Are There Such Things as Ghosts?

MOD Vol. 38 No. 1822, October 30, 2006
On the cover: Bea Alonzo and Anne Curtis

The Starliners section of MOD October 30, 2006, featured my write-up on “Britney Spears” (pp. 53-55). Also in this issue are brief reviews for the films Open Season, The Prestige and Marie Antoinette (pp. 60-61).

MOD Holloween Spookfest (Free Pullout)
On the cover: Evita Bunye

Pre-Holloween article, “Are There Such Things as Ghosts?” tackled spiritism and world of spirits in the Biblical perspective.

“Do not resort to ghosts and spirits or make yourselves unclean by seeking them out. I am the LORD your GOD.” – Leviticus 19:31, The Revised English Bible.

October 2

OCTOBER 2

Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 216, October 2, 1995
On the Cover: Lt. Col. Charito Plaza

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST


Hollywood actor Marlon Brando (1924-2004)
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly (October 2, 1992).

Oktubre 2 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 2, 1939, Napagwagian ni Ceferino Garcia (1906-1981) ang World Middleweight Boxing Championship nang patulugin niya ang Amerikanong si Alfredo “Fred” Apostoli (1913-1973) sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang tinatawag na “bolo punch.”

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 2:

1863 – Rafael Crame, first director of the Philippine Constabulary – in Malabon (then part of Rizal province) (d. January 1, 1927).

1923 – Artemio Marquez (full name Artemio Octavio Marquez Sr), writer and film director –  (June 20, 2001).

1936 – Sonny Belmonte (full name Fernando Feliciano Racimo Belmonte Jr), lawyer and Speaker of the House of Representatives – in Tondo, Manila.

1946 – Khryss Adalia, writer, actor and director (d. October 13, 2008).


1968 – Benjie Paras (full name Venancio Johnson Paras Jr), basketball player, the first PBA player to win the Rookie of the Year (1989) and Most Valuable Player (1989 and 1999) awards on the same year, and actor – in Caloocan City.



Benjie Paras with his two sons Andre and Kobe
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (August 21, 2001).

1970 – Adel Tamano (full name Fadel Abbas Tamano), lawyer and politician.

 

The original Charlie’s Angels cast:
Jacklyn Smith, Kate Jackson at Farrah Fawcett
on the cover of TV Journal (October 2-9, 1976).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that the original Charlie’s Angels Kate Jackson (as Sabrina Duncan), Jacklyn Smith (as Kelly Garrett) and Farrah Fawcett (as Jill Munroe) were together only for the first season of the series? This was in 1976-1977 when the program was Number 1 on the ratings. Fawcett left after Season 1 and only has guest appearances in Seasons 3 and 4. In total, the three original Angels were only together in 29 episodes.

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Picture Trivia

Topless Britney Spears on the cover of
Rolling Stone (October 2, 2003).

          At the opening of the 2003 MTV Video Music Award, Britney Spears, Madonna, Christina Aguillera and Missy Elliott were in the opening number. In the middle of the performance, Madonna kissed Spears and Aguillera on the lips. The kiss between Madonna and Spears left a sterling mark on the media. It was considered by MTV as the “Number-One Opening Moments” in the history of MTV.

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