The Finnish heavy metal band 'Lordi' have released their CD today (Hard Rock Hallelujah) and it's on sale down at the supermarket on the date 06/06/06.
Apparently they are coming to the UK for a short tour in October but unfortunately I will be otherwise engaged on those dates in October so won't be going

Just in case Lordi manage to reach the dizzy heights at the top of the charts I should mention that Nicole's 'A Little Peace' from 1982 is the last eurovision-winning song to become a UK no.1.

Ah, memories, much more my cup of tea

A little lovin', a little givin'
To build a dream for the world we live in
A little patience and understandin'
For our tomorrow, a little peace
A little sunshine, a sea of gladness
To wash away all the tears of sadness
A little hopin', a little prayin,
For our tomorrow, a little peace

We are feathers on the breeze
Sing with me my song of peace
We are feathers on the breeze
Sing with me my song of peace.

Today is June 6, 2006, also known, if you drop the zeroes, as 6/6/6. It's a number that is either curious or meaningless, given that 666 is referred to as the "number of the beast," or Antichrist, in the Book of Revelation, commercial outlets have taken advantage of the curiosity or fear linked to the date.
IN many countries "The Omen," a remake of the 1976 horror film that begins with the birth of the Antichrist, opens today nationwide.
Whatever today's 666 may bring, one dance club, the Mocca Lounge in Lower Manhattan, promises a party that will "either get the demons out or invoke them." the owner of the club, said that to him, 666 signifies "no borders, no boundaries where everything is possible."
As for the birth of the Antichrist, this probably won't happen today, more likely the Antichrist "is already in the world today, just waiting in the wings."

Nevertheless the intrigue of 666 and 'whether the world will end' has seen more than 700 online gamblers wagering on just that at 'BetUS.com', an american sports gambling site.
The wager of the day on the site is: "Will the World End on 6-6-06?" By 6 p.m. yesterday, 216 of the 700 gamblers had bet an average of just more than $2 that yes, the world would end. The odds stood at 100,000 to 1.
And how will they collect if their bet was right on?
Mike Forman, a spokesman for the site, said the company was committed to paying up. "Come rain, sleet, snow or apocalypse, our clients will receive their winnings," he said.
HOW'S HE GONNA MANAGE THAT!?

Information obtained from the NY Times.