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Seventies disco queen Summer released a rockin'/pop oriented disc entitled 'The Wanderer' in the fall of Nineteen-Eighty. I still remember it. She had just changed her past style was goin' out at that time. Donna had brought a new look with it. Around then, Donna made the decision of going into religion with following the Christian way of life. She had blamed her 1970s past label with tarnishing her with sending out the wrong message when showing her in various ways through media. Her words were all too suggestive as well for her. Her bosses were also causing her problems in her personal life. Can't wait to read about that one day. With 1980, now Donna moved over to the supportive Geffen, Summer was ready to try something different.
Her new direction reached just under the important Ten spot on the all-important American music chart. 'The Wanderer' (on its own) touched the #3 spot. At the time everything in that field was changing fast with radio and the recording scene attempting to find new artists with the New Wave sound. The abrupt end of disco was just about fleeting then.
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Casablana
Added: 6th November 2009
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In 1929 Norman (Chubbby) Chaney replaced Joe Cobb as the resident fat boy in the popular Hal Roach-produced Our Gang comedies when they went from silents to talkies. Chaney was supposed to be 11 years old at the time, but later research revealed he was actually born in 1914 rather than 1918. (The 1920 Baltimore census lists him as a six-year-old.) Chaney made 19 Our Gang shorts through 1931 after which his contract was not renewed. He never acted again. Suffering from a glandular condition, Chaney never grew beyond 4'11". His weight ballooned to over 300 pounds. In 1935 he underwent a corrective surgical procedure which decreased his weight to less than 140 pounds. His health was severely affected, though. Chaney died from myocarditis in 1936 at the age of 21. For 76 years Chaney was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave in a Baltimore cemetery--until fans raised $4000 for a granite headstone in 2012.
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Added: 7th November 2009
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Although reports of a strange aquatic creature inhabiting Scotland's Loch Ness have been around since the seventh century A.D., the first purported photo of 'Nessie' did not appear until this image was published in the Daily Mail on April 21, 1934. It became known as the 'surgeon's photo' because the picture was sent to the newspaper by Dr. Robert Kenneth Wilson, a gynecologist, who insisted on anonymity. Sixty years later the photo was revealed to be a hoax. The image was created with a submerged toy submarine and a head and neck sculpted of plastic wood (a material commonly used in model construction). Sculptor Christian Spurling made the creation at the request of Marmaduke Wetherell, a big-game hunter who had been mocked by the Daily Mail. Wetherell used Dr. Wilson as a go-between to get the hoax published in the newspaper.
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Added: 7th November 2009
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- born October 23, 1959
In 1998, had LASIK eye surgery to correct his extreme myopia, In the same period, he shaved off his moustache and grew out his hair, thus radically changing his signature look!
In 2004, His Parents were found dead in their Fallbrook, California, home, apparently the victims of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from their fireplace that had been recently lit. The flue was closed, which trapped the carbon monoxide gas inside the house, suffocating them.
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Added: 7th November 2009
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This famous American was rejected for service in the First World War because he was underage. Instead he joined the Red Cross and went to France as an ambulance driver. Can you name him?
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Added: 7th November 2009
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This was broadcast on the, 'Command Performance,' show, Armed Forces Radio Network February 20, 1945 featuring Bob Hope and Judy Garland. There is a skit a the beginning and Judy sings a short parody, 'Over The Barrel', of, 'Over The Rainbow' and then she and Hope finish with with a portion of, I'm Gonna Go For You'. Perhaps I should say try to finish. Also, being a live program, mistakes are made but the performers continue with an entertaining show. You can also visit her music page at:
http://www.thejudyroom.com/songs.html
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1945
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Rainbow
Over
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Added: 7th November 2009
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Here are two photos of Susan Olsen (who played Cindy on The Brady Bunch from 1969 through 1974). The photo on the left was probably taken in about 1970 or 1971. The photo on the right is recent.
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Added: 8th November 2009
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Did you own a Spirograph back then?
Kinda cool to have one. I wish I had mine still. Just open the box and start drawing wild designs on paper with plastic circle-around-Spirograph graphs. Fairly easy to use for kids, this was why it was such a popular toy back then.
Just pin it down and start moving your pen.
Not so complicated, even for an adult.
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Added: 8th November 2009
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Here they are on YRT, all the way from Houston, Texas! ZZ Top! First brought together in the late 1960s to play some great music for their fans that dug their unique records. Although it wasn't until the change-of-pace clips that more people began noticing them more amongst the other bands.
Television had brought some impact towards music. How did this all happen for ZZ Top? Known as being savvy with all-business responsibilities, Bill Ham was responsible for the new 1980s success for the group, even ZZ's concert productions. Bill was now "in" with the group as their main producer.
"Eliminator", when it was first released in the 80s, the album didn't do a thing on the chart or in stores. Why? Their music was being ignored due to the new music trends coming outta the radio and television shows. 1983 was a good year for any musician that got airplay. So how did ZZ get to the top of the charts? A series of catchy clips appeared on the air promoting the album. Things drastically changed for the three rock-blues genre musicians. They altered their sound and outward image with the early spring of 1983 album and clips. The new look really was the reason that they became a hit round the world. "Eliminator" was only their 8th release at the time. Nowadays, many "worldwide" critics agree that ZZ Top's album was a very successful chart selling album in the 1980s. It is considered still a success for a rock and blues album. This clip was the 4th in a series from the Texan musicians. The thing about the "TV Dinners" clip is that it was totally different from the previous three, as being very dark instead of sunny and fun oriented.
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Added: 8th November 2009
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