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The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you. There is a better way to remember John Lennon on this sad anniversary Beatles Christmas Mash-up Here’s a recently uncovered private record Paul McCartney made for three friends – Demand Euphoria!

A very good friend of mine passed this recipe along to me many years ago. They are easy to make and a great dessert to bring over to someone house. They will be very impressed and be more inclined to invite you over again. Unfortunately, you will then be expected to make these brownies –Continue reading “Brownies (the best you’ve probably ever had)”

December 7, 1972 –Apollo 17, the sixth and last Apollo moon mission, was launched from Cape Canaveral on this date. It will land on the Moon December 11 and Flight Commander Eugene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, will be the last men to step on the Moon for decades to come. And soContinue reading “The last Moon men (so far)”

December 7, 1949 –It’s Tom Waits’ birthday today. Ol’ 55 – Jersey Girl – God’s Away On Business – Take One Last Look – And the Acme Corp. is always happy to sponsor that Christmas Classic, Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis (One of our loyal bunkies pointed out that there is no EuclidContinue reading “And it’s such a sad old feeling”

December 7, 1969 – Another Rankin/Bass production, Frosty the Snowman, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. This was Jimmy Durante’s final film (not counting documentaries and one short film appearance). The original recording of Frosty The Snowman by Gene Autry was his seasonal follow-up to his successful recording of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1949.Continue reading “He’ll be back again one day”

December 6, 1917 –On the morning of December 6, the munitions ship Mont Blanc exploded in Halifax harbor after being struck by another ship, the Norwegian ship Imo. It is the largest explosion before the atomic age. The ship was carrying 200 tons of TNT, 61 tons of gun cotton, 35 tons of Benzyl, andContinue reading “Sometimes the holidays aren’t all fun and games”

Today is the 57th anniversary of the original broadcast of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – Rudolph was born 83 years ago this Christmas season, at the Montgomery Ward department store headquarters in Chicago. He was the star of a humble coloring book, written by a copywriter, Robert May, who almost named the protagonist “Reginald.”Continue reading “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer –”

It’s the Feast of Saint Nicholas (yes, that St. Nick.) Amongst other things, he is the patron saint of children and was known for his generosity. He’s also known as the patron saint of sailors, fishermen, merchants, the falsely accused, prostitutes (Huh), repentant thieves, pharmacists and broadcasters. The biggest gift he ever gave was toContinue reading “A long cap on his head”

7% of American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. The US National Dairy Council conducted a survey among adults in the country and the results were surprising. Seven per cent of adults in the US think that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. When translated to numbers, seven per cent is roughlyContinue reading “How now brown cow”

To most people, Tuesday is just another day, and that’s mostly because it is. Tuesday gets its English name from the Old English Tiwesdæg and the Middle English Tewesday, meaning ‘Tiw’s Day.” Tiw was the Norse God of Single Combat, Victory, and Heroic Glory. Tiw is also associated with the Roman God of War, Mars.Continue reading “No one knows, she comes and goes”