Saturday, March 05, 2005
Song of the Day:
-"Weird Al" style.
This Day in History:
Today is Saturday, March 5, the 64th day of 2005. There are 301 days left in the year.
In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people.
Quite often, this is considered the start of the Revolutionary War. The same cannot be said for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
In 1849, Zachary Taylor took the oath of office at his presidential inauguration.
In 1868, the Senate was organized into a Court of Impeachment to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson.
In 1933, in German parliamentary elections, the Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag. So far March 5th is a pretty depressing day in history.
In 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. In the 1970's Chuck Knoll unleashed the Steel Curtain on the rest of the NFL, winning 4 Super Bowls with a tough gritty defense, and a bit of moxie on the offensive side. These two things have nothing to do with each other.
In 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73 after 29 years in power. Well, there's some good news!
In 1953, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev died in Moscow at age 61. Only to be followed by bad news. Prokofiev is best known for his work on "Peter and the Wolf", and I would argue that some of the best music for a villian ever composed was for the wolf. It ranks right up there with the Imperial March for Darth Vader.
In much of his other work, it's easy to see the influence of Russian culture on his music. Much of it is bold and strong, and if you close your eyes, you can see the Russian army marching through Red Square to the sound of his compositions.
In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, "Cowboy" Copas and "Hawkshaw" Hawkins died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn. Turns out they were playing chicken against another plane carrying Richie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly. But you'll never get anyone to admit it.
In 1970, a nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect after 43 nations ratified it. Blah blah blah...
In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood, Calif.; he was 33.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Dean Stockwell is 69.
I know him best for his role in Quantum Leap, but you might know him better as something else.
Magician Penn Jillette is 50.
Pop singer Teena Marie is 49.
Rock singer Craig Reid is 43. Rock singer Charlie Reid is 43.
The Proclaimers! they'll walk 500 mile,s and walk 500 more, but they're gonna need a bottle of Doan's back relief when they're done.
Actress Jolene Blalock ("Enterprise") is 30.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Model Niki Taylor is 30.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Actress Eva Mendes is 27.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Actor Jake Lloyd is 16. Nobody cares. Here's a picture of Sofia Vergara instead.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Sofia Vergara is dating Tom Cruise. I hate Tom Cruise. I really really hate Tom Cruise.
More coming....stay tuned...
Well there's a punk in the alley and he's looking for a fight
There's an Arab on the corner buying everything in sight
There's a mother in the ghetto with another mouth to feed
Seems that everywhere you look today there's misery and greed
I guess you know the Earth is gonna crash into the sun
But that's no reason why we shouldn't have a little fun
So if you think it's scary, if it's more than you can take
Just blow out the candles and have a piece of cake
Happy birthday
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday
Happy birthday to you
-"Weird Al" style.
This Day in History:
Today is Saturday, March 5, the 64th day of 2005. There are 301 days left in the year.
In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people.
Quite often, this is considered the start of the Revolutionary War. The same cannot be said for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
In 1849, Zachary Taylor took the oath of office at his presidential inauguration.
In 1868, the Senate was organized into a Court of Impeachment to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson.
In 1933, in German parliamentary elections, the Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag. So far March 5th is a pretty depressing day in history.
In 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. In the 1970's Chuck Knoll unleashed the Steel Curtain on the rest of the NFL, winning 4 Super Bowls with a tough gritty defense, and a bit of moxie on the offensive side. These two things have nothing to do with each other.
In 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73 after 29 years in power. Well, there's some good news!
In 1953, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev died in Moscow at age 61. Only to be followed by bad news. Prokofiev is best known for his work on "Peter and the Wolf", and I would argue that some of the best music for a villian ever composed was for the wolf. It ranks right up there with the Imperial March for Darth Vader.
In much of his other work, it's easy to see the influence of Russian culture on his music. Much of it is bold and strong, and if you close your eyes, you can see the Russian army marching through Red Square to the sound of his compositions.
In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, "Cowboy" Copas and "Hawkshaw" Hawkins died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn. Turns out they were playing chicken against another plane carrying Richie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly. But you'll never get anyone to admit it.
In 1970, a nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect after 43 nations ratified it. Blah blah blah...
In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood, Calif.; he was 33.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Dean Stockwell is 69.
I know him best for his role in Quantum Leap, but you might know him better as something else.
Magician Penn Jillette is 50.
Pop singer Teena Marie is 49.
Rock singer Craig Reid is 43. Rock singer Charlie Reid is 43.
The Proclaimers! they'll walk 500 mile,s and walk 500 more, but they're gonna need a bottle of Doan's back relief when they're done.
Actress Jolene Blalock ("Enterprise") is 30.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Model Niki Taylor is 30.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Actress Eva Mendes is 27.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Actor Jake Lloyd is 16. Nobody cares. Here's a picture of Sofia Vergara instead.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Sofia Vergara is dating Tom Cruise. I hate Tom Cruise. I really really hate Tom Cruise.
More coming....stay tuned...
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