The Daily Dose/October 22, 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 fields two reports of bears in the parking lot. Today’s Diary.
Regular readers of this crap know most guests seem to think Bear Removal is a standard nite auditor duty (NAD)…It’s not…It’s a forest ranger duty (FRD)…
The Bottom Ten/NCAA Week 9 – It’s one of the closest Bottom Ten races ever. Well, no, it’s not; Kent State has lost 16 straight.
With donations for stadium improvements falling off, plans have gone from luxury concourse, to White Castle stand to a couple of hibachis put near Gate B for pre-game tailgating, post-game asphyxiation…
Falcons hampered by preseason Air Force Secretary ruling requiring squad to send in plays via skywriting, resulting in NCAA-record 73 delay of game penalties, plus EPA fines for polluting air…
Vanderbilt still reeling from turn-of-century decision to merge Athletic, Student Affairs departments, as emerging Jewish cantors taking turns on offensive, defensive lines are all on steroids now and can now hold own against other teams…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis continues when President John F Kennedy announces to the American people the existence of Soveit nuclear missiles on Cuba. Kennedy later announced the establishment of a naval blockade of offensive military equipment heading to Cuba from any nation. The Crisis began on October 16 with the discovery of the missiles and ended on the 28th when, among other things, the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw them.
In 1972 – The Oakland A’s win the World Series, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in Game 7 in Cincinnati. It was the sixth of nine World Series titles for the A’s, their first of three consecutive, and their first since 1930 when the team was in Philadelphia. It was the fourth of five losses in the World Series for the Reds, to go along with five titles. Oakland’s Gene Tenace was named the Series MVP and it was the last time the American League won a seventh game on the road until 2017, when the Houston Astros won in Los Angeles.
In 1977 – Debby Boone is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of ten record-setting weeks with You Light Up My Life. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #48 in Great Britain, and at #4 on Billboard’s country chart. The song remains one of the most accomplished in American charted music: it was Billboard’s 51st-biggest song of the year, its 3rd-biggest of 1978, its #1 song of the decade, and ranked eleventh on their 60th-anniversary Hot 100 in 2018. It was the first of three chart singles for Boone and remains her only Top 40 hit. It was the first song to spend ten weeks at #1 on the Hot 100, a mark that has been eclipsed many times since and no longer has any statistical significance.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The last and most important freedom left to a man is the freedom to be his own master.
Ernst Weiss
Georg Letham, Physician and Murderer
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Besides the Constitution, the other original frigates of the US Navy were the United States, Constellation, Chesapeake, Congress, and President. President George Washington chose the names from a list provided by the War Department.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What are the first and the most recent songs to spend at least ten weeks at #1 on a Billboard pop chart? – Answer next time!
