The Daily Dose/November 1, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off is in time out while we work on (another) project.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the gym, Sparrow talks to His Holiness. Today’s Diary.
I talked to the Sunday Yapper!!!…I am not, could not, would not, make that up.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 996 – The word Austria appears in a document for the first time, when Holy Roman Emperor Otto III deeds a small portion in what is now central Austria to the bishop of Freising. The land would be incorporated into Austria in 1803, Austria would merge with Hungary in 1867 and was a part of assorted jurisdictions until the formation of the Second Republic after World War II.
In 1946 – The NBA – then known as the Basketball Association of America – plays its first game, with the New York Knicks defeating the Toronto Huskies 68-66 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Ed Sadowski of Toronto led all scorers with 18 points and Leo Gottlieb led the Knicks with 14 points. The Philadelphia Warriors won the first association’s title and the Knicks and the Boston Celtics remain the only original teams still in the same city in the league.
In 1969 – Elvis Presley is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Suspicious Minds. The song also went to #1 in four other countries, including Belgium, and peaked at #2 in Great Britain. It was the 18th and final #1 song for Elvis and his first since Good Luck Charm in 1962. In 1971 a version by Dee Dee Warwick – sister of Dionne and cousin of Whitney Houston – peaked at #80 on the Hot 100
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Democracy had fallen by Plato’s formula: liberty had become license, and chaos begged an end to liberty.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. III: Caesar to Christ
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Drifters had 34 hits on a Billboard pop chart between 1955-76, including 16 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many #1 songs did Elvis have on Billboard’s country and soul charts? – Answer next time!
