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UP NEXT: November 15

COVER STORY: Apps
They have become the modern-day Swiss Army knife: Smartphones getting even smarter with the help of tiny, often quirky applications, nicknamed apps. They can be downloaded directly to an iPhone or Blackberry or Google Android, teaching it to perform everything from the practical (like finding the nearest drugstore) to the parlor trick (like telling you what constellation of stars is directly above you).

With more than 100,000 apps for sale in the software's megamall, the Apple Apps store, it seems there truly is an app for everything. More than two billion apps have been downloaded since July 2008. While many of them are free, there is often a small purchase cost of a dollar or two. You don't need an app to add up what that means: A potential $4.2 billion industry by 2013, ten times what it is today.

Daniel Sieberg takes a look at some of the most useful and quirky apps out today, and talks to a few of the innovators at the cutting edge of this booming industry.

For more info:
tapulous.com
Apple Apps Store
Blackberry App World
Android App Market

SUNDAY ALMANAC: Joey Buttafuoco

ART: The Army Collection
"Hidden Treasures," a major art collection of works done mostly by United States Army soldiers about Army troops from America's earliest wars to present day. The collection includes paintings, drawing and sculptures by famous American artists including Norman Rockwell, as well as by infamous Nazis including Adolph Hitler, all hidden from public view behind closed doors in the basement of an office building in Washington, D.C. Rita Braver reports on what she saw - and others can not.

For more info:
United States Center for Military History
"They Drew Fire" (PBS)

EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY: Punitions
From Our Man in Paris, David Turecamo.

BY THE NUMBERS or SUNDAY PASSAGE

THE MOVIES: "2012"
Critic David Edelstein on the latest end of the world.

A POSTCARD FROM CHINA: The Silk Road

SUNDAY PROFILE: Keith Urban
Yes, he has a famous wife, but Grammy-winning country music artist Keith Urban also has the love of his fans . . . and the scars to prove it. Tracy Smith walks a country mile with the platinum-selling singer this Sunday Morning.

For more info:
keithurban.net

OPINION: Ben Stein

ENDER: True Romance

NATURE: TBD

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RECAP: November 8

COVER STORY: Inoculating Against Fear of Vaccination
Vaccines have long been regarded, with much justification, as one of the greatest medical innovations in human history. But in some communities, people are opting out of the new H1N1 vaccine in significant numbers over safety fears. Are vaccines still a healthy choice? Tracy Smith reports.

For more info:
"Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver" by Arthur Allen (Norton)
National Vaccine Information Center (private, vaccine critical organization)
Infectious Diseases Division, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
michaelspecter.com
"Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives" by Michael Specter (Penguin)

SUNDAY ALMANAC: Milton Bradley Is Born

SUNDAY JOURNAL: Fort Hood Shootings
Thurday's shootings at an Army base in Texas shocked the nation ... and prompted a host of questions for which there are still few answers. Don Teague reports.

FASHION: Plus-Size Models Take Charge
As part of our occasional look at SIZE MATTERS . . . Michelle Miller investigates how the ultra-thin are falling out of fashion.

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HISTORY: The Righteous
Tomorrow night marks a painful anniversary for many who survived the run-up to World War II - Kristallnacht. It also provides an opportunity to remember the bravery of the Righteous . . . the citizens of a tiny country who risked their own lives to shelter the most desperate of refugees. Jim Axelrod tells a pair of remarkable stories:

For more info:
"God's House" (documentary)
Eye Contact Foundation
"Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews in World War II" - Photographs by Norman Gershman (Syracuse University Press)
"Flight from the Reich: Refugee Jews, 1933-1946" by Robert Jan van Pelt and Deborah Dwork (W.W. Norton)
"Illyria: A Journey of Resistance" (documentary by Myriam Abramowicz)

THE TOMORROW SHOW: Noise
Most of us are trying to avoid all the noise around us, while some are paying good money for all things loud. To find out what's next in this sonic revolution, Mo Rocca takes a trip into the future of noise.

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THE FAST DRAW: Biomimicry
Scientists trying to design a cleaner and more energy efficient world have more sources of inspiration at hand than many of them may think.

SUNDAY PROFILE: David Foster
He’s written or produced some of the biggest hit songs of the past 40 years, worked with giants like Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson and Andrea Bocelli, and discovered Celine Dion, Josh Groban and Michael Buble. He’s David Foster, winner of 15 Grammys and one of the most successful producers in the music industry.

Correspondent Sandra Hughes talks with Foster about his life, his work, and the stars he’s met along the way.

For more info:
davidfoster.com

PHOTOS: The Year the Berlin Wall Fell
History marks November 9th, 1989 as the day the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. But as veteran photojournalist Peter Turnley relates, it was a revolution years in the making. And the tidal wave of change didn’t stop at the Wall, but it continued throughout the rest of that year, bringing down Communist regimes in the former Czechoslovakia and in Romania.

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ESSAY: After the Berlin Wall Fell
Mark Phillips visits with Berlin residents of a certain age who remember where they were when the Wall that scarred their city fell 20 years ago tomorrow.

ENDER: "Sesame Street" Is Now 40 Years Young
Say hello to Big Bird and Cookie Monster . . . here to help us celebrate the 40th anniversary of of a children's television classic this coming Tuesday. It's the sort of occasion for which the phrase "children of all ages" was invented, as our Martha Teichner would be the first to tell you.

NATURE: Sumatra
We leave you this Sunday Morning in the rainforests of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a green and leafy home for wild orangutans and monkeys.

For more info:
Kalaweit.org
orangutan.net

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The Science of Magic: Not Just Hocus-Pocus
No matter how smart we think we are, or how old we get, most of us are still just baffled kids when it comes to magic. So why do we keep getting fooled? And why do we enjoy the deception?

Teller, the quiet half of Penn and Teller, has broken his silence to reveal a few secrets. In an unlikely partnership, Teller and five fellow magicians have teamed up with neuroscientists to begin a new area of research that some are calling “Magicology.” The goal is to understand better how the human mind processes information by figuring out why magic tricks continually deceive us.

As it turns out, if there is an art to performing magic, then there’s a science in being tricked. Correspondent John Blackstone speaks with Teller and with Mac King, both magicians who are working on the latest research. We’ll also check in with the two Harvard-educated neuroscientists who started it all. And finally, we’ll hear from an expert on the history of magic about the timeless appeal of illusion.

For more info:
pennandteller.com
Neural Correlate Society
Barrow Neurological Institute
"Magic and the Brain" (Scientific American, Dec. 2008)
mackingshow.com
"Magic: 1400s - 1950s" - Edited by Noel Daniel; Written by Mike Caveney, Jim Steinmeyer and Ricky Jay (Taschen Books)

THE ALMANAC: Sistine Chapel
On November 1, 1512 ... 497 years ago today ... the Italian Renaissance reached a dazzling new height.

HALLOWEEN: Pumpkins
Faith Salie on the holiday's favorite gourd.

For more info:
The 5th Annual Great Jack o' Lantern Blaze (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.)

FRIENDS: Shooting Stars
Every once in a while a generation of sports fans gets lucky, and the stars align to bring two great champions face to face: Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. They pushed each other to heights of performance neither could have achieved on their own. And for basketball fans of the 1980s and early '90s, there was no greater rivalry than the one between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

From the day Johnson triumphed over Bird to win the college championship, their careers were forever entwined - Bird was the "Great White Hope” playing with the blue-collar Boston Celtics, Johnson the flashy, fast-breaking leader of the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s no surprise they became obsessed with each other, always keeping an eye on what the other was doing, driving themselves so as not to be outdone by the other.

"My goal my whole career was trying to knock his two front teeth out," Larry Bird said of Magic. For his part, Magic Johnson replied, "Normally, I have a nice big smile. But Larry Bird took that smile right away."

What is surprising, as correspondent Jim Axelrod finds out in fascinating interviews with both men, is that after years of battling on the court, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson somehow became best friends, and more; “I love him like a member of my own family” says Bird about Johnson.

It’s the story of two legendary athletes, and how a bitter rivalry turned into a lifelong friendship.

For more info:
magicjohnson.org
nba.com
nba.com
Indiana Pacers
"When the Game Was Ours" by Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson, with Jackie MacMullan (Houghton Mifflin) | Excerpt
Legend of French Lick Inn & Resort

STEVE HARTMAN: Blind Man Adopts Son He'd Been Looking For
People will adopt older kids. They'll adopt disabled kids and neglected kids. Kids who can't read, kids who can't talk - there are people willing to adopt. But all those things in one child? Steve Hartman reports there are few who want that.

THE MOVIES: The Unlikely Journey of "Precious"
Katie Couric interviews the filmmakers behind the uncompromising new film, including the novelist Sapphire, whose book "Push" became the basis of the critically-acclaimed drama; director Lee Daniels; and actress Gabourey Sidibe.

For more info:
"Precious" (Official Movie Web Site)

HALLOWEEN: Zombies
A look at the zombies throughout history and at their current popularity. Find out how zombie fans pay homage to the living dead; also, an interview with Max Brooks, author of the bestselling books "World War Z" and "The Zombie Survival Guide."

For more info:
Resident Evil
Zombie Pin-up Calendar
The Zombie Handbook
Max Brooks (Recorded Attacks)
maxbrooks.com
The Hope Lounge
The N.Y.C. Zombie Crawl

SUNDAY PROFILE: The Brothers Gibb Return
Hit songs such as "Jive Talkin'" won the Bee Gees a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now, in the aftermath of personal loss and estrangement, the two surviving Bee Gees are back in harmony once again. Anthony Mason makes a visit.

For more info:
beegees.com
Bee Gees on Facebook
Bee Gees on MySpace

BY THE NUMBERS: Week Ending November 1

BILL GEIST: Mustaches
Bill Geist knows what it's like to live with a mustache - for most of the last 40 years he's had his. So when he heard about the guys that started the "American Mustache Institute" he just had to meet them.

This week he travels to St. Louis, where in the shadow of the Gateway Arch (the "largest mustache in the world"), mustache lovers gathered to celebrate and defend their own mustaches and all mustached Americans. The Mayor proclaims Friday "Mustache Day," and the AMI holds their annual "'Stache Bash" where they announce the winner of the "Robert Goulet Mustached American of the Year Award" - given to the person who over the past year best personified and contributed to the mustached American way of life. Voting was held online and the impressive nominees included Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, sports figures like Clay Zavada and the Cardinals' Brendan Ryan, Attorney General Eric Holder (the first mustached Attorney General since 1946), White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod, and our own Bill Geist.

And the winner is . . . ?

For more info:
American Mustache Institute
"Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters" by Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III

NATURE: Spiders!

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RECAP: October 25

Special Report: "Size Matters"

COVER STORY: Obesity: A Weighty Issue
America is supersized. Collectively, we’re four and a half billion pounds too heavy, and our health care system is straining from the weight of it all. In our cover story, correspondent Seth Doane examines how we got so fat, and what it’s doing to our health, to our economy, and to our children, who face the prospect of a shorter life expectancy than their parents because of this national health crisis.

He talks with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about administration efforts to fight obesity; a former Surgeon General who first sounded the alarm of an obesity epidemic nearly a decade ago; and a restaurant dietitian trying to put a healthy spin on fast food.

For more info:
Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Trust for America's Health

ART: A Body of Work
Plus-size, full-figured, even enormous - those are the women often considered the most beautiful by artists throughout history. Martha Teichner is our guide to the human body as seen through the eyes of artists.

For more info:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Louvre Museum
Prado Museum
National Academy Museum
Musee Conde
"Looking Around" (Richard Lacayo blog)
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Art Institute of Chicago
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Artists Rights Society

BY THE NUMBERS

DIET: The Axis of Food Evil: Fat, Sugar and Salt
According to Dr. David Kessler - former head of the FDA, famous for his crusade against Big Tobacco - the food industry has perfected the science of making food we are simply unable to resist. By loading dishes with salt, sugar and fat, restaurants and fast-food joints have us at their mercy, triggering a frenzy of activity in our brains that is the result of eons of evolution.

But is it fair to demonize businesses for providing customers with what they want: inexpensive and plentiful meals as a reward for our hectic lives? Serena Altschul reports.

PROFILE: Physique Helps Mo'Nique Strike It Big
In a world where it seems everyone wants to be thin, Mo'Nique is a big girl, and she's not apologizing for it. In fact, she's made her "big and proud" message a central part of her new nightly talk show on BET.

She's also brought that message to standup comedy, sitcoms, books and movies. Her latest movie, "Precious," is already getting her some Oscar buzz.

Mo'Nique says she was big from birth, and ever since she's challenged the world to accept her as she is. She recognizes that too big can be too unhealthy, but it took an intervention by her husband to convince her that even Mo'Nique was getting a little too hefty.

Correspondent Mark Strassmann goes backstage to take a peek into the big, big world of Mo'Nique.

For more info:
moniqueworldwide.com
bet.com

A NUMBER OF REASONS: At Duke, Doctors Teach Obesity Ownership
The frontline battle against obesity is taking place in doctors' offices, not in the gym. Doctors claim that new medications are on the way to help people in the deadly battle against obesity. Rita Braver also travels to the Duke Diet and Fitness Center, the gold standard in treating obesity, to examine how they use the latest advances in medicine, psychology, nutrition and fitness to deal with an epidemic of obesity in this country.

For more info:
Duke Diet & Fitness Center (Duke University)
"The Skinny: On Losing Weight Without Being Hungry - The Ultimate Guide to Weight Loss Success" by Louis J. Aronne, M.D., and Alisa Bowman (Broadway Books)

THE FAST DRAW: Trimming the Fat
Josh Landis & Mitch Butler

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ABROAD: A Parisian Food Fight
David Turecamo reports on the latest controversy at the world's most famous museum. But it's not to do with art. Join "Our Man in Paris" as he examines McDonald’s at the Louvre.

PROFILE: In Slim Role, Bertinelli Beats Back Bulge
Tracy Smith reports.

For more info:
"Losing It - and Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time" by Valerie Bertinelli (Free Press)
jennycraig.com

FITNESS: Welcome to Thin City: Colorado's Low Rate of Obesity
Dean Reynolds reports.

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SPORT: Pound for Pound
Lucy Craft on Japan's Sumo wrestlers.

OPINION: Big Questions
Nancy Giles on her candy problem.

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BILL GEIST: Deep-Frying Is Where the Magic Happens
The State Fair of Texas, where the classic battered and fried "Corny Dog" was invented in 1942, remains the frontier of fried food. Here, vendors compete to see who can create the most egregious violation of dietary law, and artery-clogging creations like fried cookie dough, fried peaches and cream, and fried Coke were tasted and seen for the first time. This year, Abel Gonzales Jr. unveiled his masterpiece - Fried Butter - and quickly became the star of the Fair.

Bill Geist eats his way through the Capital of Deep Fried Food and visits Gonzales, the mad scientist of frying, in his laboratory (his mother’s kitchen), where he’s already at work on his next creation.

For more info:
State Fair of Texas

NATURE: A Walk in the Woods in Colorado

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RECAP: October 18

COVER STORY: Scaling Back Justice?
Jeff Greenfield talks with Philip Howard, a lawyer who objects to the number of laws and thinks there should be fewer. How's that?

For more info:
American Association of Justice
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Federation of Teachers
Covington and Burling LLP
"Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans From Too Much Law" by Philip Howard (W.W. Norton)
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

SUNDAY ALMANAC: The First Video Game
On October 18th, 1958 - 51 years ago today - computer scientists proved they had game. For that was the day Long Island's Brookhaven National Laboratory unveiled "Tennis For Two," regarded by many as the very first video game.

HISTORY: The Lost Journey Of Amelia Earhart
She is perhaps the world's most famous missing person. Amelia Earhart was last heard from in the dawning hours of July 2, 1937, when she radioed from her beloved Lockheed Electra during her landmark round-the-world flight. So, 70 years on, why hasn't Earhart ever disappeared from our imaginations?

Kimberly Dozier searches for answers in Earhart's archives and in a revealing interview with Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank, who plays the aviator in her latest film, "Amelia."

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For more info:
"Amelia" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

OUR TIMES: Once Objects of Scorn, Nerds Now Rule
Twenty-five years after the movie "Revenge of the Nerds," revenge hardly seems necessary. Nerds, geeks, dweebs and dorks are doing just fine. And they're rubbing off on everyone. It seems we now have a bit of geek in all of us. Contributor Mo Rocca gets inside the Nerd mindset with author (and nerd) Ben Nugent; visits the set of CBS' hit show "The Big Bang Theory"; attends a Geek singles night at a comic book store in California; and discusses why geeks love manuals with the founder of the technology mister-fix-it, Geek Squad.

For more info:
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
"American Nerd: The Story of My People" by Ben Nugent (Simon & Schuster)
Brave New World Comics
Geek Squad
sweetongeeks.com

THE MOVIES: "Wild Things": A Real Dream
Critic David Edelstein reviews Spike Jonze's adaptation of the Maurice Sendak children classic.

THE FAST DRAW: Bank Backlash
Reports of big profits and bonuses at certain banks have angered some people. Anger at banks is an old American story, drawn out for us now by Josh Landis & Mitch Butler.

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SUNDAY PROFILE: Andy Williams: Hitting the High Notes
When he was just seven years old, Andy Williams was already a professional - the youngest member of the Williams Brothers, singing on radio station WHO in Des Moines, Iowa. Nearly 75 years later, he's still crooning six days a week, one state away in Branson, Missouri.

Of course, it was quite a journey covering the 400 miles between Des Moines and Branson. From part of a quartet to struggling solo artist to TV star, Williams has serenaded millions with a voice that Ronald Reagan once called a national treasure, picking up 18 gold and 3 platinum records along the way. Not too bad for a kid from tiny Wall Lake, Iowa. Correspondent Cynthia Bowers discovers that he was just following a dream . . . his father's dream.

For more info:
andywilliams.com

BY THE NUMBERS: Week Ending October 18

OPINION: It' All Geek to Me
Once something becomes cool, it becomes ubiquitous - which kills the cool. So in order to "save the geek," commentator Faith Salie thinks we need to thin the herd.

For more info:
faithsalie.com
comic-con.org

ENDER: The Ins and Outs of Yo-Yos
The National Yo-Yo Contest in Chico, Calif., draws fans from around the country to a fierce competition that is far different from yo-yo contests of yore. "What you know about yo-yos, throw out of your head," says defending two-handed style champion Joseph Harris.

Paul Yath, another player seeking to defend his championship title, shows Rita Braver just how contemporary yoyos are different from the older ones with which most of us grew up. As National Yo-Yo Museum director Bob Malowney points out, yoyos date back to ancient times, but the sport is taking a new, dynamic turn. Next stop, the Olympics?

For more info:
"World on a String" (Documentary)
National Yo-Yo Contest & Museum

NATURE: Bighorn Sheep in Cody, Wyoming

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RECAP: October 11

COVER STORY: Free For All, Profit For Some
There are few more compelling four-letter words in the English language than "Free." While the saying goes, "You don’t get something for nothing," many of us still jump when we think we see an opportunity to do just that . . . on a storefront, a Web site, and just about everywhere else. But what is it about not paying that makes us seem to want things we don’t even need? And here’s a pertinent question for the digital age from a business perspective: How do Web sites, which seem to give away almost everything, still manage to make money? Or do they?

We’ll examine the idea of getting-something-for-nothing from a number of perspectives - sociological, psychological and economic. Author Chris Anderson will tell us why he believes that "Free" is an ideal business model for the digital marketplace. Wall Street Journal Online Executive Editor Alan Murray will share his theories on how newspapers can still make a profit in the Internet era. And behavioral economist Dan Ariely will attempt to prove scientifically what many of us already suspect intuitively: People go gaga for giveaways.

This Sunday Morning a "free-for-all," so to speak . . .

For more info:
"Free: The Future of a Radical Price" by Chris Anderson (Hyperion Books)
Monty Python channel on YouTube
"Predictably Irrational" by Dr. Dan Ariely (HarperCollins)
PredictablyIrrational.com
Forrester Research
wsj.com

ALMANAC: Birth of Heinz

THE FINE PRINT: Barbara Taylor Bradford's Latest Adventure
"A Woman of Substance" is the title of the rags-to-riches novel that launched the spectacularly successful career of Barbara Taylor Bradford. Thirty years later, she's still going strong, and still producing bestsellers. Rita Braver reports.

For more info:
barbarataylorbradford.com
"Breaking the Rules" (St. Martin's Press)

"THE TOMORROW SHOW": The Future of Traffic
Think seatbelts, airbags, anti-lock brakes and road signs have taken the danger out of driving? Mo Rocca puts a stop to that.

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PASSAGE: Photographer Irving Penn

HUMOR: Susie Essman
The history of TV is filled with sitcom wives, from Lucy and Alice to Marge Simpson. But there's never been a sitcom wife quite like Susie Greene. Week after week on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," she lets her husband (and anyone around her) know exactly how she feels - and it’s often not pleasant.

Correspondent Russ Mitchell introduces us to Susie Essman, the comedian and actress who created her alter ego: Susie Greene. Her career has taken her from the depths of depression to a starring role on a hit series. And after years of satirizing marriage in comedy clubs, and playing every husband's worst nightmare on TV, we'll see the surprising turn Essman's life has taken in just the last few years.

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For more info:
susieessman.com
carolines.com
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)

MILEPOST: Father Damien and History of Leprosy
This Sunday, Father Damien De Veuster, known for living and dying with lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, will be canonized by Pope Benedict, becoming a saint. Charles Osgood looks at one of history's most feared and mysterious diseases.

For more info:
John Tayman (author of "The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai")
"Triumph at Carville" (PBS)
National Hansen's Disease Program
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Hansen's Disease Clinics

A COUNTRY MILE: George Jones: Still Doin' Time
George Jones has been standing on stages singing his songs all his life. He’s recorded over 900 songs and is famous for hits like "White Lightning," "The Race Is On," and "He Stopped Loving Her Today." The wonder is not that he’s still singing at age 78; the wonder is he is still standing - that he is still alive.

The truth is Jones doesn’t just sing country; his life is a country song - a tune of hard times, hard luck, drinking and drugs and cheating, breaking down, breaking up, living and loving but somehow getting through it all.

For more info:
georgejones.com
crackerbarrel.com

BY THE NUMBERS: Week Ending October 11

BILL GEIST: Camel Racing: Wusses Need Not Apply
We go to the races - the camel races - in Virginia City, Nevada. It all started as a hoax back in 1959 when the local newspaper ran a fictitious article on camel races. Some folks thought it wasn't such a bad idea, and a year later they actually held the first Virginia City camel race. The winner, oddly enough, was film director John Huston who was in the area shooting "The Misfits."

Fifty years later they're still racing camels in Virginia City. This year, jockeys traveled all the way from Australia to compete, and in case you're wondering, the camels came from an exotic animal farm in Kansas.

For more info:
Hedricks’s Exotic Animal Farm/Hedrick’s Promotions
Nickerson, Kansas
[phone]
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http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com

NATURE: Submerged in the waters off the Kona coast of Hawaii's big island.