Today is Embrace Your Geekness Day,

…a day to spend endless hours going to strange places on the Internet.  Isn’t that a typical day at work?

Also, National French Fries Day.

Mike likes Nathan’s.

History 101: JULY 13, 1881 – Just before midnight, Sheriff Pat Garrett shoots Billy the Kid dead at Fort Sumner, N.M., when the Kid walks into Pete Maxwell's darkened bedroom.

Pat Garrett, one time Dona Ana County Sheriff is buried nearby in the Masonic Cemetery here in Las Cruces.

Music History 101 1978: It was the largest open-air concert audience (for a single artist). Some 200,000 fans turned out to hear Bob Dylan at Blackbushe Airport in England.

The 101 number one song of the day was the biggest song of the year and one of the most successful singles of all time and it all started with a case of insomnia.

Today’s featured singer was knocking on doors in NYC looking for a record contract and helping his friend Jackie Wilson at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theatre. While there he ran into members of an all white group called the Fireflies who were a bit nervous appearing for the first time before a mostly black audience. His encouragement quelled their concern and they went onto to a successful performance. Several weeks later he knocked at the door of Beltone records and was surprised to run into Richie Adams who was the Fireflies lead singer. Adams introduced him to label owner Joe Rene. Adams then gave him a song he’d written to audition. It was a perfect fit. That song was number one on July 13, 1961 and stayed on top of the charts for seven weeks. As for the insomnia – Here’s Bobby Lewis with that story: (Tossin’ and Turnin’)

Listen for the replay and win golf for two!