Today is Sewing Machine Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1958: A 17-year-old Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, CA.
1959: US Army Private Elvis Presley receives a 15-day furlough and uses it to travel to Paris.
1964: The Rolling Stones' make their first major US TV appearance on Hollywood Palace.
1971: Frank Sinatra performs his "retirement" concert at Los Angeles' Music Center.
1975: John Lennon makes what would prove to be his last TV appearance on the ABC special A Salute To Sir Lew Grade.
1980: The film Roadie opens in US theaters, featuring Meat Loaf, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Styx, Blondie, and Pat Benatar.
1989: Jerry Lee Lewis is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
2006: Heather Mills announces her intention to divorce Paul McCartney.
BUN E. CARLOS SOLO! Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos' new single from his upcoming solo album, Greetings from Bunezuela! has premiered on Billboard.com. Carlos' cover of the 1967 Paul Revere & the Raiders hit "Him or Me (What's It Gonna Be)," features vocals by the sibling pop group Hanson. Greetings from Bunezuela! will be released on June 24. Watch the clip.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE! The Conjuring 2 conjured up the win at the weekend box office. Warcraft, based on the popular video game franchise, opened in second place while Now You See Me 2, rounded out the top three. Last week's top movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, fell to fourth. Click here for the rest of the rankings.
RICHARD SIMMONS GENDER REASSIGNMENT? Rumors of a Richard Simmons sex change are not true, says his publicist. The National Enquirer had claimed that he is now a woman after going through several sex change operations. But Simmons' spokesperson says that the story is a total fabrication. Read more rampant rumor.
HEART ATTACK SURVIVAL! A new study suggests that relationships have a direct impact on your heart. Researchers found that married people have a 14% higher chance of surviving a heart attack. But divorced people were found to have a 7% higher chance of dying from a heart attack. Click here for the hearty details.
CAT SCRATCH FEVER! Check out some bizarre cat scratching posts. My favorite is the Donald Trump cat scratching post. Click here to scratch now.
