Archive for May, 2012

THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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The Dave Clark Five during their first appearance with Ed Sullivan (center) 

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Dave Clark is 69 (Dec. 15, 1942)

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ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1880

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The League of American Bicyclists (LAB) is a non-profit membership organization
which promotes
cycling for fun, fitness and transportation The League is one of
the largest membership organizations of cyclists in the United States. It was
founded in
Newport, Rhode Island on May 30, 1880 as the League of American Wheelmen, it soon became the leading national membership organization for
cyclists in America. The League was also the governing body for amateur
bicycle racing in the U.S. during the late 19th century. Membership peaked
at 103,000 in 1898.


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Writer and conservationist Kirk Monroe helped
found the League of American Wheelmen with
Charles E. Pratt



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Depiction of a League of American Wheelmen parade from Harper’s Weekly magazine, June 2, 1883.

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NEW TO DVD THIS WEEK!

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The DVD contains 7 Discs with the first season from 1957 – 1958

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THE NUMBER-THREE SONG OF 1959

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“Venus” spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts

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Frankie Avalon is 72 (Sep. 18, 1939)

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VOICE ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908

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     Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc
(May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989)

Voice actor and comedian Mel Blanc was born in San Francisco and grew
up in Portland, Oregon where he attended Lincoln High School. He began
his nearly six-decade-long career in 1927 performing on the KGW radio
program The Hoot Owls.

Blanc earned the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices” when he
worked for Warner Bros. is best remembered for his work with Warner
Bros.
during the "Golden Age of American animation" as the voice of
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird and many more,

He later worked for Hanna- Barbera‘s television cartoons, most notably
as the voice of Barney Rubble in The Flintstones and Mr. Spacely
in
The Jetsons. Mel Blanc was one of the most influential people
in the voice-acting industry.

 

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Mel Blanc (far right) was a cast member of the first Jack Benny radio show 
along with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Dennis Day and
Rochester.

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Mel on The David Letterman Show

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