Top Ten "STAR TREK" Films
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 05/25/2014
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Week Ending May 25th 2014
10 - All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
(Debut)
The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget obsessed German boy before and during World War II, when their paths eventually cross.
9 - The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd
(18 weeks on list)
8 - Chestnut Street - Maeve Binchy
(3 weeks on list)
7 - The Collector - Nora Roberts
(4 weeks on list)
6 - Natchez Burning - Greg Iles
(2 weeks on list)
5 - The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
(29 weeks on list)
4 - The Target - David Baldacci
(3 weeks on list)
3 - Walking On Water - Richard Paul Evans
(Debut)
In the fifth and final book of the "Walk" series, Alan reaches Key West.
2 - Field of Prey - John Sanford
(Debut)
Lucas Davenport investigates when multiple bodies are found in the middle of the Minnesota cornfields.
1 - Unlucky 13 - James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(DEBUT)
With the return of a killer who was presumed dead, the San Francisco detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club take action.
NY Times Bestseller List (05/25/2014)
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non Fiction
Week Ending May 25th 2014
10 - Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty - Diane Keaton
(2 weeks on list)
The actor discusses aging, beauty and her personal story.
9 - James Madison - Lynne Cheney
(Debut)
A biography of the fourth President and advocate for the Constitution.
8 - Thrive - Arianna Huffington
(7 weeks on list)
7 - Flash Boys - Michael Lewis
(6 weeks on list)
6 - Good Call - Jase Robertson with Mark Schlabach
(Debut)
The second oldest son of the Robertson family from the A&E show "Duck Dynasty" shares anecdotes and reflections on his faith.
5 - A Fighting Chance - Elizabeth Warren
(3 weeks on list)
4 - Everybody's Got Something - Robin Roberts and Veronica Chambers
(3 weeks on list)
3 - The Closer - Mariano Rivera with Wayne Coffey
(Debut)
A memoir by the great Yankees pitcher.
2 - Finding Me - Michelle Knight with Michelle Burford
(Debut)
The story of a woman kidnapped in Cleveland in 2002, then tortured, who escaped in 2013.
1 - Capital In The Twenty-First Century - Thomas Piketty
(2nd week on list) (2nd week at #1)
A French economist's analysis of centuries of economic history predicts worsening inequality and proposes solutions.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
1966 World Series
On paper the Orioles pitching was not as deep or commanding as the Dodgers twosome of Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax. Koufax was the 1966 Cy Young Award Winner as baseball's best pitcher and Drysdale had won the Cy Young Award in 1962.
The Orioles however had one of the greatest hitters in major league history in Frank Robinson, whom they obtained in a trade from the Cincinnati Reds before the season started.
Robinson had won the National League MVP in 1961 with the Reds and then became the first player to win the award in both leagues when he won the American League MVP in 1966. This was a "triple crown" year for Frank Robinson as he led the AL in batting average (.316), runs batted in (122) and home runs (49) and powered the Orioles to their first league championship since moving to Baltimore.
The Series was a four game sweep by the Orioles that no one expected as the Orioles pitchers limited the Dodgers to 2 runs in the 4 games. The Dodgers bats went silent after game 1 and they were shut out in the last 3 games (6-0,1-0 and 1-0) facing Jim Palmer, Wally Bunker and Dave McNally. Frank Robinson, fittingly, won the World Series MVP.The Orioles became the first non-Yankees american league team to win the World Series since the 1948 Cleveland Indians.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Bonanza Season 6
The 6th season of Bonanza was the show's first season of 3 consecutive as the #1 show on prime time network television. Airing on Sunday nights at 9pm on NBC this show featured Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright the patriarch/widower of the Ponderosa in Virginia City, Nevada in the 1870s. He ran the giant ranch with the help of his 3 grown sons, Adam, Hoss(Eric) and Little Joe.
Flannel Mouth Gun
Season 6 Episode 19
aired January 31st 1965
NBC
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
Old Time Radio Show of the Week
Today our blast from the past is "Dragnet" starring Jack Webb as his famous "Joe Friday" character that he developed/created on radio and moved to television.
Playing on radio starting in 1949 lasting until 1957 before being solely on television. "Dragnet" started on television in 1952 and was a staple until 1959. Jack Webb revived he tv series in 1967 and ran until 1970 and all 3 versions were carried by NBC.
Dragnet
"The Big Gap"
Feb 8th 1955
Saturday, May 17, 2014
1968 Prime Time Emmy Awards
Winner of the 1968 Emmy Awards for:
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor in a Drama -
Milburn Stone (Gunsmoke "Baker's Dozen") CBS
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress in a Drama -
Barbara Anderson (Ironside) NBC
Man O'War
Considered by many racing experts and horse experts, the greatest thoroughbred of all time and he would have won the 1920 Triple Crown had he entered the Kentucky Derby. His owner, Samuel Riddle, did not like racing in Kentucky and thought it was too early in the year for young horses to run a mile and a 16th.
Man O'War won the Preakness easily and had the track record but was eased up near the finish, however there was no easing in the Belmont as the won by 20 lengths and set the record for a mile and one eighth at 2 minutes and 14 seconds. He beat the previous mark set by Sir Barton, the 1919 winner and first Triple Crown winner, by 3 seconds.
Friday, May 16, 2014
1987 NBA Champions
The 1987 NBA Finals was won by the Los Angeles Lakers. They defeated the Boston Celtics 4 games 2 and this was the first NBA Finals contested entirely in June.
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