The Welsh-born actor Bernard Fox, known chiefly as Dr. Bombay on the Bewitched TV series, appeared in two films about the sinking of the Titanic – 1958’s *A Night to Remember *and 1997’s Titanic.
Titanic was the top grossing film of all-time, until eclipsed by Avatar.
In Hinduism, Krishna is an avatar of Vishnu, whose other avatars include Buddha and Rama.
Virtuoso guitarist “Maharishi” John McLaughlin founded the pioneering multinational jazz-rock fusion group Mahavishnu Orchestra, which enjoyed some popularity in the 1970’s. Czech keyboardist Jan Hammer and French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty were among the members who later gained fame on their own.
John McLaughlin is the host of the talkfest “The McLaughlin Group”, best known for the the phrase,“scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being zero possibility, and 10 being metaphysical certitude.”
Steve Winwood had his first hit single at the age of 16, while he was a member and lead singer for the Spencer Davis Group.
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The opening credits of the Seventies sf/adventure show The Six Million Dollar Man show the actual crash of a test aircraft. Although TV hero Steve Austin was badly injured and transformed through bionics, the actual pilot walked away from the crash.
After viewing the pilot to the proposed Fox show “Teenage Wasteland,” a lot of the audience responded that they really liked “That 70’s Show.” So Fox changed the title.
The 2006 Welsh film Teenage Wasteland is reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz in one notable way. Scenes of the youths at home with their parents were shot in black-and-white, whereas portions where the teens are out with friends are seen in color.
The song “Baba O’Riley” by The Who is often mistakenly called “Teenage Wasteland”. The title is derived from this combination of the song’s philosophical and musical influences: Meher Baba and Terry Riley.
Baba ghanoush, which originated in Lebanon, is made from eggplant mashed with some spices and olive oil. It is typically eaten as a dip using pita bread.
In the comic strip Thimble Theater, Popeye’s girlfriend Olive Oyl had a brother named Castor Oyl. Her parents were Cole Oyl and Nana Oyl, and her original boyfriend – before Popeye came on the scene – was Ham Gravy.
Thimble is one of the tokens used in the classic board game Monopoly.
The street names on the Monopoly board were based on the streets of Atlantic City, NJ.
Atlantic City hosts the Miss America Pagent.
Though Vanessa Williams, winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant, resigned her title after an unwholesome photo shoot became public, she was eventually quietly restored to the roster of Miss Americas, although Suzette Charles, who had assumed the title upon Williams’ resignation, also remains on the list. They were succeeded in 1984 by Sharlene Wells, an LDS Sunday school teacher from Utah.
If either Huntsman or Romney win in 2012, and the Democrats control the Senate: the President and Senate Majority Leader with both be Latter-Day Saints. (IOW Mormon)
Siena College changed their nickname from the Indians to the Saints in the early 80s.