Saturday, June 23, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Richard Adler, R. I. P.
‘Damn Yankees’ and ‘Pajama Game’ composer-lyricist Richard Adler dies at age 90 - NY Daily News: Award-winning composer and lyricist Richard Adler, a bright star of Broadway’s Golden Age, has died. He was 90.
Adler is best-known for co-writing the music and lyrics for the 1954 show “The Pajama Game” and a year later for “Damn Yankees. Both won Tony Awards for Best Musical.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Adler is best-known for co-writing the music and lyrics for the 1954 show “The Pajama Game” and a year later for “Damn Yankees. Both won Tony Awards for Best Musical.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Houston 101: The Battle of Jones Creek, 188 Years Ago Today
Houston 101: The Battle of Jones Creek, 188 Years Ago Today - Houston News - Hair Balls: Houston 101: The Battle of Jones Creek, 188 Years Ago Today
Free for Kindle this Weekend!
Amazon.com: HARD ROAD (FIGHT CARD) eBook: Jack Tunney, Kevin Michaels, Mel Odom, Paul Bishop: Kindle Store: Atlantic City, 1957Professional boxers Roberto Varga and Michael Boyle were once pals growing up at St. Vincent’s Asylum for Boys in Chicago. Under the guidance of Father Tim, the fighting priest, they learned values, respect, responsibility, and how to fight fair.
But those lessons didn’t stick with Boyle. Two years after leaving St. Vincent’s, Boyle and Varga face-off in the ring with Boyle pounding out a bloody, lopsided decision, Varga swore wasn’t on the up and up.
First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .
Miami Heat tickets sale ends with SWAT standoff: Wasserman grabbed a shotgun, hit his wife in the face with the butt of the gun and threatened to shoot himself before shooting a hole in a bathroom door, according to reports.
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