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At this hour, Game 6 of the Kings versus Sharks playoff series is getting underway in San Jose. A victory by the Kings sends them to the conference final for the second consecutive season and continues their defense of the Stanley Cup. Go Kings Go!
Several passings to note this weekend. Harry Birrell died at the age of 85 at his home in Thousand Oaks. The name might not be familiar at first, especially since he went off the "air" in 1999, but he was a fixture in the L.A. newsradio scene for over 30 years, spending the entire time at KNX1070. You can hear samples of his voice here: http://cbsla.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/obit-birrell-bbr-1.mp3
You may not know the name Leonard Marsh, but odds are good you've had at least one bottle of the beverage he co-created. He died at the age of 80 on 5/25/2013 in NY. Marsh was one of the trio of men who created Snapple.
And Ed Shaughnessy, long-time drummer for the Doc Severinsen Tonight Show band had a heart attack and died at his home in Calabassas. He was 84. He actually started out taking piano lessons until at age 14 his father brought home a drum set. From then on, he was a drummer and a great one.
"Blue is the Warmest Color" has won the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival, the coveted Palme d'Or. A French film telling a lesbian love story, it does not yet have a U.S. release date. It will open in theaters in France this coming October. Runner up (winner of the Gran Prix) was a Coen brothers film, "Inside Llewyn Davis" and a Japanese film finished third (Jury Prize), "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru (Like Father Like Son). Berenice Bejo and Bruce Dern won the Best Actress and Best Actor awards, while Amat Escalante of Mexico was named Best Director.
The weekend box office showed that word of mouth can hurt a film's opening. The critics and early viewers have been very unkind to "Hangover III" which is why it didn't meet early predictions calling for $80 million in its opening weekend. "Fast and Furious 6" is currently estimated to gross $98.5 million in its opening weekend, although revised numbers may push it over the $100 million mark. Hangover III finished a distant second with $42.4 million while "Star Trek Into Darkness" finished third with a very respectable $38 million. Meanwhile, "Iron Man 3" pulled in another $19 million to move into 5th place on the all-time box office list. "Before Midnight" opened in very limited release and did very well, pulling in over $54,000 per screen.
President Obama went to Moore, OK and promised "sustained support" as they recover from the devastating tornado of last week.
When the U.S. Supreme Court considers the case concerning CA's Prop 8, it may decide to not make a decision on the case's merits, but toss it on a technicality. That could throw the issue back into confusion as it would end the federal court issues, but there are unresolved issues at the state level. SCOTUS could decide the group that sponsored the Prop has no legal standing to be pursuing the current case in federal court.
A 62 year old skydiver fell to his death this weekend at Lake Elsinore after he became entangled in someone else's parachute and couldn't free himself.
Unless you look closely at her arms, you might think that this photo was done by photoshopping in the image of Barbara Eden from her early days in the iconic "I Dream of Jeannie" costume. But at 78, she's still able to wear the outfit and look amazing in it. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20703758,00.html
Was San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker denied a table at a famed Memphis restaurant or not? The chef says he was denied service because he didn't have a reservation. Parker says he ate room service and didn't leave the room at all on the night in question. Parker's story makes sense, because he rarely eats out when on the road, worried he might once again get sick when an opposition fan does something to his food. That happened in a playoff series in 2003.
After the sun sets tonight, 30 or so minutes later you may want to look into the night sky. If the sky is clear, you may see the incredible sight of not one, not two, but three of our solar system's planets in what appears to be close proximity. Such planetary "conjunctions" are rare. Look low on the western horizon.
Amanda Bynes is now blasting Rihanna on Twitter. One of her tweets about the singer was quickly deleted, but it read "@rihanna unlike ur fugly faced self I don't do drugs! U need the intervention dog! I met ur ugly face in person! U aren't pretty u know it!"
Meanwhile, Hulk Hogan decided to see if he could upset the stomachs of his Twitter followers by tweeting some really gross photos of his hand after a radiator had supposedly exploded on it. The photos are pretty disgusting.
Back in February, Erica Nigrelli was three weeks away from her pregancy's due date when she collapsed in a high school classroom (she is a high school teacher and was there to visit a co-worker). Her husband, also a teacher was two doors away. He informed the paramedics that she was due in three weeks and they rushed her to a hospital, but her heart had stopped. Doctors delivered the baby by emergency cesarean section but it was considered a post-mortem delivery. But then they were able to restart her heart. She, baby and husband/father are now all doing fine. Amazing.
Several passings to note this weekend. Harry Birrell died at the age of 85 at his home in Thousand Oaks. The name might not be familiar at first, especially since he went off the "air" in 1999, but he was a fixture in the L.A. newsradio scene for over 30 years, spending the entire time at KNX1070. You can hear samples of his voice here: http://cbsla.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/obit-birrell-bbr-1.mp3
You may not know the name Leonard Marsh, but odds are good you've had at least one bottle of the beverage he co-created. He died at the age of 80 on 5/25/2013 in NY. Marsh was one of the trio of men who created Snapple.
And Ed Shaughnessy, long-time drummer for the Doc Severinsen Tonight Show band had a heart attack and died at his home in Calabassas. He was 84. He actually started out taking piano lessons until at age 14 his father brought home a drum set. From then on, he was a drummer and a great one.
"Blue is the Warmest Color" has won the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival, the coveted Palme d'Or. A French film telling a lesbian love story, it does not yet have a U.S. release date. It will open in theaters in France this coming October. Runner up (winner of the Gran Prix) was a Coen brothers film, "Inside Llewyn Davis" and a Japanese film finished third (Jury Prize), "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru (Like Father Like Son). Berenice Bejo and Bruce Dern won the Best Actress and Best Actor awards, while Amat Escalante of Mexico was named Best Director.
The weekend box office showed that word of mouth can hurt a film's opening. The critics and early viewers have been very unkind to "Hangover III" which is why it didn't meet early predictions calling for $80 million in its opening weekend. "Fast and Furious 6" is currently estimated to gross $98.5 million in its opening weekend, although revised numbers may push it over the $100 million mark. Hangover III finished a distant second with $42.4 million while "Star Trek Into Darkness" finished third with a very respectable $38 million. Meanwhile, "Iron Man 3" pulled in another $19 million to move into 5th place on the all-time box office list. "Before Midnight" opened in very limited release and did very well, pulling in over $54,000 per screen.
President Obama went to Moore, OK and promised "sustained support" as they recover from the devastating tornado of last week.
When the U.S. Supreme Court considers the case concerning CA's Prop 8, it may decide to not make a decision on the case's merits, but toss it on a technicality. That could throw the issue back into confusion as it would end the federal court issues, but there are unresolved issues at the state level. SCOTUS could decide the group that sponsored the Prop has no legal standing to be pursuing the current case in federal court.
A 62 year old skydiver fell to his death this weekend at Lake Elsinore after he became entangled in someone else's parachute and couldn't free himself.
Unless you look closely at her arms, you might think that this photo was done by photoshopping in the image of Barbara Eden from her early days in the iconic "I Dream of Jeannie" costume. But at 78, she's still able to wear the outfit and look amazing in it. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20703758,00.html
Was San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker denied a table at a famed Memphis restaurant or not? The chef says he was denied service because he didn't have a reservation. Parker says he ate room service and didn't leave the room at all on the night in question. Parker's story makes sense, because he rarely eats out when on the road, worried he might once again get sick when an opposition fan does something to his food. That happened in a playoff series in 2003.
After the sun sets tonight, 30 or so minutes later you may want to look into the night sky. If the sky is clear, you may see the incredible sight of not one, not two, but three of our solar system's planets in what appears to be close proximity. Such planetary "conjunctions" are rare. Look low on the western horizon.
Amanda Bynes is now blasting Rihanna on Twitter. One of her tweets about the singer was quickly deleted, but it read "@rihanna unlike ur fugly faced self I don't do drugs! U need the intervention dog! I met ur ugly face in person! U aren't pretty u know it!"
Meanwhile, Hulk Hogan decided to see if he could upset the stomachs of his Twitter followers by tweeting some really gross photos of his hand after a radiator had supposedly exploded on it. The photos are pretty disgusting.
Back in February, Erica Nigrelli was three weeks away from her pregancy's due date when she collapsed in a high school classroom (she is a high school teacher and was there to visit a co-worker). Her husband, also a teacher was two doors away. He informed the paramedics that she was due in three weeks and they rushed her to a hospital, but her heart had stopped. Doctors delivered the baby by emergency cesarean section but it was considered a post-mortem delivery. But then they were able to restart her heart. She, baby and husband/father are now all doing fine. Amazing.
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