The Daily Dose/April 15, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes From Around The Human Experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the latest real estate news from the neighborhood. Today’s Diary.
Also, there’s a For Sale on the lot kitty-corner to The Shire…It’s vacant, tho there are some cement pads on it, indicating it used to be home to trailers or mobile homes…It’s been vacant since The Ex and I bought The Shire in 2014, tho, and is listed at 285K for a quarter of an acre, a bit larger than The Shire’s fifth of an acre.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 69 AD – Roman Emperor Marcus Otho ends his reign, committing suicide after losing the First Battle of Bedriacum in northern Italy during the Roman Civil War. In January, Otho had succeeded Galba, and he was succeeded by the general who defeated him, Vitellius, who reigned until December, when he was executed and succeeded by Vespasian, a period History refers to as the Year of the Four Emperors. Vespasian brought some stability to the throne, reigning for ten years.
In 1954 – The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup, defeating the defending champion Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. It was the sixth of eleven Stanley Cup titles for the Red Wings and was the fourth of eight losses in the finals for the Canadiens. The game remains the second and final time the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals has been decided in overtime.
In 1977 – David Soul is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Don’t Give Up On Us. The song went to #1 in five other countries, including Ireland and Great Britain, and also went to #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. The song spent 19 weeks on the Hot 100, including seven weeks in the Top 10, and was Billboard’s 29th-biggest song of the year. It was the first chart single for Soul – who was starring in TV’s Starsky and Hutch at the time – and remains his only Top 40 hit.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…only a few can preserve the just medium, and neither tear up what the ancients have correctly established nor despise the just innovations of the moderns.
Francis Bacon
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Frank Sinatra’s first #1 song on a Billboard pop chart was I’ll Never Smile Again, with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, which debuted at #1 on the Best Selling Singles chart on July 27, 1940, the first #1 song on the first Billboard chart. The song spent 12 weeks at the top.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
When was the first seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals to end in overtime played? – Answer next time!
