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For anyone who has never heard him before, nothing can prepare you for the opening scene of “Tiny Tim: King for a Day,” where the long-haired singer applies his freaky falsetto to Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe.” No more unlikely entertainer has ever captured the pop zeitgeist than the one-of-a-kind Tiny Tim, born Herbert Khaury in New York City in 1932m, who managed to squeeze his 1968 debut album in the top 10 charts between Cream and Jimi Hendrix, and whose marriage to his first wife, Miss Vicki, on “The Tonight Show” was the highest-rated episode in Johnny...

Hey everyone. In what has become a Christmas Eve tradition, of sorts, I would like to wish all of those Freepers who, like myself, have for whatever reason found themselves alone this Christmas Eve. I hope this thread can, as in previous years, serve as a gathering place for the solo folks who may otherwise have little or no contact with others on this celebrated evening. You are not alone, really. God bless us, God bless us everyone.

Two parents at a Pennsylvania elementary school reportedly objected to a famous line in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', leading the principal to cancel its Christmas play. . . . Tom Kramer, the principal of the school, said in a statement that the school's decision is "rooted in the desire to be respectful of the many cultural and religious backgrounds represented by the students."

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Obama and friends frolicing to Tiny Tim.

Former state Treasurer Tim Cahill has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of fraud and conspiracy involving taxpayer-funded Lottery ads that ran while he was in office, the Attorney General’s Office announced today. Cahill, who left office after a failed run for governor, was also indicted on criminal ethics violations, the AG said. The charges stem from an investigation by Attorney General Martha Coakley. A press conference detailing the charges is set for 2:30 this afternoon. Developing . . .

Tim Pawlenty implied Tuesday that there are some less-than-serious presidential hopefuls eyeing the race, with a quip that seemed to lump Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and Donald Trump together with wrestling icon Hulk Hogan. "You're going to have, you know, Mitt Romney who will start out as the front-runner with the most name-ID and money..." Pawlenty told CNN’s Piers Morgan in handicapping the race. "And on the other end of the continuum, you'll have perhaps Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump, or I don't know, maybe Hulk Hogan will get in the race too. Who knows? But I think in...

On this day in 1969 , Tiny Tim marries Victoria Mae Budinger on the tonight show.

THE ICE CAPS ARE MELTING One eye is brown, The other is brown. I am a fish, I swim around. You say I'm lost, I disagree. The map has changed, And with it, me. Flying through the seaweed, What strange things I see below. Cars are waiting, Windshields wiping, Nowhere left to go! Oh! The ice caps are melting, oh ho ho ho! All the world is drowning, oh ho ho ho ho. The ice caps are melting, The tide is rushing in. All the world is drowning, To wash away the sin. The seagull flies, In search of land....

Sanjaya Malakar, known for his wild hairdos and frequently pitchy singing style, hit a new low tonight on Fox's "American Idol," according to judge Simon Cowell who characterized his performance as the worst ever in the history of the show, now in its sixth season. "That was utterly horrendous," said Cowell. Malakar, 17, known nationally – even internationally – by his first name only, has survived the first several cuts in the program that relies on public voting to eliminate one contestant each week. He has stimulated a national debate, with his own fan base supporting him enthusiastically and others...

When The Unborn Doesn't Go Quietly To His ExecutionMichael Reagan Show2-28-98 Bob Edwards When the Unborn Doesn't Go Quietly to His ExecutionIt was a relatively calm day in my hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I and two other nurses were trying to have a conversation amid the customary sounds of ventilators and heart monitors. I was in mid-sentence when the shrill ring of the red emergency phone halted everything. "Come fast," the voice said urgently, "We need a neonatal nurse here STAT!" (that's immediately). Fear gripped my heart as I ran into the delivery room, but instantly I knew the...

The Hollywood lefty thought he could take to the streets against his country – even as American troops were in harm's way in Iraq – and suffer no public backlash. He was wrong. Last week, the baseball hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., withdrew an invitation to the C-list actor and his wife, er, live-in partner, Susan Sarandon, to appear at an event marking the 15th anniversary of the film "Bull Durham." Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey was concerned, rightfully so, that the activist couple would use the event as a backdrop to further criticize the war and bash...

Bill Cosby who's hit NBC television sitcom idealized family life throughout the 1980's has some harsh words about America's favorite openly disfunctional family, 'The Osbornes.''First of all you media need to stop with this Ozzy Osbourne.This is a sad, sad family; it is a sad case.The children are sad and the parents are sad,' Cosby tells entertainment show 'Access Hollywood on Thursday, June 20.'This is not entertainment.'While many think audiences respond to the MTV series based on the misadventures of Ozzy and crew because it shows that even the rich and famous suffer the same complicate family dynamics as the...