Things I've Learned: from Bat Masterson to Vox Organs

1. Jim Morrison and The Doors were officially and permanently banned from ever doing The Ed Sullivan Show again, after Morrison reneged on his pre-show promise to Sullivan,

and didn't remove the word "higher" from the Doors' performance of "Light My Fire",

on Ed's show (Sept 1967). Morrison's response,"We justDID The Ed Sullivan Show!"

2. George Bush had the lowest Job Creation stats of any President since World War II (52 months of job decreases in a row).

3. Jimmy Kimmel: The only way out of it now for Tiger Woods is if somehow,

during his leave of absence,he finds and kills Osama Bin Laden.

4. um…Roger McGuinn, of The Byrds, looks way too much like Tom DeLay.

5. If you hold a Peace Rally, and nobody shows up, and the Press doesn't even deign to take it seriously and cover it,

it didn't happen, and it doesn't count.

6.The guy who played "Bat Masterson", Gene Barry, died at age 90. Damn, there's no getting out of here alive, is there?

7. Manchester band, Herman's Hermits, was originally signed because lead singer,

Peter (Herman) Noonan bore an uncanny resemblance to JFK.

8. No Relief for American Homeowners yet.

1 out of 6 homes

in the US is in Foreclosure.

9. 74 Million viewers tuned in to see

The Beatles perforn

on the Ed Sullivan Show

in February 1964.

10. Obama gave himself a B+ so far...ahem.

11. Most of the British Invasion groups used "Vox Organs" with their signature red tops,

and all the white keys were black,and all the black keys were white!

12. Jon Stewart on Will Smith being at President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech,

"I guess he's doing the research now, 'cuz at some point he figures he'll be playing him."