Odds, Ends
TV NEWS PIONEER FRANK STANTON DIES AT AGE 98
It’s better this way — friends say he lived the last several years frustrated by his inability to spin in the grave.
SOUL LEGEND JAMES BROWN DIES AT AGE 73
Dying In America - Papa’s Got A Brand New Box - I Feel Dead - It’s A Man’s Underworld. Man, I had all week to come up with these, I should have done better.
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS PICK DEPARTED AS YEAR’S BEST PICTURE
And as you know, historically the Chicago Film Critics predict the Oscars - sometimes correctly!
JEFF PROBST VOLUNTEERS AT MAINE SOUP KITCHEN
Very noble, but it was still cruel of him to make the homeless vote one of their own out into the cold.
DEPUTY IN GIBSON CASE CLAIMS HE HAS BEEN HARASSED SINCE LEAKING STORY TO PRESS
Mouthy cops are responsible for all the wars in the world.
SAMPLED PINK FLOYD SONG SCORES ON THE DANCE CHARTS
B-Dyl says his joint will drop Tuesday.
RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! MOVIE REVIVED
This has bugged me for years - it’s a trivia column which calls your attention to the fact that they don’t have to fact check. The title translates as “we’re lying, we’re not lying… whatever.” Ripley prefigured the Weekly World News by 30 years, and Matt Drudge by 70. Believe it or Not! See this week’s podcast for details on the actual story.
DICK CLARK MAY MAKE APPEARANCE ON ANNUAL NEW YEARS SHOW
New Year’s Shakin’ Eve!