Friday everybody .. getting ready for a bitterly cold weekend. Lets see how November 22nd shaped up. 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, and many remeberances are on tap today. Elsewhere .. 1906, S.O.S. became the new international signal for distress .. 1917, the National Hockey League came into existence in Montreal .. 1927, the first snowmobile was patented .. 1950, the Ft. Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 in the lowest scoring NBA game .. 1954, the Humane Society was formed .. 1955, RCA paid Sam Phillips 25 grand for the rights to Elvis .. 1968, the Beatles released their White Album .. 1968, Arlo Guthrie released Alices Restaurant .. and in 1999, Wayne Gretzky entered the NHL Hall of Fame. Lots of birthdays today .. Hoagy Carmichael in 1899 .. Tarzan in 1888 (according to Edgar Rice Burroughs) .. Rodney Dangerfield in 21 .. Floyd Sneed, drummer for 3 Dog Night in 42 .. Billie Jean King in 43 .. Ron McClure of Blood, Sweat and Tears in 41 .. Terry Stafford in 41 .. Jamie Troy of the Classics in 42 .. Rod Price of Foghat in 47 .. Sonny Geraci of the Outsiders and Climax in 47 .. Dennis Larden of Every Mothers Son in 48 .. Steve Van Zandt in 50 .. Lawrence Gordon of Styx in 56 .. and Jamie Lee Curtis in 58. We lost a few people today as well, including Shemp Howard of the 3 Stooges in 55 .. Mae West in 80 .. Scatman Crothers in 86, and Sterling Holloway in 92. Nice Red Wings and Michigan wins last nite. On tap today, Michigan vs Florida State at 5, MSU/Virginia Tech at 9:30 and Atlanta vs Pistons tonite. Getting colder today thru the weekend .. folks along and west of I-75 up north can look for moderate to heavy lake effect snow starting overnight .. just plain old cold for the rest of us. And it was announced that 3 of Roy Orbisons sons are planning to release 21 of Orbisons albums in the next 2 years that were never released before. Have a great weekend .. and stay warm !
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:24:35 +0000
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