Tuesday January 29
29th day of 2013 with 336 day remaining
Today is
Funny Predictions on SB-XLVII Day. We already mentioned the uncanny preseason commercial for VISA matching the Niners and the Ravens. Now Madden NFL 13 Super Bowl Prediction Powered by Xbox 360 has hit the target seven out of nine times. the EA Sports game also predicted a Ravens 27-24. We can only hope the big guy is wrong.
This Day in Music
1961, Bob Dylan achieved his dream of meeting his idol Woody Guthrie when Guthrie was on weekend release from hospital where he was being treated for Huntington's Chorea.
1964, The Beatles spent the day at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, France, The Beatles' only studio recording session for EMI held outside the UK. They recorded new vocals for ‘She Loves You’, ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and ‘Can't Buy Me Love’, after EMI's West German branch persuaded Brian Epstein that they would be unable to sell large quantities of records in Germany unless they were recorded in the German language.
1967, Jimi Hendrix and The Who appeared at The Saville Theatre, London, England. 20 year-old future Queen guitarist Brian May was in the audience.
1968, During a tour of Australia and New Zealand, The Who, The Small Faces and Paul Jones appeared at the Town Hall, Wellington in New Zealand.
1969, Fleetwood Mac had their only UK No.1 single with the instrumental 'Albatross.'
1972, The triple album 'The Concert For Bangladesh' went to No.1 on the UK album chart. Organised by George Harrison to raise funds for the people caught up in the war and famine from the area.
1977, Gwen Dickey former backing band for The Temptations, went to No.1 on the US singles chart as Rose Royce with 'Car Wash'.
1982, Flying Back from Cannes, France, Gary Numan made a forced landing after running low on fuel at an RAF base outside Southampton
1983, Australian group Men At Work went to No.1 on the singles and album charts simultaneously with 'Down Under' and 'Business As Usual'.
1992, American blues singer and guitarist Willie Dixon died of heart failure. He wrote the classic songs 'You Shook Me', 'I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Hoochie Coochie Man'.
1994, The Supremes' Mary Wilson was injured when her jeep crashed on a freeway and turned over just outside of L.A. Wilson's 14-year old son was killed in the accident.
1999, Pat Boone announced he was forming "The Gold Label," a recording company for pop singers aged 45 and over.
2001, A New York based data company issued a chart listing sales of posthumous albums. The Top 5 chart had The Doors at No.5, Eva Cassidy at 4, Jimi Hendrix at 3, Bob Marley at 2 and 2Pac at No.1.
2009, Singer-songwriter John Martyn died in hospital in Ireland at the age of 60. The folk, blues and funk artist was widely regarded as one of the most soulful and innovative singer-songwriters of his generation and had been cited as an influence by artists as varied as U2, Portishead and Eric Clapton.
2009, Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson made the largest ever leap to number one in US chart history, rising 96 places. Her single, My Life Would Suck Without You, rose from 97 to the top of the Billboard chart after selling 280,000 downloads in its first week of release.
2010, Sly Stone filed a $50m legal claim against his former manager, alleging fraud and 20 years of stolen royalties. The 66-year-old funk musicuan claimed in the that Jerry Goldstein diverted millions in royalties to fund a lavish lifestyle. At last check, Goldstein has plenty of problems of his own and probably couldn't pay back $50, let alone $50M.
This and That
So there's a funeral and someone is hungry. So why not pull into the drive. The only problem is it was the guy in the box who wanted to have it his way. In honor of the deceased, the rest of the procession went through as well. Get the whole wacky story here.
Time for Ice Cream
30 Rock ends Thursday (January 31). Naturally Ben & Jerry's has used the sad occasion (for some of us) as inspiration for their next ice cream flavor. The details of the flavor will be released by co-founder Jerry Greenfield at a New York City finale party steps away from Rockefeller Center. Let me guess, What're We Farmers Fudge?
Speaking of Tina, "I am going to London in March to film the next Muppets movie. . .and I'm hopefully shooting a movie called Mail Order Groom this summer with Steve Carell," said Fey, who played Carell's wife in 2010's Date Night. "My partner Robert Carlock and I have a new overall deal with NBC to eventually -- over the next couple of years -- develop another television show. That's sort of what's going on."
Another Reason I'm Glad I Don't Drink
Guy Fieri, a celebrity chef known for his rowdy personality, spiky hair and love of roadside diners, is adding winemaking! The great annoying one has bought a five-acre vineyard of pinot noir grapes. His first vintage, 2012, was to Jackson Family Wines for its La Crema brand. I hear it comes with its own paper bage with grease stains.
What Makes us Happiest? Time for a list!
Sex and drinking rank ahead of childcare. Here are the top 10 things that make us happy:
- Sex
- Drinking booze
- Volunteering
- Meditating
- Playing with kids
- Listening to music
- Socializing
- Hobbies
- Shopping
- Gaming (video games)
TV Tonight
NCIS (8p ET, CBS) -- New
THE TASTE (8p ET, ABC) -- New
BETTY WHITE’S OFF THEIR ROCKERS (8p ET, NBC) -- NeNe Leakes (The New Normal) and Real Housewives Adrienne Maloof, Camille Grammer and Kyle Richards make appearances as two new episodes air back to back.
RAISING HOPE (8p ET, FOX) -- Leslie Jordan and Wilmer Valderrama guest star in this new, hour long episode.
HART OF DIXIE (8p ET, CW) -- New
NCIS: LOS ANGELES (9p ET, CBS) -- New
GO ON (9p ET, NBC) -- Piper Perabo guest stars in this new episode.
HAPPY ENDINGS (9p ET, ABC) -- New
NEW GIRL (9p ET, FOX) -- Brooklyn Decker (Battleship) and Brenda Song (Scandal) guest star in this new episode.
EMILY OWENS, M.D. (9p ET, CW) --
THE NEW NORMAL (9:30p ET, NBC) -- John Stamos guest stars in this new episode.
HAPPY ENDINGS (9:30p ET, ABC) -- ABC has pulled Don’t Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 from the schedule. A new episode of Happy Endings will air instead.
THE MINDY PROJECT (9:30p ET, FOX) -- BJ Novak (The Office), Allison Williams (Girls) and Eva Amurri Martino (That’s My Boy) guest star in this new episode.
VEGAS (10p ET, CBS) -- Doug Savant (Desperate Housewives) guest stars in this new episode.
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (10p ET, ABC) -- Repeat
DATELINE (10p ET, NBC) -- New
WHITE COLLAR (10p ET, USA) -- New
Big Screen Stuff
The Lovely and VERY talented Jennifer Lawrence appeared to have ripped an expensive gown while making her way the another big night of awards. Turns out she did no such thing. The dress is in layers and showing a little thigh was part of the design, according to Christian Dior the dressmaker. Still, nice touch, no Ann Hathaway, mind you, but nice.
And Then There's This
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and The Miami Heat superstars also got a congratulatory handshake from a living, breathing Barack Obama for winning the NBA Championship ... which also must have been exciting ... right?
"Mama I made it!"
http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/28/lebron-james-dwyane-wade-bill-clinton-honorary-brother-white-house/
Birthdays
Adam Lambert, singer (31)
Sara Gilbert, actress/The Talk star (38)
Heather Graham, actress (43)
Sam Trammell, True Blood actor (44)
Oprah Winfrey, talk show queen (59)
Tom Selleck, actor (68)
