Dick Clark

Notable events from our shared experience

In 1929, the same year Dick Clark was born, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played their first New Year's Eve gig at New York's Roosevelt Hotel.

From the archives, a clip that makes us laugh even while we get all choked up...

"...and in my hour of darkness,

"Cone Bra." "Feisty." "Innovative." "Re-invention." These are the words my colleagues used to describe Madonna, who today turns 53. For me, Madonna, born Madonna Louise Ciccone - is more than the words, my colleagues used to describe her. She's more than just the buff blonde dancing on stage with ridiculously good-looking men and women. She's more than the world's top selling female artist (Lady GaGa, keep trying). She's more than what the tabloids show her to be - ballsy, bull-headed and your other occasional "B" word.

There is a story from the New York Times today on an interesting trend: "empty nesters" who are getting dogs (or "fur babies") when their children are grown and on their own, but no grandchildren are in sight. It's proof that being empty nesters can be lonely - one might think that once a couple has the freedom to come and go as they please, they wouldn't want to tie themselves down with a dog who needs walking and trained. But, as Kenneth Budd, executive editor of AARP The Magazine says in the article, "people in their 50s have the urge to 'fill the void' for a number of reasons" - like the human need to nurture. Are you one of those dog people who couldn't bear the thought of an "empty" nest?