THE JUDGE HONORS MICHAEL AND SONYA’S REQUEST FOR AN ORDER OF PROTECTION TO NOT CONTACT THEM IN ANY WAY!!

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~In 1968, The Fillmore East opened in NYC.
~Gary Numan is born in Hammersmith, England in 1958. His only song to make the Hot 100 is “Cars”, a No. 9 song in 1980.
~1945 Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees is born in Tarzana, CA.

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Smooth Jazz Top 10 (from Kerri D @www.smoothjazzexpressions.com)
!. Kirk Whalum-”Valdez in the Country”
2. Shilts-”Seeing Things Clearly”
3. Jack Prybylski-”Down to It”
4. Vincent Ingala-”It Is What It Is”
5. Brad Rambur-”Warm”
6. Fourplay-”3rd Degree”
7. Steve Oliver-”Global Kiss”
8. Euge Groove-”All for You”
9. Steve Cole-”Undun”
10. Patti Austin-”Let ‘em In”
(Charts from Groove Jazz Music/Airplay monitor station for Radiowave)

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Today in Strangeness
~Kissing a total of 4,444 women in the space of 8 hours, John McPherson of Newcastle set the Guinness World Record in 1985, even though his goal was to kiss 5,000.
~And on this stellar date in 1975, a cartoon known as Partridge Family 2200 A.D. last aired on CBS.

Yesterday was Oli Silk’s birthday…

~@BestAt and a RT from @Paxochka: “All the plastic surgery in the world can’t fix how ugly some people are on the inside.”

Boy, don’t I know a few people that are just freakin’ ugly on the inside…one is unfortunately just several feet away :{

But that’s my problem…here’s a few things that I found interesting for today’s date..

Your Fun Factoid for Today:
~In the early 1900s, many American cities created laws that required all women in bathing suits to wear stockings. – Provided by RandomHistory.com

More:
~On this day “in Strangeness” (coasttocoastam.com) in 1981, Disneyland recorded its’ first homicide–an 18 yr old was stabbed to death.
~In 1897, John Kellogg first served corn flakes to his patients at a mental hospital in Battle Creek, MI.
~And the first surface photos of Pluto were taken by Hubble Space Telescope in 1996
~Hey, it’s Willard Scott’s birthday.
~And born in The Bronx, NY in 1946, Peter W. Blankfield aka Peter Wolf from the J.Geils Band.
~1967, Working on their next album The Beatles recorded additional
overdubs for ‘Lovely Rita’, including harmony vocals, effects, and the
percussive sound of a piece of toilet paper being blown through a
haircomb.
~1981 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “I Love a Rainy Night”, Eddie Rabbit. Before recording on his own, the singer writes songs for Elvis, Ronnie Milsap, Tom Jones, and Dr. Hook.
~1987 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Love is Here and Now You’re Gone”, The Supremes.

If it’s Monday, I’m waiting on the weekly podcast The Trending Show with Clayton and Natali Morris (they usually record it on Sundays and if it up by Mon).
Also going to listen to Kerri D playing the Top 25 Smooth Jazz countdown at www.smoothjazzexpressions.com at 11am Eastern.
And on Monday, Bruce Nazarian does his show ‘live’ , and if we miss it, we can listen to it tomorrow on TheDigitalGuy iTunes podcast, or via his website at www.thedigitalguy.net.
Loved seeing Rick Braun and Richard Elliot on Jimi King’s Live from London show yesterday (www.sky.fm). They were talking about their working together, their beginnings, etc. Very nice to see them sharing things, esp since it was my first time to see them sitting down and talking with Jimi.
All righty then…we’ll end with a great tune from Richard Elliot…

1918-The flu pandemic (often referred to as the Spanish flu) was first observed at Fort Riley, Kansas, when a soldier fell ill. The pandemic, which lasted nearly a year, is estimated to have killed somewhere between 30 to 50 million people worldwide.

Happy Birthday goes out to Bob W, Madison, and Maribeth.

“And can I get a hot tub?!”–very clever State Farm commercial

Deeeep Thought…Ever wonder when listening to someone’s cockamaimey rambling on some subject and wonder “what the heck was their thought process behind this?”

That is all for today…

Late Show Top Ten
David Letterman
*Top Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before Naming Your Baby ‘Facebook’*

10. “Should I sober up first?”
9. “Should we go with Facebook or Lindsay?”
8. “What about ‘Twitter?’”
7. “Would I rather name her ‘Surf 1977?’”
6. “Will her Facebook status always be, ‘Hating Mom and Dad?’”
5. “Wait, there’s a website called Facebook?”
4. “Forget this nonsense, where’s the ‘Late Show’ Bear?”
3. “What if there’s another ‘Facebook’ in her class?”
2. “Will Mark Zuckerberg pay for her therapy?”
1. “Is this still a better name than Hosni?”

Jimmy Fallon
~A woman in New York celebrated her 105th birthday this week by gambling at a casino. It’s a little different than the way she usually gambles — by going to sleep.
~A man in Florida who was arrested this week listed his religion as “Redneck.” He even recited a prayer in the name of the father who’s also the son of the sister’s half-cousin.

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Couple Notes of Interest for This Date

~1966No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “The Ballad of the Green Berets,” Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler. The single sells more than 1 million copies in its first two weeks and is the top song of 1966, according to Billboard.
~1962 K-Mart opens (Yay!)
~1969 After 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts
~1975 Eagles’ “Best of My Love” reaches #1
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Birthdays
~1904  Big Band leader Glenn Miller is born in Clarinda, Iowa. His orchestra has 23 #1 songs, including million-sellers “In the Mood” and “Tuxedo Junction”. His plane is lost over the English Channel on Dec 15, 1944.

~1927   Harry Belafonte is born in Harlem, NY.  His 1956 album “Calypso” tops the Billboard  pop album chart for 31 weeks.  Only MJ’s “Thriller” and the soundtrack to “West Side Story” have held the position longer.

~1945  Roger Daltry born in London, England. Along with being lead vocalist for The Who, Daltry also starred in movies “Tommy”, “Lisztomania”, “McVicar” and “The Mania”.

~1994  Justin Bieber born in Stratford, Ontario. (1994?! WTH! I think I started getting mail from AARP in 1994! )

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Top Smooth Jazz LP’s from Last Week

LW – TW – Artist – Album – (Label)
1 – 1 – Dave Koz – “Hello Tomorrow” – (Concord)
2 – 2 – Fourplay – “Let’s Touch The Sky” – (Heads Up)
3 – 3 – Nils – “What The Funk?” – (Baja/TSR)
4 – 4 – Steve Oliver – “Global Kiss” – (SOM)
5 – 5 – Brian Culbertson – “XII” – (GRP/Verve)
6 – 6 – Mindi Abair – “In Hi-Fi Stereo” – (Heads Up)
9 – 7 – Jackiem Joyner – “Jackiem Joyner” – (Artistry/Mack Ave)
8 – 8 – Jonathan Fritzen – “Diamonds” – (Nordic Night)
7 – 9 – Paul Brown – “Love You Found Me” – (Shanachie)
10 – 10 – Brian Bromberg – “It Is What It Is” – (Artistry/Mack Avenue
(from smoothjazz.com via @JazzHQ on Twitter/FB)

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Where to go to hear Smooth ‘n’ Jazzy music…

“It’s the Mike Scott Jazz Show…If you didn’t know it, now you know”

~The best way to start your day is with www.mikescottjazzshow.com
He does it live from Toledo, Ohio and broadcasts live on the web M-F from 6-10AM (EST).  Mike’s a very personable guy, plays a wide selection of artists from the smooth jazz genre, and puts on one helluva show!

~Also found a channel on YouTube that has lots of great music…www.youtube/smovejazz.com

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Today in Strangeness
(from coasttocoastam.com)
~Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb.
~The passenger liner City of Glasgow left Liverpool on March 1, 1854 with 473 on board, bound for Philadelphia; no trace of the ship has ever been found.
~In 1978, Charlie Chaplin’s coffin was stolen.
~And on March 1, 1555, Nostradamus completed his preface to his book “Centuries”, and sent it to his publisher.

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Have a great day…and enjoy this favorite from Acoustic Alchemy…

 
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Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to
Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to  and go out like a lamb. left Liverpool on March 1, 1854 with 473 on board, bound for Philadelphi completed the preface to his book Centuries, and sent it to his publisher (1555).Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to  and go out like a la left Liverpool on March 1, 1854 with 473 on board, bound for Philadelphia; no trace of the ship has been ever found. Charlie Chaplin’s completed the preface to his book Centuries, and sent it to his publisher (1555).

Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to left Liverpool on March 1, 1854 with 473 on board, bound for Philadelphia; no trace of the ship has been ever found. Charlie Chaplin’s c completed the preface to his book Centuries, and sent it to his publisher (1555).

Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to  completed the preface to his book Centuries, and sent it to his publisher (1555).

*Today in Strangeness:
~On this day in 1895, William Rontgen, a German professor of physics, took the first X-ray image. It was of his wife’s left hand and showed the ring she was wearing.
~It was on Dec. 22, 1882, that an Edison employee, Edward Johnson, first used electric bulbs to decorate a Christmas tree.
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~2006, American songwriter Dennis Linde died aged 63 from a rare lung disease. Linde wrote one of Elvis Presley’s last major hits, ‘Burning Love’ and also wrote ‘Goodbye Earl’ for the Dixie Chicks, and ‘Callin’ Baton Rouge’ for Garth Brooks.

~1987, Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue was pronounced ‘dead on arrival’ in an ambulance when his heart stopped beating for two minutes. Sixx was given two shots of adrenaline in his chest to revive him. Fellow band members were prematurely informed of his death.

~1984 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Like a Virgin,” Madonna. Billboard ranks the song as the top single of 1984.

~1979, Rupert Holmes started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Escape, (The Pina Colada Song). His only US No.1 solo hit.

~1965 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Over and Over,” Dave Clark Five. The song is the group’s only No. 1 hit.

~1957 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “April Love,” Pat Boone.
 
~1949 Twin brothers Maurice and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees are born in Isle of Man, U.K. The Bee Gees, singers, songwriters, producers, Robin was the eldest by 1 hour. Maurice died on 12th January 2003 of a heart attack.
~1945 Diane Sawyer was born in Glasgow, KY.
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*Top Ten Smooth Jazz Albums
(from Mike @JazzHQ on Twitter and smoothjazz.com) 

LW – TW – Artist – Album – (Label)
1 – 1 – Dave Koz – “Hello Tomorrow” – (Concord)
2 – 2 – Nils – “What The Funk?” – (Baja/TSR)
3 – 3 – Fourplay – “Let’s Touch The Sky” – (Heads Up)
4 – 4 – Jackiem Joyner – “Jackiem Joyner” – (Artistry/Mack Ave)
5 – 5 – Brian Culbertson – “XII” – (GRP/Verve)
7 – 6 – Brian Bromberg – “It Is What It Is” – (Artistry/Mack Avenue
6 – 7 – Tim Bowman – “The Tim Bowman Collection” – (Trippin “N” Rhythm)
11 – 8 – Mindi Abair – “In Hi-Fi Stereo” – (Heads Up)
10 – 9 – Norman Brown – “Send My Love” (Peak/Concord)
8 – 10 – Jazzmasters – “Jazzmasters 6″ – (Trippin ‘n Rhythm)
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RIP Steve Landesberg–Also known “as the intellectual and sometimes annoying Detective Sgt. Arthur Dietrich on the long-running 1970s cop comedy ‘Barney Miller.’” (AP says it well)
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Just finished listening to The Digital Guy’s podcast of his Christmas Show…it’s smooth, it’s jazzy, it’s funky, it’s Christmas’y, and it’s 2 full hours that you can listen to again and again over the holiday season. Bruce Nazarian aka The Digital Guy, can be heard through several different avenues. Check ‘em out at www.thedigitalguy.net. I subscribed to his podcast on iTunes, so I can listen to all of them whenever I need to. The Christmas Show is #47 and you’d be amazed at what these artists can do with Christmas tunes!
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Coming at ya with Late Night Humor, and the usual Hodge-Podge of regular info for this date…Hey, Happy Winter!
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*Dave
~I don’t mind the inappropriate groping at airline security. At my age, I’m just glad to get the attention.
~After you go through security, how much are you supposed to tip?

*Fallon
~Police in the U.K. rented a bouncy castle to cushion the fall when a man threatened to jump off of a building. That must have been an interesting talk. “Sir, do not jump. But if you do, please take your shoes off, and no rough-housing once you’re in there.”

*Craig
~“Yogi Bear” is opening in theaters. You know what that means: It’s Oscar season.
~I think this movie is dangerously misleading because bears don’t walk on their hind legs, and they eat their food on all fours like David Hasselhoff.
~Yogi Bear” is just pro-bear propaganda. Bears are not our friends.
~Bears look very cuddly on TV, but in real life, they’re very dangerous and unpredictable, like Katie Couric.
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Smooth Jazz Internet Top 10 for week of 12/20/2010
(smoothjazzexpressions.com and Kerri D)
~1  Dave Koz
Put The Top Down
~2  Fourplay
3rd Degree
~3  Tim Bowman
Let It Shine
~4  Norman Brown
Sending My Love
~5  Euge Groove
All For You
~6  Blake Aaron
Encantadora
~7  Brian Culbertson
That’s Life
~8  Jack Prybylski
Down To It
~9  Nils
Jump Start
~10  Jackiem Joyner
Dance With Me
 
(Charts from Groove Jazz Music
Airplay monitor station for Radiowave)
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~2005, Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish became the first gay celebrities to register their relationship as a civil partnership. The 20 minute ceremony took place at The Guild Hall, Windsor, England, guest’s included Ringo Starr, Victoria Beckham, Joss Stone, Sting, Elvis Costello, Jamie Cullum, George Michael and The Osbournes – Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly.
 
~1998 Celine Dion, whose Oscar-winning single “My Heart Will Go On” powered record-breaking sales of the “Titanic” soundtrack, is named the top-selling artist of 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America.

~1996 Tony Bennett is rushed to a hospital for an emergency operation for an erupted hernia. Bennett is just arriving at the White House for a holiday dinner with President and Mrs. Clinton when he falls ill.

~1996, The charity record Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. With the consent of Bob Dylan, musician Ted Christopher of Dunblane, Scotland wrote a new verse for the song in memory of the schoolchildren and teacher killed in the Dunblane massacre. The cover version of the song included brothers and sisters of the victims singing the chorus and Mark Knopfler on guitar.

~1985 Heart’s “Heart” album goes #1

~1985 Lionel Richie’s “Say You, Say Me,” moves into the No. 1 spot, giving the movie “White Nights” two soundtrack singles in the top 5. The other single, placing at No. 5, is Phil Collins’ and Marilyn Martin’s “Separate Lives.” “White Nights” is only the sixth motion picture of the rock era to produce more than one No. 1 single. The first five are: “Saturday Night Fever,” “Grease,” “Flashdance,” “Footloose,” and “Purple Rain.”

~1980 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “(Just Like) Starting Over,” John Lennon. The song reaches No. 1 18 days after Lennon is shot to death in New York City.

~1975 Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Capitals 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Capitals in 4:57

~1970, a stretch limousine carrying Elvis Presley pulled up outside the White House in Washington, D.C. The driver handed over a letter from Elvis addressed to President Nixon requesting a meeting to discuss how the King of Rock and Roll could help Nixon fight drugs. The President agreed to give Presley a Narcotics Bureau badge – but only after learning that the chief of the narcotics bureau had turned down the same request earlier that day and told Presley the only person who could overrule his decision was the President. At Elvis’ request, the meeting remained secret for more than a year, until the Washington Post broke the story on January 27th, 1972. 

~1969 The Supremes make their last appearance on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show.” They sing “Someday We’ll Be Together”, which also became their last #1 song.

~1957 Ray Romano born in Queens NY; best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series. He currently stars on the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age.(a personal favorite)
 
~1952 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” Jimmy Boyd.
 
~1940 Frank Zappa is born in Baltimore, Md. 1940; multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer. Recorded with The Mothers Of Invention and solo, 1969 album ‘Hot Rats’, 1974 album ‘Apostrophe’, featuring ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow’. First band was The Blackouts, recorded one of the first concept albums ‘Freak Out’. Zappa died of prostate cancer on 4th December 1993.

~1913 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World
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*FACT OF THE DAY: 
~”From 1850 to 1942, marijuana was listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia as a useful medicine for nausea, rheumatism, and labor pains and was easily obtained at the local general store or pharmacy.”-Provided by RandomHistory.com
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*Today in Strangeness:
~Light a torch for the long cold night- today is the Winter Solstice– the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is said that as we enter the fourth station of the year, light is reborn within the womb of darkness.
~On this date in 1970, Elvis Presley paid a visit to the White House to suggest to Pres. Nixon that he be named “Federal Agent at Large” to help combat the drug problem.
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Meet Mr. Victor Fields…

Starting off with Late Night Humor, before these jokes lose relevance…

*Late Show Top Ten
Top Ten Things Overheard During Larry King’s Final Show
10 “Would someone please wake Larry?”
9. “Osama, from the mountainous regions of Pakistan, you’re on the air, hello?”
8. “I thought he retired years ago”
7. “Seriously, who’s gonna wake Larry?”
6. “I hope the show enjoys continued success under its new host, what’s-his-name”
5. “Thank you, Larry, from all of us at the National Association of Suspenders”
4. “We’ll be right back after this message from Poligrip”
3. “Palm Beach Retirement Village, hello!”
2. “Regis is singing! Go to commercial! Quick!”
1. “Who’s gonna tell Larry it’s his final show?”

~This Christmas season, the post office will handle 10 billion packages. They won’t deliver them, they’ll just handle them.
~Here in New York City, the post office is so busy that they opened a second window.

*Fallon
~Several TSA officers have formed a holiday choir at the Los Angeles International Airport. Which, of course, answers the question, How can going through airport security possibly get any worse?

*Conan
~It’s Larry King’s final night after a long career. Larry’s very first interview question was, “Why only 10 Commandments?”
~WikiLeaks Editor Julian Assange was granted bail by a London court. At a press conference, Assange said he will not be silenced, and then told everyone who their secret Santa is.
~Michael Vick said he would like to own a dog some day. When asked about it, dogs everywhere said, “Meow.”

*Ferguson
~The Los Angeles Zoo has opened their new elephant habitat. There hasn’t been this much excitement at the L.A. Zoo since the exhibit of the Baldwin brothers.
~Elephants are a natural fit for L.A. They have thick skin to survive all the criticism, they have great memories to remember who screwed them over, and they have long trunks to reach across the room at parties and snort other peoples’ cocaine.

*Kimmel
~It’s perfectly fine to get a co-worker a gift certificate for a full-body massage. It’s not OK to start giving them one.
~Ninety-nine percent of the eggnog purchased all year is purchased during the week before Christmas. And 99 percent of that eggnog is poured down the drain during the week after Christmas.
~Nog is short for No One is Going to drink it.
~In Abu Dhabi, there’s an $11 million Christmas tree. The prime minister of Abu Dhabi said he hoped the tree would be a symbol that Abu Dhabi has a lot more money than us. And that we’re paying far too much for gas.
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~1999 Hank Snow, the first country superstar from Canada, dies at his Nashville home of natural causes. He is 85.
 
~1975 Former James Gang guitarist Joe Walsh, replaces Bernie Leadon in the Eagles.

~1973, American singer Bobby Darin died of heart failure,aged 37. One of the first teen idols, he had the 1959 No.1 with ‘Dream Lover’ plus 20 other US Top 40 hits during the 60′s including ‘Mack the Knife’, (Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1960). Darin traveled with Robert Kennedy and worked on the latter’s 1968 presidential campaign. He was with Kennedy the day he traveled to Los Angeles on June 4, 1968 for the California Primary. Darin was at the Ambassador Hotel later that night when Kennedy was assassinated.

~1969 Peter, Paul & Mary’s “Leaving on a Jet Plane” reaches #1.

~1968, Glen Campbell went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Wichita Lineman’. 
 
~1968, The Beatles sixth Christmas record “The Beatles’ 1968 Christmas Record”, was sent to fan club members in the UK and the US. It included the song ‘Nowhere Man’ sung by Tiny Tim.

~1967, Folk singer Joan Baez was sentenced to 45 days in prison after being arrested during an anti-war demonstration.

~1967 Ian Anderson, bassist Glenn Cornick, blues guitarist Mick Abrahams and his friend, drummer Clive Bunker form rock group Jethro Tull.

 
~1962, The Osmonds appeared for the first time on the NBC-TV’s “Andy Williams show”. The brothers performed ‘I’m A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas’. 
 
 
~1948, Born on this day in London, England, Alan Parsons, studio audio engineer, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor. Parsons’ own group, The Alan Parsons Project released several albums. He currently makes his home in Santa Barbara, CA, with his wife and family.
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*I was curious about Mike Scott winning the American Smooth Jazz Awards for Favorite Internet DJ…didn’t know who he was. Well I found him and his show, and have become a regular morning listener.
~The Mike Scott Jazz Show is a smooth Jazz radio program broadcast on the Internet and 1230 WCWA. Hear him LIVE from Toledo weekdays from 6am to 10am EST.
www.mikescottjazzshow.com    www.facebook.com/mrjazy
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*Today in Strangeness:
~Forty years ago today, the notorious Zodiac Killer began his reign of terror by claiming the lives of Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday in Benicia, CA. Despite a myriad of suspects and theories, the true identity of the Zodiac Killer remains an unsolved mystery.  In recent years, there has been renewed hope that the case may someday be solved, as investigators have gleaned DNA evidence from the envelopes of the infamous letters that were sent by the murderer to the San Francisco press.

*Other Strangeness from CoasttoCoastAM.com:
~During the middle two hours of Saturday’s show, Ian welcomed back Jason ‘The Horse’, a man who believes he is actually a horse living in a human body.

Buh-bye for now…

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Today in Strangeness:
~”Bona Saturnalia!” December 17th is the day the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia began, in which masters and slaves were said to trade places. Project Blue Book was closed by the U.S. Air Force, who concluded after studying thousands of UFO reports that there was no evidence ETs were behind the sightings (1969). A prize of 100,000 francs was offered for contact with extraterrestrials by the French Academy of Science on this day in 1900. Martians were excluded however, as at the time, their civilization was considered an
established fact.

*Yesterday in Strangeness:
~On December 16, 1811, the town of New Madrid, Missouri was hit by the first of three magnitude 8 earthquakes. Witnesses reported cracks opening in the earth’s surface, the ground rolling in visible waves, and land masses sinking and rising.
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*Late Night Humor
 Craig Ferguson
~Mark Zuckerberg was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. I’m sorry if you don’t recognize the name. A magazine is something people used to read.
 ~Larry King started on radio. If you don’t remember radio, it’s like a blog that yells at you.

~Late Show Top Ten
 Top Ten Questions Time Magazine Asks Before Selecting Someone As “Person Of The Year”

10. How’s it hangin’?
9. Do you currently subscribe to Time magazine?
8. Your name isn’t Gosselin or Hasselhoff or Palin, is it?
7. Ever run to the restroom in the middle of a talk-show taping?
6. Have you sent someone a photo of your deal?
5. Will this choice resonate with our 12 readers?
4. At any point during the past year, did you wear a meat dress?
3. Are you that annoying person who instead of laughing says, “L-O-L”?
2. Have you ever tripped a football player running down the sideline?
1. Should we just give it to Letterman and piss everybody off?
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~2004, Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley agreed to sell 85% of his estate to businessman Robert Sillerman in a deal worth $100m. Sillerman would run Presley’s Memphis home Graceland, and own Elvis’ name and the rights to all revenue from his music and films. In the deal Lisa Marie would retain possession of Graceland and many of her father’s ‘personal effects.’

~1999, American jazz-funk, soul-jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr died of a heart attack aged 56. He collapsed in the green room after taping four songs for The Early Show, at CBS Studios in New York City. The show airs the next day. Grover had released over 20 solo albums and featured on the 1981 Bill Withers hit ‘Just The Two of Us.’
 
~1978 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Le Freak,” Chic. The single sells more than 4 million copies, making it the best selling single from Atlantic Records.

~1969 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” Peter, Paul & Mary. The song is the final single from the group and the only to top the pop chart.
 
~1963, James Carroll at WWDC in Washington, DC, became the first disc jockey to broadcast a Beatles record on American radio. Carroll played ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, which he had obtained from his stewardess girlfriend, who brought the single back from the UK. Due to listener demand, the song was played daily, every hour. Since it hadn’t been released yet in the States, Capitol Records initially considered court action, but instead released the single earlier than planned.
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~@BeatlesTweets
Today in 1969, John and Yoko erect `War Is Over! If You Want It’ billboards in eleven cities around the world.