Another Friday the 13th
For the second time in as many months we are having a Friday the 13th. It’s the second one this year with one more to come. Instead of repeating the Friday the 13th post from last month, just take a look at it: Friday the 13th ******* Blu-Ray Sale at Amazon.com with over 300 Blu-ray [...]
Think About It
When we are communicating online, we have to be online to communicate. It’s amazing how on some days, morning comes later than others. Being good is knowing what to do when you get a lucky break. Those who want to ban books probably have not read the books they want to ban. Is there anything [...]
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun
Recently there was a remake of Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun that appeared on ABC television. That production starred Sean “Diddy” Combs, Phylicia Rashad and Audra McDonald. The play originally debuted on the Broadway stage on March 11, 1959. The 1959 production starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil and Ruby Dee. The play, [...]
Boston’s Leader
Guitarist Tom Scholtz was born on March 10, 1947. As leader of the Rock group Boston, one may think that he was born near Boston. He wasn’t. Donald Thomas Scholz was born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in the suburb of Ottawa Hills. Scholtz received not only a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, [...]
Reasons to Have Daylight Saving Time
1) It saves energy. A study performed in the 1970s found that there was a 1% savings of energy each day. 2) The daylight lasts into the evenings later when people can enjoy it and help create an environmentally friendly society. It helps in tourist areas where since it’s later in the day when it [...]
Reasons Not to Have Daylight Saving Time
1) There isn’t any savings in energy use. A report by the California Energy Commission says that there is very little changes in electrical consumption in DST. While a study in the 1970s show a decrease of usage, the patterns of use today compared to then are much different. 2) Many people would rather have [...]
The Boston Massacre
It was a snowy day on March 5, 1770 when British Troops, which had been dispatched to Boston to keep order, had a deadly confrontation with local patriots. Private Hugh Montgomery was struck down onto the ground by a thrown club. He fired his musket into the air and — as he later admitted to [...]
Sonny & Cher’s Great Production
Forty years ago on March 4, 1969 the Pop Duo Sonny and Cher gave birth to their only child together, Chastity Bono. Shortly before her birth Cher had just completed the starring role in the film Chastity, written and produced by Sonny Bono. The film was a commercial failure. While Sonny and Cher together only [...]
One Man One Hundred Points
Wilt Chamberlain was in the middle of his third NBA season when he did what had never been done before or since. He scored 100 points in a single game. That game was played on March 2, 1962. Chamberlain’s Philadelphia Warriors (now Golden State) were playing a home game against the New York Knicks. Even [...]
Heart’s Debut Album Dreamboat Annie
In March 1976 a little record company by the name Mushroom released the debut album by a Vancouver-based six-member band led by singer Ann Wilson and her guitarist sister Nancy. It was recorded at the Can-Base Studios in July/August 1975 and produced by Mike Flicker. Ann and Nancy Wilson composed the songs, with the exception [...]
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