Saturday, Sunday, and Monday 5/23-25/26 Short and sweet for Memorial Day Weekend. Celebrate: Saturday Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day International Jazz Day Lucky Penny Day National Italian Beef Day National Taffy Day World Turtle Day Sunday Asparagus Day Aviation Maintenance Technician Day Brother's Day Indianapolis 500 International Tiara Day National Escargot Day National Yucatan Shrimp Day Neighbor Day Scavenger Hunt Day Monday Geek Pride Day International Plastic

30 Years Ago - 1996 The Wallflowers released their debut album Bringing Down the Horse. Led by Jakob Dylan, son of Bob Dylan, and produced by T Bone Burnett. There was no physical single release keeping all the songs from the Hot 100. "6th Avenue Heartache" has Adam Duritz from Counting Crows on backing vocals. It peaked at #2 Adult Alternative Airplay, #8 Alternative Airplay, #10 Mainstream Rock, #26 Adult Pop Airplay, #25 Pop Airplay. "One Headlight" won Grammys for Best Ro

Friday 5/22/26 Celebrate: Celebrate: Bitcoin Pizza Day - that cryptocurrency was used to pay for goods for the first time in 2010. Canadian Immigrants Day Don't Fry Day Harvey Milk Day International Being You Day International Day for Biological Diversity National Buy a Musical Instrument Day National Cooler Day National Craft Distillery Day National Maritime Day National Road Trip Day National Solitaire Day National Title Track Day National Vanilla Pudding Day National Wig O

30 Years Ago - 1996 Duncan Sheik released his self-titled debut album. "Barely Breathing" made #16, #1 Adult Alternative Airplay, #2 Adult Pop Airplay, #19 AC. "She Runs Away" made #24 Adult Pop Airplay "Reasons for Living" was a #3 Club hit.

Thursday 5/21/26 Celebrate: American Red Cross Founder's Day Brown Bag It Thursday Global Accessibility Awareness Day Hummus Day I Need a Patch for That Day International Chardonnay Day International Tea Day National Aperitif Day National Memo Day National Notebook Day National Strawberries and Cream Day National Waiters and Waitresses Day Rapture Party Day Sister Maria Hummel Day World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development -- From a Facebook post What minor

35 Years Ago - 1991 Seal released his self-titled debut album. There were only two releases in the US. "Crazy" reached #7 and #5 Alternative Airplay "Killer" is a remix of the song he did with Adamski in 1990. It charted at #100 and #9 Club.

Wednesday 5/20/26 Celebrate: Be a Millionaire Day Eliza Doolittle Day Flower Day International Clinical Trials Day International Red Sneakers Day National Juice Slush Day National Psychometrist Day National Quiche Lorraine Day National Rescue Dog Day National Streaming Day National SugarBee Apple Day Pick Strawberries Day Turn Beauty Inside Out Day Weight and Measures Day World Autoimmune Arthritis Day World Bee Day World Flour Day World Product Day -- A mystery bidder just d

40 Years Ago - 1986 Peter Gabriel released his fifth album So. This was a huge album! "Sledgehammer" with its massive video peaked at #1 Hot 100, Mainstream Rock, and Club. It also made #61 R&B. "In Your Eyes" was used in the movie Say Anything... with the iconic boombox scene. It made #26 and #1 Mainstream Rock. "Don't Give Up" is a duet with Kate Bush making #72. "Big Time" peaked at #8 and #3 Mainstream Rock. "Red Rain" made #33 Mainstream Rock.

Tuesday 5/19/26 Celebrate: Accounting Day Boy's Club Day Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day Dinosaur Day May Ray Day National Devil's Food Cake Day National Hepatitis Testing Day National Roadie Day World Family Doctor Day World IBD Day (inflammatory bowel diseases) – Tom Kane was an American voice actor known for his work in animation and video games, particularly for voicing characters in the Star Wars franchise, including Yoda and Admiral Ackbar. He was active from 1977

30 Years Ago - 1996 Ani DiFranco released her seventh album Dilate. This was her highest-selling and most critically acclaimed. Born in Buffalo, she started her own record company, Righteous Babe Records, in 1989 at age 19. In 2006, the Buffalo News praised her as "Buffalo's leading lady of rock music." I include it because it's just so good and a real representation of 90s rock/folk music. "Untouchable Face" got some radio play.

Monday 5/18/26 Celebrate: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day/World AIDS Vaccine Day I Love Reese's DayHor International Museum Day Mother Whistler Day National Cheese Soufflé Day National Speech Pathologist Day National Visit Your Relatives Day No Dirty Dishes Day Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day -- Weekend Box Office 1. Michael $26.1M 2. The Devil Wears Prada 2 $18.0M 3. Obsession $16.1M 4. Mortal Kombat II $13.4M 5. The Sheep Detectives $9.3M – Napoleon Solo, a brilliantly fast

20 Years Ago - 2001 Missy Elliott released her third album Miss E... So Addictive. "Get Ur Freak On" peaked at #7, #3 R&B, #7 Rap, #19 Pop Airplay, #3 Rhythmic Airplay. "Lick Shots" peaked at #58 R&B Airplay, #25 Rap. "One Minute Man" made #15, #8 R&B, #30 Pop Airplay, #5 Rhythmic Airplay. "Take Away" peaked at #45, #13 R&B, #29 Rhythmic Airplay.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Chubb Rock released his third album The One. "Treat 'Em Right" made #95, #33 R&B, #1 Rapm #32 Club. "The Chubbster" made #41 R&B, #1 Rap, #8 Club. "Just the Two of Us" made #20 R&B, #1 Rap. "The Big Man" made #96 and #30 Rap.

Saturday 5/16/26 Sunday 5/17/26 Celebrate: Saturday Armed Forces Day Biographer's Day Culture Freedom Day International Day of Light Love a Tree Day National Barbecue Day National Learn to Swim Day National Mimosa Day National Piercing Day National River Cleanup Day National Sea Monkey Day Plant a Lemon Tree Day Preakness Stakes World Fiddle Day World Whisky Day -- Sunday International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia National Cherry Cobbler Day National Mush

40 Years Ago - 1986 we all felt The Need For Speed! The Top Gun Soundtrack was released. It was a huge hit, becoming the #1 movie of 1986. The soundtrack was #1 for five nonconsecutive weeks. "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, not the first choice, Starship, Toto, Corey Hart, and Kevin Cronin from REO all declined. made #2, #7 Mainstream Rock. "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin peaked at #1 and #3 AC. "Heaven in Your Eyes" by Loverboy made #12, "Playing with the Boys" by Kenny Log

Friday 5/15/26 Celebrate: Bring Flowers to Someone Day Endangered Species Day International Conscientious Objectors Day International Day of Families International Virtual Assistants Day NASCAR Day National Bike to Work Day National Chocolate Chip Day National Defense Transportation Day National Pizza Party National Safety Dose Day National Senior Fraud Awareness Day Nylon Stocking Day O. Henry Pun-off Day Peace Officers Memorial Day Shades Day Straw Hat Day Relive Your Past

35 Years Ago - 1991 Paula Abdul released her second album Spellbound. "Rush Rush" peaked at #1 Hot 100 and AC, #20 R&B. "The Promise of a New Day" peaked at #1, #25 AC "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" made #6, #5 AC "Vibeology" made #16, #17 Club "Will You Marry Me?" made #19, #17 AC

Thursday 5/14/26 Celebrate: "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Day Dance Like a Chicken Day - great running joke on Arrested Development! National Brioche Day National Buttermilk Biscuit Day Underground American Day – The Hollywood Reporter posted that Rex Reed, the film critic and author whose pithy reviews and provocative Hollywood interviews established him as a bad boy of entertainment journalism, died Tuesday morning at 87. Reed’s reviews, as well as his stylishly written p

35 Years Ago - 1991 Bananarama released their fifth album Pop Life. It is the only Bananarama studio album which features singer Jacquie O'Sullivan, who replaced Siobhan Fahey following her departure in 1988. This was their break from Stock Aitken Waterman as only two songs were produced by them. Mostly ignored in the US, the chart #s are from the UK. "Only Your Love" made #27 "Preacher Man" made #20 "Long Train Running" a remake of the Doobie Brothers song made #30 "Trippin

Wednesday 5/13/26 Celebrate: Cough Drop Day Donate a Day's Wages to Charity Day Frog Jumping Day International Hummus Day International Receptionists' Day National Apple Pie Day National Fruit Cocktail Day National Third Shift Workers Day (Night?) Root Canal Appreciation Day Top Gun Day Tulip Day World Cocktail Day World FM Day – Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Today is Leprechaun Day The Name: The word "leprechaun" most likely comes from the Old Irish luchorpán, a combina