Sir Richard Branson beat out Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to become the first Billionaire in Space when he and five crewmates reached an altitude of 53.5 miles over the New Mexico desert on Sunday.

- Branson, who owns Virgin Atlantic said the hardest part of the trip was joining the 53.5 Mile High Club.

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Caitlyn Jenner is planning a bus tour of California in the weeks leading up to the California Recall election.

- The Bus tour will be sponsored by Summer’s Eve and Viagra.

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Pope Francis made his first public appearance since undergoing major surgery last week.

- The Vatican doctor instructed the Pope not to “Drive or have Sex” for another few weeks.

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A British soldier smashed through a ROOF of a California home, landing in the Kitchen, when his parachute failed to open during a 15,000 ft. training jump.

- Don’t you just hate it when people drop by unexpectedly?

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Bill Cosby is celebrating his 84th Birthday today!

- And he’s inviting everybody to come over to his place for a Drink.

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Speaking of Birthdays… Yesterday was mine. We had a small gathering at my house on Saturday with family and friends. Some special guests dropped by… Big Al, Queen Elizabeth, Gordon Lightfoot, Joe Noune, Coleman A. Young, Ronald Reagan, Columbo, Dave Zoran, Rodney Dangerfield, Kevin O’Neil, Casey Kasem, Rebekah Rhodes, Larry Lawson, the Story Lady and Wendell Ledbetter. Jackie told family stories… but not too many… And I want to thank the whole group for their very special Birthday gift - a Hickory Farms Summer Sausage Sampler!! We danced the night away to the smooth sounds of “Toots Dentino & his Melody Makers” who flew in from Buffalo. Thanks also, to the Chef at Lefty’s Coney Island - who not only catered a great meal… but threw in the loose hamburgers and mustard for FREE!!!

Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!

-Dick