Week of November 22, 1991

Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev’s efforts to bind the remnants of the

Soviet Union fails - as seven republics fail to sign a new union treaty and five

others were no shows.

The Bush Administration calls on Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Syria and the

Palestinians to resume the Middle East peace talks early December.

It’s said the Bush Administration is struggling ways to prevent crumbling Russia

from sliding into violence and chaos.

Levi Strauss & Co. which made its name with blue jeans, hopes to see green

with brown denims made from naturally colored cotton that needs no dye and

deepens in hue instead of fading. Look for a limited number of “coyote brown”

men’s jeans in time for Christmas.

The American flog is lowered for the final time at Clark Air Force Base - after 89

years. The U.S. formally turns over its oldest overseas base to the Philippines.

Technology -

No more CFC’s - Intel becomes the first to eliminate chlorofluorocarbons from its

computer manufacturing lines.

IBM says it is cutting 20,000 jobs in a restructuring

Music news -

The late Jimi Hendrix gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hendrix’ dad -

Al and brother Leon came down from Seattle. “It’s been a long time coming,” said

his father.

acknowledged he had AIDS earlier this week

- dies. He was 45. He’s the first major rock

star to acknowledge having AIDS.

Passing - Eric Carr - drummer for Kiss... of

cancer. He was 41. Carr replaced drummer

Peter Criss and recorded eight albums with

the band.

Elton John is interviewed on PBS this week.

He admitted he was “emotionally dead” as a

result of drinking and drugs which he used to

fight shyness and to cope with fame.

Week of November 22, 1991

Marry - Cyndi Lauper to actor David Thornton. Little Richard performed the

ceremony in Manhattan.

Rap - Ice Cube’s new “Death Certificate” album is under attack as racist and

hatemongering.

performances by - Michael Jackson, Madonna, George Michael and Aerosmith.

Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” album goes on sale. There’s a statue of Jackson

at the Tower Records store in Hollywood. Gotta love it!

Night Live: - Macaulay Culkin with

musical guests Tin Machine

(David Bowie).

On “Donahue” this week - “What

They Wont’ Do For Sexual

Pleasure.” Don’t miss it!

Friday night television -

CBS - rescue 911, Carol Burnett

Show, Trials of Rosie O’Neill,

NBC - Fresh Prince of Bel Air,

Movie, Tonight Show

ABC - Family Matters, Step by

Step, Perfect Strangers, Baby

Talk, 20/20, Nightline, In Concert

Fox - America’s Most Wanted,

Best of the Worst, Totally Hidden Video

PBS - Washington Week, Wall St. Week

Showtime - Jim Carrey’s Unnatural Act

Tonight Show - Johnny welcomes Bette Midler, Bill Maher and Louis Bellson

At the movies -

The Addams Fmily

Cape Fear

Beauty and the Beast

American Tail

Week of November 22, 1991

All I Want For Christmas

The Butcher’s Wife

The People under

the Stairs

Highlander 2: The

Quickening

And You Thought

Your Parents Were

Weird

Black Robe

Curly Sue