In 1967, the Beatles took out an advertisement in The Times of London, urging the British government to legalize marijuana.


Also in 1969, James Brown walked out of Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty's office when the mayor failed to show up on time to present the singer with a proclamation for "James Brown Day."


In 1976, Elton John had his first No. 1 hit in Britain: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee.


In 1984, Prince's movie "Purple Rain" opened in the United States and Canada.


In 2001, Mariah Carey checked herself into a hospital, suffering from an emotional and physical breakdown.


all of course completely unrelated but hey ... Purple Rain lol... smile...
tipping down the shades for a sec...
now back to your regularly scheduled message board...