In our ridiculous calendar, it’s Liberace Day. On this day in 1987, Liberace passed away from AIDS at the age of 67.

In Liberace film news, Steven Soderbergh is set to develop and direct an untitled biopic about Liberace for Warner Brothers. Michael Douglas is to play Liberace, and Matt Damon is to play Scott Thorson, the man who sued him, claiming he was the entertainer’s companion for five years. Richard LaGravenese is writing the script, and Jerry Weintraub is producing.

So, how exactly does one celebrate Liberace Day? I’ve come up with a few ideas…

• During the 1950s–1970s he was the highest paid entertainer in the world. In his honor, negotiate your salary with your boss. Threaten to walk away if he/she refuses to pay less than $300,000 a week.
• Liberace was thought to be super-smart because he was born with a caul. Find a reason to claim you’re a genius based on part of your body (i.e. “My cankles help me align my brain with the earth’s core,” “My breasts are just two more brains!”)
• Bring comic relief to someone in need.
• For a while, Liberace adopted the stage name “Walter Busterkeys.” Insist that people refer to you by a ridiculous stage name throughout the day.
• Identify the five items you most commonly use on a daily basis. Bedazzle them.
• Liberace once commented that “I don’t cry all the way to the bank any more – I bought the bank.” Go out and buy a bank today. With all the debt they’re in, you can afford it!
• Liberace almost died in 1963 from inhaling cleaning fluid. In honor of his legacy, throw away all cleaning fluids in your home… and then spend lavish amounts on new ones. Bedazzle them.
• Despite how seemingly obvious Liberace’s sexual preference was, he denied any homosexual encounters. Today, deny something that is very obvious (i.e. Insist that your hair is black, despite being a blonde).
• In 1956, an article in The Daily Mirror mentioned that Liberace was “a deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavoured, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love.” Pick three of these adjectives and act in such a way as to be described like that.
• Liberace was particularly friendly to animals and children. So, be nice to animals and kids today. Bedazzle them.

Happy Liberace Day! Head on back our way tomorrow for more ridiculous holiday fun.