Monday, April 3, 2017

MONDAVE!

The answer to today's Moxie's Flashback Pop Quiz is: a six gun.

Today is Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day, Tweed Day and World Party Day.

THIS DAY IN ROCK!

1956 Elvis makes the first of two appearances on The Milton Berle Show.
1960 The Everly Brothers begin their first ever UK tour in London.
1973 Capitol Records issued The Beatles' greatest hits "red" and "blue" albums
1988 The Traveling Wilburys record "Handle With Care."
1993 Ray Charles became the first performer to have hits on Billboard's charts in five different decades when his version of Leon Russell's "A Song For You" entered the R&B singles chart.
2008 With her 18th chart-topping hit, "Touch My Body", Mariah Carey passed Elvis for the most number one songs on the Billboard singles chart, placing her second only toThe Beatles.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE! The Boss Baby showed who's boss at the box office by dethroning Beauty And The Beast from the top of the chart and shoving into second place. Ghost in the Shell debuted in a disappointing third place followed by Power Rangers in fourth. Click here for the rest of the rankings.

STAR WARS 40th! Star Wars will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year and next week's Star Wars Celebration Orlando will feature a special panel marking the milestone with Mark Hamill, and the young Anakin Skywalker, Hayden Christensen. Star Wars Celebration Orlando takes place April 12-16 at the Orange County Convention Center. Get the details.

WRONG ADDRESS! An Arkansas woman is in jail after her shipment of drugs was delivered to the wrong address. The wrong recipient took the package to police, who contacted the woman and promptly arrested her when she showed up to pick it up. For some reason the man who opened her mail wasn't charged with opening a package not addressed to him. Get the report.

BOB DYLAN'S PRIZE! Bob Dylan has finally collected his Nobel Prize for Literature. Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize last October, capped the day with one of two scheduled performances. The rules say he still has to deliver a lecture if he wants to collect the $870 thousand cash prize. Get the recap.