Tuesday, December 28, 2010
25 films added to the National Film Registry The disco-boogie classic, “Saturday Night Fever,” (1977) is one of 25 films selected for the National Film registry of the Library of Congress. The announcement was made today. More than two thousand films were nominated by the public for the inclusion in this year’s group. The films are selected not because they’re the best […]
Sunday, December 26, 2010
The Mega Millions jackpot is stuffed with bags and bags of greenbacks. Those winning six numbers proved to be elusive again for lottery players in last Friday’s game. No one ticket had all the lucky digits. Those hot Mega Millions numbers are: 15, 16, 27, 40, 52, and the Mega Ball 16. The Mega Millions jackpot is hovering at around […]
Sunday, December 26, 2010
The still soggy Southland got dumped on by another storm system. A sunny Christmas Day brought out joggers in shorts and tee shirts in the Media City, however, dark clouds rolled in during the late evening bringing rain and gusty winds. At 8:30 p.m. Christmas night, rain was pounding Burbank and would continue to do so, off and on, for several hours. Early this […]
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Christmas greetings from the First Couple included a joint message to everyone on this special day. Remarks of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Weekly Address The White House December 25, 2010 THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas, everybody. Michelle and I just wanted to take a moment today to send greetings from our family to yours. THE FIRST LADY: This is […]
Friday, December 24, 2010
Around 500 Burbank families are enjoying a happier holiday season thanks to the giving caring spirit of the Burbank Coordinating Council, its donors, and volunteers. The council is like the “little engine that could.” Nothing stops it — least of all a few days of record breaking rain and chilly temperatures. Going strong since 1946, the council is the driving […]
Friday, December 24, 2010
The Mega Millions jackpot is bulging with holiday money — at least $168 million! For weeks now players have been unable to pick all six winning numbers in the Mega Millions game. Same goes for last Tuesday’s draw. However, four tickets bought in California came pretty close — every winning number except the Mega Ball. Each ticket is worth $195,910. One of those lucky tickets was […]
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
“Rain rain go away” When will it stop? Soon is what the weather watchers are saying about this deluge. Like most of the Southland, Burbank is soggy from several days of heavy rain. The worst of the storms is rolling across Los Angeles County now through mid-afternoon. I was out driving in the Media City shortly before 9 a.m. this […]
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The repeat World Champion Los Angeles Lakers went to the White House to celebrate a championship win last year. So this time around, they did something different to honor their latest accomplishment. Earlier this month, on December 13, the Lakers visited with members of The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington. Part of the time was spent with the kids assembling […]
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Thick storm clouds blocked the total lunar eclipse here in the Southland last night, but it was seen elsewhere. The NASA photo above shows the eclipse in the skies over Arlington, Virginia. A lunar eclipse occurs only at night when there is a full moon. It happens when the Earth lines up directly between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun […]
Monday, December 20, 2010
After more than 25 years, a sequel to the 1982 “Tron” film hit theaters and it captured the Box Office crown over the weekend. The final numbers came out today and “Tron: Legacy” debuted with $44 million to become the number one film in the country. In the “Tron” sequel a brilliant software programmer and his son are reunited in a cyber universe where they must battle for survival, […]
Monday, December 20, 2010
I joined friends for Thanksgiving dinner at the Tallyrand located at 1700 West Olive Avenue in Burbank. Surprisingly, there were several different entrees on the special menu, but I went for the traditional turkey dinner — which is one of the specialities at the Rand. I was not disappointed. It was a very good meal, except they only served pumpkin pie and […]