The Daily Dose/September 9, 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 does some detective work at the hotel. Today’s Diary.
Well, you don’t have to be Joe Friday to figure out the deposit on the third room is for all three rooms, so we transferred the totals from the other two rooms to the room with the deposit…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1966 – The US television series Star Trek debuts on NBC. The show was not highly rated and NBC canceled it after three seasons and 79 episodes, though the show would later find a wide cult following in syndication. Since then, the show has spawned eleven other television series and 13 movies, and numerous books, toys, and games. The show is now known as Star Trek: The Original Series, to differentiate it from spin-offs.
In 1974 – Jimmy Connors wins the US Open, defeating Australia’s Ken Rosewall 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 at the West Side Tennis Club in New York City. It was the first of five US Open titles for Connors and his third of eight Grand Slam singles titles, and his fourth of ten overall Grand Slam titles. Though the tournament would remain at Forest Hills through 1977, this was the last US Open played on grass. Connors’ 109 career titles remains the men’s record in the Open Era.
In 1951 – Tony Bennet is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the first of eight consecutive weeks with Because of You. It was the fifth chart single for Bennett and his first of four #1 songs. The song spent 31 weeks on the chart, including 23 weeks in the Top 10 and 17 weeks at either #1 or #2. The song also spent ten weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Most Played in Jukeboxes chart and eight weeks at #1 on their Most Played by Jockeys chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Perseverance must finish its work…
James 1:4
(New International Version)
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The country duo Brooks and Dunn have 25 hits on the Hot 100. Eight of these hit the Top 40, with their biggest being Ain’t Nothing About You, which spent two weeks at #25 in 2001.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What woman tennis player has won the most singles titles in the Open Era? – Answer next time!
