Thursday March 21
The 80th day of 2013 with 285 days remaining
Today is
Lock the Rock Day - It was 50 years ago on this date that the world's most infamous prison was finally closed for good. But in many respects the drama continued as protests found their way to the landmark in the bay. It was less than a year later, March 8th when Native Americans activists. The occulation continued on and off into the 70's.
Today in Music
| 1956, Elvis Presley appeared at the 4,000 seated YMCA Gymnasium in Lexington, North Carolina. | |
| 1965, After 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' had held the No.1 position on the US singles chart for seven weeks, The Beatles started a two-week run at No.1 with 'She Loves You'. | |
| 1965, The Who appeared at the Trade Union Hall, Watford, England. | |
| 1972, The Grateful Dead played the first of seven nights at the Academy of Music in New York City, New York | |
| 1981, REO Speedwagon went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Keep On Loving You', the group's first top 40 hit and first No.1, a No.7 hit in the UK. | |
| 1984, Strawberry Fields, an area in Central Park bought by Yoko Ono in memory of her late husband was opened. | |
| 1985, Bruce Springsteen kicked off the second leg of his Born in the USA world tour at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia. | |
| 1987, Club Nouveau started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with their version of Bill Withers 'Lean On Me', a No.3 hit in the UK. | |
| 1987, U2 scored their third UK No.1 album with 'The Joshua Tree', | |
| 1991, Leo Fender, the inventor of The Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars died from Parkinson's disease. | |
| 1992, Former nude model Vanessa Williams started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Save The Best To Last', a No.3 hit in the UK. | |
| 1997, Snoop Doggy Dog was sentenced to three years probation and fined $1,000 for a firearms violation | |
| 2000, Kurt Cobain and Happy Monday's singer Shaun Ryder both beat older stars such as Keith Richards and Keith Moon in a league of rock 'n' roll excess compiled by music weekly Melody Maker. | |
| 2001, Eminem was ordered to pay $476,000 as part of his divorce agreement with his ex-wife Kim. | |
| 2001, Michael Jackson's interior decorator told The Times newspaper that the singer kept 17 life size dolls, adult and child sizes, all fully dressed in his bedroom for 'company.' | |
| 2004, George Michael scored his fifth UK No.1 album with 'Patience'. | |
| 2004, Usher feat L'll Jon started a two week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Yeah.' Also a US No.1. Released as the lead single from Usher's fourth studio album, Confessions. | |
2004, Ozzy Osbourne was named the nation's favourite ambassador to welcome aliens to planet earth.  |
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| 2006, Three South African women whose father, Solomon Linda, wrote ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ in 1939, won a six-year court battle that gave them 25 per cent of all past and future royalties from the song. It was estimated that the song had earned $15 million for its use in The Lion King alone. | |
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2008, A five-year legal row over the use of the Beach Boys' name was settled by two former members of the group. Mike Love had argued he was the only person allowed to perform under the name of the band and sued Al Jardine, whom he claimed was appearing as an unlicensed Beach Boys act. Mr Jardine's lawyer said "a friendly settlement" had been reached that allowed them to focus on the talent and future of this American iconic band.’ |
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| 2009, U2 went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'No Line on the Horizon', the bands twelfth studio album. |
Top of the Charts
1982, Joan Jett saw Arrows perform this mega hit on their weekly television series Arrows. when she was touring England with The Runaways in 1976. She first recorded the song in 1979 with two of the Sex Pistols: Steve Jones and Paul Cook. This first version was not released until 1993 inFlashback. In 1981, Jett re-recorded the song, this time with her band, The Blackhearts. This recording became a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single for seven weeks,
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
This and That
Scott-Free
My friend and morning co-host on Wynn&Wilson in the morning on WQMX wrote a terrific blog that really puts March Madness into perspective. Here is some of what Scott wrote:
It is the eve of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. I'm not going to call it a sports event. I guess outwardly, it literally is. But it's not at it's core, it's more
It's the chance. It's everything loved rolled into one event. 64 teams from all over the country come together for a chance to win it all. It has drama, villains, underdogs, and in the end provides great theater on many stages all over our country. Not many opportunities in real life where the very small, and the very big commune together for the exact same chance.
More "Today isms"
• Today is Common Courtesy Day. Say 'please' and 'thank you', hold doors open for others, and consider the feelings and perceptions of those around you throughout the day.
• Today is Crunchy Taco Day.
• It's Absolutely Incredible Kid Day today. Celebrate by writing letters of love and encouragement to the absolutely incredible children in your life.
• Today begins the astrological sign of Aries, the Ram.
...And Thanks for All The Fish
Scientists told a U.S. Senate panel Wednesday that, without "a few years" warning, humans currently have no capacity to stop an asteroid on a collision course with the planet. Scientists are calling for continued funding and support for NASA satellites and observation programs that look for "near Earth objects."
We Will See This on Cops
Samsung's has announced a price for its new 85-inch 4K HDTV, now dubbed the S9. Samsung says it'll cost $39,999 and plans to begin accepting pre-orders at the end of this month.
We Ask Why Not
Thieves in Turkey stole an entire 82-foot, 44,000-pound steel bridge that went over a creek in a rural part of the country. No one knows how they were able to dismantle the entire structure without anyone knowing, but they are believed to have taken it to sell for scrap. Either that or they needed to span that river they stole last month.
And Now, Heeeeeeeerre's Jimmy!
The Tonight Show is expected to return to New York with Jimmy Fallon at the helm. Although a deal isn't done, NBC has apparently struck a deal with Fallon to replace Jay Leno as host of the iconic late-night program, most likely taking over in the fall of 2014. Tonight hasn't taken place in the Big Apple since it debuted with Steve Allen in 1954. Host Johnny Carson eventually moved it to Burbank, California, in 1972.
And This
The latest workplace trend: Nap rooms! Brooks Bell dreamed up the ideal office for her web development company in Raleigh, NC, and wanted three things:
1) "I wanted a bar."
2) "I wanted to have a brainstorm room..."
3) "...and I wanted to have a nap room."
Yes a nap room. A cool, dark, quiet place where employees can get some shut-eye and recharge.
"This is the greatest thing ever," said one employee.
Bell said it's a way to clear your head during the daily grind. "When I wake up, I get three or four hours of clear work... clarity. I can think again."
TV Tonight
NCAA TOURNAMENT (7p ET, CBS) -- Coverage of the NCAA Tournament starts at Noon on CBS and runs all day. Other games can be seen on TBS, TNT and TruTV.
AMERICAN IDOL (8p ET, FOX) -- Ne-Yo and Jessica Sanchez perform on tonight’s results show.
COMMUNITY (8p ET, NBC) -- New
SEASON PREMIERE: WIFE SWAP (8p ET, ABC) -- Wife Swap is back for another season tonight.
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (8p ET, CW) -- New
1600 PENN (8:30p ET, NBC) -- Henry Winkler guest stars in this new episode, which airs at a special time.
GREY’S ANATOMY (9p ET, ABC) -- New
GLEE (9p ET, NBC) -- New
THE OFFICE (9p ET, NBC) -- Repeat
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (9p ET, CW) -- New
PROJECT RUNWAY (9p ET, Lifetime) -- New
1600 PENN (9:30p ET, NBC) -- Another new episodes airs tonight.
SCANDAL (10p ET, ABC) -- Lisa Edelstein (House, M. D.) guest stars in this new episode.
LAW & ORDER: SVU (10p ET, NBC) -- Repeat
Video Madness (hope this works)
Birthdays
• Timothy Dalton (James Bond films The Living Daylights and License to Kill) is 67
• Singer Eddie Money is 64
• Sabrina LeBeauf (The Cosby Show) is 55
• Gary Oldman (Batman films) is 55
• Matthew Broderick (Election, Inspector Gadget) is 51
• Rosie O'Donnell is 51
• Former dancer and celebrity spouse Kevin Federline is 35
