This Day in Rock History - Jan. 24th
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1960: Bob Dylan plays his very first gig in New York at the Café Wha? At the end of his performance, he asks if anyone in the audience is willing to give him a place to sleep that night.
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1960: Bob Dylan plays his very first gig in New York at the Café Wha? At the end of his performance, he asks if anyone in the audience is willing to give him a place to sleep that night.
How Elvis didn't win an Oscar for this, we'll never know!
Okay. You’ve retired and now you’re thinking of moving to your dream state. When you arrive, do you buy a new home/condo or rent?
Here’s what the experts say…
Buying a home is good financial decision if you’re planning on owning for 10 years or more. Often times your dream state turns out be less than you hoped. So those in the know say you should rent first, for a year or two, to see if like the area before actually buying. Now you know.
Oh, and wishing you a long and happy retirement!
Probably not, but we guarantee you, you've heard his voice.
His name is Pinto Colvig. He was active in the animation industry from its beginnings and wound up providing the voice for Walt Disney's Goofy. He also voiced Practical Pig (of Disney's :3 Little Pigs") and 2 of the 7 Dwarfs (Sleepy & Grumpy) as well as providing the barks for Pluto in the early Mickey Mouse cartoons.
In 1946, Capitol Records launched a series of albums aimed at children featuring a circus clown they called Bozo. Once again, Colvig was the man behind Bozo's voice for over a decade.
He passed away in 1967 at the age of 75.
New research shows that you may reduce your risk of diabetes by taking 15-minute walk after meals.
The perfect gift for a birthday or anniversary (and did we mention it's "explicitly illustrated" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)?
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