Wow…been a long time since I’ve posted for all both of you.
A great big “THANK YA” (as HLN’s Robin Meade would say) to Bill S, who virtually rebuilt this archaic desktop from the turn of the century!
We’re now doing Elegant Grunge theme from the fine folks at wordpress. And will probably change the blog around some, but here’s what we’ve got for today (while we work out the kinks)…And HEY, thanks for swinging by today!
Late Show Top Ten
David Letterman
*Top Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before Naming Your Baby ‘Facebook’*
10. “Should I sober up first?”
9. “Should we go with Facebook or Lindsay?”
8. “What about ‘Twitter?’”
7. “Would I rather name her ‘Surf 1977?’”
6. “Will her Facebook status always be, ‘Hating Mom and Dad?’”
5. “Wait, there’s a website called Facebook?”
4. “Forget this nonsense, where’s the ‘Late Show’ Bear?”
3. “What if there’s another ‘Facebook’ in her class?”
2. “Will Mark Zuckerberg pay for her therapy?”
1. “Is this still a better name than Hosni?”
Jimmy Fallon
~A woman in New York celebrated her 105th birthday this week by gambling at a casino. It’s a little different than the way she usually gambles — by going to sleep.
~A man in Florida who was arrested this week listed his religion as “Redneck.” He even recited a prayer in the name of the father who’s also the son of the sister’s half-cousin.
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Couple Notes of Interest for This Date
~1966No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “The Ballad of the Green Berets,” Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler. The single sells more than 1 million copies in its first two weeks and is the top song of 1966, according to Billboard.
~1962 K-Mart opens (Yay!)
~1969 After 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts
~1975 Eagles’ “Best of My Love” reaches #1
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Birthdays
~1904 Big Band leader Glenn Miller is born in Clarinda, Iowa. His orchestra has 23 #1 songs, including million-sellers “In the Mood” and “Tuxedo Junction”. His plane is lost over the English Channel on Dec 15, 1944.
~1927 Harry Belafonte is born in Harlem, NY. His 1956 album “Calypso” tops the Billboard pop album chart for 31 weeks. Only MJ’s “Thriller” and the soundtrack to “West Side Story” have held the position longer.
~1945 Roger Daltry born in London, England. Along with being lead vocalist for The Who, Daltry also starred in movies “Tommy”, “Lisztomania”, “McVicar” and “The Mania”.
~1994 Justin Bieber born in Stratford, Ontario. (1994?! WTH! I think I started getting mail from AARP in 1994! )
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Top Smooth Jazz LP’s from Last Week
LW – TW – Artist – Album – (Label)
1 – 1 – Dave Koz – “Hello Tomorrow” – (Concord)
2 – 2 – Fourplay – “Let’s Touch The Sky” – (Heads Up)
3 – 3 – Nils – “What The Funk?” – (Baja/TSR)
4 – 4 – Steve Oliver – “Global Kiss” – (SOM)
5 – 5 – Brian Culbertson – “XII” – (GRP/Verve)
6 – 6 – Mindi Abair – “In Hi-Fi Stereo” – (Heads Up)
9 – 7 – Jackiem Joyner – “Jackiem Joyner” – (Artistry/Mack Ave)
8 – 8 – Jonathan Fritzen – “Diamonds” – (Nordic Night)
7 – 9 – Paul Brown – “Love You Found Me” – (Shanachie)
10 – 10 – Brian Bromberg – “It Is What It Is” – (Artistry/Mack Avenue
(from smoothjazz.com via @JazzHQ on Twitter/FB)
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Where to go to hear Smooth ‘n’ Jazzy music…
“It’s the Mike Scott Jazz Show…If you didn’t know it, now you know”
~The best way to start your day is with www.mikescottjazzshow.com
He does it live from Toledo, Ohio and broadcasts live on the web M-F from 6-10AM (EST). Mike’s a very personable guy, plays a wide selection of artists from the smooth jazz genre, and puts on one helluva show!
~Also found a channel on YouTube that has lots of great music…www.youtube/smovejazz.com
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Today in Strangeness
(from coasttocoastam.com)
~Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb.
~The passenger liner City of Glasgow left Liverpool on March 1, 1854 with 473 on board, bound for Philadelphia; no trace of the ship has ever been found.
~In 1978, Charlie Chaplin’s coffin was stolen.
~And on March 1, 1555, Nostradamus completed his preface to his book “Centuries”, and sent it to his publisher.
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Have a great day…and enjoy this favorite from Acoustic Alchemy…
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Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to
Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to and go out like a lamb. left Liverpool on March 1, 1854 with 473 on board, bound for Philadelphi completed the preface to his book Centuries, and sent it to his publisher (1555).Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to and go out like a la left Liverpool on March 1, 1854 with 473 on board, bound for Philadelphia; no trace of the ship has been ever found. Charlie Chaplin’s completed the preface to his book Centuries, and sent it to his publisher (1555).
Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to left Liverpool on March 1, 1854 with 473 on board, bound for Philadelphia; no trace of the ship has been ever found. Charlie Chaplin’s c completed the preface to his book Centuries, and sent it to his publisher (1555).
Welcome to March. Named after the Roman god Mars, the month is said to completed the preface to his book Centuries, and sent it to his publisher (1555).
