On This Date (8/31/04)
Tiny Dancer
modem madness and family stuff. Heeeeere we go!
On This Date - August 31
1950 - In front of 14,226 fans at Ebbets Field, Gil Hodges becomes the fourth
major leaguer in the century to hit four home runs in one game as Brooklyn
routs the Braves, 19-3. He homers off of Boston Braves pitchers Warren Spahn,
Normie Roy, Bob Hall and Johnny Antonelli. The Dodger first baseman also
ties the major league record for total bases with 17.
1955 - A London judge fines Sidney Adams Turner three pounds, ten shillings
for, "creating an abominable noise." After threatening his neighbors by saying,
"I will drive you mad." Turner played Bill Haley & the Comets' "Shake Rattle &
Roll" as loud as possible from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
1955 - The world's first solar-powered automobile, designed by William G. Cobb,
was demonstrated at the General Motors Powerama in Chicago. Today, solar
car competitions are held all over the world, pitting design teams against each
other in grueling races. However, a mass-produced solar car has yet to hit the
market.
1957 - Children's show "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" airs its last episode on
prime-time network TV. The show featured beloved puppets Kukla, Ollie (a
dragon), and others, with live actress Fran Allison as host. The show began
as a local Chicago program and moved to NBC in 1948. It was one of the two
most important series made in Chicago, along with "Garroway At Large", during
the city's brief period as an important production center for network programs
in the late 1940s. After its network cancellation, PBS revived the series from
1969 to 1971.
1957 - Minor league fireballer Steve Dalkowski strikes out 24 batters, but
wildness (18 walks, four hit batters and six wild pitches) costs the New
Britain, Connecticut native the game as Kingsport loses in Appalachian
League action, 9-8.
1957 - James E. Lynch, the stunt driver, died in Texarkana, Arkansas, at age 50.
He was founder of the "Jimmie Lynch Daredevils" stunt drivers show.
1958 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that there were 902 women sailors
in the U.S. Navy and 2,365 male launderers in the country.
1959 - Sandy Koufax set a National League record by striking out 18 hitters.
Wally Moon connected for a three-run homer as the LA Dodgers downed
the San Francisco Giants, 5-2.
1963 - Walter Cronkite started showing up in living rooms during the dinner
hour as anchor of the CBS Evening News (a job he took over from Douglas
Edwards on April 16, 1962). Over the years Walter took home several individual
Emmys for Outstanding Achievement Within Regularly Scheduled News
Programs; specifically, for "The Watergate Affair" and "Coverage of the
Shooting of Governor Wallace" in 1972-73; "Solzhenitsyn", a CBS News
Special in 1974. When the Emmy Awards were presented on September
9, 1979, Cronkite received the coveted ATAS Governor’s Award. Voted
the ‘most trusted man in America’, he left CBS Evening News on March 6,
1981. "And that’s the way it is..."
1963 - "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels hits #1 on the Billboard pop chart.
1963 - The Ronettes single, "Be My Baby" enters the chart.
1964 - California officially became the most populated of the United States.
1965 - Sonny & Cher arrived in the UK for their first promotional visit.
1967 - The Beatles announce they will handle their own affairs following the
death of manager Brian Epstein.
1968 - Appearing at the first Isle Of White Festival held over two days,
The Move, The Pretty Things, The Crazy Wolrd Of Aurthur Brown, Orange Bicycle,
Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention and Tyrannosaurus Rex. Tickets,
25 shillings.
1968 - Fleetwood Mac adds 18 year old Danny Kirwin to its guitar playing stable.
Kirwin joins Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer.
1968 - Cream's "Fresh Cream" enters the LP chart. It contains the hit single,
"Sunshine Of Your Love."
1969 - Bob Dylan makes his first paid appearance at England's Isle of Wight
Pop Festival since his motorcycle accident three years earlier. He's backed by
the Band and puts 38,000 pounds into his pocket following the one hour show.
In the audience were members of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who.
Portions of the show turned up on Dylan's "Self Portrait" album (1970).
1969 - Morganna, a well endowed fan dressed in a mini dress, jumps onto the
Atlanta Stadium field and kisses the batter Clete Boyer on the cheek. The
Braves' third baseman then promptly ends a 1-for-17 slump with an RBI single
and goes on a 8-for-15 tear. Ahhh, the power of a simple kiss.
1971 - Jagger, Richard, Wyman and Watts from the Stones plus Brian Jones'
father filed a high court writ against ex managers Oldham and Easton, claiming
they made a secret deal with Decca in '63 to deprive the group of royalties.
1971 - A security guard is stabbed to death at a Who concert in Forest Hills,
New York.
1973 - Paul McCartney receives a gold record for "Live and Let Die."
1974 - The Rolling Stones release "Goat's Head Soup."
1974 - In federal court, John Lennon testifies the Nixon administration tried
to have him deported because of his involvement with the anti-war
demonstrations at the 1972 Republican convention in Miami.
1974 - Carole King's "Jazzman" is released.
1974 - Traffic made their last live performance at the annual UK Reading
Festival.
1974 - "The Partridge Family" television show ends, leaving David Cassidy
free to pursue a solo music career.
1976 - A judge ruled that George Harrison was guilty of copying from the
song "He’s So Fine" (a 1963 Chiffons hit). The judge said that the chorus to
Harrison’s "My Sweet Lord" was identical to "He’s So Fine" and it eventually
(appeals went on for about five years) cost the former Beatle over half a
million dollars.
1979 - "In Through The Out Door," Led Zeppelin's last album, debuted at the
number one position on the Billboard chart.
1980 - Pat Benatar's "Crimes Of Passion" LP enters the chart. The album
features her signature song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot."
1980 - Karen Carpenter married real estate developer, Thomas Burris in
Beverly Hills.
1981 - Tickets went on sale for the highest-priced play in Broadway history.
"Nicholas Nickleby", performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the
Plymouth Theatre in New York, included a 45-minute dinner break -- all for $100
per person.
1981 - The 30-year contract between ‘Mr. Television’, Milton Berle, and NBC-TV
expired. Uncle Miltie had received $6 million for NOT being on the air since his
show, "The Texaco Star Theatre", went off the air in the mid-1950s. NBC held
Berle to the contract to keep him from appearing on competing networks.
1981 - In Langley, British Columbia, Clifford Robert Olson is charged with
first-degree murder in the deaths of nine children, after RCMP make a deal to
lead them to the bodies and other evidence, in exchange for a $100,000 trust
fund for his wife and infant son. The native of Coquitlam, BC, will later be
charged with killing 11 boys and girls aged nine to 18, and sentenced to life
imprisonment with no chance of parole.
1984 - Canada's music video television service, MuchMusic, debuted. The first
video played was Eubie Blake's "Snappy Songs" from the '20s, the first film to
use synchronized music.
1985 - UB40 with guest vocals from Chrissie Hynde had the the UK No.1 single
with their version of the Sonny Bono song 'I Got You Babe.'
1985 - Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69" peaks at #5 on the pop singles chart
while Billy Joel's "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" peaks at #9.
1986 - Bob Geldof married TV presenter Paula Yates. Yates died of a drug
overdose on 17/9/00.
1988 - Actress Julianne Phillips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen,
citing irreconcilable differences.
1988 - Bob Seger and his wife Annette Sinclair file for divorce.
(TD: Bad year for love)
1989 - The Rolling Stones begin their first concert tour in eight years as they
take Budweiser sponsored "Steel Wheels" to JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.
During the beginning of "Shattered," the third song in the set, the power to the
Stones' instruments onstage went out, forcing them to stop playing. The juice
was restored 10 minutes later and the Stones picked up where they left off.
But "Shattered" was never played again on the tour.
1990 - 25,000 people attend a memorial service for Stevie Ray Vaughan.
1995 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opens in Cleveland.
The city is argued to be the birthplace of rock beginning in the rooms of radio
station WMMS, where disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term "rock 'n' roll" in
the early 1950s.
1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, died in Paris' Pitie-Salpetiere Hospital after
suffering massive chest injuries in an early morning car accident. She was 36.
Her companion, Dodi Fayed, was killed instantly in the 12:25 a.m. crash, as
was driver Henri Paul, who was drunk and lost control of the Mercedes in a
highway underpass. He was driving at excessive speeds in a reckless
attempt to escape paparazzi photographers. Diana's bodyguard, Trevor
Rees Jones, escaped with serious but nonfatal injuries. He was the only one
wearing his seat belt. The death of Diana, beloved by millions for her beauty
and good nature, plunged the world into mourning.
In 1980, she began a romance with Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen
Elizabeth. In February 1981, the 33-year-old Prince of Wales announced his
engagement to the 19-year-old schoolteacher. Diana's beauty and shy demeanor
made her an instant media sensation, and on July 29, 1981, nearly one billion
television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to witness her marriage to the heir
to the British throne. Married in a grand ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral, the
couple's romance was, for the moment, the envy of the world. Their first child,
Prince William, was born in 1982, and their second, Prince Henry, in 1984.
Before long, however, the fairy tale couple grew apart, an experience that was
particularly painful under the ubiquitous eyes of the world's tabloid media. In
1992, Diana and Charles formally separated. In August 1996, the prince and
princess reached a final divorce agreement after prolonged negotiations. In
exchange for a generous settlement and the right to retain her apartments at
Kensington Palace and her title Princess of Wales, Diana agreed to relinquish
the title Her Royal Highness and any future claims to the British throne.
The tragic death of Diana caused an outpouring of British national feeling not
seen since the celebrations surrounding the end of World War II. Mourners
brought more than a million bouquets of flowers to the royal palaces and waited
in line more than 12 hours to sign books of condolences. More than 3,500 phone
lines were set up to take donations for a memorial fund, and within a year the
charity fund raised $133 million, of which $48 million came from sales of Elton
John's memorial recording "Candle in the Wind 1997" and $20 million from
official Diana souvenirs.
After being criticized for failing to satisfactorily match the grief of the
British people, the royal family arranged for a state funeral to be held for
Diana at Westminster Abbey on September 6. Diana's coffin was taken from
Kensington Palace to the Abbey on a horse-drawn gun carriage, and an estimated
one million mourners lined the route. Diana's sons, William, 15, and Harry, 12,
joined their father, Prince Charles; grandfather Prince Philip; and uncle
Charles, the Earl of Spencer, to walk the final stretch of the procession with
the casket. The only sound was the clatter of the horses' hooves and the
peal of a church bell.
The service, watched by an estimated two billion people worldwide, sacrificed
royal pomp for a more human touch. Workers associated with Diana's various
charities represented 500 of the 2,000 people invited to attend the funeral.
Elton John, a friend of Diana, lent a popular touch to the ceremony when he
sang a hastily re-written (by Bernie Taupin) version "Candle in the Wind,"
accompanying himself on piano. After the service, Diana's body was taken
by hearse to her family's ancestral estate near Althorp, north of London. In
a private ceremony, she was laid to rest on a tree-shaded island in a small
lake, securely beyond the reach of the camera lens for the first time in her
short life.
1997 - James Brown becomes the first U.S. artist to appear in Lebanon
following the recent lift of the ban on U.S. travel to the country. After
playing in Beirut, Brown heads to Moscow where he performs in honor of
the city's 850th anniversary.
1997 - The Microsoft Network webcasts U2's performance in Dublin. Internet
participants are able to control remote PopCams at the concert, which allow
users to see the performance from several perspectives. The event is accessible
to any Internet user at http://u2popmart.msn.com.
1997 - In front of a crowd of 55,707, Don Mattingly's uniform number 23 is added
to the list of retired numbers on the wall at Yankee Stadium's Monument Park.
1998 - In preparation for the opening of his internet service the next day,
David Bowie holds a number of webcast performances featuring Ani DiFranco,
The Specials, Jesus and Mary Chain, the Jay Hawks and Spacehog.
1999 - Bluesman R.L. Burnside undergoes heart surgery in Memphis. The
72-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist had recently canceled two shows due
to shortness of breath and exhaustion; after extensive tests, it was determined
that he required angioplasty surgery.
2000 - Songwriter Harold Clayton, who co-wrote the SOS Band hit "Take
Your Time (Do It Right)," is killed in a hit-and-run accident in Los Angeles.
He is 53.
2001 - Former minor league catcher Lawrence 'Crash' Davis dies after a year
long bout with cancer player. The 82-year old was made famous by the 1982
movie "Bull Durham".
2002 - Lionel Hampton, one of the last of the jazz giants, dies from
complications of old age and a recent heart attack in New York City at the
age of 94. Hampton, an innovative vibraphonist and bandleader, had been
in failing health for several years after a series of strokes.
2003 - Elton John went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Are You Ready
For Love.’
Chart Toppers - August 31
1950 - Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole
Play a Simple Melody - Bing Crosby
Sam’s Song - Bing & Gary Crosby
Goodnight Irene - Red Foley-Ernest Tubb
1958 - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno
Little Star - The Elegants
My True Love - Jack Scott
Blue Blue Day - Don Gibson
1966 - Summer in the City - The Lovin’ Spoonful
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
See You in September - The Happenings
Almost Persuaded - David Houston
1974 - (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
The Grand Tour - George Jones
1982 - Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Hurts So Good - John Cougar
Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
Fool Hearted Memory - George Strait
Celebrity Birthdays
Daniel Schorr [88] - born in New York City, NY, journalist: CBS News, CNN;
Senior News Analyst: National Public Radio
G.D. Spradlin [84] - born in Daylight Township, Garvin County, Oklahoma, actor:
"The War of the Roses", "North Dallas Forty", "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather,
Part 2", "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II"
Jean-Marc Béliveau [73] - born in Trois Rivières, Quebec, hockey: Montreal
Canadiens centre; after his junior years with the Quebec Aces, Béliveau played
his entire career (1953-71) with the NHL Canadiens, where he scored 507 goals
and 1219 points. He helped the Habs to 17 Stanley Cup playoffs and 10 victories,
many as team captain. He was playoff MVP (1965) and 2-time regular season MVP
(Hart Trophy 1956 and 1964). His playoff record of 79 goals and 176 points stood
until Wayne Gretzky broke it in 1987. Beliveau retired in 1971 and spent several
years with the Canadiens front office.
Frank Robinson [69] - born in Beaumont, Texas, Baseball Hall of Famer:
Cincinnati Redlegs [ Rookie of the Year: 1956/all-star: 1956, 1957], Cincinnati
Reds [all-star: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965/World Series: 1961/Baseball Writers’
Award: 1961], Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971/all-star:
1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1966], LA Dodgers,
California Angels, Cleveland Indians; first black baseball manager
Warren Berlinger [67] - born in Brooklyn, New York, actor: "Love American
Style", "Sex and the Single Parent", "The World According to Garp"; "That
Thing You Do!", "The Cannonball Run", "Operation Petticoat" (TV, Chief
Engineer Dobritch), "The Long Goodbye", "Thunder Alley", "The Wackiest
Ship in the Army"; nephew of comedian Milton Berle
Jerry Allison [65] - born in Hillsboro, Texas, musician: drums: group: The
Crickets: songwriter w/Norman Petty: "That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue",
"Think It Over"; trivia: in 1957, Buddy's sister's daughter, Cindy Lou was born.
Buddy was very happy and decided to write a song dedicated to his niece.
About the same time, Jerry had broken up with his girlfriend, Peggy Sue.
Jerry was very upset and wanted her back, so he persuaded Buddy to
change the words to the song and call it "Peggy Sue" as a way to get her to
love him again. The song worked. In the summer of 1958, Jerry and 'Peggy
Sue got married', hence the name of the sequel to "Peggy Sue".
Jack Thompson [64] - born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, actor:
"Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones", "The Man from Snowy River",
"Breaker Morant", "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith"
Itzhak Perlman [59] - born in Tel Aviv, Palestine, violinist: recorded with
Andre Previn and Scott Joplin; contracted polio at the age of four, leaving him
on crutches, and meaning he has to play the violin seated even today; debuted
at Carnegie Hall in 1963; has appeared on many TV shows such as "The Tonight
Show" and "Sesame Street", played at a number of functions at the White House;
received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2003
Van Morrison [59] - born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, songwriter, singer:
group: Them: "Gloria"; solo: "Brown Eyed Girl", "Domino", "Moondance", "Wild
Night"; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
Carl Garrett [57] - football: Oakland Raiders running back: Super Bowl XI
Richard Gere [55] - born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor: "Chicago", "An
Officer and a Gentleman", "Pretty Woman", "American Gigolo", "Looking for Mr.
Goodbar", "Baby Blue Marine"
Rudolph Schenker [52] - born in Hanover, Germany, musician: guitar: group:
Scorpions: LPs: "Lonesome Crow", "Fly to the Rainbow", "In Trance", "Virgin
Killers", "Taken by Force", "Animal Magnetism", "Love at First Sting"
Claudell Washington [50] - born in Los Angeles, California, baseball: Oakland
Athletics [all-star: 1974/World Series: 1974], Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox,
NY Mets, Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1984], NY Yankees, California Angels
Anthony Thistlethwaite [49] - born in Leicester, England, musician: saxophone,
mandolin: group: The Waterboys: "A Girl Called Johnny", "The Whole of the
Moon", "Trumpets", "Church Not Made With Hands", "Red Army Blues",
"A Pagan Place", "Fisherman's Blues"
(TD Note: Their 1984 album, "A Pagan Place", is, IMHO, one of the best damn
albums ever recorded.)
Glenn Tilbrook [47] - born in Dulwich, South East London, musician: guitar,
singer, songwriter: group: Squeeze: "Another Nail In My Heart", "Tempted"
Edwin Moses [46] - born in Dayton, Ohio, Olympic Gold Medalist [1976, 1984]
& Hall of Famer: 400-meter hurdles: the first athlete to use 13 strides between
hurdles; 1983 winner of Sullivan Award: the U.S. outstanding amateur athlete
Tony DeFranco [45] - born in Port Colborne (or Welland), Ontario,singer: group:
The DeFranco Family: "Heartbeat, It’s a Lovebeat", "Abra-Ca-Dabra", "Save
The Last Dance for Me"
Cheers,
TD
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Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know
from Elton John's "Candle In The Wind '97"
The Wanderer
> 1950 - In front of 14,226 fans at Ebbets Field, Gil Hodges becomes the
fourth
> major leaguer in the century to hit four home runs in one game as Brooklyn
> routs the Braves, 19-3. He homers off of Boston Braves pitchers Warren
Spahn,
> Normie Roy, Bob Hall and Johnny Antonelli. The Dodger first baseman also
> ties the major league record for total bases with 17.
Where was that? Ebbets Field? (Bows Head) A sacred place in the past where
giants once played. Gil was THE MAN! Still trying to get him into the hall.
The Borough President had a reception in Borough Hall a coupla years ago and
all sortsa people were there. I met several of the Brooklyn Dodgers
Sym-Phony Band (the living ones). I met Gil's wife and oldest son. And I met
Bud Harrelson who played for Gil on a team in Queens. Bud let me take a look
at one of his rings-his son has the other one. What a beautiful thing that
is up-close. Gill was one of the nicest, most decent guys in baseball. He
never left the neighborhood and his wife and son still live in Brooklyn and
refuse to even entertain the idea of ever moving away.
>
> 1955 - A London judge fines Sidney Adams Turner three pounds, ten
shillings
> for, "creating an abominable noise." After threatening his neighbors by
saying,
> "I will drive you mad." Turner played Bill Haley & the Comets' "Shake
Rattle &
> Roll" as loud as possible from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Shit, those assholes shoulda paid HIM for the enlightenment!
> 1957 - Children's show "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" airs its last episode on
> prime-time network TV. The show featured beloved puppets Kukla, Ollie (a
> dragon), and others, with live actress Fran Allison as host. The show
began
> as a local Chicago program and moved to NBC in 1948. It was one of the two
> most important series made in Chicago, along with "Garroway At Large",
during
> the city's brief period as an important production center for network
programs
> in the late 1940s. After its network cancellation, PBS revived the series
from
> 1969 to 1971.
Never knew it was a Chicaga show. Watched it all the time when I was REAL
small.
> 1958 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that there were 902 women sailors
> in the U.S. Navy and 2,365 male launderers in the country.
Yeah, but did they include the Chinese? (Seriously!)
> 1959 - Sandy Koufax set a National League record by striking out 18
hitters.
> Wally Moon connected for a three-run homer as the LA Dodgers downed
> the San Francisco Giants, 5-2.
Another Brooklyn boy (transplanted, of course.) The man was a hell of a
thrower.
> 1963 - Walter Cronkite started showing up in living rooms during the
dinner
> hour as anchor of the CBS Evening News (a job he took over from Douglas
> Edwards on April 16, 1962). Over the years Walter took home several
individual
> Emmys for Outstanding Achievement Within Regularly Scheduled News
> Programs; specifically, for "The Watergate Affair" and "Coverage of the
> Shooting of Governor Wallace" in 1972-73; "Solzhenitsyn", a CBS News
> Special in 1974. When the Emmy Awards were presented on September
> 9, 1979, Cronkite received the coveted ATAS Governor's Award. Voted
> the 'most trusted man in America', he left CBS Evening News on March 6,
> 1981. "And that's the way it is..."
And as the story goes when they told Nixon that they had "lost" Cronkite, he
knew that he had lost the majority of the American people, and it was over.
> 1963 - "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels hits #1 on the Billboard pop
chart.
Good song about an asskicking greaser boyfriend. Sounded like ALL the guys
in the neighborhood.
> 1963 - The Ronettes single, "Be My Baby" enters the chart.
I remember the older girls on the block used to sing it as "Have My Baby".
> 1964 - California officially became the most populated of the United
States.
That was because we deported all those New Yorkers to Cal in the late '50s
and early '60s. When the Dodgers left everybody assumed that California was
the place to be (even Jed Clampett).
> 1967 - The Beatles announce they will handle their own affairs following
the
> death of manager Brian Epstein.
And we know how well they did with that.
> 1968 - Cream's "Fresh Cream" enters the LP chart. It contains the hit
single,
> "Sunshine Of Your Love."
Great fuckin' album.
> 1969 - Morganna, a well endowed fan dressed in a mini dress, jumps onto
the
> Atlanta Stadium field and kisses the batter Clete Boyer on the cheek. The
> Braves' third baseman then promptly ends a 1-for-17 slump with an RBI
single
> and goes on a 8-for-15 tear. Ahhh, the power of a simple kiss.
Yeah it was the kiss! Those two gigantic kisses in front of her.
> 1971 - A security guard is stabbed to death at a Who concert in Forest
Hills,
> New York.
Dont remember that.
> 1974 - In federal court, John Lennon testifies the Nixon administration
tried
> to have him deported because of his involvement with the anti-war
> demonstrations at the 1972 Republican convention in Miami.
True. Every word.
> 1980 - Karen Carpenter married real estate developer, Thomas Burris in
> Beverly Hills.
Well then it kinda worked out because soon after she'd need a plot of earth.
(he ducks to avoid the blows thrown by the women in the group.)
> 1981 - Tickets went on sale for the highest-priced play in Broadway
history.
> "Nicholas Nickleby", performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the
> Plymouth Theatre in New York, included a 45-minute dinner break -- all for
$100
> per person.
Well it WAS like 9 hours long.
> 1981 - The 30-year contract between 'Mr. Television', Milton Berle, and
NBC-TV
> expired. Uncle Miltie had received $6 million for NOT being on the air
since his
> show, "The Texaco Star Theatre", went off the air in the mid-1950s. NBC
held
> Berle to the contract to keep him from appearing on competing networks.
If ya GOTTA sign a contract..... that's the kind to sign. "Let's see, 6 mil
to NOT work? Well it'll be hard but SOMEHOW I'll bear it."
> 1981 - In Langley, British Columbia, Clifford Robert Olson is charged with
> first-degree murder in the deaths of nine children, after RCMP make a deal
to
> lead them to the bodies and other evidence, in exchange for a $100,000
trust
> fund for his wife and infant son. The native of Coquitlam, BC, will later
be
> charged with killing 11 boys and girls aged nine to 18, and sentenced to
life
> imprisonment with no chance of parole.
What a deal. So what you're saying is: if you're going to be a
mass-murderer, hide the bodies well, and kill them in Canada (where crime
pays-for some people).
> 1984 - Canada's music video television service, MuchMusic, debuted. The
first
> video played was Eubie Blake's "Snappy Songs" from the '20s, the first
film to
> use synchronized music.
You know, of course, that ol' Eubie was a Brooklyn boy, who never left his
neighborhood.
> 1985 - Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69" peaks at #5 on the pop singles chart
> while Billy Joel's "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" peaks at #9.
Good stuff, particularly Second Wind.
> 1988 - Actress Julianne Phillips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen,
> citing irreconcilable differences.
I TRIED to get in touch with her to console her but Billy wouldn't tell me
where she went (with all of his money). I thought she was FINE!
> 1995 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opens in Cleveland.
> The city is argued to be the birthplace of rock beginning in the rooms of
radio
> station WMMS, where disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term "rock 'n' roll"
in
> the early 1950s.
Ol' Al just officially labeled R & B with a term that meant "fuckin' music"
(rockin' 'n' rollin' music) and expression used by blacks the makers of R &
B.
> 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, died in Paris' Pitie-Salpetiere Hospital
after
> suffering massive chest injuries in an early morning car accident. She
And the moral of this story? NEVER get married for money and position.
You'll be miserable. You can screw for it, but never marry for it.
> 1997 - In front of a crowd of 55,707, Don Mattingly's uniform number 23 is
added
> to the list of retired numbers on the wall at Yankee Stadium's Monument
Park.
Donnie, ya done us proud!
> 2002 - Lionel Hampton, one of the last of the jazz giants, dies from
> complications of old age and a recent heart attack in New York City at the
> age of 94. Hampton, an innovative vibraphonist and bandleader, had been
> in failing health for several years after a series of strokes.
The Hamp was missed.
> Little Star - The Elegants
Great streetcorner acapella harmony material.
> 1966 - Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
> Sunny - Bobby Hebb
> See You in September - The Happenings
This was actually a good year for music.
> 1974 - (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
Well at least he admitted it was his.
> I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
> Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
This was a great partyin' year.
> 1982 - Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Yeah Hulkster.
> Warren Berlinger [67] - born in Brooklyn, New York, actor: "Love American
Gee, another outstanding Brooklyn Boy.
> Jerry Allison [65] - born in Hillsboro, Texas, musician: drums: group: The
> Crickets: songwriter w/Norman Petty: "That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue",
> "Think It Over"; trivia: in 1957, Buddy's sister's daughter, Cindy Lou was
born.
> Buddy was very happy and decided to write a song dedicated to his niece.
> About the same time, Jerry had broken up with his girlfriend, Peggy Sue.
> Jerry was very upset and wanted her back, so he persuaded Buddy to
> change the words to the song and call it "Peggy Sue" as a way to get her
to
> love him again. The song worked. In the summer of 1958, Jerry and 'Peggy
> Sue got married', hence the name of the sequel to "Peggy Sue".
Gee, what a guy will do to "get a little".
> Van Morrison [59] - born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, songwriter, singer:
> group: Them: "Gloria"; solo: "Brown Eyed Girl"
Great song.
> "Moondance",
One of the best songs ever written.
> Glenn Tilbrook [47] - born in Dulwich, South East London, musician:
guitar,
> singer, songwriter: group: Squeeze: "Another Nail In My Heart", "Tempted"
Great stuff.
LizzieZ
>The Move, The Pretty Things, The Crazy Wolrd Of Aurthur Brown, Orange
>Bicycle,
>Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention and Tyrannosaurus Rex. Tickets,
>25 shillings.
>
>1968 - Fleetwood Mac adds 18 year old Danny Kirwin to its guitar playing
>stable.
>Kirwin joins Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer.
>
>1968 - Cream's "Fresh Cream" enters the LP chart. It contains the hit single,
>"Sunshine Of Your Love."
>
And I turned one day old. :-) Hey, lots of good stuff happening that year!!
Liz
Tee King
tripped the light fantastic, then quipped:
>>1968
>And I turned one day old. :-) Hey, lots of good stuff happening that year!!
>
>Liz
Sorry we missed this, Liz. Or I did, anyway. Hope your birthday was
the mondo-ist! Since mondo is *my* word, I can make a new word from
it...lol. In any case, I hope your day was absolutely
splendifantastic!
Tee
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LizzieZ
>>And I turned one day old. :-) Hey, lots of good stuff happening that year!!
>>
>>Liz
> Sorry we missed this, Liz. Or I did, anyway. Hope your birthday was
>the mondo-ist! Since mondo is *my* word, I can make a new word from
>it...lol. In any case, I hope your day was absolutely
>splendifantastic!
Tee, I'd say it was both splendifantastic and the mondo-est birthday yet! My
wonderful husband loves putting together fun surprises, and watching them play
out, and this was no exception. We celebrated most of the weekend, since that
was easier than Monday for both of us. Saw the Georges Seurat exhibit at the
Art Institute (marvelous!), stayed overnight downtown with a great view of the
fireworks from Navy Pier, and had an overall magnificent weekend.
Thanks so much for your good wishes! Since this is my 36th, and that is an
extra special number in Judaism (the number 18, "chai," is also the same as the
word for life -- the toast "l'chaim" means "to life" -- so this being my
"double-chai" birthday, it should represent extra luck), I'm certain that this
must be a good year. :-)
Liz
recsec
> TD: Look out, it's a biggie! Figured I'd make up for the few days off due
to
> modem madness and family stuff. Heeeeere we go!
>
> On This Date - August 31
> 1955 - A London judge fines Sidney Adams Turner three pounds, ten
shillings
> for, "creating an abominable noise." After threatening his neighbors by
saying,
> "I will drive you mad." Turner played Bill Haley & the Comets' "Shake
Rattle &
> Roll" as loud as possible from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
So his neighbors WERE willing to do something to save their doggone soul by
calling the cops.
> 1957 - Children's show "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" airs its last episode on
> prime-time network TV. The show featured beloved puppets Kukla, Ollie (a
> dragon), and others, with live actress Fran Allison as host. The show
began
> as a local Chicago program and moved to NBC in 1948. It was one of the two
> most important series made in Chicago, along with "Garroway At Large",
during
> the city's brief period as an important production center for network
programs
> in the late 1940s. After its network cancellation, PBS revived the series
from
> 1969 to 1971.
Now there's a name from the way back there past!!
> 1957 - Minor league fireballer Steve Dalkowski strikes out 24 batters,
YAYAYAY!!!!
> but
> wildness (18 walks, four hit batters and six wild pitches) costs the New
> Britain, Connecticut native the game as Kingsport loses in Appalachian
> League action, 9-8.
O shit!! Talk about the best & worst of both worlds.
> 1969 - Morganna, a well endowed fan dressed in a mini dress, jumps onto
the
> Atlanta Stadium field and kisses the batter Clete Boyer on the cheek. The
> Braves' third baseman then promptly ends a 1-for-17 slump with an RBI
single
> and goes on a 8-for-15 tear. Ahhh, the power of a simple kiss.
Didn't know she was doing this in the 60's also. Wonder what she's up to
these days. She once ran out on the field at the Dome & gave Nolan a big ol
smooch!!
> 1974 - Carole King's "Jazzman" is released.
Now I had no idea that this was a real song. The only time I have ever heard
it was when Lisa Simpson sang it in tribute to Bleeding Gums Murphy.
> 1974 - Traffic made their last live performance at the annual UK Reading
> Festival.
Saw them in their reunion tour several years ago. It was the only time I
have ever had front row center seats at a concert. Got a guitar pick handed
tome by the guitarist himself. Just a guess here but Steve Windwood seemed
to enjoy me enjoying the concert. He'd smile at me & give me that 'cool guy
head nod' at times. Specailly during Gimme Some Lovin. All the people around
us just sat there like they were lost. And I LOVE John Barleycorn Must Die.
Was real happy to hear that one in concert.
> 1979 - "In Through The Out Door," Led Zeppelin's last album, debuted at
the
> number one position on the Billboard chart.
Don't know how true it is but I have always heard that Page produced side 1
& John Paul Jones produced side 2. He had to because Page was to wasted to
do it anymore. The difference in sound & style of the 2 sides are quite
evident tho. SO maybe there's some truth to it.
> 1980 - Pat Benatar's "Crimes Of Passion" LP enters the chart. The album
> features her signature song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot."
Always did like her.
> 1990 - 25,000 people attend a memorial service for Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Man 14 years now. Hard to believe. His death is a good reason to sometimes
just slow down. Like Buddy he wanted to get on to the next venue/city in a
hurry & took that helicopter ride that lead to his death. IIRC he closed his
last concert being on stage with Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, & his
brother Jimmy with a blues jam. Don't know if the show was recorded or not.
> 1995 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opens in Cleveland.
> The city is argued to be the birthplace of rock beginning in the rooms of
radio
> station WMMS, where disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term "rock 'n' roll"
in
> the early 1950s.
Cleveland. The mind STILL boggles!! He didn't actually 'coin' the term 'rock
& roll'. It was always there.
> 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, died in Paris' Pitie-Salpetiere Hospital
after
> suffering massive chest injuries in an early morning car accident. She was
36.
Was real sad to hear of this when it happened. I was at work in the office &
the news came on saying she had been in a car crash but was OK. About an
hour or so later she died. She was my age. Just didn't seem right that she
went so young.
> The tragic death of Diana caused an outpouring of British national feeling
not
> seen since the celebrations surrounding the end of World War II. Mourners
> brought more than a million bouquets of flowers to the royal palaces and
waited
> in line more than 12 hours to sign books of condolences. More than 3,500
phone
> lines were set up to take donations for a memorial fund, and within a year
the
> charity fund raised $133 million, of which $48 million came from sales of
Elton
> John's memorial recording "Candle in the Wind 1997" and $20 million from
> official Diana souvenirs.
> The service, watched by an estimated two billion people worldwide,
sacrificed
> royal pomp for a more human touch. Workers associated with Diana's various
> charities represented 500 of the 2,000 people invited to attend the
funeral.
> Elton John, a friend of Diana, lent a popular touch to the ceremony when
he
> sang a hastily re-written (by Bernie Taupin) version "Candle in the Wind,"
> accompanying himself on piano.
Like many millions of others I watched her funeral. Also bought the CD of
Candle In The Wind when it came out.
> Chart Toppers - August 31
> 1958 -
> Blue Blue Day - Don Gibson
I work with a man named Don Gibson who looks like the singer here. No
relation tho.
> 1966 - Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
> Almost Persuaded - David Houston
Two GRAND tunes here!!
> 1974 -
> Tell Me Something Good - Rufus - featuring, of course, Chaka Khan. LOVE
this tune!
> The Grand Tour - George Jones
Anything by Possum is gonna be good!
> 1982 -
> Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
> Fool Hearted Memory - George Strait
Coupla Texas boys here makin good here!
> Celebrity Birthdays
> G.D. Spradlin [84] - born in Daylight Township, Garvin County, Oklahoma,
actor:
> "North Dallas Forty",
"Now that's concentration Elliot!" That line, & Nick Nolte's reaction to it,
have always stood out to me.
> Frank Robinson [69] - born in Beaumont, Texas, Baseball Hall of Famer:
> Cincinnati Redlegs [ Rookie of the Year: 1956/all-star: 1956, 1957],
Cincinnati
> Reds [all-star: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965/World Series: 1961/Baseball
Writers'
> Award: 1961], Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966, 1969, 1970,
1971/all-star:
> 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974/Baseball Writers' Award: 1966], LA
Dodgers,
> California Angels, Cleveland Indians; first black baseball manager
I had absolutely NO idea he was born down the road a piece from here. Well
how bout that!!
> Jerry Allison [65] - born in Hillsboro, Texas, musician: drums: group: The
> Crickets: songwriter w/Norman Petty: "That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue",
> "Think It Over"; trivia: in 1957, Buddy's sister's daughter, Cindy Lou was
born.
> Buddy was very happy and decided to write a song dedicated to his niece.
> About the same time, Jerry had broken up with his girlfriend, Peggy Sue.
> Jerry was very upset and wanted her back, so he persuaded Buddy to
> change the words to the song and call it "Peggy Sue" as a way to get her
to
> love him again. The song worked. In the summer of 1958, Jerry and 'Peggy
> Sue got married', hence the name of the sequel to "Peggy Sue".
I always thought it was a girlfriend of Buddy's. O well. Song just rocks!!
> Tony DeFranco [45] - born in Port Colborne (or Welland), Ontario,singer:
group:
> The DeFranco Family: "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat", "Abra-Ca-Dabra", "Save
> The Last Dance for Me"
Little fuckin Tony DeFranco is 45!! Fucking Tony DeFranco. LOL!! Reservoir
Dogs is a good movie isn't it?
Billy
recsec
"The Wanderer" <rosieon...@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vH0Zc.28157$Ot3...@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> > 1958 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that there were 902 women sailors
> > in the U.S. Navy and 2,365 male launderers in the country.
>
> Yeah, but did they include the Chinese? (Seriously!)
Probably not seeing as how the Chinese would not want to give up their
acient Chinese laundry secret.
> That was because we deported all those New Yorkers to Cal in the late '50s
> and early '60s. When the Dodgers left everybody assumed that California
was
> the place to be (even Jed Clampett).
Well what with the hills, movie stars, cement ponds & a boy with a 6th grade
education & raging hormones how could he resist?
> > 1988 - Actress Julianne Phillips files for divorce from Bruce
Springsteen,
> > citing irreconcilable differences.
>
> I TRIED to get in touch with her to console her but Billy wouldn't tell me
> where she went (with all of his money). I thought she was FINE!
Hell I'm still looking for all my money! LOL!!
> > Jerry Allison [65] - born in Hillsboro, Texas, musician: drums: group:
The
> > Crickets: songwriter w/Norman Petty: "That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue",
> > "Think It Over"; trivia: in 1957, Buddy's sister's daughter, Cindy Lou
was
> born.
> > Buddy was very happy and decided to write a song dedicated to his niece.
> > About the same time, Jerry had broken up with his girlfriend, Peggy Sue.
> > Jerry was very upset and wanted her back, so he persuaded Buddy to
> > change the words to the song and call it "Peggy Sue" as a way to get her
> to
> > love him again. The song worked. In the summer of 1958, Jerry and 'Peggy
> > Sue got married', hence the name of the sequel to "Peggy Sue".
>
> Gee, what a guy will do to "get a little".
The lead singer for Toto did the same thing with their song Roseanna. He
wrote it for Roseanna Arquette. Worked to for him. For a little while at
least.
Billy
The Wanderer
> > > 1988 - Actress Julianne Phillips files for divorce from Bruce
> Springsteen,
> > > citing irreconcilable differences.
> >
> > I TRIED to get in touch with her to console her but Billy wouldn't tell
me
> > where she went (with all of his money). I thought she was FINE!
>
> Hell I'm still looking for all my money! LOL!!
I was VERY tired when I typed this. I meant BRUCE'S money. Now why would she
have your money Billy? I know you're generous and all, but c'mon. My mistake
was because of too much work, too much demonstartin' and not enough sleep. I
aint as young as I used to be, or think I am.