February 6th, halfway through the week already. Snowstorm over, icy wind chills back. It been one or the other all winter. Down to near 20 below tonite and tomorrow. Lets look back .. 1788, Massachusetts became our 6th state .. 1932, the U.S. and Canada demonstrated the dog-sled races for the 1st time in Olympic competition .. 1943, Frank Sinatra sang solo for the 1st time on Your Hit Parade .. 1981, McCartney/Ringo and George Harrison recorded All Those Years Ago, a tribute to John Lennon .. 2001, Don Felder was fired from the Eagles and 2 years ago, America got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born February 6th were the Bambino, Babe Ruth, #3 in 1895 .. Ronald Reagan in 11 .. Zsa Zsa Gabor in 17 .. Rip Torn in 31 .. Donnie Brooks in 36 .. Fabian in 43 .. Bob Marley in 45 .. Natalie Cole in 50 .. Jerry Mariotta, drummer for Orleans and Hall & Oates in 57 .. Axl Rose in 62 and Rick Astley in 66. We lost a few February 6th, including Jesse Belvin in 60 .. Vince Guaraldi in 76 .. Hugo Montenegro in 81 .. Danny Thomas in 91 .. Arthur Ashe in 93 .. Carl Wilson in 98 and Frankie Laine in 2007. #10 Michigan wins, Pistons lose. Wings in Florida, Penn State at #9 MSU tonight. Tigers equipment truck on the way to Florida (we should be too), and Lance Parrish named manager of AA-Erie. For fans of Jay Leno, his last show airs tonight .. and nobody hits the Powerball, new jackpot grows to $247 million. Looking for something to do this weekend? Cirque De Soleil all weekend at Joe Louis Arena .. Sesame Street Live at the Fox all weekend .. womens Pro Billiard Tour Thurs, Fri, Sat at Soaring Eagle Casino .. 3 Door Down Sunday at Motor City Casino .. and Lady Antebellum in Grand Rapids. Bundle up and have fun !
Posted on: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:00:42 +0000
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