1994 pt1: OJ, R. Kelly, and Other Disturbing Things - Spcl Gst Terrence
Update: 2020-08-01
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Topics: OJ Simpson, R. Kelly & Aaliyah, Samuel Jackson, Black TV Cancellation (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound)
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1. Bill Clinton is President
2. Jan - In Detroit, Michigan, Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant, under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband. Tonya later pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up the attack, is fined $100,000, and banned from the sport.
3. Jan - During a segment on NBC's Today, host Bryant Gumbel asks, "What is the internet, anyway?"
4. Feb - During the opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, guest host Martin Lawrence makes sexually explicit jokes about female genitalia and feminine hygiene, which results in NBC banning him from appearing on the network (for the next year) and SNL (for life). In repeats of the episode, the offending section of the monologue is replaced by a title card read by an off-screen player (writer Jim Downey), saying that although SNL is neutral about the issues mentioned by Lawrence, network policy prevents his remarks from being re-broadcast, and that the incident almost cost the entire cast of SNL their jobs.
5. Apr - Kurt Cobain, songwriter and frontman for the band Nirvana, is found dead at his Lake Washington home. He is believed to have committed suicide three days before he was found.
6. Jun - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside the Simpson home in Los Angeles. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings but is held liable in a civil suit.
7. Nov - Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that he has Alzheimer's disease.
8. Nov - WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast, aka live streaming.
9. Nov - Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot five times and robbed after entering the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan.
10. Sep - The pilot episode for Friends airs on NBC.
11. Open Comments
12. Top 3 Pop Songs
13. #1 "The Sign", Ace of Base
14. #2 "I Swear", All-4-One
15. #3 "I'll Make Love to You", Boyz II Men
16. Record of the Year: Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"
17. Album of the Year: Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett
18. Song of the Year: Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia"
19. Best New Artist: Sheryl Crow
20. Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Toni Braxton for "Breathe Again"
21. Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Babyface for "When Can I See You"
22. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Boyz II Men for "I'll Make Love to You"
23. Best R&B Album: Boyz II Men for II
24. Best Rap Solo Performance: "U.N.I.T.Y." – Queen Latifah
25. Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "None of Your Business" – Salt-N-Pepa
26. Top 3 Movies
27. #1 The Lion King
28. #2 Forrest Gump
29. #3 True Lies
30. Notables: House party 3, Blue Chips, Sugar Hill, Above The Rim, The Ink Well, Crooklyn, Beverly Hills Cop 3, Speed, Forrest Gump, True Lies, The Shawshank Redemption, Jason's Lyric, Pulp Fiction, Dumb and Dumber
31. Top # TV Shows
32. #1 Seinfeld
33. #2 ER
34. #3 Home Improvement
35. Debuts - Sister, Sister, South Central, Rolanda
36. Economic Scene
37. Income = 37k (Previously 31K)
38. House = 119K (113)
39. Car = 12.5k (12.7)
40. Rent = 533 (532)
41. Harvard = 24.9k (23.5)
42. Movie = 4 (4.14)
43. Gas = 1.09 (1.16)
44. Stamp .29 (Same)
45. Social Scene: OJ Simpson
46. O.J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947, in Putrero Hill, California, in the family of Eunice and Jimmy Lee Simpson. His father was a chef and bank custodian and his mother were a hospital administrator. Soon after his birth he developed rickets and had to wear braces on his legs till he was five. In 1952, his father left the family when he was still very young, and his mother had to take responsibility of raising the four children. He joined the ‘Persian Warriors’, a street gang in his early teens and was confined at the ‘San Francisco Youth Guidance Center’ for a short while. He played football for his team the ‘Galileo Lions’ at the ‘Galileo High School’ (now known as ‘Galileo Academy of Science and Technology’) in San Francisco.
47. List of the most familiar faces that played pivotal roles in the trial.
48. Marcia Clark (Prosecution / Ice Queen): An ace trial lawyer for the L.A. District Attorney's office, Clark spent years in the Special Trials Unit, which involved some of the most complex investigations, before becoming the lead prosecutor of the Simpson murder trial. Described as cold and calculating, Clark turned off many black female jurors who viewed her courtroom style as harsh and aggressive. After losing the Simpson case, Clark resigned from the L.A. District Attorney's office.
49. Christopher Darden (Prosecution / Uncle Tom / Token): Despite being a co-prosecuting attorney with Clark, Darden had limited trial experience. Still, as a black man amid a majority black jury, his participation was important so as to dismiss the notion that the otherwise all-white prosecution had racist motivations against Simpson. Although Darden floundered at the start of the trial and was purportedly intimidated by Cochran, he gained momentum as events progressed. However, he made a consequential mistake when he demanded that Simpson try on the infamous bloody gloves, which ended up being too small for the accused's hands. The loss of the Simpson trial devastated Darden, who was known for his short fuse, and he took a leave of absence.
50. Robert Shapiro (Defense / Publicity Hound): A lover of the spotlight, lead defense counsel Shapiro knew how to make a deal without going to trial and was a master at manipulating the media in order to garner sympathy for his famous clients. In fact, he was praised as the "Defense Counsel of the Year" in 1994, which even Judge Ito applauded. But when he began representing Simpson, Shapiro found himself jostling to keep his leadership role as other attorneys on his team were chomping at the bit to outshine him. Reportedly, co-defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey leaked stories to the press about Shapiro's ego, one of many indications there was infighting within the group. However, the blow that removed Shapiro from his lead status was when Cochran won Simpson's favor by visiting him in jail — something Shapiro preferred not to do with any of his clients. Once Cochran took over as lead counsel, Shapiro was vocally critical and attempted to distance himself from his team's chosen strategies. He would later tell Barba
ra Walters that "not only did we play the race card, we dealt it from the bottom of the deck."
51. Johnnie Cochran (Defense / Master Manipulator): Having moved up the legal ranks in L.A.'s criminal division, Cochran went on to represent some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Michael Jackson and James Brown. In 1994, he was considered one of the best trial lawyers in the nation, and it was Simpson himself who asked Shapiro to bring Cochran onto the team. Once Cochran gained control of Simpson's defense strategy and pushed Shapiro to the side, he wooed the courtroom and media. Using his "black preacher" style approach, he controversially used the race card to curry sympathy for Simpson. After prosecutor Darden made the mistake of demanding Simpson try on the ill-fitted bloody gloves, Cochran uttered the famous phrase: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." That moment became a turning point of the trial, giving Simpson's defense a huge advantage.
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