Archive for March 11, 2009

American Idol Season 8: Results Night for the “Top” 13 (and I use the word top loosely)

Mar 11th

And the winner is… More >

Mar 11th

I decided to make an Idol poster to chart who is going home.

The cute avatar images I used for the poster were found at Rickeys.

Mar 11th

Posted by hezzer19 in Daily

1942 – Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra recorded “Sleepy Lagoon”.

1959 – “Raisin in the Sun” by Lorrain Hansberry opened on Broadway.

1963 – In London, Manfred Mann’s first concert was held.

1964 – Elvis Presley’s 14th movie, “Kissin’ Cousins,” was released.

1968 – Otis Redding posthumously received a gold record for his single, “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”.

1969 – Motown bought the Jackson 5 out of their contract with Steeltown.

1982 – Jimmy Sohns (Shadows of Knight) was arrested for distributing cocaine.

1990 – In London, Mick Jagger announced the Rolling Stones’ upcoming European Tour at a press conference.

1991 – Janet Jackson signed a deal with Virgin Records for 2 albums worth $50 million.

1997 – Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

2000 – KISS began their “Farewell Tour.”

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