02/07/12 2's day

[mnhermit]

G'mornin' - beautiful night, full moon woke me up and I haven't got back to sleep yet.

Today in History:

1301 - Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes 1st prince of Wales
1795 - 11th Amendment to US Constitution ratified, affirms power of states
1812 - 8.2 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
1839 - Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"
1904 - Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks)
1915 - 1st wireless message sent from a moving train to a station received
1936 - Felix the Cat, Cartoon Character, by Van Beuren from Otto Messmer
1949 - Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (NY Yankees)
1964 - Beatles land at NY's JFK airport, for 1st US tour
1964 - Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream
1971 - Swiss men accept female suffrage
1974 - Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens in movie theaters

born today:

1478 - Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia)
1804 - John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements
1812 - Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities)
1867 - Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisc, kid book author (Little House on Prarie)
1883 - Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You)
1885 - Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)
1920 - Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist (Draw Me a Laugh)
1934 - King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US vocalist (Memphis Soul Stew)
1948 - Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
1949 - Alan Lancaster, bassist (Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level)
1956 - Garth Brooks, Tulsa Okla, country vocalist (No Fences)
1959 - Brian Travers, rock saxophonist (UB40-Red Wine)
1962 - David Bryan, rock keyboardist (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name)

[brucemacneill]

Good morning. It's warmer than yesterday ever was so I cancelled golf yesterday but will go this morning. Have a good day.

[dickt]

What a coincidence--the moon is full here too!

[Fingerplucked]

Morning. I think it's supposed to snow today.

[Kramster]

Hey....very nice moon

[iamjohnne]

I didn't know the moon was full. It has been cloudy here.

[Doug]

I'z here
Soon I will be out on I-40
Later I will be in Prescott
I'll be driving some grey Hundai sp? Santa Fe much bigger than the HHR

[drlj]

Let' all have a good day.

[Village Idiot]

Good idea. I won't let those clouds get to me.

[Marshall]

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still some how
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know Garth Brooks at all.

[John B]

Feb 7, 2012 8:45:54 GMT -5 Village Idiot said:

Good idea. I won't let those clouds get to me.

Todd, your post jump-started my day. Thanks!

[Don Clark]

Mornin'.....

Yeppers......the moon was quite full here too, saw it on the way home from the Bryan Bowers LR concert. Which was FABULOUS!!!!! He played two sets. First set was about an hour and a half and was mostly material from his newest CD "Crabby Old Man". I bought one of these. The cover is him standing in the woods near his house, holding a Dungeness crab in each hand up by his ears. He is obviously all dirty from cleaning crabs. Second set was older material, and some hilarious stuff. Titles like "Life is Hard, Life is Hard.....When You're Dumb" and "I Can See Your Aura.....and it's Ugly" I sat in a chair about 4 feet from Bryan. It was an immensely enjoyable evening.

But then I woke up to blowing snow, around 3"- 4" expected. So I will do some shoveling here in a bit.

In other good news, I received an email yesterday from the Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Liberal, Ks. -

""It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been chosen to perform at the 23rd Annual Kansas Sampler Festival in Light Park, Liberal, KS, May 5 and 6, 2012. An entertainment schedule and other exhibitor information will be sent out at a later date. Congratulations and we look forward to seeing you in May."

I played this festival 5 years ago with the trio w/ Bill and Jeff.

This time it will be just the duo with Bill Norman (far right). Hopefully I will have the CD finished in time to have some there. We'll have a table in the entertainer's tent to visit and maybe book some work. The Sampler Festival is all about what there is to see, do, eat, and hear in Kansas. A really fun weekend.

[Cornflake]

Titles like 'Life is Hard, Life is Hard.....When You're Dumb"'

The Austin Lounge Lizards do that one. "Life is hard but life is hardest when you're dumb / No joi d'vivre, just endless hours of tedium." On the Small Minds album.

Good morning, one and all.

[Hobson]

Gorgeous moon here last night as Mr. H and I were driving to a club meeting.

We've been home one week since our big trip to Australia and New Zealand. It has taken almost all of this time to get back to normal. Now back in the routine and our body clocks match where we live.

I've been picking up a guitar most days, making my fingers remember how to play after 3 weeks away from it.