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                                               May 2012
5/1 Holocaust Remembrance Day
5/1/25 Astronaut Scott Carpenter born
5/1/39 Judy Collins born singer
5/1/44 Rita Coolidge born singer
5/1/67 Tim McGraw born, Country singer
5/1/41 Orson Welles' Citizen Kane premieres in New York
5/1/57 Larry King's 1st day on the radio, is the caller there?
5/1/65 Nine records were set by a YF12A interceptor that hit 2062 mph at 80,000 ft altitude
5/1/71 Amtrak begins operations
5/1/54 Alan Freed hosts his 1st rock concert inc. the Clovers and Muddy Waters, sells out at $2 per ticket
5/1/67 Elvis Presley marries Priscilla, daughter of an army colonel he met while serving in Germany. 
       She had moved to Graceland at age 16, in a seperate house
5/1/79 Elton John becomes the first pop music star to perform in Israel
5/2/36 Engelbert Humperdinck born singer
5/2/23 1st non-stop transcontinental flight NY to San Diego started
5/2/56 "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley hits top 10 on R&B chart and #1 on both Pop and Country charts
5/2/80 Pink Floyd's song Another Brick In The Wall banned in South Africa after black children begin chanting it
5/2/2011 Navy SEALs assassinate Osama bin Laden at his secret compound in Pakistan
5/2/1519 Leonardo da Vinci died (67) in France
5/3/1919 Pete Seeger born, folk & pop singer
5/3/26 Ann B. Davis born, the maid in TV's The Brady Bunch
5/3/33 Alex Cord born, actor Air Wolf TV-series as the agency's boss
5/3/37 Frankie Valli born singer
5/3/50 Peter Gabriel born singer
5/3/52 World's 1st successful landing at the North Pole, by a USAF C-47
5/3/68 The Beach Boys play a concert then have Maharishi Yogi lecture the audience for the 2nd half,
       it is not received well and half their concert dates cancel
5/3/77 Eric Church born, country singer
5/4/59 Dick Clark announces his 1st movie production, Harrison High, with himself playing a teacher
5/4/59 winners of the 1st annual Grammy Awards inc. Peter Gunn by Mancini, Tequila by the Champs, 
       Tom Dooley by the Kingston Trio, and 3 Grammys to David Seville for The Chipmunk Song
5/4/70 Nat. Guard troops fire on Vietnam War protestors at Kent State University, killing 4. Studebt 
       unrest closes down 400 colleges by May 7 and 2 more students are killed by police at Jackson State
       University (Mississippi) May 14
5/5/12 Full Moon, also Cinco de Mayo in US, though not official holiday in Mexico
5/5/62 Cliff Richards gets a Gold Record for the title song for movie The Young Ones
5/6/1912 1st group cross-country flight, by 3 Army planes
5/6/32 President of France assassinated in Paris
5/6/37 German airship "Hindenburg" burst into flame and fell like a lead zeppelin (later used as one of
       Led Zeppelin's album covers)
5/6/41 Stalin became Premier of Soviet Russia
5/6/31 Willie Mays born, Baseball Hall of Famer
5/6/61 George Clooney born, actor "ER" sitcom, "ER" dramatic TV-series, several movies
5/7/1763 Chief Pontiac rallies Great Lakes tribes against colonial incursions, Pontiac is killed in 1769
5/7/15 German U-boat sank the British passenger liner Lusitania, dead include Americans
5/7/45 Germany signed unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in France
5/7/63 US launched communications satellite Telstar 2
5/7/75 Pres. Ford announced end to Vietnam War as Viet Cong took over Siagon & renamed it Ho Chi Minh City
5/7/71 Eagle-Eye Cherry born singer
5/8/45 VE Day, Germany surrenders
5/8/40 Rick Nelson born singer "Garden Party"
5/8/43 Toni Tennille born singer
5/9/49 Billy Joel born singer
5/10/1869 Last spike of 1st US transcontinental railroad, Union Pacific & Central Pacific, in Utah
5/10/29 Fats Domino born singer
5/10/46 Donovan born, singer "Sunshine Superman" , "Mellow Yellow" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man"
5/11/61 Soviet bandleader Alexander Utyosov claims that Dixieland music was invented in his Socialist 
        Motherland. Variations of the claim later become a running joke by Chekov in TV's Star Trek
5/12/49 Russia ends blockade of West Berlin
5/12/29 Burt Bacharach born singer
5/12/48 Steve Winwood born singer
5/12/62 Billboard Mag. reports the top 2 most played jukebox songs are Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John and Chubby Checker's The Twist
5/12/64 Dominique by the Singing Nun wins Grammy for Best Gospel Record, Allan Sherman for Best Comedy
        "Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh"
5/13/12 Mother's Day (2nd Sunday in May)
5/13/1911 1st 2 Army graduate pilots from Wright School
5/13/41 Ritchie Valens born (died 1959) singer
5/13/43 Mary Wells born, singer from age 17 "My Guy"
5/13/50 Little Stevie Wonder born, singer since age 12
5/13/77 Hustler publisher Larry Flint offers Linda Ronstadt $1 million to pose nude. She tells reporters
        she threw the offer "in the wastebasket"
5/14/1908 1st passenger flight in an airplane, at Kitty Hawk
5/14/36 Bobby Darin born, singer/actor (Died 1973) The Time Tunnel TV-series, hit 
        song Mack The Knife
5/14/52 David Byrne born, founding member of Talking Heads pop group, singer/composer
5/14/55 "Bo Diddley" sung by Bo Diddley released, will go on to be his biggest hit single
5/14/55 "Mambo King" Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink" sells a million records, one of the Cuban's 4 big hits in America
5/15/1918 US govt. establishes 1st permanent Air Mail route
5/15/69 Gov. Reagan orders end to riot in Berkeley, CA
5/15/71 Yoko Ono's The Fly is screened at Cannes Film Festival, reviewers include Joe Bob Briggs
5/16/80 Dr. Nick is indicted in Memphis for overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis
5/17/42 Taj Mahal born, singer
5/17/1958 Last run of a steam engine on Baltimore & Ohio, for a Cleveland railroad club
5/19/12 Armed Forces Day
5/19/45 Pete Townshend born singer
5/19/52 Grace Jones born singer
5/20/12 New Moon completely dark, werewolf threat low
5/20/46 Cher born singer/actress "Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" and drama movies
5/20/44 Joe Cocker born singer
5/20/60 Sue Cowsill born, youngest of the singing Cowsill Family
5/20/51 Capt. James Jabara became 1st USAF jet ace, over Korea
5/20/77 Blondie makes first U.K tour, with fellow New York rock group Television
5/21/41 Ronald Isley born, one of the singing Isley Brothers "Twist & Shout" (1962 hit, two years
        before The Beatles)
5/21/48 Leo Sayer born singer
5/21/56 1st H-bomb exploded, over Bikini Atoll
5/21/61 Every Beat Of My Heart enters the Top 100, one version by Gladys Knight and another by The Pips on a 
different record label, of which she is a member. Motown will later sign them as Gladys Knight & the Pips
5/21/69 Yoko & John Lennon begin a ten-day "Bed-in" in a Montreal hotel 2 week after his visa is revoked by
        the U.S. Embassy in London
5/21/79 Elton John becomes the first pop music star to tour Russia
5/22/58 Jerry Lee Lewis and his wife Myra arrive in London for a tour, reporters are shocked when he admits
        she is his 14 year old 3rd cousin
5/23/64 British hit My Boy Lollipop by Millie Small hits America's Top 100 and eventually #2
5/24/1918 US Army Air Service organized
5/24/55 Rosanne Cash born singer
5/24/41 Bob Dylan born singer
5/25/26 Miles Davis born singer
5/25/42 Bill Young born, singer
5/26/34 First nontop run of the Zephyr (CB&Q railroad) Denver to Chicago
5/26/33 Jimmie Rodgers died, "The Singing Brakeman."
5/26/48 Stevie Nicks born singer
5/26/49 Hank Williams Jr. born singer, Are You Ready For Some Baseball?
5/26/58 Jerry Lee Lewis 37-date tour is cncelled after just 3 concerts due to hostile crowds, the
        London Evening Star calls for his deportation
5/27/57 That'll Be The Day by Buddy Holly & the Crickets is released
5/28/12 Memorial Day observed (last Monday in May)
5/28/44 Gladys Knight born singer
5/28/45 John Fogerty born singer
5/28/48 Ray Laidlaw born singer
5/28/58 Ronald P. Reagan born to Ron & Nancy Reagan
5/28/55 Billboard Mag. reports "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" has sold 18 million records in 6 months, with 
        versions sung by Fess Parker, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Steve Allen, Burl Ives, Roy Rogers Sons Of The
        Pioneers, and others
5/31/38 Peter Yarrow born, of the singing trio Peter Paul & Mary
5/31/69 Rolling Stone mag. reports that Frank Zappa has become a paid lecturer on the college circuit inc.
        UCLA on the topic of "Pigs, Ponies and Rock & Roll"
5/31/76 Guiness Book of World Records says The Who is world's loudest rock band, with live performances
        at 120 decibels
6/1/59 Billboard mag. says some teens are using the latest technology to tape music off radio instead of buying it
6/1/67 First non-stop trans-Atlantic flight by a helicopter, by two HH3Es, New York-Paris
"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff" Frank Zappa

Last month's birthdays

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course TV's hyperactive Aussie naturalist Steve Irwin stars as himself in this good-natured family adventure that finds the fearless critter wrangler trying to protect an endangered croc - one that has swallowed a top-secret satellite beacon that's being sought by the CIA. Believing the agents to be poachers, Irwin and his wife Terri try to evade their pursuers while getting the scaly reptile to safety in the Outback, adopting a baby kangaroo, and dodging poisonous spiders and snakes in the process. Crikey! The Disorderly Orderly When he flunks out of medical school, a bumbling but well meaning klutz takes an orderly job at a sanitarium, where his chameleon-like tendency to mimic the symptoms of the patients wreaks havoc. Jerry Lewis stars in this classically loony 1960s comedy. Funny Money Chevy Chase stars in this adaptation of the British play about a mild-mannered wax fruit company executive whose accidental briefcase mix-up results in him attempting to steal five million dollars from the Mob during the middle of an increasingly manic surprise party. Penelope Ann Miller and Armand Assante costar in this comical farce. Rated R for Violence, Adult Language & Content Goin' Native: The Indian Comedy Slam This history-making original concert showcases the funniest Native American comedians performing today, gathered together on one stage. Featured alongside host Charlie Hill are Larry Omaha, Howie Miller and four up-and-comers making their mark on the standup scene: Marc Yaffee, Jim Rule, Vaughn Eagle Bear and JR Redwater. Rating TVMA, 80 Mins, Adult Language & Content House of Usher (2007) The former lover of Rick Usher and best friend of his sister Maddy returns to their family home to attend the latter's funeral and discovers the sinister secrets of the Usher clan in this modern adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story starring Izabella Miko, Austin Nichols and Beth Grant. Previous version starred Vincent Price Lars and the Real Girl (2007) His entire town goes along with the delusion when a shy, lonely young man buys a blow-up doll on the internet & begins treating her as his beloved girlfriend in this quirky, Oscar-nominated comedy starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner & Patricia Clarkson. Rated PG13 Ninja Cheerleaders Three college students conceal triple identities as cheerleaders, strippers and Ninja assassins while trying to rescue their kidnapped sensei from the Mob in this tongue-in-cheek action comedy starring Trishelle Cannatella, Ginny Weirick, Maitland McConnell, George Takei and Michael Pare. Rated R for Nudity, Violence, Adult Language & Content Rescue Dawn (2006) Christian Bale stars in the true story of Dieter Dengler, a U.S. fighter pilot who was shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War, then escaped from captivity in a brutal POW camp to reach safety after a harrowing trek through the jungle. Steve Zahn and Jeremy Davies costar in this gripping tale of survival, directed by the legendary Werner Herzog. Rated PG13 Scary Movie 2 Hilarious 2001 horror spoof of haunted house and possession movies starring Tim Curry as a creepy professor who invites four students to spend the weekend at his spooky mansion, with ghostly results. Anna Faris and Tori Spelling costar in this lampoon. Andy Richter, James Woods, Veronica Cartwright, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Chris Elliott, and Richard Moll as the Hell House Ghost. Rated R for Violence, Adult Language & Content Scream A box office smash that launched a movie franchise, this horror classic stars Neve Campbell as a grief-stricken teenager who suspects that a fresh rash of teen murders is somehow linked to the mysterious killing of her mother one year ago. Her theory is shared by an ambitious, ruthless tabloid reporter investigating the gory deaths with the aid of a bumbling deputy. Drew Barrymore, Skeet Ulrich, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Rose McGowan, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Lillard and Liev Schreiber costar in this blockbuster from director Wes Craven. Rated R for Graphic Violence, Adult Language & Content Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th (2000) This wacky satire of teen horror spoofs every convention of its vapid genre with broadly funny style, following the efforts of a high school principal (Coolio) and a TV reporter (Tiffani Amber Thiessen) to uncover the truth about a series of slayings on campus. Tom Arnold, Shirley Jones and Jimmie Walker costar in this delightfully absurd lampoon. Rated R for Violence, Adult Language & Content The Spirit A classic comics character inspired this gritty, hard-boiled thriller about a slain cop (Gabriel Macht) whose ghost returns to his hometown to defeat a corrupt, murderous villain called The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson). Eva Mendes costars in this visually dazzling adaptation rated PG13 Sliver Sharon Stone stars in this adaptation of Ira Levin's novel by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and director Phillip Noyce. She plays Carly Norris, a recently divorced editor who becomes attracted to two of her new neighbors at a deluxe high-rise apartment building. One (Tom Berenger) is a popular writer, while the other (William Baldwin) is her landlord, a wealthy man hiding an erotic, voyeuristic secret. Polly Walker and Martin Landau costar. Strange Invaders A college professor searching for his missing wife and daughter finds an even bigger mystery in his spouse's hometown, a rural, all-American village overrun by alien invaders from outer space. Paul LeMat, Nancy Allen and Diana Scarwid star in this tribute to '50s-era sci-fi films rated PG. Sum Of All Fears Ben Affleck takes over the role of hero CIA agent Jack Ryan in this box office hit based on the best-selling novel by Tom Clancy. Low-level analyst Ryan is elevated to prominence by his expertise on an obscure strongman (Ciaran Hinds) after the politician's surprising ascendancy to the Russian presidency. But that's just the tip of a very large, very lethal iceberg involving neo-Nazis and a nuclear warhead smuggled into the U.S. by terrorists. Morgan Freeman, Bridget Moynihan and Liev Schreiber costar in this espionage adventure Twilight Saga, The: New Moon The popular "Twilight" movie series continues with this blockbuster second entry in the teen horror saga, which finds Bella (Kristen Stewart) heartbroken over the departure of her true love Edward (Robert Pattinson) while evading a vengeful vampire and befriending Jacob (Taylor Lautner), a classmate with mysteries and secrets of his own.

Twilight Saga, The: Eclipse
On the eve of high school graduation, Bella (Kristen Stewart) is forced to choose between her love for her vampire boyfriend Edward (Robert Pattinson) and her friendship with the werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner), while a string of murders ravages Seattle. David Slade directs the third entry in the popular "Twilight" series. Who's Your Caddy? (2007) Denied membership in an exclusive Hamptons country club, the millionaire rapper C-Note (Antwan Andre Patton) pulls off a clever real estate deal that guarantees him admission but also touches off a war with the club's snobby elite. Jeffrey Jones (Stay Tuned), Andy Milonakis and Faizon Love costar in this hilarious comedy of golf, rap, and class tension rated PG13. Zombie Honeymoon (2004) When a beach-front encounter with a zombie during their honeymoon results in a groom with a taste for human flesh, a newlywed bride tries to make the best of a rapidly deteriorating situation in this romantic horror comedy starring Tracy Coogan and Graham Sibley. Rated R for Nudity, Graphic Violence, Adult Language & Content 1408 A short story by Stephen King becomes this horror hit about a travel writer (John Cusack) who spends his nights debunking haunted hotel rooms--until he encounters one legendary site that turns out to be the real, terrifying deal. Samuel L. Jackson & Mary McCormack costar in this chilling adaptation. Rated PG13 for Mild Violence, Adult Language & Content



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Why is the series title called "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" you ask? Penn says the Showtime lawyers told them that if they called a UFO Alien Abduction Therapist a fake or fraud, they could get sued, but if they just called it "Bullshit!" they couldn't sue because that's a personal opinion and everyone is entitled to their opinion in a free country. That's why. Unless you think that explanation by Penn is just BS; some of the episodes are seen on Showtime or Showtime #2

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