sixties and seventies

Jun

2023

THERRSSD-A

Today is Bounty Day on Norfolk Island. The day commemorates the anniversary of the mutiny and arrival of their ancestors from the island of Pitcairn on their ship Morayshire. On June 8, 1856, the Morayshire arrived in Norfolk. This day thus became known as Bounty Day or ‘Anniversary Day’ and the people of Norfolk Island celebrate it every year as a part of their colorful history with a re-enactment of the mutiny along with wreathe-laying, parades, singing of hymns, and a picnic with traditional food.

The Pitcairners are descendants of the English sailors and the Tahitian women who began a new life on Pitcairn Island under the leadership of Fletcher Christian. In 1856, Queen Victoria gave Norfolk Island to the expanding Pitcairn community.

In 1787, Lieutenant William Bligh set sail in the HMS Bounty to Tahiti to gather breadfruit plants for Caribbean slave colonies. A lot of disputes took place during the journey. Finally, Fletcher Christian and some of the crewmembers staged a mutiny. This very mutiny is re-enacted by the people of Norfolk on Bounty Day. The mutineers captured the Bounty and set Lieutenant Bligh and his followers adrift to reach the Dutch East Indies, north of Australia.

The mutineers eventually found the island of Pitcairn by 1790 and they were welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, who were settled there. By the 1850s, their population had grown significantly and they needed a larger place to settle. Finally, when the people of Pitcairn asked the British Government for a larger home, Queen Victoria gave them Norfolk Island. And by the time they resettled there, the Pitcairners had already formed their own culture and language, both of which are still alive to this day.

Airport Welcome Signs…

today is the birthday, in 1944, of American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Boz Scaggs, who was a member of The Marksmen with Steve Miller, The Wigs, and as a solo artist had the 1976 US No.3 single ‘Lowdown’, and the 1977 US No.11 and UK No.13 single ‘Lido Shuffle’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCBVwdS1Mt0

Jun

2023

TOOS-DAI

Today is Memorial Day in South Korea. It commemorates those who died during the Korean War and other conflicts. Approximately 3 million people, mostly civilians, died during the war. Across South Korea, officials and citizens will pray and lay flowers at the graves of the war dead. It is common practice to display the flag of South Korea on the front doors of homes to commemorate the civilians and soldiers who died in war.

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BADA BING!!!

I think I need to lose a little weight. I tried to sit up in bed this morning and ended up rocking myself back to sleep.

If you’re introverted and attractive, you’re mysterious. If you’re introverted and ugly, you’re a weirdo.

If things get better with age…….I’m approaching magnificent.

I think I’m approaching my “best if used by” date.

My dishwasher sucks. It’s already ruined three of my paper plates.

I waved at my neighbor for 5 minutes this morning before I realized she was cleaning her windows.

Just listened to my Dad try to explain my dissertation to the rest of the family and now I understand why hearsay is inadmissible in court.

A pizza is basically a real-time pie chart of how much pizza is left.

I remember the good old days, when “Snap, Crackle, and Pop” were sounds that came from my cereal, not my body.

Dance like no one is watching, but text and email like it will be read in court.

Today is the birthday, in 1939, of Gary U.S. Bonds, American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, who scored the 1961 US No.1 single ‘Quarter To Three’, and the 1981 hit single ‘This Little Girl’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7cAZhW-WGs

Jun

2023

and………………it’s FRIDAY!!!!!

Today is Republic Day in Italy. Republic Day (Italian: Festa della Repubblica) marks the referendum of 1946, which resulted in the creation of the Italian republic.

Italy became a nation on March 17th 1861, when most of the states of the region and the two Sicilies were united under King Victor Emmanuel II, hitherto king of Sardinia. The father of Italian unification was Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, the Chief Minister of Victor Emmanuel. Rome stayed under the rule of the Papacy for nearly 10 years and became part of the Kingdom of Italy on September 20th 1870. This is the final date of Italian unification.

On June 2nd 1946, in a referendum on the monarchy, more than 12 million Italians voted in favour of the birth of the Italian Republic. Male members of the royal family were sent into exile because of their association with the fascist regime and were only allowed to return to their country in 2002. Italy’s constitution now forbids a monarchy to ever rule again.

Not kosher…

Today is the birthday, in 1941, of William Guest, singer with The Pips. Their first hit single was a version of ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ in 1967. With Gladys Knight had the 1973 US No.1 single ‘Midnight Train To Georgia’, and the 1975 UK No.4 single with Gladys ‘The Way We Were’. Guest died on 24th Dec 2015 of heart failure at the age of 74. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwbmufPphP0

May

2023

FRIDAY comes but once a week

Today is Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Atatürk’ü Anma, Gençlik ve spor Bayramı), a national holiday in Turkey, always celebrated on May 19th. The holiday commemorates Mustafa Kemal’s landing at the Black Sea city of Samsun on May 19th 1919, which is regarded as the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence.

Today is the birthday, in 1949, of Dusty Hill, bass, keyboardist, and co-vocalist with ZZ Top, who had the 1984 US No.8 and 1985 UK No.16 single ‘Legs’. ZZ Top has had global album sales in excess of 50 million as of 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae829mFAGGE

May

2023

Must be THURSDAY!

Today is Flag and Universities Day, a public holiday in Haiti. The date commemorates the creation of the Haitian flag in 1803. The Haitian flag was adopted on May 18th 1803, on the last day of the Congress of Arcahaie. The congress was a meeting that had two key outcomes; the establishment of a united command of the revolutionary army under the supreme authority of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and the adoption of a flag by the indigenous army. Jean-Jacques Dessalines created the flag by taking a French tricolour and ripping out the white centre. His god-daughter, Catherine Flon, sewed the remaining horizontal bands together – the tricolour became the bi-colour. The blue in the Haitian flag is said to represent the Haitian’s of African descent and red for the Gens de couleur (French for ‘people of color’). In 1919, the government added Universities Day as part of the celebrations. Highlighting the educational system was seen as important by the government as they saw the educational system was under threat due to the U.S. occupation of Haiti that started in 1915.