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On This Day in 1974 – Ray Stevens ‘Streaks’ to a Gold Record
On this day in 1974 The Ray Stevens single “The Streak” went Gold.
The music video for the song is just as goofy as the song itself.
Here it is:
For some reason, this isn’t the same version as the hit single version. I don’t know why and I’ll be honest…I didn’t care to research the matter.
It’s still a classic that’s guaranteed t
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There’s a New ‘Call Me Maybe’ Video Starring Soldiers Stationed in Afghanistan
The ‘Call Me Maybe’ covers keep flooding into YouTube. But the newest one is pretty cool.
It’s by U.S. Army soldiers stationed in Afghanistan.
These guys are stationed in Kunar, Afghanistan.
Here’s the video:
Our favorite part is at 2:45 when the ‘concert’ starts. The guys acting like teenage girls
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A Heavily Bearded Dude Took Mushrooms, Went on ‘The Price Is Right’ and Claimed to Be a ‘Skateboard Rabbi’
A comedian in L.A. named Josh Androsky is a hero to college dropouts everywhere right now, because he went on “The Price Is Right” while he was drunk and on MUSHROOMS.
Apparently it happened earlier this year, but the video is making the rounds online. It’s seven
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‘Birdemic 2: The Resurrection’ – The Sequel to Possibly the Worst Movie Ever Made
Although it was only released a mere two years ago, “Birdemic: Shock and Terror” is a SERIOUS contender for the title of WORST MOVIE EVER MADE.
And it’s not one of those movies that’s purposefully bad. It’s God-awful by ACCIDENT.
Here’s the trailer. And ye
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On This Day in 1966 – The Beatles’ Album ‘Revolver’ Goes Gold
On August 22nd of 1966 the Beatles’ album “Revolver”, with “Taxman”, “Eleanor Rigby”, “Here, There, And Everywhere”, “Yellow Submarine”, “Good Day Sunshine”, “Got To Get You Into My Life” and “I’m Only Sleeping”, went Gold.
It hit Five-Times Platinum in July of 2000.
Would you believe that someone put the ENTIRE ALBUM on one You
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This Year’s College Freshmen Never Used an Airline Ticket and Don’t Appreciate ‘Pulp Fiction’
Beloit College in Wisconsin just released their annual list of the things that incoming college freshmen are too young to know about. You know…the list that makes you want to SHRIVEL up and DIE of OLD AGE.
This year’s freshmen are the class of 2016, so they were born in . . . 1994.
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On This Day in 1964 – ‘The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles’ Becomes a Hit
It was in February of 1964 that the Beatles invaded America. Just about every company in the U.S. was attempting to cash in on this new teen sensation called ‘Beatlemania’. Even the Chipmunks got in on the action!
As a matter of fact, it was August 22nd of that year that Liberty Records reported that the album ‘The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles’ was selling 25,000 copies A DAY! That’s a lot of acorns
Video Vault: John Lennon performing with Chuck Berry on ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ in 1972.
Here’s John Lennon and Yoko Ono playing ‘Johnny B. Goode’ live with Chuck Berry on ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ in 1972.
This happened in February of ’72 when John and Yoko took over hosting duties for a week on the show.
Notice that you can’t hear the screeching of Yoko’s voice...
Willie Nelson is Fine and He’s ‘On the Road Again’
We’ve survived another Willie Nelson health scare. As you may have heard, Willie had to cancel his show in Denver on Saturday because he was having trouble breathing…and nobody knew how serious it was.
Well, Willie’s rep cleared it all up yesterday. She said, quot
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On This Day in 1992 – CSN Finally Gets Their Gold Record
On this day in 1992…23 years after its release…Crosby, Stills & Nash’s self-titled album, with’Suite: Judy Blue Eyes’ and ‘Marrakesh Express’, was finally certified Gold.
It went Quadruple Platinum in August of 2001.
‘Suite: Judy Blue Eyes‘ was penned by Stills
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A Tightrope Walker Went from the Top of One Semi to Another While They Were Driving Side-by-Side Down a Highway
A Volvo ad called ‘The Ballerina Stunt’ is racking up a ton of views on YouTube . . . but it has nothing to do with a ballerina.
It’s a tightrope walker going from the top of one semi to another. It’s only about 20 or 30 feet, but she did it WHILE they were driving down a highway.
She also had a SERIOUS
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More Than Two Million Toilets are Being Recalled, Because They Could Explode At Any Moment
Something EXPLOSIVE could happen to your toilet this week, and it has nothing to do with how much Taco Bell you eat.
About 2.3 MILLION TOILETS in the U.S. are being recalled because of a flaw in their flushing system that makes them RANDOMLY EXPLODE
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