Believe it or not. This is RDA (Richard Dean Anderson) of the McGyver fame in 80s television. His show's got to be the reason why I love science - chemistry and physics. Wish we never grow old. Well...
Here is the opening of McGyver at the time when TV shows were really cool.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Fall Guy 1981-1986 (US)
Well, I'm not the kind to kiss and tell
But I've been seen with Farrah
I've never been seen with anything than a nine
So fine
I've been on fire with Sally Field
Gone fast with a girl named Bo
But somehow they did not end up as mine
It's a death defyin' life I lead
I take my chances
I die for a living in the movies and TV
But hardest thing I ever do
Is watch my leading ladies
Kiss some other guy
While I'm bandagin' my knee
I might fall from a tall building
I might roll a brand new car
'Cause I'm the unknown stuntman
That makes Redford such a star
I've never spent much time in school
But I've taught ladies plenty
It's true I hire my body out for pay (hey, hey)
I've gotten burned over Cheryl Tiegs
Blown up for Raquel Welch
But when I wind up in the hay,
It's only hay (hey, hey)
I might jump an open drawbridge
Or Tarzan from a vine
'Cause I'm the unknown stuntman
That makes Eastwood look so fine
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
God Only Knows - The Most Beautiful Love Song
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
God only knows what I'd be without you.
(written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher in 1966 for Beach Boys, performed by Brian Wilson and the Corrs for "her majesty" Reina Isabel II)
Top Selling Authors according to Forbes.com
1. Dan Brown
$88 million
The Da Vinci Code is this decade’s literary Energizer bunny--a bestseller for the past 44 months which has to date sold 61 million copies worldwide. The paperback version of Brown’s other page-turner, Angels & Demons, has been a best seller for 23 months, Sony plans to bring it to the big screen by 2008. That was inevitable, given that this year’s film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, starring Tom Hanks, was the year’s second-highest-grossing film, banking $756 million worldwide.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
2. J.K. Rowling
$75 million
Only a decade ago, the world had not yet heard of J.K. Rowling or her boy wizard Harry Potter. Today Rowling is the world’s sole billionaire author. Worldwide sales of her Potter books have topped 300 million copies. Rowling is preparing to close the book on the series with the seventh and as-yet-unnamed installment. Meanwhile the film franchise is one of the strongest in history, grossing a combined $3.5 million in worldwide box office receipts. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hits theaters this summer.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
3. James Patterson
$25 million
When religious publisher Zondervan, a division of News Corp., released California pastor Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life, it expected robust sales of about a quarter-million copies. There are now 30 million copies in print; Zondervan moved 100,000 copies last Christmas season alone. Warren, who once told a reporter he tithed 90% of his income, also runs the Web site Pastors.com, where he peddles Purpose Driven spinoffs.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
4. Rick Warren
$28 million
With 100 million books in print, the Patterson machine keeps churning out at least two thrillers a year. The Patterson library--his last 16 books have been No. 1 best sellers--has grossed more than $1 billion. Several of the titles have been adapted for film; last year Warner Bros. bought the rights to two Patterson potboilers with the hopes of converting them into a teen-oriented film franchise.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
5. John Grisham
$21 million
The best-selling author of the '90s published his first ever non-fiction title this year, the saga of a wrongly convicted man. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, which has occupied nonfiction best-seller lists since its debut in October. The film rights have already been optioned by George Clooney. Word is Grisham will get a seven-figure payout, in addition to gross participation, should the project hit the big screen. His other legal page turners, including The Broker and The Partner, are also likely candidates for film adaptation.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
$88 million
The Da Vinci Code is this decade’s literary Energizer bunny--a bestseller for the past 44 months which has to date sold 61 million copies worldwide. The paperback version of Brown’s other page-turner, Angels & Demons, has been a best seller for 23 months, Sony plans to bring it to the big screen by 2008. That was inevitable, given that this year’s film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, starring Tom Hanks, was the year’s second-highest-grossing film, banking $756 million worldwide.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
2. J.K. Rowling
$75 million
Only a decade ago, the world had not yet heard of J.K. Rowling or her boy wizard Harry Potter. Today Rowling is the world’s sole billionaire author. Worldwide sales of her Potter books have topped 300 million copies. Rowling is preparing to close the book on the series with the seventh and as-yet-unnamed installment. Meanwhile the film franchise is one of the strongest in history, grossing a combined $3.5 million in worldwide box office receipts. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hits theaters this summer.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
3. James Patterson
$25 million
When religious publisher Zondervan, a division of News Corp., released California pastor Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life, it expected robust sales of about a quarter-million copies. There are now 30 million copies in print; Zondervan moved 100,000 copies last Christmas season alone. Warren, who once told a reporter he tithed 90% of his income, also runs the Web site Pastors.com, where he peddles Purpose Driven spinoffs.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
4. Rick Warren
$28 million
With 100 million books in print, the Patterson machine keeps churning out at least two thrillers a year. The Patterson library--his last 16 books have been No. 1 best sellers--has grossed more than $1 billion. Several of the titles have been adapted for film; last year Warner Bros. bought the rights to two Patterson potboilers with the hopes of converting them into a teen-oriented film franchise.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
5. John Grisham
$21 million
The best-selling author of the '90s published his first ever non-fiction title this year, the saga of a wrongly convicted man. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, which has occupied nonfiction best-seller lists since its debut in October. The film rights have already been optioned by George Clooney. Word is Grisham will get a seven-figure payout, in addition to gross participation, should the project hit the big screen. His other legal page turners, including The Broker and The Partner, are also likely candidates for film adaptation.
* Source: Forbes Celebrity 100. Twelve months ending July.
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