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Did you go to your prom? Did you enjoy it? Who was your date, what did you wear, and what kind of music did they have? Was it a decorated gym, or one of the lavish ones that have become a thing in recent years?

Did you ever work the phones at a telethon or pledge drive? Know anyone who did? Ever call and pledge?

What is the first record or CD that you ever bought with your own money?

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On This Day

In 1881, Chester A. Arthur took the oath of office as President following the death of James Garfield.

In 1962, African American student James Meredith was barred from entering the University of Mississippi.

In 1973, female tennis champ Billie Jean King clobbered sexist pig Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” match at the Houston Astrodome.

In 1982, NFL players went out on strike.

In 1984, the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon was struck by a suicide bomber, killing 22. (But….BENGHAZI!!!)

In 2001, George W. Bush declared the War on Terror.

In 2011, the U.S. finally ended “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Born on This Day

1486 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (d. 1502)

1758 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian emperor (d. 1806)

1807 – Friedrich Gauermann, Austrian painter (d. 1862)

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1819 – Théodore Chassériau, French painter (d. 1856)

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1831 – Kate Harrington, American teacher and poet (d. 1917)

1878 – Upton Sinclair, American journalist and author (d. 1968)

1885 – Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, bandleader and composer (d. 1941)

1894 – Claire Mersereau, silent film actress (d. 1982)

1902 – Stevie Smith, English author and poet (d. 1971)

1914 – Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982)

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1917 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011)

1920 – Jay Ward, American cartoonist (d. 1989)

1921 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader

1922 – William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)

1924 – Gogi Grant, American singer

1925 – Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters and The Robins) (d. 1986)

1927 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress (d. 1980)

1929 – Anne Meara, American actress

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1930 – Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)

1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress.

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1937 – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish singer and actress (d. 2005)

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1941 – Dale Chihuly, American sculptor

1947 – Billy Bang, American singer and composer (d. 2011)

1948 – George R. R. Martin, American screenwriter and author

1956 – Gary Cole, American actor

1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Thompson Twins)

1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter (The Beautiful South and The Housemartins)

1964 – Randy Bradbury, American bass player (Pennywise and One Hit Wonder)

1964 – Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress

1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Extreme, Satellite Party, DramaGods, and Mourning Widows)

1968 – Van Jones, American attorney and activist

1968 – Ben Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Soundgarden, Hater, and Wellwater Conspiracy)

1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress

Died on This Day

1643 – Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English politician and author (b. 1610)

1721 – Thomas Doggett, Irish actor (b. 1640)

1724 – David von Krafft, Swedish painter (b. 1655)

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1793 – Fletcher Christian, English navy officer (b. 1764)

1810 – Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, Dutch painter (b. 1782)

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1932 – Wovoka, Native American religious leader, founded the Ghost Dance Movement (b. 1856)

1932 – Max Slevogt, German painter (b. 1868)

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1933 – Annie Besant, English activist (b. 1847)

1960 – Ida Rubinstein, Russian ballerina (b. 1885)

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1962 – Robert Colquhoun, Scottish painter (b. 1914)

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1973 – Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)

1973 – Marion Fairbanks, silent film actress (b. 1900)

1984 – Steve Goodman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)

1985 – Helen Clark MacInnes, Scottish-American author (b. 1907)

1993 – Zita Johann, American actress (b. 1904)

1999 – Raisa Gorbachova, Russian wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1932)

2005 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter (b. 1908)

Today is

National Rum Punch Day

National Punch Day (the kiddies version of the above?)

National POW/MIA Recognition Day

National Tradesmen Day


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22 comments

  1. Floja Roja

    Friday at last. I have to go to the bank and the store, check job listings, and finish next week’s hovers. Fun!

    My main weather widget says it’s going to be a high of 78 today. I like that. Poppy’s tail is getting less fluffy. Since she’s Opposite Cat, that means Winter is Coming (her tail did that last year, too).

    Answers:

    I totally missed my prom. I guess I wasn’t paying attention. I was kind of counterculture, not at all into the mainstream. I’m sure Clover played, they played at every dance (the next decade got Night Ranger, so we were actually fortunate). It was probably at the Rec Center. I probably would have brought a boy from a different school, and would definitely have worn vintage 1930s. The whole “let’s spend a bloody fortune on the prom” think had not started yet.

    I worked the phones for a PBS pledge drive once. Deepak Chopra was there helping to get viewers to send money. He’s such a fraud. I remember we were told that we couldn’t take any really small donations over the phone, so when I got obscene callers (they like watching your reaction onscreen) I’d say, “I’m sorry sir, but such small donations cannot be taken by phone,” and I’d hang up.

    The first record I ever bought (LP, not a single – I don’t remember buying singles) was the Doors first album.

  2. plf515

    Did you go to your prom? Did you enjoy it? Who was your date, what did you wear, and what kind of music did they have? Was it a decorated gym, or one of the lavish ones that have become a thing in recent years?

    I skipped senior year of high school to go to college. That was a good move. No prom.

    Did you ever work the phones at a telethon or pledge drive? Know anyone who did? Ever call and pledge?

    No to all



    What is the first record or CD that you ever bought with your own money?

    I have no idea.

  3. Gee

    Did you go to your prom? Did you enjoy it? Who was your date, what did you wear, and what kind of music did they have? Was it a decorated gym, or one of the lavish ones that have become a thing in recent years?

    Did you ever work the phones at a telethon or pledge drive? Know anyone who did? Ever call and pledge?

    What is the first record or CD that you ever bought with your own money?

    I went to someone else’s prom, and enjoyed it.  My date was Lynn Pisano.  Can’t remember what I wore.  I don’t think I had to rent a tux or anything.  Music was provided by The Nowhere Men, a band with lots of horns (Chicago and BS&T were in at the time).  They played rock and soul.  Excellent band.  I don’t recall the decorations, but it must have been a gym or some kind of multi-purpose room.

    I have worked the phones, and I know quite a few others who have.  I have also called and pledged.

    First LP with my own money must have been something by the Beatles.  For some reason, the early LPs I clearly remember buying are Beatles VI and The Rolling Stones NOW.  But I bought all manner of 45s, and I can’t remember what the first one of those was.

  6. Gee

    In 1973, female tennis champ Billie Jean King clobbered sexist pig Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” match at the Houston Astrodome.

    The Tennis Channel was running a great documentary on Billie Jean King recently.  I always knew she was a big deal, but I never realized how big.  Women tennis players get the same money men do because of her.

  7. Gee

    1724 – David von Krafft, Swedish painter (b. 1655)

    I’ll bet the dark horse candidate didn’t like being saddled with that distinction one bit!

  8. jlms qkw

    Did you go to your prom? Did you enjoy it? Who was your date, what did you wear, and what kind of music did they have? Was it a decorated gym, or one of the lavish ones that have become a thing in recent years?

    Did you ever work the phones at a telethon or pledge drive? Know anyone who did? Ever call and pledge?

    What is the first record or CD that you ever bought with your own money?

    yes, both jr & sr years (was co-chair jr year)

    kind of – wished i’d had a date.  my sister had a date to both my jr & sr proms.  blue fluffy dress jr year, pink no so fluffy dress sr yr.  decorated gym, all night skating in nearest big town.  

    yes, recently also for my local npr station.  also yes.

    shaun cassidy da do run run.  

  9. princesspat

    One of my favorite YouTube channels (paganmaestro) was imho unfairly banned and many of the videos I love just disappeared along with him. So I was happy to find he is posting on Vimeo now, but I can’t embed the videos…..is it possible to do so on the moose?

    Here’s a link to one of my favorites: Gretchen Peters, Guadalupe  http://vimeo.com/73748178

  11. JanF

    Ha!!

       As near as I can tell, current GOP civil war is about who can eat the most bugs in one sitting.

       – Hunter (@HunterDK) September 19, 2013

    Makes as much sense as anything else I’ve heard. Surely there is no rational explanation for why a major political party would choose to self-destruct. The solution is right in front of them, by the way: be a real partner in governing.

    No, thank you!! This looks like indigestion waiting to happen …

       Properly butchered and frozen, Rush Limbaugh could feed a family of four for six months. #EatTheGOP

       – allanbrauer (@allanbrauer) September 20, 2013

    By the way, I checked with my Dachshund and she did NOT want Weiner to win. 🙂

    Whinnie will you learn that the press are always neighsayers?

    Have a great day, Floja Roja, and thanks for the F Bomb or as your hover so nicely put it: F@#$%!! zipper Bomb.

  12. Avilyn

    Glad the weekend is almost upon us; hitting the grocery store tonight for some stuff, then the farmers market tomorrow for the rest.  Seeing friends on Sunday.  Good times.

    Q&A:

    Did you go to your prom? Did you enjoy it? Who was your date, what did you wear, and what kind of music did they have? Was it a decorated gym, or one of the lavish ones that have become a thing in recent years?   Short answer:  No to all.  Longer Answer:  I went to my freshman semi-formal, hated it.  So senior year my best friend & I skipped the prom, went to the movies, then went & played pool, and had a blast.  I think we got the better deal, frankly.

    Did you ever work the phones at a telethon or pledge drive? Know anyone who did? Ever call and pledge? Nope, nope, and nope.

    What is the first record or CD that you ever bought with your own money?   Can’t remember the first record or cassette, but the first CD was Norman Lee Schaffer (self titled album) because I liked the music video for “The Way She Said Goodbye”.  I didn’t even have a CD player yet, but I hadn’t been able to find the album in cassette form anywhere.  Found the CD at Tower Records in Philly.  

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