Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Nickelback on SALE!

iTunes is taking care of Nickelback fans this month. Is your favorite song …

Animals (Album Version)
Savin' Me
If Everyone Cared
Photograph
Bottoms Up

Or how about, all of the above? Well, now you can pick them all up for only $0.69 each. Click HERE for links.
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History Lesson

50 NFL Coach (Texans) Gary Kubiak
39 Actor Ben Affleck
32 NASCAR Driver Carl Edwards
21 Actress Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games)

1911 Proctor & Gamble Company introduced Crisco vegetable shortening.

1939 The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood.

1967 Born on this day, MCA (Adam Yauch) The Beastie Boys

1969 Woodstock Festival was held on Max Yasgur's 600 acre farm in Bethel outside New York. Attended by over 400,000 people, the event featured, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Canned Heat, Joan Baez, Melanie, Ten Years After, Sly and the Family Stone, Johnny Winter, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shanker, Country Joe and the Fish, Blood Sweat and Tears, Arlo Guthrie, and Joe Cocker. During the three days there were three deaths, two births and four miscarriages. Joni Mitchell was booked to appear but had to pull out due to being booked for a TV show, wrote the song 'Woodstock.'

DAILY WTF: Poor self control

An 18-year-old Florida man is sitting in a jail cell due to poor impulse control. Specifically, he is accused of groping a woman’s buttocks outside a dressing room at a Walmart. Arrested shortly after the incident, during questioning by law enforcement, he provided an explanation, of sorts, for his behavior. “Her booty looked so good... I just couldn’t resist touching it.” Locked up in lieu of $1000 bail, charged with touch or strike/battery, a misdemeanor. Apparently, he likes big butts and he can not lie. Read more HERE

Monday, August 13, 2012

History Lesson 8/14

66 Actor Steve Martin
52 NBA's Magic Johnson
45 Actress Halle Berry
28 Actress Mila Kunis
24 NFL's Tim Tebow

1995 Foo Fighters made their network television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman when they performed their new single 'This Is A Call'.

2002 Dave Williams lead singer of US heavy rock band Drowning Pool was found dead on the band's tour bus during Ozzy Osbournes Ozzfest tour in Manassas, Virginia. The autopsy concluded that he suffered from a form of heart disease. The bands debut album, Sinner, had sold over 1 million copies in the US since its release in June 2001.

History Lesson

53 Actor Danny Bonaduce
30 Singer LeAnn Rimes

1994 Members from Oasis and The Verve were arrested after smashing up a hotel bar and breaking into a church to steal communion wine. Both bands had been appearing at Hulsfred Festival in Sweden.

1994 Woodstock '94 was held in Saugerties, New York, attended by over 350,000 fans, the festival featured Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Aerosmith and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Tickets cost $135.00

2009 Guitarist Les Paul died in hospital in White Plains, New York at the age of 94 suffering from severe pneumonia. Paul is credited with developing one of the first solid-body electric guitars, which went on sale in 1952 and contributed to the birth of rock. He also developed other influential recording innovations such as multi-track recording and overdubbing. In the early 50s, Paul and his wife Mary Ford had a string of hits including 'Mockin' Bird Hill', 'How High the Moon', and 'Vaya Con Dios'.