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FLASHBACK: THE CHASE...(1966)

WHEN "BUBBER" REEVES (ROBERT REDFORD) ESCAPES FROM PRISON, IT UPSETS THE FOLKS IN THE NEARBY TOWN OF TARI, TEXAS. SHERIFF CALDER (MARLON BRANDO) WANTS TO CAPTURE REEVES ALIVE, WHICH PUTS HIM IN OPPOSITION TO MANY OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE WHO HAVE RESORTED TO MOB JUSTICE. BUSINESSMAN VAL ROGERS (E.G. MARSHALL) WANTS CALDER TO APPREHEND REEVES QUICKLY, THROUGH ANY MEANS, SINCE HE FEARS THE CRIMINAL WILL COME AFTER VAL'S SON, JAKE, WHO IS SLEEPING WITH REEVES' WIFE (JANE FONDA).

 

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/LOVE LIES BLEEDING---ELTON JOHN...(1973)

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/LOVE LIES BLEEDING---ELTON JOHN...(1973)

 

 

FAST FACT: BENEFITS OF OWNING A CAT

OWNING A CAT AT HOME REDUCES THE RISK OF HEART ATTACK BY 40% AND STROKE BY 30%.

 

 

FLASHBACK: MERV GRIFFIN BEGINS HIS LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW ON CBS-TV...(AUGUST 1969)

AUGUST 1969--MERV GRIFFIN BEGINS HIS LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW ON CBS-TV AGAINST JOHNNY CARSON ON NBC. IN NEW YORK CITY, GRIFFIN BEAT CARSON (31%-25%). HIS FIRST SHOW INCLUDED GUESTS WOODY ALLEN, LESLIE UGGAMS AND HEDY LAMARR. 

FAST FACT: SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY AND PREMATURE DEATH

ACCORDING TO A STUDY, MEN WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE FROM CANCER COMPARED WITH MEN WHO DON'T HAVE ANXIETY DISORDERS. 

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FLASHBACK: RCA COLOR TV AD...(1968)

1968--RCA COLOR TV AD.

FLASHBACK: 1968 KODAK INSTAMATIC 104 CAMERA

1968---KODAK INSTAMATIC 104 CAMERA

 

FAST FACT: INSTAGRAM USERS SPEND MORE MONEY ON MUSIC

 

INSTAGRAM USERS SPEND 42% MORE MONEY ON MUSIC ANNUALLY AND SPEND 30% MORE TIME WEEKLY LISTENING TO MUSIC THAN THE GENERAL U.S. POPULATION.

FAST FACT: GIFT CARDS WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN USED

SINCE 2008, MORE THAN $44 BILLION HAS BEEN SPENT ON GIFT CARDS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN USED. 

 

THE ARTIST FILE: 04-01-20

APRIL 01, 1970...RINGO STARR ENTERS ABBEY ROAD ALONE FOR WHAT WOULD BE THE VERY LAST BEATLES SESSION, OVERDUBBING PERCUSSION ON "THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD," "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE," AND "I ME MINE."

APRIL 01, 2009...CARLOS SANTANA REACHES AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VEGAS HARD ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO TO STAGE 36 CONCERTS CALLED: THE SUPERNATURAL SANTANA: A TRIP THROUGH THE HITS.

***RUDOLPH ISLEY of THE ISLEY BROTHERS is 81

***BILLY CURRIE of ULTRAVOX is 70

Actor: DON HASTINGS of AS THE WORLD TURNS is 86

Actress: ANNETTE O'TOOLE of SMALLVILLE is 68

Actor: SAM HUNTINGTON is 38

Actor: JOSE ZUNIGA of ER is 58

Actress: JESSICA COLLINS of THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS is 49

FLASHBACK: BRANIFF AIRLINES FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY...(SEPTEMBER 22, 1989)

SEPTEMBER 22, 1989---BRANIFF AIRLINES FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, CANCELING MOST OF ITS FLIGHTS. 

 

FLASHBACK: NOBODY BEATS THE WIZ...(2003)

2003---NOBODY BEATS THE WIZ ELECTRONICS STORE.

FLASHBACK: PAUL MCCARTNEY MARRIES LINDA LOUISE EASTMAN IN LONDON, UK...(MARCH 12, 1969)

MARCH 12, 1969---PAUL MCCARTNEY MARRIES LINDA LOUISE EASTMAN IN LONDON, UK.

 

 

FLASHBACK: 'THE NEW YORK DOLLS' DISBANDED...(1975)

FORMED: 1971

DISBANDED: 1975

ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE 'NEW YORK DOLLS' PLAYED IN NEW YORK BANDS BEFORE THE BAND FORMED IN LATE 1971. GUITARISTS JOHNNY THUNDERS AND RICK RIVETS, BASSIST ARTHUR KANE, AND DRUMMER BILLY MURCIA WERE JOINED BY VOCALIST DAVID JOHANSEN. BEFORE CHANGING THEIR NAME TO 'NEW YORK DOLLS,' THE BAND WAS CALLED ACTRESS 3 WHICH RECORDED FULL SET DEMOS IN EARLY 1971. EARLY IN 1972, RIVETS REPLACED BY SYL SYLVAIN AND THE GROUP BEGAN PLAYING REGULARLY IN LOWER MANHATTAN, PARTICULARLY AT THE MERCER ARTS CENTER. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THEY HAD EARNED A DEDICATED CULT FOLLOWING, BUT RECORD COMPANIES WERE AFRAID OF SIGNING THE DOLLS BECAUSE OF THEIR CROSS-DRESSING AND BLATANT VULGARITY.

 

FAST FACT: THE DANGER OF NOT EATING BREAKFAST

ACCORDING TO A STUDY, THOSE WHO DON'T EAT BREAKFAST HAVE A 21% HIGHER RISK OF DEVELOPING DIABETES THAN THOSE WHO DO.

 

FLASHBACK: WARNER BROTHERS RELEASING "NEW" LOONEY TUNES...(JANUARY 1965)

JANUARY 1965---WARNER BROTHERS IS RELEASING 100 (NEW-TO-TELEVISION) LOONEY TUNES FEATURING BUGS BUNNY, DAFFY DUCK, ELMER FUDD, FOGHORN LEGHORN, ROAD RUNNER AND OTHERS. THE THEATER CARTOONS WERE MADE AFTER 1947.