Birthday

Michael J. Fox, known for his roles on "Family Ties" and "Spin City" on TV and for playing Marty McFly in the "Back To The Future" movies, was born June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1991 and has become an activist in finding a cure...

What's your favorite Bob Dylan song? Mine is "When I Paint My Masterpiece." Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in Duluth, Minnesota 70 years ago today and became the voice of a generation. He was raised in Hibbing, Minnesota and played in high school bands like The Shadow Blasters and The Golden Chords...

Do you know anyone named James, Logan or Isabella? You probably will in the coming years, those were the most popular baby names in Wyoming last year according to the Wyoming Department of Health's Vital Statistics Services Program. The most popular boys names were James and Logan...

Warren Haynes has added guitar solos to a wide variety of bands music including Gov't Mule, the Dave Matthews Band, the Allman Brothers and The Dead. The very in-demand musician turned 51 on April 6th and his career shows no signs of slowing down...

Christopher Walken turned 68 on the last day of March, what better time to take a look back at his crazy career. He was initially trained as a dancer, this is evident if you've seen the video to Fat Boy Slim's "Weapon of Choice." Link to it from here if you want to see it...

Eric Idle montage (YouTube) Eric Idle from Monty Python's Flying Circus and John Popper, singer and harmonica player for Blues Traveler, were both born on a March 29th. British-born Idle wrote for and performed with Monty Python since their formation in 1969 at the University of Cambridge...

Marcel Marceau (You Tube) The world's most famous mime Marcel Marceau was born in France March 22, 1923. He spread the silent art form of mime internationally and I was one of his many fans. I was lucky enough to see Marceau perform in Denver on a high school field trip and often considered trying to attend his school of mime in Paris...

Happy 71st Birthday to Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bass player since the band's  formation. Last month he played with Bob Weir at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield  in Furthur. The band plays tonight in New York City. Phil played violin, then switched to trumpet in high school...

Gene Simmons: Family Jewels Shannon Tweed is a Canadian actress and model born on a March 10th and raised on a mink ranch. In 1978 she won the Miss Ottawa beauty pageant and went on the become third runner up in the Miss Canada Pageant. Tweed was chosen Playmate Of The Month for Playboy magazine in November of 1981 and Playmate Of The Year in 1982...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Dani California Rick Rubin has picked up numerous awards producing a wide variety of act's records over the past two decades. He was born in Long Island, New York on March 10th, 1963. Rubin has won a total of seven Grammy Awards, chosen as Producer of the Year in 2007 and 2009...