Happy New Year!   ***** Thursday January 1,2015 Check in **** Hello everyone this is our official presence for our members and all those who visit our group. Please "like" or comment on this below. Sports: Rangers and Islanders won. Devils and Knicks lost. Hopefully New York Sports Teams will improve in 2015.  Birthdays: Actor Frank Langella is 77. Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 73. Writer-comedian Don Novello is 72. Actor Rick Hurst is 69. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 57. Actress Ren Woods is 57. Actor Morris Chestnut is 46. Actor Verne Troyer is 46. Elin Nordegren is 35. Actress Eden Riegel is 34. This day in history: 1942 - The Oregon vs Duke Rose Bowl is played in North Carolina due to the Japanese threat. 1995 - Cartoonist Gary Larson finishes the last "Far Side" cartoon, which he started in 1980. Have a great year!