The Crystals

Jun

2023

TUESDAY (but may feel like Monday)

Today is Flag Day in Argentina. National Flag day commemorates the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag.

The national flag of Argentina dates from 1812. It is a triband, with three equally wide horizontal bands of light blue, white and light blue. In 1818, a ‘ Sun of May’ was added to the center.

During the Argentine War of Independence General Belgrano was leading a battle near Rosario. He noticed that both the Crown’s forces and the independence forces were using the same colors (Spain’s yellow and red).

After realizing this, Belgrano created a new flag using the colors that were used by the Criollos during the May Revolution in 1810.

Uh oh…

Debbie!!!

Today is the birthday, in 1947, of Dolores Brooks, second lead singer of the girl group the Crystals. She sang lead vocalist on both the Crystals’ 1963 Phil Spector produced hits ‘Then He Kissed Me’ and ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-qqi7-Q19k

Jun

2022

WEDNESDESNAYDAY

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.

On this day in 1963, The Crystals peaked at number 3 with Da Doo Ron Ron, Produced by Phil Spector, who used a multi-track recording system to build the song layer upon layer to achieve a result that become known as a “wall of sound” Guitarist for the session was Glen Campbell.

Jul

2021

TUESDAY on my mind

If you grow cotton, can you say 'I'm in the farm of big pocket' ?

Bada Bing!

Officer: “Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?”Soldier: “Sure, buddy.”Officer: “That’s no way to address an officer! Now, let’s try it again!”Officer: “Soldier. Do you have change for a dollar?”Soldier: “No, SIR!”

It’s the 1700’s. Two men are standing back to back with their single-shot pistols at the ready.First man, “Why are we doing this?”Second man, “Because you dishonored me. And also because I hate your stupid pun jokes!”First man, “I see. So it’s a duel purpose.”

As a kid, did you ever knock on people’s doors and run away before they could answer? Well, guess what, UPS is hiring.

Rage Against the Machine never specified what type of machine they were furious with but I suspect it was probably a printer.

If any of you non-rich people want to go to space for 10 minutes, I know a good brownie recipe.

I’m good at sleeping. I can do it with my eyes closed.

So, besides Mick Jagger, yesterday was also the birthday, in 1941, of Darlene Love. She sang with The Crystals. Here she is!

Apr

2021

Oh Thursday, why are you so COLD?

It seems popular to have dogs of a particular crossbreed. Here’s Goma. She is a Maltese/Pappilon mix and has round fluffy ears like a Maltese but they point up like a Pappilon. She doesn’t look real.