TODAY IS

Christmas Eve is just 7 months away. Just sayin'...

Carl Anthony Payne turns 47 today. He played Cockroach on the old Bill Cosby Show. Whoever thought that one day, we'd have more respect for a Cockroach than Bill Cosby.

Actor John C. Reilly turns 51 today. I forget -- is he the one that song, "Harper Valley, P.T.A.?"

Kristen Scott Thomas turns 56. She starred in one of the slowest movies ever made, "The English Patient." I swear, for a while, I thought the movie was playing backwards. It won nine Academy Awards and a special honor from FEMA. Yep, it was that slow.

Gary Burghoff turns 73 today. He was Radar in both the movie and television version of "M*A*S*H." Of course, he went on to be the guy who used to Radar in both the movie and television version of "M*A*S*H."

Tommy Chong, of Cheech and Chong fame, is 78. Not that he knows it... Actor John C. Reilly turns 48 today. John's been doing so well, he's considering upgrading his middle name to C-plus.

Priscilla Presley celebrates number 71 today. So, now she can retire from whatever it is she is doing. There was a time when she was with the most wanted man in the world. Yes, I'm talking about Leslie Nielsen in those "Naked Gun" movies. Even though they got along, he wouldn't let her call him 'Shirley' either.

'Cilla was, of course, the king's first wife (married May 1, 1967) and mother of Lisa Marie. Time to play "Name The Elvis Flame!"

Ann Margaret

• I screamed and fainted over "Conrad Birdie."
• I was sometimes called the female Elvis.
• I love motorcycles, and there were many reports that said I had a torrid affair with Elvis in Vegas.
• I did go to his funeral in Memphis.

Ginger Alden

• My dad was the sergeant that swore Elvis into the Army. I was two at the time.
• I was asleep inside Graceland when he died.
• I was a Memphis beauty queen.
• People said I looked like Pricilla.
• I was introduced on stage at Elvis' final TV special, which the estate will not release on video.

Linda Thompson

• I was with Elvis from 1972-76.
• I was a beauty queen.
• There was a TV movie based on our relationship.
• I later married Bruce Jenner.

Pricilla Presley

• I was known as Elvis' secret "Lolita."
• I was only 14 when I met him.
• I am the most famous of all of the girls Elvis was with.
• I'm the mother of his only child.

Cybil Sheperd

• I wrote a book about my romance with Elvis.
• I have had some success as a TV star.
• I made a huge fashion statement when I wore sneakers to the Oscars.
• Sometimes I'm "moonlight" as a "lounge singer."