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2009-03-17

Posted by Fred 2009-03-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Happy Birthday:

Jim Bridger - died 1881 (77) "Mountain Man" (Now)

Bobby Jones - died 1971 "Hall of Fame Golfer - Designed Augusta National" (69) (Now)

Brigette Helm - 1996 (88) "Fritz Lang's 1927 classic film 'Metropolis'" (Now, Locarno, Switzerland)

Nat King Cole - died 1965 (45) "First African-American to host TV show" (Now)

Patty Maloney - 73 "Honk from 'Far Out Space Nuts'" (Now)

Kurt Russell - 58 "Stargate - Escape from LA" (Now)

Lesley-Anne Down - 55 "Upstairs, Downstairs" (Now)

Gary Sinise - 54 "Lt. Dan - 'Forest Gump'" (Now)

Vicki Lewis - 49 "Home Improvement" (Now)

This Day in History:
1756 - St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern).
1845 - The rubber band is patented.
1945 - The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany collapses, ten days after its capture.
1958 - The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
1985 - Serial killer Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker", commits his first two murders in Los Angeles.
2008 - New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-03-17 00:33|| 2009-03-17 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Bert Lahr

When Dick's around he gets the girls.

Bert & Ethel

Monty gets Merle and Joan and all I get is Zasu.

All dressed up and no place to go.

Daily Gam shot (Super-sized).

Lady, from here I can see your star quality.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-03-17 02:13|| 2009-03-17 02:13|| Front Page Top

#3 RIP, Bobby Jones.

Sinise and his band visit the 29 Palms base on a regular basis and are well-received. He's a pretty good musician.

Posted by Pappy 2009-03-17 12:58|| 2009-03-17 12:58|| Front Page Top

#4 ...and hasn't Snake Plissken let himself go?

Posted by tu3031 2009-03-17 15:14|| 2009-03-17 15:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Bert Lahr always seems to be surrounded by beautiful women. What a rake. Has Bert passed on?

I am grateful to GolfBravoUSMC for his research for "Good Morning."

Posted by JohnQC 2009-03-17 18:47|| 2009-03-17 18:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Bert Lahr died in 1967.

Posted by Pappy 2009-03-17 19:57|| 2009-03-17 19:57|| Front Page Top

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