Famous People From Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, dubbed "The Windy City," is an exiting place! It's the home of the world's first skyscraper built in 1885, and the first Aquarium was opened in Chicago in 1893. Several sports teams hold...

Famous Birthday Listings: February 14

Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Below are some very famous celebrities (51 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! These...

Shocking News Michael Jackson Not Dead After All

A photo has surfaced proving the impossible, shocking,startling,earth-shaking news that Michael Jackson did not die last week, but in reality had a sex-change operation so that he could begin a new life as a...

My parents gave me a very difficult choice - A New Life or Television

As the snow races by my window today and begins to craft a fluffy white quilt around my car, I am reminded of another January day almost sixty winters ago. It was a much warmer afternoon and not just in...

Great American Comedians-Fred Allen

Fred Allen - Funny GuyJohn Florence Sullivan was born on May 31, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Irish Catholic parents, Cecilia Herlihy and James Henry Sullivan. John was later to quip that when one's...

Froggy's Favorite Comedians

I found this request from Kid A. I love comedy. I will share some of my favorite comedians. There has been many. I love pranks too. You can tell that by visiting the next site: Weebly Site - PrankPad...

To Be Or Not To Be Pictorial

The Jokester Style of Jack Benny

WELL! Jack Benny was like a member of my imaginary family when I was small. He and his squeaky violin made me laugh and were an anchor for my young life. He said he was 39 years old for 40 years and when he auditioned for a 70-year-old character part at the age of 80+, they told him he MOVED TOO FAST!

Mel Blanc

Born May 30, 1908, in San Francisco, changed the spelling of his last name at the age of 16. Upon graduating high school in Portland Oregon, he got a steady job on a local radio show titled "The Hoot Owls."...

Being Good Ought To Be Good Enough

What's wrong with being good? I've always felt that being good is, well, good enough! The more I read, listen to the radio and watch television, the more I see that others don't feel the same way. It seems that many people have a congenital urge to be "the best."