Briefly.
My new car is weird! Every time I back out of a parking spot a video pops up on my dashboard of someone getting run over by a car.
Trivia #1: Which of the following was NOT a guest host on the Tonight Show? – McLean Stevenson, Joan Rivers, Tony Danza, Dean Martin, Burt Reynolds, Don Rickles, Steve Martin
Trivia #2: Nolan Ryan threw a record 7 no-hitters in his career, beating 6 teams. Which team did he no-hit twice?
Trivia #3: Since the merger in 1970, who are the only two players who’ve led all tight ends in catches both as a rookie and again in their second season? Both played for the same franchise, and both were top-15 draft picks.
Trivia #4: The British rock band ‘The Who’ did a great (I think) cover of the song “Shakin’ All Over.” Who’s song was it? – The Guess Who, James Brown, The Isley Brothers, Bo Diddley, Elvis Presley, Sonny Boy Williamson
On this date: May 15, 1213, After years of disagreement and political struggle, King John of England yields to Rome and allows Stephen Langton to return and become Archbishop of Canterbury. The crisis is a major factor that led to the Magna Carta in 1215.
May 15, 1536, Anne Boleyn and her brother George, Lord Rochford, accused of adultery and incest.
May 15, 1610, Parliament of Paris appoints 8-year-old Louis XIII as French King, following the assassination of his father Henry IV; Louis’ mother and Henry’s widow Marie de’ Medici serves as regent until 1617.
May 15, 1817, First private mental health hospital opens in the US, Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 15, 1905, Las Vegas founded in Nevada
May 15, 1917, The first officer’s training camp is opened in the US, as the country prepares for war
May 15, 2010, Jessica Watson at age 16 becomes the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world
May 15, 2022, British rock band “The Who” returns to Cincinnati, Ohio for the first time since tragic December 1979 stampede that killed 11 concert goers
Go away: NFL schedule makers. Enough is enough. Wednesday night opener, nine international games, Thanksgiving eve, black Friday, etc.
Trivia #2 hint: Nolan Ryan once pithed for this team.
Article I’ll skip: Hantavirus fears spark COVID flashbacks, but experts say there’s one major difference. (No, this shit ain’t happening again. Virus-shmirus!)
Don’t tell me to dance like no one is watching. I don’t give a shit who’s watching, I don’t like to dance. Now leave me alone.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: The WNBA season opener the other night was the first opener where both teams scored more than 100 points.
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: North Korea has updated its constitution to require a retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated.
Celebrating your wedding day, you’re doing it wrong! James Shirah, 24, was sentenced Monday in Genesee County Circuit Court to 30 to 45 years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree murder in the death of Terry Taylor Jr. The incident unfolded Aug. 30, 2024, in Flint, roughly an hour northwest of Detroit, after Shirah and his bride, Savanah Collier, had gotten married earlier that day. The celebration later moved to a home where an argument broke out. Shirah struck Taylor with his vehicle after the dispute, alleging the act was deliberate.
Good news: If you live in Utqiagvik, Alaska… and you are afraid of the dark. The northernmost town on the continent is about to enter its annual stretch of the midnight sun, when the sun stays above the horizon until August. This year, the town’s stretch of 24-hour daylight will last until Aug. 2, when the sun finally dips below the horizon again.
Last season’s American League MVP runner-up, Cal Raleigh, was in the midst of a 0-38 slump, the longest of his career. How did he break out of it this past Tueday, you ask? A teammate gave him some good advice to wash off the bad mojo or juju from the baseball gods. How exactly did he do that? Raleigh showered in full uniform Monday night.
Don’t be that guy! Don’t be late for your tee time, especially if you’re playing in the PGA Championship! South Africa’s Garrick Higgo’s first-round tee time at Aronimink Golf Club was set for 7:18 a.m. local time, but he couldn’t manage to make it to the tee box when his starting time arrived yesterday. The PGA of America announced that Higgo was penalized two strokes for being late for his opening round tee time. He was on the property, but was on the putting green near the first tee, which is “not within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time.” DOH!
Trivia #1 answer: Which of the following was NOT a guest host on the Tonight Show? – McLean Stevenson, Joan Rivers, Tony Danza, Dean Martin, Burt Reynolds, Don Rickles, Steve Martin – Dean Martin was not a guest host
Trivia #2 answer: Nolan Ryan threw a record 7 no-hitters in his career, beating 6 teams. Which team did he no-hit twice? – The California Angels
Trivia #3 answer: Since the merger in 1970, who are the only two players who’ve led all tight ends in catches both as a rookie and again in their second season? Both played for the same franchise, and both were top-15 draft picks. – Philadelphia Eagles, with Charle Young in 1973-74 and Keith Jackson in 1988-89. Young passed away on Tuesday, at 75. After playing at Southern Cal, he was the 6th pick of the 1973 draft. (He also, by the way, led all tight ends in catches in his third season.) Jackson was the 13th pick of the 1988 draft, after playing his college ball at Oklahoma.
Trivia #4: The British rock band ‘The Who’ did a great (I think) cover of the song ‘Shakin’ All Over.’ Who’s song was it? – The Guess Who, James Brown, The Isley Brothers, Bo Diddley, Elvis Presley, Sonny Boy Williamson – The Guess Who
I bet short people get really excited when they hit their head on things.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Chocolate Chip Day!
“When you move in right up close to me
That’s when I get the chills all over me
Quivers down my backbone
I got the shakes in my thigh bone
I got the shivers in my knee bone
Shakin’ all over”
The Guess Who (Shakin’ All Over))
Bonus! The Who’s version.
Ed's Head On Friday 