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This Week in History – June, 1993

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It was 15 years ago, but it seems like only yesterday. Yes, we are going back to this week in June 1993 to find out what was happening in our world: In national news, Nutri-System was forced to claim bankruptcy. Because of that, the company had to close 283 stores and lay off 1,800 employees. The White House began receiving email via this crazy invention called the Internet. By the end of this week, the Montreal Canadiens will have won their 24th Stanley Cup after defeating the Los Angeles Kings. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland broke … Continue reading →

Green Celebrities: Ted Danson

You probably remember Ted Danson best as Sam Malone on “Cheers.” But, Ted also has another passion – saving our oceans. Danson has been interested in saving the environment from a young age, but he has focused primarily on saving our oceans. Part of what sparked his interest was when he took his kids to the ocean at Santa Monica. On that particular day, the kids couldn’t swim because of a “Water polluted, no swimming” sign. Danson said explaining to his kids why they couldn’t swim “was hard,” and he said “it got questioning a lot of things.” After that, … Continue reading →

Celebrities Who Had Baseball Dreams – Part 1

Many a little boy has had dreams of playing professional baseball one day, but did you know that some of your favorites had to settle for celebrity stardom instead? That’s right, had things been a bit different, instead of seeing George Clooney in Academy Award winning roles, you might have seen him on the baseball field. Clooney tried out for the Cincinnati Reds when he was younger, but failed to make the team. He is still a big Reds fan. In fact, Ellen DeGeneres used former Reds players as a ploy to get Clooney on her show last January. She … Continue reading →

Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong Home to Become a Museum

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Bruce Lee was one of my first heroes. Of course, by the time I learned who he actually was, he was dead. Bruce Lee died under mysterious circumstances on July 20, 1973 at the age of 32, but he still remains a pop culture icon along the lines of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe even 35 years after his death. Now, a billionaire has decided to open Bruce’s own Graceland to the world. Bruce and his family were based in Seattle, WA, but he was in Hong Kong filming when he died. Now, hotel and real estate mogul Yu Panglin has … Continue reading →