And let us take this opportunity to thank you for making, and keeping, 101 Gold
It’s also Vinyl Records Day.
History 101: The first Model T, dubbed the "Tin Lizzie," rolled off the assembly line in Detroit, Michigan, on August 12, 1908 -- Henry Ford's revolutionary automobile provided affordable transportation for average Americans.
Music History 101: On August 12, 1970 at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge Mass. 10,000 people had tickets but over 40,000 showed up for what would be the last concert of Janis Joplin.
The 101 number one song of the day was recorded by a group that had the Beatles and Cass Elliott of the Mamas and Papas to thank for getting them together.
Two of the founding members were watching TV with Mama Cass when the Beatles made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. They were blown away and spent hours afterwards playing music together. Right then and there, their eventual leader decided to follow in the footsteps of the Fab Four and put together his own four man band. But follow up on that plan was somewhat sporadic and it might never have happened were it not for Cass who when she ran in to one always mentioned that the other was interested in playing with him again. When she ran into the other she’d relay essentially the same message. Finally they got serious and did form the band which went on to record several hits including today’s 101 number one song of the day which was on top of the charts on August 12, 1966. The two founding members were Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian who formed the Lovin’ Spoonful and the song: Summer in the City
And here’s today’s featured pet from the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley -
Zoya is a female, about 3 years old and already spayed and ready to go home. But she needs a good home to go too. Why not stop by the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley
3551 Bataan Memorial West
Las Cruces, NM 88012-5013
(575) 382-0018
Have a great weekend!
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