Category Archives: 2000s

Masayoshi Yamazaki performs for Paul McCartney 10 years ago today (2002)


Video: Yamazaki performs for McCartney

(Monday, September 30, 2002) — Japanese singer-songwriter Masayoshi Yamazaki played his own arrangement of All My Loving for ex-Beatle Paul McCartney backstage at Fleet Center in Boston to promote the fourth and final leg (in Japan) of McCartney’s Driving World Tour.

‘The West Wing’ and ‘Friends’ top Emmys 10 years ago tonight (2002)


Video: 'The West Wing: Twenty Five'

(Sunday, September 22, 2002)The West Wing, NBC’s dramatic series about a fictional White House, won its third consecutive Emmy tonight as best drama at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Friends, the NBC series that has been nominated four times for best comedy, won the top award tonight after nine seasons.


Video: 'Friends Theme Season 8'

Former astronaut ‘Buzz’ Aldrin punches skeptic 10 years ago this hour (2002)


Video: 'Buzz Aldrin punches Bart Sibrel'

(Monday, September 9, 2002, 4:30 p.m. PDT) — Former Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin was confronted outside the Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, today by conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel, who demanded that Aldrin swear on a Bible that he’d actually been to the moon. Aldrin ended up punching Sibrel in the jaw.

‘King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band’ released 10 years ago today (2002)


Audio: 'Photograph'

(Tuesday, August 6, 2002)King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band, a live album featuring Greg Lake, Ian Hunter, Roger Hodgson, Howard Jones and Sheila E., was released today. Continue reading ‘King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band’ released 10 years ago today (2002)

The Who’s bass player John Entwistle found dead 10 years ago today (2002)


Video: 'Too Late The Hero: A Tribute to John Entwistle'

(Thursday, June 27, 2002) — John Entwistle, the bass player who’d co-founded The Who, was found dead today in room 658 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, just before the band’s US tour was due to commence. Continue reading The Who’s bass player John Entwistle found dead 10 years ago today (2002)