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The wackiest TV press tour stories
You never know what to expect on a press tour. You expect to see lots of stars and hear lots of lies. You don't expect to die, but we thought it could happen on one occasion: TV writers were in Pasadena in 1994 the morning of the massive quake in...Tags: George Clooney, Steven Bochco, Burgess Meredith, Transportation, Northridge
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Los Alamitos military theater has a rich history -- and maybe ghosts
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt is fitting that the Liberty Theatre's friskiest ghost is a man dressed as a sailor. The first time Jeff Hathcock says he saw him, the apparition was sitting quietly in a back row. "I said 'Hi' and he just put his head down," the theater's director...Tags: Movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Theater
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'Nobody, nothing was sacred'
Shortly before midnight on Aug. 3, 1958, Lenny Bruce got off an airplane at Midway Airport. No one knows exactly what he did the next day until, at 8 p.m., he walked onto the stage of the Cloister Inn nightclub and said, "I've been thinking a lot about...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Donna Reed, Theater, Jay Leno, Newspaper and Magazine
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Get what?
Fallout from last week's comedy versus comedy box office battle, Part 1: The "Get Smart" revival starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway was the big winner, grossing $38.9 million. Such a "boffo" weekend all but ensures that Warner Bros. will start...Tags: Television
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Innovative Pieces Considered Shockers In Their Day
Gardeners know that an unusual blooming magnolia or dogwood tree must be placed in an isolated spot to be admired as a "specimen" tree. Decorators and collectors soon learn that some furniture can dominate a room filled with pieces from many eras as a...Tags: Lucille Ball, Gustav Stickley, Joe Louis
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Riverside County golf courses
Note: Yardage and par are from the back tees. Green fees are the regular daily and weekend rates, but check with courses for twilight, senior and discount rates. An asterisk denotes cart fees included. Pro indicates whether there is a teaching...Tags: Greg Norman, John F. Kennedy
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George Carlin, trailblazer
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGeorge Carlin set a record that no one is likely to break: 14 HBO stand-up comedy specials, each at least an hour in length, and most performed live. Few comedians do that many, or would even try to -- he was HBO's in-house comedy sage, and the specials...Tags: United States of America, Lenny Bruce, Johnny Carson, George Carlin, Mark Twain
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Trahan, Campbell Make Big Jump
Courant Staff WriterThe roar caught up to D.J. Trahan as he stood on the 14th green, making him aware Saturday morning that he was not the only one capable of a remarkable turnaround at the Travelers Championship. Chad Campbell brought the fans at the par-5 13th to their...Tags: Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Travelers Championship, Scott Verplank, Brad Faxon
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George Carlin's legacy of laughter, commentary
Sun reporterHe was cool. He was smart. He was dirty. And he was relentlessly funny. Speaking of dead people - the very words the man used in a recent routine on death - George Carlin died Sunday in California. That doesn't sound right or is the least bit funny,...Tags: Johnny Carson, Lenny Bruce, George Burns, George Carlin, Mark Twain
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DiMarco Off To Good Start With 66
Courant Staff WriterAsked when he had surgery on his left shoulder, Chris DiMarco quickly said, "September 13th." It was actually Sept. 12, but to DiMarco it probably felt more like the 13th, Friday the 13th. "They shaved a centimeter off the acromioclavicular joint,...Tags: Travelers Championship, Therapies, U.S. Open Golf, Tiger Woods, Health Treatments
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