22 June

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Hel-lo dear friend-ah (in a Robin Williams-does-Ernest Angsley voice)…so glad-ah that you dropped by the post on todayyy-ah.

A moment just for us? Freshen-up your drink and join me on the…
Personal Observation Deck
~Been online for several years now, and still just learning my way around, but have heard the term “troll” used a lot. Just recently thought I’d look it up on Wikipedia for a brief defintion...”In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.”
What kind of person would purposely aim towards this goal?! I guess I had an idea it was something like this, but when seeing it spelled out like this-just confounded the daylights out of me! Can you imagine what these people are like in real life?! (*shudders*)

In Music Notes…Today would have been Freddie Prinze’s B-Day
**Freddie Prinze (June 22, 1954 – January 29, 1977) was an American actor and stand-up comedian, born in NY, NY. He was best known as the star of “Chico and the Man”, phrases like “looking good”, and humor of his mixed heritage of Hungaria and Puerto Rico. (Can still see him doing the bobbing-head dog in the back window of the car.) Was the first comic to be invited to sit next to Johnny Carson on his first appearance. He is the father of actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. Died in LA at the age of 22-very sad.

In Case You Give a Rat’s Rear End
~”The largest meteorite crater in the world is in Winslow, Arizona. It is 4,150 feet across and 150 feet deep.”-From The World Almanac

Deeep Thoughts on Twitter
~weirdralph: “The real secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made!”
~weirdralph: “I’m a believer in therapy. Years ago, I wouldn’t answer the phone when it rang. Today, I answer whether it rings or not.”

Another Big B-Day in Music
**1948 Todd Rundgren is born in Upper Darby, Pa. He leads the groups Nazz and Utopia and produces albums for Meat Loaf, Badfinger, Grand Funk Railroad and XTC. His biggest solo hit is “Hello It’s Me,” which reaches No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1973. Other favorites: “Bang the Drum All Day”, “I Saw the Light”, “Can We Still Be Friends”, “We Gotta Get You a Woman.”
~Official site designed and maintained by Todd himself.  www.tr-i.com

Today’s Special (includes  french fries)
**Fads of the 90’s** 
(www.crazyfads.com)
~spandex shorts
Pokemon
Grunge music and fashion
Koosh Balls
Saved By The Bell
The Macarena
American Gladiators
Extreme sports
Gigapets / Tomogatchi
Trapper Keeper
The Waif Look
Tamagotchi
Spuds MacKenzie
Push Pops
Bowl cut

Optimism on Twitter
~http://MIG@MC82.com  (Miguel A. Cardona, New Media Design, Buffalo, NY)

miggi: “Hey #Buffalo I know some of the rain this weekend sucked… But never forget …”

Thanks for the reminder, Miguel. And you know, it wasn’t THAT long ago either…this pic taken probably a few weeks ago…OH, surely I jest. This was one of our late April snowfalls ;p

“More Mu-sic…C-K-L-W!”
(AM radio jingles? No? Okay…never mind.)
~”Howard Kaylan (born Howard Kaplan, 22 June 1947, New York) is an American rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s band, The Turtles, and “Eddie” of 1970’s rock band Flo & Eddie
Kaylan and Mark Volman founded The Turtles, a popular band of the late 1960s. At the end of 1970, Kaylan and Volman signed on as members of Frank Zappa’s band, The Mothers of Invention. Five albums and the film, 200 Motels came from that partnership, as did the stage names “Flo & Eddie”. The duo were not allowed legal use of their own names until multiple Turtle lawsuits were settled.
~In 1985, the old lawsuits were finally settled and the name, “The Turtles” reverted to Kaylan and his partner after fifteen years in litigation, as well as all of the master recordings they made. Thanks to Burger King, the NFL, Sony Playstation, and countless other television advertisements and motion pictures, the Turtles’ catalog remains a staple for licensing and reproduction in the twenty-first century.”

Did I hear Zappa mentioned?
~’Some people crave baseball. I find this unfathomable. However, I do understand how someone could get excited about playing a bassoon.’ -Frank Zappa

Another Candle on the Cake Today

**1936 Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson is born in Brownsville, Texas, the son of a minister. He attends Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship and receives a PhD from Pomona College in Texas. He writes several top 40 songs, including the No. 1 song “Me and Bobby McGee.” His biggest solo hit is “Why Me,” a million-selling record that reaches No. 16 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1973.
Kristoffer “Kris” Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American writer, singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. He is best known for hits such as “Me and Bobby McGee”, “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down”, and “Help Me Make It Through the Night”.
~Where he’s at now…
www.kriskristofferson.com
“God bless Obama. God bless America. And God bless the others outside our borders.”-Kris Kristofferson

And Finally…
     One of my favorite quotes for S’n'J Lifestyle, worth repeating…
     ~”Power is the ability to do good things for others.”-Brooke Astor

Really appreciate you coming by again today. Cheers.