The Daily Dose/May 6, 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 goes out to lunch. Today’s Diary.
…yours truly is pleased to report the new cook now recognizes me and knows my usual order…He looked at me and said “chorizo” and I pursed my lips and nodded contentedly, tho the order still has to be noted for the oaf working the register.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1834 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first edition of the New York Herald in New York City. The paper merged with the New York Tribune in 1924, with the new paper publishing until 1966. It remains known for, among other things, pioneering the “extra” edition – during a sensational 1836 murder trial – and in 1874 running a hoax about animals getting loose at the Central Park Zoo. Herald Square in New York City, at the intersection of Broadway, 6th Avenue, and 34th Street is named after the paper.
In 1895 – Halma, ridden by James “Soup” Perkins, wins the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, running the 1 ½ miles in 2 minutes, 37.5 seconds. The winning purse was $2,970, about $101,000 in today’s money and the field of four horses is the second-smallest field in Derby history. It was the only Derby win for Perkins and remains the last Kentucky Derby run at 1 ½ miles. The Derby was shortened to 1 ¼ miles the following year, the distance run today.
In 1978 – Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the fourth and final consecutive week with Too Much, Too Little, Too Late. It remains the only #1 soul song for Mathis and was the first of three #1 soul songs for Williams. The song also peaked at #3 in Great Britain and in June spent one week at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, the second and final #1 song for Mathis and the first of two #1s for Williams.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
I could excuse a man who was afraid of an uplifted fist, but if one habitually manifests fear at the utterance of a sincere thought, I must think that his life is a kind of nightmare continued into broad daylight.
Henry David Thoreau
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s biggest country hit of 1956 was Crazy Arms by Ray Price, which spent 20 weeks at #1 on their country Most Played by Disc Jockeys chart.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What horse was the longest shot to win the Kentucky Derby? – Answer next time!
