sixties and seventies

23
May
2024

Could it be…THURSDAY?

Today is Labour Day in Jamaica – a national holiday. Labour Day in Jamaica commemorates a labor rebellion on this day in 1938 that contributed to Jamaican independence.

As part of the British Empire, Jamaica had historically had a public holiday on May 24th to mark Queen Victoria’s birthday. This holiday was known as Empire Day. Empire Day was renamed Commonwealth Day in the 1950s, but is still celebrated as Victoria Day in some places.

In 1962, Jamaica gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Celebrating Empire Day was no longer seen as relevant to the fledgling country and in 1961, Jamaican Chief Minister Norman Washington Manley proposed replacing Empire Day with a new holiday called Labour Day.

This new holiday was to be a commemoration of a labor rebellion on May 23rd 1938. The rebellion was led by Alexander Bustamante who gained prominence during the rebellion, becoming a noted trade union leader and eventually becoming Jamaica’s first prime minister following independence.

In 1972, Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley started the movement to make Labour Day a day when Jamaicans would get involved in local community projects. Today, on Labour Day, groups, individuals, and communities all over Jamaica will dedicate their time and labor to improve public areas, do repairs, paint or build homes, schools, and churches.

Cute…

I got my garden started and am looking forward to a big harvest…

Today is the birthday, in 1946, of Daniel Klein, bassist with American rock band The J Geils Band, who had the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Centerfold’ which was taken from their US No.1 1981 album Freeze Frame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDjMZKf-wg

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
21
May
2024

2 2 2SDAY

Today is Navy Day in Chile. In Chile, it is known as The Day of the Glories of the Chilean Navy (‘Día de las Glorias Navales’) and marks the date of the battle of Iquique on May 21st 1879.

The battle took place during the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru. The town of Iquique in the north of Chile was under Peruvian control. Chile had blockaded the port with two ships. In response, Peru sent two ships to break the blockade.

The Peruvian ships were more modern and the battle soon ended with defeat for the Chilean navy. At first glance, this may not seem to be a great basis for a holiday celebrating the glories of the navy, but during the battle, great courage was shown by the captain of one of the Chilean ships, Arturo Prat.

Prat’s bravery inspired many Chileans and following his death, there was a large rise in the number of men enlisting in the navy. The legacy of Prat’s heroism can be said to have led to the eventual victory of Chile in the War of the Pacific.

Bada Bing!!!!!

There is no such thing as a grouchy old person. The truth is, once you get old, you stop being polite and start being honest.

If I were a plastic surgeon, I would 100% put a squeaky toy in every breast implant.

Make your pancakes more awesome by referring to maple syrup as ‘tree blood’.

Overheard at a used book store – “Shouldn’t Orwell’s ‘1984’ be in the non-fiction section by now?”

Dad: Son, one day you’ll be a man. Son: Dad, I’m already 36. Dad: But the Autozone guy had to change your wiper blades.

Fellas, if the relationship fails don’t blame only her. It takes two people to mess up a relationship. Blame her and her mother.

Q: What candy do you eat on the playground? A: Recess Pieces!

Mom: What’s the magic word we use to get what we want? Son: I’m offended.

When I’m at a hospital I put half-eaten sandwiches in coma patients hands to give their families hope.

Statistics show that six out of seven dwarfs are not happy.

Unlike the brain, the stomach warns you when it’s empty.

One day you are young. The next day you have to use strategically placed pillows to sleep so your body doesn’t break in half.

If every time someone asks you to do something, you quietly gasp and mumble, “Like the prophecy foretold”, people will stop asking you to do things.

The fact that Jellyfish have survived for 650 million years despite not having brains gives hope to many people.

I was pulled over by a cop and he asked me if I had a police record. I said Roxanne.

More women may be psychopaths than previously thought says the Guardian.com. Yessss! I love to see more women in male dominated fields!

You can feed a lot of squirrels into those pneumatic tubes at the bank before the teller finds the shutoff switch.

Today is the birthday, in 1941, of Ronald Isley, from American group The Isley Brothers who first came to prominence in 1959 with their fourth single, ‘Shout’, and then the 1962 hit ‘Twist and Shout. The Isley Brothers also scored the hits ‘This Old Heart Of Mine’, ‘Summer Breeze’ and ‘Harvest for the World’. Sixteen of their albums charted in the Top 40. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEjLFpU2pJ4

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
14
May
2024

Who likes TUESDAY!!

Today is Independence Day in Paraguay.

This public holiday is celebrated on May 14th. The holiday lasts for two days and May 15th is the National Day of Paraguay. Known in Spanish as ‘Día de la Independencia Nacional’, this holiday celebrates Paraguay’s independence from Spain in 1811.

Paraguay was first colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century. The settlement of Asunción, now the capital of Paraguay, was founded by the Spanish on Ascension Day (August 15th) 1537.

The region had shown dissent against the Spanish for several years and tension had risen in the early years of the nineteenth century due to the growing influence of Argentina in the area.

Some bad decisions by the Governor had weakened Spanish presence, which was already affected by the Napoleonic Wars, enabling the Paraguayans, led by a lawyer, Dr José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia., to overthrow the Spanish in a fairly bloodless revolution on May 14th 1811.

As a result, Paraguay became the second independent nation in the new world – the United States was the first. Dr Francia became the first President of Paraguay, ruling from 1814 to 1840.

He was influential in the design of the flag of Paraguay, which uniquely is the only national flag in the world that has a different image on each side. In the center of one side is the Paraguayan coat of arms, and on the opposite, the treasury seal with the national motto: “Paz y justicia” (“Peace and Justice”).

Sourdough…

BADA BING!!!

The trash man left an AA meeting schedule on my trash can.

Not every day “has to count”. Some days are just about making it to the next day.

The man on the news said, “At the end of the day, what’s going to keep you safe is common sense.” Some of you are in big trouble.

We all know mirrors don’t lie. I’m just grateful that they don’t laugh.

You just don’t see enough people being taken away in straight jackets anymore.

This is the fifth time you’ve been late for school this week! You know what that means?! It’s Friday?

I just saved tons of money on my car insurance by driving away and not leaving a note.

Your pronoun is dumbass. It’s gender-neutral.

Just blocked somebody for correcting my grammar and it feeled grate.

Gasoline is so expensive that the mailman had to start working from home…He called and read my bills to me.

How many of you knew that before McDonald sold hamburgers, he owned a farm?

Happy 5th birthday to the tartar sauce in my fridge.

Today is the birthday, in 1943, of Scottish musician, singer and songwriter Jack Bruce who was a member of the Graham Bond Organization, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann and Cream, who had the 1967 UK No.11 single ‘I Feel Free’, and the 1968 US No.5 single ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’. Their 1968 Wheels of Fire becoming the first platinum-selling double album. Also a member of West, Bruce and Laing. Bruce died on 25 October 2014 from liver disease in Suffolk, England, aged 71. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_u1eu6Lpds

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
06
May
2024

Clock sez MONDAY

Today Guyana observes Arrival Day. Originally, this holiday was known as Indian Arrivals Day and celebrated specifically the first indentured laborers from India to Guyana on May 5th, 1838. However, the meaning of the holiday was later broadened to include all ethnic groups that came as indentured servants to replace slave labor on the sugar plantations after the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.

Arrivals Day is a day when the people of Guyana remember their diverse heritage but also their nation’s motto: ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE DESTINY!

Guyana became a British territory in 1831 when the British took control of the Dutch colonies during the Napoleonic Wars.

On August 1st 1834, slavery was abolished in almost all parts of the British Empire. This caused an issue with the labor-intensive sugar plantations having relied on the slaves to provide the necessary workforce. An apprentice scheme to keep the former slaves employed only lasted four years.

To replace the slaves, Britain started a process of using indentured labor. Effectively indentured workers would work as slaves, but only for the term of their contract, after which they would be freed and, in many cases, given some land.

Many Chinese and other immigrants soon also came to Guyana as indentured servants, but the bulk came from India. The Indian subcontinent proved to be a plentiful source of laborers, looking to escape poverty and forge a new life overseas.

On May 5th 1838, 396 workers arrived in British Guiana (Guyana) from Calcutta, India in order to work in sugar plantations. These first workers were known as the “Gladstone Coolies” as they were brought over by the plantation owner John Gladstone. 

By the time the indentured system ended in 1920, British Guiana had received 238,909 workers from India. Today their descendants comprise 44% of Guyana’s population of over 750,000.

Location, location, location

Today is the birthday, in 1942, of Colin Earl, Mungo Jerry, who had the 1970 UK No.1 & US No.3 single ‘In The Summertime’ as well as the hits ‘Baby Jump’ and ‘Lady Rose’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies
24
Apr
2024

WEDNESDAY in the middle

Genocide Memorial Day (‘Mets Yegherrni zoheri hishataki’) in Armenia is a public holiday on April 24th. Known as Armenian Martyrs Day, this day honors the memory of victims of persecution that began on April 24th 1915.

The date of April 24th commemorates the deportation of over 250 Armenian intellectuals on April 24th 1915 from Constantinople. This event was seen as the start of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians.

From the 15th century, Armenia had been part of the Ottoman Empire. The Armenian community flourished and grew across the Ottoman Empire and was sizeable by the time most of modern-day Armenia came under Russian rule in the 19th century.

The Ottomans entered World War I on the side of the Germans and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914. The religious authorities declared a holy war against all Christians except their allies. This was bad news for the Christian Armenians, with the Turkish government viewing the Armenian population as the enemy.

This led to the persecution and killings of the Armenians. By the end of the persecution in 1923, it is estimated that less than 400,000 Armenians remained in Turkey from a previous population of over two million.

On Genocide Memorial Day, thousands of Armenians gather at the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial to commemorate the victims of the genocide and lay flowers at the eternal flame.

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Today is the birthday, in 1945, of Doug Clifford, drummer with Creedence Clearwater Revival who scored the 1969 US No.2 & UK No.1 single ‘Bad Moon Rising’, and the 1970 US & UK No.1 album Cosmo’s Factory. The band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWijx_AgPiA

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies