Happy Good Friday to you. I hope you spend some time with your family this Easter weekend. Have a safe trip if you are visiting long distance relatives.
Today is Ex-Spouse Day, International Moment of Laughter Day, Look Up At The Sky Day, National Dolphin Day, Pecan Day, and Reach As High As You Can Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1966 The Beatles record "Paperback Writer."
1967 The final episode of Where The Action Is airs on TV.
1968 Producer Phil Spector marries Ronnie Bennett of The Ronettes.
1969 The Monkees' TV special, 33 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee, aired on NBC.
1976 Stevie Wonder signed a $13 million deal with Motown, a record at the time.
1995 Burl Ives died of cancer at the age of 85.
2005 Steve Jablecki of Wadsworth Mansion died at the age of 59.
2009 George Harrison received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2015 Percy Sledge, of "When A Man Loves A Woman" fame, died at the age of 74.
NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS! If you need to get out of entertaining your guests that youu invited for the weekend, check out some new flicks opening nationwide today. New stuff includes The Fate of the Furious (PG-13) and Altitude (R). Looks like the weak competition will give The Boss Baby its third week at #1. Get the rest of the new stuff.
ROBBY KRIEGER SOLO TREK! Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and his solo band will launch a brief tour this Sunday in New York. Krieger says he'll be playing mostly songs by The Doors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. Get the dates.
CELEBRITY SPLITSVILLE! It's official. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are calling it quits. Garner filed for divorce yesterday. The couple is asking for joint legal and physical custody of their three children. The couple separated in June 2015 after ten years of marriage. And despite vacations together with the kids, and Garner calling Affleck "the love of my life," the couple never reconciled. Get the dirty details.
GINORMOUS EASTER EGGS! Need something unique for your kids' Easter basket? Check out a U.K. shop that specializes in gigantic, incredibly detailed chocolate Easter eggs. Some eggs weigh over 200 and start at more than $30,000. Click here to put your egg in one basket.
