Today in history 11-15

[johnnie]

2000 - The man who nearly a year earlier broke into the home of and stabbed former Beatle George Harrison is found not guilty by reason of insanity in the U.K.'s Oxford Crown Court. Michael Abram is ordered confined to a mental hospital indefinitely for his attack on Harrison and his wife, which left the former with a punctured lung.

Below, a picture of the man who tried to kill Harrison:






1999 - People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue rates Tim McGraw as the sexiest man in country music. McGraw says as long as his wife, Faith Hill thinks he's sexy, that's all that matters to him.


Just another chance to post this :)






1990 - German producer Frank Farian confirms for the first time that Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan - who make up the duo Milli Vanilli - never sang on their debut record, "Girl You Know It's True." Farian says the duo lip-synch the words whenever they perform live.



The music industry is shocked by this and many artists spoke out.

The legendary rock superstar, producer and rock poet Jughead comments: "It's a shame that music has gotten this way. We busted our fucking asses on the "Archie's" albums and this news makes me sick to my stomach".



"I am shocked and disheartened" said Tracey Partridge, the award winning tambourine player of the Partridge Family, "I spoke to Danny and he was so upset he shot up some steroids and cheated on his wife". Chris #1 and Chris #2 had no comments.






Happy 298th birthday to William Pitt.

I must say, from the pictures I've seen here on DU... he doesn't look that old to me.

Below, William Pitt the elder before the surgery:







1968, Born on this day, rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Born to parents Dumb Son-a-bitch and Scummy Skank, Bastard came from a large family including his brothers Stupid Mo-fo, Cranky Asshole and Smelly Dipshit and a sister, Uglay-ass Beotch. One of his brothers Good Guy Clean Dude, was disowned from the family many years ago.

Below, Ol' Dirty Bastard pretending like he bathed by wearing a robe:









2003 - The city of Augusta, GA, announced that it planned to construct a statue of James Brown and rename a music festival in his honor.

Although the city never did the likeness of James, another statue was commissioned. Below is an artists rendition of what the city planned to erect in his honor:









1969 - Janis Joplin is arrested for allegedly using obscene language at a concert in Tampa, Fla. When a policeman tried to control the crowd with a bullhorn, she allegedly tells him, "Don't fuck with those people! Hey, mister, what're you so uptight about? Did you buy a $5 ticket?" When she's requested to tell the audience to sit down, Joplin allegedly replies, "I'm not telling them shit."


The next month Joplin was sentenced to 2 hours of having a bar of soap put in her mouth and 3 hours of standing in the corner. She was then sent to bed without any dinner.





1964, Rolling Stone Brian Jones was admitted to Passavant Hospital in Chicago with a temperature of 105, causing Jones to miss the last few dates on the Stones current tour.

It is later learned that Jones' high temperature was caused by Keith Richards trying to heat Jones up in a large spoon.








1974, Born on this day, Chad Kroeger, Nickelback.

Damn you Mr. and Mrs. Kroeger....damn you.

Look at this photograph... Everytime I do it makes me laugh.







2004 Dr. Dre is attacked by an assailant at the Vibe Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. A person is stabbed in the ensuing melee, but Dre escapes unharmed.


So ummm... He is a doctor and didn't help the person who got stabbed? They should pull his license.







2004 - Usher wins Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album for Confessions in the Pop/Rock and Soul/R&B categories at the American Music Awards. Rapper Kanye West walks out in protest when he is denied the Best New Artist Award.


Below, Kanye West after the American Music Awards:







1974 - The Faces release "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything," which becomes their last single when Rod Stewart announces he's leaving the band in 1976.


Directly after leaving the band in 1976, Rod goes to see his local football team. The next day he is admitted into the hospital to have his stomach pumped.

(LOL - Some old timers will get that one):

Below (blow), Rod with unknown football player:

[underpants]

1. Tracey Partridge was my first celebrity crush

Mitch Easter of "Let's Active" is 52 today. He produced REM's first couple of albums.

[johnnie]

3. Well then..

Happy Birthday Mitch!

[XNASA]

2. Too many frightening images in today's edition.

I doubt I'll be able to sleep tonight. :scared:

[johnnie]

4. You should have seen the ones I didn't use

:wow:

[underpants]

6. Daddy, what's a stomachpump?

:scared:

BTW this legend is completely untrue. Just ask Rod.

[meegbear]

5. Hey, stop spreading that rumor about Rod Stewart!

It was Elton John and his local football team. :P

[johnnie]

7. I could have used one of the stories of Sir Elton

But I thought it might be hard to find a picture of him with his arm around another man. :)

[meegbear]

8. That's true ...

:rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear johnnie!

Hilarious as usual!

My education continues!

Um...forgive my very ignorant question...but that glass flask? Drug paraphernalia? Probably so, huh? :blush:

I love these! :hi:

[johnnie]

11. Hiya Peggy

Yeah, that's a crack pipe..LOL. I know, I'm mean.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. You are NOT either mean!

That is something I should know!

And now I do.....thanks! :hi:

[MnFats]

10. Isn't it "Old Dead Bastard" now? tramadol and cocaine....

...not a happy mixture

[johnnie]

12. And here I thought he died of a heart attack

:eyes:

[johnnie]

14. Night kick