Rickie Smith Pro Mod Crash at Bristol

Veteran driver and Bristol Dragway legend Rickie Smith was involved in a high-speed crash during the second qualifying session of the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series. Smith was reported to have suffered a fractured left knee in the incident by medical officials at the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Smith’s ’68 Camaro went out of control and collided with Pete Farber’s ’69 Daytona as the pair were making a side-by-side qualifying run. Farber was checked and released at the track by NHRA emergency services officials.

Eliminations will be all day on Sunday and ESPN2 will have coverage beginning at 4:30 Eastern time.

June 17th Birthdays

Always curious to who I share a birthday with.

A bunch of atheltes, some actors, comedians, and musicians.

1943 - Newt[on] L Gingrich, (Rep-R-G, 1979- /Speaker of House 1995-97)
1943 - Barry Manilow, American musician
1943 - Burt Rutan, American aerospace engineer
1944- Bill Rafferty, comedian (Real People, Laugh-in '77)
1944 - Chris Spedding, rocker
1945 - Eddy Merckx, Belgium, cyclist (5 time winner of Tour de France)
1945 - Ken Livingstone, MP (Labour)
1945 - Tony Roche, tennis coach
1945 - Frank Ashmore, American actor
1945 - Tommy Franks, American General
1945 - Ken Livingstone, English politician
1947 - George S. Clinton, American composer and musician
1947 - Paul Young, English singer and percussionist (d. 2000)
1948 - David Concepcion, Venezuela, all star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds)
1951 - Joe Piscopo, Passaic NJ, comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials)
1952 - Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach and executive
1954 - Mark Linn-Baker, St Louis, actor (Larry Appleton-Perfect Strangers)
1957 - Jack Wouterse, Dutch actor
1958 - Dan McVicar, Independence Mo, actor (Clarke-Bold & Beautiful)
1958 - Jello Biafra, American musician and activist
1958 - Bobby Farrelly, American film director
1960 - Mitzi Edge, Albany GA, LPGA golfer (1995 SAFECO Classic)
1960 - Thomas Haden Church, American actor
1962 - Ed Brady, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1963 - Greg Kinnear, actor/talk show host (Talk Soup, Sabrina, Later)
1963 - Kevin Glover, NFL center (Detroit Lions)
1964 - Diane Murphy, actress (Tabitha Stevens-Bewitched)
1964 - Erin Murphy, actress (Tabitha Stevens-Bewitched)
1964 - Michael Gross, West Germany, swimmer (Olympic-2 world records-1984)
1964 - Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver
1965 - Dan Jansen, West Allis Wisc, speed skater (Oly-gold-1984, 88, 92)
1965 - Dermontti Dawson, NFL center (Pitts Steelers)
1965 - Gianluca Pozzi, Bari Italy, tennis star (1991 Brisbane)
1965 - Kami Cotler, Long Beach Calif, actress (Elizabeth-Waltons)
1965 - Mike Magnante, Glendale CA, pitcher (KC Royals)
1965 - Ray Seals, NFL defensive end (Pitts Steelers, Carolina Panthers)
1966 - Clare Look-Jaeger, Milwaukee Wisconsin, high jumper
1966 - Fred Barnett, NFL wide receiver (Phila Eagles)
1967 - Keith Sims, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins)
1967 - Pearl Sinn, LPGA golfer
1967 - Terry Davis, NBA forward/center (Dallas Mavericks, Wash Wizards)
1967 - Eric Stefani, American musician
1969 - Kevin Thornton, Amarillo, vocalist (Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up)
1970 - Jason Hanson, NFL kicker (Detroit Lions)
1970 - Ron "Popeye" Jones, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
1970 - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian
1970 - Michael Showalter, American comedian
1971 - Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer
1972 - James McKnight, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
1973 - Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
1977 - Mark Tauscher, American football player
1980 - Venus Williams, Lynwood Calif, tennis star
1981 - Kyle Boller, American football quarterback
1984 - John Gallagher Jr. American stage actor
1985 - Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot professional tennis player

Apple Announces Back-to-School Promotion

I thought school just let out.  Apple apparently can't wait for kids to head back.

Apple announced today its annual back-to-school promotion, but unlike years past offered a $100 iTunes gift card to customers who buy a qualifying Mac.

In each of the last three years, Apple had given rebates of up to an amount of $249 toward the purchase of a new iPod Touch or other iPods.  Students loved this.

This year's promotion, which runs through Sept. 20, gives students, parents, teachers and staff members the $100 gift card when they buy a new iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. Refurbished Macs and the Mac Mini do not qualify for the deal.

The gift card can be used for purchases at Apple's digital content marts, including the Mac App Store, iOS App Store, iBookstore and the iTunes store.

Girl Takes a Header After Getting Diploma

And she makes a pretty good recovery.

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How You Can Watch the Lunar Eclipse

Tonight's lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia late this morning, but you can still watch from North America.

Starting at 11 a.m. PDT, Google will live stream the eclipse on the company’s official YouTube channel. The broadcast will wrap up around 3 p.m.

If simply watching the lunar eclipse isn’t enough for you, you can watch live at Slooh’s website, where the feed will be accompanied by ongoing commentary from astronomers and experts.