Carl Coffey
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January Is Oatmeal Month
January 3, 2013 While you're enjoying your bowl of oatmeal here are a few facts to chew on.
Oatmeal Month, was created by The Quaker Oats Company's, January is the month we buy more oatmeal than any other month of the year.
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New Show Coming To Gallery 194
January 3, 2013 Three Visions brings three established artists with three unique styles and perspectives to Gallery 194 in Lapeer.
Three Visions featuring the art of Robert Huebel, Ronald Schmitz, and Vera Peltonen Bean opens Tuesday, January 8th at Gallery 194 in downtown Lapeer. The show will run through Saturday February 9th
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Led Zeppelin Lands In Hollywood 33 Years Ago
January 2, 2013 On this date in 1969, Led Zeppelin played the first of a four night stay at the Whisky-A-Go-Go nightclub on Sunset Stripe in Hollywood and the opening act was Alice Cooper.
I bet the ticket price was something like 3 bucks.
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Real Hot Spicy Peanut Butter Available
December 20, 2012 If you love peanut butter and hot peppers like yours truly take a look at this. In Great Britain their selling a peanut butter that's six times hotter than the world's hottest chilli. "Instant Regret" is the name of the peanut butter that's loaded with capsaicin - the element that provides the heat in the chilli.
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Blood Drive Today At Imlay City Knights Of Columbus
December 20, 2012 Get ready to roll up your sleeve today and give the gift of life a pint of blood.
American Red Cross Blood Drive is going on today from 11am until 5pm at the Imlay City Knights of Columbus Hall on M-53 just north of Bowers Road.
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Visit With Santa In Downtown Lapeer
December 19, 2012 Don' forget you can still meet up with Santa and Mrs Clause in downtown Lapeer at Santa's House in front of the Court House.
On Friday they'll be there from 5pm -7pm, on Saturday from 12 noon until 2pm and back at 3pm to 5pm.
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15 Years Ago The Titanic Starts Making Money
December 19, 2012 Movie history was made today in 1997 with the release of James Cameron’s “Titanic”, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane and Kathy Bates. It would turn out to be become the biggest grossing movie of all time.
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Shop The Holiday Happening At Gallery 194
December 18, 2012 You've still got time to find that one of kind Christmas gift at Gallery 194 in downtown Lapeer. Enjoy shopping Lapeer Art Association "The Holiday Happening" it's the largest, most art packed show of the year at Gallery 194. Several hundred pieces of art
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It’s Keith’s Birthday
December 18, 2012 In the land rock and roll today is a remarkable day. Who would of thought years ago that Keith Richards would live to be 69 years old. Keith has diffidently deified the odds and used up quite a few of his nine lives during his life. Happy Birthday Keith!
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Detroit Lions Continue to Stink
December 17, 2012 How about those Detroit Lions. Just when you think they couldn't lose to a team that's lost their last 9 games and their opponents quarterback was a fourth stringer. The Lions find ways to stink up the place and lose Big Time. What a joke.
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Big Day In 1969 For Tiny Tim The Singer
December 17, 2012 December 17, 1969 Tiny Tim married Miss Vickie on "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson". Tiny Tim and Miss Vickie had a daughter, Tulip. Then in 1977 they divorced. Tiny Tim was unique even in death. He died Saturday, November 30, 1996. He died as he lived, performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"
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Remembering Saturday Night Fever
December 14, 2012 It was on this date December 14, 1977 that leisure suits became the hot clothing to have.
The reason was the debut of the movie "Saturday Night Fever" starring John Travolta.
Speaking of hot items the soundtrack album sold 25-million copies worldwide.