FLEETWOOD MAC’S GYPSY ∗ Born Stephanie Lynn Nicks on May 26, 1948 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix; her parents were both Arizona natives ∗ Learned to perform from her grandfather A.J., an aspiring country music entertainer, who brought her… Continue reading
SUN CITY FOUNDER ∗ Born May 17, 1899 in Fresno, California; dropped out of high school to become a carpenter’s apprentice ∗ Moved to Phoenix at age 28 to recover from typhoid fever ∗ Founded the Del E Webb Construction… Continue reading
‘THE QUEEN OF PORN” ∗ Born Jenna Marie Massoli , April 9, 1974, in Las Vegas; her father was a police officer, her mother a showgirl who died before Jenna was 2 years old; studied ballet and entered child beauty… Continue reading
NAMESAKE OF POLICE WARNING TO ARRESTED SUSPECTS ∗ Born March 9, 1941, in Mesa ∗ Was in trouble most of his life: first arrest in eighth grade; served two stints in reform school (Arizona State Industrial School for Boys); jailed… Continue reading
LONGTIME TV HOST ∗ Born February 14, 1921 in Akron, Ohio; is a descendant of frontiersman Davy Crockett ∗ Began broadcasting career as announcer at WLOK in Lima, Ohio after his first year of college in 1939, then to WWJ… Continue reading
U.S. VICE PRESIDENT ∗ Born James Danforth Quayle on February 4, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana; grandson of Eugene C. Pulliam, influential publisher of the Arizona Republic, the Indianapolis Star and other newspapers ∗ Lived in Scottsdale from 1955 to 1963,… Continue reading
BEST-SELLING STORYTELLER OF THE AMERICAN WEST ∗ Born January 31, 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio ∗ Attended the University of Pennsylvania on a baseball scholarship, and played with a minor league team in Wheeling, West Virginia ∗ Became interested in the… Continue reading
Note to wife: In a rare display of bipartisanship, the Arizona House of Representatives yesterday voted 56 to 3 to expel Don Shooter, a Republican from Yuma, for “dishonorable behavior” regarding women and creating a hostile work environment. Beyond specific… Continue reading
Note to wife: Sorry, honey, but you know it’s true. Continue reading
Note to wife: FDR proposed expanding the U.S. Supreme Court after it ruled as unconstitutional some of his New Deal legislation (which Congress has passed) to combat the Depression. But even fellow Democrats objected to this approach for obtaining more… Continue reading
