Monday January 21

21st day of 2013 with 344 remaining

Today is

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - It was President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983 who signed a bill creating a federal holiday to honor King. Observed for the first time on January 20, 1986, it is called Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Following President George H. W. Bush's 1992 proclamation, the holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year, near the time of King's birthday On January 17, 2000, for the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially observed in all fifty states. Arizona, Utah and New Hampshire was late to the party. Arizona had to be pressured by the NFL before finally recognizing the day in 1992.

Inauguration Day

WAKR will carry the inauguration of President Obama at 11am

This Day in Music

1963, The Beatles made their third appearance on the Radio Luxembourg program The Friday Spectacular.
1965, Over 3,000 screaming fans met The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison at Sydney Airport when they arrived for a 16 date tour of Australia and New Zealand.
1966, George Harrison married Patti Boyd at Leatherhead Register Office in Surrey with Paul McCartney as Best man.
1968, Jimi Hendrix recorded his version of the Bob Dylan song 'All Along the Watchtower' at Olympic Studios in London. Rolling Stone Brian Jones and Dave Mason from Traffic both played on the session.
1972, Pink Floyd appeared at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, England. This was the first time that they were able to perform the whole of what became the 'Dark Side of The Moon' album
1978, The soundtrack album 'Saturday Night Fever' started a 24 week run at No.1 on the US album charts,
1982, B.B. King donated his entire record collection of over 20,000 disks to Mississippi University's Centre for the Study of Southern Culture,
1984, Jackie Wilson died aged 49. Wilson suffered a massive heart attack while playing a Dick Clark show at the Latin Casino in New Jersey on September 29, 1975, falling head-first to the stage while singing 'Lonely Teardrops', and had remained in a coma until his death 8 years later.
1984, Yes started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart 'a No.28 hit in the UK.
1987, Bruce Springsteen inducted Roy Orbison into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.
1987, The Coasters, became the first vocal group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1989, Phil Collins scored his seventh US No.1 single with 'Two Hearts'.
1989, Six weeks after his death Roy Orbison started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Legendary Roy Orbison' collection.
1992, Billy Idol pleaded guilty to assault and battery charges after an incident outside a West Hollywood restaurant.
1996, Edem Ephraim and Dennis Fuller of The London Boys were killed in a car crash in The Alps, also killed was Edem's wife Bettina.
1997, 'Colonel' Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager and agent died of a stroke in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 87.
1997, Songwriter Jesse Levine died of kidney failure aged 58. Co-wrote, 'Knock Three Times' and 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon' both US & UK No.1's for Dawn in the early 70's.
2002, American singer and actress Peggy Lee died of complications from diabetes and a heart attack at the age of 81.
2004, As the third season of American Idol was aired on US TV a memo was leaked showing a list of songs banned from being performed at this year's auditions that included, Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind' and 'Fallin' by Alicia Keys. Also all songs by Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, No Doubt, R. Kelly, Tom Petty, Korn and Linkin Park. The show could not obtain the broadcast rights.
2007, Amy Winehouse continued her success with the album 'Back to Black' number 1 in the UK album chart  and #2 in the US.
2012, The music world still mourned the passing of Etta James who died on January 20th, 2012 of complications from leukemia and other diseases. Miss James would have turned 74 on January 25th. 

This and That

Lightening Round (The Super Bowl)

The Super Bowl will play at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans a week from Sunday (February 3).

Because of the February 3 date of Super Bowl, the 2013 Mardi Gras calendar in Orleans Parish will be changed. Parades scheduled for February 3 and before will likely move ahead one week.

This will be the tenth time that New Orleans has hosted the Super Bowl,

The game will be carried by CBS, with Jim Nantz calling play-by-play and Phil Simms as color analyst.

CBS is charging a record high $4 million for each thirty-second advertisement. All commercial spaces have been sold.

Beyoncé was chosen in October as the headline performer for the Super Bowl halftime show, with a reunited Destiny's Child and Jay-Z (Beyoncé's husband) as potential collaborators.

Alicia Keys will sing the national anthem.

In a survey of football falls, 73% of people would spend up to $1,000 for a pair of scalped 50-yard line Super Bowl tickets.

Allergy Alert: May contain peanuts

Scenes from space:

Moscow from Space in late 2012 (very symmetrical)

TV Tonight

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (8p ET, CBS) -- Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars) guest stars in this new episode.
  BONES (8p ET, FOX) -- New
THE BACHELOR (8p ET, ABC) -- This new, 2-hour edition features a performance by Eli Young Band.
  THE BIGGEST LOSER (8p ET, NBC) -- New
THE CARRIE DIARIES (8p ET, CW) -- New
  THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:30p ET, CBS) -- Repeat
  2 BROKE GIRLS (9p ET, CBS) -- New
  SERIES PREMIERE: THE FOLLOWING (9p ET, FOX) -- Kevin Bacon stars in this new drama/thriller as a former FBI agent called out of retirement to track down a serial killer who has escaped from prison (James Purefoy, John Carter), and who has an ever-growing cult of followers.
90210 (9p ET, CW) -- New
  MIKE & MOLLY (9:30p ET, CBS) -- New
  HAWAII FIVE-O (10p ET, CBS) -- Lindsay Price (Lipstick Jungle) guest stars in this new episode.
CASTLE (10p ET, ABC) -- Kelly Hu (X2) guest stars in this new episode.
  DECEPTION (10p ET, NBC) -- John Larroquette (Night Court) guest stars in this new episode.

And in the WHY Department

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o will be interviewed by Katie Couric, the first on-camera interview given by the All-American since news broke about the dead girlfriend hoax. Te'o and his parents will appear on Couric's syndicated daytime talk show Thursday. Te'o gave an off-camera interview with ESPN on Friday night. He insists he was the victim of the hoax, not a participant. The Heisman Trophy runner-up said he had an online romance with a woman he never met and in September was informed that the woman died from leukemia. Te'o told ESPN that the person suspected of being the mastermind of the hoax -- a California man -- has contacted him and apologized. (Show of hands, does anybody understand this story?)

Birthdays

• Golfer Jack Nicklaus is 73
• Spanish tenor Placido Domingo is 72
• Singer Mac Davis is 71
• Actress Jill Eikenberry (L.A. Law) is 66
• Singer Billy Ocean is 63
• Actor Robby Benson (Ice Castles, voice of Beast in animated Beauty and the Beast, auditioned for the role of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars) is 57
• Actress Geena Davis (Commander in Chief, Beatlejuice, Thelma & Louise) is 57
• NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon is 50
• Emma Bunton (Spice Girls' "Baby Spice")  is 37
• BoBoo Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse/Breaking Dawn) is 19