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Jimi

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May be an image of text that says 'When you feel overwhelmed with your situation; don't lose sight of the things that you are trying to accomplish. Stay calm, collected, and confident. Feel encouraged to do more, stay more positive, and be patient. Life is truly rewarding when you are sincere and patient. Sangeeta Rana'
 
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Wednesday Aug 28th in music

August 28th Born on this Day in History of Music Clem Cattini - The Tornadoes (1937) Ivy Jo Hunter (1940), Sterling Morrison - Velvet Underground (1942), Honey Lantree - The Honeycombs (1943), David Soul (1943), Ken Andrew - Middle of the Road (1946), Danny Seraphine - Chicago (1948), Hugh Cornwell - The Stranglers (1949), Martin Lamble - Fairport Convention (1949), Wayne Osmond - The Osmonds (1951), Kim Appleby - Mel and Kim (1961), Shania Twain (1965), Jack Black - Tenacious D (1969), Pete Turner- Elbow (1974), LeAnn Rimes (1982), Florence Welch - Florence and the Machine (1986)
Chart News
1961 Joe Dowell at No.1 on the US chart with 'Wooden Heart'
1968 Simon and Garfunkel at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Bookends'
1968 The Beach Boys at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Do It Again'
1972 Alice Cooper at No.1 on the UK chart with 'School's Out'
1993 Billy Joel at No.1 on the US album chart with 'River Of Dreams'
1993 Billy Joel at No.1 on the Australian singles chart with ‘River of Dreams’
1993 Culture Beat at No.1 in the UK chart with 'Mr Vain'
2005 Hilary Duff at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Most Wanted'
2005 Oasis at No.1 on the UK chart with 'The Importance Of Being Idle
2011 Will Young at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Echoes'
Gig News
1965 Bob Dylan played at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York City.
1966 The Beatles played at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California 1967 The Kinks, Dave, Dee, Beaky, Mick and Tich, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown appeared at the Hastings Stadium Festival Of Music in Hastings, England
1982 Queen played at the Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
1999 Cheap Trick played a gig in Rockford, Illinois
Music News
2009 Noel Gallagher quit Oasis, saying he could no longer work with his brother Liam. The band were due to play at Rock en Seine in Paris. Madness had played on another stage and stepped in to replace Oasis and did a second set.
 
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The weather guessers were totally wrong with it cooling down grrrrrr.....ok, I'll give them a break, it was only up to 100° Tuesday and Wednesday, not 101° or 102° so they were right it cooled down, lol :facepalm:
The good thing is....I'll be optimistic, positive that it will be cooler than 100° on this Thursday, yup it will be ! :)
 
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2WhiteWolves said:
The weather guessers were totally wrong with it cooling down grrrrrr.....ok, I'll give them a break, it was only up to 100° Tuesday and Wednesday, not 101° or 102° so they were right it cooled down, lol :facepalm:
The good thing is....I'll be optimistic, positive that it will be cooler than 100° on this Thursday, yup it will be ! :)
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Another hot one here too and we were supposed to cool off :(
 
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Aug.29 In Music History
August 29th Born on this Day in History of Music Charlie Parker (1920), Dinah Washington (1924), Marion Williams (1927), Sterling Morrison - The Velvet Underground (1942), Dick Halligan - Blood Sweat &Tears (1943), Chris Copping - Procul Harum (1945), Simon House - Hawkwind/David Bowie (1948), Rick Downey - Blue Oyster Cult (1953), Elizabeth Fraser - Cocteau Twins (1963), Michael Jackson (1958), Eddi Reader - Fairground Attraction (1959), Jerry Fehily - Hothouse Flowers (1963), Pebbles (1964), Chris Gorman - Belly (1967), MeShell N'degeocello (1968), Alex Griffin - Neds Atomic Dustbin (1971), Kyle Cook - Matchbox 20 (1975) , Liam Payne - One Direction (1993)
Chart News
1970 Edwin Starr at No.1 on the US chart with 'War'
1981 Aneka at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Japanese Boy'
1981 Electric Light Orchestra at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Time'
1987 Def Leppard at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Hysteria'
1987 Los Lobos at No.1 on the US chart with 'La Bamba'
1987 Rick Astley at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Never Gonna Give You Up'
1992 The Smiths at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Best... 1'
1999 Lou Bega at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Mambo No 5'
2004 Prodigy at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned’
2009 Arctic Monkeys at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Humbug’
2009 George Strait at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Twang’
2015 Omi at No.1 on the US chart with ‘Cheerleader’
2018 Ariana Grande was at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Sweetener'
Gig News
1959 The Quarry Men (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ken Brown) played at the Casbah Coffee Club, Hayman's Green, West Derby, Liverpool
1966 The Beatles played their last concert before a paying audience, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California
1970 Led Zeppelin, The Youngbloods, Iron Butterfly and The Ides of March all appeared at the Man Pop Festival, Winnipeg, in Canada.
1976 The Sex Pistols supported by The Clash and The Buzzcocks appeared at The Screen On The Green, London.
1978 Patti Smith group played at The City Hall Newcastle
1981 The Rock on the Tyne festival began in Gateshead, England, featuring Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, U2, Rory Gallagher, Doll By Doll, Wang Chung, Becket, Dr Feelgood, The Gingers Nutters (featuring Ginger Baker), Trimmer and Jenkins and Lindisfarne
1984 U2 played at Christchurch Town Hall in New Zealand,
1988 Michael Jackson played at Roundhay Park in Leeds, England
1992 U2 played at The Yankee Stadium in New York City
2007 The Police kicked off the European leg of their world Reunion tour at the Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.
Music News
2001 Shirley Strachan, Lead singer in Skyhooks died in a helicopter crash
 
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