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Thursday 21 July 2016

Junk Food Day







Sometimes, the idea of being healthy, preparing a balanced meal, and snacking on carrot stics isn't too appealing. Junk Food Day is all about satisfying your cravings for something naughtier,...

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Today"s Birthdays




Kaylee Halko - 13



Robin Williams - (1951-2014)



Don Knotts - (1924-2006)



Ernest Hemingway - (1899-1961)



Cat Stevens - 68

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Man I love junk food.lotta good guys on the birthdays today.poor robin I really liked to watch his shows.i think all of us has had THOSE days before.hard to keep fightin the system.that shows money really cant buy happiness.just makes things more complicated. Goodday..

On This Day in Rock History

2007: Don Arden, the man once dubbed “the Al Capone of pop”, father of Sharon Osbourne and manager of acts such as The Small Faces, Black Sabbath, and Electric Light Orchestra died of Alzheimer’s disease in Beverly Hills. He was 81 years old.

1990: Roger Waters staged a live performance of The Wall at the Berlin Wall along with such guests as Bryan Adams, Joni Mitchell, The Band, Van Morrison, and The Scorpions.

1987: Guns N’ Roses released their landmark debut album Appetite for Destruction which would later spend five weeks on top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart and be certified eighteen times Platinum in September 2008.

1986: The Police began sessions to record the follow-up album to Synchronicity but soon abandon the sessions as Sting insisted on pursuing a solo career and acting interests.

1984: ZZ Top peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Legs” which was their first and only top ten single in the U.S.

1982: Queen kicked off their final North American tour with Freddie Mercury at the Montreal Forum, in support of their album Hot Space.

1979: Cheap Trick peaked at number seven for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “I Want You to Want Me” their first top ten single.

1971: Black Sabbath released their third album Master of Reality which went on to sell two million copies in the U.S. And reach number eight on the Billboard 200 Album Chart becoming their first and only top ten album in the U.S.

1969: The Beatles recorded “Come Together” at EMI Studios in London. The song later went on to be covered by artists such as Aerosmith and Michael Jackson.

Today's Birthdays:

Howie Epstein-bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers born in 1955

Ahh the good ole days,that look back started when I was born.man I loved goin to concerts in my buddies party van,full of long hair goatie party wannabies.you could never get away with what went on back then that's for shure.im so glad I did everything I wanted to do young before I got sick.its hard to even go to the grocery nowdays. Peace brother..

Ain't it the beautiful truth!! Ahhh those were the dayz... Hey I still gotta a few left, but thet're wainin faster every year....

Ice

Quote:im so glad I did everything I wanted to do young before I got sick.its hard to even go to the grocery nowdays.

I wish I had more.i got a garage full of dirt bikes/crotch rockets that I would love to ride again,after loosin my wonderful dr. of 8yrs.,startin over at the bare bottom of the barrel has been a year and a half of pure HELL.im trying my best tho. addin on little at a time to try to get my life back.my backs killin me,gotta take a popper and a smoke,talk to ya soon...

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Today's Birthdays




Shawn Michaels - 51



David Spade - 52 (Kroozer)



Alex Trebek - 76



Danny Glover - 70



3 Willem Dafoe - 61



Don Henley - 69



Parker Schnabel - 22



Bobby Sherman - 73

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Today in Rock History July 22

2005: John Densmore won a permanent injunction to keep Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek from touring under the name The Doors of the 21st Century.

1983: Dire Straits began a two night stand at London’s Hammersmith Odeon where they recorded and filmed their first live album and concert video Alchemy: Dire Straits Live which was released the following year.

1979: Little Richard, now known as Rev. Richard Penniman told a congregation in California “If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save anybody.”

1978: Elvis Costello released his debut album My Aim Is True. The backing band was not The Attractions, instead it was Clover based out of California.

1972: Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested in Sweden on charges of drug possession.

1972: The Who released “Join Together” which went on to reach number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

1968: Elvis Presley began filming the movie Charro! in Arizona. This would be the only Presley movie where he sported a beard and didn’t sing on camera.

1967: Vanilla Fudge made their live debut at the Village Theatre in New York City on a bill with The Byrds.

1965: Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman were fined 5 pounds each for urinating on the wall of a gas station in East Ham, England.

Todays Rock Birthdays:

Rick Davies-keyboardist and singer for Supertramp born in 1944

Don Henley born in 1947

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Friday 22 July 2016

Penuche Fudge Day



Even if you are on a strict weight watch and working hard towards that beach body, make sure your cheat day falls on Penuche Fudge Day.

The sweet light-brown concoction will make it worth your while! Penuche is a flavor native to New England, but its caramel-like goodness has earned the treat nationwide respect – so much so that it got its own day in the calendar!

Penuche stands apart from its fudge relatives mainly because it is based on brown rather than white sugar. This gives it its characteristic color and texture and makes it lighter than classic fudges. Confectioners often add other ingredients to penuche, most famously pecans, walnuts, or raisins, in order to enhance its texture and taste.

Feel free to whip up a batch yourself if you cannot find a local bakery which dispenses the golden brown treat and celebrate Penuche Fudge Day with a yummy bite!

Saturday 23 July 2016

Gorgeous Grandma Day



Many people around the world say that we do not do enough to honour our elderly. Just as well, then, that days such as Gorgeous Grandma Day exist.

Gorgeous Grandma Day is a time of the year in which we can celebrate the grannies in our lives.

Everybody thinks that their grandma is gorgeous – so what could be better than an entire day devoted to acknowledging that fact? Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are well known, so Gorgeous Grandma Day is a natural progression.

Now that you know the day exists, hopefully you are already making plans to spend it with your own gran. No matter what your grandmother prefers to do with her time, this is the day in which you can be sure she will have plenty of time to do it – and plenty of people willing to support her.

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Today's Celebrity Birthdays


Daniel Radcliffe - 27



Slash - 51



Woody Harrelson - 55



Philip Seymour Hoffman - (1967-2014)



Monica Lewinsky - 43



Pee Wee Reese - (1918-1999)



Alison Krauss - 45

Sunday 24 July 2016

National Tequila Day



Mexicans like to celebrate Tequila Day, and so do lots of others! But let’s face it, we all know tequil synonymous with margarita, so let’s take a look at this frozen favourite.

There is no definitive answer as to who really invented this drink, but interesting stories abound. One of the earliest stories tells of a wealthy Dallas socialite inventing the drink at a Christmas party in Acapulco in 1948.

Tommy Hilton of the Hilton Hotel chain reportedly attended the party, and took the recipe home to serve at his hotels.

Another suggests that it is merely based on an American drink called the Daisy, which was made with brandy instead of tequila.

The Spanish word for “Daisy” is “Margarita”; hence the name. In any case, this popular drink, made with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice, plus the trademark salt rim, will bring a touch of the tropics to any get-together. Cheers!

(And don’t lose that shaker of salt!)



And



Tell An Old Joke Day



We all know someone for whom every day is Tell An Old Joke Day, but there’s now a day when we can all put aside our reticence and let rip with our own ‘I say, I say, I say’ and ‘Knock, knock’ chestnuts.

Tell An Old Joke Day is your opportunity to raise the nervous wreck from the quivering depths, bring the awful-smelling noseless dog back in from the cold, and press the button for the chicken stuck forever at the pedestrian crossing.

Like any endangered species, old jokes must reproduce if they are not to die out entirely, and the old ones are supposed to be the best, anyway. There may be a lot of groaning from initiates, but there’s no joke so old that at least one person hasn’t heard it yet.

Why should they be allowed to escape the suffering of the rest of us?

July 25 Birthdays


Matt LeBlanc - 49



Jack Gilford - (1908-1990)



Dani Filth - 43



Walter Payton - (1954-1999)