45 Years Ago - 1981 Pat Benatar released her third album Precious Times. "Fire and Ice" made #17 and #2 Mainstream Rock. "Promises in the Dark" charted #38 and #16 Mainstream Rock. (That's it??)

Monday 7/6/26 Celebrate: International Kissing Day National Air Traffic Control Day National Fried Chicken Day National Hand Roll Day Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day Umbrella Cover Day Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day – Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Philematologists (scientists who study kissing) have confirmed that a single, passionate kiss burns up to 26 calories per minute and instantly spikes your brain's dopamine levels. – The Saturday Holiday may have softened

40 Years Ago - 1981 Foreigner released their fourth album 4. The number was not only their fourth album, but the band was now a foursome. The album was produced by Mutt Lange. "Urgent" has some synth work from a then unknown Thomas Dolby. The song made #4, #1 Mainstream Rock, and even #32 Club. "Waiting for a Girl Like You" peaked at #2, #1 Mainstream Rock, and #5 AC. "Juke Box Hero" charted #26 and #3 Mainstream Rock. Also #1 on my college dorm floor! "Break It Up" made #26

35 Years Ago - 1991 Heavy D & the Boyz released their third album Peaceful Journey. "Is It Good to You" peaked #32 and #13 R&B/Hip Hop. "Now That We Found Love" is a cover of the O'Jays 1973 song and Third World #47 1978 hit. They took it to #11, #2 Club, #5 R&B/Hip Hop, and #4 Rap. It features Aaron Hall.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their eighth album Into the Great Wide Open. Jeff Lynne of ELO was the producer just like Tom's last album Full Moon Fever. "Learning to Fly" spent six weeks at #1 Mainstream Rock, and peaked at #28 Hot 100 and #36 AC. "Into the Great Wide Open" made #4 Mainstream Rock and #92 Hot 100.

Friday 7/3/26 Welcome to your July 4th Briefing! Celebrate: American Redneck Day Comic Sans Day Disobedience Day Drive Your Corvette to Work Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Compliment Your Mirror Day National Eat Your Beans Day National Fried Clam Day National Independent Beer Run Day Plastic Bag Free Day Stay Out of the Sun Day -- The Continental Congress actually voted to separate from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. John Adams was so convinced July 2nd would be th

40 Years Ago - 1986 Communards released their self-titled debut album. This was Jimmy Somerville's second band after Bronski Beat. "Don't Leave Me This Way" features jazz singer Sarah Jane Morris and peaked at #40 (criminal!!!) and #1 Club. it is a cover of the #1 Thelma Houston 1976 original.

Thursday 7/2/26 Celebrate: Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day I Forgot Day Made in the USA Day National Anisette Day Special Recreation for the Disabled Day World Sports Journalists Day World UFO Day – Nothing to do with the Dog Days of Summer!!! Tomorrow, The Dog Days Start and run through August 11th. This phrase doesn't refer to lazy pets—it dates back to ancient Greeks and Romans who noticed the hot, sultry weather coincided with the Sun and Sirius (the "Dog Star"), the br

40 Years Ago - 1986 Samantha Fox released her debut album Touch Me. The record company was looking for a British Madonna. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" peaked at #4 and #41 Club. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" only made #87. (yea..you've never heard this)

Wednesday 7/1/26 Happy July 1st!!! July was originally called Quintilis (Latin for "fifth") because it was the fifth month of the original 10-month Roman calendar. In 44 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed it Iulius (July) to honor Julius Caesar, as it was the month of his birth. – Celebrate: American Zoo Day blink-182 Day Canada Day Devotion to Duty Day Early Bird Day International Chicken Wing Day International Joke Day International Reggae Day National Creative Ice Cream Flavor

40 Years Ago - 1986 Madonna released her third album True Blue. With Confessions II coming out July 3rd it's good to revisit Madonna here. This album remains Madonna's best-selling studio album, the best-selling album of 1986, the best-selling album of the 1980s by a female artist, and one of the best-selling albums of all time, with sales exceeding 25 million copies worldwide. "Live to Tell" was also featured in her then husband Sean Penn's At Close Range and hit #1 Hot 100

40 Years Ago - 1986 Eurhythmics released their fifth album Revenge. "Missionary Man" was the fourth single released in the UK, first in America, where it peaked at #14, #1 Mainstream rock, #6 Club. It won the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. "Thorn in My Side" made #68.

Monday 6/29/26 Celebrate: Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul Hug Holiday Day National Almond Buttercrunch Day National Camera Day National Darts Day National Waffle Iron Day Please Take My Children to Work Day -- The Weekend's Box Office 1. Toy Story 5 $70.0M 2. Supergirl $38.0M 3. Obsession $9.8M 4. Jackass: Best and Last $8.4M 5. Disclosure Day $8.1M -- Bird watchers (aka birders) in the U.S. spend just over $100 billion on traveling and equipment every year. Great app to get

30 Years Ago - 1996 Me'shell Ndegeocello released her second album Peace Beyond Passion. It went o to be her most commercially successful album. "Who Is He and What Is He to You" is a cover of a Bill Withers song and peaked at #1 Club and #34 R&B. "Leviticus: Faggot" peaked at #15 Club.

40 Years Ago - 1986 Wham! released their third and final studio album Music from the Edge of Heaven. This is a pared-down version of the "Final" greatest hits album. "I'm Your Man" peaked at #3, #13 AC, #42 Club, #55 R&B. "A Different Corner" made #7 and #6 AC. "The Edge of Heaven" features a guest appearance by Elton John on the Piano. It made #10, and #22 AC. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" is a cover of a Was (Not Was) song charting #50 and #33 AC. "Last Christmas" is included

35 Years Ago - 1991 Crystal Waters released her debut album Surprise. "Gypsy Woman" is regarded as one of the biggest classics of house music. It peaked at #8, #1 Club, #25 R&B/Hip Hop. "Makin' Happy" peaked #1 Club, #63 R&B, #58 Radio Songs.

Friday 6/26/26 Celebrate: Beautician's Day Forgiveness Day International Day in Support of Victims of Torture National Chocolate Pudding Day National Coconut Day National Cream Tea Day National Food Truck Day Take Your Dog to Work Day Tropical Cocktails Day National Barcode Day - The first product to have a barcode was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum, which was scanned today in 1974, at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio – Saturday 6/27/26 Happy Birthday To You Day Bartender

35 Years Ago - 1991 Bonnie Raitt released her eleventh album Luck of the Draw. This album surpassed her previous album Nick of Time commercially. "Something to Talk About" won the Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and peaked at #5 Hot 100 and AC, #12 Mainstream Rock. "I Can't Make You Love Me" peaked at #18 and #6 AC. "Not the Only One" charted #34 and #2 AC.

Thursday 6/25/26 Celebrate: Bourdain Day Day of the Seafarer Global Beatles Day National Bomb Pop Day National Catfish Day National Handshake Day National Police Community Cooperative Day National Strawberry Parfait Day World Vitiligo Day Leon!!! - It's Noel backwards since today is the half way point from/to Christmas! – Genealogy Explained has a list of 25 pantry items your Grandma used daily! Lard! Anti-fat movement killed lard in the 80s. It is making a comeback. Suet - n

40 Years Ago - 1986 Peter Cetera released his second solo album Solitude/Solitaire. "Glory of Love" is featured in The Karate Kid 2 movie and reached #1 Hot 100 and AC. "The Next Time I Fall" is a duet with Amy Grant. #1 again Hot 100 and AC. "Big Mistake" peaked at #61. "Only Love Knows Why" charted #24 AC.