On this day in …
1969 - John Lennon returned his Member Of The British Empire medal to protest Britain's involvement in Biafra and its support of U.S. action in Viet Nam.
1968 - The Beatles' so-called White Album was released.
1961 - The Everly Brothers joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
1969 - Something by the Beatles was the #1 song.
Celebrity Birthdays
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, 32. Actor (My Name Is Earl) Eddie Steeples, 35. Actress (Samantha Who?, Married With Children) Christina Applegate, 37. Former left winger (Senators, Rangers, Devils) Troy Mallette (Sudbury, ON), 38. Actress (Law & Order, Crossing Jordan) Jill Hennessy, 39. Former defenseman (Islanders, Blues, Oilers, Sharks, Panthers) Jeff Norton, 43. Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, 45. Singer Holly Cole, 45. Former defenseman (Bruins, Red Wings, Blackhawks) Mike O'Connell, 53. Actor (Boston Legal, Night Court) John Larroquette, 61. Singer/songwriter (Elusive Butterfly) Bob Lind, 64. Lawyer/author/speechwriter (Nixon, Ford) actor (Ferris Beuller's Day Off)/game show host (Win Ben Stein's Money) Ben Stein, 64. Former Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs, 68. Actor (Jeremiah Johnson, In The Heat Of The Night) Matt Clark, 72. Actress (Anatomy Of A Murder, The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad) Kathryn Grant Crosby, 75. Actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan) Ricardo Montalban, 88.
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Greatest Music QuestionWho’s the actress that appeared in the 1940 film Tom Brown’s School Days, starred in the 1950s TV series My Little Margie and Oh, Susanna, and recorded six Top 10 singles between 1955 and 1957? The answer follows today's Heart & Soul.
Her mother asked, “So how was the honeymoon?”
“Oh, mum,” she replied, “the honeymoon was wonderful … so romantic.”
Then suddenly she burst out crying. “But, mum, as soon as we returned, Sam started using the most horrible language – things I’d never heard before! I mean, all these awful four-letter words! You’ve got to come and get me, and take me home. Please, mum!”
The mother said, “Sarah, calm down. Tell me what could be so awful. What four-letter words?”
Still sobbing, the bride said, “Oh, mum, they were words like … dust, wash, iron, cook …”
... as heard at 8:20 this morningBeing a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners – Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane – were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog right there in their home the following day.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
The next day when I arrived back at their house, I felt a familiar catch in my throat as Belker’s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.
The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker’s death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that dog lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, “I know why.”
Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I’d never heard a more comforting explanation.
He said, “People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life – like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?
The six-year-old continued, “Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.”
Greatest Music AnswerGale Storm had Top 10 hits with I Hear You Knocking, Memories Are Made Of This, Teen Age Prayer, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Ivory Tower and Dark Moon.
