A road still traveled...
The Abbey Road Studios in London which opened in 1931 and was immortalized by The Beatles when they recorded almost all of their albums and singles there between 1962 and 1970 is still open for business and quite busy these days. You might think the ancient building would have been made into a museum and become part of Beatle history to be preserved for all to view for centuries - not so...
U2 is recording their new album at Abbey Road this month where Bono and the group will also record a song with Green Day. Kanye West had a live concert at the studios late last year and the studio has it's own website if you're interested in booking some studio time: http://www.abbeyroad.co.uk ...
Today marks the 37th anniversary of the release of the Beatles album that made the studios famous around the world. "Abbey Road". The LP was not only known for what was inside ("Come Together", "Something", "Octopus's Garden", "Here Comes The Sun", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and the 16-minute medley that contained "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window"/"Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight") but for its cover showing the Beatles walking across Abbey Road. Incidentally when the Beatles recorded that album the studios were called the EMI Studios. It wasn't until the album came out that the name of the studio was changed to Abbey Road...
Ten Timeline Memories...
- [1914] The Federal Trade Commission is established (raise your hands like I'm doing if you have no idea what this regulatory commission does. Google tells us that "the FTC eliminates unfair or deceptive marketplace practices". Like the kind we did in radio all these years ? Just kidding FTC.)...
- [1950] U.N. troops recapture the South Korean capital of Seoul from the North Koreans...
- [1960] The 1st of 4 nationally televised debates between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon is held (in this corner we have the charismatic, handsome and articulate candidate and in the other corner - a nervous, fidgety candidate who doesn't look good on camera and the winner is.........).
- [1965] The Beatles are decorated with the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth (they are 4 of the 372 members of the Order)...
- [1985] Shamu is the 1st Orca whale born at Sea World in Orlando (FL). Shamu is the 1st killer whale to survive being born in captivity (there have seen several since and the following names have been trademarked by Sea World: Shamu, Namu, Ramu & Kandu. Here are candidates for future names: Cantdo and Wontdo)...
- [1986] William H. Rehnquist is sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the U.S. while Antonin Scalia joins the Supreme Court as an associate...
- [1986] The episode of "Dallas" featuring Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) returning from the dead airs to huge numbers...
- [1991] Four men and four women begin a 2-year stay inside the "Biosphere II". The project is intended to develop technology for future space colonies. Two years later, to the date, the 8 come out kicking and screaming and vowing never to do it again...
- [1996] Richard Allen Davis, the killer of 12-year old Polly Klaas, is sentenced to death in San Jose (CA)...
- [2001] In New York City, hundreds of people begin the process of filing for death certificates for family members still missing in the ruins of the World Trade Center (at the time more than 6,300 were still missing)...
#1 on this date: 1966] "Cherish" - Association... Released on this date: 1964] "You Really Got Me" - Kinks...1979] "I Fought The Law" - The Clash...1984] "Purple Rain" - Prince... Premiered on this date: 1957] "West Side Story" at the Winter Garden Theater (runs 732 performances before going on the road)...1962] "Beverly Hillbillies" (runs for 9 years)...1964] "Gilligan's Island" (runs for 3 seasons and then re-run forever)...1968] "Hawaii Five-O" (Aloha after 12 seasons)...1969] "The Brady Bunch" (lasts 5 seasons)...1969] The Fillmore West opens in San Francisco...1975] "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Meatloaf star)...1995] "George" Magazine is born (the mag keeps going after JFK Jr.'s death but folds in 2001]... Wedding Bells: 1955] Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher walk down the aisle and go on an "Aba Dabba Honeymoon" (for 4 years)... [To ensure accuracy of dates and content, multiple reference sources are used in the timeline]... "Happy Birthday...happy birthday"... Serena Williams (25), Jillian Barberie (40), Melissa Sue Anderson (44), Olivia Newton-John (58), Lynn Anderson (59), Christie Todd Whitman (60) and Jack LaLanne (92)... Timeline Countdown: 7 days until major league playoffs, 25 days until the World Series and 96 days until 2007. ... |
