AUGUST 15, 2014 – NATIONAL RELAXATION DAY – NATIONAL LEMON MERINGUE PIE DAY
Birthdays:
Ben Affleck 42; Princess Anne 64; Mike Connors 89; Jennifer Lawrence 24
Advice of the Day (Old Farmers Almanac): http://www.almanac.com/advice/daily
If your dog has been sprayed by a skunk, give it a bath with a solution of equal parts vinegar and water.
2005 – Faith Hill gives the first of two shows at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles with appearances by husband Tim McGraw. Footage from the concerts are to be used in her Thanksgiving Eve special “Faith Hill: Fireflies”
1995 – Roy Clark performs “Yesterday, When I Was Young” during the funeral for Mickey Mantle at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas
1991 – Vince Gill and Alan Jackson lead the way in the 25th annual Country Music Association awards with six nominations apiece. Garth Brooks receives five. Brooks and Gill compete for entertainer against Clint Black, Reba McEntire and George Strait
1983 – Guitarist Danelle Leverett is born in Amarillo, Texas. She becomes one-half of the JaneDear girls, who earn a 2011 hit with their debut single, “Wildflower”
1957 – The Everly Brothers record “Wake Up Little Susie” at the Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission studios in Nashville
