The Internet continues to provide more entertainment than any other form of media. It continues to be what MTV once was to a whole new generation and at a more rapid pace than radio or TV ever did. The latest example of this explosion is a deal between Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Yahoo Inc. The deal will allow people to upload files with music or video content by Sony artists to Yahoo. Sony will get a cut of advertising revenue from Yahoo in exchange for the distribution of music videos using Yahoo player applications and widgets that computer users can place on other Web sites. Yahoo! More video for the MPR to entertain you with. And there won't be any copyright infringements because Yahoo will use filtering technology to block chips with unauthorized content. A win-win for all of us!!!
As we all take a break for one of the truly great American holidays - Thanksgiving, here's to a safe, happy gathering with family and friends, lots of good food and thanks for all we've got and Godspeed to those in harms way...
To help us celebrate, here's the trailer to what has become a Thanksgiving tradition, Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant": http://youtube.com/watch?v=smuGx0RJbJU&feature=related ...
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1859] Evolution revolution: British naturalist Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" which explains his theory of evolution. (11/24) It also explains how we got the worst sitcom of all-time, "The Cavemen"...
- 1877] Talking Machine: Thomas A. Edison announces the invention of the phonograph or as he calls it, his "talking machine." (11/21). This one really does talk: http://youtube.com/watch?v=S7F2YT8rBIo ...
- 1889] Jukebox Saturday Night every night: The first jukebox goes into service at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco. Owned by developer Louis T. Glass, the box contains an Edison tinfoil phonograph with 4 listening tubes. A nickel bought a few minutes of music. The jukebox took in a whopping $1,000 in 6 months (11/23). Here's a 1948 Seeberg. Grab some Cookie and the Cupcakes and put another nickel in: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QUqLerdcv44 ...
- 1940] Debuted on this date: Woody Woodpecker in "Knock, Knock" (11/25)...1949] "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" is played on the radio for the first time (11/25)...1966] The Jimi Hendrix Experience make their London performance debut at the 'Bag O' Nails Club' (11/25)...
- 1963] A day we'd all like to forget but never will: John Fitzgerald Kennedy is gunned down in Dallas. A day we always remember what we were doing at the time. LBJ is sworn in as our next president (11/22)...
- 1963] Assassin assassinated: Jack Ruby shoots and mortally wounds Lee Harvey Oswald on live television. It's still hard to believe all those tragic events in Dallas (11/24)...
- 1980] "Happy Trails": Aging blonde bombshell Mae West suffers a fatal stroke at 87 (11/22)...1985] Big Joe Turner dies of a heart attack at 74 (11/24)...1991] Freddie Mercury of Queen dies of AIDS at 45 (11/24)...1997] INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence, 37, is found hanging in his Sydney, Australia hotel suite (11/22)...
- 1980] No mas, no mas: Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Roberto Duran for the welterweight crown after Roberto Duran pleads, "No mas, no mas" in the 8th round, ending the fight (11/25)...
- 1982] Wedding Bells: Joni Mitchell marries her bass player Larry Klein and then paves paradise on her honeymoon (11/21)...1983] New York Rangers star Ron Greschner checks model Carol Alt into the matrimony boards. Greschner goes to the penalty box in 1996 (11/21)...1987] Demi Moore and Bruce Willis rock down the aisle. They divorce in 2000 when Demi discovers where Ashton Kutcher lives. She robs his cradle in 2005 (11/21)...
- 1984] Hail Mary: Doug Flutie connects with roomie Gerard Phelan and Boston College defeats Miami 47-45 in one of the greatest college football games of all-time (11/23) Bernie Kosar was the Miami QB. Here's the play, set up by Flutie: http://youtube.com/watch?v=r-qkpsygNYo ...
Music Memories:
- 1960] Number One on this date: "Are You Lonesome Tonight" - Elvis Presley (11/23)...1964] "Leader of the Pack" - Shangri-Las (11/22)...1971] "Theme from Shaft" - Isaac Hayes (11/22)...1974] "I Can Help" - Billy Swan (11/23) I had the pleasure of working with Billy who was a member of Kris Kristofferson's band, Billy is seen doing his hit recently: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dki700Xjh3k ...
- 1966] Recording on this date: The Beatles begin recording "Sgt. Pepper" (11/24)...
- 1968] Released on this date: "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" - Supes & Temps (11/21) and here's the audio with stills: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SnMBNvc5wZY ...1995] "The Beatles Anthology I" (11/21) which sets a first-day sales record of 450,000 units. It contained the new song, "Free As A Bird"...
- 1986] Recorded on this date: 36 British and American stars, including Phil Collins, Boy George, George Michael, Sting, U2, Duran Duran & James Taylor get together as Band-Aid to record "Do They Know It's Christmas" with proceeds going to Ethiopian famine relief, conceived by Bob Geldof (11/25). First up to sing is Paul Young: http://youtube.com/watch?v=W7FQ4gviCOk ...
Commentary:
The feel-good story leading us into the Thanksgiving Weekend is the announcement by Neil Diamond that Caroline Kennedy was the subject of "Sweet Caroline". How fitting that the song, now on the British charts was resurrected as an 8th inning staple in Boston at Fenway Park and this is the way it should be sung: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jFVoYRyEwaw ...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
(11/21) Michael Strahan (36), Nicollette Sheridan (44), Lorna Luft (55), Livingston Taylor (57), Goldie Hawn (62), Earl Monroe (63), Tweety Bird (65), Dr. John (67), Marlo Thomas (70) and Stan Musial (87)...
(11/22) Scarlett Johansson (23), Boris Becker (40), Mariel Hemingway (46), Jamie Lee Curtis (49), Steve Van Zandt (57), Billie Jean King (64) and Robert Vaughn (75)...
(11/23) Miley Cyrus (15), Jonathan Papelbon (27), Robin Roberts (47), Bruce Hornsby (52), Sen. Chuck Schumer (57), Luis Tiant (67???) and Jack McKeon (77)...
(11/24) Katharine Heigl (29), Stanley (Chip) Livingston (57), Lee Michaels (62), Donald 'Duck' Dunn (66), Pete Best (66), Paul Tagliabue (67) and William F. Buckley (82)...
(11/25) Barbara Bush, Jenna Bush (both 26), Christina Applegate (36), Jill Hennessy (38), Amy Grant (47) who gives us her "Grown Up Christmas List": http://youtube.com/watch?v=jvuTHCLB3o0 , John Larroquette (60), Bob Lind (63), Ben Stein (63), Percy Sledge (67) and Ricardo Montalban (87)...
Timeline Countdown for Sunday, November 25, 2007: 10 days until Hanukah, 27 days until winter and 30 shopping days until Christmas...
