Top Songs of 1970
When the 1960′s ended and the 70′s began I wasn’t really listening too much to music. But when The Partridge Family debuted on ABC Television I was really exposed to music. Call it bubble gum rock, but the number 6 song I Think I Love You by The Partridge Family was top on my list. [...]
Mike Wallace
On May 9, 2008 CBS News Journalist Mike Wallace celebrates his 90th birthday. I wish him a very Happy Birthday. Wallace has worked at CBS since the early 1960′s. During the years 1963-1966, he was the host of the CBS Morning News. It was similar to the Evening News airing at 10 am when it [...]
Summer Energy Savings
1) During daylight hours keep the windows covered to help keep the heat out. In the winter you would want to allow the sun to shine bright in the house, it helps to warm the house, but in the summer the sun would make the cooling system work harder. 2) Change incandescent light bulbs to [...]
Mercury Seven
Freedom 7 Launched May 8, 1963 with Alan Shepard aboard. The flight put the first man in space. It lasted 15 minutes 28 seconds. The flight did not orbit the earth. Liberty Bell 7 Launched July 21, 1961 with Virgil (Gus) Grissom aboard. Second flight into space, but it too was a non-orbital flight lasting [...]
Lorenz Hart
May 2nd is the anniversary of the birth of Lorenz Hart. Many many not know the name, but few don’t know at least one of the many songs he wrote along with Richard Rodgers during the 1920′s, 30′s and into the 40′s. He wrote the lyrics to Blue Moon, The Lady Is a Tramp, Where [...]
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