New York Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 04/01/2012

Here are the Top Ten novels on the NY Times Bestseller list for the week ending April 1st 2012

10 - The Wolf Gift - Anne Rice   (5 weeks on list)
9  -  The Expats - Chris Pavone   (2 weeks)
8  -  A Dance With Dragons - George RR Martin   (33 weeks)
7  -  Victims - Jonathan Kellerman  (3 weeks)
6  -  Defending Jacob - William Landay  (7 weeks)
5  -  Private Games - James Patterson   (5 weeks)
4  -  Kill Shot -  Vince Flynn   (6 weeks)
3  -  The Thief - Clive Cussler  (2 weeks and #1 last week)
2  -  Fate of the Jedi : Apocalypse - Troy Denning  (Debut)
1  -  Lone Wolf - Jodi Picoult  (3 weeks)

Billboard Top 100 singles of 1982 ( No.25 - No.1 )

Gunsmoke - Murder Warrant

Here we have another look at how the radio version of Gunsmoke led the way for the tv version.

From season 2 on the radio and from season 4 on tv here is the episode "Murder Warrant"
written by John Meston.

Thanks to Bob Camardella and his great podcast Boxcars711 for the radio broadcast.

Originally aired on CBS Radio April 24th 1954


Aired on CBS television April 18th 1959

Billboard Hot 100 - Top 50 Singles (3/24/2012)

The Andy Griffith Show

From Season 2 episode 20 "Barney and the Choir"

just remember you will be singing "Juanita" in your head for the next 12 hours  hahahahaha

New York Times Bestseller List (Non Fiction) 03/18/2012

Here are the Top Ten books on the New York Times Non Fiction Bestseller List for the week ending March 18th 2012

10 - Quiet - Susan Cain      (6 weeks on list)
9  -  Bringing Up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman     (4 weeks)
8  -  Ameritopia - Mark Levin     (7 weeks)
7  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand   (68 weeks)
6  -  Indivisible - James Robison and Jay Richards  (2 weeks)
5  -  Becoming China's Bitch - Peter D Kiernan  (Debut)
4  -  The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg  (Debut)
3  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaascson   (19 weeks)
2  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (23 weeks)
1  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle
(9 weeks on list)

New York Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 03/18/2012

Here are the Top Ten Novels on the NY Times Fiction Bestseller List for the week ending March 18th 2012

10 - 11/22/63 - Stephen King  (17 weeks on list)
9  -  Defending Jacob - William Landay (5 weeks)
8  -  A Perfect Blood - Kim Harrison  (2 weeks)
7  -  Cinnamon Roll Murder - Joanne Fluke  (Debut)
6  -  The Wolf Gift - Anne Rice  (3 weeks)
5  -  Private Games - James Patterson  (3 weeks)
4  -  Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb (2 weeks)
(Last week's #1)
3  -  Kill Shot - Vince Flynn   (4 weeks)
2  -  Victims - Jonathan Kellerman  (Debut)
1  -  Lone Wolf - Jodi Picoult 
(DEBUT)

3/17/2012 Billboard Top 10 Singles

Top Cashbox Singles February 10, 1979 Top 40

Billboard Top Ten Singles March 8th 1975

37 years ago this week

2012 Kentucky Derby

We are just under 2 months away from the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5th 2012.

Here is one of the early favorites, Hansen.  Here he wins the 2012 Gotham Stakes on Saturday March 3rd.

The 8th Annual Academy Awards

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Mutiny On The Bounty (produced by Irving Thalberg and Albert Lewin) was voted Outstanding Production, or today it would Best Picture or 1935.
Today in 1936 the 8th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.
 Director/producer/writer/actor Frank Capra hosted the ceremony honoring the films of 1935, which saw Victor McLaglen take the Best Actor prize for The Informer (John Ford won for directing this one). Best Actress was Bette Davis in Dangerous. In case you are wondering, they didn’t start handing out those Supporting Actor/Actress awards until 1937. The Best Music/Song award winners were Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics) for the song Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935. An Oscar for Short Subject/Cartoon was awarded  Walt Disney for his cartoon, Three Orphan Kittens

Funeral for President Theodore Roosevelt

I am completely fascinated by funerals, graveyards and really the whole after life process from the funeral home to the grave.  I don't know why but I do and I am really fascinated by the funeral of any President of the US.
Here is rare silent film footage from the funeral of my favorite President Theodore Roosevelt.
From January 8th 1919

New York Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 03/04/2012

Here are the top 10 book on the New York Times Bestseller List (Fiction) for the week ending March 4th 2012

10 - Catch Me - Lisa Gardner  (2 weeks on list)
9  -  Home Front - Kristin Hannah  (3 weeks)
8  -  Private: #1 Suspect - James Patterson  (7 weeks)
7  -  Death Comes To Pemberley - P.D. James  (11 weeks)
6  -  11/22/63 - Stephen King   (15 weeks)
5  -  Defending Jacob - William Landay  (3 weeks)
4  -  I've Got Your Number - Sophie Kinsella  (Debut)
3  -  The Wolf Gift - Anne Rice  (Debut)
2  -  Kill Shot - Vince Flynn  (2 weeks) ( Last Weeks #1)
1  -  Private Games - James Patterson 
(Debut)

1979 Billboard Top 10 Singles - 2/24/1979