• The Met once played at the Paris Opera, where some French critics panned Roberta Peters. Sir Rudolf Bing defended Ms. Peters by saying, "Miss Peters may have had a bad night, but the Paris Opera has had a bad century."
• Birgit Nilsson once got angry and left London because a critic complained that her performance as Brünnhilde was not yet perfect. As Ms. Nilsson was leaving, she said, "If I'm not perfect, let them find somebody who is."
• A critic once complained that Richard Strauss had conducted with a too-fast tempo the finale of a Mozart symphony. Mr. Strauss observed, "These gentlemen of the press seem to have a direct wire to Olympus."
Death
• J.W. "Blind" Boone was an African-American pianist who made his living as a musician during the late 19thcentury and early 20th century - he died in 1927. He could have died much earlier in Kansas City, MO. At a fair he played piano. His manager, John Lange, Jr., left Blind Boone behind playing piano while he went to find a newspaper reporter to listen to him. A fire broke out, and Blind Boone smelled the smoke and heard the commotion of people around him, but no one helped him out of the building and he did not know the way out of the building. Blind Boone remained calm and kept playing the piano, and Mr. Lange quickly arrived. Guided by the sound of the piano, he made his way through the smoke and rescued Blind Boone. As they left the building, the roof collapsed.
• One of Frank Sinatra's gifts to Sammy Davis, Jr., was an enormous gold Cartier watch. When Sammy knew that he was dying, he told his kids about the watch, "It goes with me." As he had requested, he was buried with that memento of a great friendship. As happens to many friends, Sammy and Frank sometimes got angry at each other. Once, Sammy got outrageously drunk and cursed Frank, who ignored the outburst. The next day, Sammy went to Frank to apologize, but Frank simply told him, "Look, we've all done exactly what you did last night, but if you can't handle it, don't do it. Now, what exactly are we going to do today?"
• Even on her deathbed, musician Michael Franti's grandmother was able to joke. He visited her in the hospital, and she was connected to a heart monitor and had oxygen tubes up her nose. He asked her, "Grandma, what happened? How come you're in the hospital?" She replied, "Because I'm pregnant!" He asked, "Who got you pregnant?" She replied, "Reverend Mitchell!"
Education
• Younger musicians are often in awe of older, more established musicians. The 18-year-old jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker washed dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack, a nightclub in Harlem. Playing at the nightclub was jazz pianist Art Tatum. Mr. Parker learned about improvisation from Mr. Tatum during the three months that they worked at Jimmy's Chicken Shack, but he was so in awe of Mr. Tatum that he never spoke to him. Of course, older musicians tend not to be in awe of younger musicians, even immensely talented young musicians. In 1943, the 23-year-old Bird was playing tenor saxophone in a style that he helped invent. Older tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, who played for Duke Ellington, took the horn out of Bird's mouth and told him, "That horn ain't supposed to sound that fast."
In the US, the legal system is largely based on English common law, except for one state, which was strongly influenced by the Napoleonic Code. What state is it?
Kings Row is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, and Ronald Reagan that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Wood.
In the film, Reagan's character, Drake McHugh, has both legs amputated by a sadistic surgeon, played by Coburn. When he comes to, following the operation, he gasps in shock, disbelief, and horror, "Where's the REST of me???" Reagan used that line as the title of his 1965 autobiography. Reagan and most film critics considered Kings Row his best film. Reagan called the film a "slightly sordid but moving yarn" that "made me a star."
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Mark. was first, and correct, with:
Ronald Reagan.
Mac Mac said:
Ronald Reagan
Alan J answered:
Ronald Reagan.
Randall wrote:
Ronald Reagan
mj replied:
A line from a "King's Row"
It's the title of Ronald Wilson Reagan's biography.
Jacqueline responded:
None other than the man who tossed out the mentally ill patients into the streets, Ronald Reagan. It's hard to believe he fathered Ron Jr, who is an intelligent outspoken liberal.
Cal in Vermont wrote:
Saint Ronald F. Reagan. The book was said to be the founding document of the so-called reagan revolution. I read somewhere that in some circles he was known as an "amiable dunce".
Dave responded:
Ronald Reagan, the mediocre actor, unscrupulous union president, star speaker on the right wing fried chicken circuit, governor, and the future 3rd worst president in US history. The title came from a line in what Reagan hilariously thought was the best film role as Drake McHugh in King's Row (1942). I never understood how anybody could listen to that senile, lying buffoon talk and then vote for him, but I have the same problem with the fools who admire Trump. My favorite Reagan film is his last one, where he plays a cruel crook who slaps Angie Dickenson's character and in finally gets what he deserves, a bullet from a hitman played by Lee Marvin.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
Really?...........ronald raygun reagom
John I from Hawai`i says,
Ronald Regan
Deborah, the Master Gardener, wrote:
Ronald Reagan is the subject of that book. I never heard of it before today, nor do I have plans to read it. Speaking of reading, I miss a good book, and my library. At least Texas Monthly is making the entire magazine available to read online for free. There are some good stories and excellent reporting there.
In this time of the pandemic, does "TGIF" mean anything anymore?
Dave in Tucson said:
Believe that's the autobiography of one Ronald Reagan, who started then
accelerated the road to Fascism we're on.
Billy in Cypress U$A answered:
"Where's The Rest Of Me?" is the autobiography of the repug saint Ronny of B-movies. The parts that were missing, brain and heart, have never been found. He was the first repug to achieve the highest office in our land and we now know where that path leads.
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Music: "Summer's End" from the album THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS
Artist: John Prine
Artist Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Info: "A two-time Grammy-winner, John Prine is among the English language's premier phrase-turners. … a remarkable career that has drawn praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen & others. He is a 2019 Rock & Songwriter's Hall of Fame inductee, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and a PEN New England Lyrics Award."
John Prine's life dates are October 10, 1946 - April 7, 2020. He died of the coronavirus.
Price: $1 (USD) for track; $9.99 for 10-track album.
Muriel Bowser has lit up the buildings on 16th & Black Lives Matter is projected onto one of the buildings. She (we all) haaaaaates Trump!
Above the big yellow letters painted on the D. C. street near Cheeto's bunker, the newly-named street signs go up. Muriel Bowser is expert at administering burn to the Coward-in-Chief.
Linda >^..^<
We are all only temporarily able bodied.
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'Bull', followed by a RERUN'NCIS: The Expendable One', then '48 Hours'.
NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by an old 'SNL'.
Of course, 'SNL' is a RERUN.
ABC starts the night with a RERUN'The Last Dance', followed by another RERUN'The Lost Dance', then a RERUN'The Rookie'.
The CW offers a 'Friends' viewing party.
Faux has LIVE'PBA Bowling', followed by a RERUN'Lego Masters'.
MY recycles an old 'Major Crimes', followed by another old 'Major Crimes'.
A&E has 'Live PD', followed by a FRESH'Live PD: Rewind', then a FRESH'Live PD'.
AMC offers the movie 'A Few Good Men', follwoed by the movie 'American Sniper'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] WEIRD WONDERS
[7:00AM] WEIRD WONDERS
[8:00AM] WEIRD WONDERS
[9:00AM] WEIRD WONDERS
[10:00AM] WEIRD WONDERS
[11:00AM] WEIRD WONDERS
[12:00PM] WEIRD WONDERS
[1:00PM] PLANET EARTH: THE HUNT
[3:00PM] ENCHANTED KINGDOM
[5:00PM] PLANET EARTH: ONE AMAZING DAY
[7:00PM] PLANET EARTH: BLUE PLANET II
[9:00PM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - The Best of Seven Worlds, One Planet
[11:00PM] PLANET EARTH: ONE AMAZING DAY
[1:00AM] PLANET EARTH: BLUE PLANET II
[3:00AM] SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET - The Best of Seven Worlds, One Planet
[5:00AM] SEASONAL WONDERLANDS (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Below Deck Mediterranean', and way too many hours of 'Chrisley Knows Best'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Step Brothers', followed by the movie 'Get Hard'.
FX has the movie 'Red Sparrow', followed by the movie 'Pitch Perfect 3', then the movie 'Girls Trip'.
IFC -
[6:00A] The Three Stooges - Fright Night
[6:15A] That '70s Show
[6:45A] That '70s Show
[7:15A] Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Parts: The Clonus Horror
[9:30A] Cheech & Chong Still Smokin'
[11:30A] The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
[1:30P] Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
[3:30P] Total Recall
[6:00P] The Fugitive
[9:00P] Top Gun
[11:30P] Homefront
[1:45A] Total Recall
[4:15A] The Three Stooges - Mutts to You
[4:45A] The Three Stooges - Phony Express
[5:10A] The Three Stooges - Playing the Ponies
[5:35A] The Three Stooges - Restless Knights (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:25am] the andy griffith show
[7:00am] the andy griffith show
[7:30am] the andy griffith show
[8:00am] the andy griffith show
[8:30am] the andy griffith show
[9:00am] the andy griffith show
[9:30am] the andy griffith show
[10:00am] the andy griffith show
[10:30am] the andy griffith show
[11:00am] hogan's heroes
[11:30am] hogan's heroes
[12:00pm] hogan's heroes
[12:30pm] hogan's heroes
[1:00pm] hogan's heroes
[1:30pm] hogan's heroes
[2:00pm] hogan's heroes
[2:30pm] silverado
[5:30pm] the quick and the dead
[8:00pm] point break
[10:45pm] point break
[1:30am] looper
[4:00am] the andy griffith show
[4:30am] law & order
[5:30am] law & order (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter', followed by the movie 'Law Abiding Citizen'.
White House staff bunched the press corps' seats closer together at a Friday news conference in the Rose Garden because "it looks better," according to the White House Correspondents' Association.
"Today the White House press office positioned the seating for the President's Rose Garden 'news conference' in a way that violated the federal government's guidelines on social distancing and needlessly put reporters health at risk," WHCA President Jon Karl wrote.
"The chairs were initially positioned in a way that was consistent with social distancing guidelines but were moved closer together by White House staff shortly before the event started.
"When we asked for an explanation, the White House press office told us the decision to move the chairs close together was made because 'it looks better.'"
"The health of the press corps should not be put in jeopardy because the White House wants reporters to be a prop for a 'news conference' where the president refused to answer any questions."
TVLine has learned that the iconic Alex Trebek-hosted game show - which halted production roughy three months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic - will air its last original episode on Friday, June 12. Reruns begin airing on Monday, June 15 and will continue until the show deems it safe to resume production.
The syndicated phenom was able to delay running out of new episodes by rebroadcasting the primetime Greatest of All Time tournament during the first two weeks of May (bookended by reruns of champ Ken Jennings' first and last episodes from his legendary 74-game winning streak).
Jeopardy!'s two-week Teachers Tournament, production of which was completed just prior to the shutdown, concludes tonight.
Meanwhile, fellow Sony-produced game show Wheel of Fortune - which airs immediately following Jeopardy! in many U.S. markets - will continue to mix new episodes with reruns throughout the summer, according to a studio insider.
Kylie Jenner has been named the highest-paid celebrity on Forbes annual list of the world's top earning stars - but the finance magazine says that the makeup mogul is not a billionaire, as it previously declared.
After Jenner, 22, the top 10 list includes her brother-in-law Kanye West, followed by athletes Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi, then Tyler Perry, Neymar, Howard Stern, LeBron James and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Last week, the outlet published an explosive report debunking Jenner's previously assumed billionaire status.
A&E has made the decision to stop running new episodes of the documentary series "Live PD" in the wake of ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd. At the same time, Paramount Network has also decided to delay premiering the 33rd season of "Cops," which was set to resume on Monday, June 8. The news, as originally reported by Variety, arrives on what would have been the 27th birthday of Breonna Taylor, whose wrongful death at the hands of police brutality on March 13 is also fueling protests.
Instead of new episodes of "Live PD," which has aimed to offer a transparent view of law enforcement across its four seasons, A&E will air "Live Rescue," a documentary series about paramedics and firefighters, in its place. "Live PD" has repeatedly been cable's number-one most-watched show on Friday and Saturday nights.
"Out of respect for the families of George Floyd and others who have lost their lives, in consultation with the departments we follow, and in consideration for the safety of all involved, we have made the decision not to broadcast 'Live PD' this weekend," A&E said in a statement.
A giant "Black Lives Matter" mural has been painted on a street leading up to the White House at the request of Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Work on the mural, which stretches across two blocks on 16th Street, began early on Friday morning, according to CNN.
The mayor tweeted a video of the mural on Friday, and in a separate tweet said: "The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza'."
A huge number of National Guard troops have been called into the city in response to the protests, which have been met with violence by police at times. Earlier this week, protesters were teargassed and beaten with batons to clear the way for President Donald Trump to take a photo with a bible at St. John's Episcopal Church. Trump's photo-op prompted widespread criticism, including from the president's former secretary of defense, and comparisons with the tactics of authoritarian regimes.
The mural is on the same road as the church and leads up to the White House as well.
On June 3, Deadline published an article that included first-hand accounts of the protest that occurred in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles on May 30. That article included firsthand accounts from protesters who said things turned violent when police officers began getting physically aggressive with the crowd.
Now, video footage originally taken by How to Get Away with Murder actor Matt McGorry on the day of the protest has been posted online showing LAPD officers using billy clubs to strike protestors who clearly have their hands up. The footage corroborates what the protestors said they witnessed and experienced.
In the video, we can see protestors standing while LAPD officers approach them. The scene takes a turn for the worse when one of the officers starts hitting the protestors with his baton and others follow. In addition, shots are fired but it is unclear whether the ammunition is rubber bullets, with which one of the protesters told Deadline he was struck.
In Deadline's June 3 article, demonstrators who were at the May 30 protest talked about how peaceful marchers were attacked by police. Specifically, Nathan Ramos-Park recalled, "I was not instigating…and I got shot point-blank by a rubber bullet three feet away by a cop," he said. "He wasn't scared. He was calm and collected. He took aim and pulled the trigger. I was and still am a peaceful protester."
"I firmly believe LAPD came in with the intent to be aggressive," Lacy Lew Nguyen Wright, associate director of BLD PWR, told Deadline. "They were never going to try and de-escalate the situation," she said. "They wanted to scare us and hurt us. People protest because they need their voices to be heard."
The nation's largest Protestant denomination is almost 2% smaller than it was in 2018.
The Southern Baptist Convention released its 2019 membership numbers on Thursday, showing a membership decline of more than 287,000. That brings their total membership down from 14.8 million in 2018 to 14.5 million last year. It was their 13th straight year of decline and the largest single year drop in more than a century, according to the denomination.
The decline the Southern Baptists are experiencing is "consistent with national trends we've been seeing for a while now, mainly driven by generational differences," said Mark Chaves, a professor at Duke University and director of the National Congregations Study. "Younger people are less likely than older people to attend religious services and to be religious. That's true across the board."
The denomination also reported a drop of more than 11,000 baptisms over the same period, with 235,748 performed in 2019. Baptisms are an important measure for the Nashville-based denomination because of its strong commitment to evangelism.
Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
New England
President Donald Trump (R-Churl) rolled back protections Friday at a marine conservation area off the New England coast, signing an order to allow commercial fishing in a stretch of water environmentalists say is critical for endangered right whales and other fragile marine life.
"We are reopening the Northeast Canyons to commercial fishing," Trump told a roundtable meeting with fishing industry representatives and Maine officials. "We're opening it today."
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the New England coast, created by former President Barack Obama, was the first national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean, and one of just five marine monuments nationwide.
The conservation area comprises 5,000 square miles (8,000 square kilometers) east of Cape Cod, which contains vulnerable species of marine, such as fragile deep sea corals and endangered right whales, which number only about 400. The whales are susceptible to ship strikes and entanglements in fishing gear.
Hundreds of feet below the sea surface, teeny-tiny sea creatures secrete snotty blobs from cells on their heads to build their oversized mucus dwellings. With lasers, researchers are now peering inside these impressive structures to learn the delicate craft of these deep-sea architects.
These tadpole-looking sea animals are called giant larvaceans (Bathochordaeus); but despite their name, the animals are less than 4inches (10 centimeters) long, according to a statement from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Institute (MBARI). But their homes are another story: they each carry around a giant mucus bubble that can reach up to 3.3 feet (1 meter) long. Once the critters secrete these impressive structures - made up of an inner and outer filter - they use them as a feeding apparatus.
While inside its mucus mansion, the giant larvacean flaps its tail to push water through these filters; the outer filter catches the food too big for the animal to eat, while the inner filter pushes appropriately sized food into the animal's mouth. Eventually, their house gets clogged with food and the animal abandons it, to the joy of deeper-dwelling snackers like sea cucumbers, according to a 2017 video from MBARI.
This helps the ocean to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - the houses usually have a lot of carbon-rich food stuck in them - and the abandoned mucus houses carried microplastics from the water down to the seafloor.
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