The Terminator
1984
8th highest grossing movie of the year with $78.4 million
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Today in Sports History - August 27th
August 27th 1982
Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A's breaks Lou Brock's record for most stolen bases during a season by stealing #119 against the Milwaukee Brewers in County Stadium, Milwaukee WI.
Rickey would go on to set the record for most stolen bases in a season at 130, which has not and probably will not be challenged.
(Tim Raines led the NL in stolen bases in 1982 with 78)
In 1991 Rickey would again pass Lou Brock for another stolen base record, this time for the career number of stolen bases with his 939rd theft. His career total for stolen bases is 1406.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The Year in Billboard #1 Albums - 1980
May 3rd 1980 - June 7th 1980
(6 consecutive weeks at #1)
All songs written and composed by Bob Seger.
| Side One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Horizontal Bop" | 4:03 | ||||||||
| 2. | "You'll Accomp'ny Me" | 4:00 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Her Strut" | 3:51 | ||||||||
| 4. | "No Man's Land" | 3:43 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Long Twin Silver Line" | 4:18 | ||||||||
| Side Two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 6. | "Against the Wind" | 5:34 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Good for Me" | 4:03 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight" | 2:52 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Fire Lake" | 3:30 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Shinin' Brightly" | 4:30 | ||||||||
The Silver Bullet Band perform on tracks 1-3, 6 & 8
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section perform on tracks 4, 5, 7, 9 & 10
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Gunsmoke on Radio and Television
Gunsmoke
America's greatest western
Gunsmoke on Radio
August 22nd 1953
"Gone Straight"
Marshall Dillon and Chester ride to Tascosa to bring back Dave Shaw, a gunman trying to go straight.
Gunsmoke on Television
February 9th 1957
"Gone Straight"
Marshall Dillon and Chester ride to Tascosa to bring back Mike Glass, a gunman trying to go straight.
Friday, August 21, 2015
NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) 08/23/2015
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending August 23rd 2015
10 - Sick in the Head - Judd Apatow
(8 weeks on list)
9 - The Road To Character - David Brooks
(17 weeks on list)
8 - Down The Rabbit Hole - Holly Madison
(7 weeks on list)
7 - Dead Wake - Erik Larson
(22 weeks on list)
6 - Being Mortal - Atul Gawande
(44 weeks on list)
5 - My Fight/Your Fight - Ronda Rousey with Maria Burns Ortiz
(Debut)
The UFC women's bantamweight champion and Olympic judo medalist describes her struggles to succeed.
4 - Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari
(8 weeks on list)
3 - The Wright Brothers - David McCullough
(14 weeks on list)
2 - Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
(4 weeks on list)
1 - Plunder and Deceit - Mark R. Levin
(Debut)
The talk-radio host urges young Americans to resist the statist masterminds who, he says, are burdening them with debt and inferior education.
NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 08/23/2015
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending August 23rd 2015
(click on the debut titles to go to Amazon to purchase)
10 - Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon
(Debut)
In the 26th Dark-Hunter novel, ancient enemies battle.
9 - The English Spy - Daniel Silva
(6 weeks on list)
8 - Wind/Pinball - Haruki Murakami
(Debut)
Two newly translated short novels from the beginning of Muakami's career - "Hear the Wind Sing" and "Pinball" 1973.
7 - Luckiest Girl Alive - Jessica Knoll
(13 weeks on list)
6 - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
(27 weeks on list)
5 - Circling The Sun - Paula Mclain
(2 weeks on list)
A novel by the author of "The Paris Wife" about Beryl Markham, a horse trainer and aviatrix who was raised in Kenya.
4 - All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
(66 weeks on list)
3 - Alert - James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
(Debut)
Detective Michael Bennett and the FBI's Emily Parker must save New York City from a deadly threat.
2 - The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
(30 weeks on list)
1 - Go Set A Watchman - Harper Lee
(4 weeks at #1)(4 weeks on list)
In the mid-1950s, a grown up Jean Louise Finch returns home to find that her adored father is not as perfect as she believed.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week (08/18/2015)
Sportsmen of the Year
December 24th 1979
Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates) and
Terry Bradshaw (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Both led their teams to world championships in 1979
Monday, August 17, 2015
Andre Dawson - 1987 National League MVP
Andre Dawson
(Chicago Cubs)
Led the National in Home Runs with 49 and RBI 137
He was the first player in MLB history to win the MVP award while playing for a last place team. He won the award after finishing 2nd in the MVP voting in 1985 and 1986 as a member of the Montreal Expos.
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Classic Movie Poster of the Week
RETURN OF THE JEDI
The #1 movie of 1983
"Star Wars" (1977) and "Empire Strikes Back" (1980) were the #1 movies of their respective years
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Friday, August 14, 2015
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
1992-93 NBA MVP
1992-93 NBA MVP
Charles Barkley
Phoenix Suns
(season avg)
Points - 25.6
.520 shooting pct
12.2 rebounds
5.1 assists
Led the Suns to their first NBA finals since 1976.
WE LOVE MOVIES!
April 6th 1959
Burl Ives (L) winner of Best Supporting Actor for "Big Country"
Susan Hayward winner of Best Actress for "I Want To Live!"
David Niven co-host and winner of Best Actor for "Separate Tables"
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015
What's My Line? - Frank Gifford December 2nd 1956
Frank Gifford on "What's My Line?"
The first guest on the show signing in with "F. Newton Gifford", this was the season he was named the NFL's MVP for the 1956 season. Amazing that he could be on this show and not be immediately recognized, even though Dorothy had it and let it go before asking his first question. Even better is that Frank played in a game that day against the Washington Redskins.
(rest in peace Frank)
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Frank Gifford (1930-2015) R.I.P.
courtesy of Sports Illustrated
(click his name for full obituary)
(click his name for full obituary)
(1930-2015)
Frank Gifford poses during a photo shoot on Aug. 11, 1959. The NFL Hall-of-Famer and former sports broadcaster passed away Sunday. He was 84. Gifford played running back, receiver and defensive back for the New York Giants in his NFL career, which spanned from 1952-1964. In 1956, he was named league MVP and led the Giants to an NFL championship. He sat out the 1961 season after a suffering a head injury, but returned in 1962 and won Comeback Player of the Year. Gifford was an eight-time Pro Bowler and six-time All-Pro. (John G. Zimmerman for SI)
Saturday, August 8, 2015
2000 MLB All Star Game MVP
Derek Jeter
Shortstop
(New York Yankees)
Winner of the 2000 Major League Baseball All Star Game MVP
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
1992 Best Picture Winner
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1992
Unforgiven
starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Classic Movie Poster of the Week
In The Heat of the Night
released August 2nd 1967
(winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture)
Saturday, August 1, 2015
NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction 08/02/2015)
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top Ten
Week Ending August 2nd 2015
10 - Nemesis - Catherine Coulter
(2 weeks on list)
9 - The Rumor - Elin Hilderbrand
(5 weeks on list)
8 - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
(24 weeks on list)
7 - Naked Greed - Stuart Woods
(Debut)
In the 34th Stone Barrington novel, the New York lawyer helps a client open a beer distributorship and subsequently becomes the target of a group of toughs.
6 - Code of Conduct - Brad Thor
(2 weeks on list)
5 - The English Spy - Daniel Silva
(3 weeks on list)
4 - Armada - Ernest Cline
(Debut)
A teenage gamer helps save the Earth from an alien invasion
3 - All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
(63 weeks on list)
2 - The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
(27 weeks on list)
1 - Go Set A Watchman - Harper Lee
(Debut)
In the mid 1950s a grown up Jean Louise Finch returns home to Macomb to find that her adored father is not as perfect as she believed.
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