And "Get Smart" the t.v. show, not the movie, has Agent 99, Barbara Feldon, Don Adams' co-star from 1965 t0 1970, celebrating a birthday, 72 years old. Hard to believe that much time has passed.
"LARP Rewind: March 12. On this day in 2010, 1500 police were summoned to quell a riot as ticketless fans tried to crash a Metallica concert at Simón Bolívar Park in Bogotá, Colombia. Four fans and four officers were injured and 130 were arrested.
On this day in 1974, John Lennon was ejected from the Troubador in Los Angeles. To celebrate their 15 years in show business, the Smothers Brothers, Tom and Dick, were giving a late-night performance at the club. Lennon, who was seated by Harry Nilsson and who had been drinking, started singing loudly, making obscene comments to the waitresses, and heckling Tom and Dick, then punched the Smothers' manager and threw a glass against the wall. Five Troubador employees carried him out and Nilsson drove him home.
On this day in 1969, Paul McCartney married American photographer Linda Eastman in London and George Harrison and wife Patti were arrested for possessing 120 joints of marijuana.
On this day in 1945, Billboard debuted an album chart. Number one was King Cole Trio, Volume 1, featuring Nat "King" Cole, Oscar Moore and Wesley Prince.
Today, March 12, 2012, Get Smart co-star Barbara Feldon is 79, Al Jarreau is 72, Liza Minnelli is 66, James Taylor is 64, Lassie co-star Jon Provost is 62, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris is 56, Jackson 5 vocalist Marlon Jackson is 56, former Blur lead guitarist Graham Coxon is 43, Incubus bassist Ben Kenny is 35, actor Tyler Patrick Jones is 18.
On March 12, 1980, 32 years ago today, the Spinners' remake of the Four Seasons' Working My Way Back To You was number one on the KRLA Hit List. Queen's Crazy Little Thing Called Love was #2, followed by Too Hot by Kool & the Gang. Biggest jumper was Bob Seger's Fire Lake, climbing from #22 to #18. Highest debut was Rock Lobster by the B-52's at #19. Debuting at #26 was Janis Ian's Fly Too High, which failed to chart nationally. (LARP Rewind is prepared by Steve Thompson)"
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