Saturday marked the one year Anniversary of the death of Gordie Howe. Ironically, I was going through some old family photos over the weekend, and came across this shot of Gordie and my wife Gail. He always adored her.
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Sponsors are pulling their funding for NYC's "Shakespeare in the Park" production of "Julius Caesar" which features a Donald Trump look-a-like as Caesar who is stabbed to death on stage.
- Producers say the idea to use the President came from a Ms. K. Griffin.
- With Trump's hair, I'm amazed they didn't call it "Orange Julius Caesar".
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Producers of the reality show "Bachelor in Paradise" which reunites rejects from past seasons of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette".
- Why is it my FAVORITE TV shows always get yanked off the air???
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Cher announced that she will produce and star in a Broadway musical based on her life.
- The working title is "I Got A Plastic Surgeon, Babe".
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A woman in Waco, Texas called 911 to report that her Chicken McNuggets weren't being cooked fast enough. Two officers were sent to handle the "emergency".
- I don't know which part is more unbelievable... The Wacko in Waco or the fact that Police were actually sent to the scene.
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DoSomething.org says 40 percent of teens are ‘sexting’.
- Half of the teens are sexting each other, the other half are sexting with Anthony Weiner.
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RIP Actor Adam West, TV's Batman and Actress Glenn Headly, whose credits include a role in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", one of my favorite movie comedies. Both passed away over the weekend.
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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Tuesday!
-Dick