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A movie is being made about the week John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-hosted a daytime talk show. Shooting is finished for "Daytime Revolution" which documents the week in 1972 that John and Yoko joined Mike Douglas as guest hosts of "The Mike Douglas Show." Guests that week included counter-culture figures such as George Carlin and Ralph Nader. On one episode, Lennon and Chuck Berry performed a pair of Berry's songs, "Memphis, Tennessee" and "Johnny B. Goode." It marked the first time the two had ever met each other, let alone perform with each other.
A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band is Orlando-bound. Depeche Mode has added 29 North American dates during the fall to its 2023 World Tour. The band's first tour in five years kicks off in Sacramento on March 23rd, one day before its new album, "Memento Mori," is released. The band's second North American leg begins September 21st in Mexico City and hits the Amway Center in Orlando on October 10th.
A first-generation iPhone that was still sealed in its original box was sold at auction over the weekend. The original owner of the phone said she received it as a gift, but never opened it since she had already gotten a new phone. The eight-gigabyte phone was originally listed for less than six-hundred-dollars when it was introduced in 2007. It sold at auction for more than 63-thousand dollars.
https://nypost.com/2023/02/20/first-gen-2007-iphone-sells-for-more-than-63000/
The world-famous Hollywood Sign is celebrating 100 years. The sign debuted in 1923 on Mount Lee and originally read "Hollywoodland." It was meant to promote the name of a new housing development in the hills above the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. After falling into disrepair in the 1940s, the California landmark was restored and the "land" portion was removed. 1923 was known as the Big Bang in L-A when other iconic landmarks debuted like the L-A Coliseum and the Biltmore Hotel. It also coincided with a sea change in L-A when its population surpassed San Francisco for the first time.
12-inch singles, three-inch singles, vinyl albums, live albums, and box sets are among the releases announced for this year's annual Record Store Day. The first Record Store Day took place in 2008 to celebrate and promote independent "brick-and-mortar" record stores. This year's releases include limited and special edition records by such artists as The Doors, Van Halen, Stevie Nicks, Ringo Starr, The Ramones, Eddie Money and T. Rex. Record Store Day is scheduled for April 22nd.
Lenny's Pizzeria, a pizza place made famous by John Travolta, has closed. It's the end of an era for Lenny's, a Brooklyn pizza joint immortalized in the 1977 movie classic, "Saturday Night Fever" when Tony Manero, played by Travolta, ordered a double decker. Customers are heartbroken that Lenny's owner, Frank Giordano, is retiring. Lines snaked around three blocks Sunday night with Lenny's fans showing up for a final slice.
https://nypost.com/2023/02/18/lennys-pizza-closing-after-70-years/