The Daily Dose/June 4, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a lousy day in the sack. Today’s Diary.
And it was fitful rest, too, not a deep sleep at all, and yours truly woke up weary and crabby…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1855 – US Army Major Henry Wayne departs on a naval ship for the Mediterranian to acquire camels for the Army. He came back with 33 camels and the Camel Corps ultimate had 70 camels. Though the camels proved well-suited for duty in the American southwest, interest in the Camel Corps diminished during the Civil War, and the camels were either auctioned off or released. Wayne later served as a brigadier general for the Confederacy.
In 1958 – The San Francisco Giants establish a new major league record for most consecutive pinch-hit home runs in a 10-9, 11-inning loss to the Milwaukee Braves. The Giants set the mark with home runs from Hank Sauer and Bob Schmidt in the tenth inning to break the record of one, done pretty much every time there had been a pinch-hit home run in major league history. The mark has been tied several times since.
In 1983 – Lucille (You Don’t Do Your Daddy’s Will) by Waylon Jennings is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week. It was the 14th of 15 #1 country songs for Jennings in a chart career that ran from 1965-91 and the song also went #4 country in Canada. The song was written by Little Richard whose version went to #1 on Billboard’s Most Played in Jukeboxes soul chart and peaked at #21 on its Best Sellers in Stores pop chart in 1957.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Monkees had three #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100: I’m a Believer (seven weeks, 1966), Daydream Believer (four weeks, 1967), and Last Train to Clarksville (one week, 1966).
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
In 1970 Waylon Jennings had a #3 country hit with a song, like Lucille, that was written by a soul superstar. Name it. – Answer next time!
