Fangirl Free Zone
This Day in Music…August 30
1922 – The New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded “Tiger Rag.”
1968 – The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” was released.
1969 – The 3-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at the Dallas International Motor Speedway.
1972 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono played their “One To One” concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
1980 – Cher made an unannounced appearance as vocalist with Black Rose at a concert in New York’s Central Park.
1981 – The Rolling Stones released their “Tattoo You” LP.
1984 – Beatles fans paid $271,180 for memorabilia at an auction in London, England.
1989 – Izzy Stradlin (Guns ‘N’ Roses) was arrested for creating a disturbance on an airline flight.
1991 – Dottie West was critically injured in a car accident while en route to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. She died five days later.
1991 – Jan Berry (Jan & Dean) married Gertie Filip in Las Vegas, NV. The marriage took place onstage during a Jan & Dean performance.
1993 – Billy Joel became the first musical guest on CBS-TV’s “The Late Show with David Letterman” when the show debuted.
1995 – James Taylor and ex-wife Carly Simon reunited for their first concert together in 16 years on Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
1998 – Roberto Augusto Miranda Soares was shot four times when he refused to give up the keys to his Mercedes to robbers. Soares was the president of Sony Music/Brazil.
1998 – Marilyn Manson changed his appearance from blackened-eyes for lighter makeup and 70′s outfits including platform shoes. The sound of his album “Mechanical Animals” was a radical change from the 1996 album “Antichrist Superstar.”
2002 – Bjork’s west London flat was burglarized while she slept. Valuable recording equipment had been stolen.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/aug30.htm
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about 11 months ago
Oh good morning in this thread too!
about 11 months ago
This is a fun list.
IMDB’s 100 worst rated movies, I haven’t seen any of them (though some sound intriguingly bad). There is the famous From Justin to Kelly, which beats out some interesting titles like, The Wild World of Batwoman and Fire Maidens from Outer Space.
about 11 months ago
**still shakes head at SIS for having this movie in her movie collection**
about 11 months ago
On the subject of movies, has anyone heard what happened to the indie films that the fangirls swore were going to launch Katharine’s acting career and give her album a sales boost?
about 11 months ago
I just have to ask…
Ice Cream: What Flavor Are You?
about 11 months ago
Mmmmmm, ice cream.
about 11 months ago
Speaking of ice cream, I just took a break and made some fresh peach ice cream with my small hand crank maker.
about 11 months ago
The whack jobs from Westboro Baptist Church are protesting outside tonight’s Idol concert in Kansas City.