyle choices. So, if you watch TV but you don't smoke and exercise daily, you're going to be better off than someone who sits in front of the TV, smoking, and drinking gravy. But in general, it's a warning that watching TV . . . and just sitting on the couch, not moving . . . can have a MUCH more negative effect on your health than you realized. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/17

Today is National Thrift Shop Day!
There are 75 days to Halloween.
There are 130 shopping days left until Xmas.

Bryton McClure (Richie on "Family Matters")- 25
Giuliana DePandi Rancic- 36
DONNIE WAHLBERG (NKOTB & "Saw 2-5")- 42
SEAN PENN - 51
Rick Hilton (Paris' dad)- 56
ROBERT DE NIRO - 68
Mae West - (1893 - 1980)
Davy Crockett - (1786 - 1836)

1835 - The Wrench was invented.

2008 - Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals in a single Olympic Games thanks to his incredible swimming skills. And also the fact that swimming offers that many medal opportunities. Basketball players just get one shot.

Funny or Not?

Not sure that "America's Funniest Home Videos" is necessarily THE authority on what is and isn't funny . . . but after 21 years on the air, at least they have some data they can use to try to figure it out. "America's Funniest Home Videos" just released this list of the six LEAST-FUNNY STATES in the U.S., based on how many times those states have had a video that was voted the funniest of the week by their studio audience. The problem is, they didn't weight it by population, so you'll notice a connection between states with small populations and a low number of wins. But did you really expect a rigorous academic study from "America's Funniest Home Videos"? Regardless, in the past 21 years, here are the least-funny. . .

#1.) Washington, D.C., zero wins
#2.) Rhode Island, one win
#3.) Alaska, two wins
#4.) North Dakota, two wins
#5.) Vermont, three wins
#6.) Wyoming, three wins

They didn't announce the win totals for other states, but they did say California has had the most winners. But remember, Californians have sent in over 100,000 tapes over the show's history. People in D.C. have only sent in 404. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/16

Today is International Tell a Joke Day!
There are 76 days to Halloween.
There are 131 shopping days left until Xmas.

Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood in the "Harry Potter" films.)- 20
Rumer Willis - 23
STEVE CARELL (former "The Office" boss)- 49
Madonna - 53
Angela Bassett - 53
KATHIE LEE GIFFORD - 58
Director James Cameron - 57
Julie Newmar (Catwoman on the original "Batman")- 78
FRANK GIFFORD - 81

1954 - The first issue of "Sports Illustrated" was published. The first guy on the cover was Milwaukee Braves Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews.

1962 - Pete Best was fired as drummer for The Beatles. Two days later, Ringo Starr would officially join the band. Many years later, Ringo would become HUGE in Japan.

1977 - ELVIS PRESLEY died at the age of 42, in his Graceland Mansion. He had suffered a coronary arrhythmia. At the time of his death, Elvis Presley's Colon was TWICE its normal size due to a buildup of "WHITE FECAL MATTER".

Smash Tour

Smashing Pumpkins announced their tour dates and there are 2 dates close to NEPA! Presale dates + venue info posted as well.

10/18 New York, NY
10/22 Philadelphia, PA

Check out the complete tour schedule HERE

Only you can prevent... dognappings.

According to the American Kennel Club, for whatever reason, dog thefts are way up this year. In the first seven months of 2011, they say there were 224 dogs stolen. That's up 32% from the same period in 2010 . . . and for all of 2010, there were 255 total thefts. The American Kennel Club says that the motivation for stealing a dog is always money . . . which is why thefts go up when the economy is bad. Usually, a dog thief plans either to resell the dog or hold it for a ransom. In the horror story version, someone might try to sell your dog for dogfighting or medical testing. The AKC has a list of tips for preventing dognappings . . . the big ones are not leaving your dog alone in the front yard, tied up outside of a store, or unattended in a car . . . even if it's locked. (--Which you probably shouldn't be doing anyway.)

Pay with the FORCE

There's a decent chance you've never heard of the tiny island country called Niue. (--nee you ee.) It's a country with 2,000 residents that's not even half the size of Rhode Island, located about 1,500 miles from New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean. But the Force is strong with them. Niue has announced that they're unveiling a brand new line of coins that feature "Star Wars" characters. Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Yoda, C-3PO, and others will be on their official currency. They have full permission from GEORGE LUCAS to make the coins. It's the first time that "Star Wars" characters have appeared on any country's real currency. Niue is producing the coins with help from the New Zealand mint. The characters will be on coins that are worth $2 in New Zealand money, which converts to about $1.66 in U.S. dollars. But no one's going to spend them like that . . . they're clearly collectors' items. They're going to be sold in sets of 18 . . . eight one-ounce silver coins and 10 silver-plated metal coins. Overall, you're getting at least $42 worth of silver there, and the sets will sell for about $460. So no one's going to spend them on $2 items. Niue is only making 50,000 of each coin, so collectors are going to end up paying big money if they want these. They go on sale November 1st. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/15

Today is National Relaxation Day!
There are 77 days to Halloween.
There are 132 shopping days left until Xmas.

Natasha Henstridge ("The Whole Nine Yards" and "The Whole Ten Yards")- 37
Ben Affleck - 39
Debra Messing - 43 ("Will & Grace")
Pat Priest (Marilyn Munster on "The Munsters".)- 75
Julia Child Would have been 99 - (1912 - 2004)
Napoleon Bonaparte - (1769 - 1821

1877 - THOMAS EDISON wrote a letter to the president of the Telegraph Company telling him that when answering the telephone, the word "HELLO" would be more appropriate than Alexander Graham Bell's suggestion of . . . "AHOY".

1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

1969 - The WOODSTOCK MUSIC AND ART FAIR opened for three groovy days at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. Over 400,000 people peacefully attended.

Ouch!

In a new poll asking people for their earliest childhood memory, the most common theme is . . . PAIN AND TORTURE. 35% of people said a trip to the DENTIST is the first thing they remember. The rest of the top five are birthday party, vacation, first day of school, and a trip to the doctor. The average age of people's first memories was 4.3 years old.

#1.) Trip to the dentist
#2.) Birthday party
#3.) Vacation
#4.) First day of school
#5.) Trip to the doctor
#6.) Being outside
#7.) An accident or injury
#8.) A tooth falling out
#9.) Receiving a present
#10.) Playing with friends

Read more HERE

All Grown Up

Frances Bean Cobain turns 19 next week... and she's all grown up. Check out her latest photo shoot HERE.

Happy Birthday 8/10

Today is Spoil Your Dog Day!
There are 82 days to Halloween.
There are 137 shopping days left until Xmas.

Angie Harmon - 39
Justin Theroux (Jennifer Anniston's man)- 40
ANTONIO BANDERAS - 51
ROSANNA ARQUETTE - 52
Leo Fender would have been 102- (1909 - 1991)(Invented the electric bass, and put out the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar.

1821 - MISSOURI (The Show Me State) became the 24th state. Missouri is the birthplace of Mark Twain, and the home of both the Pony Express Museum and the world famous St. Louis Gateway Arch. And Nelly.

1846 - Congress chartered the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE. It was named in honor of the English scientist Joseph Smithson . . . who donated $500,000 to make it possible.

1948 - "Candid Microphone", which you know better by its later title "Candid Camera", debuted on ABC-TV.

1960 - The original "Ocean's Eleven" was released, starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Angie Dickinson.

Go Team BEER!

For the past century, The Man has tried to keep beer and alcohol out of college football stadiums. Something about the sanctity and innocence of the game or whatever. Well, more and more colleges are realizing that integrity is important . . . but big money is more important. College football prints money. And selling beer at the games prints even more money. So, this season, 20 of the 119 Division One-A college football programs will have beer on sale at the regular concession stands at their stadiums. That's DOUBLE the number that sold beer in the 2001 season. West Virginia University is selling beer for the first time this season. They say they expect to bring in a profit of at least $1 MILLION. The NCAA allows schools to set their own policies on alcohol sales. They do have a rule banning alcohol from their bowl and championship games . . . and also ban advertising for alcohol at those venues.

Read more HERE

Naughty!

This survey took place in Australia, but there's no reason to believe we behave any better in the States. A survey by the travel website Zuji found that two out of five people admitted to watching porn during their most recent hotel stay.

Nearly one in four hotel guests tried stealing from the mini bar. 23% of people admitted to taking food or drinks, then lying about it to avoid phttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifaying. But more than half of them got caught and had to pay up.

One in three people said that if they broke something in the room, they would try to hide it instead of telling the hotel what happened.

Two out of three guests steal toiletries, which is probably okay. But one in five have taken bathrobes, pillows or towels from the room.

Despite the bad behavior, people know how to treat the hotel staff. 86% of guests say that they always leave tips for good service.

78% of guests say that they use the hotel gym if they have enough time, which sounds like a lie.

Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/9

Today is National Underwear Day!
There are 83 days to Halloween.
There are 138 shopping days left until Xmas.

Anna Kendrick - 26
Audrey Tautou (Sophie Neveu in "The DaVinci Code")- 35
Jessica Capshaw (Dr. Arizona Robbins on "Grey's Anatomy")- 35
Kevin McKidd (Dr. Owen Hunt on "Grey's Anatomy")- 38
Nikki Schieler Ziering (Ian Ziering's Playmate ex-wife)- 40
Thomas Lennon (Lieutenant Jim Dangle on "Reno 911!")- 41
Eric Bana (Bruce Banner in "The Hulk")- 43
Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully on the "X-Files")- 43
Deion Sanders (the only man to have ever played in a World Series AND a Super Bowl)- 44
Whitney Houston - 48
Melanie Griffith - 54

1936 - JESSE OWENS lead the U.S. 400-meter relay team to the Gold at the Berlin Olympics, becoming the first person to win four gold medals.

1989 - "The Abyss" was released. It was written and directed by JAMES CAMERON.

2004 - DONALD DUCK received the 2,257th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Got skillz?

Anyone who pre-orders "Madden NFL 12" from Game Stop stores can sign up for the "Battle of the Gridiron" tournament. Four grand prize winners will receive $5,000 cash and a trip to L.A. to play in the EA Sports "Madden NFL 12" Challenge Series, where the winner could take home up to a million dollars in prizes. Register with Virgin Gaming between August 30th and September 18th to compete in the competition.
Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/8

Today is sneak some zucchini onto your neighbors porch night!
There are 84 days to Halloween.
There are 139 shopping days left until Xmas.

Katie Leung (Cho Chang in the "Harry Potter")- 24
Roger Federer (Swiss tennis superstar)- 30
J.C. Chasez - 35
Drew Lachey - 35
Scott Stapp (Creed lead singer)- 38
Rena Mero (Sable off WWF)- 44
Rikki Rockett (Poison's drummer)- 50
The Edge (of U2)- 50
Dustin Hoffman - 74

1974 - PRESIDENT TRICKY DICK NIXON announced he would resign following new damaging revelations in the Watergate scandal.

1986 - STEPHEN KING'S "Stand By Me" was released. It starred RIVER PHOENIX . . . COREY "Recovering Has-Been" FELDMAN . . . "Star Trek: The Next Generation's" WIL WHEATON . . . and JERRY "I Get to Nail Rebecca Romijn" O'CONNELL.

1992 - METALLICA singer JAMES HETFIELD was badly burned by a pyro explosion at a Montreal concert. At the same show, AXL ROSE claimed he "lost his voice" and cut GUNS 'N ROSES' set short. Fans were pissed. They rioted, and caused $300,000 in damage.

Guess who's back

Surprise, surprise: Thanks to a high unemployment rate for new grads, many of those with diplomas fresh off the press are making a return to Mom and Dad's place. In fact, according to a poll conducted by consulting firm Twentysomething Inc., some 85% of graduates will soon remember what Mom's cooking tastes like.

Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/5

Today is Women's Pro Football Day!
There are 87 days to Halloween.
There are 142 shopping days left until Xmas.

Adam "Ad Rock" Yauch of Beastie Boys - 47
Patrick Ewing former NBa legend - 49
Tawny Kitaen - 50
Pat Smear used to be in Nirvana and Foo Fighters - 52
Maureen McCormick of "The Brady Bunch" - 55
Loni Anderson - 66
Neil Armstrong - 81

1914 - The FIRST ELECTRIC TRAFFIC LIGHTS were installed . . . in Cleveland.

1957 - DICK CLARK'S "American Bandstand" made its debut in Philadelphia. "That'll Be The Day", by BUDDY HOLLY, was the first record played.

1983 - "Risky Business" was released . . . starring TOM CRUISE

What would you give up?

According to a new survey by the GPS company TeleNav, here are some of the things people would rather give up than their smartphone . . .

70% would give up alcohol
63% would give up chocolate
55% would give up caffeine
33% would give up SEX
or one out of three,And, for what it's worth, 70% of those were women

22% would rather give up their toothbrush than their phone for a week.
For iPhone users, that jumps to 40%.
22% would happily not see their significant other if they could have their phone
21% would give up being able to WEAR SHOES
Again, iPhone users were more likely to choose their phones over shoes, at 43%.
Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/4

Today is Kentucky Fried Chicken Day (Opened in 1952)!
There are 88 days to Halloween.
There are 143 shopping days left until Xmas.

Cole & Dylan Sprouse - 19
NASCAR's Jeff Gordon - 40
Daniel Dae Kim - 43
Roger Clemens - 49
Barack Obama - 50
Billy Bob Thornton - 56
Louis Armstrong - (1901 - 1971)

1790 - The present day COAST GUARD began as the Revenue Cutter Service.

1892 - Sunday school teacher LIZZIE BORDEN was arrested in Fall River, Massachusetts, and charged with the hatchet murders of her father and stepmother. She was later acquitted.

1922 - AT&T and the Bell Systems shut down ALL their switchboards in memory of ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, who had died two days earlier. All 13 million telephones in the U.S. and Canada went absolutely dead for one minute in his honor.

1944 - The Gestapo raided the secret annex of a house in Amsterdam where the Frank family had been hiding for two years to avoid extermination by the Nazis during World War Two. They arrested eight people, including 14-year-old ANNE FRANK.

Party On!

Princeton Review released its annual list of the top party schools in the country yesterday. And as always, the students from the number one school celebrated, and the administration was mortified. This year, Ohio University in Athens, Ohio was named the top party school in the country. The rankings are based on a survey of more than 122,000 students nationwide. Ohio University . . . not to be confused with Ohio State . . . has a long-standing reputation as a major party school. Their Halloween party has been going on since the 1970s and draws at least 20,000 people. After the rankings were released, Ohio issued a statement saying, quote, "We are disappointed in the party school ranking as it is not indicative of the overall experience of Ohio students and does not match the data we have collected."

Here is the full top 20:

1. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
2. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
3. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
4. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
5. University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Ca.
6. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
7. Penn State University, University Park, Pa.
8. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.
9. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
10. University of Texas, Austin, Texas
11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
13. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.
14. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis.
15. DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.
16. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
17. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
18. University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
19. University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
20. University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.

Happy Birthday 8/3

Today is National Watermelon Day!
There are 89 days to Halloween.
There are 144 shopping days left until Xmas.

Evangeline Lilly Kate on "Lost" - 32
NE Patriots QB Tom Brady - 34
Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa - 40
Isaiah Washington - 48
James Hetfield Metallica's frontman - 48
Jay North TV's Dennis the Menace - 60
Martha Stewart - 70
Martin Sheen - 71
Tony Bennett - 85

1492 - CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS set sail for the Orient from Palos, Spain, with his three ships . . . the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. He ended up discovering America instead.

1949 - The NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA) was formed.

1977 - "Star Wars" characters C-3PO, R2-D2 and DARTH VADER added their cement footprints to the forecourt of stars at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

1999 - PATSY CLINE finally received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Patsy couldn't make the ceremony, because she'd been DEAD FOR 36 YEARS. She died in a plane crash in 1963.

Kinky Stuff

So you want to have a wild sex adventure, but don't have the money for Amsterdam or Thailand. That's fine, because we've got plenty of kink for you right HERE, in America's heartland. Just book your flight to . . . Roselawn, Indiana? The website Alternet.org put together a list of the 10 kinkiest cities in the U.S. based on strip clubs, sex stores, nudist resorts, and Internet searches. And, yep, Roselawn, Indiana beat out all the big boys. They have a nudist resort called the Ponderosa Sun Club, and the annual Nudes-A-Poppin' pageant, with strippers, porn stars, and drooling perverts. Here's the full list:

#1.) Roselawn, Indiana
#2.) New Orleans, Louisiana
#3.) Las Vegas, Nevada
#4.) Hurley, Wisconsin. They have the highest ratio of strip clubs-to-residents in the U.S. With 1,547 residents and six clubs, that's one strip club for every 258 residents.
#5.) Atlanta, Georgia
#6.) New York, New York
#7.) Austin, Texas
#8.) Southern New Mexico and Southern West Virginia . . . last year, based on a study of the kinky terms people used in online dating profiles, southern New Mexico had the kinkiest men, and southern West Virginia had the kinkiest women.
#9.) Chicago, Illinois
#10.) San Francisco, California

Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/2

Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day!
There are 90 days to Halloween.
There are 145 shopping days left until Xmas.

Hallie Eisenberg The adorable little girl from the Pepsi commercials - 19
Edward Furlong "Terminator 2", "American History X", and "Detroit Rock City" - 34
Sam Worthington "Avatar", "Clash of the Titans" and "Terminator Salvation" - 35
Kevin Smith Director/"Silent Bob" - 41
Mary-Louise Parker "The West Wing", "Weeds" - 47
Butch Patrick Eddie Munster on "The Munsters" - 58
Horror Director Wes Craven - 72
Peter O'Toole Lawrence in "Lawrence Of Arabia", The Pope "The Tudors" - 79

1876 - "WILD BILL" HICKOK was shot in the head from behind and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota. He was holding pairs of Aces and Eights. . . which has since been known at poker tables everywhere as "THE DEAD MAN'S HAND".

1892 - THE ESCALATOR was patented by genius Charles A. Wheeler.

1999 - M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S "The Sixth Sense", starring BRUCE WILLIS and HALEY JOEL OSMENT, was released. It only made $26.6 million in its opening weekend, but went on to score a box office total of $294 million.

The Cheating Game

According to a new survey, the place where a man is most likely to cheat on his wife is . . . a WEDDING. Hopefully not his own, I guess. Of the men in the survey who'd cheated, 32% said they'd done it at a wedding, making that the top answer. A relationship expert says that can make sense. Quote, "At a wedding, all the elements are present for one-night stands. Quite a bit of booze, dancing, people dressed to impress, an air of sexual electricity, and access to hotel rooms." Bachelor parties came in as the second-most common place that men had cheated, at 27%. Office Christmas parties came in third, at 21%. And high school or college reunions came in fourth, at 9%. The survey also asked women where they THOUGHT men were most likely to cheat on them . . . and weddings actually came in LAST. Women believed office Christmas parties were the most likely place, followed by bachelor parties, then school reunions, and finally weddings. Read more HERE

Doc-FOO-Mentary

Apparently the Foo Fighters did a tour of their fan's garages to point out the fact that they recorded their new album in Dave Grohl's garage. Rolling Stone posted a 40min documentary video of the band doing one of these garage shows at the home a retired firefighter!

See the video HERE

"Avengers" Trailer

As most of you probably know, several of the Marvel Comics superheroes are being lumped together for the "Avengers" movie that comes out next summer. If you haven't seen "Captain America" yet, there's a brief teaser for "The Avengers" at the end. It features the whole team: Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk's human alter-ego Bruce Banner and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. Not to mention Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury . . . the guy who puts the team together. Well, an even BRIEFER version of that brief teaser is now online
See it HERE

Happy Birthday 8/1

Today is International Friendship Day!
There are is 146 shopping days left until Xmas.
There are 53 days until Autumn begins.

Jason Momoa NEW Conan The Barbarian - 32
Tempestt Bledsoe Vanessa Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" - 38
Adam Duritz Lead singer of Counting Crows - 47
Coolio - 48
Joe Elliott Def Leppard's singer - 52
Jerry Garcia would have been 69 - (1942 - 1995)
"Ziggy" cartoonist Tom Wilson - 80
"Moby Dick" author Herman Melville - (1819 - 1891)
Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" - (1779 - 1843)

1936 - The OLYMPIC TORCH appeared for the first time, at the opening ceremonies in Berlin.

1971 - "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" debuted on CBS. Then Sonny skied into a tree and died in January of 1998

1973 - "American Graffiti" (--directed by GEORGE LUCAS) opened in theaters . . . starring Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Wolfman Jack AND MACKENZIE PHILLIPS.

1981 - MTV was launched in an estimated 2 million homes at 12:01 A.M. It started off with the words, "Ladies and gentleman, rock and roll." The first video shown was "Video Killed The Radio Star", by THE BUGGLES

1996 - MTV launched MTV2, which was weak-sauce in its early years, but is now far superior to the original MTV . . . because it actually, sometimes, plays videos.