Thursday, March 9, 2017

THURSDAVE!

The answer to today's Moxie's Flashback Pop Quiz is: Magnum P.I..

Today is Panic Day and Popcorn Lover's Day.

THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1961 The Beatles make their first appearance at the Cavern Club.
1968 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is named Album of the Year at the Grammys.
1970 Black Sabbath makes its concert debut at The Roundhouse in London.
1977 The Jacksons TV show aired for the final time.
1996 George Burns died at the age of 100.
2007 Brad Delp, the lead singer of Boston, died at the age of 55.
2012 76-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis got for the seventh time.

NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS! Basically the only new flick opening nationwide tomorrow is Kong: Skull Island (PG-13). It's incredible how long they've milked this franchise. Click here for the other new stuff in theaters tomorrow.

ROCK HALL! Will Geddy Lee sit in on bass for the late Chris Squire when Yes performs at it's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction next month? Jon Anderson of Yes apparently thinks so. But the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says Lee and Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson "were only confirmed to do the induction speech for one of their favorite bands and not perform." Read more rumor.

THE GODFATHER'S 45TH! Surviving Godfather cast members will reunite for a special event at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and others will join director Francis Ford Coppola for a panel discussion following a special back-to-back screening of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Get a preview.

BEER HOTEL! BrewDog USA has opened its first U.S. restaurant and bar in Ohio and will add a hotel next door to it by the fall of 2018. The hotel will have a sour beer brewing facility and every room will feature  a craft beer mini-bar with their signature Punk IPA on tap. Click here to check in to "The Hoppiest Place on Earth."