Today is Mountain Day also known as ‘Yama no hi’, a public holiday in Japan. Mountain Day is intended is to provide “opportunities to get familiar with mountains and appreciate blessings from mountains”. Around 70% of the landmass of Japan is mountainous.
Today is the birthday, in 1949, of Eric Carmen who with the The Raspberries had the 1972 US No.5 single ‘Go All The Way’ and the 1976 solo US No.2 single, ‘All By Myself’, plus other hits with ‘She Did It’, ‘Hungry Eyes’, and ‘Make Me Lose Control.
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