CONTROVERSIAL CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATOR ∗ Born February 10, 1964 in Everett, Washington; raised in locations around the state ∗ Landed first radio job at age 13 – by winning a local contest; worked part-time at three stations before graduating from Sehome… Continue reading
THREE-TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE ∗ Born February 8, 1941 in Omaha Nebraska ∗ Attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship but was expelled due to poor grades; also attended Phoenix College as well as Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher… Continue reading
PIONEERING “SHOCK” ROCKER ∗ Born Vincent Damon Furnier on February 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of a fundamentalist Christian minister OTHER BAND MEMBERS: Glen Buxton (lead guitar), born November 10, 1947 in Akron, Ohio; graduated from Cortez High… Continue reading
U.S. VICE PRESIDENT ∗ Born James Danforth Quayle on February 4, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana; grandson of Eugene C. Pulliam, influential publisher of the Arizona Republic, the Indianapolis Star and other newspapers ∗ Lived in Scottsdale from 1955 to 1963,… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “I’m A Believer” and the flip side, “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” by the mighty Monkees. It will be the #1 record of 1967 on KRUX’s year-end survey. Lots of great records in this week’s chart. Among… Continue reading
BRITTANY FROM “GLEE” ∗ Born February 1, 1987 in Thousand Oaks, California ∗ Raised in Scottsdale and started dancing at age 9 ∗ Studied with her two older sisters at the Dance Connection dance studio in Scottsdale ∗ Graduated from… Continue reading
Note to wife: Admittedly this year’s version of the Winter Wonderland cartoon reflects abnormal conditions elsewhere, thanks to the “polar vortex.” Yesterday’s high in Chicago was -14 and the low -23. This was in actual degrees, not windchill factor. So… Continue reading
BEST-SELLING STORYTELLER OF THE AMERICAN WEST ∗ Born January 31, 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio ∗ Attended the University of Pennsylvania on a baseball scholarship, and played with a minor league team in Wheeling, West Virginia ∗ Became interested in the… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Without You” by acclaimed songwriter (Harry) Nilsson — but this one is a Badfinger cover — from the great Nilsson Schmilsson album. Badfinger themselves are at #10 with “Day After Day,” produced by George Harrison, who also… Continue reading
‘THE GREAT ONE” ∗ Born January 26, 1961 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada ∗ Started playing ice hockey at age 2; joined his first local team at age 6; developed into a star player in Canada’s junior leagues ∗ Wore #99… Continue reading
