Today is California Poppy Day, National Tartan Day, New Beer's Eve, Plan Your Epitaph Day, and Sorry Charlie Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1956 Elvis signs a three-picture deal with Paramount.
1965 The Beach Boys record "California Girls".
1968 Pink Floyd announces that Syd Barrett has officially left the group.
1971 Carly Simon meets James Taylor. They would marry the following year.
1975 LaBelle performs "Lady Marmalade" on the Cher show.
1979 Rod Stewart marries Alana Hamilton, the ex-wife of actor George Hamilton.
1981 Bob "The Bear" Hite of Canned Heat, died of a heart attack at age 36.
1991 Ringo Starr guests on The Simpsons.
1998 Wendy O. Williams of The Plasmatics committed suicide and Tammy Wynette died at age 55.
2016 Merle Haggard died of pneumonia at the age of 79.
NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS! New flick to check out this weekend include The Case For Christ (PG), Going In Style (PG-13), and Smurfs: The Lost Village (PG). Click here for the rest of the new stuff opening nationwide tomorrow.
BILLY JOEL AT NASSAU! In August of 2015, Billy Joel performed the final concert at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum before it was closed for a $165 million renovation. Last night, the renovated Coliseum reopened and he was back on stage to christen it with its first concert which included special guest Joan Jett. Click here for the recap.
DAVE DAVIES HITS THE ROAD! Last Friday, Dave Davies released his latest album, Open Road, and now he'll be hitting the open road by kicking off his new solo tour tonight in Milwaukee. The trek will wind down on May 1 in Nashville. Get the itinerary.
LIVERPOOL CELEBRATES PEPPER'S! In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album on June 1, the city of Liverpool is planning a series of events titled "Liverpool Presents Sgt. Pepper at 50," which will feature 13 themed events, each one inspired by a different song from the album. For full details of the celebration, visit SgtPepperat50.com.
CELEBRITY SPLITSVILLE! David Schwimmer and his wife are separating after almost seven years of marriage. Schwimmer, 50, and his 31 year old wife met while he was directing the 2007 romantic comedy Run. Get the dirty details.
EXTINCT BABY NAMES! If you're expecting and haven';t decided on the name of your futrure bundle of joy, you might want to consider a name on the list of soon to be extinct baby names. That way, your baby's once common name will be unique. Check out the list on which I didn't find my name.
