The Daily Dose/April 13, 2024
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 crushing news. Today’s Diary.
The big news comes from the gym, where ol’ Sparrow’s treasured “Rack Your Weights – Thank You” message on the whiteboard in the 24-hour lobby was erased!!!…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1976 – The United States Treasury reintroduces the $2 bill. The obverse side has a portrait of Thomas Jefferson, while the reverse side depicts the presentation of the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress. $2 bills were first introduced during the Civil War, and production slowed during the 1950s and was discontinued in 1966.
In 1987 – The San Diego Padres establish a major league for most home runs at the start of a game in a 13-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Padres led off the game with home runs from Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn, and John Kruk to break the record of two leadoff home runs done many times previously and the feat has been matched three times since. Steve Garvey broke the streak with a fly out to the warning track in center field and the home runs came off of Roger Mason.
Editor’ Note: the following entry first ran in 2022.
In 1985 – USA For Africa is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of four consecutive weeks with We Are the World. The song went to #1 in many other countries, including Norway and Great Britain, peaked at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, at #76 on Billboard’s country chart, and was Billboard’s 20th-biggest song of the year. A rather dull argument can be had debating whether or not the group is entitled to ultimate one-hit-wonder status as an act whose only chart single goes to #1. Yes, their only chart single went to #1; no, because this was their only recording and everyone involved had chart careers of their own.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…I cannot be born again, not even as king of the gods – always something to be feared, for that sort of grandeur has clouded more than one crystal.
Gore Vidal
Creation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Call Me by Blondie was Billboard’s #1 song for 1980, spending six weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Whose portrait was on the first $2 bill? – Answer next time!
