The Daily Dose/July 12, 2023
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 gets to watch Chris prepare the weekly Coke order. Today’s Diary.
…we were able to catch some of the brilliance…when we saw him sitting on a lobby couch peering into the storage cabinets on one side of the sundry stand refrigerator, seeing what needed to be ordered…Good gravy, this was like watching Michelangelo at the Sistine Chapel: a master was doing his work, and all there is to do is stand and admire it.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1962 – The Rolling Stones – then known as the Rollin’ Stones – perform together for the first time, at the Marquee Club in London’s West End. The band signed with Decca Records the following year and have had nine #1 albums and eight #1 songs in the US. Of the five members who performed that night, only Mick Jagger and Keith Richards remain with the band and the Rolling Stones last appeared in concert last year in Berlin.
In 1998 – France wins the World Cup defeating Brazil 3-0 at the Stade de France in Paris. It was the first of two World Cup titles for France (2018) and the second and most recent runner-up finish for Brazil, to go along with five titles. France became the seventh nation to win World Cup and this was the sixth and most recent instance of a host country winning the title.
In 1965 – The Rolling Stones are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of four consecutive weeks with (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. The song went to #1 in nine other countries including Finland, Norway, and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 3rd-biggest song of the year. It was the first of eight #1s for the group, and was their third of 23 Top 10 and fifth of 41 Top 40 hits.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…change and growth are not in all things and places alike…the passing seasons are but ripples ever repeated in the long long stream.
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The following players have won both Olympic tennis gold medals in singles and Wimbledon singles titles: Laurence Doherty, Arthur Gore, Suzanne Lenglen, Charlotte Cooper, Hellen Wills, Andy Murray, Lindsay Davenport, Steffi Graff, Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which are the other host countries to win the World Cup? – Answer next time!
