11 March 2010

The Midday Distraction #70: Jeff Krantz

This Ariel Publicity client made a name for himself through Second Life, performing "sold-out" concerts under the pseudonym "Hep Shepherd."

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab in window):
(Total play time: 8:27)

Today is Johnny Appleseed Day in the United States, Independence Day in Lithuania, and Youth Day in Zambia. The United States War Department created the Bureau of Indian Affairs this day in 1824. The (unlawfully created) Confederate States of America adopted its (invalid) constitution this day in 1861. Silent film actress Dorothy Gish was born this day in 1898. Musician Lawrence Welk was born this day in 1903. Australian-born fascist media mogul Rupert Murdoch was born this day in 1931. Fascist-leaning U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia was born this day in 1936. Singer Bobby McFerrin was born this day in 1950. English writer Douglas Adams was born this day in 1952. Bavarian-born American meat packer Oscar Meyer died this day in 1955. Savannah, Ga., drag queen performer Lady Chablis (who appeared in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and appeared as herself in the film adaptation) was born this day in 1957; American explorer Adm. Richard E. Byrd died the same day. Legos inventor Ole Kirk Christiansen died this day in 1958. English actress Alex Kingston was born this day in 1963. Scottish-American actor and singer John Barrowman was born this day in 1967. American singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb was born this day in 1968. Actor Terrence Howard was born this day in 1969. Crime novelist Erle Stanley Gardner died this day in 1970. American actor David Anders was born this day in 1981. Actress Thora Birch was born this day in 1982. Russian-American actor Anton Yelchin was born this day in 1989. Janet Reno was confirmed by the U.S. Senate this day in 1993, to be sworn in the next day as America's first female attorney general.

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