The Billboard Music Awards in prime time...why???
Don't get me wrong, there were some good acts on the show but does anyone really care about this awards show with the exception of Billboard? The Grammies and American Music Awards are another story - they pull numbers. That's why they're broadcast in prime time (November and February). I mean there's a reason that the Billboard Music Awards air in December when people are shopping or watching "Rudolph". The biggest story last night was not the winners - 50 Cent, Mariah, Green Day, Carrie Underwood, etc. Britney Spears and Paris Hilton not showing (well they were showing something but not at the Billboard Music Awards). That's your big storyj...
On this date in 1956, Alan Freed's movie, "Rock, Rock, Rock" debuted. The film featured Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Johnny Burnette, LaVern Baker, the Flamingoes and Moonglows. Tuesday Weld's voice was dubbed in by Connie Francis. A video link will get you into a trailer for the movie and 2 other movies that are labeled "1950's Juvenile Delinquent Movie Trailers". Ya gotta love that title folks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-tv26XGmek
Timeline Memories...
- [1792] George Washington is re-elected president and John Adams, vice president...
- [1848] President James K. Polk triggers the Gold Rush of '49 by confirming that gold has been discovered in California (CA)...
- [1908] The University of Pittsburgh Panthers are the 1st college team to use numbers on their jerseys...
- [1933] National Prohibition ends when Utah becomes the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment...
- [1978] Pioneer Venus I orbits Venus and beams back the 1st picture of the planet...
- [1996] Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sends everyone scratching their heads after his famous "irrational exuberance" speech about whether or not the stock market was overvalued (10 years later we still don't know what he was talking about)...
- [1998] James P. Hoffa becomes the head of the Teamsters union, 23 years after his father headed the union...
#1 on this date: 1965] "Turn, Turn, Turn" - The Byrds...1975] "Fly, Robin, Fly" - Silver Convention (the original title was "Run Rabbit Run")...1985] "Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister (Richard Page and Steve George, members of the band wrote this song in 20 minutes)...
| "Out with the old...in with the new": 1968] Graham Nash leaves the Hollies and announces the formation of "Crosby, Stills and Nash" 3 days later... "Good riddance": 1991] Richard Speck who murdered 8 students nurses in Chicago in 1966, dies from a heart attack in prison at 50 (an age that none of his victims ever reached)... [To ensure accuracy of dates and content, multiple reference sources are used in each timeline]... Commentary... Congratulations to WOR talkmeister Joey Reynolds who was named Little Italy's Man of The Year. Rumors persist that Joey knows were Jimmy Hoffa is buried but now that he's a made man, he's been sworn to omerta. Just kidding Joey. Joey? Is he still smiling??? "Happy Birthday...happy birthday": Frankie Muniz (21), Cliff Floyd (34), Andy Kim (54), Morgan Brittany (55), Jim Plunkett (59), Jim Messina (59) and Little Richard (74)... Timeline Countdown: 10 days until Chanukah, 20 days until Christmas, 26 days left until 2007, 33 days until until the NFL playoffs, 34 days until the BCS Championship game and 61 days until Super Bowl XLI... ... |
