Released in 1971, "Sticky Fingers" is the ninth British and eleventh American studio album by the Rolling Stones. Who conceived the original cover artwork?
Roy Williams (July 30, 1907 - November 7, 1976) was an artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios, best known as "Big Roy," the adult mouseketeer for four seasons on the Mickey Mouse Club television series.
Williams was born in Colville, Washington and raised in Los Angeles, where he attended Fremont High School. After graduating, he was hired as an artist by Walt Disney in 1930. He worked on animated shorts while attending Chouinard Art Institute at night. He later also developed story ideas for Disney. He also designed over 100 insignias for the U.S. armed forces during World War II, and is credited with designing the mouse ears worn on the Mickey Mouse Club. Williams also produced one-panel gag cartoons for The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, and other magazines.
Disney director Jack Kinney described Williams as a "big fat balding hot-headed unpredictable bastard", but hugely admired his prolific talent, saying that he could "sit down and grunt out a few pounds of gags as if it were nothing". The Mouseketeers who worked with him on the original Mickey Mouse Club series, conversely, remembered him fondly.
Williams died in Burbank, California on November 7, 1976, aged 69. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. He was posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend in 1992.
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During my Disney Channel days in the 80s, got to watch "The Mickey Mouse Club" at least 4 times a day - the original series and the newer one. .
Mark. was first, and correct, with:
We only knew him as "Roy." (His last name was Williams.)
Cal in Vermont said:
Roy? He was kind of a weird big ol' galoot that didn't fit in with what was going on. Like a "which one of these things does not belong" sort of exercise.
Alan J answered:
Roy Williams.
mj wrote:
In never quite figured out his pupose
But Roy was always there.
Stephen F responded:
Roy
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
That is Roy
Deborah wrote:
Neither my husband nor I recognized that picture, so I did a little digging and voila! It's Roy Williams - unfortunately I forgot all about him. In my defense, I was quite young when that TV show aired.
Heat setting it for a couple of days - just a taste of summer. We'll be back in the 70s with possible rain by Monday.
Dave said:
Looks like Yogi Berra. A member of the MLB hall of fame, Berra is best known today for his amusing malapropisms and bizarre statements to reporters, like "Its Deja vu all over again" and "Half the lies they tell about me aren't true." None the less, Berra is considered among the best catchers in MLB history, and was elected to the MLB Hall of Fame. Outstanding both defensively and with his bat. Berra was nearly impossible to strike out, which made him one of the most feared batters in major league history. In several seasons he had more home runs than strikeouts, which is a truly remarkable achievement. Playing during one of the Yankee's golden eras, Berra was the most valuable player on those loaded lineups. Berra was on 10 World Series winning teams during his 19 year career, more than any other player in history.
DJ Useo replied:
That's "Big Roy" Williams. Sounds like a good name for a wrestler.
Rosemary in Columbus responded:
Roy
Daniel in The City said:
Roy Williams
Billy in Cypress U$A wrote:
The 'Big Mousketeer' would be "Big Roy", Roy Williams.
Barbara, of Peppy Tech fame answered:
The answer is Roy Williams. I knew his first name without looking it up, since I watched countless episodes of "The Mickey Mouse Club" in my youth. Never knew his last name until today.
Jacqueline wrote:
Roy Williams.
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Yesterday Dave in Tucson's answer was supposed to have an image, but I couldn't get it to open.
Since today is another day, and the image is the punchline, the archived page has been corrected, and here's his answer:
Dave in Tucson responded:
Get your kicks on Route 66. When Mick Jagger sang about "And go take that California trip" in 1969, the lyric had an entirely new meaning.
• Choreographer Toni Basil decided to get into show business at an early age. Her father was orchestra leader Louis Basil. One day, when she was very young, Toni and her mother walked to the Chicago Theater, where her father had a gig. Lots of autograph hunters were outside the theater, hoping to see her father, and when they saw Toni and her mother, they respectfully got out of their way. Toni says that it was like the parting of the Red Sea. Toni immediately thought to herself, "If this is show business, then I want to be a part of it."
• Rockers in Muslim countries sometimes have problems other musicians don't have. Pakistani rocker Salman Ahmad once was playing rock music at a gig, when suddenly Islamic fundamentalists ran in and smashed his guitar and drum set. Later, Mr. Ahmad commented, "I thought rock musicians were supposed to break their own instruments.
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• After Nirvana released the best-selling album Nevermind, the band played a concert and signed autographs at a small Seattle record store called Beehive. This "meet-and-greet" was done at the request of the band's record company, which may surprise some Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain fans because Mr. Cobain was not known to kowtow to record company requests. It turned out that Mr. Cobain had a secret motive for wanting to go to Beehive - he wanted to do a favor for a friend. He had with him five copies of his friend's music fanzine that he wanted to sell to Beehive for $2 a copy so the fanzine could be sold at the record shop. Usually, such fanzines are sold on consignment, meaning the creator of the fanzine could stop by once in a while to see if any copies had been sold; if a copy had been sold, the creator could pick up some money for that copy. However, Mr. Cobain was insistent that he be paid for the fanzines immediately so he could give the money to his friend. Eventually, the manager agreed, and when Mr. Cobain left the record store, he had $10 to give to his friend. (By the way, Nevermind became a multi-million seller.)
• Good things can happen because of celebrities. Singer Avril Lavigne once wore a Home Hardware T-shirt on television - when she was growing up, her local Home Hardware outlet had sponsored her hockey team. Many, many fans saw her on television and requested similar T-shirts from the Home Hardware in Napolee, Canada, where she had grown up. The Napolee Home Hardware outlet sold 20,000 T-shirts and donated money to some of Avril's favorite charities. Later, she wore a T-shirt from an elementary school in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in her music video for "Sk8er Boi." The school sold many, many T-shirts and used the profits to buy new computers. And Avril's drummer, Matthew Brann, supports the Durham chapter of Autism Chapter Ontario. He helps bring awareness to the organization by displaying its logo on his drums at concerts.
• In 1931, tenor Joseph Benton, aka Giuseppe Bentonelli, went to Switzerland, visited the Longine watch factory, and bought a Rolex wristwatch before they were famous. He took good care of the watch and was proud of it. After 20 years, the watch needed major repairs because of a worn-out hairspring. The American branch of the Longine Company didn't have the necessary parts, so they sent it to Switzerland, where it received a complete makeover. The cost to Mr. Benton: Nothing. In his autobiography, Mr. Benton writes, "It is through treatment like that that the Swiss have maintained their reputation for integrity and honesty in business throughout the centuries. Would that other people were as honest and their handiwork as genuine as those who made my Rolex watch!"
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'MacGyver', followed by a FRESH'Magnum PU', followed by another FRESH'Magnum PU'.
On a RERUNStephen Colbert (from 4/21/20) are Michael Moore and Brett Eldredge.
On a RERUNJames Corden, OBE, (from 9/26/19) are Ellen Pompeo, Mike Colter, and Loud Luxury & Bryce Vine.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'The Blacklist', followed by 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Mark Ruffalo, Guy Raz, and Miranda Lambert.
On a RERUNSeth Meyers (from 3/5/20) are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, James Taylor, and Glen Sobel.
On a RERUNLilly Singh (from 3/31/20) are Natalya Neidhart, and Paige & Alexa Bliss.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'Shark Tank', followed by '20/20'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel it's TBA.
The CW offers a FRESH'Masters Of Illusion', followed by a FRESH'Dynasty'.
Faux has a FRESH'WWE Friday Night SmackDown'.
MY recycles an old 'CSI: Miami', followed by another old 'CSI: Miami'.
A&E has 'Live PD', followed by a FRESH'Live PD: Rewind', then a FRESH'Live PD', followed by a FRESH'Live PD: Wanted'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Shawshank Redemption', followed by a FRESH'Friday Night In With The Morgans', then the movie 'Erin Brockovich'.
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[6:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Ship in a Bottle
[7:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Aquiel
[8:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Face of the Enemy
[9:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Tapestry
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Birthright
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Birthright
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Starship Mine
[1:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Lessons
[2:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - The Chase
[3:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Frame of Mind
[4:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Suspicions
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[8:00PM] ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES
[11:00PM] THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
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[6:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[6:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[7:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[7:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[8:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[8:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[9:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[9:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
[10:00am] Face/Off
[1:00pm] Law & Order
[2:00pm] Law & Order
[3:00pm] Law & Order
[4:00pm] Law & Order
[5:00pm] Law & Order
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[3:00am] Liar
[4:00am] The Andy Griffith Show
[4:30am] The Andy Griffith Show
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SyFy has the movie 'Pitch Black', followed by the movie 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.
NBC's Saturday Night Live will wrap its 45th season a little earlier than usual, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sketch comedy program will air its third "At Home" original this Saturday, May 9, which will serve as the season finale. (Last year's season finale was on May 18). There will be no host or musical guest this week.
SNL's last fully live, regular original episode was on March 7, with host Daniel Craig and musical guest the Weeknd, just before New York's pandemic shutdown. After that, the show's planned spring hiatus was extended.
The NBC staple returned to originals with Saturday Night Live at Home on April 11, featuring new material, mostly pre-taped and produced remotely by SNL cast and crew, as well as a special host appearance by Tom Hanks and a musical performance by Chris Martin.
Axl Rose is back, baby! The riot-starter and Tommy Hilfiger hater is everywhere lately, with news of his new children's book-Sweet Child O' Mine-dropping right as the band's old cover of "Live And Let Die" went viral after making the cruel implications of Trump's mask-less visit to an Arizona mask factory that much more obvious.
Then, on Wednesday night, the Guns N' Roses singer fired off a tweet calling Secretary of the Treasury and real-life Bond villain Steve Mnuchin an "asshole" that was catapulted into virality when Mnuchin himself emerged from his bath of gold coins to respond in the dumbest way possible.
"What have you done for the country lately?" Mnuchin responded, punctuating his statement not with the American flag, but the (similar-looking) flag of Liberia. His tweet was swiftly deleted and reposted with the American flag, which is almost as embarrassing as the fact that Mnuchin searches for himself on Twitter.
Rose, having been handed this dunk on a silver platter, didn't disappoint in his response. "My bad I didn't get we're hoping 2 emulate Liberia's economic model," he wrote, "but on the real unlike this admin I'm not responsible for 70k+ deaths n' unlike u I don't hold a fed gov position of responsibility 2 the American people n' go on TV tellin them 2 travel the US during a pandemic."
They're furry. They're fabulous. And now The Freak Brothers cast is set. Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Tiffany Haddish and Pete Davidson lead the upcoming adult toon series from EPs Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon based on the hippie-era underground comic.
Harrelson, Goodman, Haddish and Davidson are signed for the eight-episode series, which was announced at Comic-Con last year and is being shopped to distributors. We hear that production on the pilot is nearly complete, and work has begun on the other 22-minute episodes for a planned fall premiere.
Here's the logline for The Freak Brothers: In 1969, life in San Francisco consists of free love, communal living and political protest. Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (Harrelson), Fat Freddy Freekowtski (Goodman), Phineas T. Phreakers (Davidson) and their mischievous, foul-mouthed cat, Kitty (Haddish) spend their days dodging many things - the draft, the narcs and steady employment - all while searching for an altered state of bliss.
But after partakking of a genetically mutated strain of marijuana, the Freaks wake up 50 years later to discover a much different society. Quickly feeling like fish out of water in a high-tech world of fourth-wave feminism, extreme gentrification and intense political correctness, the Freaks learn how to navigate life in 2020 - where, surprisingly, their precious cannabis is now legal.
ABC has announced that it is reviving its "Wonderful World of Disney" family movie night, though whereas in the past the programming event was typically associated with Sundays (at least that is what rugrat Matt remembers), this time around it will serve up a feature every Wednesday at 8/7c, for four straight weeks.
Kicking off "The Wonderful World of Disney" on Wednesday, May 20 will be Moana, the animated adventure about a spirited teen who sets sail on a daring mission to fulfill her ancestors' unfinished quest.
Next up, on May 27, is Thor: The Dark World, the MCU franchise's follow-up to Thor and The Avengers.
On June 3, things are looking Up with the Academy Award-winning animated feature about a retired balloon salesman. Then on June 10, Big Hero 6 tells the animated tale of Baymax, a lovable personal companion robot who forms a special bond with robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada.
President Donald Trump (R-Failure) and his top advisers have repeatedly played down the threat posed to American lives and the US economy by the coronavirus pandemic.
In some of the most infamous instances, Trump predicted on February 26 that the number of COVID-19 infections in the US "within a couple of days is going to be down close to zero," while Larry Kudlow, Trump's director of the National Economic Council, declared the virus had been "contained."
Earlier this week, The Washington Post reported that the White House is relying in part on a so-called "cubic model" devised by Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser, that shows COVID-19 deaths plummeting to zero by mid-May.
This model, which the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released on Tuesday, contradicts all other data and modeling, including that the White House is reportedly looking at. The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicts 135,000 deaths by August 1. Nearly 73,000 people have already died from the disease in the US, with about 2,000 dying every day over the last week.
On Wednesday, Hassett told The New York Times he used "just a canned function in Excel, a cubic polynomial" to create the model, confirming theories circulating online.
Men who are receiving androgen deprivation therapies (ADT) for prostate cancer appear to be less likely to catch Covid-19 than those not on ADT. The observation could help explain why men are twice as likely to die of the virus as women. Although in theory it opens up a possible form of protection, it also faces a potential obstacle in public acceptance.
More men die of Covid-19 than women, although infection rates are more even. Several theories have been proposed as to why this might be and Professor Andrea Alimonti of the Università della Svizzera Italiana (confusingly located in Switzerland) found a way to home in on the cause.
Prostate cancer is frequently treated with ADT, which prevents testosterone production or blocks its binding to receptors, as the cancers thrive on male hormones and starve without. If these hormones (known as androgens) are the problem, suppressing them with ADT might save lives.
In the Annals of Oncology, Prof. Alimonti provides evidence in favor of the idea.
"Maybe your purpose on this planet isn't on this planet."
That is the tagline accompanying the US Space Force's recruiting ad that appeared on Twitter on Wednesday.
The 30-second commercial is a montage of young people looking to the stars, intercut with images of rockets rising from monolith-like hangars, all colour graded the familiar teal and orange of blockbuster action movies.
In addition to the expected military recruitment fare included in the video - stoic service members dutifully doing their part for the cause while looking away from the camera - the ad also includes the first official glimpse of the X37-B reusable space vehicle.
The US Space Force - which was founded on 20 December, 2019 by order of president Donald Trump (R-Grifter) - will be in charge of projecting and protecting the US's global and domestic agendas in all matters relating to space, from missile warning systems to satellite operations.
"The Simpsons" apparently did it again. It inadvertently foresaw the future.
Bill Oakley, a writer on the long-running animated TV show, recently admitted in a tweet that yes, he and some of his colleagues predicted some disturbing events of 2020.
First up was the coronavirus crisis and now the "murder hornets" from Asia that were recently spotted in the U.S. and threaten honeybee populations.
"OK fine i guess we did," Oakley replied Wednesday to a tweet of a clip from an old "Simpsons" episode that seemed to comment on our current crises. That tweet has already amassed more than 7 million views and 373,000 likes since it was posted Tuesday.
The clip comes from the same 1993 episode that sparked the initial speculation in February that "The Simpsons" predicted the coronavirus. From Season 4, "Marge in Chains" depicted a strange virus from Osaka, Japan, that sweeps through the Simpsons' town of Springfield.
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