Today is Be An Angel Day, and National Tooth Fairy Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1956: Elvis begins shooting his first movie, Love Me Tender.
1962: Granada Television films The Beatles at the Cavern Club, then thought to be their very first filmed performance.
1968: Cynthia Lennon files for divorce one day before their sixth anniversary.
1969: The Beatles very last photo shoot as a group takes place on the lawn of John & Yoko's home in England.
1970: Elton John signs with Uni.
1985: Rick Nelson begins filming the PBS-TV special which will turn out to be his last TV appearance before his death in a plane crash.
1988: The TV documentary Aretha Franklin: Queen Of Soul airs on PBS.
2004: Al Dvorin, the announcer who coined the phrase "Elvis has left the building" is killed in a car crash.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE! It was a big flop for Ben Hur which debuted at a pitiful fifth place at the box office over the weekend. Of course, the film had a lot to live up to since the 1959 original won 11 Oscars. Meanwhile, other subpar openings included War Dogs at #3 and Kubo and the Two Strings at #4. Click here for the rest of the rankings.
DEAD CELEB! Lou Pearlman, the music mogul who launched the careers of the Backstreet Boys, 'NSYNC and LFO, among others, died Friday in prison where he was serving a 25-year sentence. He was 62. No cause of death was revealed. Pearlman was convicted of fraud in 2008 in connection with a $300 million Ponzi scheme. Get the obit.CORRECT WAY TO HOLD COFFEE MUG! This is a shocker. Click here to discover the scientifically correct way to hold your coffee mug. As for me, I'm too set in my ways to change.
