Tuesday 8/18/26 Celebrate: Helium Discovery Day Mail Order Catalog Day National Bad Poetry Day National Fajita Day National Ice Cream Pie Day Never Give Up Day Pinot Noir Day Serendipity Day -- Still kind of warm...did you wear shorts to work today? Women in Japan don't want men wearing shorts to the office. They call it Leg Hair Harassment. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike introduced "Tokyo Cool Biz" in April, but four months on, a rift has emerged. But women in offices in Toky

Today in Music History - 2002 Nelly becomes the fifth artist to replace himself at #1 on the Hot 100 when "Dilemma" takes the top spot from "Hot In Herre." (Band-Aid on face era) The ones before were Elvis, The Beatles, Boyz II Men, and P.Diddy/Puff Daddy.

Monday 8/17/26 Celebrate: Baby Boomers Recognition Day Balloon Airmail Day National #2 pencil Day National Black Cat Appreciation Day National I LOVE My Feet Day National Meaning of "Is" Day National Nonprofit Day National Pineapple Juice Day National Thrift Shop Day National Vanilla Custard Day Stay Home with Your Kids Day World Eggplant Day -- Weekend Box Office 1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day $70M the second-fastest film to join the $2 billion club after 2019’s “Avengers: En

Today in Music History - 1977 Elvis Died. I actually remember where I was when I heard the News. Sears, Gary, Indiana. Back to School shopping; bought a winter coat (don't remember what else). They were playing the radio, and the news at the top of the hour came on and mentioned it. Also on this date in 2018, Aretha Franklin died. I don't know where I was when I heard the news. Elvis is ok..but I really loved Aretha. Here you go.

Today in Music History - Happy Birthday Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers. He founded them and wrote and sang many of their hits for his seven years in the band and six albums. The biggest of them was "Long Train Runnin" which made #8.

2017 Pantone announced a new color: a purple hue in honor of Prince named after his famous symbol (Love Symbol #2). The Love Symbol (as it’s called) album was released in October 1992. Featuring “Sexy M.F.” and “My Name is Prince,” that reached the top ten in the UK, and #7 peaking “7” here in the US.

Friday 8/14/26 Celebrate: Color Book Day National Creamsicle Day National Financial Awareness Day National Navajo Code Talkers Day National Tattoo Removal Day National Wiffle Ball Day Social Security Day Saturday Break the Monotony Day Chant at the Moon Day I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day International Geocaching Day International Homeless Animals' Day National Back to School Prep Day National Best Friends Day National Check the Chip Day (for your pets) National Failures Day

Today in Music History - 1966 Napoleon XIV's goofy breakup song "They're Coming To Take Me Away", Ha-haaa" peaks at #3 on the Hot 100. It quickly drops to the bottom of the Top 40, however, as several radio stations ban the tune, fearing its lyrics might be interpreted as being insensitive to the mentally ill. It's actually about a dog.

Thursday 8/13/26 Celebrate: National Filet Mignon Day National Prosecco Day National Bowling Day National Garage Sale Day – International Left-Handers Day Global meta-analyses show that roughly 10.6% of the global population is left-handed, and ambidextrous individuals represent about 1%. Males are about 23% more likely to be left-handed than females. Left-handers are overrepresented in high-speed, one-on-one sports like baseball, tennis, fencing, and cricket. For example, ar

Today in Music History - 1999 The Kiss produced movie Detroit Rock City opens. 1977 (June 12), they released their comic book with their blood in the red ink. (which I own)

Wednesday 8/12/26 Celebrate: Baseball Fans Day IBM PC Day International Youth Day National Julienne Fries Day National Middle Child Day National Sewing Machine Day Truck Driver Day Vinyl Record Day World Calligraphy Day World Elephant Day -- The Weeknd is here to stay. While there was a time when the Grammy winner thought he might drop his stage name, not anymore. “I tested retirement a little bit, and I don’t like the way it feels,” the artist told his concert audience Satur

Today in Music History - 1987 Rolling Stone magazine declares The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the best album of the last 20 years, even though the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton ruined it in 1978.

Tuesday 8/11/26 Celebrate: Annual Medical Checkup Day National Panini Day National Raspberry Bombe Day National Raspberry Tart Day Play in the Sand Day Son and Daughter Day Presidential Joke Day - 1984, Ronald Reagan was doing a soundcheck for National Public Radio, in preparation for his weekly radio address. Without knowing that his microphone was on and recording, he parodied the opening remarks of his prepared speech by saying, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell y

Today in Music History - 1975 The American vocal group Manhattan Transfer debuted their summer variety show that lasted for 4 weeks. In 1981, they released their sixth album, Mecca for Moderns witch featured their biggest hit "Boy From New York City," which won them a Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals. It peaked at #7 I am still obsessed with this album.

Monday 8/10/26 Celebrate: International Vlogging Day National Duran Duran Appreciation Day National Lazy Day National S'mores Day National Shapewear Day National Spoil Your Dog Day Smithsonian Day Victory Day or VJ Day World Lion Day -- Weekend Box Office 1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day $145.0M the third-best domestic second weekend ever. 2. The Odyssey $31.5M 3. One Night Only $5.7M 4. Super Troopers 3 $4.0M 5. Toy Story 5 $3.9M -- 'Tis the season to test toilets at NFL and ma

Today in Music History - 1975 - The Bee Gees went to #1 with "Jive Talkin'." The song also went #9 Club and was included on the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack.

Today in Music History - 1980 - Xanadu opens! Xanadu bombs out! The movie only grossed $23 million which did not make it profitable. A double feature with Xanadu and another musical released several months earlier, Can't Stop the Music, inspired John J.B. Wilson to create the Golden Raspberry Awards (or Razzies), an annual event recognizing the worst in cinema for a given year. Robert Greenwald won the first Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, and the film was nominate

Today in Music History - 1991 - The KLF went to #1in the UK with "3am Eternal." Taken from The White Room, it made #5 on the Hot 100 and #1 Club here in America.

Friday 8/7/26 Celebrate: Beach Party Day International Beer Day National Lighthouse Day National Sea Serpent Day Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day Professional Speakers Day Purple Heart Day Raspberries 'n Cream Day – Saturday Celebrate Your Lakes Day Global Sleep Under the Stars Night International Cat Day National Bowling Day National CBD Day National Dollar Day National Frozen Custard Day National Garage Sale Day National Mochi Day National Model Aviation Day National

Today in Music History - 1988 - Yo! MTV Raps premieres. Run-DMC hosted the first show. This was one of the videos during the first hour. See the full show here.