Here are some fun facts about August 16th.

  • The New York Yankees broke ground on their new stadium, 2006.
  • Kathie Lee Gifford announces to Regis and the world her retirement from Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, to surely pursue her justly deserved international fame and stardom, 2000.
  • Kathie Lee, Frank Gifford, Madonna, Charles Bukowski, Robert Culp and Menachim Begin, in embryo form, all learn of my impending birth, and its predetermined date of August 16th. They adjust their fetal development accordingly, so that in the future, they may share my birthday, (various).
  • Elvis Presley, learning of my impending arrival, chooses August 16th to hemorrhage on the toilet and die, knowing the world is only big enough for one of us to exist at once, 1977.
  • Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ Manager, fires Pete Best, their first drummer, expecting to replace him with me, only to learn that I have not yet been born, 1963.
  • Taco Shack, formerly a taco shack providing tasty and nutritious pan-Mexcian food on Avenue B, is set to re-open in storefront on 3rd street, around the corner, 2006

Yankee Stadium, Last Night