Thursday, November 3, 2016

THURSDAVE!

The answer to today's FBPQ is: Frankenstein's Daughter.

Today is Housewife Day, Make Men Dinner Day and Sandwich Day.

THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1957: The Ed Sullivan Show, Sam Cooke is cut-off mid-song on "You Send Me" when time runs out at the end of the show.
1962: Billboard magazine drops the "Western" from its "Country and Western" chart.
1967: The Beatles complete filming on their ill-fated movie Magical Mystery Tour.
1972: Carly Simon and James Taylor get married. The union lasts eleven years.
1977: Elton John announces his retirement. He would return within a year and a half.
1991: Bill Graham's funeral in San Francisco is attended by over 300,000 people.
2006: Donny Osmond guest stars on All My Children.

NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS! Stome new flicks tocheck out starting tomorrow include Dr. Strange (PG-13), Hacksaw Bridge (R) and Trolls (PG). Click here for the rest of the new movies opening nationwide tomorrow.

AND SPEAKING OF MOVIES...Thanks to the billion dollar blockbusters Zootopia, Finding Dory and Captain America: Civil War, Walt Disney Studios has enjoyed its biggest year ever. All three movies crossed the billion dollar mark globally, and Disney's Jungle Book retelling got close, with more than $966 million in ticket sales. Get the details.

CAPITOL RECORDS 75TH! In honor of its 75th anniversary this month, Capitol Records is saluting the various artists who have recorded for the label. The Capitol Records 75th Anniversary Collection features the re-release of vinyl versions of 75 selected albums from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, James Taylor, Bob Seger, Steve Miller Band, Grand Funk Railroad and Linda Ronstadt. Click here to see the 75 albums that will be included in the set.

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL! Check out some macro images of everyday things. Click here to focus in.