Merrell In The Morning Fun You May Have Missed – December 23th, 2013
Today's Celebrations
Festivus
A Visit From St. Nicholas Day - published for the first time on this day in 1823 in the Troy (N.Y.) Sentinel (now the Record). The poem we know as The Night Before Christmas or A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement C. Moore, was published anonymously under the newspaper editor’s title, Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas.
Celebrity Birthdays
1928 - Drummer Buddy Harman (85) is born in Nashville. A member of the so-called "A-Team" of session musicians, his credits include The Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love," Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" and Patsy Cline's "Crazy," among others
1964 - Eddie Vedder (Mueller) (49) - songwriter, singer: group: Pearl Jam: LP: Ten
1971 - Corey Haim (42) - actor: Life 101, Dream a Little Dream series, Oh, What a Night, Fast Getaway, Dream Machine, The Lost Boys, Lucas, A Time to Live, Silver Bullet, Murphy’s Romance, First Born, Demolition University, Without Malice
Tabloid News
1 Stop = 3 DUIs
From lehighvalleylive.com -
If you are arrested for DUI, be sure the person you call to pick you up at the police station isn’t also intoxicated.
The series of arrests began about 1:45 a.m. Monday when police stopped Carmen Reategui, 34, was seen swerving and was pulled over. Police smelled alcohol coming from the vehicle and arrested Reategui after she failed field sobriety tests.
While Reategui was at the station, police said, she called Nina Petracca, 23, for a ride home. However, when Petracca showed up at police headquarters, she was visibly intoxicated and also failed sobriety tests.
Later, both women called Ryan Hogan, 33, for a ride. But Hogan had been drinking and he, too, failed sobriety tests after arriving at the station, police said.
All three were eventually released to a fourth, sober, adult.