The NYT Science section has a blurb in its "Vital Signs" roundup bemoaning the fact that, as the headline notes, " Smoking in U.S. Declines but Not by Much ." According to the CDC, around 20.6 percent of Americans smoked last year, "barely down from 20.9 percent in 2004" and up a smidge from the 19.8 percent of reported smokers in 2007. Sure, I'd be thrilled if that number...
Susquehanna Polling and Research (R) (11/10-15, registered voters, 4/27-30 in parentheses): Beau Biden (D) : 45 (34) Mike Castle (R) : 40 (55) Undecided : 8 (8) (MoE: ?3.4%) Mike Castle may be rasping to himself, Lloyd Bridges-style, "Looks like I picked the wrong week to run for Senate." And Beau Biden, who's been strangely coy about whether or not to run for Senate since his return from...
Nearly thirty years on and I still quote Airplane! 's psychotic air traffic controller played brilliantly by Lloyd Bridges when life gets hectic. This week, San Diego's first "beer week," finds me struggling to meet deadlines, going to meetings and fighting bronchitis rather than hitting the many daily beer events. I should be out drinking beer and recording my findings, but as the week progresses...
I can barely remember the opening credits of the Daniel Boone TV show. Boone, played by Fess Parker, is standing in the trees, sees a bear, and readies his long gun. It's a dim memory because what I remember of the series is almost entirely from the color versions. And that first opening was in black-and-white. Why don't I remember the show from its earliest years? Dunno. If you remember the show you...
By Jerry Del Colliano If Citadel is so close to bankruptcy, then why is CEO Farid Suleman continuing to fire employees? Can Farid fire enough people to save the $150 million that is due to lenders in January – or even $5 million, for that matter, in the latest round of cuts? This time, the master accounting student is putting a sharp pencil to Citadel Media – or as I call it, ABC Radio....
Morgan Brittany is an American actor. She was born as Suzanne Cupito, 5 December 1951, Los Angeles, California. She was shown on television in the 1960 episode of Lloyd Bridges's Sea Hunt, in the 1962 film Gypsy as "Baby" in June.
Print: Good - Sound: Good - Label: 20th Century Fox - Year: 1991/93 - Cover: OK - Format: 1.85:1 - Length: 1h22m/1h17m 1h25m/1h17m - Before: Yes on TV - Again: No - Price: £1 - Rating: 5.5/10. In Hot Shots , Topper Harley ( Charlie Sheen ), a heartthrob fighter pilot is assigned to a Navy secret mission, and wants to clear his family name too. In a nutshell its spoofing Top Gun style movies....
After Jay (aka Cynical Bastard) wrote about his 10 favorite movie characters, I thought it'd be fun to post some of my favorite movie moments and/or quotes. Here they are in no particular order: Ben Affleck in "Chasing Amy" ( His "I Love You" speech , especially the part where he tells his lesbian friend he doesn't want his love for her to queer their friendship) Jack Nicholson...
Lloyd Bridges, as Mike Nelson, swimming around underwater like Aquaman, protecting everyone from the evils of squid ink and dolphin projective vomiting. Man, that would have been something. The sport of sport fishing would no doubt be a booming...
http://www.onlygoodmovies.com/blog/movie-megalists/75-comedy-films-to-see-before-you-die/ 75 Comedy Films to See Before You Die Monday, August 17th, 2009 Comedy films are the perfect remedy for when you’re feeling blue. Whether you’re a fan of romantic comedies, black comedies or action comedies, these movies will tickle your funny bone and make you forget your troubles (at least for a...
US soldiers from all walks of life land on the beach in Solerno, Italy during WWII with the mission to take control of a farmhouse held by Nazis and destroy a bridge. Learn more about what really happened.
Victor Moore was in one motion picture with MAE WEST . • • Born in Hammonton, New Jersey, Victor Moore [24 February 1876 — 24 July 1962] was a star of stage and screen, as well as being a comedian, writer, and director. The five-foot-seven vaudevillian and his first wife Emma Littlefield [1883 — 1934] trooped together in variety for several decades. Victor Moore made his film...
(Dwayne Wise robbing Gabe Kapler of a 9th inning HR and preserving Buerhle’s perfecto — surely worthy of a presidential phone call, too?), making With apologies to Lloyd Bridges, Jim Parque picked the wrong day to confess PED use. The White Sox’s Mark Buerhle threw a perfect game against Tampa today, the first such accomplishment in [...]