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Thoughts from the depths of the Eastern Shore

TUESDAY, the second day of the week according to ISO 8601

Today is Restoration Day, a public holiday in the Dominican Republic. Known in Spanish as ‘el día de la Restauración Dominicana’, this holiday commemorates the start of the Dominican Restoration War on this day in 1863.

RATE DOGS – selections from the we rate dogs twitter account.

BADA BING!

Good morning to everyone who doesn’t have stolen nuclear secrets in their homes.

Why the hell did you tell your father that BDSM stands for Burgers, Drinks, and Salsa Music?! He just invited the neighbors over tonight for a BDSM party!

My problem is I’m about 10% stud and 90% muffin.

Your daily reminder; Fascism is much worse than inflation.

Ronald Reagan emptied out the mental hospitals, Donald Trump hired them.

My wife just opened my car door for me. Would have been a nice gesture had we not been going 70 mph.

And then Beer said, “Put that on Facebook, it’s hilarious!” But Beer was wrong. So very wrong.

Him: For the last 30 years all you’ve done is find mistakes in anything I say. Her: 31 years.

Today is the birthday, in 1958, of Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, better known as ‘Madonna’. Madonna is certified as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records. She is the most successful solo artist in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and holds the record for the most No.1 singles by a female artist in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Posted by Tom in eighties music, Humor, Music

and just like that it’s MONDAY again

Today is Liberation Day – a public holiday in both South and North Korea. It marks the liberation of Korea from 35 years of Japanese imperial rule in 1945 after the end of the Second World War. It is also known as Gwangbokjeol, which literally means ‘Restoration of Light’ day.

On this day in 1976, ABBA released Dancing Queen as the lead single from their fourth studio album. Dancing Queen’ (which had the working title of ‘Boogaloo’) went on to top the charts in more than a dozen countries including the United States where it became ABBA’s only No.1.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

it’s…..FRIDAY!!

Tomorrow will be Independence Day in the Central African Republic celebrating its independence from France on August 13, 1960.

Today is the birthday, in 1949, of Mark Knoplfer, British songwriter, guitarist, singer with Dire Straits.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

THERRRSDAY

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.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

WEDNESDAY – the longest day (in letters)

Today is Independence Day in Ecuador, a public holiday. In Spanish, it is known as ‘Día del Primer Grito de Independencia de Quito’ and marks Quito’s declaration of independence from Spain in 1809. It is Ecuador’s National Day.

I was sorry to read yesterday of the death of Lamont Dozier. In collaboration with the brothers Brian and Eddie Holland, Mr. Dozier wrote songs for dozens of musical acts, but the trio worked most often with Martha and the Vandellas (“Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack”), the Four Tops (“Bernadette,” “I Can’t Help Myself”) and especially the Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Baby Love”). Between 1963 and 1972, the Holland-Dozier-Holland team was responsible for more than 80 singles that hit the Top 40 of the pop or R&B charts, including 15 songs that reached No. 1.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies