104 SECONDS OF KNOWLEDGE...(WHEEL OF FORTUNE)
Wheel of Fortune was created by the late Merv Griffin.
ARTIST FILE FROM EYE THE TICKER...05-21-13
***RON ISLEY of THE ISLEY BROTHERS is 72
***LEO SAYER is 65
***STAN LYNCH of TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS is 58
***HILTON VALENTINE of THE ANIMALS is 70
***BILL CHAMPLIN of 'CHICAGO' is 66
Actor: RICHARD HATCH of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is 68
Actress: CAROL POTTER of BEVERLY HILLS 90210 is 65
Actor: JUDGE REINHOLD is 56
Actress: LISA EDELSTEIN of HOUSE is 47
THE BUSINESS TICKER...05-20-13
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RAY MANZAREK, CO-FOUNDER OF THE DOORS, DIES AT 74 OF CANCER IN GERMANY
Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist for the Doors, passed away this morning in Germany, according to a statement from his publicist. The cause was bile duct cancer.
As a member of the legendary rock band that formed in 1965 in Los Angeles and effectively ended with the death of frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 (though the group continued to perform and release music in other iterations for many years), Manzarek became an enduring symbol of the era — he was portrayed by Kyle McLachlan in the 1991 Oliver Stone biopic The Doors, and wrote a best-selling memoir about his experiences, Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors, in 1998.
The Doors sold more than 100 million albums worldwide on the strength of hits like ”Hello, I Love You,” “Riders on the Storm,” “Light My Fire,” and “Break On Through to the Other Side.”
Manzarek is survived by his wife Dorothy, son Pablo, and three grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made in Manzarek’s name to standup2cancer.org.
This report is from Entertainment Weekly.104 SECONDS OF KNOWLEDGE...(HILL ST. BLUES: WHAT IS FRANK FURILLO'S MIDDLE NAME?)
Captain Frank Furillo's middle name is Xavier.
LIVE FROM THE 60S...SUGGESTED NAMES FOR CAPTAIN ON STAR TREK...(MAY 18, 1965)
Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain for the upcoming series being developed.
LIVE FROM THE 60S...WOODSTOCK TRIVIA...(AUGUST 1969)
Jimi Hendrix's E-string broke when he was playing Red House and played the rest of the song with five strings, which was a remarkable feat.
John Sebastian wasn't originally scheduled to perform. He was enlisted to perform when several of the acts were late in arriving due to the traffic going to the festival.
Richie Havens's song "Freedom" was totally improvised. He was called back for so many encores that he ran out of songs to sing, so he just picked up his guitar and started singing "Freedom." The song includes lyrics from the Negro spiritual, "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child."
Country Joe McDonald wasn't scheduled to perform the first day. He was forced into it because many of the acts that were scheduled to perform that day hadn't arrived yet. He also performed on Day Three with the rest of The Fish.
A 20-year-old man named Stephen Victor Tallarico (later known as Steven Tyler of Aerosmith) attended the festival.
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young almost didn't perform at the festival. The helicopter that Graham Nash and the group's drummer Dallas Taylor were on was less than 25 feet off the ground when the tail rotor failed and it began to spin. The helicopter almost crashed and Nash and Taylor were almost killed.
Michael Lang once said that his original idea was to have Roy Rogers close the festival by singing "Happy Trails."
The character named "Woodstock" from Peanuts was named for the festival.
ARTIST FILE FROM EYE THE TICKER...05-20-13
MAY 20, 1970..."LET IT BE," THE FILM BY THE BEATLES, PREMIERED WORLDWIDE.
MAY 20, 1978..."THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY" PREMIERED IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS.
MAY 20, 1979...ELTON JOHN PERFORMED IN LENINGRAD, SOVIET UNION.
MAY 20, 1998...TOMMY LEE OF MOTLEY CRUE, STARTED SERVING A 6-MONTH SENTENCE FOR FELONY SPOUSAL ABUSE.
***CHER is 67
***SUSAN COWSILL of THE COWSILLS is 54
***NICK HEYWARD of HAIRCUT 100 is 52
***JOE COCKER is 69
***WARREN CANN of ULTRAVOX is 61
***JANE WIEDLIN of THE GO-GO'S is 55
Actor: DEAN BUTLER of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE is 57
Actress: MINDY COHN of FACTS OF LIFE is 47
Actor: TONY GOLDWYN is 53
Actor: DAVE THOMAS of GRACE UNDER FIRE is 64
Actor: BRONSON PINCHOT of PERFECT STRANGERS is 54
Actor: MATT CZUCHRY of THE GOOD WIFE is 36
Actor: JOHN BILLINGSLEY of ENTERPRISE is 53
EYE ON: ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
104 SECONDS OF KNOWLEDGE...(THE SIMPSONS)
The FOX-TV series: The Simpsons has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
ARTIST FILE FROM EYE THE TICKER...05-19-13
MAY 19, 1961...THE EVERLY BROTHERS LAUNCHED THEIR OWN RECORD LABEL CALIOPE.
MAY 19, 1976...KEITH RICHARDS OF THE ROLLING STONES, CRASHED HIS CAR IN NEWTON PAGNELL, ENGLAND. HE WAS LATER CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF COCAINE AND MARIJUANA THAT WAS FOUND IN HIS CAR.
MAY 19, 1979....ERIC CLAPTON AND GEORGE HARRISON'S EX-WIFE, PATTI BOYD WERE MARRIED.
***DUSTY HILL of ZZ TOP is 64
***PHIL RUDD of AC/DC is 59
***PETE TOWNSHEND of THE WHO is 68
***JENNY BERGGREN of ACE OF BACE is 41
Actor: JAMES FOX is 74
Actor: JASON GRAY-STANFORD of MONK is 43
Actress: GRACE JONES is 61
104 SECONDS OF KNOWLEDGE...(THE HAZARDS OF USING LIPSTICK)
Women end up digesting most of the lipstick they apply.
104 SECONDS OF KNOWLEDGE...(DATE OF WALT DISNEY'S DEATH)
Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966.
EYE THE TICKER ARTIST FILE...05-18-13
MAY 18, 1963...THE BEATLES BEGIN THEIR THIRD TOUR OF 1963, AT THE ADELPHI CINEMA IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND, OPENING FOR ROY ORIBSON; WITH A FEW DAYS, THANKS TO GROWING "BEATLEMANIA," THEY WILL BE HEADLINING.
MAY 18, 1981...DIANA ROSS SHOCKS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BY LEAVING MOTOWN RECORDS AFTER 20 YEARS FOR A NEW HOME ON RCA. THE $20 MILLION CONTRACT SETS A NEW RECORD.
MAY 18, 2002...BARRY MANILOW'S TV SPECIAL: ULTIMATE MANILOW, A CONCERT FILMED AT THE KODAK THEATER IN HOLLYWOOD, AIRS ON CBS-TV.
***GEORGE STRAIT is 61
***RICK WAKEMAN of YES is 64
***BUTCH TAVARES of TAVARES is 60
***MARTIKA is 44
Actor: ALLEN LEECH of DOWNTOWN ABBEY is 32
Actor: ROBERT MORSE is 82
Actor: CHOW YUN-FAT of ANNA AND THE KING is 58
Actor: BILL MACY of MAUDE is 91
Actor: DWAYNE HICKMAN of THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS is 79
Comedian: TINA FEY of 30 ROCK is 43
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104 SECONDS OF KNOWLEDGE...(FIRST ALBUM RELEASED BY AC/DC)
'High Voltage' was released in February 1975. It was recorded in only 10 days. They had had an earlier Australia-only release.
ARTIST FILE FROM EYE THE TICKER...05-17-13
MAY 17, 1971...THE CHRISTIAN MUSICAL: GODSPELL OPENS AT THE NEW YORK'S CHERRY LANE THEATER. IT WOULD BECOME THE THIRD-LONGEST RUNNING OFF-BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF ITS DAY.
MAY 17, 1974...NBC-TV'S THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL OFFERS ANOTHER SALUTE TO FIFTIES AND SIXTIES ROCK AND ROLL, WITH FRANKIE AVALON AS HOST AND PERFORMANCES BY SAM AND DAVE, LOU CHRISTIE, FRANKIE FORD, THE FLEETWOODS, SHIRLEY AND LEE, AND FABIAN.
MAY 17, 1978...THE DISCO FILM: THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY, STARRING DONNA SUMMER, PREMIERES IN LOS ANGELES.
MAY 17, 1987...TOM PETTY'S HOME IN ENCINO, CA, IS RAVAGED BY FIRE, CAUSING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE.
MAY 17, 1995...CHUCK BERRY, FATS DOMINO, AND LITTLE RICHARD SHARE THE STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AT A CONCERT IN SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND.
***GEORGE JOHNSON of THE BROTHERS JOHNSON is 60
***ENYA is 52
***BILL BRUFORD of YES/KING CRIMSON is 64
***JORDAN KNIGHT of NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK is 43
Actress: LEVEN RAMBIN of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES is 23
Actor: BOB SAGET is 57
Actor: BILL PAXTON is 58
Actress: NIKKI REED is 25
104 SECONDS OF KNOWLEDGE...(THE LOONEY TUNES SONG)
The Looney Tunes song is actually called "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down."
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ARTIST FILE FROM EYE THE TICKER...05-16-13
MAY 16, 1960...BILLBOARD MAGAZINE REPORTS THAT DETROIT MUSIC MOGUL BERRY GORDY IS THINKING OF STARTING THREE NEW RECORD LABELS, INCLUDING ONE CALLED MOTOWN.
MAY 16, 1963...AT THIS YEAR'S GRAMMY AWARDS CEREMONIES IN LOS ANGELES, TONY BENNETT'S "I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO" WINS RECORD OF THE YEAR AND BEST MALE VOCAL, WHILE RAY CHARLES' "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU" IS AWARDED BEST R&B RECORDING. FOR SOME REASON, BEST ROCK AND ROLL RECORD GOES TO THE BENT FABRIC INSTRUMENTAL "ALLEY CAT."
MAY 16, 1965...THE ROLLING STONES' LIMO IS ATTACKED BY FEMALE FANS ON THE WAY BACK TO THEIR HOTEL AFTER A SHOW IN LONG BEACH, CA, STANDING ON THE ROOF IN SUCH NUMBERS THAT IT CAVES IN. WHILE THE BAND HOLDS THE ROOF UP WITH THEIR HANDS, THE CHAUFFEUR SPEEDS AWAY, LEAVING FANS TO FALL ON THE ROAD.
MAY 16, 1969...DURING THE WHO'S SET AT THE FILLMORE EAST IN NEW YORK, A PLAINCLOTHES POLICEMAN RUSHES THE STAGE TO TELL THE AUDIENCE THAT A FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT, BUT GUITARIST PETE TOWNSHEND, FIGURING HIM FOR A RABID FAN, KICKS HIM OFF. LITERALLY. THE GUITARIST IS ARRESTED ONSTAGE, AND LATER CHARGED $30.
MAY 16, 1970...MARTY BALIN OF THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE IS ARRESTED IN HIS BLOOMINGTON, MN HOTEL ROOM AFTER POLICE, RESPONDING TO A NOISE COMPLAINT, FIND THE SINGER SMOKING MARIJUANA AND HAVING SEX
WITH TEENAGE GIRLS. HIS SENTENCE IS EVENTUALLY REDUCED TO A SMALL FINE.
MAY 16, 1998...KEITH RICHARDS OF THE ROLLING STONES REACHES FOR A BOOK OF ARTISTIC NUDES IN HIS LIBRARY AT HOME IN CONNECTICUT AND FALLS FROM A LADDER, BREAKING A FEW RIBS AND FORCING THE BAND TO POSTPONE ITS UPCOMING TOUR.
MAY 16, 2003...HOBOKEN, NJ NAMES ITS POST OFFICE AFTER ITS FAVORITE SON, FRANK SINATRA.
***BOYD TINSLEY of THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND is 49
***KRIST NOVOSELIC of NIRVANA is 48
***JANET JACKSON is 47
Actress: DEBRA WINGER is 58
Actress: TRACEY GOLD is 44
Actress: MEGAN FOX is 27
Actor: PIERCE BROSNAN of REMINGTON STEELE is 60
Actress: MARE WINNINGHAM is 54
Actress: MELANIE LYNSKEY of TWO AND A HALF MEN is 36
Actor: MARC JOHN JEFFERIES of THE TRACY MORGAN SHOW is 23
Actor: DAVID BOREANAZ of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER is 44
Actress: TONI SPELLING of BEVERLY HILLS 90210 is 40
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