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Rabbi's On This Day: Friday, 5/24/13
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5/24/2013 12:00:00 PM
Friday, May 24, 2013
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:
- Bob Dylan (legendary folk singer) (72)
- Gary Burghoff (actor, M*A*S*H's Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly) (70)
- Tommy Chong (comedian, from the Cheech & Chong movies, That '70s Show; father of Rae Dawn Chong) (75)
- Patti LaBelle (singer) (69)
- Priscilla Presley (actress, Dallas, the Naked Gun movies; Elvis Presley' ex-wife; mother of Lisa Marie Presley ) (68)
- Kristin Scott Thomas (actress, Four Weddings And A Funeral, Mission: Impossible, The English Patient, The Horse Whisperer) (53)
- Dash Mihok (actor, The Perfect Storm, The Guru, The Day After Tomorrow) (39)
- Jim Broadbent (actor, The Crying Game, the Bridget Jones movies, Moulin Rouge!, Gangs Of New York, The Chronicles Of Narnia) (64)
- Alfred Molina (actor, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Species, Boogie Nights, Frida, Identity, "Doctor Octopus" in Spider-Man 2, The Da Vinci Code, The Hoax) (60)
- John C. Reilly (actor, Step Brothers, Boogie Nights, The Perfect Storm, ...
AC/DC Releases Who Made Who—May 24, 1986
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5/24/2013 12:00:00 AM
AC/DC Releases Who Made Who—May 24, 1986
Conversation Starters
- Today marks the 27th anniversary of AC/DC’s “Who Made Who.” Is it your favorite AC/DC album?
- 27 years ago, AC/DC released “Who Made Who.” What’s your favorite single off the record?
- AC/DC released “Who Made Who” 27 years ago as the soundtrack to “Maximum Overdrive.” Did you see the film?
Fast Facts
- US Release Date: May 24, 1986
- LP Producer: Harry Vonda & George Young
- The entire album is 37 minutes and 50 seconds in length
- Major AC/DC fan Stephen King, in his first and only role as a film director, personally selected the band to make the soundtrack
- Most of the songs on the soundtrack were written specifically for the movie soundtrack, but a few others were remixed from previous efforts, including past hits “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Hells Bells”
- The album has sold more ...
Shinedown - "Bully" from The Warner Sound Live Room
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5/23/2013 5:00:00 PM
Rabbi's On This Day Thursday, May 23, 2013
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5/23/2013 12:00:00 PM
Thursday, May 23, 2013
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:
- Drew Carey (actor and comedian, host of The Price is Right, The Drew Carey Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?) (55)
- Lauren Chapin (actress, played "Kitten" on Father Knows Best) (68)
- Joan Collins (actress, Dynasty's Alexis, The Clandestine Marriage, The Flintstones In Viva Rock Vegas) (80)
- Charles Kimbrough (actor, Murphy Brown's Jim Dial) (77)
- Tom Tykwer (German director, Run Lola Run, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, The International, Cloud Atlas) (48)
- Jewel (singer) (39)
- Phil Selway (drummer, Radiohead) (46)
ON THIS DAY:
- 1430, Joan Of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who later sold her to the English.
- 1928, Singer-actress Rosemary Clooney is born. She dies in June 2002 at age 74.
- 1934, Bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are shot to death in a police ambush as they are driving a stolen Ford Deluxe along a road in Bienville Parish, ...
The Who’s Tommy –May 23, 1969
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5/23/2013 12:00:00 AM
The Who’s Tommy –May 23, 1969
Conversation Starters
- Today marks the 44th anniversary of The Who’s “Tommy” album release. What’s your favorite song from the rock opera?
- The Who’s “Tommy” album was released in 1969. “Pinball Wizard” or “See Me, Feel Me”?
- The Who’s “Tommy” was the first-ever rock opera, making a stamp in the history of music. Which do you prefer: the album or the movie?
Fast Facts
- U.S. Release Date: May 23, 1969
- Producer: Kit Lambert
- Synopsis: “Tommy” tells the controversial story of Tommy, a handicapped child who is abused by family members and others. Without the ability to see, hear or speak, Tommy is left with only sense of touch. First using rhythms and vibrations to become a master of pinball, he ends up becoming a spiritual leader. Issues of murder, child molestation, sex, drugs, religion, betrayal and rejection were enough to get the album ...
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