Friday, January 07, 2005
JAN 7: SOUPY SALES SNAGS STAR, DAY BEFORE B'DAY ON E-DAY
Guess who gets the first STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME for 2005? Yep -- Soupy Sales (comic and children's show host) -- and is it way overdue or what? The Soupster snags the 2,274th star today, January 7, at 11:30 a.m. (7000 Hollywood Blvd. near Orange).
Many boomers and boomer-babies might recall the urban legend that Soupy once asked his young viewers to send him "green pieces of paper" from their parents' wallets. According to the fact-rumor-urbanlegend-checking site snopes.com, it's all true -- and Soupy was suspended for the brash act, which went down 40 years ago this week: January 1, 1965.
Speaking of entertainment milestones, exactly 70 years ago tomorrow, a man who spawned many an urban legend was born -- rock legend Elvis Presley, on January 8, 1935. Happy 70th, E. (You can celebrate E-Day by taking in an all-star Presley tribute at the Henry Fonda Theater -- 4-9:30 p.m. at 6126 Hollywood Blvd. -- a few blocks east of Soupy's Star).
So what do Soupy and Elvis have in common, besides fame and hit songs? (Okay, for Soupy it was a singular "song" -- "The Mouse", such a smash in '65 he sang it on Sullivan, the night The Beatles made their last Ed appearance). Give up? Yep -- Soupy and E share the same BIRTHDAY. Happy 79th, Soupster. May your star shine (on the Boulevard of Dreams) forever.
Many boomers and boomer-babies might recall the urban legend that Soupy once asked his young viewers to send him "green pieces of paper" from their parents' wallets. According to the fact-rumor-urbanlegend-checking site snopes.com, it's all true -- and Soupy was suspended for the brash act, which went down 40 years ago this week: January 1, 1965.
Speaking of entertainment milestones, exactly 70 years ago tomorrow, a man who spawned many an urban legend was born -- rock legend Elvis Presley, on January 8, 1935. Happy 70th, E. (You can celebrate E-Day by taking in an all-star Presley tribute at the Henry Fonda Theater -- 4-9:30 p.m. at 6126 Hollywood Blvd. -- a few blocks east of Soupy's Star).
So what do Soupy and Elvis have in common, besides fame and hit songs? (Okay, for Soupy it was a singular "song" -- "The Mouse", such a smash in '65 he sang it on Sullivan, the night The Beatles made their last Ed appearance). Give up? Yep -- Soupy and E share the same BIRTHDAY. Happy 79th, Soupster. May your star shine (on the Boulevard of Dreams) forever.
