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...It was about 1 a.m., Feb. 3, 1959, when a light plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson crashed near Mason City, Iowa. The trio had just finished a concert in Clear Lake and was headed to Fargo, N.D., the next stop on their tour, when the plane went down in bad weather. All three were hitmakers on the music scene at the time, Valens with the song “La Bamba” and Richardson with “Chantilly Lace.” But the real star of the group was Holly. He was the creator of songs which are now considered to...

"American Pie" actress turns herself in at NY court Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:40 PM ET By Jeanne King NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Natasha Lyonne, the star of "American Pie" accused of threatening to sexually molest a dog, turned herself in at a New York court on Friday. A bench warrant was issued for her arrest in January after Lyonne, who has also appeared in "Blade," and "Scary Movie 2," missed four court hearings. The 27-year-old faced a number of charges including criminal mischief, harassment and trespassing after accusations she threatened to sexually molest her former neighbor's dog and...

JZ's Revised Parody Lyrics To "American Pie" Date Thursday, September 16, 2004 American Pie (Dan Rather Lied) I can still remember , Walter Cronkite on the evening news. America just understood, his stories were true, the sources were good, It was simple when the networks were so few. But Dan Rather came and made us livid, with every flawed report he delivered, bad news on the TV screen. It was enough to make you scream. I can't remember if I cried when I read about the memo lies, but something touched me deep inside, the day, CBS lied. So... Bye,...

American Lie by BipolarBob A wrong, wrong rhyme ago I watched the evening news that told all I ever knew And I said goodnight to David and Chet Read the newspaper to hedge my bet The Cold War kept me awake Because nuclear war made me quake it was about all I could take all our lives seemed at stake The Day the media died So lie lie Mr. Evening News Guy Turned the channel and never asked why Their whoppers were a point of pride just kept searching the TV Guide for a news source that I could abide,...

End Of Road For GOTMILF License Plate"Offensive" vanity tag yanked by Washington officials JULY 21--This is the story of GOTMILF. In May 2002, Michael Syravong filed a "personalized license plate application"with Washington's Department of Licensing. GOTMILF was Syravong's first choice among the three possible personalized tags he listed on the state form (he would have settled for SUPL8EZ or RCKSTAR). Asked for the meaning of GOTMILF, Syravong wrote, "Manual Inline Lift Fluctuator," which he would later claim was some kind of automotive gizmo. The 25-year-old software engineer's license plate choice was, amazingly, approved by bureaucrats who obviously never saw the...

Two hundred forty one active members and nine commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) abandoned the armed struggle for a separate Muslim state in Mindanao and formally pledged allegiance to the government yesterday. The ceremony was held at headquarters of the 4th Infantry division at Camp Edilberto Evangelista, in Cagayan de Oro City. Major Gen. Cristolito Balaoing, commander of the 4th Infantry "Diamond" Division, said the rebels also turned over to the government 140 high-powered firearms, including five 60 mm mortars and two 40 mm M-79 grenade launchers. According to Balaoing, the rebels who surrendered to the military...

<p>IF Bill O'Reilly's goal was to make some purveyors of shock culture look like total jerks, then his special airing tonight is a complete success.</p> <p>And the word "jerks" is actually too mild a description for some of O'Reilly's targets in the show, which is titled "An 'O'Reilly Factor' Special: The Corruption of the American Child," airing at 9 p.m. on Fox/Ch. 5 (not the Fox News Channel).</p>