Friday, June 29, 2018

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

X-Minus One 
"Wherever You May Be"
June 26th 1956
A researcher, newly arrived in the Ozarks, meets Abby, a girl with VERY unusual abilities

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Top 10 Differences Between The Shining Book and Movie

2018 NBA MVP

James Harden
(Houston Rockets)
2018 NBA MVP
30.4 points per game
5.4 rebounds per game
8.8 assists per game
1.8 steals per game


The voting for the MVP 
(Top 3)
James Harden 
(86 first place votes/965 points)
LeBron James
(15 first place votes/738 points)
Anthony Davis
(445 points)

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) June 17th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardcover Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending  June 17th 2018


10 - Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate
(37 weeks on list)

9  -  The Cast - Danielle Steel 
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  By Invitation Only - Dorothea Benton Frank
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  The Fallen - David Baldacci
(7 weeks on list)

6  -  The 17th Suspect - James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(5 weeks on list)

5  -  To The Moon And Back - Karen Kingsbury 
(Debut)
A man whose mother died in the Oklahoma City bombing seeks to reconnect with a woman who is also affected by the tragedy.

4  -  The Death Of Mrs. Westaway - Ruth Ware
(Debut)
A tarot card reader mistakenly receives an inheritance letter and attends the funeral of the deceased.

3  -  The Gray Ghost - Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
(Debut)
Sam and Remi Fargo search for a Rolls-Royce prototype that has vanished for a second time.

2  -  Shelter In Place - Nora Roberts
(Debut)
Survivors of a mass shooting outside a mall in Portland, ME., develop different coping mechanisms and face a new menace.

1  -  THE OUTSIDER - STEPHEN KING
(2 weeks on list) (2nd week at #1)
A detective investigates a seemingly wholesome member of the community when an 11-year-old boy's body is found.


Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

June 18th 2018
3 Days/ 3 Champions
Justify wins the Triple Crown
Golden State wins the NBA World Championship
Washington Capitals win their first Stanley Cup


Monday, June 11, 2018

Belmont Stakes 2018


Justify wins the 2018 Belmont Stakes and becomes the 13th winner of US Horse Racing's Triple Crown



Mike Smith celebrates his win at the Belmont Stakes and winning the Triple Crown




Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

ESCAPE
"Mars Is Heaven" 
(based on the Ray Bradbury short story)
Aired June 2nd 1950
The story of what happened when mankind first landed on Mars, April 20th 1987.


Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Gunsmoke (TV)

"Bohannan"
September 25th 1972
Season 18  episode 3
From the latter seasons comes an interesting story of a "faith healer" (Richard Kiley) who comes to doubt himself when ask to really cure a boy (Vincent Van Patten) with a genetic disorder.

(William Kelley wrote this episode and won the Spur Award for Best TV Western Script, given by the Western Writers of America.)