"The Hobbit" trailer

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in theaters December 2012.

Happy Birthday 12/22

Today is the first full day of winter.
3 days until Xmas

Ali Lohan (18)
Diane Sawyer (66)
Gene Rayburn (94)
Lady Bird Johnson (99)

1808- "In a mammoth concert at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven premieres his Fifth Symphony as well as his Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy."

1845- "The first voice synthesizer, later known as P.T. Barnum's Euphonium, was demonstrated to the public in Philadelphia on this day in 1845."

1937- Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic

Blak Keys spring tour dates

3/10/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
3/12/12 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Read more HERE

Shakira covers Metallica

Did you know that SHAKIRA is totally into METALLICA? She is. She says, quote, "I am great fan of bands like [LED] ZEPPELIN, NIRVANA or THE CURE. I used to be a huge Metallica fan when I was 15 [or] 16 years old. "Back then, I used to sing 'Nothing Else Matters' all day long. I am still a very huge Metallica fan, though. [And] I thought it would be kind of surprising to include it in my repertoire for this tour." Shakira has been performing "Nothing Else Matters" on her current tour. Song starts around the 3:05 marks. Singing at 3:55.

Happy Birthday 12/5

Today is Blue Jeans Day!
• 20 days to Christmas
• 49 days until the Year of the Dragon

Frankie Muniz - 26
Jessica Pare - 29 ("Mad Men")
Amy Acker - 35
Margaret Cho - 43
Johnny Rzeznik - 46 (Goo Goo Dolls singer)
Little Richard - 79
WALT DISNEY - (1901 - 1966)
General George Custer - (1839 - 1876)

1929 - THE FIRST U.S. NUDIST ORGANIZATION, THE AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR PHYSICAL CULTURE, OPENED IN NEW YORK CITY.

1933 - PROHIBITION ENDED at 5:32 P.M. as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment. That one repealed the ridiculous 18th Amendment that had outlawed all booze for nearly 14 years.

1951 - The first PUSH BUTTON-CONTROLLED GARAGE opened in Washington, D.C.

Happy Birthday 12/2

Today is Science Fiction Day
• 23 days to Christmas
• 52 days until the Year of the Dragon

Britney Spears - 30
Nelly Furtado - 33
Aaron Rodgers - 28 (Green Bay Packers QB)
Monica Seles - 38 (Tennis minx)
Lucy Liu - 43
Nate Mendel - 43 (Foo Fighters bassist)
Gianni Versace - (1946 - 1997)

1804 - NAPOLEON BONAPARTE was crowned Emperor of France. Just as the Pope was going to place the crown on his little head, Napoleon grabbed it and put it on himself.

1982 - A surgical team at the University of Utah Medical Center performed the first ARTIFICIAL HEART IMPLANT. The patient, 61-year-old Dr. Barney Clark, lived for 112 days with his new fake heart.

1994 - HEIDI FLEISS was convicted in Los Angeles on three counts of pandering. Charlie Sheen was saddened.