05:56 - 12 August, 2006
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25 years ago today, the IBM PC was born.....

in udder news.....

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Mike Douglas, the Chicago-born singer whose affable personality earned him 21 years as a television talk show host, died Friday on his 81st birthday.

He died in a Palm Beach Gardens hospital, said his wife, Genevieve Douglas. She wasn't sure of the cause but said he had been admitted Thursday.

Mr. Douglas became dehydrated on the golf course a few weeks ago and had been treated on and off since. ''He was coming along fine, we thought. It was really a shock,'' she said.

Mr. Douglas' afternoon show aired from 1961 to 1982. It featured his ballad and big-band singing style, other musicians, comedians, sports figures and political personal- ities, including seven former, sitting or future presidents.

''People still believe 'The Mike Douglas Show' was a talk show, and I never correct them, but I don't think so,'' Mr. Douglas said in his 1999 memoir, I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show.

''It was really a music show, with a whole lot of talk and laughter in between numbers.''

Mr. Douglas did about 6,000 shows, most 90 minutes long, and estimated that at its peak the syndicated show was seen in about 230 cities.

''He was a genuine nice guy,'' longtime friend Larry King said Friday on CNN. ''It was easy to be around him. He had a relaxed measure about him, and he also had an incredible ability to get great guests.''

I grew up watching Mike Douglas he was all right as far as im concerned.

well, im working today 8 to 4

congrats to my pal, boxx9000 in completing a successful move to a very nice condo!!! yay!! no more crumb-bums for neighbours for her!!!

thats all i have, hava swell weekend, folks!!

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