“American Pie” Don McLean
February 3rd, 1959 the great Buddy Holly [along with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper} were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. In the fall of […]
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JAMES JOYCE DAY! ULYSSES PUBLISHED THIS DAY 1922 ON JOYCE’S 40TH BIRTHDAY
On this day in 1922, on his 40th name day- the Irish novelist’s modernist novel Ulysses was first published in book form. Ulysses was first serialized in The Little Review […]
The Beatles “I Want To Hold Your Hand’ Hits #1- This Day 1964
On this day in 1964 The Beatles achieved their first #1 hit in the United States when “I Want To Hold Your Hand” hit #1. The Beatles would go on […]
NOTABLE DEATHS-JANUARY 2017
2016 was a very bad year for celebrity-notable deaths. A year like no other in fact. January of 2017 started out slow but as the month ended sadly it started […]
conversation stoppers and strange looks
i have never been one to challenge societal norms. i, quite frankly, would rather blend into the woodwork, rather than be the center of attention. over the last couple of […]
World cup – tony gwynn and other musings
Hans and I usually write about a lot of things – we were thinking about a world cup preview thing – but left that to the professionals. have to say […]
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