The Daily Dose/September 7, 2020
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off is enjoying the holiday. It will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow has some tips for reserving a hotel room.
The only way to ensure you are paying the highest possible rate is to book it advance…Those who were smart enuff to do this for their stay here tonight were paying a bit more than $300.
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo: Gaylon’s days working the hotel might be numbered.
By this time it is 0430; two and half hours have ended since I concluded 482 and I’ve had one call and patrolled exactly two floors. I had better get on the stick, so I spent the last 45 minutes running from floor to floor and managed to get one more round in.
I think you can see why I don’t want to leave the hotel.
Free Stuff
The same trick the drug dealers use.
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo
Clock in with the graveyard crew of the Monte Carlo Security Department on the glamorous Las Vegas Strip.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1940 – Nazi Germany begins an aerial assault on England that History refers to as The Blitz. London suffered attacks for 76 consecutive nights before the Germans moved on to other cities and the attacks destroyed about 60% of the residences in London and killed an estimated 43,000 people. The Blitz – the German word for ‘lightning’ – would last until the following May, ending with inconclusive military results when Germany decided to invade the Soviet Union.
In 1993 – Mark Whitten of the St Louis Cardinals ties major league records for most home runs and RBIs in a game and most RBIs in a doubleheader in a 15-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the second game of a twin bill. Whitten had four home runs and 12 RBIs in the game to become the twelfth player with four home runs in a game and the second with 12 RBIs in a game (Jim Bottomley, Cardinals, 1924) and 13 RBIs in a dpubleheader (Nate Colbert, San Diego Padres, 1972). All three records still stand.
In 1985 – John Parr is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with St Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion). It was Parr’s third of five chart singles, his second and final Top 40 hit and remains his only #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #6 in Parr’s native Great Britain and was Billboard’s 18th biggest song of the year. The song was written by Parr and David Foster and appears on the soundtrack to the movie St Elmo’s Fire.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Therefore, if he could be both a good Christian and a murderer, then there was something wrong with his religion. – Gore Vidal, Julian
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
Fernando Valenzuela finished his career with 31 career shutouts.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
How many players active in the 2020 season have hit four home runs in a major league baseball game? – Answer next time!
