Report for Thursday, Aug 23rd

Different Pop Quiz theme, with Summer coming to an end, vacation travel questions. If you wanted to visit Area 51 where there have been reports, even photos of space aliens; a place even the government has restricted. Where is Area 51? Is it in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico or Utah?

Our prayers and thoughts are with everybody in Hawaii, as Hurricane Lane is bearing down, at this writing a Category 5. I experienced the worst hurricane in Hawaii history. I was living in Kailua September 20, 1992 when Hurricane Iniki, a Category 4, slammed into Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai, killing 6 and doing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Lane expected to hit landfall tomorrow.

TV News: One week from tonight, the second season of Ozark, with Jason Bateman. This is a great show, so get caught up before then by binging Season 1, Ozark. … And speaking of great shows, if you haven’t seen Sinner on USA, it’s a must. … Final comment on the MTV Awards. The biggest backlash was the ridiculous, goofy Tribute to Aretha Franklin by, of all people, Madonna who didn’t even know Aretha. However, Patti LaBelle,  Mary J. Blige, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson and Tony Braxton were all friends of Aretha and were suggested but producers said Madonna would get bigger ratings. Shameful! 

Odds and Ends: Is It True, this weekend Ben Affleck will enter into an AA and NA, Alcohol and Narcotics Anonymous. Something Jennifer Garner has pushed. … So sorry to hear that Olivia Newton John’s cancer has returned, Olivia is 69. … When Simon Cowell got his star on the Walk yesterday, he actually cried. 

Sports Shorts: NCAA College games start Saturday, and the first two televised games are New Mexico State versus Wyoming, and the game I’ll be watching. Colorado State hosts my, University of Hawaii.

Answer – You’d have to go to Lincoln County, Nevada, about 120 miles from Las Vegas. And it is owned and controlled by the United States Air Force.


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