Friday, July 6, 2007

Friday-Sunday, July 6-8, 2007

10 Thoughts on Live Earth:
  1. Using fuel-guzzling jets to get to the venues doesn't set a good example of ways to make this globe greener does it???
  2. 150 acts will perform at 8 concerts all over the world but how many acoustic sets will there be? Performing artists should be singing either acapella or using acoustic instruments to promote energy conservation...
  3. I agree with The Who's Roger Daltrey who said it best when he said: "The last thing the planet needs is a rock concert"...
  4. I also agree with Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst: "Any of the musicians here who've spent 24-30 years roaming the globe on planes, trains and automobiles should have a mighty guilty complex about what they've done to the environment"...
  5. Organizers predict live broadcasts on cable television and the Internet could reach up to 2 billion. Considering that the world population is 6.6 billion, that's quite an optimistic estimate...
  6. Lukewarm response in Istanbul, Turkey caused that venue to be cancelled. By the way, for those headed to Sydney, Australia which will host the first concert, there are plenty of seats available...
  7. All the acts are performing free and proceeds from ticket sales will go toward distributing power-efficient light bulbs and other measures that will offset the shows' greenhouse gas emissions. If retail would lower the price of those power-efficient light bulbs, I might actually buy one...
  8. The biggest names will appear at Live Earth concerts in London (Madonna, Black Eyed Peas, Duran Duran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.) and Giants Stadium (Akon, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Sheryl Crow, KT Tunstall, The Police, etc.)...
  9. Mostly local acts will be performing in Australia with only one international act (Jack Johnson) scheduled. the re-formed 80s group Crowded House headline the show...
  10. Al Gore will be at the Giants Stadium show but Al Gore III may be detained from making an appearance...

(Radio Coverage: XM, Sirius and Premiere. Feeds on all 3 combined will run for more than 27 hours)...(TV Coverage: The Sundance Channel, Bravo, CNBC and Telemundo)...(Internet Coverage: MSN will cover everything from the kickoff in Sydney (10 p.m. Friday EST to sometime after midnight Sat/Sun)...

10 Timeline Memories:

  1. 1854] Elephants Unite: The 1st official meeting of the Republican Party takes place in Jackson, Michigan...
  2. 1933] All-Stars: Baseball's 1st All-Star game goes to the American League 4-2 at Comiskey Park in Chicago...1983] Fred Lynn of the California Angels hits the 1st grand slam in an All-Star game as the AL defeats the NL 13-3...
  3. 1944] Tragedy in the tent: Fire breaks out in the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford (CT) killing 169...
  4. 1971] "Happy Trails": Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong dies of a heart attack at his home in Corona, Queens. Satchmo was 69. Satchmo made this a wonderful world just by his presence: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vnRqYMTpXHc ...1975] The great filly Ruffian snaps a right foreleg in a match race with Foolish Pleasure at Belmont Park. Ruffian dies after a 12-hour operation to save her life. Ruffian is buried in the infield of Belmont, near the finish line...1998] Roy Rogers dies peacefully in his sleep at his Apple Valley (CA) home at 86. "Happy Trails" Cowboy: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FdJlpjJ9ohI ...
  5. 1988] Polluted: Several popular beaches are closed in New York City due to medical waste and other debris washing up on shore...
  6. 2000] Body found: The body of 19-year old Cody Erving is found in his car near his families home in Orlando (FL). Julius "Dr. J" Erving had reported his son missing on June 4th...
  7. 2001] Gotcha: Former FBI agent Robert Hansen pleads guilty to spying for the Russians. Hansen is sentenced to 461 years in prison, plus life. No comments from Hansen on what he'll do when he gets out...
  8. 2004] A running mate is chosen: Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry chooses former rival John Edwards as his running mate...
  9. 2005] Judy jailed: New York Times reporter Judith Miller is jailed after refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating the leak of an undercover CIA operatives name. She will remain in jail for 85 days before agreeing to testify...
  10. 2005] G8: Promoter and Boomtown Rat Bob Geldof and Bono meet with the G8 to discuss increasing aid to Africa...

Music Memories:

  • 1963] #1 on this date: "Easier Said Than Done" - The Essex: Karaoke time: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tgJ1ssTJtnA ...
  • 1965] Formed on this date: Jefferson Airplane in San Francisco...
  • 1978] In the money: Singer Eddie Mahoney legally changes his name to: Eddie Money...

[To ensure accuracy of dates and content, multiple reference sources are used in each timeline]...

"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":

Ron Duguay (50), Willie Randolph (53), Sylvester Stallone (61), George W. Bush (61), Burt Ward (62), Gene "Duke of Earl" Chandler (70), Della Reese (76), Merv Griffin (82), William Schallert ("Patty Duke Show" Daddy) (85) and Nancy Reagan (86)...

Timeline Countdown: 4 days until the All-Star game...

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Saturday, July 7, 2007 (7-7-07)...

10 Timeline Memories:

  1. 1754] The Name Game: Kings College opens in Manhattan. 30 years later, Kings College becomes Columbia...
  2. 1865] Hang 'em High: Four people convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, are hanged in Washington, D.C...
  3. 1964] All-Stars: Newly opened Shea Stadium hosts the 35th All-Star game, a 7-4 win for the National League...
  4. 1983] Visiting the curtain: 11-year old Samantha Smith of Manchester (ME) leaves for a visit to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov who met the girl on a visit to the U.S...
  5. 1987] Ratting out: Lt. Col. Oliver North begins his public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing. North tells Congress that he "never carried out a single act", "not one" without authorization...
  6. 1990] Wimbledon Winner: Martina Navratilova wins a record 9th women's single's title...
  7. 2003] Gotcha: A federal judge approves a settlement fining WorldCom $750 million for its $11 billion accounting scandal...2004] Former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay, is indicted on criminal charges related to the energy company's collapse. The trial will take everything out of Kenneth Lay who would have a fatal heart attack before his sentencing in July, 2006 at 64...
  8. 2005] Terror in the Underground: Terrorist bombings in 3 Underground stations and a double-decker bus kills 52 victims and 4 suicide bombers in the worst attack on London since WWII...
  9. 2005] Bob Geldof and Bono efforts work: Influenced by Live 8, the G8 leaders pledge to double 2004 levels of aid to Africa from $25 to $50 billion by 2010...
  10. 2006] "Happy Trails": Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett dies from pancreatic cancer at 60...

Music Memories:

"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":

Michelle Kwan (27), CSI's Jorga Fox (39), Jessica Hahn (48), Village People construction guy David Hondo (57) seen here with the VP doing "YMCA": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-CQbArqwhs, Shelley Duvall (58), Ringo Starr (67), Doc Severinsen (80) and Pierre Cardin (85)...

Timeline Countdown: 3 days until the All-Star game...

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Sunday, July 8, 2007...

10 Timeline Memories:

  1. 1630] Happy Thanksgiving: The Massachusetts Bay Colony celebrates what's recognized as the 1st Thanksgiving. White meat or dark???
  2. 1693] The men in blue: Uniforms for the New York City police are authorized...
  3. 1776] Declaring our independence: Col. John Nixon gives the 1st public reading of the Declaration of Independence to a crowd gathered at Independence Square in Philadelphia...
  4. 1889] WSJ sighting: The Wall Street Journal is published for the 1st time...
  5. 1947] Ground breaking begins: For the building of the U.N. in Manhattan...
  6. 1981] Confirmation Day: The Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner as Supreme Court Justice...
  7. 1985] Madonna Unplugged: Madonna poses nude in "Playboy" and "Penthouse"...
  8. 1997] Fen-Phen, 'Feh': The Mayo Clinic and the government warn that the diet-drug "fen-phen" could cause serious heart and lung damage. But if you've taken it, listen to this message: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlk_BSnTQWk ...
  9. 2000] Beaned by a 'Rocket': Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens beans Met catcher Mike Piazza which is a warm up for throwing a bat chard at Piazza in a 2000 World Series game. Suzyn Waldman kvells when hearing that Clemens was coming back to the Yankees earlier this season: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9frdnvnfSTM ...
  10. 2006] "Happy Trails": To June Allyson who passes away from pulmonary respiratory failure at the age of 88...

"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":

Toby Keith (46), Kevin Bacon (49), Anjelica Huston (56), Wolfgang Puck (58), Jeffrey Tambor (63), Steve Lawrence (72) and Jerry Vale (75)...

Timeline Countdown: 2 days until the All-Star game...

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