1956: Comics Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman have the number three song in America with a novelty tune called "Flying Saucer". The premise of the record was two radio news reporters who ask questions which are then humorously answered with snippets from mid-'50s hits. Buchanan and Goodman were sued by 17 different record companies for copyright infringement, but all were dismissed by a ruling that said the parodies did not infringe on the sales of the original hits.

1969: Saying he’s tired of playing for audiences “who clap for all the wrong reasons,” Frank Zappa announces he’s dissolving the Mothers of Invention. He soon changes his mind.

1988: To celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the jukebox, the industry announces that “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley and “Crazy” by Patsy Cline are the two most played songs in the jukebox’s first century.

1962: After a 2-hour rehearsal, Ringo Starr appears on stage as the Beatles’ drummer for the very first time

1977: Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD) announces that orders for flower deliveries to Graceland the day after Elvis’ passing have surpassed the number for any other event.

1977: A sad day for all of us as Elvis Presley passes away. At first, the cause of death is listed as "cardiac arrhythmia.” As the rumors begin flying, we all learn that Elvis really died of a massive overdose of between ten and fifteen prescription drugs, many taken in doses far exceeding what any physician would prescribe.

With Wi-Fi everywhere now from the public library to the corner coffee shop, there are more opportunities for cyber punks to hack into your laptop tablet or mobile phone.

Here are some tips to keep your information safe when using public Wi-Fi:

1.) Don’t set your devices to automatically connect to pubic Wi-Fi

2.) Never access your bank accounts, credit card accounts or even your email while on public Wi-Fi

3.) Stick to your cell phone’s providers Wi-Fi network if you’re accessing an online shopping website or any other site that requires personal information

4.) Check website addresses carefully and completely. Scam artists will create bogus sites that closely mimic real ones

Getting bugged? As in, those creepy, crawly things you don’t want around you or the house. Here’s the cheapskate’s way to combat them.

For ants in the home, just spray vinegar along your baseboards.

For mosquitoes when you barbecuing outside, put a little rosemary or sage over the coals. The mosquitoes don’t like that and will stay away.

You, however, may feel an overwhelming urge to go to Scarborough Fair.

1969: Happy 56th Anniversary to Woodstock!

What is alternately billed as “an Aquarian Exposition” and “3 Days of Peace and Music,” the Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens on Max Yasgur’s farm outside Bethel, New York (close, but not really in Woodstock). Richie Havens opens the show. The Who, Sly & the Family Stone, Joe Cocker, and the Jefferson Airplane are among the two dozen acts that will perform.

The event eventually draws nearly 500,000 people. Days of rain, inadequate food, water, and restroom facilities make the actual event far more harrowing than the subsequent film and record album convey.

Three deaths, two births, and one marriage will take place before Jimi Hendrix closes the festival. Yasgur’s relationship with his neighbors will never recover.