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Today is Red Rose Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1964 The Zombies record "She's Not There" at their first session for Decca Records.
1965 Sonny & Cher make their first TV appearance on American Bandstand.
1972 Ronnie Spector left husband Phil and filed for a divorce that would be granted in 1974.
1973 Grand Funk records "We're An American Band."
1989 Graceland opens the Elvis Autoland Museum which contains over 20 cars he owned.
2011 Carl Gardner, the lead singer of The Coasters died at the age of 83.
DEAD CELEB! Adam West, best known as TV's Batman, died on Friday at age 88 after a short battle with leukemia. William West Anderson was born Sept. 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington. West attended a private liberal arts college in his hometown, after which he was drafted in the U.S. Army. It was there he got his first taste as an entertainer on American Forces Network television. Get the obit.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE! Wonder Woman remained at the top spot at the box office for the second straight week, topping The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, which failed to impress the public. Meanwhile, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie came in third followed by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in fourth. Get the rest of the rankings.
IDOL AUDITIONS! ABC's reboot of American Idol is set to premiere next year, but auditions will begin August 17. Once again, the auditions will be held via East and West American Idol bus tours, which will launch in Orlando and Portland". "Open Audition" opportunities September 11 in Chicago, IL and September 14 in New Orleans, LA. Get the cities and dates.
LUCKY ANNIVERSARY CARD! A woman in Jefferson City, Missouri recently got her husband an Anniversary and stuffed it with 10 Missouri Lottery Bingo Plus scratch-off tickets, and one was a $55,000 winner. The couple plans to pay off some bills with their new fortune and maybe go out to eat. Read the lucky details.
