Friday!!!

Today is Dance Like A Chicken Day

And, as usual, Jordan, from the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley, came by with a great little dog that needs a home.  Meet Carmine:

Congrats to the Vaqueros for winning their home opener in front of a standing room only crowd last night. Score: LC 14 – Big Bend 6.

The person who recorded the 101 number one song of the day started out as a fallen woman looking for a savior but ended up knocking off one of the Hot 100’s longest running charttoppers. She was born in Hawaii but moved to London where she wound up singing the role of Mary Magdelene in Jesus Christ Superstar. Later, when the show moved to Broadway, she relocated to New York. It was there that she met Eric Clapton and sang back up vocals on the guitarist’s fabled “comeback tour.” She also sang vocals on “I Shot the Sheriff.” But she left Clapton after being introduced to the BeeGees who were about to begin recording their Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. They wrote a song for her which was contained in that album and she ended up replacing them at the number one spot after they reigned for 8 weeks with “Night Fever.” On May 14, 1978 it was her song that was number one in America and it’s your 101 number one song of the day: Yvonne Elliman “If I Can’t Have You.”

A shopping center in China has come under fire for staging a competition to see how quickly contestants could unhook women’s bras with one hand. Anyone who could undo eight bras with one hand in under a minute won a gift certificate to spend at the mall in Gunadong province. One angry shopper complained “This must have been the brainwave of a dirty old man. Why would anyone want to take part in such a degrading spectacle?” But a mall spokesman defended to contest saying it was staged to promote underwear awareness. “The workings of a woman’s bra are a mystery for many men. This actually helped more people understand bra culture and explore its secrets.

Speaking of “underwear awareness” the Miss USA Contest is this weekend and there’s been some controversy surrounding the photos of contestants in the skivvies. Of all the pictures, the most modest is that of Las Cruces resident and current Miss New Mexico, Rosanne Dene Aguilar

In her bio on the pageant website, Rosanne says, “I am proudly representing the city of Las Cruces in the state of New Mexico - The land of Enchantment, diversity of cultures, historical timelines, museums, big annual events and much more!”   Here she is WITH her clothes -

The summer blockbusters continue to un-spool at the movies. Last weekend was Iron Man 2. This weekend, Russell Crowe in Robin Hood

- the retelling of the classic story of a man that robs from the rich…and gives to the poor. -Or, as Sarah Palin calls it – wealth redistribution.

The Chinese have found a unique new use for cigarette butts. Chemicals extracted from the butts can be used to keep steel pipes from rusting. They soak the butts in water and then use the chemicals to coat steel pipe. Then the pipe doesn’t rust. And good for them – because China has the most smokers in the world…60% of Chinese men smoke. In fact, the Chinese smoke one third of world’s cigarettes. Then again, there are a lot of Chinese.

The National Enquirer has cracked open another cheating scandal. This time, the tabloid is reporting The Today Show’s Matt Lauer was caught by his wife ‘entertaining’ two different woman in Vancouver during NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics. The Enquirer says Matt’s moved out of the house…and his wife is filing for divorce. -What’s really weird…one of the women…was Larry King’s wife’s sister…

After 85 years – the Little Orphan Annie comic strip is over. Tribune Media announced they’re ending the strip next month. It was only in 30 newspapers at the end. They say she will reappear in some form later – on the Internet. –Frankly, those blank eyes were always pretty creepy.

Have a great weekend!