The Daily Dose/June 27, 2024
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 ups weight in the gym. Barely. Today’s Diary.
…the only possible way to add less weight would be to add a couple of helium molecules to each side, but remember we’re dealing with a relatively new exeercise for a small body part.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1950 – The US decides to enter the Korean War, two days after North Korea invaded South Korea. US Army General Douglas McArthur was appointed supreme commander of UN forces and US troops first saw combat in the Battle of Osan on July 5 with the final battle in July 1953. Over 1.7 million Americans served in Korea, with 36,574 of them dying. Though an armistice was signed, the two sides technically remain at war.
In 2003 – The Boston Red Sox establish a new major league for most runs at the start of a game with nobody out in a 25-8 victory over the Florida Marlins. The Red Sox scored ten runs before Nomar Garciaparra popped out to the catcher and socred a total of 14 runs in the inning. The Red Sox broke the record of nine established by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1948 and the record still stands.
In 2015 – Muse is at #1 on the Billboard 100 album chart for the only week with Drones. It was the eighth of ten chart albums for the group and remains their only #1. The album went to #1 in 13 other countries including Mexico, Norway and Great Britain, and also went to #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart. It remains one of the few albums to hit #1 that did not produce a song that hit the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
We cherish the illusion that vice commands a cunning which virtue cannot rival.
Robert Lacey
Meyer Lansky: The Thinking Man’s Gangster
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s first unified soul chart – the Hot R&B Sides chart – debuted on October 28, 1958. Bobby Day had the first #1 song with Rockin’ Robin.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who are the acts that have had multiple #1 albums and have never had a hit on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
