eighties music

Feb

2023

TUESDAY is Valentine’s Day!

Today is Rafik Hariri Memorial Day in Lebanon. The day remembers the former Prime Minister of Lebanon who was killed on this day in 2005. Rafik Hariri was a Lebanese businessman who had become wealthy in the 1970s. His started to use his wealth for philanthropic projects in Lebanon, including the building of educational facilities. In 1992, Hariri became the first post-civil war prime minister of Lebanon. He is credited with initiating an ambitious reconstruction program in Lebanon following the devastation of the civil war. On 14 February 2005, Hariri was killed by a massive car bomb in the capital, Beirut, along with 22 other people.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Honesty:

Today is the birthday, in 1950, of Roger Fisher from American rock band Heart who scored the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Alone’. Heart has sold over 35 million records worldwide.

Jan

2023

T’URSDAY

Today is Australia Day. It commemorates the day in 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip led a convoy of 11 ships carrying 1500 passengers (including 700 criminals) to a landing near Port Jackson.

ummm….

Today is the birthday, in 1955 of Eddie Van Halen. Born in Amsterdam, he grew up in Pasadena, California and was lead guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter for the group Van Halen, which he formed with his brother Alex Van Halen, bassist Michael Anthony and lead vocalist David Lee Roth. This was their number one hit.

Jan

2023

gloomy MONDAY

Today is Plurinational State Foundation Day, a public holiday in Bolivia. Known in Spanish as ‘Día del Estado Plurinacional’, this holiday celebrates the change in the name of the country and the adoption of a new constitution on this day in 2009.

Musicians’ Mugshots

Today is the birthday, in 1959, of Earl Falconer, bassist for UB40.

Jan

2023

First MONDAY in 2023

Today is Reconquest Day in Spain commemorating the day when King Ferdinand III of Castile and León reconquered the city of Toledo from the Moorish rulers in 1085.

The Cats’ New Year’s Resolutions

Here’s what they told us.

I was saddened to read of the death of Anita Pointer on Saturday. She and her sisters were staples of pop music in the eighties and a kind of bridge among girl groups between the Ronettes and Destiny’s Child.

Nov

2022

last WEDNESDAY of November

Today is Thanksgiving Day on Norfolk Island. During the 1890s that American resident of Norfolk Island, Isaac Robinson, introduced Thanksgiving Day to the locals. He was on the island for trade purposes and became the US consul. He led the locals in decorating the All Saints Church building with fruits and vegetation and in adopting the Thanksgiving feast tradition.

People still gather at that same church, in Kingston, today to pile fresh produce in the aisles, sing and worship, and express their thankfulness to God. They have potluck feasts at church or a meal at home too, including pumpkin pie for dessert.