Bandleader, percussionist, composer, and arranger. Born Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr., on April 20, 1923, in New York, New York. Puente was a musical pioneer for mixing musical styles with Latin sounds and for his experiments in fusing Latin music with jazz. The son of Puerto Rican immigrants, Puente grew up in New York City's Spanish Harlem and took piano lessons as a child and then studied percussion. He became a professional musician at age 13. and became a professional musician at age 13. Tito Puente later learned to play a number of instruments, including the piano, saxophone, vibraphone, and timbales (paired high-pitched drums). After an apprenticeship in the historic Machito Orchestra, he was drafted and served in the navy during World War II.
Once he returned to New York in 1945, Puente used money from the G.I. Bill to study at the famed Juilliard School of Music. He formed a band that would later be known as the Tito Puente Orchestra in 1948. By the 1950s, crowds came to see his band play and Puente became a Latin music sensation. In 1958, his best-selling album, Dance Mania, was released. More hit records followed as the world enjoyed the way Puente put a big band spin on traditional Latin dances.
He added other Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms to his repertoire, including cha-cha, merengue, bossa nova, and salsa, and among his notable songs are “Babarabatiri,” “Ran Kan Kan,” and “Oye Como Va.” Puente also performed with leading jazz performers, including George Shearing and Woody Herman, as well as with many stars of Latin music and, in later years, with symphony orchestras.
During a career that spanned more than five decades, Tito Puente became a musical legend in Latin music and jazz circles. He made more than 100 albums and created more than 200 compositions. Puente received numerous awards for his work, including five Grammy Awards. Sometimes called the "King of Latin Jazz" or simply "El Rey"—The King—he made an indelible mark on the popular culture. The writer Oscar Hijuelos made him a character in his 1989 novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, and Puente appeared as himself in the 1992 film adaptation. He also guest starred on numerous television shows, such as The Simpsons.
Tito Puente died on May 31, 2000, while in the hospital for heart surgery in New York, New York. Adored by his fans, many people waited in line for days to say good-bye to the popular bandleader.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
August 31, 1959, Brooklyn Dodgers left-hander Sandy Koufax strikes out 18
On August 31, 1959, Brooklyn Dodgers left-hander Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 batters, setting a new National League record for most strikeouts in a single game.
Sandy Koufax was a talented all-around athlete from Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York. His first love was basketball, and he attended the University of Cincinnati on a basketball scholarship. His impressive left arm, however, attracted the attention of major league ball clubs and in 1954 he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Despite his promising talent, Koufax won just 36 games to 51 losses from 1955 to 1961, and was incredibly inconsistent, blowing hitters away one game and walking runs in the next. Finally, advice from veteran catcher Norm Sherry turned Koufax around. As Koufax recounted in his autobiography, Sherry told him to "take the grunt out of the fastball."
On August 31, Koufax and the Dodgers faced their rivals the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles. The Dodgers entered the game two games behind the Giants in the race for the National League pennant, and Koufax came out firing, whizzing fastballs and breaking off curveballs to strike out the first two Giants batters. However, Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda then hit back-to-back doubles to give the Giants a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. The Dodgers quickly tied the game in the bottom of the inning, but in the fifth, Willie McCovey, the Giants star slugger, hit a home run to put the Giants up 2-1. The Dodgers tied it up, and Koufax continued to throw strikes. Finally, in the ninth, Koufax and Jim Gilliam singled before Wally Moon sent a 1-1 fastball from relief pitcher Al Worthington over the left-field fence. The capacity crowd in Chavez Ravine erupted, and the Dodgers won 5-2. Koufax’s total of 18 strikeouts in the game broke Dizzy Dean’s 26-year-old National League record, and tied the major league record held by Cleveland Indian ace Bob Feller. Koufax also broke the record for strikeouts over two consecutive games, fanning 31 men combined, having struck out 13 batters in his previous start. That year, the Dodgers went on to win the National League pennant. Though Koufax lost his only start in the 1959 World Series in spite of giving up only one run, the Dodgers brought home the championship.
From 1962 to 1966, Koufax executed what are arguably the five greatest seasons by a pitcher in baseball history. Newfound control limited his walks from 4.8 per game to just 2.1. He threw no-hitters in 1962, 1963 and 1964, and led the Dodgers to World Series wins in 1963 and 1965 and the National League pennant in 1966. He won four World Series games, with a .95 earned run average and 61 strikeouts for his postseason career. Koufax won three Cy Young Awards (1963, 1965 and 1966), all of them unanimous. In 1965 he struck out 382 men, breaking Rube Waddell’s 1904 record of 350 by 32. According to longtime Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, Koufax was so well-regarded that he would often receive a standing ovation from fans while just warming up for a game.
Sandy Koufax retired after the 1966 season at just 30 years old because of arthritis in his elbow. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.
Sandy Koufax was a talented all-around athlete from Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York. His first love was basketball, and he attended the University of Cincinnati on a basketball scholarship. His impressive left arm, however, attracted the attention of major league ball clubs and in 1954 he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Despite his promising talent, Koufax won just 36 games to 51 losses from 1955 to 1961, and was incredibly inconsistent, blowing hitters away one game and walking runs in the next. Finally, advice from veteran catcher Norm Sherry turned Koufax around. As Koufax recounted in his autobiography, Sherry told him to "take the grunt out of the fastball."
On August 31, Koufax and the Dodgers faced their rivals the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles. The Dodgers entered the game two games behind the Giants in the race for the National League pennant, and Koufax came out firing, whizzing fastballs and breaking off curveballs to strike out the first two Giants batters. However, Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda then hit back-to-back doubles to give the Giants a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. The Dodgers quickly tied the game in the bottom of the inning, but in the fifth, Willie McCovey, the Giants star slugger, hit a home run to put the Giants up 2-1. The Dodgers tied it up, and Koufax continued to throw strikes. Finally, in the ninth, Koufax and Jim Gilliam singled before Wally Moon sent a 1-1 fastball from relief pitcher Al Worthington over the left-field fence. The capacity crowd in Chavez Ravine erupted, and the Dodgers won 5-2. Koufax’s total of 18 strikeouts in the game broke Dizzy Dean’s 26-year-old National League record, and tied the major league record held by Cleveland Indian ace Bob Feller. Koufax also broke the record for strikeouts over two consecutive games, fanning 31 men combined, having struck out 13 batters in his previous start. That year, the Dodgers went on to win the National League pennant. Though Koufax lost his only start in the 1959 World Series in spite of giving up only one run, the Dodgers brought home the championship.
From 1962 to 1966, Koufax executed what are arguably the five greatest seasons by a pitcher in baseball history. Newfound control limited his walks from 4.8 per game to just 2.1. He threw no-hitters in 1962, 1963 and 1964, and led the Dodgers to World Series wins in 1963 and 1965 and the National League pennant in 1966. He won four World Series games, with a .95 earned run average and 61 strikeouts for his postseason career. Koufax won three Cy Young Awards (1963, 1965 and 1966), all of them unanimous. In 1965 he struck out 382 men, breaking Rube Waddell’s 1904 record of 350 by 32. According to longtime Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, Koufax was so well-regarded that he would often receive a standing ovation from fans while just warming up for a game.
Sandy Koufax retired after the 1966 season at just 30 years old because of arthritis in his elbow. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Aug 30, 1965 Casey Stengel retires
On this day in 1965, New York Mets Manager Casey Stengel announces his retirement, ending his 56-year career in professional baseball. The 75-year-old Stengel had broken his hip in a fall the previous month, and was instructed by his doctor that resuming the duties of manager would take too great a toll on his health.
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel made his big league debut as an outfielder with John McGraw’s New York Giants in 1912. He parlayed his guts and guile at the plate into a 14-year playing career in the National League. His greatest moment as a player came in the 1923 World Series with the Giants. With two outs in the ninth inning, Stengel won Game 1 with an inside-the-park home run. He also hit a game-winning homer in Game 3, and for the series, Stengel hit an impressive .417 with two home runs and four runs batted in, though the Giants lost to the Yankees four games to two. For his career, Stengel hit a respectable .284, with a .393 average in his three World Series appearances.
Stengel’s real fame came as a manager. Though he had only middling success with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1934-1936) and Boston Braves (1938-1943), he managed to score a job with the New York Yankees in 1949 to replace the retiring Joe McCarthy, the winningest manager in major league history. Where he had previously managed only struggling teams, Stengel now had a roster of great players at his disposal. He made great use of platooning players, sitting right-handed hitters against right-handed pitchers and vice versa. His record of 1149 wins versus 696 losses with the Yankees over the next 12 seasons was among the greatest in managerial history, and included 10 American League pennants and seven World Series victories. After a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates, however, the Yankees replaced the 70-year-old skipper with Ralph Houk, believing Stengel was simply too old to manage. Stengel responded: "I’ll never make the mistake of being 70 again."
In 1962, the New York Mets, an expansion team, hired Stengel as manager. That team went 40-120, the worst record in major league history. They simply did not have good players, but Stengel held on for four seasons, trying to craft a contender out of a mix of young players lacking major league skill and washed-up veterans. All the while, the "Ol’ Perfesser," as he as known, confounded and amused the press with his trademark doublespeak or "Stengelese," including lines like, "They say it can’t be done, but it don’t always work." It was no use, however: the Mets remained a losing team, and Stengel, exhausted by a long career, could sometimes be found napping on the bench.
Stengel was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1966. His record of five World Series victories in a row from 1949 to 1953 remains a standard for excellence in the major leagues.
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel made his big league debut as an outfielder with John McGraw’s New York Giants in 1912. He parlayed his guts and guile at the plate into a 14-year playing career in the National League. His greatest moment as a player came in the 1923 World Series with the Giants. With two outs in the ninth inning, Stengel won Game 1 with an inside-the-park home run. He also hit a game-winning homer in Game 3, and for the series, Stengel hit an impressive .417 with two home runs and four runs batted in, though the Giants lost to the Yankees four games to two. For his career, Stengel hit a respectable .284, with a .393 average in his three World Series appearances.
Stengel’s real fame came as a manager. Though he had only middling success with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1934-1936) and Boston Braves (1938-1943), he managed to score a job with the New York Yankees in 1949 to replace the retiring Joe McCarthy, the winningest manager in major league history. Where he had previously managed only struggling teams, Stengel now had a roster of great players at his disposal. He made great use of platooning players, sitting right-handed hitters against right-handed pitchers and vice versa. His record of 1149 wins versus 696 losses with the Yankees over the next 12 seasons was among the greatest in managerial history, and included 10 American League pennants and seven World Series victories. After a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates, however, the Yankees replaced the 70-year-old skipper with Ralph Houk, believing Stengel was simply too old to manage. Stengel responded: "I’ll never make the mistake of being 70 again."
In 1962, the New York Mets, an expansion team, hired Stengel as manager. That team went 40-120, the worst record in major league history. They simply did not have good players, but Stengel held on for four seasons, trying to craft a contender out of a mix of young players lacking major league skill and washed-up veterans. All the while, the "Ol’ Perfesser," as he as known, confounded and amused the press with his trademark doublespeak or "Stengelese," including lines like, "They say it can’t be done, but it don’t always work." It was no use, however: the Mets remained a losing team, and Stengel, exhausted by a long career, could sometimes be found napping on the bench.
Stengel was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1966. His record of five World Series victories in a row from 1949 to 1953 remains a standard for excellence in the major leagues.
Frank Sinatra
Born: Dec. 12, 1915, in Hoboken, N.J. He wasn't breathing when born. Grandmother held him underwater until he gasped. Was the son of a firefighter.
Died: May 14, 1998, at 10:50 p.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; died of heart attack.
Full name: Francis Albert Sinatra.
Wives: Last wife was Barbara Marx; formerly married to childhood sweetheart Nancy Barbato, actresses Ava Gardner & Mia Farrow.
Children: Frank Jr. and Nancy Sinatra, who sang hit 1970s song "These Boots Were Made for Walking."
Names: Also known as Chairman of the Board, Ol' Blue Eyes and The Voice. Other names included Lean Lark, Croon Prince of Swing, Moonlight Sinatra, Groovey Galahad, and Svengali of Swing.
1.Born December 12, 1915 an only child whose parents dreamed of his studying to be a Civil Engineer.
2.Attended Demarest High School (Hoboken, NJ) and participated in all sports.
3.Sinatra's favorite passion is prizefighting. Was a "close friend" of Tami Mauriello, a heavyweight contender in 1943.
4.Hated mathematics!
5.Worked for the circulation manager of the Jersey Observer newspaper. He first started out riding news trucks, and later was promoted to copy boy.
6.He wanted to be a reporter. When told by the editor that copy boys "don't know enough to be reporters," Frank went to a secretarial school and enrolled in a Journalism class, studying English, typing, and shorthand. Finally, the editor relented and made Frank a cub sports reporter. Frank covered various school games he actually played himself. He was 18 years old at the time.
7.When it came to learning how to sing, Frank did it by singing. He never read a note, and never took a lesson. He did however enjoy spending summers playing a ukulele on the beaches of the Jersey Shore.
8.One of Frank's idols was Bing Crosby. After hearing Bing sing one night in 1935, he told his date Nancy Barbato (who one day would be his wife) that he just had to be a singer. Bing's voice would be his role model for tone and phrasing styles in his own singing later on.
9.To get people interested in hearing him sing, he performed in neighborhood theater amateur shows, where you could win $10 or a set of dishes! He went from one movie house to the next. In attendance was Demarest alumni, who once watched him play basketball!
10.Won a prize on Major Bowes Amateur Hour, which landed him his first professional contract: $25 per week for being a singer, headwaiter, master of ceremonies, and a comedian at a country roadhouse called The Rustic Cabin in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The time period was 1938. At the same time, he began taking a dozen quarter-hour sustaining programs every week over 4 local, New Jersey radio stations. Frank's cash take for these events amounted to 70 cents a week for carfare. Anyway it was around 1938 and people were beginning to hear Sinatra.
11.Harry James heard Frank sing at The Rustic Cabin in 1939 and signed him to a two-year contract as lead vocalist in James' new band. This was June of 1939. Sinatra would be associated with Harry James for only six months.
12.At a musician's benefit in Chicago (December 1939), Tommy Dorsey approached Frank and told him he was looking for a vocalist. Frank was delighted and told Dorsey: "I've been trying for years to sing the way you play trombone." That was the beginning of a three-year relationship between Sinatra and Dorsey. It was at this time that Frank acquired the rabid following of young fans, which enabled him later to branch out as a solo artist. It was also at this time that Frank's career soared.
13.Frank always wanted to serve his country. However, on December 9, 1941, three days shy of his 26th birthday, he was classified as "4-F" at the Newark Induction Center because of a "punctured eardrum." Frank earned this from a playmate on a deserted street in Hoboken (the boy swung a bicycle chain at Frank during a fight) . Amazingly, it kept him out of the Armed Forces in 1941 when it was time for him to report.
14.He married his childhood sweetheart, Nancy Barbato in February of 1939. The bowties you see from a lot of old photos were compliments of Nancy herself. She knitted them to hide Frank's huge Adam's Apple!!
15.Around November of 1946, Columbia Records estmated that Frank was recording an average of 24 songs per year, enabling them to issue one new Sinatra record a month. At that time, his records were selling at an annual rate of 10 million per year!!
16.A talent agency marketing his voice advertised it as:"The Voice That Thrilled Millions." This sweeping phrase was condensed by a weary journalist to simply, "The Voice." The name, as you know, stuck to him ever since.
17.In the Fall of 1942, eager to go out on his own and to get out of his contract with Dorsey, he pledged one third of his future gross earnings to Dorsey, and another 10% of his future gross to Dorsey's manager, Leonard Vannerson.
18.Manny Sacks and William Paley of the Columbia Recording Corporation took a chance on recording Frank as a soloist. Both Columbia and MCA (Frank's new talent agency) freed Sinatra from Dorsey and Vannerson by paying them $60,000. The year was 1948.
19.Always hated cops. With some of his first wages from the Jesey Observer, Frank bought new clothes. While parading them around in Hoboken, the cops saw them and wanted to know were he got them from. "Ya copper, what's it to you?" he said to them. When they got through with him he was torn, tattered, and a bloddy mess; ribs cracked, his nose smashed, and his face and body horribly swollen. From that day on, all authority has sent him a little berserk!
20."The House I Live In," made at the peak of Sinatra's popularity earned him a special Academy Award in 1945.
21.Frank was first linked to the Mafia in February 1947 in a gossip column report that stated he was seen in Havana with mobster Lucky Luciano. Later, in 1949, he was tied to both the Mafia "and" the Communists. The Committee on Un-American Activities said he followed or appeased some of the Communist Party line program. Sinatra has flat out denied any involvement with the Communist Party. Apparently, these accusations continued. On April 8, 1947, Sinatra punched Hearst gossip columnist Lee Mortimer at Ciro's (Hollywood's hot night spot). The Hearst papers went wild, running whole pages on this incident, and repeated stories on the Mafia/Communist charges. Sinatra said he punched Mortimer because the columnist called him a "dago"! 22. 1949 was Sinatra's "rock bottom" year. He was fired from his radio show; 6 months after that his New York concerts flopped. Soon, his personal life was falling apart as fast as his career. He and Nancy were splitting. His affair with Ava Gardner had become an open scandal. Columbia Records wanted him out. In 1950, he was released from his MGM film contract, and his own agent, MCA, dropped him. He was a has-been at 34.
22.Frank was sick, broke, and reduced to borrowing from Ava Gardner. His career and personality were near shambles. Friends Toots Shor, Hank Sanicola, and Jimmy Van Heusen, etc. tried to get him into getting hold of himself. As it turned out, Frank Sinatra saved Frank Sinatra! He read James Jones' From Here To Eternity, and knew that the part of Maggio, the tough little Italian who refused to be broken, could have been written for him. He went to see Buddy Adler (Columbia Pictures Producer) and asked to be tested for the part. Adler had 5 other actors ahead of Sinatra to test. Frank, then went to Henry Cohn (head of Columbia pictures) to sell himself for the role. Frank sold Cohn, got the part, and the rest is as they say, history!
23.Sinatra, who plays Montgomery Clift's soldier-buddy in
24.From Here To Eternity, underwent several hours of military training every day to prepare for his role as Maggio.
25.Frank accepted $8,000 for his role as Maggio in From Here To Eternity. He had been getting $150,000 per picture prior to this.
26.As you know, Frank won an Academy Award for his portrayl as Maggio in
27.From Here To Eternity. His comeback had started!! Within a few months hew was back on his feet, making Guys and Dolls, The Tender Trap, and The Man With The Golden Arm. He signed a new recording contract with Capitol Records and his singing was better than ever on actual records and in personal appearances. Three records: ("Young At Heart," "Learnin' The Blues" and "The Tender Trap") were million copy sellers. Capitol later released Songs For Swinging Lovers and NBC offered him a multimillion dollar, write-his-own-ticket TV contract.
28.Frank's support of then Senator JFK was well documented and filmed. However, Kennedy's campaign advisors worried about Sinatra's Mafia aura and expressed the hope that the singer would keep his distance from the Senator, while still recognizing Frank's valuable contributions to event organization. After JFK had won the Presidential Election (1960), and in a gesture of classic macho deference, Sinatra offered to share a prize girlfriend, Judith Campbell Exner, with the President. Kennedy liked the idea and began an affair with Exner. (Sinatra's musical hit that year, appropriately enough, was "All The Way"). Then Sinatra went too far; he introduced Exner to Chicago Mob leader Sam Giancana. Bobby Kennedy, in the middle of a campaign to crush the Mafia, put a stop to his brother's involvement with Exner, and ultimately, strongly reiterated the need for Jack to stay free and clear of Sinatra. The Kennedy's had been planning to stay with Sinatra in Frank's Palm Springs compound. Sinatra had remodeled his house in anticipation of the presidential visit. At the last minute, JFK announced they stay instead with Bing Crosby-who wasn't even a Democrat!! To the public, and to Frank, it was an inexplicable snub. He got even with Bobby later in the 1968 California primary by supporting Humphrey. Frank later discovered the Humphrey campaign had the same reservations that the Kennedy campaign had had, and he quietly left.
29.Of all the success Frank endured, his private life remained disturbed. Shortly after (or during?) his split with Ava, Frank had been reported serious about only two women: Lauren Bacall (widow of Humphrey Bogart), and Juliet Prowse (a talented dancer from South Africa). Never quite knowing if he wanted serious relations or total freedom, he seemed at this time to develop an allergy to the word "marriage." Whenever it was mentioned, he would get an itch to run!! And ran he did, with his buddies-The Rat Pack (Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop).They would make movies together, sing together, and tour together. They even had their own lingo!! However, during these times, Frank continued to be a good father to this children. He was hard to figure out, in terms of what lifestyle he preferred.
30.Sinatra married Mia Farrow in 1966. He just finished an album he called "September of My Years." At this time, Frank was 51, Mia was 21. A sixties rebel and opposed to the Vietnam War, Sinatra's friends claimed he "digged her brains." They were separated 16 months later in November of 1967 acknowledging that they spent little time together.
31.Frank's key moment in shifting from left to right wing politics seem to have come during his retirement years (circa 1971-1972). The key moment came when the House Crime Committee held a new investigation of Sinatra's mob ties in 1972. The main evidence against him was the testimony of a confessed hit man who said that a New England Mafia boss had boasted that Sinatra was "fronting" for him as part owner to two resort hotels. The committee called Sinatra. The committe counsel later admitted (even to Frank himself) that the evidence was all hearsay.
32.Sinatra explained his actual shift in political thinking in a New York Times Op-Ed piece he wrote right after his appearance before the committee. His old politics of "standing up for the little guy" had been altered. He saw his subpoena as a prime example of big government oppressing a little guy. He now embraced the right-wing populism that defined the principal oppressor of the little guy.
33.Sinatra's Vital Stats in 1964: Height: 5'11" Weight: 155 lbs. Hair: Dark Brown
34.In the mid-1960's, Frank's favorite New York bar was Jilly's Saloon (256 West 52nd Street - currently closed). Sinatra met Jilly in Miami Beach when performing at the Fontainebleau. They hit it off immediately.
35.Sinatra announced his retirement on March 23, 1971. At the time, he wanted to spend more time with his family and perhaps write. However, he was back in the studio on April 30, 1973 to record tracks for his Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back LP. Obviously, he didn't last long in retirement!
36.Sinatra dislikes women who smoke or drink too much or who wear heavy perfume. He dislikes roast lamb, fair-weather friends, green salads, phonies, complainers, and weshers. He is, of course, the perfect host. A great Italian cook! He lets people believe he is out swinging every night of the week, when actually he is often home reading. He is a best-seller addict, and has an insatiable interest in history. He has an excellent eye for quality French Impressionist paintings. He is what Rosalind Russell called: "a fake drinker" ... more often than not, he talks more about drinking than he actually imbibes. He believes the Lennon/McCartney song "Yesterday" is one of the best songs ever written, and strongly feels that prizefighter Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest he ever saw.
37.Sinatra was an only child of Italian parents, and they spoiled him. From the beginning, this only child had money. His father was a fireman, but his mother was a popular Democratic ward leader. Frank had a charge account at a local department store and a wardrobe so fancy that his friends called him "Slacksey." He had a secondhand car at 15!! And in the depths of the Depression, after dropping out of high school, he had the ultimate luxury, a job unloading trucks at the Jersey Observer.
38.During filming of his movies, Sinatra insisted on one or two takes. This had led to careless, even shoddy productions. A clear example of this can be seen in 1970's Dirty Dingus Magee.
39.In 1974, Frank told Daily News columnist Kay Gardella that it was Billie Holiday, who he first heard in 52nd Street clubs in the 1930's, who was - and still remains - the greatest single musical influence on him.
40.Back in 1963, the Nevada Gaming Control Board charged that the Chicago mobster Sam Giancana had been a week-long guest at Sinatra's Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe. The Gaming Control Board sought to revoke Sinatra's casino gambling license. After debating the issue, Sinatra chose not to fight the revocation order. Apparently, his friendship with Giancana was more important than his investment in Nevada,and he sold his interests for $3.5 million.
41.Frank's father - Anthony Martin Sinatra - ran a saloon when he wasn't working for the fire department. His father was a blue-eyed Sicilian,close-mouthed, passive, and in his own way, tough. He once boxed as "Marty O'Brien" in the years when the Irish ran northern New Jersey.
42.Dolly Sinatra, Frank's mother, was born Natalie Garaventi. When Frank was born, she was disappointed. Why? She wanted a girl! In fact, prior to his birth, she had already bought lots of pink clothes. She dressed Frank in those pink outfits, rather than discard them.
43.When Frank released Trilogy in 1980, it was heralded as his best work in 15 years. Rolling Stone stated that he was "deeper and rawer in his bass register, lighter and more inflective in the baritone range. In concert, the voice sounded impossibly big, animative, cunning, and formidable. It was as if the presence of an audience somehow impelled him to renewed levels of ingenuity and intensity."
44.Don Costa stuff: Costa was one of the few certifiable legends in pop music history; over 280 chart records in more than 30 years; producer; arranger and friend to a galaxy of musical luminaries including Frank Sinatra. Produced/arranged a number of Sinatra LPs: She Shot Me Down, Some Nice Things I Missed, Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back, The Main Event, Cycles, Sinatra and Strings, etc. Actually wrote the melody on one track for She Shot Me Down, entitled "Monday Morning Quarterback."
45.Frank Sinatra married Barbara Marx on July 11, 1976. She was formerly married to one of the 4 famed "Marx Brothers," Zeppo Marx. Barbara Sinatra was born in Missouri. She moved to Wichita, Kansas during the Second World War, and upon the War's conclusion, moved to California, where she remains with Frank to this day. When she first arrived in California, she settled in Long Beach and ran a modeling school and consulted to the Miss Universe Beauty Pageants. She had an 8-month stint as a Las Vegas showgirl and did some modeling for a fashion designer in Los Angeles.
46.Frank's real estate (as of 1983): The Rancho Mirage Compound (Palm Springs, California); Waldorf Towers Apartment (NYC); large house (Los Angeles). Frank loves LA and NY the most. On the other hand, Barbara loves New York City the most. She enjoys attending social events, art museums, plays, and Broadway shows.
47.At Rancho Mirage during the early 1980's, Frank and Barbara Sinatra feel most at ease out of all of the homes they own together. There are "his" and "hers" cactus gardens; door mats monogrammed BAS (for her) and FAS (for him)!! There's a swimming pool and tennis court, guest houses and green spaces and a projection room in old railroad caboose, where he also keeps his collection of model trains. Barbara loves animals, particularly dogs. At one point, at the Compound, there were as many as eight dogs!
48.In the early 1980's, Sinatra performed in Rio de Janeiro before the largest audience (175,000 people) ever to attend a concert by a soloist-the event, at the time, was recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records. As an aside note, Frank has also set box office records performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
49.Various Awards: Frank received special awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 1983, he was one of 5 recipients to receive a Kennedy Center Honor. That same year he received two honors of distinction. Variety Clubs International, the show business charity, saluted him for his achievements as an entertainer and a humanitarian. As a tribute to him, the Sinatra Family Children's Unit for the Chronically Ill, was established at the Seattle Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center. In 1979, Frank wins the Trustees Award in acknowledgment of his lifetime of devotion to the high standards of recording artistry. In early 1994, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded Frank Sinatra with his first multi-platinum record in his 55-year career, for 2 million units sold of the all-star vocal collection, Duets. This was Sinatra's first "multi" platinum record. He scored "platinum" with Strangers In The Night in 1966, and Greatest Hits in 1968. In addition, Frank has racked up 21 gold albums in his career.
50.Grammy Awards: Only The Lonely wins for Best Cover Art (1958); Come Dance With Me wins Album of the Year and Best Male Vocal (1959); September of My Years wins Album of The Year; "It Was A Very Good Year" wins Best Male Performance (1965); Sinatra: A Man And His Music is named Album of The Year. Strangers In The Night wins Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance (1966); Grammy Legend Award (1994).
51.Harry Connick Jr. on Frank Sinatra: "Sinatra is the total master of vocal technique. He was the first at holding phrases for such a long time, sliding from note to note. The way he can get vibrato on the high notes - it's amazing. Then there is his breath control, the way he can hold phrases for 20 or 25 seconds. The best example is on 'Old Man River' from The Concert Sinatra album. He must have an extra set of lungs; I wish he kept them in my chest."
52.Frank's three children (all conceived with first wife Nancy): Nancy Sandra - born in 1940; Franklin Wayne Emmanuel (Frank Jr.) - born in 1944; and Christina (Tina) - born in 1948. Nancy and Frank Jr. were born in Jersey City; Tina was born in LA.
53.Out of all the songs Frank's recorded, the one he "hates" the most is "Strangers In the Night."
54.Frank Sinatra has faced triumph, failure and triumph again throughout his long career as an entertainer. New musical fads and trends-bebop, soft rock, hard rock, punk, rap, hip-hop-come and go, but somehow the Sinatra show that exploded half a century ago beats on into the 1990's.
55.(Rolling Stone, 1980) "What Sinatra did was important: he took the songs of Porter, Gershwin, Arlen, Cahn, Fein, and others and made them seem personal and imperative. It was an eloquent display of his paradoxical brand of artistry; touch, yet sensitive, vain yet compassionate, grasping yet generous. And when Sinatra left the stage, we realized we might never witness artistry that big and that provocative, again."
56.Frank Sinatra developed a unique white-blues style, supple enough to express the wide range of his own turbulent emotions. He transformed the tunes of the great writers into something personal by the sincerity of his performance; Sinatra actually seemed to "believe" the words he was singing.
Died: May 14, 1998, at 10:50 p.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; died of heart attack.
Full name: Francis Albert Sinatra.
Wives: Last wife was Barbara Marx; formerly married to childhood sweetheart Nancy Barbato, actresses Ava Gardner & Mia Farrow.
Children: Frank Jr. and Nancy Sinatra, who sang hit 1970s song "These Boots Were Made for Walking."
Names: Also known as Chairman of the Board, Ol' Blue Eyes and The Voice. Other names included Lean Lark, Croon Prince of Swing, Moonlight Sinatra, Groovey Galahad, and Svengali of Swing.
1.Born December 12, 1915 an only child whose parents dreamed of his studying to be a Civil Engineer.
2.Attended Demarest High School (Hoboken, NJ) and participated in all sports.
3.Sinatra's favorite passion is prizefighting. Was a "close friend" of Tami Mauriello, a heavyweight contender in 1943.
4.Hated mathematics!
5.Worked for the circulation manager of the Jersey Observer newspaper. He first started out riding news trucks, and later was promoted to copy boy.
6.He wanted to be a reporter. When told by the editor that copy boys "don't know enough to be reporters," Frank went to a secretarial school and enrolled in a Journalism class, studying English, typing, and shorthand. Finally, the editor relented and made Frank a cub sports reporter. Frank covered various school games he actually played himself. He was 18 years old at the time.
7.When it came to learning how to sing, Frank did it by singing. He never read a note, and never took a lesson. He did however enjoy spending summers playing a ukulele on the beaches of the Jersey Shore.
8.One of Frank's idols was Bing Crosby. After hearing Bing sing one night in 1935, he told his date Nancy Barbato (who one day would be his wife) that he just had to be a singer. Bing's voice would be his role model for tone and phrasing styles in his own singing later on.
9.To get people interested in hearing him sing, he performed in neighborhood theater amateur shows, where you could win $10 or a set of dishes! He went from one movie house to the next. In attendance was Demarest alumni, who once watched him play basketball!
10.Won a prize on Major Bowes Amateur Hour, which landed him his first professional contract: $25 per week for being a singer, headwaiter, master of ceremonies, and a comedian at a country roadhouse called The Rustic Cabin in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The time period was 1938. At the same time, he began taking a dozen quarter-hour sustaining programs every week over 4 local, New Jersey radio stations. Frank's cash take for these events amounted to 70 cents a week for carfare. Anyway it was around 1938 and people were beginning to hear Sinatra.
11.Harry James heard Frank sing at The Rustic Cabin in 1939 and signed him to a two-year contract as lead vocalist in James' new band. This was June of 1939. Sinatra would be associated with Harry James for only six months.
12.At a musician's benefit in Chicago (December 1939), Tommy Dorsey approached Frank and told him he was looking for a vocalist. Frank was delighted and told Dorsey: "I've been trying for years to sing the way you play trombone." That was the beginning of a three-year relationship between Sinatra and Dorsey. It was at this time that Frank acquired the rabid following of young fans, which enabled him later to branch out as a solo artist. It was also at this time that Frank's career soared.
13.Frank always wanted to serve his country. However, on December 9, 1941, three days shy of his 26th birthday, he was classified as "4-F" at the Newark Induction Center because of a "punctured eardrum." Frank earned this from a playmate on a deserted street in Hoboken (the boy swung a bicycle chain at Frank during a fight) . Amazingly, it kept him out of the Armed Forces in 1941 when it was time for him to report.
14.He married his childhood sweetheart, Nancy Barbato in February of 1939. The bowties you see from a lot of old photos were compliments of Nancy herself. She knitted them to hide Frank's huge Adam's Apple!!
15.Around November of 1946, Columbia Records estmated that Frank was recording an average of 24 songs per year, enabling them to issue one new Sinatra record a month. At that time, his records were selling at an annual rate of 10 million per year!!
16.A talent agency marketing his voice advertised it as:"The Voice That Thrilled Millions." This sweeping phrase was condensed by a weary journalist to simply, "The Voice." The name, as you know, stuck to him ever since.
17.In the Fall of 1942, eager to go out on his own and to get out of his contract with Dorsey, he pledged one third of his future gross earnings to Dorsey, and another 10% of his future gross to Dorsey's manager, Leonard Vannerson.
18.Manny Sacks and William Paley of the Columbia Recording Corporation took a chance on recording Frank as a soloist. Both Columbia and MCA (Frank's new talent agency) freed Sinatra from Dorsey and Vannerson by paying them $60,000. The year was 1948.
19.Always hated cops. With some of his first wages from the Jesey Observer, Frank bought new clothes. While parading them around in Hoboken, the cops saw them and wanted to know were he got them from. "Ya copper, what's it to you?" he said to them. When they got through with him he was torn, tattered, and a bloddy mess; ribs cracked, his nose smashed, and his face and body horribly swollen. From that day on, all authority has sent him a little berserk!
20."The House I Live In," made at the peak of Sinatra's popularity earned him a special Academy Award in 1945.
21.Frank was first linked to the Mafia in February 1947 in a gossip column report that stated he was seen in Havana with mobster Lucky Luciano. Later, in 1949, he was tied to both the Mafia "and" the Communists. The Committee on Un-American Activities said he followed or appeased some of the Communist Party line program. Sinatra has flat out denied any involvement with the Communist Party. Apparently, these accusations continued. On April 8, 1947, Sinatra punched Hearst gossip columnist Lee Mortimer at Ciro's (Hollywood's hot night spot). The Hearst papers went wild, running whole pages on this incident, and repeated stories on the Mafia/Communist charges. Sinatra said he punched Mortimer because the columnist called him a "dago"! 22. 1949 was Sinatra's "rock bottom" year. He was fired from his radio show; 6 months after that his New York concerts flopped. Soon, his personal life was falling apart as fast as his career. He and Nancy were splitting. His affair with Ava Gardner had become an open scandal. Columbia Records wanted him out. In 1950, he was released from his MGM film contract, and his own agent, MCA, dropped him. He was a has-been at 34.
22.Frank was sick, broke, and reduced to borrowing from Ava Gardner. His career and personality were near shambles. Friends Toots Shor, Hank Sanicola, and Jimmy Van Heusen, etc. tried to get him into getting hold of himself. As it turned out, Frank Sinatra saved Frank Sinatra! He read James Jones' From Here To Eternity, and knew that the part of Maggio, the tough little Italian who refused to be broken, could have been written for him. He went to see Buddy Adler (Columbia Pictures Producer) and asked to be tested for the part. Adler had 5 other actors ahead of Sinatra to test. Frank, then went to Henry Cohn (head of Columbia pictures) to sell himself for the role. Frank sold Cohn, got the part, and the rest is as they say, history!
23.Sinatra, who plays Montgomery Clift's soldier-buddy in
24.From Here To Eternity, underwent several hours of military training every day to prepare for his role as Maggio.
25.Frank accepted $8,000 for his role as Maggio in From Here To Eternity. He had been getting $150,000 per picture prior to this.
26.As you know, Frank won an Academy Award for his portrayl as Maggio in
27.From Here To Eternity. His comeback had started!! Within a few months hew was back on his feet, making Guys and Dolls, The Tender Trap, and The Man With The Golden Arm. He signed a new recording contract with Capitol Records and his singing was better than ever on actual records and in personal appearances. Three records: ("Young At Heart," "Learnin' The Blues" and "The Tender Trap") were million copy sellers. Capitol later released Songs For Swinging Lovers and NBC offered him a multimillion dollar, write-his-own-ticket TV contract.
28.Frank's support of then Senator JFK was well documented and filmed. However, Kennedy's campaign advisors worried about Sinatra's Mafia aura and expressed the hope that the singer would keep his distance from the Senator, while still recognizing Frank's valuable contributions to event organization. After JFK had won the Presidential Election (1960), and in a gesture of classic macho deference, Sinatra offered to share a prize girlfriend, Judith Campbell Exner, with the President. Kennedy liked the idea and began an affair with Exner. (Sinatra's musical hit that year, appropriately enough, was "All The Way"). Then Sinatra went too far; he introduced Exner to Chicago Mob leader Sam Giancana. Bobby Kennedy, in the middle of a campaign to crush the Mafia, put a stop to his brother's involvement with Exner, and ultimately, strongly reiterated the need for Jack to stay free and clear of Sinatra. The Kennedy's had been planning to stay with Sinatra in Frank's Palm Springs compound. Sinatra had remodeled his house in anticipation of the presidential visit. At the last minute, JFK announced they stay instead with Bing Crosby-who wasn't even a Democrat!! To the public, and to Frank, it was an inexplicable snub. He got even with Bobby later in the 1968 California primary by supporting Humphrey. Frank later discovered the Humphrey campaign had the same reservations that the Kennedy campaign had had, and he quietly left.
29.Of all the success Frank endured, his private life remained disturbed. Shortly after (or during?) his split with Ava, Frank had been reported serious about only two women: Lauren Bacall (widow of Humphrey Bogart), and Juliet Prowse (a talented dancer from South Africa). Never quite knowing if he wanted serious relations or total freedom, he seemed at this time to develop an allergy to the word "marriage." Whenever it was mentioned, he would get an itch to run!! And ran he did, with his buddies-The Rat Pack (Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop).They would make movies together, sing together, and tour together. They even had their own lingo!! However, during these times, Frank continued to be a good father to this children. He was hard to figure out, in terms of what lifestyle he preferred.
30.Sinatra married Mia Farrow in 1966. He just finished an album he called "September of My Years." At this time, Frank was 51, Mia was 21. A sixties rebel and opposed to the Vietnam War, Sinatra's friends claimed he "digged her brains." They were separated 16 months later in November of 1967 acknowledging that they spent little time together.
31.Frank's key moment in shifting from left to right wing politics seem to have come during his retirement years (circa 1971-1972). The key moment came when the House Crime Committee held a new investigation of Sinatra's mob ties in 1972. The main evidence against him was the testimony of a confessed hit man who said that a New England Mafia boss had boasted that Sinatra was "fronting" for him as part owner to two resort hotels. The committee called Sinatra. The committe counsel later admitted (even to Frank himself) that the evidence was all hearsay.
32.Sinatra explained his actual shift in political thinking in a New York Times Op-Ed piece he wrote right after his appearance before the committee. His old politics of "standing up for the little guy" had been altered. He saw his subpoena as a prime example of big government oppressing a little guy. He now embraced the right-wing populism that defined the principal oppressor of the little guy.
33.Sinatra's Vital Stats in 1964: Height: 5'11" Weight: 155 lbs. Hair: Dark Brown
34.In the mid-1960's, Frank's favorite New York bar was Jilly's Saloon (256 West 52nd Street - currently closed). Sinatra met Jilly in Miami Beach when performing at the Fontainebleau. They hit it off immediately.
35.Sinatra announced his retirement on March 23, 1971. At the time, he wanted to spend more time with his family and perhaps write. However, he was back in the studio on April 30, 1973 to record tracks for his Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back LP. Obviously, he didn't last long in retirement!
36.Sinatra dislikes women who smoke or drink too much or who wear heavy perfume. He dislikes roast lamb, fair-weather friends, green salads, phonies, complainers, and weshers. He is, of course, the perfect host. A great Italian cook! He lets people believe he is out swinging every night of the week, when actually he is often home reading. He is a best-seller addict, and has an insatiable interest in history. He has an excellent eye for quality French Impressionist paintings. He is what Rosalind Russell called: "a fake drinker" ... more often than not, he talks more about drinking than he actually imbibes. He believes the Lennon/McCartney song "Yesterday" is one of the best songs ever written, and strongly feels that prizefighter Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest he ever saw.
37.Sinatra was an only child of Italian parents, and they spoiled him. From the beginning, this only child had money. His father was a fireman, but his mother was a popular Democratic ward leader. Frank had a charge account at a local department store and a wardrobe so fancy that his friends called him "Slacksey." He had a secondhand car at 15!! And in the depths of the Depression, after dropping out of high school, he had the ultimate luxury, a job unloading trucks at the Jersey Observer.
38.During filming of his movies, Sinatra insisted on one or two takes. This had led to careless, even shoddy productions. A clear example of this can be seen in 1970's Dirty Dingus Magee.
39.In 1974, Frank told Daily News columnist Kay Gardella that it was Billie Holiday, who he first heard in 52nd Street clubs in the 1930's, who was - and still remains - the greatest single musical influence on him.
40.Back in 1963, the Nevada Gaming Control Board charged that the Chicago mobster Sam Giancana had been a week-long guest at Sinatra's Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe. The Gaming Control Board sought to revoke Sinatra's casino gambling license. After debating the issue, Sinatra chose not to fight the revocation order. Apparently, his friendship with Giancana was more important than his investment in Nevada,and he sold his interests for $3.5 million.
41.Frank's father - Anthony Martin Sinatra - ran a saloon when he wasn't working for the fire department. His father was a blue-eyed Sicilian,close-mouthed, passive, and in his own way, tough. He once boxed as "Marty O'Brien" in the years when the Irish ran northern New Jersey.
42.Dolly Sinatra, Frank's mother, was born Natalie Garaventi. When Frank was born, she was disappointed. Why? She wanted a girl! In fact, prior to his birth, she had already bought lots of pink clothes. She dressed Frank in those pink outfits, rather than discard them.
43.When Frank released Trilogy in 1980, it was heralded as his best work in 15 years. Rolling Stone stated that he was "deeper and rawer in his bass register, lighter and more inflective in the baritone range. In concert, the voice sounded impossibly big, animative, cunning, and formidable. It was as if the presence of an audience somehow impelled him to renewed levels of ingenuity and intensity."
44.Don Costa stuff: Costa was one of the few certifiable legends in pop music history; over 280 chart records in more than 30 years; producer; arranger and friend to a galaxy of musical luminaries including Frank Sinatra. Produced/arranged a number of Sinatra LPs: She Shot Me Down, Some Nice Things I Missed, Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back, The Main Event, Cycles, Sinatra and Strings, etc. Actually wrote the melody on one track for She Shot Me Down, entitled "Monday Morning Quarterback."
45.Frank Sinatra married Barbara Marx on July 11, 1976. She was formerly married to one of the 4 famed "Marx Brothers," Zeppo Marx. Barbara Sinatra was born in Missouri. She moved to Wichita, Kansas during the Second World War, and upon the War's conclusion, moved to California, where she remains with Frank to this day. When she first arrived in California, she settled in Long Beach and ran a modeling school and consulted to the Miss Universe Beauty Pageants. She had an 8-month stint as a Las Vegas showgirl and did some modeling for a fashion designer in Los Angeles.
46.Frank's real estate (as of 1983): The Rancho Mirage Compound (Palm Springs, California); Waldorf Towers Apartment (NYC); large house (Los Angeles). Frank loves LA and NY the most. On the other hand, Barbara loves New York City the most. She enjoys attending social events, art museums, plays, and Broadway shows.
47.At Rancho Mirage during the early 1980's, Frank and Barbara Sinatra feel most at ease out of all of the homes they own together. There are "his" and "hers" cactus gardens; door mats monogrammed BAS (for her) and FAS (for him)!! There's a swimming pool and tennis court, guest houses and green spaces and a projection room in old railroad caboose, where he also keeps his collection of model trains. Barbara loves animals, particularly dogs. At one point, at the Compound, there were as many as eight dogs!
48.In the early 1980's, Sinatra performed in Rio de Janeiro before the largest audience (175,000 people) ever to attend a concert by a soloist-the event, at the time, was recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records. As an aside note, Frank has also set box office records performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
49.Various Awards: Frank received special awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 1983, he was one of 5 recipients to receive a Kennedy Center Honor. That same year he received two honors of distinction. Variety Clubs International, the show business charity, saluted him for his achievements as an entertainer and a humanitarian. As a tribute to him, the Sinatra Family Children's Unit for the Chronically Ill, was established at the Seattle Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center. In 1979, Frank wins the Trustees Award in acknowledgment of his lifetime of devotion to the high standards of recording artistry. In early 1994, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded Frank Sinatra with his first multi-platinum record in his 55-year career, for 2 million units sold of the all-star vocal collection, Duets. This was Sinatra's first "multi" platinum record. He scored "platinum" with Strangers In The Night in 1966, and Greatest Hits in 1968. In addition, Frank has racked up 21 gold albums in his career.
50.Grammy Awards: Only The Lonely wins for Best Cover Art (1958); Come Dance With Me wins Album of the Year and Best Male Vocal (1959); September of My Years wins Album of The Year; "It Was A Very Good Year" wins Best Male Performance (1965); Sinatra: A Man And His Music is named Album of The Year. Strangers In The Night wins Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance (1966); Grammy Legend Award (1994).
51.Harry Connick Jr. on Frank Sinatra: "Sinatra is the total master of vocal technique. He was the first at holding phrases for such a long time, sliding from note to note. The way he can get vibrato on the high notes - it's amazing. Then there is his breath control, the way he can hold phrases for 20 or 25 seconds. The best example is on 'Old Man River' from The Concert Sinatra album. He must have an extra set of lungs; I wish he kept them in my chest."
52.Frank's three children (all conceived with first wife Nancy): Nancy Sandra - born in 1940; Franklin Wayne Emmanuel (Frank Jr.) - born in 1944; and Christina (Tina) - born in 1948. Nancy and Frank Jr. were born in Jersey City; Tina was born in LA.
53.Out of all the songs Frank's recorded, the one he "hates" the most is "Strangers In the Night."
54.Frank Sinatra has faced triumph, failure and triumph again throughout his long career as an entertainer. New musical fads and trends-bebop, soft rock, hard rock, punk, rap, hip-hop-come and go, but somehow the Sinatra show that exploded half a century ago beats on into the 1990's.
55.(Rolling Stone, 1980) "What Sinatra did was important: he took the songs of Porter, Gershwin, Arlen, Cahn, Fein, and others and made them seem personal and imperative. It was an eloquent display of his paradoxical brand of artistry; touch, yet sensitive, vain yet compassionate, grasping yet generous. And when Sinatra left the stage, we realized we might never witness artistry that big and that provocative, again."
56.Frank Sinatra developed a unique white-blues style, supple enough to express the wide range of his own turbulent emotions. He transformed the tunes of the great writers into something personal by the sincerity of his performance; Sinatra actually seemed to "believe" the words he was singing.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
1958 : Michael Jackson is born
Pop sensation Michael Jackson is born on this day in Gary, Indiana.
Jackson began performing with his four brothers in the pop group the Jackson 5 when he was a child. The group scored its first No. 1 single in 1969, with "I Want You Back." By age 11, Jackson was appearing on TV, and by age 14 he had released his first solo album. A Jackson 5 TV cartoon series appeared in the early '70s, and in 1976 the Jackson family, including sister Janet Jackson, launched a TV variety show called The Jacksons that ran for one season. Throughout the 70s, media attention focused on Michael, who piped vocals in his high voice for "ABC," "I'll Be There," and many other Top 20 hits.
Jackson released several solo albums in the '70s, but his great breakthrough came in 1979 with Off the Wall. He became the first solo artist to score four Top 10 hits from one album, including "She's Out of My Life" and "Rock with You." His next album, Thriller (1983), became the biggest selling album up to that time, selling some 45 million copies around the world. This time, he scored seven Top 10 singles, and the album won eight Grammies. Although his next album, Bad (1987), sold only about half as many copies as Thriller, it was still a tremendous best-seller. In 1991, Jackson signed an unprecedented $65 million record deal with Sony. That year, he released Dangerous.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Jackson developed a reputation as an eccentric recluse. He moved to a 2,700-acre ranch called Neverland, which he outfitted with wild animals and a Ferris wheel. He underwent a facelift and nose job and was rumored to have lightened his skin through chemical treatment, though he claimed his increasing pallor was due to a skin disease. In 1993, scandal broke when Jackson was publicly accused of child molestation and underwent investigation. The case settled out of court. In 1994, Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley; the couple later divorced. Jackson married Deborah Rowe in 1996, and the couple had two sons, Prince and Paris, before divorcing in 1999.
On June 13, 2005, Jackson was acquitted of sexual molestation of a young boy, Gavin Arvizo, in criminal court.
Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, just weeks before a planned concert tour billed as his "comeback." He was 50 years old.
Jackson began performing with his four brothers in the pop group the Jackson 5 when he was a child. The group scored its first No. 1 single in 1969, with "I Want You Back." By age 11, Jackson was appearing on TV, and by age 14 he had released his first solo album. A Jackson 5 TV cartoon series appeared in the early '70s, and in 1976 the Jackson family, including sister Janet Jackson, launched a TV variety show called The Jacksons that ran for one season. Throughout the 70s, media attention focused on Michael, who piped vocals in his high voice for "ABC," "I'll Be There," and many other Top 20 hits.
Jackson released several solo albums in the '70s, but his great breakthrough came in 1979 with Off the Wall. He became the first solo artist to score four Top 10 hits from one album, including "She's Out of My Life" and "Rock with You." His next album, Thriller (1983), became the biggest selling album up to that time, selling some 45 million copies around the world. This time, he scored seven Top 10 singles, and the album won eight Grammies. Although his next album, Bad (1987), sold only about half as many copies as Thriller, it was still a tremendous best-seller. In 1991, Jackson signed an unprecedented $65 million record deal with Sony. That year, he released Dangerous.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Jackson developed a reputation as an eccentric recluse. He moved to a 2,700-acre ranch called Neverland, which he outfitted with wild animals and a Ferris wheel. He underwent a facelift and nose job and was rumored to have lightened his skin through chemical treatment, though he claimed his increasing pallor was due to a skin disease. In 1993, scandal broke when Jackson was publicly accused of child molestation and underwent investigation. The case settled out of court. In 1994, Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley; the couple later divorced. Jackson married Deborah Rowe in 1996, and the couple had two sons, Prince and Paris, before divorcing in 1999.
On June 13, 2005, Jackson was acquitted of sexual molestation of a young boy, Gavin Arvizo, in criminal court.
Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, just weeks before a planned concert tour billed as his "comeback." He was 50 years old.
2005 : Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on this day in 2005. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. After briefly coming ashore in southern Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane, Katrina gained strength before slamming into the Gulf Coast on August 29. In addition to bringing devastation to the New Orleans area, the hurricane caused damage along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, as well as other parts of Louisiana.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city on August 28, when Katrina briefly achieved Category 5 status and the National Weather Service predicted "devastating" damage to the area. But an estimated 150,000 people, who either did not want to or did not have the resources to leave, ignored the order and stayed behind. The storm brought sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, which cut power lines and destroyed homes, even turning cars into projectile missiles. Katrina caused record storm surges all along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The surges overwhelmed the levees that protected New Orleans, located at six feet below sea level, from Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. Soon, 80 percent of the city was flooded up to the rooftops of many homes and small buildings.
Tens of thousands of people sought shelter in the New Orleans Convention Center and the Louisiana Superdome. The situation in both places quickly deteriorated, as food and water ran low and conditions became unsanitary. Frustration mounted as it took up to two days for a full-scale relief effort to begin. In the meantime, the stranded residents suffered from heat, hunger, and a lack of medical care. Reports of looting, rape, and even murder began to surface. As news networks broadcast scenes from the devastated city to the world, it became obvious that a vast majority of the victims were African-American and poor, leading to difficult questions among the public about the state of racial equality in the United States. The federal government and President George W. Bush were roundly criticized for what was perceived as their slow response to the disaster. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Michael Brown, resigned amid the ensuing controversy.
Finally, on September 1, the tens of thousands of people staying in the damaged Superdome and Convention Center begin to be moved to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, and another mandatory evacuation order was issued for the city. The next day, military convoys arrived with supplies and the National Guard was brought in to bring a halt to lawlessness. Efforts began to collect and identify corpses. On September 6, eight days after the hurricane, the Army Corps of Engineers finally completed temporary repairs to the three major holes in New Orleans' levee system and were able to begin pumping water out of the city.
In all, it is believed that the hurricane caused more than 1,300 deaths and up to $150 billion in damages to both private property and public infrastructure. It is estimated that only about $40 billion of that number will be covered by insurance. One million people were displaced by the disaster, a phenomenon unseen in the United States since the Great Depression. Four hundred thousand people lost their jobs as a result of the disaster. Offers of international aid poured in from around the world, even from poor countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Private donations from U.S. citizens alone approached $600 million.
The storm also set off 36 tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, resulting in one death.
President Bush declared September 16 a national day of remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city on August 28, when Katrina briefly achieved Category 5 status and the National Weather Service predicted "devastating" damage to the area. But an estimated 150,000 people, who either did not want to or did not have the resources to leave, ignored the order and stayed behind. The storm brought sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, which cut power lines and destroyed homes, even turning cars into projectile missiles. Katrina caused record storm surges all along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The surges overwhelmed the levees that protected New Orleans, located at six feet below sea level, from Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. Soon, 80 percent of the city was flooded up to the rooftops of many homes and small buildings.
Tens of thousands of people sought shelter in the New Orleans Convention Center and the Louisiana Superdome. The situation in both places quickly deteriorated, as food and water ran low and conditions became unsanitary. Frustration mounted as it took up to two days for a full-scale relief effort to begin. In the meantime, the stranded residents suffered from heat, hunger, and a lack of medical care. Reports of looting, rape, and even murder began to surface. As news networks broadcast scenes from the devastated city to the world, it became obvious that a vast majority of the victims were African-American and poor, leading to difficult questions among the public about the state of racial equality in the United States. The federal government and President George W. Bush were roundly criticized for what was perceived as their slow response to the disaster. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Michael Brown, resigned amid the ensuing controversy.
Finally, on September 1, the tens of thousands of people staying in the damaged Superdome and Convention Center begin to be moved to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, and another mandatory evacuation order was issued for the city. The next day, military convoys arrived with supplies and the National Guard was brought in to bring a halt to lawlessness. Efforts began to collect and identify corpses. On September 6, eight days after the hurricane, the Army Corps of Engineers finally completed temporary repairs to the three major holes in New Orleans' levee system and were able to begin pumping water out of the city.
In all, it is believed that the hurricane caused more than 1,300 deaths and up to $150 billion in damages to both private property and public infrastructure. It is estimated that only about $40 billion of that number will be covered by insurance. One million people were displaced by the disaster, a phenomenon unseen in the United States since the Great Depression. Four hundred thousand people lost their jobs as a result of the disaster. Offers of international aid poured in from around the world, even from poor countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Private donations from U.S. citizens alone approached $600 million.
The storm also set off 36 tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, resulting in one death.
President Bush declared September 16 a national day of remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK.
3. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS. REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.
4. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.
5. IF YOU HAVE A BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU'LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.
6. YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE ~ WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.
7. IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
DAILY THOUGHT:
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK.
3. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS. REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.
4. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.
5. IF YOU HAVE A BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU'LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.
6. YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE ~ WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.
7. IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
DAILY THOUGHT:
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
Crawl into a hole
Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back. Or that you could crawl into a hole? Here are the testimonials of a few people who did.
FIRST TESTIMONY: I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?" I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn't say a word...he knew better.
SECOND TESTIMONY: I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls."
THIRD TESTIMONY: My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically. The boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget.
FOURTH TESTIMONY: While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving "right now" she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!" The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me, were screams of laughter.
FIFTH TESTIMONY: Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him if he needed to go, and he said "No". I kept thinking "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny, are you SURE you didn't have an accident?" "No," he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. Soooooo, I asked one more time, "Danny, did you have an accident?" This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his cheeks and yelled "SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!"
While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the best laugh they'd ever had!
LAST TESTIMONY: This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get any... a true story... We had a female news anchor that, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard!
FIRST TESTIMONY: I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?" I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn't say a word...he knew better.
SECOND TESTIMONY: I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls."
THIRD TESTIMONY: My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically. The boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget.
FOURTH TESTIMONY: While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving "right now" she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!" The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me, were screams of laughter.
FIFTH TESTIMONY: Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him if he needed to go, and he said "No". I kept thinking "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny, are you SURE you didn't have an accident?" "No," he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. Soooooo, I asked one more time, "Danny, did you have an accident?" This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his cheeks and yelled "SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!"
While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the best laugh they'd ever had!
LAST TESTIMONY: This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get any... a true story... We had a female news anchor that, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
We have 2 honor everyone, not just the smart ones
In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods.
On a Sears hairdryer -- Do not use while sleeping.
(That's the only time I have to work on my hair.)
On a bag of Fritos -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
(the shoplifter special?)
On a bar of Dial soap -- "Directions: Use like regular soap."
(and that would be???....)
On some Swanson frozen dinners -- "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
(but, it's just a suggestion.)
On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom) -- "Do not turn upside down."
(well...duh, a bit late, huh!)
On Marks &Spencer Bread Pudding -- "Product will be hot after heating."
(...and you thought????...)
On packaging for a Rowenta iron -- "Do not iron clothes on body."
(but wouldn't this save me time?)
On Boot's Children Cough Medicine -- "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication."
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5 year-olds with head-colds off those bulldozers.)
On Nytol Sleep Aid -- "Warning: May cause drowsiness."
(...I'm taking this because???....)
On most brands of Christmas lights -- "For indoor or outdoor use only."
(as opposed to what?)
On a Japanese food processor -- "Not to be used for the other use."
(now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)
On Sainsbury's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts."
(talk about a news flash)
On an American Airlines packet of nuts -- "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."
(Step 3: say what?)
On a child's Superman costume -- "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
(I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)
On a Sears hairdryer -- Do not use while sleeping.
(That's the only time I have to work on my hair.)
On a bag of Fritos -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
(the shoplifter special?)
On a bar of Dial soap -- "Directions: Use like regular soap."
(and that would be???....)
On some Swanson frozen dinners -- "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
(but, it's just a suggestion.)
On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom) -- "Do not turn upside down."
(well...duh, a bit late, huh!)
On Marks &Spencer Bread Pudding -- "Product will be hot after heating."
(...and you thought????...)
On packaging for a Rowenta iron -- "Do not iron clothes on body."
(but wouldn't this save me time?)
On Boot's Children Cough Medicine -- "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication."
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5 year-olds with head-colds off those bulldozers.)
On Nytol Sleep Aid -- "Warning: May cause drowsiness."
(...I'm taking this because???....)
On most brands of Christmas lights -- "For indoor or outdoor use only."
(as opposed to what?)
On a Japanese food processor -- "Not to be used for the other use."
(now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)
On Sainsbury's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts."
(talk about a news flash)
On an American Airlines packet of nuts -- "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."
(Step 3: say what?)
On a child's Superman costume -- "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
(I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)
TEQUILA
Do you have feelings of inadequacy?
Do you suffer from shyness?
>
>Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive?
>
>If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or
>pharmacist
>about Tequila®.
>
>Tequila® is the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident about
>yourself and your actions. Tequila® can help ease you out of your shyness
>and let you tell the world that you're ready and willing to do just about
>anything. You will notice the benefits of Tequila® almost immediately, and
>with a regimen of regular doses you can overcome any obstacles that prevent
>you from living the life you want to live. Shyness and awkwardness will be
>a
>thing of the past, and you will discover many talents you never knew you
>had
> Stop hiding and start living, with Tequila®.
>
>Tequila® may not be right for everyone. Women who are pregnant or nursing
>should not use Tequila®. However, women who wouldn't mind nursing or
>becoming pregnant are encouraged to try it. Side effects may include
>dizziness, nausea, vomiting, incarceration, erotic lustfulness, loss of
>motor control, loss of clothing, loss of money, loss of virginity,
>delusions
>of grandeur, table dancing, headache, dehydration, dry mouth, and a desire
>to sing Karaoke and play all-night rounds of Strip Poker, Truth Or Dare,
>and
>Naked Twister.
Do you suffer from shyness?
>
>Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive?
>
>If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or
>pharmacist
>about Tequila®.
>
>Tequila® is the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident about
>yourself and your actions. Tequila® can help ease you out of your shyness
>and let you tell the world that you're ready and willing to do just about
>anything. You will notice the benefits of Tequila® almost immediately, and
>with a regimen of regular doses you can overcome any obstacles that prevent
>you from living the life you want to live. Shyness and awkwardness will be
>a
>thing of the past, and you will discover many talents you never knew you
>had
> Stop hiding and start living, with Tequila®.
>
>Tequila® may not be right for everyone. Women who are pregnant or nursing
>should not use Tequila®. However, women who wouldn't mind nursing or
>becoming pregnant are encouraged to try it. Side effects may include
>dizziness, nausea, vomiting, incarceration, erotic lustfulness, loss of
>motor control, loss of clothing, loss of money, loss of virginity,
>delusions
>of grandeur, table dancing, headache, dehydration, dry mouth, and a desire
>to sing Karaoke and play all-night rounds of Strip Poker, Truth Or Dare,
>and
>Naked Twister.
Friday, August 27, 2010
When Girls Drink to much
1. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE OUR PURSE IS.
2. WE BELIEVE THAT DANCING WITH OUR ARMS OVERHEAD AND WIGGLING OUR BUTT WHILE YELLING "WOO-HOO!" IS TRULY THE SEXIEST DANCE MOVE AROUND.
3. WE'VE SUDDENLY DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO KICK SOMEONE'S ASS AND
HONESTLY BELIEVE WE COULD DO IT TOO.
4. IN OUR LAST TRIP TO PEE, WE REALIZE THAT WE NOW LOOK MORE LIKE A
HOMELESS HOOKER THAN THE GODDESS WE WERE JUST FOUR HOURS AGO.
5. WE DROP OUR 3:00 A.M. SUBMARINE SANDWICH ON THE FLOOR (WHICH WE'RE EATING EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT THE LEAST BIT HUNGRY), PICK IT UP AND CARRY ON EATING IT.
6.WE START CRYING AND TELLING EVERYONE WE SEE THAT WE LOVE THEM SOOOOO MUCH.
7. WE GET EXTREMELY EXCITED AND JUMP UP AND DOWN EVERY TIME A NEW SONG PLAYS BECAUSE "OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS SONG!"
8. WE'VE FOUND A DEEPER/SPIRITUAL SIDE TO THE GEEK SITTING NEXT TO US.
9. THE MAN WE'RE FLIRTING WITH USED TO BE OUR 5TH GRADE TEACHER.
10. THE URGE TO TAKE OFF ARTICLES OF CLOTHING, STAND ON A TABLE AND
SING OR DANCE BECOMES STRANGELY OVERWHELMING TO US.
11. OUR EYES JUST DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO STAY OPEN ON THEIR OWN SO WE KEEP THEM HALF CLOSED AND THINK IT LOOKS EXOTICALLY SEXY.
12. WE'VE SUDDENLY TAKEN UP SMOKING AND BECOME REALLY GOOD AT IT.
13. WE YELL AT THE BARTENDER, WHO WE BELIEVE CHEATED US BY GIVING US JUST LEMONADE, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER TASTE THE GIN.
14. WE THINK WE ARE IN BED, BUT OUR PILLOW FEELS STRANGELY LIKE THE
KITCHEN FLOOR.
15. WE START EVERY CONVERSATION WITH A BOOMING, "DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY BUT..."
16. WE FAIL TO NOTICE THAT THE TOILET LID'S DOWN WHEN WE SIT ON IT.
17. OUR HUGS BEGIN TO RESEMBLE WRESTLING TAKE-DOWN MOVES.
18. WE ARE TIRED SO WE JUST SIT ON THE FLOOR (WHEREVER WE HAPPEN TO BE STANDING) AND TAKE A QUICK NAP.
19. WE BEGIN LEAVING THE BUTTONS OPEN ON OUR BUTTON FLY PANTS TO CUT DOWN ON THE TIME WE'RE IN THE BATHROOM AWAY FROM OUR DRINK.
20. WE TAKE OUR SHOES OFF BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT'S THEIR FAULT THAT
WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WALKING STRAIGHT.
2. WE BELIEVE THAT DANCING WITH OUR ARMS OVERHEAD AND WIGGLING OUR BUTT WHILE YELLING "WOO-HOO!" IS TRULY THE SEXIEST DANCE MOVE AROUND.
3. WE'VE SUDDENLY DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO KICK SOMEONE'S ASS AND
HONESTLY BELIEVE WE COULD DO IT TOO.
4. IN OUR LAST TRIP TO PEE, WE REALIZE THAT WE NOW LOOK MORE LIKE A
HOMELESS HOOKER THAN THE GODDESS WE WERE JUST FOUR HOURS AGO.
5. WE DROP OUR 3:00 A.M. SUBMARINE SANDWICH ON THE FLOOR (WHICH WE'RE EATING EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT THE LEAST BIT HUNGRY), PICK IT UP AND CARRY ON EATING IT.
6.WE START CRYING AND TELLING EVERYONE WE SEE THAT WE LOVE THEM SOOOOO MUCH.
7. WE GET EXTREMELY EXCITED AND JUMP UP AND DOWN EVERY TIME A NEW SONG PLAYS BECAUSE "OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS SONG!"
8. WE'VE FOUND A DEEPER/SPIRITUAL SIDE TO THE GEEK SITTING NEXT TO US.
9. THE MAN WE'RE FLIRTING WITH USED TO BE OUR 5TH GRADE TEACHER.
10. THE URGE TO TAKE OFF ARTICLES OF CLOTHING, STAND ON A TABLE AND
SING OR DANCE BECOMES STRANGELY OVERWHELMING TO US.
11. OUR EYES JUST DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO STAY OPEN ON THEIR OWN SO WE KEEP THEM HALF CLOSED AND THINK IT LOOKS EXOTICALLY SEXY.
12. WE'VE SUDDENLY TAKEN UP SMOKING AND BECOME REALLY GOOD AT IT.
13. WE YELL AT THE BARTENDER, WHO WE BELIEVE CHEATED US BY GIVING US JUST LEMONADE, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER TASTE THE GIN.
14. WE THINK WE ARE IN BED, BUT OUR PILLOW FEELS STRANGELY LIKE THE
KITCHEN FLOOR.
15. WE START EVERY CONVERSATION WITH A BOOMING, "DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY BUT..."
16. WE FAIL TO NOTICE THAT THE TOILET LID'S DOWN WHEN WE SIT ON IT.
17. OUR HUGS BEGIN TO RESEMBLE WRESTLING TAKE-DOWN MOVES.
18. WE ARE TIRED SO WE JUST SIT ON THE FLOOR (WHEREVER WE HAPPEN TO BE STANDING) AND TAKE A QUICK NAP.
19. WE BEGIN LEAVING THE BUTTONS OPEN ON OUR BUTTON FLY PANTS TO CUT DOWN ON THE TIME WE'RE IN THE BATHROOM AWAY FROM OUR DRINK.
20. WE TAKE OUR SHOES OFF BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT'S THEIR FAULT THAT
WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WALKING STRAIGHT.
The cabbie and the nun
A cabbie picks up a Nun. She gets into the cab, and the cab driver won't
stop staring at her. She asks him why he is staring?
He replies: "I have a question to ask you, but I don't want to
offend you".
She answers, "My son, you cannot offend me. When you're as old as I am,
having been a nun as long as I have, you get a chance to see and hear just about everything. I'm sure that there's nothing you could say or ask that I would find offensive"
"Well, I've always had a fantasy to have a nun kiss me."
She responds, "Well, let's see what we can do about that: #1, you have to
be single and #2, you must be Catholic."
The cab driver is very excited and says, "Yes, I'm single and? Catholic"
"OK" the nun says. "Pull into the next alley."??
The nun fulfills his fantasy with a kiss that would make a hooker blush.
But when they get back on the road, the cab driver starts crying.
"My dear child," said the nun, why are you crying?"
"Forgive me but I've sinned. I lied. I must confess, I'm married and? I'm
Jewish."
The nun says, "That's OK, my name is Kevin and I'm going to a Halloween
party."
stop staring at her. She asks him why he is staring?
He replies: "I have a question to ask you, but I don't want to
offend you".
She answers, "My son, you cannot offend me. When you're as old as I am,
having been a nun as long as I have, you get a chance to see and hear just about everything. I'm sure that there's nothing you could say or ask that I would find offensive"
"Well, I've always had a fantasy to have a nun kiss me."
She responds, "Well, let's see what we can do about that: #1, you have to
be single and #2, you must be Catholic."
The cab driver is very excited and says, "Yes, I'm single and? Catholic"
"OK" the nun says. "Pull into the next alley."??
The nun fulfills his fantasy with a kiss that would make a hooker blush.
But when they get back on the road, the cab driver starts crying.
"My dear child," said the nun, why are you crying?"
"Forgive me but I've sinned. I lied. I must confess, I'm married and? I'm
Jewish."
The nun says, "That's OK, my name is Kevin and I'm going to a Halloween
party."
Thursday, August 26, 2010
LEARNING TO CUSS
A 6 year-old and 4 year-old are upstairs in their bedroom. "You know
> what?" says the 6 year-old. "I think it's about time we started cussing."
> The 4 Year-olds nods his head in approval. The 6 year-old continues,
> "When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'm gonna say something with 'hell'
> and you say something with 'ass.' The 4 year-old agrees with enthusiasm.
> When their mother walks into the kitchen and asks the 6 year-old what
> he wants for breakfast, he replies, "Aw hell Mom, I guess I'll have
> some Cheerios."
>
> WHACK! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor,
> gets up,and runs upstairs crying his eyes out with his mother in hot
> pursuit,slapping his rear with every step. She locks him in his room
> and shouts,"You can stay in there until I let you out."
>
> She then comes back downstairs, looks at the 4 year-old and asks with
> a stern voice, "And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?"
>
> "I don't know," he blubbers, "but you can bet your fat ass it won't
> be Cheerios."
> what?" says the 6 year-old. "I think it's about time we started cussing."
> The 4 Year-olds nods his head in approval. The 6 year-old continues,
> "When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'm gonna say something with 'hell'
> and you say something with 'ass.' The 4 year-old agrees with enthusiasm.
> When their mother walks into the kitchen and asks the 6 year-old what
> he wants for breakfast, he replies, "Aw hell Mom, I guess I'll have
> some Cheerios."
>
> WHACK! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor,
> gets up,and runs upstairs crying his eyes out with his mother in hot
> pursuit,slapping his rear with every step. She locks him in his room
> and shouts,"You can stay in there until I let you out."
>
> She then comes back downstairs, looks at the 4 year-old and asks with
> a stern voice, "And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?"
>
> "I don't know," he blubbers, "but you can bet your fat ass it won't
> be Cheerios."
1939 : First televised Major League baseball game
On this day in 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.
At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets--there were only about 400 in the New York area. Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the United States, and only in the mid-1950s did television sets become more common in the American household.
In 1939, the World's Fair--which was being held in New York--became the catalyst for the historic broadcast. The television was one of fair’s prize exhibits, and organizers believed that the Dodgers-Reds doubleheader on August 26 was the perfect event to showcase America's grasp on the new technology.
By today's standards, the video coverage was somewhat crude. There were only two stationary camera angles: The first was placed down the third base line to pick up infield throws to first, and the second was placed high above home plate to get an extensive view of the field. It was also difficult to capture fast-moving plays: Swinging bats looked like paper fans, and the ball was all but invisible during pitches and hits.
Nevertheless, the experiment was a success, driving interest in the development of television technology, particularly for sporting events. Though baseball owners were initially concerned that televising baseball would sap actual attendance, they soon warmed to the idea, and the possibilities for revenue generation that came with increased exposure of the game, including the sale of rights to air certain teams or games and television advertising.
Today, televised sports is a multi-billion dollar industry, with technology that gives viewers an astounding amount of visual and audio detail. Cameras are now so precise that they can capture the way a ball changes shape when struck by a bat, and athletes are wired to pick up field-level and sideline conversation.
At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets--there were only about 400 in the New York area. Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the United States, and only in the mid-1950s did television sets become more common in the American household.
In 1939, the World's Fair--which was being held in New York--became the catalyst for the historic broadcast. The television was one of fair’s prize exhibits, and organizers believed that the Dodgers-Reds doubleheader on August 26 was the perfect event to showcase America's grasp on the new technology.
By today's standards, the video coverage was somewhat crude. There were only two stationary camera angles: The first was placed down the third base line to pick up infield throws to first, and the second was placed high above home plate to get an extensive view of the field. It was also difficult to capture fast-moving plays: Swinging bats looked like paper fans, and the ball was all but invisible during pitches and hits.
Nevertheless, the experiment was a success, driving interest in the development of television technology, particularly for sporting events. Though baseball owners were initially concerned that televising baseball would sap actual attendance, they soon warmed to the idea, and the possibilities for revenue generation that came with increased exposure of the game, including the sale of rights to air certain teams or games and television advertising.
Today, televised sports is a multi-billion dollar industry, with technology that gives viewers an astounding amount of visual and audio detail. Cameras are now so precise that they can capture the way a ball changes shape when struck by a bat, and athletes are wired to pick up field-level and sideline conversation.
RISAS RAPÌDAS
Qué le dijo?
¿Un chinche a una chinche?
Te amo chincheramente.
¿Un semáforo a otro?
No me mires que me estoy cambiando...
¿El café al azúcar?
Sin ti mi vida es amarga.
¿Un pato a otro pato jugando a las carreras?
Vamos empatados.
¿Una iguana a la otra?
Somos iguanitas.
¿Un ojo al otro?
Tan cerca y no nos vemos.
¿Una pared a la otra pared?
Nos vemos en la esquina
¿Una oreja a la otra?
Con tanta cera y no brillamos.
¿Un celular a otro celular?
Tengo celulitis.
¿El cuchillo a la gelatina?
No tiembles cobarde.
¿Un español a un chino?
Hola. Y el Chino contesta: las doce y tleinta
¿Saben por que mataron a Kung Fu?
Porque lo kunfundieron.
¿Por qué un libro de matemáticas se suicidó?
Porque tenía muchos problemas.
¿ Por qué las gallinas quieren tanto a sus pollitos?
Porque les costó un huevo tenerlos
LIBÉRATE DEL ESTRÉS Y RÍE UN POCO!!!!
¿Un chinche a una chinche?
Te amo chincheramente.
¿Un semáforo a otro?
No me mires que me estoy cambiando...
¿El café al azúcar?
Sin ti mi vida es amarga.
¿Un pato a otro pato jugando a las carreras?
Vamos empatados.
¿Una iguana a la otra?
Somos iguanitas.
¿Un ojo al otro?
Tan cerca y no nos vemos.
¿Una pared a la otra pared?
Nos vemos en la esquina
¿Una oreja a la otra?
Con tanta cera y no brillamos.
¿Un celular a otro celular?
Tengo celulitis.
¿El cuchillo a la gelatina?
No tiembles cobarde.
¿Un español a un chino?
Hola. Y el Chino contesta: las doce y tleinta
¿Saben por que mataron a Kung Fu?
Porque lo kunfundieron.
¿Por qué un libro de matemáticas se suicidó?
Porque tenía muchos problemas.
¿ Por qué las gallinas quieren tanto a sus pollitos?
Porque les costó un huevo tenerlos
LIBÉRATE DEL ESTRÉS Y RÍE UN POCO!!!!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
welfare office
A guy walked into the local welfare office to pick up his
check. He
marched straight up to the counter and said, "Hi. You know, I just HATE
drawing welfare. I'd really rather have a job."
The social worker behind the counter said, "Your timing is
excellent. We just got a job opening from a very wealthy old man who
wants a chauffeur and bodyguard for his beautiful daughter You'll have
to drive around in his 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL, and he will supply all of
your clothes..
Because of the long hours, meals will be provided. You'll also be
expected to escort the daughter on her overseas holiday trips, This is
rather awkward to say but you will also have to, as part of your job
assignment, satisfy her sexual urges as the daughter is in her mid-20's
and has a rather strong sex drive.
A two-bedroom loft type apartment with plasma TV, stereo, bar, etc.
located above the garage will be designated for your sole use and the
salary is $200,000 a year.."
The guy, just plain wide-eyed, said, "You're bullshittin me"
The social worker said, " Yeah, well, you started it."
check. He
marched straight up to the counter and said, "Hi. You know, I just HATE
drawing welfare. I'd really rather have a job."
The social worker behind the counter said, "Your timing is
excellent. We just got a job opening from a very wealthy old man who
wants a chauffeur and bodyguard for his beautiful daughter You'll have
to drive around in his 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL, and he will supply all of
your clothes..
Because of the long hours, meals will be provided. You'll also be
expected to escort the daughter on her overseas holiday trips, This is
rather awkward to say but you will also have to, as part of your job
assignment, satisfy her sexual urges as the daughter is in her mid-20's
and has a rather strong sex drive.
A two-bedroom loft type apartment with plasma TV, stereo, bar, etc.
located above the garage will be designated for your sole use and the
salary is $200,000 a year.."
The guy, just plain wide-eyed, said, "You're bullshittin me"
The social worker said, " Yeah, well, you started it."
El Príncipe de la bachata, frank reyes!
Con un estilo más juvenil y una madurez musical, Frank Reyes mantiene el título de Príncipe de la Bachata, con su nueva producción titulada “Sigue Tu Vida” del que ya se escucha su primer sencillo “Ya No Te Quiero”.
Sobre su nueva producción, Frank aclara que “sigo manteniendo el contenido de las letras de las canciones que interpreto. Eso es innegociable para mí. Siempre escojo por más de un año, con mucho cuidado, las canciones que voy a cantar para que mi público esté orgulloso de mi”.
Para combatir con la piratería y tomar más control de su carrera, El Príncipe ha decido ser el productor musical y ejecutivo de su nuevo disco y señala que “me cansé de no ser valorado por la disquera y que mi trabajo no llegara a otros lugares donde tengo fe que puede llegar”.
En esta producción, su número 14, Frank compuso el tema “Si No Me Llamas, No Te Llamo”, un merengue al estilo bachata. Otros temas que componen los 10 del disco son “Te Pienso”, “Sigo Vivo”, “Mi Reina”, “Sigue Tu Vida”, “Cómo Olvidar”, “Loco Por Tu Amor”, “Tú No Sabes Lo Que Es El Amor” y “Ya Aprenderás”.
En la actualidad el interprete de Princesa, posee múltiples nominaciones a los Latin GRAMMY®, Premios Lo Nuestro, Billboard y es el único bachatero que ha ganado ocho estatuillas en los Premios Casandra de la República Dominicana como “Bachatero del Año” y este año 2010 está nominado en esta categoría.
“Desde pequeño le dije a mi padre que iba a ser artista e iba a llegar lejos. Gracias a Dios lo logré y mi meta ahora es superarme con cada producción” expresa el bachatero que mantiene una apretada agenda de presentaciones en su país natal, como en Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y algunos países de Europa.
Historia
"EL PRINCIPE DE LA BACHATA" Frank Reyes nació en el municipio de Tenares en Boba Arriba en la República Dominicana. Frank crece dentro de una familia trabajadora que se sostenía del cultivo del campo. Durante su niñez Frank Reyes desarrollo su talento artístico formando parte de un grupo musical, el cual era formado por él y sus hermanos. Se dice que en dicha agrupación Frank Reyes entonaba cantos de su propia inspiración. Este grupo de hermanos ayudo a hacer los atardeceres en el campo mucho más ameno.
A los doce años de edad Frank Reyes decide viajar a la ciúdad de Santo Domingo. A pesar de que no conocía a nadie él decide por auto valor sobresalir en ese mundo desconocido por él.
Trabajó en todo tipo de trabajos hasta lograr conseguir su propio negocio. Su primer negocio fue un colmado que estaba localizado en el barrio Buenos Aires. A través de este negocio Frank conoció al señor Juan B. Genáo, quien en esos días tenia la idea de encontrar talento joven y convertirlos en artistas. De esta forma fue que el Señor Genáo descubrió a Frank Reyes y le da la oportunidad de realizar su gran sueño que era grabar su primera producción musical. Esta producción fue titulada "Tu serás mi reina" y en esta Frank Reyes se auto nombro "El Príncipe de la Bachata". Esta producción contiene once temas de los cuales ocho de ellos fueron escritos por él y también contenía los temas "voy pa' lla" y "como fui a enamorarme de ti". Con el apoyo de Genáo Records, Frank Reyes graba cuatro producciones musicales dándose a conocer con los temas mas resonados de los años 1993-1996. Estos temas fueron: "Se fue mi amor bonito", "Suspiro de amantes","La ley de la vida","Basta ya" y otros temas mas.
Para su Quinta producción, Frank Reyes fue invitado por la prestigiosa disquera Juan & Nelson Records (J&N) a grabar una producción. En esta ocasión la disquera exigió una producción que le diera a Frank Reyes una línea musical propia que cautivara al publico bachatero y por esta razón Frank y su grupo tenían en sus manos la labor de crear algo diferente y muy especial. Los frutos del cambio de línea de Frank Reyes fue el tema "Vine a decirte adiós" el cual fue todo un éxito, logrando primeros lugares de sintonía en República Dominicana y varios lugares del mundo. Como resultado del gran éxito obtenido en 1996, Frank Reyes obtuvo el galardón de los premios Cassandra como bachatero del año y también varios premios y reconocimientos en el ámbito internacional.. Este CD se podría decir que fue la llave que le abrió las puertas a lugares nunca antes imaginados por él y también la satisfacción de todos el que colaboro con él para la producción de este CD por haber logrado el resultado esperado.
Después de él haber logrado todo ese éxito, fue que comenzó el compromiso de Frank Reyes con su publico. El reto de dar lo mejor de lo mejor en cada una de sus nuevas producciones, tal como lo ha hecho hasta el momento. En 1997 sale el tema "Extraño mi pueblo" que al igual que la producción anterior logra colocarse en los primeros lugares de sintonía en varios países. Por Segunda vez consecutiva Frank Reyes consigue ganar disco de oro y de platino por mas discos vendidos en su disquera, sobrepasando a los demás bachateros del momento.
En el año 2001 continúan los éxitos para Frank Reyes tras la salida de su producción titulada "Tú eres ajena" la cual lo coloco en un escalón aparte de los demás bachateros y también le ayudo a conseguir el premio de artista bachatero del año.
En el 2002 Frank Reyes lleva la bachata a un nivel mas alto, cuando él decide dar un concierto titulado "Bachata de gala" en el anfiteatro de uno de los hoteles más famosos de la capital Dominicana el hotel Jaragua. En esta ocasión Frank Reyes fue acompañado por la dirección musical del maestro Jorge Tavera. Este concierto fue la primera vez que un artista del genero Bachata haya cantado con una gran orquesta. La respuesta de su publico a esta propuesta fue un respaldo y apoyo masivo llenando el lugar a capacidad. En este mismo año Frank Reyes lanza su mas reciente producción titulada "Déjame entrar en ti" la cual fue realizada con un toque muy especial pensando en el mercado internacional. Esta producción contiene temas como: "Nada de nada", "Déjame entrar en ", "Como llora mi alma" y otros temas.
Para el año 2003 la producción "nada de nada" rompe marcas, siendo la misma una producción tan insólita. Esta producción se mantuvo en los primeros lugares de venta, en los mercados de habla hispana como los Estados Unidos, Europa, el Caribe, y Suramérica por un periodo de 18 meses. Segun la casa disquera JVN, la cual admite haber tenido gran sorpresa de dicha producción porque todos los temas que se incluyeron en la misma, dieron una gran expectativa y aceptación del público.
Para el año 2004 Frank Reyes ha preparado una producción de mayor nivel, el cual con sus propias palabras es" un proyecto que me ha llevado a realizar con toda la calidad que mi publico se merece". El nombre de la producción lleva el titulo de "Cuando se quiere se puede" la producción contiene 8 temas de bachata y dos merengues de sabor cibaeño muy diferentes y con mucho mambo.
En el 2005, llega el éxito más internacional de Frank Reyes, “Princesa”, tema que lo colocó en la cúspide de la popularidad y lo llevó a múltiples nominaciones alrededor del mundo. “Ha sido el tema más internacional que he tenido” aclara Frank.
Discografía
• 1991: Tu Serás Mi Reina
• 1993: Si El Amor Condena, Estoy Condenado
• 1994: Bachata Con Categoria
• 1996: El Príncipe
• 1997: Estelares de Frank Reyes
• 1998: Regresó Mi Amor Bonito
• 1998: Vine a Decirte Adios
• 1999: Extraño Mi Pueblo
• 2000: Amor En Silencio
• 2000: Exitos
• 2002: Bachata de Gala
• 2002: Déjame Entrar En Ti
• 2004: En Vivo
• 2004: Cuando Se Quiere Se Puede
• 2005: Frank Reyes: Desde Santo Domingo Live!
• 2005: Dósis de Amor
• 2007: Tour 2006
• 2008: Te Regalo El Mar
• 2010: Sigue Tu Vida
Sobre su nueva producción, Frank aclara que “sigo manteniendo el contenido de las letras de las canciones que interpreto. Eso es innegociable para mí. Siempre escojo por más de un año, con mucho cuidado, las canciones que voy a cantar para que mi público esté orgulloso de mi”.
Para combatir con la piratería y tomar más control de su carrera, El Príncipe ha decido ser el productor musical y ejecutivo de su nuevo disco y señala que “me cansé de no ser valorado por la disquera y que mi trabajo no llegara a otros lugares donde tengo fe que puede llegar”.
En esta producción, su número 14, Frank compuso el tema “Si No Me Llamas, No Te Llamo”, un merengue al estilo bachata. Otros temas que componen los 10 del disco son “Te Pienso”, “Sigo Vivo”, “Mi Reina”, “Sigue Tu Vida”, “Cómo Olvidar”, “Loco Por Tu Amor”, “Tú No Sabes Lo Que Es El Amor” y “Ya Aprenderás”.
En la actualidad el interprete de Princesa, posee múltiples nominaciones a los Latin GRAMMY®, Premios Lo Nuestro, Billboard y es el único bachatero que ha ganado ocho estatuillas en los Premios Casandra de la República Dominicana como “Bachatero del Año” y este año 2010 está nominado en esta categoría.
“Desde pequeño le dije a mi padre que iba a ser artista e iba a llegar lejos. Gracias a Dios lo logré y mi meta ahora es superarme con cada producción” expresa el bachatero que mantiene una apretada agenda de presentaciones en su país natal, como en Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y algunos países de Europa.
Historia
"EL PRINCIPE DE LA BACHATA" Frank Reyes nació en el municipio de Tenares en Boba Arriba en la República Dominicana. Frank crece dentro de una familia trabajadora que se sostenía del cultivo del campo. Durante su niñez Frank Reyes desarrollo su talento artístico formando parte de un grupo musical, el cual era formado por él y sus hermanos. Se dice que en dicha agrupación Frank Reyes entonaba cantos de su propia inspiración. Este grupo de hermanos ayudo a hacer los atardeceres en el campo mucho más ameno.
A los doce años de edad Frank Reyes decide viajar a la ciúdad de Santo Domingo. A pesar de que no conocía a nadie él decide por auto valor sobresalir en ese mundo desconocido por él.
Trabajó en todo tipo de trabajos hasta lograr conseguir su propio negocio. Su primer negocio fue un colmado que estaba localizado en el barrio Buenos Aires. A través de este negocio Frank conoció al señor Juan B. Genáo, quien en esos días tenia la idea de encontrar talento joven y convertirlos en artistas. De esta forma fue que el Señor Genáo descubrió a Frank Reyes y le da la oportunidad de realizar su gran sueño que era grabar su primera producción musical. Esta producción fue titulada "Tu serás mi reina" y en esta Frank Reyes se auto nombro "El Príncipe de la Bachata". Esta producción contiene once temas de los cuales ocho de ellos fueron escritos por él y también contenía los temas "voy pa' lla" y "como fui a enamorarme de ti". Con el apoyo de Genáo Records, Frank Reyes graba cuatro producciones musicales dándose a conocer con los temas mas resonados de los años 1993-1996. Estos temas fueron: "Se fue mi amor bonito", "Suspiro de amantes","La ley de la vida","Basta ya" y otros temas mas.
Para su Quinta producción, Frank Reyes fue invitado por la prestigiosa disquera Juan & Nelson Records (J&N) a grabar una producción. En esta ocasión la disquera exigió una producción que le diera a Frank Reyes una línea musical propia que cautivara al publico bachatero y por esta razón Frank y su grupo tenían en sus manos la labor de crear algo diferente y muy especial. Los frutos del cambio de línea de Frank Reyes fue el tema "Vine a decirte adiós" el cual fue todo un éxito, logrando primeros lugares de sintonía en República Dominicana y varios lugares del mundo. Como resultado del gran éxito obtenido en 1996, Frank Reyes obtuvo el galardón de los premios Cassandra como bachatero del año y también varios premios y reconocimientos en el ámbito internacional.. Este CD se podría decir que fue la llave que le abrió las puertas a lugares nunca antes imaginados por él y también la satisfacción de todos el que colaboro con él para la producción de este CD por haber logrado el resultado esperado.
Después de él haber logrado todo ese éxito, fue que comenzó el compromiso de Frank Reyes con su publico. El reto de dar lo mejor de lo mejor en cada una de sus nuevas producciones, tal como lo ha hecho hasta el momento. En 1997 sale el tema "Extraño mi pueblo" que al igual que la producción anterior logra colocarse en los primeros lugares de sintonía en varios países. Por Segunda vez consecutiva Frank Reyes consigue ganar disco de oro y de platino por mas discos vendidos en su disquera, sobrepasando a los demás bachateros del momento.
En el año 2001 continúan los éxitos para Frank Reyes tras la salida de su producción titulada "Tú eres ajena" la cual lo coloco en un escalón aparte de los demás bachateros y también le ayudo a conseguir el premio de artista bachatero del año.
En el 2002 Frank Reyes lleva la bachata a un nivel mas alto, cuando él decide dar un concierto titulado "Bachata de gala" en el anfiteatro de uno de los hoteles más famosos de la capital Dominicana el hotel Jaragua. En esta ocasión Frank Reyes fue acompañado por la dirección musical del maestro Jorge Tavera. Este concierto fue la primera vez que un artista del genero Bachata haya cantado con una gran orquesta. La respuesta de su publico a esta propuesta fue un respaldo y apoyo masivo llenando el lugar a capacidad. En este mismo año Frank Reyes lanza su mas reciente producción titulada "Déjame entrar en ti" la cual fue realizada con un toque muy especial pensando en el mercado internacional. Esta producción contiene temas como: "Nada de nada", "Déjame entrar en ", "Como llora mi alma" y otros temas.
Para el año 2003 la producción "nada de nada" rompe marcas, siendo la misma una producción tan insólita. Esta producción se mantuvo en los primeros lugares de venta, en los mercados de habla hispana como los Estados Unidos, Europa, el Caribe, y Suramérica por un periodo de 18 meses. Segun la casa disquera JVN, la cual admite haber tenido gran sorpresa de dicha producción porque todos los temas que se incluyeron en la misma, dieron una gran expectativa y aceptación del público.
Para el año 2004 Frank Reyes ha preparado una producción de mayor nivel, el cual con sus propias palabras es" un proyecto que me ha llevado a realizar con toda la calidad que mi publico se merece". El nombre de la producción lleva el titulo de "Cuando se quiere se puede" la producción contiene 8 temas de bachata y dos merengues de sabor cibaeño muy diferentes y con mucho mambo.
En el 2005, llega el éxito más internacional de Frank Reyes, “Princesa”, tema que lo colocó en la cúspide de la popularidad y lo llevó a múltiples nominaciones alrededor del mundo. “Ha sido el tema más internacional que he tenido” aclara Frank.
Discografía
• 1991: Tu Serás Mi Reina
• 1993: Si El Amor Condena, Estoy Condenado
• 1994: Bachata Con Categoria
• 1996: El Príncipe
• 1997: Estelares de Frank Reyes
• 1998: Regresó Mi Amor Bonito
• 1998: Vine a Decirte Adios
• 1999: Extraño Mi Pueblo
• 2000: Amor En Silencio
• 2000: Exitos
• 2002: Bachata de Gala
• 2002: Déjame Entrar En Ti
• 2004: En Vivo
• 2004: Cuando Se Quiere Se Puede
• 2005: Frank Reyes: Desde Santo Domingo Live!
• 2005: Dósis de Amor
• 2007: Tour 2006
• 2008: Te Regalo El Mar
• 2010: Sigue Tu Vida
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
1974 : Paul Anka has a #1 hit with "(You’re) Having My Baby"
On August 24, 1967, 17 years after his first trip to the top of the pop charts, Paul Anka earns a #1 hit with "(You’re) Having My Baby," a duet with singer Odia Cotes.
Regrets? Perhaps Paul Anka’s had a few, but writing the lyrics to "My Way" would certainly not be among them. Nor would writing a new theme song for Jack Paar’s replacement on The Tonight Show and negotiating a deal that would pay him royalties every time Johnny Carson took the stage over the next 32 years. Nor his astute decision (at the age of only 19) to buy back from his record label the master recordings of hits like "Diana," "Lonely Boy," "Puppy Love" and "Put Your Head On My Shoulders," thereby giving himself permanent control over lucrative reissues of his early catalog. In business he was nearly infallible, from his early days as a self-made teen idol to his later money-making years as a medallion-wearing Vegas headliner. So when he someday turns to face life's final curtain, Paul Anka will have earned not only a pile of cash, but also the right to say he did things his way, even when it meant sparking an outcry of protest against his chart-topping hit "(You’re) Having My Baby," which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day in 1974.
It’s difficult to say what the biggest problem with "(You’re) Having My Baby" was, since it seemed to depend very much on one’s perspective. On the one hand, there were the feminists who took issue not only with the sexist title of the song itself, but with lyrics like "Do ya feel my seed inside ya, growin'?" To these people, Anka would later extend an olive branch by performing the song with the altered lyric "You’re having our baby." Harder to mollify were the right-to-life activists who protested the song on the basis of lyrics they regarded as pro-abortion: "Didn't have to keep it/ Wouldn't put you through it/ You could have swept it from your life/ But you wouldn't do it."
Anka, for his part, intended "(You’re) Having My Baby" as a straightforward, apolitical tribute to the wife who had given him four healthy children. And political backlash aside, it struck enough of a chord in American record-buyers to give him one of the biggest hits of his extraordinary career.
Regrets? Perhaps Paul Anka’s had a few, but writing the lyrics to "My Way" would certainly not be among them. Nor would writing a new theme song for Jack Paar’s replacement on The Tonight Show and negotiating a deal that would pay him royalties every time Johnny Carson took the stage over the next 32 years. Nor his astute decision (at the age of only 19) to buy back from his record label the master recordings of hits like "Diana," "Lonely Boy," "Puppy Love" and "Put Your Head On My Shoulders," thereby giving himself permanent control over lucrative reissues of his early catalog. In business he was nearly infallible, from his early days as a self-made teen idol to his later money-making years as a medallion-wearing Vegas headliner. So when he someday turns to face life's final curtain, Paul Anka will have earned not only a pile of cash, but also the right to say he did things his way, even when it meant sparking an outcry of protest against his chart-topping hit "(You’re) Having My Baby," which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day in 1974.
It’s difficult to say what the biggest problem with "(You’re) Having My Baby" was, since it seemed to depend very much on one’s perspective. On the one hand, there were the feminists who took issue not only with the sexist title of the song itself, but with lyrics like "Do ya feel my seed inside ya, growin'?" To these people, Anka would later extend an olive branch by performing the song with the altered lyric "You’re having our baby." Harder to mollify were the right-to-life activists who protested the song on the basis of lyrics they regarded as pro-abortion: "Didn't have to keep it/ Wouldn't put you through it/ You could have swept it from your life/ But you wouldn't do it."
Anka, for his part, intended "(You’re) Having My Baby" as a straightforward, apolitical tribute to the wife who had given him four healthy children. And political backlash aside, it struck enough of a chord in American record-buyers to give him one of the biggest hits of his extraordinary career.
Monday, August 23, 2010
1989 : Pete Rose gets booted from baseball
On this day in 1989, as punishment for betting on baseball, Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose accepts a settlement that includes a lifetime ban from the game. A heated debate continues to rage as to whether Rose, a former player who remains the game’s all-time hits leader, should be given a second chance.
Although gambling on a sport you play or coach is now considered unacceptable in nearly all levels of sport, it was relatively common among those connected with baseball in the early 20th century. Some of baseball’s most talented and well-known players, such as "Turkey" Mike Donlin and Hal Chase, as well as manager John McGraw, who publicly won $400 dollars when his New York Giants won the World Series in 1905, were often suspected of gambling on their own games. Chase was considered a dangerous man to have on a team because of his willingness to make extra money by dropping fly balls or misplaying first base. This all changed, however, after the White Sox purposefully lost the World Series in 1919 for a payoff from gambler Arnold Rothstein. Outraged, a group of baseball’s faithful--including American League Commissioner Ban Johnson, former player and manager Christy Matthewson and White Sox owner Charles Comiskey, among others--made it a priority to clean up the game and repair its reputation. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, a former federal judge, was hired as Major League Baseball’s first commissioner to crack down on corruption.
One of Landis’ first moves was to ban eight White Sox players found to be involved in the World Series betting scandal from the game for life, including Chase and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, one of the greatest players in baseball history. Major League Baseball Rule 21(d) now states that a player faces a ban of one year for betting on any baseball game, and a lifetime ban for betting on his own team. In addition, signs posted prominently in every clubhouse remind players that gambling is not permitted.
It was known in baseball circles since the 1970s that Pete Rose had a gambling problem. Although at first he bet only on horse races and football games, allegations surfaced in early 1989 that Rose was not only betting on baseball, but on his own team. Major League Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti began an inquiry, and hired Washington lawyer John Dowd to head the investigation. Dowd compiled hundreds of hours of testimony from numerous sources that detailed Rose’s history of gambling on baseball while serving as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, including betting on his own team.
Although Rose continued to proclaim his innocence, he was eventually persuaded to accept a settlement that included a lifetime ban from the game. At a subsequent press conference, Giamatti characterized Rose’s acceptance of the ban as a no-contest plea to the charges against him.
In 2004, after years of repeated denials, Rose published My Prison Without Bars, in which he finally confessed to gambling on the Reds, though he added that had always bet on the Reds to win. Because of the lifetime ban, Rose cannot work in Major League Baseball and, despite his stellar playing career, he is not eligible for the Hall of Fame.
Although gambling on a sport you play or coach is now considered unacceptable in nearly all levels of sport, it was relatively common among those connected with baseball in the early 20th century. Some of baseball’s most talented and well-known players, such as "Turkey" Mike Donlin and Hal Chase, as well as manager John McGraw, who publicly won $400 dollars when his New York Giants won the World Series in 1905, were often suspected of gambling on their own games. Chase was considered a dangerous man to have on a team because of his willingness to make extra money by dropping fly balls or misplaying first base. This all changed, however, after the White Sox purposefully lost the World Series in 1919 for a payoff from gambler Arnold Rothstein. Outraged, a group of baseball’s faithful--including American League Commissioner Ban Johnson, former player and manager Christy Matthewson and White Sox owner Charles Comiskey, among others--made it a priority to clean up the game and repair its reputation. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, a former federal judge, was hired as Major League Baseball’s first commissioner to crack down on corruption.
One of Landis’ first moves was to ban eight White Sox players found to be involved in the World Series betting scandal from the game for life, including Chase and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, one of the greatest players in baseball history. Major League Baseball Rule 21(d) now states that a player faces a ban of one year for betting on any baseball game, and a lifetime ban for betting on his own team. In addition, signs posted prominently in every clubhouse remind players that gambling is not permitted.
It was known in baseball circles since the 1970s that Pete Rose had a gambling problem. Although at first he bet only on horse races and football games, allegations surfaced in early 1989 that Rose was not only betting on baseball, but on his own team. Major League Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti began an inquiry, and hired Washington lawyer John Dowd to head the investigation. Dowd compiled hundreds of hours of testimony from numerous sources that detailed Rose’s history of gambling on baseball while serving as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, including betting on his own team.
Although Rose continued to proclaim his innocence, he was eventually persuaded to accept a settlement that included a lifetime ban from the game. At a subsequent press conference, Giamatti characterized Rose’s acceptance of the ban as a no-contest plea to the charges against him.
In 2004, after years of repeated denials, Rose published My Prison Without Bars, in which he finally confessed to gambling on the Reds, though he added that had always bet on the Reds to win. Because of the lifetime ban, Rose cannot work in Major League Baseball and, despite his stellar playing career, he is not eligible for the Hall of Fame.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
1989 : Nolan Ryan registers 5,000th strikeout
On this day in 1989, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers becomes the first pitcher in major league history to register 5,000 career strikeouts. Ryan would go on to rack up a total of 5,714 strikeouts, over 1,500 more than his closest competition.
Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. was born January 31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas and raised in Alvin, southeast of Houston. As a high school sophomore, he was scouted by Red Murff of the New York Mets. Ryan’s coach regaled Murff with tales of the young pitcher’s intimidating fastballs, so powerful they had broken catchers’ bones. Murff was impressed--his report said Ryan had the "best arm I’ve ever seen in my life."
Nolan joined the Mets in 1968, and was soon a highly regarded fireballer. In what is often pointed to as one of the most short-sighted moves in baseball history, the Mets traded Ryan to the Angels for third baseman Jim Fregosi after the 1971 season. With the Angels, Ryan struck out a total of 383 batters in 1973, setting a new major league record. Ryan migrated to the National League after the 1979 season and pitched for the Houston Astros from 1980 to 1988. He then joined the American League’s Rangers prior to the 1989 season.
A fan favorite, Ryan was 42 years old and a 21-year major league veteran in 1989, but continued to deliver consistently powerful pitching. He was 14-7 coming into the game on August 22, with 219 strikeouts, and needed just six more to reach the 5,000-strikout milestone. Rickey Henderson led off the top of the fifth inning with Ryan sitting on 4,999. Henderson, as he did so often in his long career--he retired as the all-time walks leader--worked the count full, fouling off two pitches at a 3-2 count before swinging at and missing a low, 96-mile-per-hour fastball. After the game, Henderson told The New York Times, ''It was an honor to be the 5,000th. As Davey Lopes says, 'If he ain't struck you out, you ain't nobody.' ''
Ryan had requested before the game that play not be stopped to honor him. Instead, after the fifth inning, Ryan was saluted by President George H.W. Bush in a videotaped message. (The president’s son George W. Bush was then the owner of the Rangers.)
Despite a typically solid performance by Ryan, who had 13 strikeouts for the day and allowed only five hits and two walks, the Rangers lost the game 2-0. Ryan finished the season with a 16-10 record and a 3.20 ERA., and led the American League in strikeouts with 301. It was the 10th of 11 times in his 27-year career that Ryan led his league in strikeouts.
Ryan is most famous for his record seven no-hitters; the last came in 1991 when he was 44 years old.
Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. was born January 31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas and raised in Alvin, southeast of Houston. As a high school sophomore, he was scouted by Red Murff of the New York Mets. Ryan’s coach regaled Murff with tales of the young pitcher’s intimidating fastballs, so powerful they had broken catchers’ bones. Murff was impressed--his report said Ryan had the "best arm I’ve ever seen in my life."
Nolan joined the Mets in 1968, and was soon a highly regarded fireballer. In what is often pointed to as one of the most short-sighted moves in baseball history, the Mets traded Ryan to the Angels for third baseman Jim Fregosi after the 1971 season. With the Angels, Ryan struck out a total of 383 batters in 1973, setting a new major league record. Ryan migrated to the National League after the 1979 season and pitched for the Houston Astros from 1980 to 1988. He then joined the American League’s Rangers prior to the 1989 season.
A fan favorite, Ryan was 42 years old and a 21-year major league veteran in 1989, but continued to deliver consistently powerful pitching. He was 14-7 coming into the game on August 22, with 219 strikeouts, and needed just six more to reach the 5,000-strikout milestone. Rickey Henderson led off the top of the fifth inning with Ryan sitting on 4,999. Henderson, as he did so often in his long career--he retired as the all-time walks leader--worked the count full, fouling off two pitches at a 3-2 count before swinging at and missing a low, 96-mile-per-hour fastball. After the game, Henderson told The New York Times, ''It was an honor to be the 5,000th. As Davey Lopes says, 'If he ain't struck you out, you ain't nobody.' ''
Ryan had requested before the game that play not be stopped to honor him. Instead, after the fifth inning, Ryan was saluted by President George H.W. Bush in a videotaped message. (The president’s son George W. Bush was then the owner of the Rangers.)
Despite a typically solid performance by Ryan, who had 13 strikeouts for the day and allowed only five hits and two walks, the Rangers lost the game 2-0. Ryan finished the season with a 16-10 record and a 3.20 ERA., and led the American League in strikeouts with 301. It was the 10th of 11 times in his 27-year career that Ryan led his league in strikeouts.
Ryan is most famous for his record seven no-hitters; the last came in 1991 when he was 44 years old.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Husband V/S Wife
Husband: Do you know the meaning of W I F E?
It means, Without Information, FightingEverytime!
Wife: No darling, it means,With Idiot ForEver
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *******
Wife: I wish I was a newspaper,
So I'd be in your hands all day.
Husband: I too wish that you were a newspaper,
So I could have a new one everyday.
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
Doctor: Your husband needs rest and peace. Here are some sleeping pills..
Wife: When must I give them to him?
Doctor: They are for you
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
Wife: I had to marry you to find out how stupid you are.
Husband: You should have known it the minute
I asked you to marry me.
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
Husband: Today is Sunday & I have to enjoy it.
So I bought 3 movie tickets.
Wife: Why Three?
Husband: For you and your parents
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *******
Wife: What will you give me if I climb the great Mount Everest?
Husband: A lovely Push...!!!
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *********
Q: What is the most effective way to remember your wife's birthday?
A: Just forget it once and you will never forget it again
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *********
After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband,
You know, I was a fool when I married you..
The husband replied, "Yes dear, but I was in love and didn't notice
It means, Without Information, FightingEverytime!
Wife: No darling, it means,With Idiot ForEver
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *******
Wife: I wish I was a newspaper,
So I'd be in your hands all day.
Husband: I too wish that you were a newspaper,
So I could have a new one everyday.
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
Doctor: Your husband needs rest and peace. Here are some sleeping pills..
Wife: When must I give them to him?
Doctor: They are for you
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
Wife: I had to marry you to find out how stupid you are.
Husband: You should have known it the minute
I asked you to marry me.
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
Husband: Today is Sunday & I have to enjoy it.
So I bought 3 movie tickets.
Wife: Why Three?
Husband: For you and your parents
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *******
Wife: What will you give me if I climb the great Mount Everest?
Husband: A lovely Push...!!!
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *********
Q: What is the most effective way to remember your wife's birthday?
A: Just forget it once and you will never forget it again
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *********
After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband,
You know, I was a fool when I married you..
The husband replied, "Yes dear, but I was in love and didn't notice
A Real Man
A real man is a woman's best friend. He will
never stand her up and never let her down.
He will reassure her when she feels insecure
and comfort her after a bad day.
He will inspire her to do things she never
thought she could do; to live without fear
and forget regret. He will enable her to
express her deepest emotions and give in to
her most intimate desires. He will make sure
she always feels as though she's the most
beautiful woman in the room and will enable
her to be the most confident, sexy,
seductive, and invincible.
No wait... sorry... I'm thinking of wine.
It's wine that does all that.......
Never mind.
never stand her up and never let her down.
He will reassure her when she feels insecure
and comfort her after a bad day.
He will inspire her to do things she never
thought she could do; to live without fear
and forget regret. He will enable her to
express her deepest emotions and give in to
her most intimate desires. He will make sure
she always feels as though she's the most
beautiful woman in the room and will enable
her to be the most confident, sexy,
seductive, and invincible.
No wait... sorry... I'm thinking of wine.
It's wine that does all that.......
Never mind.
1935 : The Swing Era begins with Benny Goodman’s triumphant Palomar Ballroom performance
The sound of swing, which utterly dominated the American popular-music scene in the late 1930s and early 1940s, instantly evokes images of tuxedo-clad Big Bands and dance floors crowded with exuberant jitterbugs dancing the Shag and the Lindy Hop. While the roots of swing music clearly lie in earlier forms of jazz—and particularly in African-American jazz performance styles—swing as we know it may just have been born at a specific time and in a specific place, with an electric performance by one particular Big Band for one particularly enthusiastic audience. The time and place was August 21, 1935, at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles, California, where Benny Goodman and his band emphatically opened the Swing Era with an exuberant performance witnessed by thousands of young fans in the live audience and millions more tuning in to a live radio broadcast.
Benny Goodman had been a successful featured soloist in various prominent bands and the leader of his own trio and big band for several years before making his breakthrough at Palomar. The ninth of 12 children in a large Jewish family in Chicago, Goodman had been sent by his father at the age of 10 in 1919 to the local synagogue for clarinet lessons in the hopes that a music career might provide him a way out of poverty. By his early teens, Goodman had proven his father correct by becoming a working professional, and by 24, he was successful enough to land his band a regular gig on a weekly radio program broadcast out of New York City called Let’s Dance. It was there that Goodman began performing "hot" arrangements by African-American bandleader Fletcher Henderson—arrangements that departed from the more romantic style of the day by employing loose, upbeat, syncopated rhythms that had been common in African-American jazz ensembles for years. Goodman’s band would often appear well past midnight, New York time, on Let’s Dance. And while this limited their exposure on the East Coast, Goodman would soon discover a huge new fan base when he took his group west to California.
Already familiar with Benny Goodman’s exciting new style from his Friday night radio appearances, a huge crowd of young people turned out for his Palomar Ballroom debut on this day in 1935. It was a promising start to an engagement Goodman hoped would salvage a summer tour otherwise judged a failure. But Goodman stuck to relatively staid, stock arrangements during the first part of that night’s show, and he began to lose the young crowd. Before their return from the first intermission, the band’s drummer, Gene Krupa, is said to have urged Goodman, "If we're gonna die, Benny, let's die playing our own thing." It was at that point that Benny Goodman famously pulled out Henderson’s arrangements along with all the stops on his talented orchestra, to the crowd’s immense delight.
Benny Goodman had been a successful featured soloist in various prominent bands and the leader of his own trio and big band for several years before making his breakthrough at Palomar. The ninth of 12 children in a large Jewish family in Chicago, Goodman had been sent by his father at the age of 10 in 1919 to the local synagogue for clarinet lessons in the hopes that a music career might provide him a way out of poverty. By his early teens, Goodman had proven his father correct by becoming a working professional, and by 24, he was successful enough to land his band a regular gig on a weekly radio program broadcast out of New York City called Let’s Dance. It was there that Goodman began performing "hot" arrangements by African-American bandleader Fletcher Henderson—arrangements that departed from the more romantic style of the day by employing loose, upbeat, syncopated rhythms that had been common in African-American jazz ensembles for years. Goodman’s band would often appear well past midnight, New York time, on Let’s Dance. And while this limited their exposure on the East Coast, Goodman would soon discover a huge new fan base when he took his group west to California.
Already familiar with Benny Goodman’s exciting new style from his Friday night radio appearances, a huge crowd of young people turned out for his Palomar Ballroom debut on this day in 1935. It was a promising start to an engagement Goodman hoped would salvage a summer tour otherwise judged a failure. But Goodman stuck to relatively staid, stock arrangements during the first part of that night’s show, and he began to lose the young crowd. Before their return from the first intermission, the band’s drummer, Gene Krupa, is said to have urged Goodman, "If we're gonna die, Benny, let's die playing our own thing." It was at that point that Benny Goodman famously pulled out Henderson’s arrangements along with all the stops on his talented orchestra, to the crowd’s immense delight.
Friday, August 20, 2010
SABIDURIA PATERNA
Un adolescente recién había pasado su examen
de manejo y preguntó a su padre que cuando
podrían platicar sobre que él utilizara el carro.
El padre le dijo que hicieran un trato:
“Tú mejoras tus calificaciones de 7 a 8 en
promedio, estudias la Biblia un poco
y te cortas el pelo ...
Entonces hablaremos sobre prestarte el carro”
Cómo seis semanas después le dijo el padre:
“Hijo, mejoraste tus calificaciones y he visto
que has estado estudiando la Biblia , pero me
decepciona ver que no te has cortado el cabello”
El muchacho contestó: “Sabes papá, he estado
viendo, en mis estudios de la Biblia , que
Sansón usaba el pelo largo, Juan el Bautista
usaba el cabello largo, Moisés también lo
llevaba largo y hasta existen evidencias
de que Jesús llevaba el pelo largo”
… a lo que el padre contestó:
¿y te fijaste que todos ellos
iban a todas partes a pie??
de manejo y preguntó a su padre que cuando
podrían platicar sobre que él utilizara el carro.
El padre le dijo que hicieran un trato:
“Tú mejoras tus calificaciones de 7 a 8 en
promedio, estudias la Biblia un poco
y te cortas el pelo ...
Entonces hablaremos sobre prestarte el carro”
Cómo seis semanas después le dijo el padre:
“Hijo, mejoraste tus calificaciones y he visto
que has estado estudiando la Biblia , pero me
decepciona ver que no te has cortado el cabello”
El muchacho contestó: “Sabes papá, he estado
viendo, en mis estudios de la Biblia , que
Sansón usaba el pelo largo, Juan el Bautista
usaba el cabello largo, Moisés también lo
llevaba largo y hasta existen evidencias
de que Jesús llevaba el pelo largo”
… a lo que el padre contestó:
¿y te fijaste que todos ellos
iban a todas partes a pie??
Yanks Make Fan's Trip To Stadium Special
NEW YORK -- Sitting on an eastbound New Jersey Transit train next to Yankees
manager
Joe Girardi, Jane Lang explained her own personal philosophy.
"It's not how much you can gather, it's how much you give," Lang said.
Girardi nodded. "That's the essence of HOPE Week."
Spend 60 seconds with Jane Lang and it quickly becomes abundantly clear.
Although
she was born without sight, Lang has always had a keen sense of perspective.
The subject of Tuesday's HOPE (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) Week event,
Lang
has never allowed her blindness to impair how she views the world. The
67-year-old
from Morris Plains, N.J., has learned how to make the two-hour trek to
Yankee Stadium
via public transportation with only the assistance of her seeing-eye dog,
aptly named
Clipper.
On Tuesday, though, Lang didn't make the trip to the Yankees' 6-2 win over
the Tigers
solo. She had a whole team with her.
Lang was surprised at her door on Tuesday morning by Girardi, relievers Joba
Chamberlain,
David Robertson and Chad Gaudin, and former Yankee Tino Martinez to make the
trip
with her. Girardi handed Lang a bouquet of flowers, but she was too excited
after
the fact to remember where she had put them.
"When we opened that door, that was great," Robertson said. "She was so
excited.
I think we totally excited her."
"I can't believe it," Lang said then and throughout the day, as surprise
followed
surprise.
Lang's retinue was joined at the train station by nearly 100 friends and her
two
sons, Dan and Bill -- who drove all the way from Atlanta on Monday to share
the special
day with their mother.
"This is a day I could never have dreamed of," Lang said. "Never."
Following the Yankees' victory, Lang was led onto the field to shake hands
and exchange
hugs with the players, many of whom made a point to find her. Then, Girardi
took
her by the hand and led her around the bases, pausing so that she could step
on each
bag. Just before they reached second base, Mariano Rivera jogged out to hand
Lang
a game ball.
"It's great for her. She's a huge Yankee fan; it's the biggest part of her
life right
now," said Dan Lang, Jane's oldest son. "We knew she'd be excited. We know
her well
enough. I'd like to think she's equally surprised to see Bill and I come
from Atlanta
to see her."
Lang's daughter Sharon and her granddaughter Miranda were also there to take
it all
in.
"We have a very close family," said Jane's husband, Pete. The two, who met
at The
Seeing Eye when Jane started training with her first guide dog in 1965, will
celebrate
their 45th wedding anniversary next month. "The kids keep in close touch
with us,
and they know how important this is to mom. To have our whole family here
together
for this surprise event is just beyond belief."
Lang has been coming to roughly 30 Yankees games a year for over a decade
with Clipper
and her former guide dog, Laramie. She was decked out for the Tuesday game
in a Derek
Jeter T-shirt adorned with her customary Yankees pins, with "NY" earrings
and Yankee
sneakers to boot. Sitting in one of the handicapped sections on the field
level concourse,
Lang listens to the game on the radio while taking in the atmosphere of the
Stadium,
a place she affectionately calls her second home.
"I feel safe there, and I feel a part of it. I feel like I belong," Lang
said, adding
that she sees the game in her own special way. "I love doing it. It's my way
of being
free."
She's made a lot of friends at the Stadium over that time, leading to her
nomination
for HOPE Week. When Pete got the call that Jane would be one of this year's
honorees,
he didn't know how to react. He also didn't know how to keep it a secret.
"I fell out of my chair," Pete said. "I told a lot of lies about where I was
going
and what I was doing and why I was on the computer so much. ... It was right
down
to the wire. She did not know. It was awesome."
After taking the New Jersey Transit Morris-Essex Line into Penn Station,
Jane Lang
and Clipper led everyone over to Herald Square, where they hopped on a
reserved car
of the D train for the ride to 161st Street and Yankee Stadium.
"Jane's unbelievable. I can't believe that she does this," said Robertson.
"I can't
imagine not being able to see everything going on, and she does it without
fail."
Once at the Stadium, Lang and her family recharged their batteries in the
Mohegan
Sun Sports Bar before receiving special tours of Monument Park and the
Yankees' Museum
and taking in batting practice on the field. One of Lang's favorite players,
Paul
O'Neill, dropped by to lead her tour of the monuments, and she later
compared getting
to hold relics of the Yankees' past from the museum to Christmas.
Before settling into her seat, she was honored in a pregame ceremony and
brought
out the lineup cards to home plate. She still couldn't believe the honor as
she took
in the game with her family and friends in special seating behind home
plate.
"I'm still in a state of shock," she said. "I feel like I'm sleeping, and if
I pinch
myself I'm going to wake up."
She also channeled another Yankee of yore.
"I've always thought I was the luckiest person in the world," she said.
"Today I
know I am."
manager
Joe Girardi, Jane Lang explained her own personal philosophy.
"It's not how much you can gather, it's how much you give," Lang said.
Girardi nodded. "That's the essence of HOPE Week."
Spend 60 seconds with Jane Lang and it quickly becomes abundantly clear.
Although
she was born without sight, Lang has always had a keen sense of perspective.
The subject of Tuesday's HOPE (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) Week event,
Lang
has never allowed her blindness to impair how she views the world. The
67-year-old
from Morris Plains, N.J., has learned how to make the two-hour trek to
Yankee Stadium
via public transportation with only the assistance of her seeing-eye dog,
aptly named
Clipper.
On Tuesday, though, Lang didn't make the trip to the Yankees' 6-2 win over
the Tigers
solo. She had a whole team with her.
Lang was surprised at her door on Tuesday morning by Girardi, relievers Joba
Chamberlain,
David Robertson and Chad Gaudin, and former Yankee Tino Martinez to make the
trip
with her. Girardi handed Lang a bouquet of flowers, but she was too excited
after
the fact to remember where she had put them.
"When we opened that door, that was great," Robertson said. "She was so
excited.
I think we totally excited her."
"I can't believe it," Lang said then and throughout the day, as surprise
followed
surprise.
Lang's retinue was joined at the train station by nearly 100 friends and her
two
sons, Dan and Bill -- who drove all the way from Atlanta on Monday to share
the special
day with their mother.
"This is a day I could never have dreamed of," Lang said. "Never."
Following the Yankees' victory, Lang was led onto the field to shake hands
and exchange
hugs with the players, many of whom made a point to find her. Then, Girardi
took
her by the hand and led her around the bases, pausing so that she could step
on each
bag. Just before they reached second base, Mariano Rivera jogged out to hand
Lang
a game ball.
"It's great for her. She's a huge Yankee fan; it's the biggest part of her
life right
now," said Dan Lang, Jane's oldest son. "We knew she'd be excited. We know
her well
enough. I'd like to think she's equally surprised to see Bill and I come
from Atlanta
to see her."
Lang's daughter Sharon and her granddaughter Miranda were also there to take
it all
in.
"We have a very close family," said Jane's husband, Pete. The two, who met
at The
Seeing Eye when Jane started training with her first guide dog in 1965, will
celebrate
their 45th wedding anniversary next month. "The kids keep in close touch
with us,
and they know how important this is to mom. To have our whole family here
together
for this surprise event is just beyond belief."
Lang has been coming to roughly 30 Yankees games a year for over a decade
with Clipper
and her former guide dog, Laramie. She was decked out for the Tuesday game
in a Derek
Jeter T-shirt adorned with her customary Yankees pins, with "NY" earrings
and Yankee
sneakers to boot. Sitting in one of the handicapped sections on the field
level concourse,
Lang listens to the game on the radio while taking in the atmosphere of the
Stadium,
a place she affectionately calls her second home.
"I feel safe there, and I feel a part of it. I feel like I belong," Lang
said, adding
that she sees the game in her own special way. "I love doing it. It's my way
of being
free."
She's made a lot of friends at the Stadium over that time, leading to her
nomination
for HOPE Week. When Pete got the call that Jane would be one of this year's
honorees,
he didn't know how to react. He also didn't know how to keep it a secret.
"I fell out of my chair," Pete said. "I told a lot of lies about where I was
going
and what I was doing and why I was on the computer so much. ... It was right
down
to the wire. She did not know. It was awesome."
After taking the New Jersey Transit Morris-Essex Line into Penn Station,
Jane Lang
and Clipper led everyone over to Herald Square, where they hopped on a
reserved car
of the D train for the ride to 161st Street and Yankee Stadium.
"Jane's unbelievable. I can't believe that she does this," said Robertson.
"I can't
imagine not being able to see everything going on, and she does it without
fail."
Once at the Stadium, Lang and her family recharged their batteries in the
Mohegan
Sun Sports Bar before receiving special tours of Monument Park and the
Yankees' Museum
and taking in batting practice on the field. One of Lang's favorite players,
Paul
O'Neill, dropped by to lead her tour of the monuments, and she later
compared getting
to hold relics of the Yankees' past from the museum to Christmas.
Before settling into her seat, she was honored in a pregame ceremony and
brought
out the lineup cards to home plate. She still couldn't believe the honor as
she took
in the game with her family and friends in special seating behind home
plate.
"I'm still in a state of shock," she said. "I feel like I'm sleeping, and if
I pinch
myself I'm going to wake up."
She also channeled another Yankee of yore.
"I've always thought I was the luckiest person in the world," she said.
"Today I
know I am."
1911 : First around-the-world telegram sent, 66 years before Voyager II launch
On this day in 1911, a dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service. Exactly 66 years later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sends a different kind of message--a phonograph record containing information about Earth for extraterrestrial beings--shooting into space aboard the unmanned spacecraft Voyager II.
The Times decided to send its 1911 telegram in order to determine how fast a commercial message could be sent around the world by telegraph cable. The message, reading simply "This message sent around the world," left the dispatch room on the 17th floor of the Times building in New York at 7 p.m. on August 20. After it traveled more than 28,000 miles, being relayed by 16 different operators, through San Francisco, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Saigon, Singapore, Bombay, Malta, Lisbon and the Azores--among other locations--the reply was received by the same operator 16.5 minutes later. It was the fastest time achieved by a commercial cablegram since the opening of the Pacific cable in 1900 by the Commercial Cable Company.
On August 20, 1977, a NASA rocket launched Voyager II, an unmanned 1,820-pound spacecraft, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the first of two such crafts to be launched that year on a "Grand Tour" of the outer planets, organized to coincide with a rare alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Aboard Voyager II was a 12-inch copper phonograph record called "Sounds of Earth." Intended as a kind of introductory time capsule, the record included greetings in 60 languages and scientific information about Earth and the human race, along with classical, jazz and rock 'n' roll music, nature sounds like thunder and surf, and recorded messages from President Jimmy Carter and other world leaders.
The brainchild of astronomer Carl Sagan, the record was sent with Voyager II and its twin craft, Voyager I--launched just two weeks later--in the faint hope that it might one day be discovered by extraterrestrial creatures. The record was sealed in an aluminum jacket that would keep it intact for 1 billion years, along with instructions on how to play the record, with a cartridge and needle provided.
More importantly, the two Voyager crafts were designed to explore the outer solar system and send information and photographs of the distant planets to Earth. Over the next 12 years, the mission proved a smashing success. After both crafts flew by Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager I went flying off towards the solar system's edge while Voyager II visited Uranus, Neptune and finally Pluto in 1990 before sailing off to join its twin in the outer solar system.
Thanks to the Voyager program, NASA scientists gained a wealth of information about the outer planets, including close-up photographs of Saturn's seven rings; evidence of active geysers and volcanoes exploding on some of the four planets' 22 moons; winds of more than 1,500 mph on Neptune; and measurements of the magnetic fields on Uranus and Neptune. The two crafts are expected to continue sending data until 2020, or until their plutonium-based power sources run out. After that, they will continue to sail on through the galaxy for millions of years to come, barring some unexpected collision.
The Times decided to send its 1911 telegram in order to determine how fast a commercial message could be sent around the world by telegraph cable. The message, reading simply "This message sent around the world," left the dispatch room on the 17th floor of the Times building in New York at 7 p.m. on August 20. After it traveled more than 28,000 miles, being relayed by 16 different operators, through San Francisco, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Saigon, Singapore, Bombay, Malta, Lisbon and the Azores--among other locations--the reply was received by the same operator 16.5 minutes later. It was the fastest time achieved by a commercial cablegram since the opening of the Pacific cable in 1900 by the Commercial Cable Company.
On August 20, 1977, a NASA rocket launched Voyager II, an unmanned 1,820-pound spacecraft, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the first of two such crafts to be launched that year on a "Grand Tour" of the outer planets, organized to coincide with a rare alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Aboard Voyager II was a 12-inch copper phonograph record called "Sounds of Earth." Intended as a kind of introductory time capsule, the record included greetings in 60 languages and scientific information about Earth and the human race, along with classical, jazz and rock 'n' roll music, nature sounds like thunder and surf, and recorded messages from President Jimmy Carter and other world leaders.
The brainchild of astronomer Carl Sagan, the record was sent with Voyager II and its twin craft, Voyager I--launched just two weeks later--in the faint hope that it might one day be discovered by extraterrestrial creatures. The record was sealed in an aluminum jacket that would keep it intact for 1 billion years, along with instructions on how to play the record, with a cartridge and needle provided.
More importantly, the two Voyager crafts were designed to explore the outer solar system and send information and photographs of the distant planets to Earth. Over the next 12 years, the mission proved a smashing success. After both crafts flew by Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager I went flying off towards the solar system's edge while Voyager II visited Uranus, Neptune and finally Pluto in 1990 before sailing off to join its twin in the outer solar system.
Thanks to the Voyager program, NASA scientists gained a wealth of information about the outer planets, including close-up photographs of Saturn's seven rings; evidence of active geysers and volcanoes exploding on some of the four planets' 22 moons; winds of more than 1,500 mph on Neptune; and measurements of the magnetic fields on Uranus and Neptune. The two crafts are expected to continue sending data until 2020, or until their plutonium-based power sources run out. After that, they will continue to sail on through the galaxy for millions of years to come, barring some unexpected collision.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Dementia Test
Below are four ( 4 ) questions and a Bonus question to test your perception, reasoning and the quickness of your logical processing.
They are stated simply so you should try to answer them instantly.
To assure the accuracy of the results, you should not take your time , but instead, answer each of them immediately .
OK?
Let's find out just how clever you really are ...
Ready? GO!!! (scroll down slowly to uncover Q's and A's )
First Question:
You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
Answer : If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely WRONG!
If you overtake the second person and you take his place, YOU are in second place!
Try not to screw up next time. Now answer the second question, but don't take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?
Second Question:
If you overtake the last person, then you are?
(scroll down)
Answer : If you answered that you are second to last, then you are WRONG again. Tell me Sunshine, how can you overtake the LAST person??
You're not very good at this, are you?
Third Question :
Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator .
Try it.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30 ... Add another 1000 . Now add 20. Now add another 1000 . Now add 10 .... What is the total?
Scroll down for the correct answer.
Did you get 5000 ?
The correct answer is actually 4100 .
If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!
Today is definitely not your day, is it ?
Maybe you'll get the last question right. Maybe.
Fourth Question :
Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2.. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono, and ??? What is the name of the fifth daughter?
Did you Answer Nunu? NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary Good grief; read the question again!
Okay, now the Bonus round,
i.e., a final chance to
Redeem yourself:
A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?
It's really very simple
He opens his mouth and ask for it.
Does your employer actually pay you to think??
If so, Do NOT let them see your answers for this test!
PASS THIS ON TO FRUSTRATE THE
SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!
Have a nice day, one and all.
They are stated simply so you should try to answer them instantly.
To assure the accuracy of the results, you should not take your time , but instead, answer each of them immediately .
OK?
Let's find out just how clever you really are ...
Ready? GO!!! (scroll down slowly to uncover Q's and A's )
First Question:
You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?
Answer : If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely WRONG!
If you overtake the second person and you take his place, YOU are in second place!
Try not to screw up next time. Now answer the second question, but don't take as much time as you took for the first question, OK?
Second Question:
If you overtake the last person, then you are?
(scroll down)
Answer : If you answered that you are second to last, then you are WRONG again. Tell me Sunshine, how can you overtake the LAST person??
You're not very good at this, are you?
Third Question :
Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator .
Try it.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30 ... Add another 1000 . Now add 20. Now add another 1000 . Now add 10 .... What is the total?
Scroll down for the correct answer.
Did you get 5000 ?
The correct answer is actually 4100 .
If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator!
Today is definitely not your day, is it ?
Maybe you'll get the last question right. Maybe.
Fourth Question :
Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2.. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono, and ??? What is the name of the fifth daughter?
Did you Answer Nunu? NO! Of course it isn't.
Her name is Mary Good grief; read the question again!
Okay, now the Bonus round,
i.e., a final chance to
Redeem yourself:
A mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.
Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants?
It's really very simple
He opens his mouth and ask for it.
Does your employer actually pay you to think??
If so, Do NOT let them see your answers for this test!
PASS THIS ON TO FRUSTRATE THE
SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!
Have a nice day, one and all.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Famed Home Runner Hitter Bobby Thompson Dies At 86
NEW YORK – Bobby Thomson, whose "Shot Heard 'Round the World" in 1951 has
echoed through baseball history as perhaps the game's most famous home run,
has died. He was 86.
Thomson had been in failing health for several years. He died at home in
Savannah, Ga., on Monday night, the Fox & Weeks funeral home said Tuesday.
Thomson connected off Ralph Branca for a three-run homer in the bottom of
the ninth inning in the decisive Game 3 of a National League pennant
playoff, lifting the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The drive into the left-field stands at the Polo Grounds and broadcaster
Russ Hodges' ecstatic call of "The Giants win the pennant!" remain one of
the signature moments in major league history.
A three-time All-Star as an infielder and outfielder, Thomson hit .270 with
264 career home runs and 1,026 RBIs from 1946-60 with several teams.
Yet his drive into the left-field stands vaulted "The Flying Scot" to a
place of almost mythic status. There have been plenty of historic home runs
over the years — Bill Mazeroski, Kirk Gibson, Carlton Fisk and Joe Carter,
to name a few — but Thomson's shot remains remains the giant among them.
The tall, lanky and self-effacing Thomson, however, was stunned that in a
lineup that included future Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Monte Irvin, he
would hit the pennant-winning homer. He called himself "the accidental
hero."
Thomson's home run decided one of baseball's most memorable pennant races,
and later led to one of its most-debated questions: Did he know Branca was
going to throw the high-and-inside fastball that Thomson hit out of the
park?
More than a half-century later, it was revealed the Giants during the season
had used a buzzer-and-telescope system to steal the signals from opposing
catchers. Helped by the inside information, the Giants overcame a 13
1/2-game deficit to the Dodgers, won 37 of their final 44 games and forced a
playoff.
Thomson steadfastly claimed he did not know what pitch was coming when he
connected. Branca was never quite so sure.
For years, Thomson and Branca appeared together at functions of all kinds, a
modern-day Abbott & Costello act, their retelling of the moment filled with
fine-tuned comic touches and playful jabs.
And long after the Giants and Dodgers left town and moved West, Thomson
remained a recognized figure on New York streets. Taxi drivers, office
workers and pedestrians of a certain age would stop him or call out his
name — the old Giants fans cheered, the Dodgers crowd, not so much.
echoed through baseball history as perhaps the game's most famous home run,
has died. He was 86.
Thomson had been in failing health for several years. He died at home in
Savannah, Ga., on Monday night, the Fox & Weeks funeral home said Tuesday.
Thomson connected off Ralph Branca for a three-run homer in the bottom of
the ninth inning in the decisive Game 3 of a National League pennant
playoff, lifting the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The drive into the left-field stands at the Polo Grounds and broadcaster
Russ Hodges' ecstatic call of "The Giants win the pennant!" remain one of
the signature moments in major league history.
A three-time All-Star as an infielder and outfielder, Thomson hit .270 with
264 career home runs and 1,026 RBIs from 1946-60 with several teams.
Yet his drive into the left-field stands vaulted "The Flying Scot" to a
place of almost mythic status. There have been plenty of historic home runs
over the years — Bill Mazeroski, Kirk Gibson, Carlton Fisk and Joe Carter,
to name a few — but Thomson's shot remains remains the giant among them.
The tall, lanky and self-effacing Thomson, however, was stunned that in a
lineup that included future Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Monte Irvin, he
would hit the pennant-winning homer. He called himself "the accidental
hero."
Thomson's home run decided one of baseball's most memorable pennant races,
and later led to one of its most-debated questions: Did he know Branca was
going to throw the high-and-inside fastball that Thomson hit out of the
park?
More than a half-century later, it was revealed the Giants during the season
had used a buzzer-and-telescope system to steal the signals from opposing
catchers. Helped by the inside information, the Giants overcame a 13
1/2-game deficit to the Dodgers, won 37 of their final 44 games and forced a
playoff.
Thomson steadfastly claimed he did not know what pitch was coming when he
connected. Branca was never quite so sure.
For years, Thomson and Branca appeared together at functions of all kinds, a
modern-day Abbott & Costello act, their retelling of the moment filled with
fine-tuned comic touches and playful jabs.
And long after the Giants and Dodgers left town and moved West, Thomson
remained a recognized figure on New York streets. Taxi drivers, office
workers and pedestrians of a certain age would stop him or call out his
name — the old Giants fans cheered, the Dodgers crowd, not so much.
WI FI - CELULAR
LES COMENTO ALGO IMPORTANTE: LEAN POR FAVOR!
POR UN CONSEJO QUE ME DIO MI HIJO DE DESCONECTAR EL WI FI , LE PREGUNTE AL NEUROLOGO .
ESTO ME DIJO: HAY DOS PELIGROS , MUY NOCIVOS, A LOS QUE ESTAMOS EXPUESTOS.
1) Los que tenemos WI FI en casa, estamos acostumbrados a dejar conectado el WI FI, por comodidad o por lo que sea.
NO HAY QUE HACERLO: hay que desconectarlo.
SI DEJAMOS EL WI FI CONECTADO EN EL MISMO LUGAR DONDE VIVIMOS Y DORMIMOS: ,QUEDAMOS TODA LA NOCHE,PASIVAMENTE , TOTALMENTE EXPUESTOS , EN UN AMBITO PLEGADO Y DOMINADO POR ONDAS Y RADIACIONES.
ES COMO ESTAR DENTRO DE UN MICROONDAS: NOS COCINA LAS NEURONAS , SIN DARNOS CUENTA Y ADEMAS NOS AGOTA, ALTERA LOS NERVIOS,PROVOCA NEURALGIAS , CANSANCIO CORPORAL Y MENTAL.
Y EL OTRO RIESGO QUE CORREMOS ES QUE DICHAS ONDAS , AL ACTUAR SOBRE EL ORGANISMO PUEDE "DESPERTAR" LAS CELULAS CANCERIGENAS(QUE TODOS TENEMOS) .
2) SI DEJAMOS EL CELULAR, EN LA MISMA HABITACION DONDE DORMIMOS(AUNQUE SEA EN EL SUELO) =ES OTRO PELIGRO
EL CELULAR TIENE QUE QUEDAR FUERA DE LA HABITACION
Mi Neurologo me explico porque : trabajamos con computadores, usamos celulares, todo el dia y exponemos nuestro cuerpo , nuestro CEREBRO a la recepcion de ondas, de rayos, que SON NOCIVOS PARA TODO EL ORGANISMO Y MUCHO MAS PARA NUESTRAS NEURONAS.
DICE QUE QUIENES HACEMOS ESO ESTAMOS ENFERMANDONOS SIN DARNOS CUENTA.
HAY COSAS QUE NO PODEMOS EVITAR: TRABAJAMOS CON COMPUTADORAS, NECESITAMOS EL CELULAR.
PERO HAY COSAS QUE SI PODEMOS EVITAR
POR FAVOR: DEJEMOS DE EXPONERNOS !!!!!!!
POR UN CONSEJO QUE ME DIO MI HIJO DE DESCONECTAR EL WI FI , LE PREGUNTE AL NEUROLOGO .
ESTO ME DIJO: HAY DOS PELIGROS , MUY NOCIVOS, A LOS QUE ESTAMOS EXPUESTOS.
1) Los que tenemos WI FI en casa, estamos acostumbrados a dejar conectado el WI FI, por comodidad o por lo que sea.
NO HAY QUE HACERLO: hay que desconectarlo.
SI DEJAMOS EL WI FI CONECTADO EN EL MISMO LUGAR DONDE VIVIMOS Y DORMIMOS: ,QUEDAMOS TODA LA NOCHE,PASIVAMENTE , TOTALMENTE EXPUESTOS , EN UN AMBITO PLEGADO Y DOMINADO POR ONDAS Y RADIACIONES.
ES COMO ESTAR DENTRO DE UN MICROONDAS: NOS COCINA LAS NEURONAS , SIN DARNOS CUENTA Y ADEMAS NOS AGOTA, ALTERA LOS NERVIOS,PROVOCA NEURALGIAS , CANSANCIO CORPORAL Y MENTAL.
Y EL OTRO RIESGO QUE CORREMOS ES QUE DICHAS ONDAS , AL ACTUAR SOBRE EL ORGANISMO PUEDE "DESPERTAR" LAS CELULAS CANCERIGENAS(QUE TODOS TENEMOS) .
2) SI DEJAMOS EL CELULAR, EN LA MISMA HABITACION DONDE DORMIMOS(AUNQUE SEA EN EL SUELO) =ES OTRO PELIGRO
EL CELULAR TIENE QUE QUEDAR FUERA DE LA HABITACION
Mi Neurologo me explico porque : trabajamos con computadores, usamos celulares, todo el dia y exponemos nuestro cuerpo , nuestro CEREBRO a la recepcion de ondas, de rayos, que SON NOCIVOS PARA TODO EL ORGANISMO Y MUCHO MAS PARA NUESTRAS NEURONAS.
DICE QUE QUIENES HACEMOS ESO ESTAMOS ENFERMANDONOS SIN DARNOS CUENTA.
HAY COSAS QUE NO PODEMOS EVITAR: TRABAJAMOS CON COMPUTADORAS, NECESITAMOS EL CELULAR.
PERO HAY COSAS QUE SI PODEMOS EVITAR
POR FAVOR: DEJEMOS DE EXPONERNOS !!!!!!!
¿CUANTAS VECES SENTISTES QUE LA VIDA TE DIO LA ESPALDA?
¿Cuántas veces sentiste que el mundo te daba la espalda?
¿Cuántas veces lloraste porque alguien a quien creías amarte dejó por otra/o?
¿Cuántas veces se te hizo un nudo en la garganta que no te dejo decir muchas cosas que traías guardadas?
¿Cuántas veces te lastimaron y cuántas otras te dejaste lastimar?...
Si creemos que el mundo nos da la espalda, es porque a veces nosotros somos quienes no le queremos mirar la frente.
Podemos pensar que tuvimos un mal día, que mañana cambiará y todo será mejor, y si no sucede no te preocupes demasiado, es que Dios te está poniendo a prueba, y cuándo te repitas una y otra vez.
¿Por qué a mí me tiene que pasar todo esto?
Piensa que Dios pone a prueba a quienes considera más fuertes y que sabe no lo van a abandonar.
Si alguien te dejó por otra persona piensa que quizás él o ella no era para ti y que si se alejó tal vez eso era lo mejor.
Duele ver partir a alguien que amamos y más cuando sabemos que otro va a ocupar nuestro lugar.
Pero no miremos más a esa puerta cerrada, miremos a aquella que quizás podamos abrir. Siempre hay alguien dispuesto a amarnos sólo tenemos que abrir bien los ojos y ser positivos porque si queremos nunca vamos a estar solos.
Hay personas que saben grandes verdades y callan eternamente. Pero pensemos… Si todo lo que te guardas te hace mal y no ganas nada, ¿para qué seguir callando?
Piensa que si tú dices todo lo que tienes guardado puedes ayudar a otras personas y evitar una tragedia, además de la satisfacción que te va a producir haberte desahogado.
Cuando sepas una verdad que puede afectar a otros, no dudes en hablar. Puede ser difícil pero piensa que puedes evitar que suceda lo mismo con otras personas.
A todos nos lastimaron alguna vez.
Gran parte de las veces nos sentimos heridos porque alguien atentó contra nuestros sentimientos.
Es cierto que muchas veces solemos encontrarnos en nuestras vidas con personas que a nuestro entender no valen nada porque nos juzgaron, porque con una mirada son capaces de sentirse superiores.
Pero pensemos que esas personas a las que consideramos que no valen nada le estamos añadiendo esa gota de preocupación por ella cuando en realidad no la merece.
Y si una mirada, una crítica te hizo sentir mal, siempre observa de la persona que viene.
Si consideras que la persona que te juzgó es alguien que en realidad te conoce y te quiere primero dile que muchas gracias por preocuparse por ti y luego fíjate si esa crítica en realidad te estaba haciendo falta.
Y si es de alguien que apenas conoces dile que primero se observe a él mismo si se cree capaz de juzgar sin ser juzgado, y luego toma lo que dijo como de quien viene.
¿Cuántas veces lloraste porque alguien a quien creías amarte dejó por otra/o?
¿Cuántas veces se te hizo un nudo en la garganta que no te dejo decir muchas cosas que traías guardadas?
¿Cuántas veces te lastimaron y cuántas otras te dejaste lastimar?...
Si creemos que el mundo nos da la espalda, es porque a veces nosotros somos quienes no le queremos mirar la frente.
Podemos pensar que tuvimos un mal día, que mañana cambiará y todo será mejor, y si no sucede no te preocupes demasiado, es que Dios te está poniendo a prueba, y cuándo te repitas una y otra vez.
¿Por qué a mí me tiene que pasar todo esto?
Piensa que Dios pone a prueba a quienes considera más fuertes y que sabe no lo van a abandonar.
Si alguien te dejó por otra persona piensa que quizás él o ella no era para ti y que si se alejó tal vez eso era lo mejor.
Duele ver partir a alguien que amamos y más cuando sabemos que otro va a ocupar nuestro lugar.
Pero no miremos más a esa puerta cerrada, miremos a aquella que quizás podamos abrir. Siempre hay alguien dispuesto a amarnos sólo tenemos que abrir bien los ojos y ser positivos porque si queremos nunca vamos a estar solos.
Hay personas que saben grandes verdades y callan eternamente. Pero pensemos… Si todo lo que te guardas te hace mal y no ganas nada, ¿para qué seguir callando?
Piensa que si tú dices todo lo que tienes guardado puedes ayudar a otras personas y evitar una tragedia, además de la satisfacción que te va a producir haberte desahogado.
Cuando sepas una verdad que puede afectar a otros, no dudes en hablar. Puede ser difícil pero piensa que puedes evitar que suceda lo mismo con otras personas.
A todos nos lastimaron alguna vez.
Gran parte de las veces nos sentimos heridos porque alguien atentó contra nuestros sentimientos.
Es cierto que muchas veces solemos encontrarnos en nuestras vidas con personas que a nuestro entender no valen nada porque nos juzgaron, porque con una mirada son capaces de sentirse superiores.
Pero pensemos que esas personas a las que consideramos que no valen nada le estamos añadiendo esa gota de preocupación por ella cuando en realidad no la merece.
Y si una mirada, una crítica te hizo sentir mal, siempre observa de la persona que viene.
Si consideras que la persona que te juzgó es alguien que en realidad te conoce y te quiere primero dile que muchas gracias por preocuparse por ti y luego fíjate si esa crítica en realidad te estaba haciendo falta.
Y si es de alguien que apenas conoces dile que primero se observe a él mismo si se cree capaz de juzgar sin ser juzgado, y luego toma lo que dijo como de quien viene.
Excelente Receta
Practiquen sus artes culinarias
Excelente Receta:
1.- Un Pollo fresco de 4.5 libras.
2.- Precalentar el horno a 300 grados y preparar un molde profundo (casuela) con papel de aluminio grueso.
3.- Sazonar el pollo con con ajo, sal y romero.
Rellenar por dentro de la piel con variedad de verduras frescas.
4.- Bañar el pollo con:
1 taza de Ron
1 taza de Brandy
1 taza de Cognac
1 taza de Whisky
1 taza de Vodka
1 taza de Tequila
1 taza de Champagne
1 taza de Vino Tinto
1 taza de Vino Blanco
1 taza de Cerveza clara
1 taza de Cerveza oscura
Cubrirlo muy bien con el papel aluminio grueso.
5.- Se hornea el pollo a 250 por 1 hr.
6.- Se saca el pollo del horno.
7.- Se deja enfriar por 15 minutos.
8.- Tiras el pollo pal carajo y te tomas el caldito.
Excelente Receta:
1.- Un Pollo fresco de 4.5 libras.
2.- Precalentar el horno a 300 grados y preparar un molde profundo (casuela) con papel de aluminio grueso.
3.- Sazonar el pollo con con ajo, sal y romero.
Rellenar por dentro de la piel con variedad de verduras frescas.
4.- Bañar el pollo con:
1 taza de Ron
1 taza de Brandy
1 taza de Cognac
1 taza de Whisky
1 taza de Vodka
1 taza de Tequila
1 taza de Champagne
1 taza de Vino Tinto
1 taza de Vino Blanco
1 taza de Cerveza clara
1 taza de Cerveza oscura
Cubrirlo muy bien con el papel aluminio grueso.
5.- Se hornea el pollo a 250 por 1 hr.
6.- Se saca el pollo del horno.
7.- Se deja enfriar por 15 minutos.
8.- Tiras el pollo pal carajo y te tomas el caldito.
Monday, August 16, 2010
On August 16, 1920, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman is struck in the temple by a ball pitched by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees. He died 12 hours later. This was the first and only death to occur as the result of a pitched ball in major league history.
Ray Chapman was one of the young and impressive Cleveland team’s major stars and their best infielder. On the afternoon of August 16, he led off the fifth inning against Carl Mays, a fastball pitcher whose underhand style made the ball difficult for batters to see. Chapman made a habit of being hit by balls, and Mays had a longstanding reputation as a "bean ball" pitcher. With a hunched-over stance, Chapman appeared to be looking for a curveball, and when Mays instead threw a fastball, Chapman made no movement to get out of the way. The ball hit Chapman in the left temple and made a sound so loud that many in the crowd and on the field believed he had hit the ball. The crowd of 20,000 at New York’s Polo Grounds gasped as Chapman collapsed to the ground. Indians players rushed to Chapman’s side, and helped him to his feet so that he could walk back to the dugout. However, he then lost consciousness and was rushed to St. Lawrence Hospital. Despite a late-night operation to relieve the pressure on his brain, Chapman was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. the next day.
Chapman’s death prompted a number of important changes to the way baseball was played. Prior to the incident, it was common for just a handful of baseballs to be used for an entire game. The balls became discolored from dirt and tobacco juice rubbed in by the pitcher, as well as scuffed and misshapen, making them difficult for batters to see. After Chapman’s injury, it was mandated that scuffed or discolored balls be replaced with new white ones. In addition to being easier to see, the white balls are more tightly wound and carry farther, making it possible for hitters to send them much greater distances. As a result, home runs became much more common, and the sport’s first generation of great sluggers--including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, Hack Wilson and other future Hall of Famers--put fans in the seats and powered one of the greatest eras in baseball history.
With the influx of power hitting, pitching changed. Pitchers could no longer pace themselves and attack only the best hitters. The threat of the home run led pitchers to work harder throughout the game; they then tired more easily and had to be replaced more frequently. Baseball franchises have continued to place an ever greater premium on power hitting, and, as a result, depth of pitching.
Chapman’s death prompted a number of important changes to the way baseball was played. Prior to the incident, it was common for just a handful of baseballs to be used for an entire game. The balls became discolored from dirt and tobacco juice rubbed in by the pitcher, as well as scuffed and misshapen, making them difficult for batters to see. After Chapman’s injury, it was mandated that scuffed or discolored balls be replaced with new white ones. In addition to being easier to see, the white balls are more tightly wound and carry farther, making it possible for hitters to send them much greater distances. As a result, home runs became much more common, and the sport’s first generation of great sluggers--including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, Hack Wilson and other future Hall of Famers--put fans in the seats and powered one of the greatest eras in baseball history.
With the influx of power hitting, pitching changed. Pitchers could no longer pace themselves and attack only the best hitters. The threat of the home run led pitchers to work harder throughout the game; they then tired more easily and had to be replaced more frequently. Baseball franchises have continued to place an ever greater premium on power hitting, and, as a result, depth of pitching.
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