In other words, Summer begins on Wednesday 6/21/17 at exactly 12:24am!
Here some Summer Solstice fun facts you can share with your friends and family to make believe you are kind of smart:
In terms of the amount of daylight, Tomorrow is the "longest" day of the year
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Taking a stroll down memory lane for the A to Z Anthology. Let's get our bell-bottoms out for this one. Hope this brings back a nice "trip". Enjoy the fun facts and video for "White Rabbit"
This was written by Grace Slick, who based the lyrics on Lewis Carroll's book Alice In Wonderland. Lik
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The A to Z Anthology continues today. Currently we are spotlighting the letter "T". Here's a blast from the past, Europe- "The Final Countdown" (taking hairspray to a new level)
Enjoy these fun facts, and the music video as well:
On VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders, Joey Tempest said: "It was quite a surprise that the song 'The Final Countdown' became such a big hit
As the A to Z Anthology rolls on, I think it's time we spotlight one of the female artists in the Hawk library.
Here's some "Fun facts" and music video of "Promises in The Dark" by Pat Benatar. Enjoy!
Benatar wrote this song with her guitarist and future husband Neil Giraldo
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What an amazing singer Ronnie James Dio was. Standing only 5'4, was incredible the range his voice had. We definitely lost a great one too soon to Cancer. Here's some music facts and the Holy Diver video......Enjoy!
Dio is Ronnie James Dio, the replacement vocalist for Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath and the original lead singer in the band Rainbow
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"Parrot Heads", This one is for you today! Fins to the left!!!!
Buffett: "I was in a bar up near Daytona Beach and saw a group of guys crowded around some girls who were obviously in town for a beauty contest of some sort. I sat back and listened to their conversation and took notes. For
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As the A to Z Anthology rolls on, here's another music nugget to enjoy:
Ray Davies wrote this nostalgic song about his older sister Gwen. It describes how guys would take her out dancing, only to be frustrated at the end of the night when all they would get for their efforts (and money) was a kiss on the cheek
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Calling them "Fun Facts" might be a bit of a stretch but I'm sure you don't know as much as you should about Daylight Saving Time. This weekend we adjust the clocks because we are told to do so. You don't want to be the one that is stubborn about this. Your life will be quite confusing.
This is riviting stuff, so sit back and prepare to learn something folks.