{"id":3969,"date":"2019-01-29T08:55:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T13:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottowensshow.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2019-02-08T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:04:54","slug":"highlights-from-the-1-29-scott-owens-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=3969","title":{"rendered":"Today in Keenerland 1\/29"},"content":{"rendered":"
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50 Years Ago Today: You could buy an RCA 20′ Lowboy console color TV for $359.00\u00a0\u00a0at Highland Appliance<\/strong>. By the 1966-67 season, all three major US networks had converted their prime time schedules to color and a majority of sets sold in ’69 were color. Interestingly, ABC and CBS didn’t convert their daytime broadcasts until later. Wonder what $359 would cost in todays dollars? Roughly\u00a0$2440.00.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"We are getting to the age where more and more of our friends are becoming “bionic”. Conversations among us baby boomers inevitably include organ recitals about what hurts and what we’re doing about it. The FDA’s Scott Gottlieb wrote that \u201c2018 was a record year of approvals<\/a> of novel medical devices<\/strong> for our agency; supported by new policies, processes and programs we\u2019ve implemented over recent years to help efficiently promote safe and effective innovation in medical device development.\u201d The debate about quantity vs quality is something those of us who have said goodbye to aging parents wrestle with. Many have bodies that are outlasting their cognitive capabilities. With an Alzheimers vaccine inching closer to reality<\/a>, are our lifespans still increasing?\u00a0 Isaac Azimov<\/strong><\/a> wrote about what the world would be like if we counted our time on this mortal coil in decades instead of years. How long will we live in 2069? Here’s some speculation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Quick Takes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Need a Power Nap<\/a><\/strong>? \u201cA nap on every corner.\u201d You know about AirBnB<\/strong>. Did you know you there’s a business model for nappers just like it? Since its 2015 founding, Recharge.co<\/a> <\/strong>says it’s had 50,000 bookings with an average stay of two hours. It’s also scored $10 million in funding.\u00a0(Via Morning Brew)<\/p>\n

Facebook<\/strong> is giving some powe<\/a>r back to its users \u2014 but very slowly. (The Verge)<\/p>\n

A new comedy<\/a> about a “badly behaved” Hollywood film mogul, inspired by Harvey Weinstein, “might upset people” but “something does everyday”, says actor John Malkovich<\/strong><\/a>, who stars in the play. (BBC2)<\/p>\n

Keith Richards<\/strong> on the Rolling Stones<\/strong>\u2019 studio plans and why they still tour<\/a>. The \u201coldest working guy in show biz\u201d… Wait, that\u2019s gotta be Tony Bennett \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"\"This man<\/a> is responsible for over 1\/3 of the edits to Wikipedia<\/strong>. #Influencer? You bet. (Via CBS News)<\/p>\n

Once nearly eradicated, measles<\/strong> has made a comeback<\/a> in the \u201canti vaxx\u201d age.<\/p>\n

We used to think that cable TV was cutting edge. Now it\u2019s \u201cold school\u201d. Here are HBO plans<\/a> to compete in a streaming world. (Vanity Fair)<\/p>\n

Overdoing it on Screen Time?<\/strong> The latest iPhone gives me a weekly report on how much time I’m spending looking at its screen. For those of you addicted to your devices, here are some sunglasses<\/a> that filter them out.<\/p>\n

With Samsung talking about 8k TV<\/strong>s, we asked Quora<\/a> \u201cHow much resolution is enough?<\/p>\n

Shop talk: \u201cResilience\u201d<\/strong> is the key to sustainable success in any business. Here\u2019s Fred Jacobs\u2019 take on<\/a> how it is Radio\u2019s competitive edge.<\/p>\n

Today in History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1959, Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty<\/strong>” released.<\/p>\n

\"\"1961, Bob Dylan<\/strong> met his idol Woody Guthrie<\/strong> when Guthrie was on weekend release from hospital where he was being treated for Huntington’s Chorea. Dylan told him; \u2018I was a Woody Guthrie jukebox\u2019. Guthrie gave Dylan a card which said: \u2018I ain’t dead yet\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"\"1964, “Dr Strangelove<\/strong>“, directed by Stanley Kubrick<\/strong> and starring Peter Sellers<\/strong> and George C. Scott<\/strong>, premieres.<\/p>\n

1976, Bombs set off in London’s West End<\/strong> by the IRA; 1 person is injured.<\/p>\n

1979, Emerson, Lake & Palmer<\/strong> disband after 10 years together.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday to:<\/strong> W C Fields, 1880 (d. 1946); John Raitt, 1917 (d. 2005); James Jamerson (Funk Brothers), 1938 (d. 1983); Katharine Ross (Actress), 1940; Tom Selleck, 1945; David Byron (Uriah Heep), 1947 (d. 1985); Louie Perez (Los Lobos), 1953; Oprah Winfrey, 1954<\/p>\n

Much More Music:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Apropos for today. Manfred Mann<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s tome about Quinn The Eskimo. Manfred was the keyboard player for whom the original band was named. Their hits also included\u00a0“Do Wah Diddy Diddy<\/a>“, “Pretty Flamingo<\/a>“.\u00a0Mann reinvented himself as Manfred Mann’s Earth Band<\/a> in the 1970s. Their biggest success was\u00a0“Blinded by the Light<\/a>“,\u00a0 with lyrics that still confuse us all.\u00a0 (Video<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"Having trouble getting rolling this morning? Perhaps this novelty tune can help. \u201cRip Van Winkle\u201d was released by the Devotions<\/strong><\/a> in 1961. It didn\u2019t become major hit until two years later. No telling who influenced who, but it is one of the tunes that features a speeded up voice, ala David Seville<\/a> and the Chipmunks and Sheb Wolley<\/a>. Extra credit if you remembered Sheb’s one hit, “Purple People Eater”.\u00a0 \u00a0(Video<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"As noted above, Emerson, Lake & Palmer<\/strong><\/a> disband after 10 years together on this date 49 years ago. When Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer threw in together, they were considered one of the “Supergroups” of the 1970s. The band had nine\u00a0RIAA<\/a>-certified\u00a0gold record<\/a>\u00a0albums\u00a0and an estimated 48 million records sold worldwide. Let\u2019s take it \u201cFrom The Beginning\u201d. (Video<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Today’s Quote Worth Re-Quoting: “<\/strong>A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted<\/em>.” ~Billie Holiday<\/p>\n

In the run-up to the Super Bowl, some of the commercials are starting to leak out. We leave you with a brilliant bit of pop culture fun. Sarah Jessica Parker<\/strong> And Jeff Bridges<\/strong> return is their iconic characters,\u00a0Carrie Bradshaw<\/strong> (Sex in the City) meets The Dude<\/strong> (The Big Lebowski) in an ad for\u00a0Stella Artois. Stella is supporting Water.org and Matt Damon<\/strong> convinced the two to sign on.<\/p>\n

If Twitter is what you check first thing in the morning, The feed is your Morning Show. Join us live from 6-10 weekdays, enjoy this email aggregation or do a deep dive into past programs here on the website. No rants, no politics, just fascinating factoids. Your cocktail conversations will be greatly enhanced!<\/p>\n

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