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Fun Facts: 10.03.02 Happy B-Day Dr. Seuss
Written by Jimmy
Dr Seuss was born today in 1904. Here’s the Green Eggs and Ham Video:
George Harrison born 25 Feb in Liverpool…
Written by Jimmy
George, song-writer of Something, would have been 67 today. As Frank Sinatra famously said, ‘this was the best Lennon-McCartney Track ever’. Happy Birthday George.
Fun Fact: Saturday Night Fever Hits No 1 on Travolta’s Birthday
Written by Jimmy
Okay, so I think the title is true. Find a cool site that I’ll only share every once in a while on Today in Music History. Points out that today…Read more
Be My Yoko Ono: Happy Birthday
Written by Jimmy
Yoko Ono was born today — in 1933. For those keen readers, Yoko is second to Pattie Boyd in ‘woman who inspired great music’, but falls down to 567th in…Read more
Colin Hay, Scrubs, Kookaburras
Written by Jimmy
Fascinating glimpse of song-writing from Colin Hay, song-writer of Down Under, founder of Men At Work.
My Sharona… the passing of Doug Fieger
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Sadly, Doug Fieger, front man of the Knack and co-writer of My Sharona died yesterday at 57 of lung cancer. My Sharona was inspired by Sharona Alperin (now a real…Read more
Fun Facts: 10.02.08 (Gen Z Facts)
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So weird emerging facts about Gen Z… That digital group, those bizzare students that do homework while watching TV, doing MSN, chating on FaceBook and listening to songs in one ear…….Read more
Fun Facts: 10.02.09 (Not so fun really)
Written by Jimmy
Kind of scary ‘fun fact’ really… about dangers of over-consumption.
Fun Facts: 10.02.07 All Before 18
Written by Jimmy
Tory pointed this out: Hunter, Tory and Morgan have lived in three decades, two centuries and two milleniums… and they’re not even 18 yet.
Fun Fact: 10.02.05 Christopher Guest’s Birthday
Written by Jimmy
11. It goes to 11. You can’t love music unless you love 11. You can’t love 11 unless you love Christopher Guest. And today is his birthday.