It's a Rick Rock's Hollywood Squares Wednesday on Blind Cafe
Julie Parker
Good Morning Members, It’s a Hollywood Squares Wednesday on Blind Café!
*Thanks to all our hosts and hostesses who work very hard to entertain our members.
Talking of host and hostesses they ask if you would kindly arrive at their games 15 minutes early so they can put you on a team. Thank you.
“We hope you enjoy your day on Blind Café”
Date: February 12th, 2014.
****On the Menu every day is for our new members as it has instructions on how to subscribe to our chat list and Menu. Also it gives a description of what can be found in a room by hitting F6. All other members can skip this section and go down to our Senior Menu to find a quick guide to today’s events. Our next section The Classic Menu gives a description of how our games are played. Finally our Dessert Menu is at the bottom of the page and is filled with articles from our members.
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*Faith Chapel. Press F6 and listen to Previously Recorded Sermons from Pastor Jonathan Brayfield and Pastor Volly Nelson.
*Mystery Theatre. Press F6 and listen to one of our very own produced mini who dun nit plays, starring our very own Blind Café Members.
*The Pirate’s Cove. Press F6 and sail away to the Islands with Jimmy Buffet!
*Laughing Lepracaun. Press F6 and enjoy some luck of the Irish!
*Gadget’s Tech Room. Hit F6 and hear instructions on how to use I Phone Ap’s.
*I didn’t know that learning Centre. Hit F6 and listen to our learning tutorials.
*Café Premier Events Room. Sit back, hit F6 and get ready to listen to our full length, hilariously funny Christmas play that our Blind Café members acted in. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”
* Blind Café’s 2013, Murder in the Café Manor Halloween Horror Production by Julie P and Patti Woodworth
**Our 2013 Café Expresso Christmas Play, starring Willie and Jeannie Wilson as Santa and Mrs. Claus. See how our members turned into rogue toys and elves. Laugh along as poor Sweet P gets hit with the white stuff that she hates so much and last but not least, see how Lorraine runs Grandma over with the reindeer. For some reason Confetti and crew seem to have a hard time with getting Willie off the ground. Written and Produced by Julie Parker and Patti Woodworth, it’s definitely a must to listen to.
*T.V Land. Kick back, put your feet up, relax on one of our comfortable couches, hit f 6 and watch one of our old time classic T.V shows such as Alf
Andy Griffith
Brady Bunch
Dragnet
Gilligan’s island
Green acres
Highway to Heaven
Jefferson’s
Leave it to beaver
Mash
Mork and Mindy
Mr. Ed
The Munsters
The Walton’s
W.K.R.P in Cincinnati
We have more shows coming soon.
*The Café Comedy Lounge. Hit F6 and get ready for some great comedians like Jeff Dunham, Roy D Mercer, Bill Cosby, James Gregory, Rodney Carrington songs, Ron White, Larry the Cable Guy, Jeanne Roberson, He Haw episodes and our very own John Harris and Willie in the Copper Clapper! Enjoy a great laugh whenever you want to get happy!
*Movies, Movies, Movies:
We have over 600 described movies for your enjoyment. Come in to Willie’s cinema and watch the movie of your choice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Press F6 from the main room window, and choose the movie you would like to play. Happy movie watching, and don’t forget to bring the popcorn.
*Wednesday’s Senior Menu:
*7 am Join your host Scooby and crew for our morning breakfast club.
*11am Farkle with Scooby!
2:30pm Texas Hold Em with your host Terry in The Winners Circle.
4pm Tiffany and Lorraine’s Cafe’s A Stitch in Time
*8pmJoin your host Rick for Hollywood Squares. Do you think your Captain’s answer is correct? Will your team get an X or an O?
9:15pm Join Alicia for Pot Luck night. What game does Alicia have up her sleeve tonight?
10:30pm Join Neva in the Winners Circle for Farkle. Neva’s Farkle Tournament has moved to Wednesday nights!
11:30 pm Join your host Alan in Café after Dark for Late nighttime chat.
New Event:
New Event:
Our Bowling League will start Monday night at 9pm. If you wish to sign up, please contact Terry or Lorraine and let them know your team name. You will have to purchase the Ten Pin Bowling Alley Game at the address below.
If you click on the link for windows it will take you to a page for audio games.
There is a $150 Gift Card to be split between the winners. For more details see Terry or Lorraine.
Team Names:
Dragon Strike Force
Cool Breezers
****For our Classic Menu including times and explanation of games, please read below. All times are Eastern Standard:
7 am The Donut and Coffee Shop opens:
Join our breakfast club and find out about world events and what the weather is like in each others neck of the woods. If you are an early riser you will find one of us lingering around our freshly brewed coffee. If you like to dunk your donut, you had better grab one quick before Willie eats them all! This morning meet your host Scooby for some chat and morning laughs.
11am Farkle in the Winners Circle Sponsored by Chris and Cheryl Spencer:
Join your host Scooby in the Winner’s Circle for a Game of Farkle.You must have RS Games downloaded to play!
11:30 am the Bistro Opens Sponsored by Chris Spencer:
Share your lunch hour with us. Come by and chat while we serve you a freshly made croissant sandwich, French pastry or delicious dessert. Fresh on the Menu today. Sent in by Peaches.
Vegetables
Sheepherder Potatoes
8 bacon slices,
minced
2 onions, chopped
4 potatoes, peeled, sliced 1/2 inch thick
Salt
and pepper
Fry bacon until not quite crisp. Add onion and sauté until limp.
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of drippings. Center potatoes on tin foil placed
in large casserole dish. Pour bacon mixture over potatoes and season with salt
and pepper. Seal foil with small space between potatoes and foil. Bake 1 1/2
hours at 300 degrees.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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Family Breakfast
Brighteners
Canadian Style Bacon With Pineapple
2 pound piece Canadian
style bacon (casing removed)
1 can (20 1/2 ounces) crushed pineapple
1/4
cup honey
1 teaspoon ginger
1/4 cup water
Place meat, fat side up, in
ungreased baking dish, 8 by 8 by 2 inches. Mix pineapple (with syrup), honey,
ginger and water; pour over meat. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of
meat. Roast uncovered in 325-degree oven, basting meat occasionally with
pineapple mixture, 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until thermometer registers 160 degrees.
Remove meat to warm platter; spoon pineapple mixture over meat.
Makes 6 to 8
servings.
2:30pm Texas Hold Em in the Winners Circle. Sponsored by Chris and Cheryl Spencer:
Join your host Terry for his Tournament game. If you have a poker face you will be great at this game. Terry will open up the room at 2pm to answer any questions and to give instructions on how to play! You will need Quinton’s Playroom downloaded in order to participate.
4pmThe Café’s A Stitch in time:
Join your hosts Tiffany and Lorraine for Arts and Crafts! They are asking members to make a square for our charity drive. Let’s make someone warm this winter! If you have ever wanted to learn how to sow, crochet or knit, now is the time to learn as the ladies are going to show you how!
4 pm Senior moments sponsored by our vets. Join Willie, Alan, Julie or Patti for happy hour. Of course that’s if you can remember where the room is! If you have to hold the key down for an extra second because you can’t remember what you were going to say, don’t worry, you’re in the right room. I think! Join our special host of the day Alan for afternoon tea and chat.
8pm Hollywood Squares in Games R Us sponsored by JB Heart:
Join your host Rick! Did your Captain give the correct answer. If not challenge him. Earn your team an X or an O in this fun game.
9:15pm Potluck game in Games R Us:
Join Alicia for tonight’s pot luck game. What game will Alicia have up her sleeve for you tonight?
10:30pm Farkle in the Winners Circle. Sponsored by Chris and Cheryl Spencer:
Join Neva for her Farkle Tournament Game.
11 pm Café after Dark opens Sponsored by Terra Lee:
. Anyone for a late night chat? Let’s see who can stay awake the longest. If we survive until 7am we can always go down to the Donut and coffee shop and join the breakfast club where they meet every day.
*****What’s for Dessert in our Members Corner?
**Tiffany’s Interesting Food Facts for the Day:
February 12
National
Plum Pudding Day
National PB&J Day
***Thought of the day:
Thanks Sharon for the thought of the day.
Today is hump day! Get over it! And start fresh!
*** Today’s Joke of the day:
You just gotta love kids! Thanks
again for these great jokes Sharon! > Sam was a 4-year-old who loved
candy as much as his mom did. Sam's dad gave Sam's mom a box of chocolates for
Valentine's Day. The box was heart-shaped and filled with tons of various
chocolates. After a few days had passed, Sam went to the box and reached out to
touch one of the pieces of chocolate. Sam's mom said, "Now Sam, you know that if
you touch it you have to eat it."
>
> Sam then reached out and
tenderly patted the top of every piece of candy with his little hand. He then
turned to his mother and said, "Well, now I guess I have to eat them all."
Of course! Boom! Hahahahahaha
Don’t forget Friday night with Sham the man in our Café Comedy lounge. Shammy says see you at midnight for a barrel of laughs
****Beatles Memorabilia sent in by Alan Dicey:
Dear Friends,
I know that
there are a lot of Beatles fans out there. I thought you might
like to read
this article. It was published in the February 6 edition of
"the Toronto
Star."
Beatles' Ed Sullivan memorabilia, saved from trash heap, could
fetch
$1million
NEW YORK-A large piece
of stage backdrop autographed by the Beatles during
their first live
U.S. concert 50 years ago is headed
to auction, where it
could draw $800,000 to $1 million.
Face
caricatures accompany the signatures that the Fab Four penned between
sets
of their historic Ed Sullivan appearance on February 9, 1964, which
they
opened with "All My Loving" in front of 700 screeching fans in the
audience
and 73 million television viewers.
The current owner of the
4-foot-by-2-foot plastic wall section is Andy
Geller, a longtime Beatles
collector and television and film voice-over
artist. It is being sold in
New York City on
April 26 through the
Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions.
The
bottom part of the 4-foot-by-2-foot section of a backdrop wall from the
New York
theatre where The Ed Sullivan Show took place. Now the artifact,
believed to
be the largest Beatles autograph, is heading to auction, where
it could go
from $800,000 to $1 million.
A stagehand is responsible for getting the band
members to sign the back of
the wall section known as a hard wall traveler,
which is rolled back and
forth to reveal the next act. It's believed to be
the largest Beatles
autograph.
"It was a spur of the moment thing,"
81-year-old Jerry Gort said in a
telephone interview from his Calabasas,
California,
home. "They came down
from stage right from their dressing rooms; I gave
them a marker and asked
them to sign the wall."
The band signed
vertically from the bottom up: John Lennon first, then Paul
McCartney, who
scribbled "Uncle Paul McCartney," followed by George
Harrison. Ringo Starr,
shorter than the rest, couldn't reach the top so "I
put my arms around him
and lifted him," said Gort, simultaneously putting
his foot on the wall to
keep it from opening until Ringo finished signing
the piece.
Gort said
Ringo then "made a mad dash to get to his drums" and the band
launched into
"I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
The wall also
contains the signature of other acts that followed later in
the television
season, notably from the Searchers, another British band,
which signed "The
Searchers Were Here with Kilroy 4/5/64."
At the end of the season, the wall
was destined for the trash heap - but was
saved by another carpenter for a
young disabled Beatles fan.
Geller said he purchased the wall privately for
more than $100,000 in 2002
without knowing its history.
According to
Gort, his grandson called him excitedly in 2006 to say he had
read an
article in Rolling Stone magazine that mentioned a guy in Los
Angeles who owned
the Beatles-autographed wall that Gort so often talked
about. The grandson
located a telephone number for Geller's agent and before
long, Gort and
Geller met. It turned out they lived only kilometers apart.
The wall's
whereabouts between when the boy owned it and Geller purchased it
remains a
mystery. It's rumoured to have hung in a Baton Rouge bar once and
was owned by
another Beatles collector. But Geller said he dealt with a
middleman and
does not know who had it before him.
The 53-year-old Geller said the artifact
was prominently displayed in his
home in a framed picture box and was his
most significant piece of Beatles
memorabilia. He said he was selling it
because "I'm not sure I'll be here
for the 75th" anniversary of the Beatles'
U.S. invasion.
More practically, the father of three said he's always used
the excuse that
he bought it as an investment. "Now I kind of get to prove
that it is an
investment," said Geller, who has voiced trailers for such
movies as
"Armageddon" and "Finding Nemo."
The wall is being sold
with a signed letter from Gort and a letter of
authenticity from noted
Beatles autograph expert Frank Caiazzo.
It will be on display in the window
of Heritage Auctions' Park Avenue
gallery in time for Beatle fest, an
autograph and memorabilia event at the
Grand Hyatt New York that runs Friday
through Sunday.
The priciest Beatles collectible is John Lennon's
hand-painted Rolls Royce
Phantom V, which sold at a 1985 auction for $2.23
million. The most
expensive Beatles hand-written lyric is for "All You Need
is Love,"
auctioned for $1.25 million in 2005.
Heritage's music
memorabilia consignment director Garry Schrum called the
wall "an amazing
wild card," which could go for "$800,000 to $1 million,
maybe
more."
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*****Yearly Dimensia Test sent in by Mike Tate:
Your
Yearly Dementia Test
(only
4 questions)
Yep,
it's that time of year again for us to take our annual senior citizen
test.
Exercise
of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's
important
to
keep mentally alert. If you don't use it, you lose it!
Here
is a very private way to gauge how your memory compares to your last
test.
Some
may think it is too easy, but the ones with memory problems may have
difficulty.
Take
this test to determine if you're losing it or not.
The
spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you've made your
answer.
OK,
relax, clear your mind and begin.
#1.
What do you put in a toaster?
Answer:
'bread.' If you said 'toast', just give up now and go do something else.
And, try not to hurt yourself.
If
you said, bread, go to Question #2.
# 2. Say 'silk' five times. Now
spell 'silk.' What do cows drink?
Answer:
Cows drink water. If you said 'milk,' don't attempt the next question.Your brain
is already over-stressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading
more appropriate literature such as Women's Weekly or Auto World. However, if
you did say 'water', proceed to Question #3.
#
3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue
bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from
black bricks,what is a green house made from?
Answer: Greenhouses
are made from glass.
If
you said 'green bricks', why are you still reading this??? PLEASE, go lie
down!
But,
if you said 'glass,' go on to Question #4.
#
4. Do not use a calculator for this:
You
are driving a bus from New York City to Philadelphia.
In
Staten Island, 17 people got on the bus.
In
New Brunswick, 6 people get off the bus and 9 people get
on.
In
Windsor, 2 people get off and 4 get on.
In
Trenton, 11 people get off and 16 people get on.
In
Bristol, 3 people get off and 5 people get on.
And,
in Camden, 6 people get off and 3 get on.
You
then arrive at Philadelphia Station.
Without
going back to review, how old is the bus driver?
Answer:Oh,
for crying out loud!
Don't
you remember your own age?!?! It was YOU driving the
bus!
If
you pass this along to your friends, pray they do better than you.
PS:
95% of people fail most of the questions!
*******Student builds Braille Printer with Leggo sent in by Alan Dicey:
Student Develops Braille Printer
with Legos Americas February 6, 2014
SANTA CLARA: Shubham Banerjee, a San
Francisco Bay Area seventh grade
student, has developed BRAIGO, a Braille
printer using Lego Mindstorms EV3,
which slashes the price of a printer from
more than $2000 to $350, thereby
giving a more cost-effective printer.
Braille Printer Braille Printer.
Photo: India West
According to WHO
reports, there are an estimated 285 million people with
vision disabilities
worldwide, 90 percent of whom lives in developing
countries. At this moment,
the cost of a Braille printer is more than $2000
for a basic version, which
means many millions of people across the world
have limited
access.
Banerjee's project uses the Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit costing $349 and
some
add-ons from Home Depot costing another $5.
Theproject uses the base
reference model known as Banner Print3r and was
redesigned with totally new
software to print the letters A-Z. The project
is named BRAIGO v1.0, short
for Braille with LEGO. Banerjee wishes to make
this project open source with
the design and software readily available for
public consumption free of
charge. It will thus give a new tool in the hands
of blind institutions or
even parents with children with vision disabilities
to use this printer at
an 80 percent savings from commercially available
products out in the
market.
The young Indian American student has already received a special
recognition
for his project on behalf of the California State Assembly and
public
reception to the concept was overwhelming.
Banerjee was born in
Hasselt, Belgium, to Indian parents. He moved to San
Jose, Calif., when he
was 3 years old.
Later, he moved to Santa Clara and finished his elementary
schooling at Don
Callejon School. He joined Magnolia Science Academy in
Santa Clara in middle
school for a couple of months, before moving to
Champion School in San Jose,
where he is in the 7th grade.
Source: India
West
*******Today in history by Alan Dicey:
Today in History: Today is
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 the 42nd day of 2014
with 323 days to
follow.
The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mars, Saturn and
Venus. The
evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus.
Those born on this
date are under the sign of Aquarius.
Today's
Highlights in History:
On February 11, 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
resigned in the face
of massive protests after three decades of
authoritarian rule. Hosni Mubarak
stepped down after nearly 30 years as
president of Egypt, bowing to intense
public pressure to resign after 18
days of massive, often violent protests
that spawned a reported death toll
of more than 800 people. Mubarak, 82,
ceded power to the Supreme Council of
the Armed Forces.
On this date in 1776: during the Revolutionary War,
Georgia's governor
escapes imprisonment
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/georgias-governor-escapes-imprisonment
On
this date in 1778: Voltaire is welcomed home
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/voltaire-is-welcomed-hoem
On
this date In 1800 Englishman Henry Fox Talbot a developer of photography
was
born.
On this date in 1805: Sacagawea gives birth to Pompey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sacagawea-gives-birth-to-pompey
On
this date in 1814, Norway claimed independence from the Kalmar Union.
On this
date in 1847 Inventor Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio.
On this
date in 1858 A French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have
seen a
vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes. French peasant girl
Bernadette
Soubirous said the Virgin Mary appeared to her at Lourdes.
On this date in
1861: President-elect Lincoln leaves Springfield
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-leaves-springfield
On
this date in 1909, boxer Max Baer and also film director Joseph L.
Mankiewicz, were born.
On this date in 1916: Birth control pioneer
arrested
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-control-pioneer-arrested
On
this date in 1918: during World War 1, Russia's General Kaledin commits
suicide
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russias-general-kaledin-commits-suicide
On
this date in 1929 Italy recognized the independence and sovereignty of
Vatican City.
On this date in 1937 A sit-down strike against General
Motors ended with the
company agreeing to recognize the United Automobile
Workers Union.
On this date in 1941, Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo Choo was
awarded the
first gold record, given for sales of 1 million copies.
On
this date in 1945 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin wrapped up a conference at
Yalta in the Crimea by signing a series of agreements on the governance of
post-World War II Europe.
On this date in 1956: during the Cold War,
Burgess and Maclean resurface
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/burgess-and-maclean-resurface
On
this date in 1960: The Payola scandal heats up
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-payola-scandal-heats-up
On
this date in 1963 American author and poet Sylvia Plath was found dead in
London, a suicide; she was 30.
On this date in 1965, during the Vietnam
War, U.S. and South Vietnamese
planes made the first bombing raids on
North Vietnam.
On this date in 1970, Japan put a satellite in space,
following the Soviet
Union, the United States and France.
On this date in
1975 Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to head a
major party in
Britain when she was elected leader of opposition
Conservative Party.
On
this date in 1979 Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power
in
Iran, nine days after the religious leader returned to his home country
following 15 years of exile.
On this date In 1987, Corazon Aquino was
sworn in for a six-year
presidential term in the Philippines.
On this
date in 1990 South African black activist Nelson Mandela was freed
after 27
years in captivity.
Also, on this date in 1990: Underdog Buster Douglas
knocks out Mike Tyson
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/underdog-buster-douglas-knocks-out-mike-tyson
On
this date in 1993, British Prime Minister John Major said Queen Elizabeth
II
will pay income tax on her personal income as well as being subject to
capital and inheritance levies.
On this date In 1998, Olympic officials
took away the gold medal of Canadian
snowboarder Ross Rebagliati after he
tested positive for a minute amount of
marijuana. He blamed second-hand
smoke. (An arbitration panel restored his
medal two days later.)
On
this date in 2005, playwright Arthur Miller, a fiery moralist whose plays
include Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, died at the age of 89.
On
this date in 2006, U.S. Adventurer Steve Fossett broke the solo flight
record when he landed near Bournemouth, England, covering 24,997 miles after
taking off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida four days earlier.
On
this date in 2008 The Defense Department charged Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
with
murder and war crimes in connection with the September 11 attacks.
Also, on
this date in 2008: Tolkien heirs file Lord of the Rings lawsuit
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tolkien-heirs-file-lord-of-the-rings-lawsuit
On
this date in 2009 Democrat John Dingell of Michigan became the
longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives with more than
53 years of service.
Also, on this date in 2009 President Robert Mugabe
swore in longtime rival
Morgan Tsvangirai as Zimbabwe's prime minister. A
long, bitter political
fight in Zimbabwe apparently was resolved when
President Robert Mugabe swore
in opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as
prime minister.
On this date in 2012 Singer Whitney Houston was found dead in
a hotel room
in Beverly Hills, California, at age 48. (Her death was later
ruled an
accidental drowning, with heart disease and cocaine use as
contributing
factors.) Whitney Houston, an American pop singing star who
sold millions of
albums and starred in movies, was found dead in a Beverly
Hills, California,
hotel room. The Los Angeles coroner said the 48-year-old
entertainer died of
accidental drowning in her bathtub but that cocaine and
heart disease also
played a role.
On this date In 2013, the Medal of
Honor was awarded to U.S. Army Staff
Sgt. Clinton Romesha, who
led an Alamo-like defense of an outpost against
300 Taliban attackers in
Afghanistan.
Today's Birthdays:
Conrad Janis Actor ("Mork and Mindy")
86
Tina Louise Actress ("Gilligan's Island") 80
Burt Reynolds Actor
78
Gerry Goffin Song writer 75
Sergio Mendes Bandleader 73
Jeb Bush Former governor of Florida, brother of
former President George W.
Bush 61
Carey Lowell Actress ("Law and Order")
53
Tammy Baldwin U.S. senator, D-Wis. 52
Sheryl Crow Rock singer, musician
52
Sarah Palin Former governor of Alaska 50
Actress Jennifer Aniston turns
45 years old today.
Brandy R&B singer, actress 35
Matthew Lawrence
Actor 34
Kelly Rowland R&B singer (Destiny's Child) 33
Taylor Lautner
Actor ("Twilight" movies) 22
Actor Damian Lewis ("Homeland") turns 43
years old today.
Thought for Today:
"If we treat people as they ought to
be, we help them become what they are
capable of becoming."
- Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe__._,_.___
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