Michael Loccisano, Getty Images Crowd Boos Axl Rose at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
In an open letter last week, Axl Rose made himself perfectly clear: he didn’t feel “wanted or respected” by his former Guns N’ Roses bandmates, so not only would he skip the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he didn’t want to be inducted at all.
A couple names you may recognize said the decision was a mistake, and the crowd on Saturday night made their feelings known as well.
NASA This Day in History for April 16 – Cronkite Becomes Anchor and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1943 – The hallucinogenic effects of LSD are discovered (More info)
1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the ‘CBS Evening News,’ going on to become “the most trusted man in America” (More info)
1963 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” while incarcerated there for protesting against segregation (More info)
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Handout, Getty Images / PEOPLE George Zimmerman Charged with the Murder of Trayvon Martin [VIDEO]
George Zimmerman, the man who fatally shot Florida teenager Trayvon Martin earlier this year, was charged with second-degree murder and taken into custody on Wednesday.
Frazer Harrison / Hulton Archive, Getty Images Daily Rewind: Nikki Sixx, John Lennon, Gregg Allman + More
Today Nikki Sixx and Slash are declared Golden Gods, Mel Gibson’s name may be mud to John Lennon fans, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says “neener” to Axl Rose, who as it turns out, is far from the first to say “no thanks” to the organization.
Plus Gregg Allman talks about a
401k, Flicker Tip of a Lifetime! Police Let Waitress Keep Drug-Scented $12,000 She Found on Table
Doing the right thing often has its own rewards — but you may need to get a lawyer, first. That’s what one Minnesota waitress learned the hard way.
Bryan Bedder / Lisa Maree Williams, Getty Images Celebrity Birthdays for April 13 – Al Green, Max Weinberg and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Al Green
Age: 66
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: Pioneering modern soul music with classic songs like ‘I’m Still In Love With You,’ ‘Love and Happiness’ and ‘Let’s Stay Together,’ a tragic 1974 incident with a girlfriend that caused him to turn to become a minister and found a church in Memphis, and being ranked among Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
NASA This Day in History for April 13 – Apollo 13 Disaster and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1870 – The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art, commonly called the Met, is founded (More info)
1943 – The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, DC, on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth (More info)
geishabot, Flickr US Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops to Historic Low – Amarillo Rate Increases
A new study from the CDC shows teen births in the US have hit an all-time low, dropping to just over 34 births per 1,000 women who are between 15 and 19 years old — a decrease of nine percent in the last two years alone.
Jason Merritt / Kevin Winter, Getty Images Daily Rewind: Axl Rose, Ace Frehley, Rush + More
Today Axl Rose says “thanks but no thanks” to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ace Frehley knows what’s in Gene Simmons’ heart, and Rush spills the deets on their new album’s release date and tour.
Thinkstock Wannabe Special Agent Sues FBI After He’s Rejected Over a Pushup
Most jobs don’t have physical fitness tests, but the FBI does — and one man who was denied a position as a special agent for doing 29 pushups instead of the required 30 is now suing the agency for gender discrimination.
Jason Merritt, Getty Images / TheKindLife.com Alicia Silverstone Reveals She’s ‘Glad’ She Fed Her Son Mouth-to-Mouth [VIDEO]
A couple weeks ago, actress Alicia Silverstone got the interwebs buzzing when she posted a video that showed her spitting chewed-up food into her young son’s mouth. Now she’s responding to the controversy.
Dimitrios Kambouris / Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images Celebrity Birthdays for April 12 – David Letterman, Vince Gill and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
David Letterman
Age: 65
Occupation: Comedian, Writer and Talk Show Host
Known For: Hosting ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ on NBC and later ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on CBS, having the longest late-night hosting career in American history, his Worldwide Pants production company, and providing a textbook example of the right way to publicly handle a nasty scandal
