Today In Music History - May 29

[jpkansas]

1972: After seeing his protest song "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" banned by the BBC for its content, Paul McCartney puckishly rush releases a version of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had A Little Lamb" as the followup. In the U.S., where no one is in on the joke, it actually makes it to #28.

oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/may29.htm

[H2IZCOOL]

Michael Jackson's reputed offer of $50,000 for the bones of John Merrick, the infamous "Elephant Man," is first made public.


Why would this article use the word "infamous" in conjunction with the Elephant Man? The poor guy was not a criminal or anything. All he did was be unfortunate enought to be born with an incurable - and deadly - deformation.

[jpkansas]

I've noticed that the author of these little snippets likes to do that from time to time.

And here is his bio.

oldies.about.com/bio/Robert-Fontenot-1533.htm