Nine years ago in January of 2013. we lost our friend, Translator aka Dr. David Smith. He suffered from depression and his untimely death left those of us in the blog communities who knew him wondering if we could have done more to help him through his struggles. The holidays are rough on people who …
Category: History
Nov 12 2023
29 Bells for The Edmund Fitzgerald
When the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America’s Great Lakes. On November 10th, we mark the 48th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald taking her 29 crew members with her to the bottom of Lake Superior during one of the worst of …
Jul 23 2023
Roger Sprung: August 29 1930 – July 22 2023
An entertainer for the ages… Old Molly Hare – Roger Sprung and the Picking Gypsies … From- String Music Recorded live at the 43rd Annual Old Time Fiddlers Convention, Union Grove, NC on the Union Grove Label. This is track 10. From the back cover: “Roger Sprung, virtuoso banjoist from New York City, needs no …
Jan 29 2023
The Breakfast Club (sugar cravings)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 29th President George W. Bush warns terrorists still threaten United States;bomb rocks an abortion clinic in Birmingham;”The Raven” is first published; Ty Cobb named hall of famer;Oprah Winfrey is born Breakfast Tune Riders on the Storm – The Doors – Banjo Cover Something to …
Jan 15 2023
The Breakfast Club (Something)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 15th Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is born; Richard Nixon suspends U.S. offensive in Vietnam; Queen Elizabeth the First crowned; Work completed on Pentagon; first Super Bowl takes place. Breakfast Tune Faith Nolan @ Occupy Toronto Oct 25 2011 Something to think …
Jan 08 2023
The Breakfast Club (Cleaning out the freezer)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 8th Elvis Presley born; President Lyndon Johnson declares war on poverty; Ramzi Yousef sentenced to life in prison for first World Trade Center bombing. Physicist Stephen Hawking born. Breakfast Tune Come Sail Away – Styx – Banjo Version Something to think about, Breakfast News …
Dec 26 2022
Boxing Day
Posted by ek hornbeck on 12.26.2019. Re-posted by TMC for ek. Boxing Day. On the day after Christmas… In feudal times the lord of the manor would give boxes of practical goods such as cloth, grains, and tools to the serfs who lived on his land. Many years ago on the day after Christmas servants …
Dec 25 2022
Carol of the Bells
Twitter is a strange place. Depending on who you follow or what you read in the news on the internet that leads you there, it can be informative and educational. A blog post led me to a tweet where I found this tweeted response And Carol of the Bells is based on a Ukrainian …
Nov 26 2022
Casablanca 1942 – 2022
80 years ago the movie “Casablanca” made its premier on November 26at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, the movie was rushed into release to take advantage of the publicity from the Allied invasion of North Africa a few weeks earlier. In 1943, Casablanca was nominated …
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