Now open in Las Cruces and 101 Gold is pleased to have been there this morning when the ribbon was cut!
Today is:
Paul Is Dead Day. According to Paul Is Dead conspiracy theorists, singer Paul McCartney of the Beatles died on November 9, 1966, from massive head injuries sustained in an auto accident.
He was supposedly replaced by orphan Billy Campbell, a dead ringer for Paul.
Wow! What a resemblance!
1967: The premiere issue of Rolling Stone magazine included a free roach clip.
1963: the dirtiest song never written entered Billboard’s Hot 100 . The song, about a bartender named Louie, actually was squeaky clean, but the lyrics were hard to understand and rumors spread that they were dirty. It was, of course, The Kingsmen with "Louie Louie."
The 101 number one song of the day was intended for an audience of one. The songwriter never wanted the public to hear the song he had composed especially for his brother.
…who had a speech impediment. He stuttered. So the writer and lead singer deliberately stuttered on the song and planned on sending it to his brother who’d then have the only copy in the world. Obviously, it didn’t work out that way. The band was working on their third album when the head of the label said he didn’t hear the “magic” and asked if they had anything else to offer. The only thing that available was the song you’re about to hear and it was offered up with great reluctance because of the personal nature of it. The executive said it was better than everything else so the writer agreed to include it on the LP only if he could re-record it without the stutter. He tried but he said he sounded like Frank Sinatra. So the original was used and the rest is history as it wound up at number one on November 9, 1974 for Randy Bachman and Bachman Turner Overdrive.
Thanks to Michael Gutierrez for coming by to talk about the 21st Century show that takes place this Friday evening at Mesilla Pointe. Check this out for more details -
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