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This Week in History – 1959

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I am going all the way back to 1959 this time. It’s okay, I don’t personally remember it either. But, it is still fun to see how much our society and culture has changed since then! In sports news, Yankee manager Casey Stengel was worried about a batting slump. As a team, they were only batting .190 – that includes baseball legend Mickey Mantle! The Dodgers held a benefit game against the Yankees for Roy Campanella, whose career ended after an automobile crash left him paralyzed from the waist down. In celebrity news, Eddie Fisher became Elizabeth Taylor’s fourth husband … Continue reading →

Courtney’s Friendly Advice and Brit May Be on the Move Soon

Well, you know you must have hit rock bottom when Courtney Love, often a train wreck herself, offers you advice. Courtney has come out publicly to urge Britney Spears to get the help she needs. Courtney said, “I know exactly what’s going on, having been there. If she doesn’t get help something very, very bad is gonna happen.” Courtney should know. She herself was committed to the hospital three years ago, being wheeled in from the ambulance on a gurney ala Britney. Courtney might have gone out on a limb when talking to “Access Hollywood,” saying that only she, Britney, … Continue reading →

Celebrities and Sleeping Pills – Part Two

Earlier I had written about celebrities that had tried to take their life with sleeping pills. Fortunately, they were saved and many went on to live long lives. However, there are a sad few who tried to kill themselves with sleeping pills and succeeded. Here is that list: The name Clara Blandick may not be familiar at first, but will probably remember her as playing Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz. Clara began acting in 1901 and retired in 1969. Her health had began failing in the 1950’s, when she began to lose her eyesight and suffered from severe … Continue reading →