MAY 6, 2011
BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND
The news as I see it and the views as I want them.
May 6 is … Beverage Day
We need to combine yesterday and today so we can have a complete lunch.
The final Oprah show is set for May 25, 2011. Who will be the final guest? It turns out the final guest will be Oprah. Apparently the ego is taking over. It seems hard to interview yourself but she is going to try. I have nothing against Oprah but I have never watched one of her shows from beginning to end. I suspect her new show will crash and burn much like her network has. President Obama will then prevent that news from being released.
Don’t forget to bet the Kentucky Oaks later today. Bet # 12, Plum Pretty.
Here is the field for the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race will be run on May 7, 2011 around 5:00 p.m. Central time.
1. Archarcharch, Jon Court, 10-1
2. Brilliant Speed, Joel Rosario, 30-1
3. Twice the Appeal, Calvin Borel, 20-1
4. Stay Thirsty, Ramon Dominguez, 20-1
5. Decisive Moment, Kerwin Clark, 30-1
6. Comma to the Top, Patrick Valenzuela, 30-1
7. Pants on Fire, Rosie Napravnik, 20-1
8. Dialed In, Julien Leparoux, 4-1
9. Derby Kitten, Javier Castellano, 30-1
10. Twinspired, Mike Smith, 30-1
11. Master of Hounds, Garrett Gomez, 30-1
12. Santiva, Shaun Bridgmohan, 30-1
13. Mucho Macho Man, Rajiv Maragh, 12-1
14. Shackleford, Julio Castanon, 12-1
15. Midnight Interlude, Victor Espinoza, 10-1
16. Animal Kingdom, Robby Albarado, 30-1
17. Soldat, Alan Garcia, 12-1
18. Uncle Mo, John Velazquez, 9-2
19. Nehro, Corey Nakatani, 6-1
20. Watch Me Go, Rafael Bejarano, 50-1
I am picking Stay Thirsty, #4 to Win. If you want to pick a few exotic bets, a $1.00 Perfecta box of 4 - 14 - 17 - 18 would be a good one. A $1.00 Trifecta box of 4 – 8 – 14 – 15 – 19 would be good. Good Luck and have a Mint Julep for me.
The original Rudy!
Rodolpho Alfonso Rafaello Pietro Filiberto Guglielmi Di Valentina D’Antonguolla was born this day in 1895. How he got past the name selection process is anyone’s guess!
Rudolph Valentino became a national phenomenon and a star of unprecedented sensual attraction to women, starring in these memorable movies: The Big Little Person (1918), The Delicious Little Devil (1919) for which he earned $100 per week, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), Blood and Sand (1922), and his most famous, Sheik (1921), which he said he hated.
He also disliked Paramount Studios, saying he was dissatisfied with the photography, management and direction; that they did not live up to his artistic ambitions. However, by 1924, Valentino was in the top ten of box office stars. Monsieur Beaucaire, starring Valentino, was released that same year. A year later he was at the very top of the box office star list.
The leading man was just 31 years old when a perforated ulcer took his life. Tens of thousands came to view their screen idol and movie studios closed during the funeral. On the anniversary of his death, the ‘Lady in Black’ made her first of many annual appearances at his burial site. The mystery lady was never identified. Even in death, Rudolph Valentino was a superstar.
On this date, besides Valentino’s birth;
1915 - Babe Ruth hit his first major-league home run. He was playing for the Boston Red Sox at the time. ‘The Sultan of Swat’ went on to smash 714 round-trippers before he retired, as a New York Yankee, in 1935.
1937 - A student of history, a broadcaster or anyone interested in news coverage, will remember this day and the words of NBC radio’s Herbert Morrison. “Oh, the humanity!” Morrison’s emotion-filled historic broadcast of the explosion of the dirigible, Hindenburg at Lakehurst, NJ, became the first recorded coast-to-coast broadcast as it was carried on both the NBC Red and NBC Blue networks from New York City.
Just a couple of thoughts I had.
BRUCE A. BRENNAN
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