Maynard James Keenan (born 1964) is an American rock singer,
songwriter, musician, producer, winemaker, and actor. He is best known
as the lead singer of the multi-platinum rock bands Tool and A Perfect
Circle. In 2003, he created Puscifer as a side project, financing and
releasing its first studio album in October 2007. Puscifer made its
concert debut in Las Vegas in February 2009, and Tool began their 2009
summer tour, headlining the Mile High Music Festival and Lollapalooza,
with Keenan integrating dates for signing sessions to promote his wine.
In addition to his music career, he has performed improvisational
stand-up comedy, as inspired by close friend Bill Hicks, and ventured
into acting, making his feature film debut in April 2009 with the
release of Crank: High Voltage. He is the current owner of Merkin
Vineyards and the associated winery, Caduceus Cellars, and has part
ownership of Stronghold Vineyards, all located in Arizona, where he
resides. Among other business ventures, he is a partner in the Los
Angeles restaurant Cobras & Matadors and owns a produce market in
Cornville, Arizona. In July 2009, Keenan opened an organic market in
Arizona featuring a tasting room for his wines as well as a food court.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
778:
A Frankish army led by Roland was defeated by the Basques at Roncevaux
Pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain, a tale
retold in the Old French epic poem The Song of Roland.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Roncevaux_Pass>
1248:
The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral , built to house the relics
of the Three Wise Men, was laid.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral>
1914:
The Panama Canal opened to traffic, providing a shortcut from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the Isthmus of Panama.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal>
1945:
The Gyokuon-hōsō was broadcast in Japan, announcing the unconditional
surrender of the Japanese army and naval forces, bringing World War II
to a close.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan>
1947:
The British Raj was partitioned into the Union of India and the
Dominion of Pakistan.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Raj>
1998:
A car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army killed
29 people and injured approximately 220 others in Omagh, Northern
Ireland.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omagh_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
rest on one's laurels (v):
(idiomatic) To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve
oneself further
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rest_on_one%27s_laurels>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of
shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.
--Napoleon I of France
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Napoleon_I_of_France>
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