Today is National Goof Off Day. I'm celebrating it right now.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1955 Johnny Cash lays down his first tracks at Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Studio.
1956 Carl Perkins received a broken collarbone and a concussion in a car accident that killed his brother Jay just outside Dover, Delaware.
1963 The Beatles' first album, "Please Please Me", is released in England.
1975 Barry Manilow performs "Mandy" on American Bandstand.
1977 The John Denver TV special, Thank God, I'm A Country Boy aired on ABC-TV.
1986 Mark Dinning, famous for his #1 hit "Teen Angel", died at the age of 52.
1991 Dave Guard of The Kingston Trio, died of cancer at the age of 56.
1996 Former Turtles' drummer Don Murray died at age 50.
2001 Earl Beal of the 50's Doo-Wop group The Silhouettes died at the age of 76.
DEAD CELEB! First Chuck Berry. Now Chuck Barris. The creator of The Gong Show, The Dating Game, and The Newlywed Game has died at age 87. Barris got his start in TV working for American Bandstand. He also wrote Freddy Cannon's 1962 hit "Palisades Park." Get the obit.NEW CHUCK BERRY SONG! Even though he's dead, Chuck Berry is out with his first new single new single in nearly 40 years. "Big Boys" is the lead single from Berry's upcoming album which he had been working on since 1991. It also includes a Johnny B. Goode sequel "Lady B. Goode." Get the details.
ANTISOCIAL NETWORK! Lindsay Lohan is set to host a new TV series. The Anti Social Network will feature Lohan taking charge of a contestant's social media accounts for 24 hours, forcing contestants to complete embarrassing challenges to win prizes. The show is currently being shopped to networks. Click here for more Lindsay Lohan lunacy!
TANKS IN TEXAS! At a ranch about two hours west of San Antonio, people can take control of real tanks on battlefield courses set up with special effects to recreate battle scenes. Using a Flamethrower will cost you $300, while driving a tank over an old car is $1,000 and firing a Sherman tank runs about $3,000. Click here and fire when ready.
