Tuesday, July 12, 2016

TUESDAVE!

Today is Different Colored Eyes Day and National Pecan Pie Day.

THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1954: Elvis quits his job as a truck driver after signing a one-year contract with Sun Records.
1959: Legendary DJ Alan Freed begins his own weekly rock and roll show, The Big Beat.
1962: The Rolling Stones make their live debut at the Marquee Club in London.
1969: The Temptations Show, a Motown special featuring the group, airs in syndication.
1979: "Disco demolition" night takes place at Comiskey Park between games of a White Sox doubleheader.
2007: Rod Stewart is awarded the CBE Order of the British Empire.

OBSCENELY RICH CELEBRITIES! Taylor Swift tops this year's Forbes Celebrity 100 list as the highest-earning celebrity in the world. She raked in $170 million over the past year, mostly thanks to her insanely-successful 1989 world tour. She also endorses brands including Diet Coke, Keds and Apple. Click here for more obscenely rich people.

FLEETWOOD FLYING SOLO! Mick Fleetwood's side project The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band has lined up a full tour of the western U.S. and Canada kicking off September 16 in Aspen, Colorado. Meanwhile, Fleetwood Mac has only one concert on its 2016 schedule, a July 28 charity performance at Dodger Stadium. Get Mick's itinerary.

ELVIS LIVES! A new made-for-TV film called Elvis Lives! which explores the fictional premise that Elvis didn't die, will premiere on AXS TV on the 39th anniversary of the King's passing on August 16th. The scene is set two months before Presley's actual death, and finds Elvis aiding the FBI by testifying against an evil syndicate out to kill him. Get more on it.

BURIED ALIVE! Are you afraid of being buried alive? Check out some terrifying tales of being buried alive from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. Sit down and enjoy.