Wednesday, March 1, 2017

WEDNESDAVE!

The answer to today's Moxie's Flashback Pop Quiz is: Roger Daltry.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginnig of Lent for us Catholics. It's also National Pig Day and National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day.

THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1955 Sam Phillips launches Sun Records
1957 The Everly Brothers record "Bye Bye Love."
1958 Buddy Holly & The Crickets began their only UK tour.
1961 Elvis Presley signs a five year movie deal with Hal Wallis.
1964 The Beatles start working on their first film, A Hard Day's Night.
1966 Gene Clark announced he was leaving The Byrds.
1969 Jim Morrison is arrested for indecent exposure at a Doors concert in Miami.
1984 Cyndi Lauper makes her US TV debut on the Tonight Show.
2016 76-year-old Ginger Baker announced his retirement.

DWTS CAST REVEALED! Mr. T and former Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan are among the cast members of the upcoming Dancing with the Stars season 24. The show returns March 20 on ABC. I'll be putting my money on Mr. T. Click here for the stars and their match-ups with the pros.

ELTON'S OSCAR PARTY RECAP! Elton John' 25th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party raised $7 million for his AIDS Foundation. Among the attendees were Sting, Smokey Robinson, Quincy Jones, Heidi Klum, Sharon Stone, Gordan Ramsay, Jane Seymour and Adam Lambert among others. Get the recap.

THE PROPER USE OF THE TURN SIGNAL! Don’t you hate it when people don’t use their turn signals? One Indiana State Police feels your pain so he posted a video to his that explains the turn signal and how and when to use it. Click here to watch it now.