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Lists, facts and figures, and other analyses The LA Report finds meaningful or entertaining.
CONNECTED: NIXON - GORE (or, NIXON/GORE: The EERIE PARALLELS) (or, WHY GORE SHOULD RUN IN '08)
NIXON GORE
wife used nickname (Pat) wife uses nickname (Tipper)
first 2 children were daughters first 2 children were daughters
went to law school, served in military served in military, went to law school
served in House, Senate served in House, Senate
served 2 terms as Vice President (1952-1960) served 2 terms as Vice President (1992-2000)
lost extremely close Presidential race as sitting VP (1960) lost extremely close Presidential race as sitting VP (2000)
appeared on nation's top TV comedy show (Laugh-In, NBC) appeared on nation's top TV comedy show (SNL, NBC)
came back 2 terms after loss to win Presidency (1968) came back 2 terms after loss to win Presidency (2008)?
HISTORY'S CONNECTED NUMBERS: 1776 to 1863 to 2007
Four score and seven years after our nation's founding, Lincoln frees the slaves.
Seven score and four years after Lincoln's freeing act, Barack Obama begins Presidential run in the land of Lincoln.
CQ = COOLNESS QUOTIENT: TV ICONS
CQ100:
William Shatner - see News
CQ85:
Barry Williams - aka Greg Brady, who is now co-host of a fun and colorful 70s-trippy-flashback sales pitch for the seventies CD collection from Time-Life (a company that apparently owns all the top music from every decade and refuses to sell it using that new fangled invention called "stores"). In the ad, only run 85 times a day, Barry wears a really cool shirt and still has a nice smile and has a hottie co-host pitching with him, so his CQ seems to be on the rise again. You can also hear Barry Live daily on Sirius Satellite Radio 2:00 - 6:00pm ET on the Totally 70's channel. 
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70s Music Explosion - Time Life |
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CQ = COOLNESS QUOTIENT: SCI-TECH PEOPLE
CQ100:
Ray Kurzweil - writes accessible books about Artificial Intelligence, intelligent and spiritual machines, the future of the human race, how to live forever, and the Singularity -- not to mention invents synthetic pianos bearing his name that Stevie Wonder swears by, as well as machines that read to the blind. Can a Nobel be far behind?
CQ = COOLNESS QUOTIENT: RADIO HOSTS
CQ100:
Chris Carter - made lemonade from lemons, bigtime; launched "Save Breakfast with the Beatles" and transformed impending axing by KLSX into media saturation throughout LA, continued broadcast on KLSX via HD radio, and a likely future gig on another LA institution, KLOS FM.
Little Steven - also parlayed axing by KLSX into beneficial move -- to KLOS, 95.5 FM; his "coolest song in the world" is always a gem, and we like his funky mix of perfect pop music, commentary and snappy cinema snippets.
Bob Dylan - how many XM radio hosts can boast of debuting a new album at, yes, NUMBER ONE on the charts - the oldest pop artist to ever do so? (Name of said album: his 2006 release "Modern Times").