The answer to today's FBPQ is: 1974. First correct caller wins two Oktoberfest buttons.
Today is Crush A Can Day and Oktoberfest Begins in Germany.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1964: The Beach Boys make their national TV debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.
1966: Elvis begins shooting his twenty-third film, Easy Come, Easy Go.
1968: The Jackson 5 open for Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight in Gary, IN.
1970: After 22 years, the last Ted Mack's Amateur Hour show airs on TV.
1976: Dolly Parton's short-lived television variety show, Dolly!, premieres on TV.
1990: Marvin Gaye is posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2004: Phil Spector is indicted for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson at his home.
ROGER DALTRY'S AUCTION! Roger Daltrey is set to sell his collection of 19th century that is, mechanical figures and dioramas depicting various characters and scenes at an auction taking place this week in Edinburgh, Scotland. The items are estimated to fetch around $68,000. See the items.
MIKE LOVE Q&A! Tomorrow, Mike Love will be at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame taking part in a free Q&A session and book signing event at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Love is promoting his recently published memoir Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy. Part of the event will be streamed live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's official Facebook page. Get the details.
DWTS UPDATE! In the first-ever "Face-Off" night on Dancing with the Stars last night, competitors performed in groups of two against each other, doing the same dance style to different songs. After the carnage was over, six couples are jeopardy going into tonight's two-hour results show. Click here to see which couples are in danger of getting sent home packing tonight.
BEST PLACES TO LIVE! Money magazine is out its list of the "Best Places to Live." The report focuses on small cities, including ranking the healthiest locales in the U.S. based on a range of factors, including access to medical care, rates of common diseases, and the residents' own assessments of their personal health. Click here to see the list.
OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE! Get a perspective of just how puny we are relative to the entire universe. Click here to downsize.
