Today is Be an Angel Day

To earn your wings…you are encouraged to do something nice for someone today.

It’s also Tooth Fairy Day

What is the going rate here in Southern New Mexico for a tooth under a pillow?

History 101: On this date in 1851, a silver trophy called the "Hundred Guinea Cup" was won by the US sailing yacht "America" in a race against the British yacht "Aurora" around the Isle of Wight in England -- the US brought the trophy home and renamed it the "America's Cup."

Music History 101: 1968 – Cynthia Powell Lennon sued for divorce on grounds of adultery. Her husband: John Lennon.

The White Sands International Film Festival opens this week in Las Cruces.  To glean all the pertinent info click on: www.wsiff.com

We spoke with award winning playwright, screen writer, director and producer Mark Medoff who is also Creative Director of the Creative Media Institute and NMSU about the festival. 

Here’s the conversation: http://www.3592.com/onlinedb/kvlcfm/audio/markmedoff.mp3

The 101 number one song of the day was the ninth try for a group of girls signed by Motown. Their 8 previous attempts all failed on the charts and the other artists on the label had started making fun of their inability to produce a hit.

Today’s featured song was written for the Marvellettes but lead singer Gladys Horton said, “no way am I gonna sing any junk like!” The song was passed around down the line until it was offered to the group you’re about to hear and because they were low down on the totem pole, they couldn’t turn it down. After the song was recorded, they were booked for a tour on Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars along with Gene Pitney and the Shirelles but these girls didn’t even get billing when they first hit the road. They were simply listed under “and others.” Until the song started climbing the charts and it reached number one on August 22, 1964 – from then on, their name would be up in lights – Big Time! The Supremes – “Where Did Our Love Go”

Listen for the replay and win!