The Daily Dose/May 8, 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 swears he is not a stalker. Today’s Diary.
Sure, we missed out on the possibility of seeing Mystery Girl (MG) for her usual Tuesday at precisely 1700 session, but she wasn’t there yesterday, so perhaps she’s on vacation…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1950 – A mummified corpse from the 5th century BC – known to History as the Tollund Man – is found buried under several feet of peat is found in central Denmark. The body was found with a noose around his neck, with scholars believing he was sacrificed and not executed. His final meal consisted of fish and a porridge made of barley, flax, and wild weed seeds and his excellent preservation is attributed to acid in the peat, a lack of oxygen, and the cold climate.
In 1966 – Busch Stadium hosts its last major league baseball game when the San Francisco Giants defeat the St Louis Cardinals 11-5. The first major league game was played on the site in 1882 and the final stadium opened in 1909 as the home of the St Louis Browns and was known as Sportsman’s Park until the Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954. The Cardinals moved there in 1920 and the stadium hosted 7,022 regular season games. The Cardinals would move into Busch Stadium II for their May 12 game vs Atlanta and have played in Busch Stadium III since 2006.
In 1976 – John Sebastian is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Welcome Back. The song also peaked at #93 on Billboard’s country chart and was Billboard’s 58th-biggest song of the year, spending 14 weeks on the Hot 100, including 11 weeks in the Top 40 and seven weeks in the Top 10. It was the theme from the Welcome Back Kotter TV show and was Sebastian’s only Top 40 solo hit in a career that included hitting #1 in 1966 with Summer in the City as a member of the Lovin’ Spoonful.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The real struggle is with a small professional elite totally split off from the nation, pursuing wealth through wars that they invent and justify and resonate for others to die in.
Gore Vidal
The Golden Age
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Congressional Apportionment Amendment is the only remaining amendment of the twelve approved by Congress and sent to the states for ratification in 1792. Kentucky, in 1792, was the twelfth and last state to ratify the amendment, then leaving it one state short of ratification.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which teams played in the first game played at the site of Sportsman’s Park in 1882? – Answer next time!
