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The Daily F Bomb, Tuesday 9/24/13

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Interrogatories

When did you first use the internet? What was your connection speed? Who was your first ISP? Where did you first venture online (chat rooms/usenet/etc.)?

Are you able to separate your opinion of a celebrity’s talent/skill from that person’s public misbehavior or politics?

What was your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

Do you shop at Aldi’s? Whole Foods? Safeway? Piggly Wiggly? Where do you shop and why do you shop there?

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On This Day

In 1780, Benedict Arnold fled to the Brits after his treason was discovered.

In 1789, George Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789 into law. The bill created the Federal judiciary (including circuit and district courts), set the number of Supreme Court Justices (6 at the time), and created the Office of Attorney General.

In 1890, the Mormon Church officially renounced polygamy.

In 1906, Devil’s Tower became the first National Monument, thanks to Teddy Roosevelt.

In 1968, CBS debuted 60 Minutes.

In 1979 – CompuServe launched its ISP and e-mail service, the first such public service. IIRC, they charged per e-mail received (this was before Spam).

In 1988, soul singer James Brown was arrested after leading police across two states.

Born on This Day

15 – Vitellius, Roman emperor (d. 69)

1534 – Guru Ram Das, India (current Pakistan) 4th Sikh Guru (d. 1581)

1717 – Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician (d. 1797)

1755 – John Marshall, American jurist, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)

1755 – Robert Lefèvre, French painter (d. 1830)

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1756 – Bénigne Gagneraux, French painter and engraver (d. 1795)

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1807 – Theodor Hosemann, German genre painter and lithographer (d. 1875)

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1870 – Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (d. 1960)

1883 – Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934)

1893 – Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1929)

1896 – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author (d. 1940)

1899 – William Dobell, Australian painter (d. 1970)

1905 – Severo Ochoa, Spanish-American doctor and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)

1923 – Fats Navarro, American trumpet player (d. 1950)

1929 – John Carter, American clarinet, saxophone, and flute player (d. 1991)

1933 – Mel Taylor, American drummer (The Ventures) (d. 1996)

1936 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, and producer, founded The Jim Henson Company (d. 1990)

1938 – Steve Douglas, American saxophonist and producer (The Wrecking Crew) (d. 1993)

1939 – Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (The Crusaders)

1941 – Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (Wings) (d. 1998)

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1942 – Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gerry & The Pacemakers)

1945 – Lou Dobbs, batshit crazy American talking head.

1946 – Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer, (Fotheringay, Fairport Convention, The Electric Revelators, and The Hellecasters)

1948 – Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)

1952 – Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Morphine and Treat Her Right) (d. 1999)

1958 – Kevin Sorbo, American actor

1965 – Janet Weiss, American drummer (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Go-Betweens, and Wild Flag)

1971 – Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)

Died on This Day

1143 – Pope Innocent II

1228 – Stefan the First-Crowned, Serbian king (b. 1165)

1541 – Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist (b. 1493)

1732 – Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)

1822 – Achille Etna Michallon, French painter (b. 1796)

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1873 – Fyodor Vasilyev, Russian painter (b. 1850)

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and

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1889 – Charles Leroux, American balloonist and parachutist (b. 1856)

1892 – Jan Willem van Borselen, Dutch landscape painter (b. 1825)

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1895 – Ernst Meisel, German genre painter (b. 1838)

1928 – Carl Wilhelmson, Swedish painter (b. 1866)

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1930 – William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)

1939 – Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)

1948 – Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)

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1952 – René Seyssaud, French painter  (b. 1867)

1984 – Neil Hamilton, American actor (b. 1899)

1991 – Dr. Seuss, American author, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)

2004 – Françoise Sagan, French author and scriptwriter (b. 1935)

2009 – Susan Atkins, American murderer (b. 1948)

2012 – Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter (war artist) (b. 1923)

Today is

National Voter Registration Day (unless Republicans can stop it)

National Woman Road Warrior Day

Punctuation Day

National Cherries Jubilee Day

Festival of Latest Novelties


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7 comments

  1. Floja Roja

    I mean, g’morning.

    Answers:

    My first internet use was 1995. I think I had a 2400 modem? I signed up with Earthlink right away but was so impatient to get online that I used one of those ubiquitous AOL disks until my ELN stuff came in the mail. Then AOL made it hard to quit them. Bastards.

    I took one look at chat rooms and decided that they were noisy and rather silly, and I found some little spots on usenet that were fun.

    Separating your opinion of a celebrity’s talent/skill from that person’s public misbehavior or politics? Only sometimes. If I know about the person’s leanings before I get a taste of the talent it will color my perceptions. I was extremely impressed, though, by Gerald McRaney’s turn on Deadwood, even knowing his politics. I’m sure there are other instances that I may think of later. Their side does have much less talent on it than our side.

    One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish because that is the only one I remember really well. I know I loved his stuff.

    I shop at Vons (Safeway) because it’s there, ditto for Albertsons. I shop at Trader Joe’s when I can (it’s out of the way for one without a car) because I like it. I haven’t been to Whole Paycheck in ages, do not expect to go back. There is a Lassen’s natural food store, but they are major homophobes, so I avoid that. I get my meat from a little shop called McCall’s, and I have a small Saturday Farmer’s Market up the street and a huge on Sundays a short bus or train ride away. I also shop at Jon’s because they have my fave Middle Eastern garlic sauce in the deli section. I shop at Bang Luck Market when I need Thai supplies. For a more comprehensive Middle Eastern selection, Golden Farms Market in Glendale, and there is a nice Indian market in Atwater, right across the street from my dentist. There are also two cheese shops and a spice store and lots of wine shops. For large and heavy stuff I will have Vons deliver about once a month (like kitty litter).

  2. anotherdemocrat

    When did you first use the internet? What was your connection speed? Who was your first ISP? Where did you first venture online (chat rooms/usenet/etc.)?

    Mid-90s. I worked for the public library & we got computers & internet because of Dell. I logged our public-use computers on in the morning & ran the “safe use” software. I used free e-mail to join e-mail lists. Was part of one urging Paul Wellstone to run for Prez.

    Are you able to separate your opinion of a celebrity’s talent/skill from that person’s public misbehavior or politics?

    Sort of, but then they end up doing stuff…. Like Mel Gibson. For years I liked his acting – Road Warrior, etc. Knew about the wacky, really old-school Catholic beliefs, but whatever. Then, I read that his dad is a Holocaust denier. Then the first episode of craziness hit, then another, and I just can’t stand to see him. Every time I see Tom Selleck, I remember him sponsoring a fundraiser for Phil Gramm.

    And on the other side, I do think better of people who participated in the Noh8 campaign. Who wouldn’t get married until their friends could, too. Two gay actors who play ladies men/hounds on TV, but in real life are married with kids. Actors who have really educated themselves about the environment, or who speak out strongly for choice. And there is nothing sexier than a man who speaks out for women’s rights.

    What was your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

    All of ’em.

    Do you shop at Aldi’s? Whole Foods? Safeway? Piggly Wiggly? Where do you shop and why do you shop there?

    Wheatsville Co-op. Locally grown — started the same year as Whole Foods, but is a co-op, not a corproate behemoth. Local, friendly (they know my name, ask how I’m doing, notice when I’m making another attempt at being vegan…) They make a real effort to stock local stuff, and label it so we know. But mostly, it’s that thing where they know my name. Yeah, I know — I talk a lot, but seriously — they know my name.

  3. Gee

    When did you first use the internet? What was your connection speed? Who was your first ISP? Where did you first venture online (chat rooms/usenet/etc.)?

    Are you able to separate your opinion of a celebrity’s talent/skill from that person’s public misbehavior or politics?

    What was your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

    Do you shop at Aldi’s? Whole Foods? Safeway? Piggly Wiggly? Where do you shop and why do you shop there?

    About 1993 or 1994.  Connection speed was fast, because I was at work.  First home use was via telephone, can’t remember modem speed.  First isp was Prodigy.  First place I posted was Cinema-L.

    Yep, sort of.  I know that Michael Moriarty and John Voight are good actors, although they’re nuts.  Makes it kind of hard to watch them without wincing, though.

    I never got to know Dr. Seuss books well enough to have a favorite.

    Safeway, Giant, and Wegman’s.  Safeway for their cheap cola and their laundry detergent, Giant for general stocking up, Wegman’s for the really cool stuff.

  4. Gee

    1965 – Janet Weiss, American drummer (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Go-Betweens, and Wild Flag)

    Saw her with Sleater-Kinney.  She was excellent.

  6. Avilyn

    Still haven’t read Monday’s F Bomb yet.  Too busy yesterday.  Lots of meetings today too.  Ugh.  Is the quarter over yet?

    Q&A:

    When did you first use the internet? What was your connection speed? Who was your first ISP? Where did you first venture online (chat rooms/usenet/etc.)?  That would be Sept 1994, when I went to college.  When Yahoo actually categorized webpages. 🙂  Mostly I stayed within the school’s email, until I made some friends who taught me how to telnet and get on MUDs.  Mostly we played Mustang MUD.  No clue on the connection speed.

    Are you able to separate your opinion of a celebrity’s talent/skill from that person’s public misbehavior or politics?   Eh, sometimes.  Depends on how ‘in your face’ it is.  Mel Gibson? Can’t watch him anymore.  Toby Keith?  Can’t listen to him anymore.  Alabama, OTOH, I still enjoy.  Can’t think of anyone politics/behavior has made me like that I didn’t previously.  For example, can’t stand the Dixie Chicks, even after they stood up to Bush.

    What was your favorite Dr. Seuss book?  Does “The Grinch” count?   Not sure if it was ever a book or not.

    Do you shop at Aldi’s? Whole Foods? Safeway? Piggly Wiggly? Where do you shop and why do you shop there?   No to all of the above (Whole Foods is the only one around this area of those, and they’re too expensive and I don’t like their politics).  I usually shop at Stop & Shop for most things – they’re about average price wise, and they have the ‘scan as you shop’ thing so that at checkout, all you need to do is have the scanner read a barcode, and pay for the stuff you’ve bagged.  Convenient.  I like Trader Joe’s for Fruits/Veggies/Condiments/Meats/Snacks – They’re cheap and GMO-Free for stuff under their label.  Wegman’s every now and then for something fancy.

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