The Daily Dose/May 8, 2020
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’s Thursday routine continues. Today’s Diary.
I made the usual Thursday trip to the next county and made four stops…
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On This Date
History’s long march to today.
In 1877 – The first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show takes place at Gilmore Gardens – later the first Madison Square Garden – in New York City. The even drew over 1,200 dogs, so many that the event took four days instead of the scheduled three. Though generally restricted to purebred dogs, mutts are allowed to compete in the agility competition, the Best in Show title was first awarded in 1907 and the event is still held in Madison Square Garden, held over two days in February.
In 1973 – The Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens establish a new NHL Stanley Cup Finals record for most goals in a game in an 8-7 Chicago win in Game 5. The 15 goals broke the Stanley Cup Finals record of 13 goals established by the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs in 1936 and the game featured two future Hall of Fame goalies, Ken Dryden for Montreal and Tony Esposito for Chicago. The Canadiens still led the series 3 games to 2 and would win the Stanley Cup in six games.
In 1961 – Mother-in-Law by Ernie K-Doe is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot R&B Sides chart – for the third of five consecutive weeks. It was only the seventh week on the soul chart for the song, having gone from 29 to 4 to 3 before reaching the top. The song also peaked at #29 in Great Britain and later spent a week at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and remains K-Doe’s only #1 song on either chart. Born Ernest Kador, Jr in New Orleans, he remained active in the music business up until his death in 2001 at 68.
Quotebook
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
In the zoo, study your beast. – Gore Vidal, The Golden Age
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
The Eagles have had six #1 albums on Billboard’s album chart.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
What breed has won the Best in Show title the most times at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show? – Answer next time!
