Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Today is World No-Tobacco Day

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Today is also Take This Job and Shove It Day, observed annually on the late singer Johnny Paycheck’s birthday.

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And now this:

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…just because he’s so cute. 

History 101: 2003: Air France's superjet, the Concorde, returned to Paris in its final commercial flight.

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Music History 101: 1964 - The Dave Clark Five appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the first of 11 appearances.

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The 101 number one song of the day was the first released by its band’s self titled album and it was controversial – but no one was really sure what it was about – so the question remained just who should be offended.

It was recorded in December 1969 at the famous studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama by a band once reviled as too scruffy and dirty for decent folk, but by the turn of the decade they became the ruling rock elite, gentlemen of leisure and members of the Jet Set. The first record released on their own label was simultaneously interpreted as a racist, sexist slur as well as referring to Mexican heroin. The vocals were somewhat scrambled following the advice of Fats Domino who once said, “You should never sing the words out very clearly.” In any event it was clearly destined to be a hit and on May 31, 1971 it was the number one song in America – for the Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar.”

Listen to win! When you hear “Brown Sugar” today call 527 1011–caller number ten wins two tickets to see “Kansas” at the Inn of the Mountain Gods.

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