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[IceWizard]

Friday 5 Aug 2016

International Beer Day



Whether you’re a lager lover or a cask ale connoisseur, there’s no excuse not to raise a glass to another yearly installment of Beer Day – the perfect opportunity for beer brewers, sellers and buyers to raise their frosty glasses in celebration of the oldest, and most popular alcoholic beverage on the planet!

Bars, restaurants and pubs all over the world join in with the celebration, so it’s easier than ever to show your appreciation for the people who brew beer, and those who make it available for us all to drink on that parched summer’s afternoon.

And

National Oyster Day



Oyster Day is a celebration of this most versatile mollusc. Oyster is the common name for a number of different groups of bivalve molluscs.

Some species of oysters are commonly eaten, either cooked or raw, as a delicacy. While other types of oyster, such as pearl oysters, are not normally consumed by humans, they are harvested for their pearls.

The history of Oyster Day

is unknown, but the history of human’s relationship with oysters is very long, since Roman times there is evidence of people in the United Kingdom and France farming oysters.

In the 19th century New York harbour was the largest producer of oysters in the world and provided nutritious food for thousands of people.

Nowadays Oyster Day is most widely celebrated in America and the UK, with many festivals to celebrate this culinary delicacy. People celebrate by eating fresh oysters or buying oyster pearls for loved ones.

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Neil Armstrong - (1930-2012)



Patrick Ewing - 54



Loni Anderson - 70



Joseph Merrick [Elephant Man] (1862 - 1890)


On This Day in Rock History

August 5th

2009: Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler fell offstage during a concert in Sturgis, SD. Tyler was dancing on the catwalk after the band’s sound equipment suffered an outage during “Love in an Elevator”. Tyler suffered a broken shoulder along with head and neck injuries.

1994: Billy Idol was admitted to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank, CA following an overdose of GHB outside of a Los Angeles nightclub.

1983: David Crosby was sentenced to five years in prison in Texas for cocaine possession and carrying a gun into a bar. Crosby slept through most of the trial and would later be allowed to enter a drug rehabilitation program in lieu of serving jail time.

1979: Def Leppard signed with Phonogram Records (Mercury Records in North America) with an $180,000 advance and 10% royalty rate during the first two years of their contract.

1978: The Rolling Stones reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the eighth and final time with “Miss You” which spent one week on top of the chart.

1975: Kim Fowley formed the first all-female hard rock band The Runaways which featured Joan Jett and Lita Ford.


The Runaways


1972: After seeing Aerosmith perform at Max’s Kansas City in New York City, Clive Davis signed them to Columbia Records for $125,000.

1972: Derek and the Dominos peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Layla” nearly two years after its initial release.

1967: Pink Floyd released their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn their only album under the leadership of Syd Barrett.



Birthdays:

Rick Huxley - guitarist for The Dave Clark Five born in 1942

Rick Derringer born in 1947

Eddie Ojeda - guitarist for Twisted Sister born in 1955