NEWSFLUSHES
(Link) Jingle Hells -- Christians dismayed by Black Christmas.
(Link) You never give me your money -- Yoko's chauggeur busted for extortion attempt.
(Link) Goodbye, Frank -- Peter Boyle calls it a life.



HAPPY FRICKIN' BIRTHDAY...
** A man so funny he's Dorf, Tim Conway is 73
** Long-time blitzer for both the Patriots and Dolphins, Nick Buoniconti is 66
** The man who put the "Dave Clark" in The Dave Clark Five, Dave, um, Clark is 64
** Running things for his fourth team, Detroit Tigers' field boss Jim Leyland is 62
** Former Houston Astros' player and manager -- but not at the same time -- Art Howe is 60
** The original Sonny Crockett, Don Johnson is 57
** Not a sister of Christian Slater, although she once played one, Helen Slater is 43
** Former Trekker Garrett Wang is 38
** Irish actor and Charlize Theron squeeze Stuart Townsend is 34
** Refugee from Orange County, actor Adam Brody is 27



SONG ON THE BRAIN
"We Just Disagree" by Dave Mason (released in 1977 on Columbia Records)


WHO SAID WHAT???
From Monday, December 11:

"Whatever didn't happen, make sure it doesn't happen again!"

-- spoken by Mike Novick (as portrayed on 24 by Jude Ciccolella)

Stay tuned...