Today is Be Nasty Day and International Working Woman's Day. (Ironically many of them have chosen not to work today.) Click here for more irony.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1962 The Beatles make their TV debut on the BBC's Teenager's Turn.
1963 25,000 people attended the funeral for Patsy Cline.
The Four Tops sign with Motown and receive a $400 signing bonus.
1964 The Dave Clark Five make their first of thirteen appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1968 Bill Graham opens The Fillmore East in New York City.
1973 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of The Grateful Dead died of alcohol poisoning at age 27.
2013 Yes co-founder Peter Banks passed away at the the age of 65.
2016 George Martin passed away at the age of 90.
MISSING MUSTANG FOUND! The green 1968 Mustang GT that Steve McQueen drove in Bullitt has been found in a scrapyard in Mexico after missing for nearly 50 years. Steve McQueen himself had tried and failed to track down and buy the car his personal collection. But examination of the VIN numbers, the car apparently is one of the two cars used in the film. Get the details.LOONEY TUNES STREAMING! Turner and Warner Brothers have announced a new video streaming service that will offer new Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry and Scooby-Doo cartoons. The service also will offer access to the vast library of classic Hanna-Barbera, Looney Toons and MGM library including Bugs Bunny, the Flintstones and the Jetsons. Get the details.
CELEBRITY SPLITSVILLE! Scarlett Johansson has filed for divorce from her husband after nearly three long years of marriage. She's also seeking primary custody of their three-year-old daughter. The couple has been split up since last summer. Get the dirty details. Meanwhile, Johansson's new film, Ghost in the Shell, opens March 31.
A FEE GROWS IN BROOKLYN! In Brooklyn sits a spot in a parking garage that costs $300,000. The spot will also run you an extra $291 a month in extra fees and taxes. But this house-priced, car-sized slab of pavement might just be an investment if you can afford it. Four years ago, a spot in the same garage sold for a meager $80,000. Park here for details.
