VIEWS FROM A BROAD

Celebrity Birthdays and on this Day in History November 28, 2013:jon Stewart - Ed Harris - Berry Gordy

JON STEWART - 51  ("The Daily Show" genius.)
 

Mary Elizabeth Winstead - 29  (actress from "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World".  Her next film is a new version of "The Thing", but you'd also know her as Bruce Willis' daughter in the fourth "Die Hard" film and as the villain in "Sky High".)

Ryan Kwanten - 37  (Sookie's  brother, Jason, on "True Blood".)

Scarlett Pomers - 25  (Reba's youngest daughter, Kyra, on "Reba".)  ("Star Trek" fans also know her as little Naomi Wildman on "Star Trek:  Voyager".)

Chamillionaire - 34  (Young  troubadour.  Real name:  Hakeem Seriki.

Apl.de.Ap - 39  (Half Filipino / Half Black troubadour in the Black Eyed Peas.)

Styles P - 39  (Jadakiss' protégé from the rap group D-Block.  The P in his name stands for "Paniro" because he raps, quote, "like Pacino and De Niro, so they call me Paniro.")

Dawn Robinson - 45  (Very sexy singer of En Vogue.  Biggest album:  1992's "Funky Divas", with "Free Your Mind", "Give It Up, Turn It Loose", "Giving Him Something He Can Feel", "My Lovin'" and "Love Don't Love You".)

Matt Cameron - 51  (Drummer in Pearl Jam.)

 JUDD NELSON - 54  ( Brat Packer. 

Kristine Arnold - 57  (Country singer in Sweethearts of the Rodeo.)

S. Epatha Merkerson - 61  (She played Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the ORIGINAL version of "Law & Order".)

Ed Harris - 63  (He was Pollock in "Pollock", and has also starred in flicks like "Radio", "Apollo 13", "The Right Stuff", "The Rock" and "The Abyss".)

PAUL SHAFFER!!! - 64  ("Late Show" bandleader (slash) Dave's nutty sidekick!!!)

Randy Newman - 70  (Biggest hits:  "Short People" and "I Love L.A."  He also wrote Three Dog Night's super-smash #1 hit, "Mama Told Me Not to Come"and scord some the msot amazing films. .) the NATURAL..Monstors..

Gary Hart - 77  (Former Senate stud who lsecretly nailed Donna Rice.)

Berry Gordy Jr. - 84  (Motown founder and a lot of people dont like him cuz he never shared the residuals.)

Anna Nicole Smith - Would have been 46 - (1967 - 2007)

 

1895     The first automobile race took place, between Chicago and Waukegan, Ill.

1925     The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville made its radio debut on station WSM.

1939     James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, died at age 78.

1942     Fire destroyed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing nearly 500 people.

1958     The African nation of Chad became an autonomous republic within the French community.

1966 - The smash hit "I'm a Believer", by The Monkees, was certified Gold.

1975     President Gerald R. Ford nominated federal Judge John Paul Stevens to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by William O. Douglas.

1990     Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Britain. She was succeded by John Major.

1994     Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was murdered in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmate.

1995     President Bill Clinton signed a bill that ended the federal 55 mph speed limit.

1999     Hsing-Hsing, a giant panda who arrived at the National Zoo in 1972 as a symbol of U.S.-China detente, was euthanized at age 28 because of deteriorating health.

2000     George W. Bush's lawyers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to bring "legal finality" to the presidential election by ending any further ballot recounts; Al Gore's team countered that the nation's highest court should not interfere in Florida's recount dispute.

2001     Enron Corp., once the world's largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion deal to take it over.

2007     O.J. Simpson pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas to charges of kidnapping and armed robbery stemming from a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers. (Simpson and a co-defendant were convicted last month.)

2010 - Wikileaks released 250,000 classified documents sent by U.S. embassies.

2010 - "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun"star LESLIE NIELSEN died at the age of 84 due to complications from pneumonia.  Nielsen loved fart humor so much that his family included the words "Let 'Er Rip" on his gravestone.

Celebrity Birthdays and on this Day in History November 27, 2013:Caroline Kennedy jimi Hendrix-bruce lee

JALEEL WHITE!!! - 36  (URKEL!!!  A couple years ago there was a rumor circulating that he committed SUICIDE . . . and that his suicide note said only, quote, "Did I do that?")

Twista - 39  (Biggest album:  2004's "Kamikaze" . . .

Erik Menendez - 41  (One half of the parent-killing Menendez Brothers, -

Robin Givens - 48  (Mike Tyson's downfall.)

 FISHER STEVENS!!! - 49  ("Short Circuit" 1 AND 2!!!  AND . . . HE USED TO schtupp MICHELLE PFEIFFER!!!)

Steve Oedekerk - 51  ("KUNG POW:  ENTER THE FIST") 

Michael Vartan- 44  (Former "Alias" stud .who briefly schtupped co-star Jennifer Garner . . . then had to awkwardly do makeout scenes with her after she left him for Ben Affleck.)

--Caroline Kennedy - 55  (She WAS Neil Diamond's inspiration for. . "SWEET CAROLINE"!!!)

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" - 57

Curtis Armstrong - 59  (Booger in "Revenge of the Nerds" . . . Miles in "Risky Business", Charles De Mar in "Better Off Dead" and, who can forget . . . Goov in "Clan of the Cave Bear"!!!  More recently, Snot on "American Dad".)

James Avery - 64  (fat Uncle Phil on "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".)

--Jimi Hendrix - (1942 - 1970)  (He was only 27. Other rock stars who died at the age of 27:  Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Rolling Stone Brian Jones, blues legend Robert Johnson and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead.--27 is a scary age for famous musicians. Now if only that were true for obnoxious pop stars and reality morons..you KNOW who you are..

Bruce Lee - (1940 - 1973)  (He was only 32.)

Eddie Rabbitt - (1941 - 1998)  (Country superstar.  Biggest hits:  1978's "Every Which Way But Loose", 1980's "Drivin' My Life Away" AND "I Love a Rainy Night", and 1982's "You and I".  Eddie Rabbitt also wrote Elvis' "Kentucky Rain".)

1910    New York's Pennsylvania Station opened.

1942    The French navy at Toulon scuttled its ships and submarines to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.

1953    Playwright Eugene O'Neill died at age 65.

1970    Pope Paul VI, visiting the Philippines, was slightly wounded at the Manila airport by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.

1978    San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk were shot to death inside City Hall by Dan White, a former supervisor.

1985 - STEVEN SPIELBERG married AMY IRVING.  They divorced four years and one child later . . . and her prenuptial agreement netted her $100 MILLION for her troubles.

1985    The British House of Commons approved the Anglo-Irish accord, giving Dublin a consultative role in the governing of British-ruled Northern Ireland.

2002    U.N. specialists began a new round of weapons inspections in Iraq.

2003    President George W. Bush flew to Iraq under extraordinary secrecy and security to spend Thanksgiving with U.S. troops.

2008    Iraq's parliament approved a pact requiring all U.S. troops to be out of the country by Jan. 1, 2012.

2009    Golfer Tiger Woods crashed his SUV outside his Florida mansion, sparking widespread attention to reports of marital infidelity.

2009    Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced daughter Chelsea's engagement to longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky.

Celebrity Birthdays and on this Day in History November 26, 2013: Tina Turner - Wayland Flowers

Tina Turner - 74  real name Anna Mae Bullock ( fabulous and fierce!!  Great legs.--Her biggest album is 1984's incomparable "Private Dancer" . . . featuring the title track, "What's Love Got to Do With It", "Let's Stay Together", "Show Some Respect" and "Better Be Good to Me".still stands the test of time)

Mikey Teutul - 35 ("American Chopper" screw-up / comic relief.)

Maia Campbell - 37  (She played TiffanyWarren on The Mighty UPN's "In the House", the sitcom starring LL Cool J AND ALFONSO RIBEIRO!!! 

Tammy Lynn Michaels - 39  (" MARRIED Melissa Etheridge.  Thanks to an anonymous sperm donor, she was able to give birth to their twins in October of 2006. She's now Melissa Etheridge's very very bitter, blogging ex-lesbian lover

-Natasha Bedingfield - 32  (British chick who sings "Unwritten" and "These Words".)

Garcelle Beauvais - 47 (was Assistant D.A. on "NYPD Blue".)

Scott Adsit - 48  ( balding Pete Hornberger on "30 Rock".)

 John McVie - 68  (Fleetwood Mac bassist.  Biggest albums:  Their 1975 self-titled album, with "Over My Head", "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me" . . .)

Rich Little - 75 (Impressionist Extraordinaire.)

--WAYLAND FLOWERS!!! - (1939 - 1988)  (Foul-mouthed ventriloquist of Wayland Flowers & Madame fame. 

--Robert Goulet - Would have been 79 - (1933 - 2007) ONLY CELEB I MET WHO DIDN'T LIKE ME!

--Bruce Paltrow - Would have been 69 - (1943 - 2002)  (Father of Princess Gwyneth Paltrow.  He produced and directed "St. Elsewhere", "The White Shadow" and Gwyneth's karaoke atrocity, "Duets".)

--Lefty Gomez - (1908 - 1989)  (New York Yankees Hall of Famer.  T

--Charles M. Schulz - (1922 - 2000)  ("Peanuts" genius, and year after year one of the top-earning dead celebrities.)

IN HONOR OF THE HILARIOUS MADAME ( created by WAYLAND FLOWERS) Madame set the barfor me... I knew him in real life..and is dearly missed wanna see something funny?..

 

1789    A day of thanksgiving was set aside by President George Washington to observe the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.

1825    The first college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.

1832    Public streetcar service began in New York City.

1940    The half million Jews of Warsaw, Poland, were forced by the Nazis to live within a walled ghetto.

1942    "Casablanca," starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York.

1942    President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline rationing.

1949    India adopted a constitution as a republic within the British Commonwealth.

1973    President Richard Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she'd accidentally caused part of the 18 1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.

1975    A federal jury found Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, guilty of trying to assassinate President Gerald R. Ford.

1992    Britain announced that Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income, and would take her children off the public payroll.

2000    Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified Republican George W. Bush the winner over Democrat Al Gore in the state's presidential balloting by 537 votes.

2008    Terrorists launched commando-style attacks on two luxury hotels, a Jewish center and a crowded train station in Mumbai, India, killing 166 people.

2009    An investigation ordered by Ireland's government found that Roman Catholic Church leaders in Dublin had spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law and that most fellow clerics turned a blind eye.

2010    Nineteen-year-old Somali-born Mohamed Osman Mohamud was arrested by federal agents during a sting in Portland, Ore., accused of planning to detonate van of explosives during Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

Randy McLaughlin Hollywood Fashion Designer and a Friend of mine Passes away

Randy McLaughlin formerly of Jeran Design

Passed on November 21, 2013 due to a long battle with cancer.  He was born January 30, 1955 in Port Huron Michigan.

Randy began his fashion design career at an early age with his late partner, Jerry Skeels in 1980. Their Company Jeran Design.

Randy McLaughlin

1/30/55 to 11/21/13

Joan Collins chose to wear their Red Poinsettia Gown for the cover of Playboy Magazine’s December 1983 issue, which is 30 years old this year. Started their career.

"P.S. I Luv U" starring Connie Sellecca

"One West Waikiki" starring Cheryl Ladd

"The Young and the Restless"

“The Bold and the Beautiful.”

The pair also designed for the models on Star Search

22 years designing gowns for the models of "The Price Is Right"

 A variety of stars have worn their garments ranging from Lana Turner, Kim Novak, Donna Mills, Lindsay Wagner, Tina Turner, Natalie Cole, Little Richard, and most notable Liberace of which he enjoyed working with such a legend and talent. 

 Randy and Jerry were nominated twice for an Emmy for best design and also had been recognized for their achievements by winning the United Nations International Spirit Award in 1984, The Golden Needle award in 2003, Lake Arrowhead Ambassador award, and numerous humanitarian awards. Randy recently received the Lifetime Achievement Awards for his thirty years of contributing to Fashion on from the Art Institute of California-Inland Empire and The Riverside Film Festival

One of the most amazing creations ever designed by Randy was the Hollywood Graffiti Gown in the early years of Jeran Design, having a vision of a list of female stars’ names hand-beaded into the plushest of fabrics; Black German Velvet.  The first to loan their names to this gown concept were Hollywood legends Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, and soon after came Elizabeth Taylor.  On March 13^th 2004, the gown was unveiled as a special presentation at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, having been created over a 24-year span.  The gown now contains over 350 bugle, seed, and platinum beaded signatures of the most influential women ranging from Mother Teresa, to the political figures as California Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, to the most current actresses Cate Blanchett, and the cast of Desperate Housewives. 

Eric Root’s “hairdresser to the stars” comment Lana Turner told him ‘ Randy was one of the best designer’s ever”

 Mr. Blackwell, himself referred to Randy and Jerry as “The Glamour Kings of Hollywood”

 Randy will be truly missed by many. His legacy will live on through his current partner who will follow out his wishes and goals.

 

Celebrity Birthdays and on this Day in History November 24, 2013: Katherine Heigl - Colin Hanks - Linda Tripp

 

Katherine Heigl turns 35 years old today. She parlayed her amazing work in the 1998 classic, "Bride of Chucky" into a primo gig on "Grey's Anatomy"

Stephen Merchant - 40  (He co-created the British version of "The Office" with Ricky Gervais

Billy Connolly 70 Actor, comedian

Stanley Livingston 62 ("My Three Sons") Actor

Ruben Santiago-Hudson 56 Actor

Denise Crosby - 56  (Bing's granddaughter and Tasha Yar on "Star Trek:  The Next Generation"!

LINDA TRIPP 63 ( remember this fugly wench?)

Colin Hanks 36 Actor Son OF TOM HANKS...think he had to pay his dues?

 Sarah Hyland 23  (Julie Bowen's cute teenage daughter Haley on "Modern Family"

Dwight Schultz - 66  (Murdock on "The A-Team"!  AND the neurotic Lieutenant Reginald Barclay on "Star Trek:  The Next Generation" AND "Star Trek:  Voyager"

Pete Best - 72  (Drummer replaced by RINGO STARR just as The Beatles were on the verge of success.

Oscar Robertson - 75  ("The Big O".  NBA point-guard legend.

 Dale Carnegie - (1888 - 1955)  (Author of "How to Win Friends & Influence People".  It's said to be the second best-selling non-fiction book of all time . . . only behind the Bible.)

1859 - CHARLES DARWIN published "On The Origin Of Species", which explained his THEORY OF EVOLUTION.. and pissed off bible Thumpers are.STILL freakin out..

1950     The musical "Guys and Dolls," based on the writings of Damon Runyon and featuring songs by Frank Loesser, opened on Broadway.

On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President Kennedy.

1969     Apollo 12 returned to Earth after the second manned mission to the moon.

1971     Hijacker D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. His fate remains unknown.

1985     The hijacking of an Egyptair jetliner parked on the ground in Malta ended with 60 deaths when Egyptian commandos stormed the plane; two of the dead were shot by the hijackers.

1987     The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap shorter- and medium-range missiles in the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.

1989     Czechoslovakia's hard-line party leadership resigned after more than a week of protests against its policies.

1991     Rock singer Freddie Mercury of Queen died at age 45 of pneumonia brought on by AIDS.

1992     Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger pleaded innocent to making a false statement in the Iran-Contra affair.

1998     America Online confirmed it was buying Netscape Communications in a deal ultimately worth $10 billion.

2000     The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider George W. Bush's appeal against the hand recounting of presidential ballots in Florida.

2003 - GLEN CAMPBELL the 67-year-old Country/pop legend behind "Rhinestone Cowboy" was arrested for extreme drunk driving and hit and run in Phoenix, Arizona.  He allegedly kneed a police officer while resisting arrest. 

2003     A jury in Virginia Beach, Va., sentenced John Allen Muhammad to death for the Washington-area sniper shootings.