Tuesday, March 28, 2017

TUESDAVE!

The answer to today's Moxie's Flashback Pop Quiz is: The Odd Couple.

Today is Something On A Stick Day and Weed Appreciation Day.

THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1967 Van Morrison records "Brown Eyed Girl".
1982 David Crosby is arrested in San Diego for possession of drugs and a gun.
1985 6,000 radio stations in the US and Canada simultaneously played "We Are the World".
1996 Phil Collins announced he was leaving Genesis after 25 years.

DEAD CELEB! Clem Curtis, lead singer on The Foundations' hit "Baby Now that I've Found You" has died. He was 76. Born in Trinidad, Curtis moved to England as a teenager joining the band that would become The Foundations in 1966. Get the obit.

RINGO'S ALL STARR FALL TOUR! Ringo Starr has confirmed a Las Vegas residency with his All Starr Band this fall. The've lined up an eight-date engagement at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino that runs from October 13 through October 28. Tickets will go on sale this Friday. Get the details.

CHUCK ON THE CHARTS! Death is good for Chuck Berry whose 2005 compilation The Definitive Collection has reached #33 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The last time a Berry album that made it into the top 40 of the Billboard 200 was The London Chuck Berry Sessions, which featured his chart-topping novelty tune "My Ding-a-Ling." Meanwhile, his new album "Chuck" will be released June 16th.

WINE BOTTLE DRIP SOLVED! You can stop whining about your drippy wine bottles. A scientist has solved an age-old problem: wine bottles that drip after you pour them. Wine loves the slippery surface of glass, which leads to the inevitable drip down the side after you pour a glass. The solution is an etched groove right under the wine bottle's lip to catch the drip. Click here to see how it works.