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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, born 84 years ago today (June 19) in Peoria, Ill. She was lead singer of Spanky & Our Gang, and their biggest hit was "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" in 1967 ...

Is he pardoned, or is he not pardoned? That's the question for which a couple of U.S. senators are calling for answers. The target of their ire is Anthony Fauci, Joe Biden's top adviser during the COVID-10 pandemic, in which the China virus killed millions worldwide and decimated America's...

I'll have a lot to say in various forums in three days (June 20), which will be exactly two decades since Bowling Headquarters officially approved two 900 series that were "supposedly" rolled by Robert Mushtare in pre-bowled sessions without witnesses. How can anyone have faith in bowling's...

Dear Greg T: Obviously I agree. I never rolled a strong ball, but I was deadly accurate, and trough most of the 1970s, I was the best local league and tournament bowler in an association of more that 7,100 membrs. Galaxy Lanes opened its doors in 1976, and for the first three seasons in that...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Barry Manilow, born Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn 83 years ago today (June 17). The singer-pianist-songwriter charted 25 Billboard Top 40 singles, and this well-known 1978 number was one of them …

I used to watxh rhat show regfularly way back when, and I certainly enjoyed it far more than watching the modrn-day game of walled-up lanes, atomic balls, two-handed deliveries, etc. The old-time bowlers had to earn their scores on far-tougher conditions, and when you watch such shows nowadays...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Ruby Nash, born Ruby Nash Garnett in Akron, Ohio, 92 years ago today (June 15). She was lead singer of Ruby & The Romantics, most famous for their chart-topping "Our Day Will Come" in 1963 …

NEW YORK CITY — It can't be too easy to try to hype up a crowd that just watched the hometown team get absolutely decimated in the first half of an NBA Finals game. But that's why you pay professionals like the Wu-Tang Clan, you know? After the final song of their excellent set, as Wu-Tang...

Investigative journalist James O’Keefe says his latest undercover operation has uncovered a cash-for-ballots scheme flourishing in the heart of Los Angeles’ Skid Row...

It has been more than five years -- June 7, 2021, to be exact -- since once-prominent member WAMO departed this forum and took his marbles and went home, so to speak. Even so, as forum activity continues its drastic decline, he still ranks a solid No. 3 in total posts behind Greg and I. In...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Joey Dee, born Joseph DiNicola in Passaic, N.J., 86 years ago today (June 11). He was leader of the house band at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City, and with Joey at front left, the group performs their blockbuster hit "Peppermint Twist" in early 1962 ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Shirley Alston Reeves, born Shirley Owens 85 years ago today (June 10) in Henderson, N.C.. She was lead singer for The Shirelles, a group formed in a Passaic (N..j.) junior high school as The Poquellos. Through marriages, she became Shirley Alston and later, Shirley Alston...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Gerry Polci, born 74 years ago today (June 9) in Newark, N.J. The singer-musician is most-noted for his 17-year stint as drummer for The Four Seasons, and he was the lead singer on the group's huge 1976 hit, "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Tom Jones, born Thomas Jones Woodward in South Wales 86 years ago today (June 7). After starting as a bricklayer, he opted for a singing career that netted 19 Billboard Top 40 singles, and here he performs his 1968 hit "Delilah" ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Gary U.S. Bonds, born Gary Levone Anderson in Jacksonville, Fla., 87 years ago today (June 6). He charted nine Billboard Top 40 hits, including this well-known chart-topping single from 1961 ...

First lady Jill Biden’s ongoing effort to rehabilitate the Biden brand through her new memoir, “A View From the East Wing,” has instead become a case study in political miscalculation and public-relations misfires. The rollout was already faltering after Jill Biden attempted to persuade the...

Caliornians keep voting "D" for DUMB, and they keep paying the price for their stupidity!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Michelle Phillips, born 82 years ago today (June 4) in Long Beach, Calif. She is the only surviving member of The Mamas And Papas, and here -- with Michelle on the left -- they perform their first big hit ("California Dreamin'") from 1966 …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Suzi Quatro, born 76 years ago today (June 3) in Detroit. Among other acting roles, she played Leather Tuscadero in the "Happy Days" TV series. Here, as a recording artist, she teams with Chris Norman for a big 1979 hit "Stumblin' In" ...

HAPPY BIRTHDY to Pat Boone, born Charles Eugene Boone 92 years ago today (June 1) in Jacksonville, Fla. One of America's top vocalists in the '50s and early '60s, he charted 38 Billboard Top 40 hits, including this chart-topper from 1957...