Useless fact of the day!

[Lady Nicolette]

Love the Monkees trivia...and Bowie trivia showing up. 

[Merlin the Elder]

Other people who auditioned: Paul Williams, Harry Nilsson, Danny Hutton (later of Three Dog Night). The long-standing rumour that Charles Manson auditioned is false...

[Lady Nicolette]

Posted elsewhere, here is some more Monkees trivia.

Being the youngest in the family, my sisters wanted to take me to my first "rock show." The Monkees were slated to play The Hollywood Bowl on June 9th, 1967 and because of their incredible popularity, it was decided that attendance would be decided by lottery. My sisters sent in our names, but sadly, they weren't picked. Especially sadly because the opening act for that show was Jimi Hendrix with The Experience. True fact.  He played seven dates with them (including the Bowl) before being asked to leave, some say because of petitioning by the DAR.

[Merlin the Elder]

I know it's totally rude, but I saw a comment on one website stating, "Now, I'm a bereaver."

[Sir Ironhead]

He left on the Last Train to Clarksville.

Yeah, I'm going to hell

[LadyFae]

Other people who auditioned: Paul Williams, Harry Nilsson, Danny Hutton (later of Three Dog Night). The long-standing rumour that Charles Manson auditioned is false...

I thought the rumor was that Charles Manson wanted to be a Beach Boy, not a Monkee...

[Merlin the Elder]

Quite possible that rumour was floating about as well, LadyFae.

There was a connection between Manson and the Beach Boys: they recorded a song written by Manson, "Never Learn Not to Love," originally titled "Cease to Exist." The song was used as a single B-side, and was included on the album 20/20. The Manson family reportedly lived with Denny Wilson for a while.

[MrHyde]

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

[Captain Teague]

Kinda like some drivers.

[Valiss]

In 2010 a heat wave in Russia lead to the deaths of over 1,000 people, the majority of whom drowned as a result of swimming while they were drunk.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

that today is Celebrate women day(all the ladies here got a rose with baby breath and what looks like wheat not sure yet)

[Rowan MacD]

A small airplane can fly backwards.


The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.

[Rowan MacD]

All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.

*wheeee*

[Merlin the Elder]

All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.

*wheeee*

Thank gods!

A small airplane can fly backwards.

Art Scholl, the stunt pilot who first did that maneuver of flying backwards, died during the filming of Top Gun when (they suspect) the plane he was flying to film the pancake-spin sequence in which Goose was killed, ended up in the same type of spin.

[Valiss]

Under the Higher Education Act, a prior conviction for marijuana possession will make you ineligible for federal student loans, whereas convictions for rape or murder have no impact on eligibility.