Happening today: The Detroit Auto Show continues through September 24 at Huntington Place (The old Cobo Hall). The City of Madison Heights celebrates the grand opening of the new Civic Center Complex today from 5:30-7:30pm at 300 W 13 Mile Rd. Downtown Streets, Detroit’s largest food truck event happens today from 3-7pm at 600 Woodward Avenue.

Detroit’s MoGo bike share is boosting its fleet with 26 new electric bikes, addressing the increasing demand for pedal-assisted bicycles. These e-bikes are ridden three times more than standard ones, making them a popular choice. They’re faster, lighter, and have swappable batteries, ensuring longer field use and greater availability. Additionally, new solar-powered e-bike charging stations are being added, making the service more sustainable. Unlike some other cities, Detroit offers e-bikes at the same price as standard bikes, aiming to make them accessible to all riders. The e-bike trend is catching on, with more cities and bike-sharing programs adopting electric bikes, and users like Sam finding them enjoyable and considering purchasing their own.

The Lions had a tough loss in their home opener, falling to the Seattle Seahawks yesterday 37-31. Detroit made an impressive comeback in the fourth quarter, rallying from a 10-point deficit to force overtime. Seattle sealed the victory by scoring a touchdown on their first overtime possession.

Authorities in South Carolina are seeking assistance from the public in locating an F-35 that disappeared over South Carolina on Sunday. The pilot ejected safely after an incident, prompting Joint Base Charleston in North Charleston to collaborate with Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in their efforts to find the missing stealth aircraft.

States now offer a vast menu of personalized plate options for a dizzying array of organizations, professions, sports teams, causes and other groups. Here’s a look at all 8,291 varieties.

In 1961, Bobby Vee’s “Take Good Care Of My Baby,” written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, hits #1 on the Hot 100 for the first of three weeks.

Today in 1964, The James Bond movie Goldfinger, with a theme song by Shirley Bassey, is released.

In 1967, The Beach Boys unveiled their twelfth studio album, “Smiley Smile.” Despite containing the hit singles “Good Vibrations” (which reached #1 in the US and UK) and “Heroes and Villains” (peaking at #12 in the US and #8 in the UK), the LP faced harsh criticism. It struggled to gain traction in America, reaching only the 41st spot on the charts. However, in the UK, it fared much better, soaring to the 9th position.

In 1968, Paul McCartney penned “Birthday” during a recording session at EMI Studios. Despite eventually becoming the opening track on the third side of “The White Album,” John Lennon would later dismissively refer to it as “a piece of trash.”

In 1970, the rock icon Jimi Hendrix passed away at the age of 27 in Kensington, London, England. His demise was classified as an accidental death.

In 1976, Boston’s “More Than A Feeling” made its debut in the United States, where it eventually climbed to the 5th position on the charts. It earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of the “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll” and secured the 212th position on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list.

In 1978,  “WKRP in Cincinnati” premieres on CBS. It runs for four seasons and gains a following among actual radio experts who appreciate the eccentric characters, including the bumbling general manager Arthur Carlson and the unkempt morning DJ Johnny Fever, as they mirror some of the quirks seen in their real-life colleagues.

In 1979, “Heartache Tonight” by The Eagles was released. The song soared to the top of the Billboard charts, marking their fifth number one single in the United States.

In 1981, over a decade following Jim Morrison’s passing, The Doors’ “Greatest Hits” album achieved Platinum status. Remarkably, it would later emerge as one of the best-selling compilations in history, amassing a staggering 5,000,000 in sales from both CDs and vinyl in the United States alone.

Today’s Birthdays:

1933 – Jimmie Rodgers (“Kisses Sweeter Than Wine”)
1939 – Frankie Avalon (“Venus”)
1939 – Rosalie Trombley / (Rosalie Helen Gillan (Trombley)) Switchboard operator and receptionist, rose to become music director at AM Top 40 powerhouse CKLW in Windsor, known for her uncanny ability to tag a hit record and generally credited with “breaking” numerous artists across North America, including Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Bob Seger, who later wrote a tribute “Rosalie” about her (on the LP Back In ’72, 1978)
1945 – P. F. Sloan / (Philip Gary Schlein) Folk, pop and rock singer and songwriter known best for co-writing numerous 60s hits with Steve Barri, in particular the protest anthem “Eve Of Destruction” (#1, 1965) for Barry McGuire and “Secret Agent Man” (#3, 1966) for Johnny Rivers, recorded singles and several albums under various pseudonyms and band names, performed until just prior to his death from pancreatic cancer on 11/15/2015, age 70
1946 – Alan King – guitarist for Ace (“How Long”)
1949 – Kerry Livgren – guitarist for Kansas (“Carry On Wayward Son”)

Lance Armstrong is 52 – Jada Pinkett Smith is 52 (in 2023) – Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) is 48 (in 2023)