THURSDAY MARCH 28TH AND 27TH IF U MISSED

HI everyone....It's Ken here to throw another Blog on the fire to take off the morning chill.  I will also post Yesterdays Blog in case you missed it.  (I put the wrong date on it and then tried to fix it but I am not sure it worked very well).  Not a bad looking start to Thursday.  On this date in 1991, 1993 and 1995 there was no snow.  It got up to 15 or 16 celsius in 93.  How about a nice coffee, lets "ROLL UP THE GRIN TO WIN"...SEE, it's all good, we get to Play Again.



"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR TIME"

IN 1380, Gunpowder first first used in Europe and it Kinda "Blew up in their Faces".
1918 saw Conscription riots break out in the Province of Quebec.  
in 1930, Constantinople was re-named Istanbul, It was originally named after Constantine the Great,.  who was well-known for being the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity.

 He originally called his new empire The New Rome.  After he was gone it seemed to be in a constant state of Flux.  It was seized more times than Maple Leaf Playoff tickets. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" was a song about the name change and was originally recorded by the Canadian group The Four Lads on August 12, 1953. This recording was released by Columbia Records. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on October 24, 1953, and it peaked at #10. It was the group's first gold record.
In 1935, The Canadian Radio Commission (forerunner of the CRTC) prohibited "Sales talks or Spot advertising on Sundays on Canadian radio stations.....Never on a Sunday



Still with radio, a Station in 1944, in New York City banned Singing Commercials for some reason.


  

  Also on this date in 1944 Stephen Leacock died in Toronto age the age of 74. 
In 1959, The Chinese government ordered the Dali Lama to take his local Government in Tibet and go.....Instead of  "Hello Dalai" it was " Goodbye Dalai".
The Year was 1967, when King Said of Arabia was Dethroned.  He very quickly got out the classifieds in the For Rent section looking for a place to stay because he had great knowlege about the "Low Rents of Arabia".


BIRTHDAY PEEPS ON THIS DAY....

Karen Kane (of the Ballet world) is 62 and still on her toes.
Actor Ken Howard is 68, Reba McEntire is still knockin 'em dead in Country Music and on TV with her own show at age 58.
Actress Diane Wiest is 67, Lady Ga Ga is only 27 and already has 5 Grammies, Vince Vaughn is 43 and Conchata Ferrell is 70.  She is Berta on "2 and 1/2 Men" and is very funny.  Maybe she should be called..".Lady Ha Ha."


AND FINALLY......Two nuns cycling down a cobbled street. The first one says "I've never come this way before" the second one replies "Must be the cobbles".

Wednesday March 27th:

MORNIN' everybody...mornin' Fe-Fi-Fo Fum, lets kick ol' Man Winter in the frosty Bum.  Good Wednesday mornin' to you.  It looks like we are in for a few flurries today but it should be around zero or a little bit better as winter hangs on. Back in 1991 the snow was gone but the "Ice-Out Car" was still on top of the Kempenfelt Bay Ice and the clock was still ticking. There was snow  left in 1993 with a high of plus 6 but of course it was melting and there was no snow in 1995.

TIME FOR "THE MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR"

IN 1513. Spain's Ponce de Leon Discovered Florida (he never did find the fountain of youth) and today the "Snowbirds" continue looking.
1790, was the year the Shoelace was invented (the next year a 2nd Shoelace was discovered and that made both shoes stay on).
In 1834, William Lyon Mackenzie was elected Toronto's first Mayor, and his first order of Business was to call for a new board sidewalk for King St.  That would need a raise in Taxes which did not go over well and led to a fight.  That in turn led to an accident at a tumultuous meeting, which caused several deaths when the  building floor gave way.
In 1883, "Pile of Bones" re-named Regina was named the Capital of the North West Territories (which also included Alberta and Saskatchewan at the time).
Canada recognized the U.S.S.R. on  this date in 1924.
In 1945 General Eisenhower declared German Forces defences on the Western Front Broken.
1962 found Jacques Plante winning the Vezina Trophy for a 6th time which tied the record.
Mount St. Helens became active in 1980 on this date.  It had been idle for 123 years.

WABC in New York, Banned the song "One Toke over the Line" Despite other stations doing the same it still made it to number 10 on the charts. I still have my Brewer and Shipley POTHOLDERS :) .
The Area's Elvis Stojko won Gold in the men's World Figure Skating Championship in 1994.  It seems like only yesterday to me. (I remember when Toller Cranston was Shorter Cranston).



BIRTHDAY PEEPS ON THIS DATE.

Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990), Gloria Swanson (1899-1983), Actor Michael York is 71, Mariah Carey is 43, Model Caitlin Upton is 24, Black-Eyed Peas lead singer Fergie is 38, Canucker Nathan Fillion (Castle) is 42 (both Leads in that series are Canadian), Pauley Perrette (Abby on NCIS) is 44,  Quintin Tarintino (Pulp Fiction) is 50, Shaun Cassidy turns 55, Much-loved Canadian singer Jann Arden (Insensitive) is 51 today.
and in 1868, Patty Smith Hill and her sister Mildred  (Author and Songwriter) wrote possibly the most performed song of all time, "Happy Birthday to You" It originally came out in their songbook "Song Stories for Kindergarten" as "Good Morning to You" and they  probably copied the tune from earlier songs from possibly the 1850's. Patty's class began to sing it so much the words changed to birthdays and "BOB"S YOUR UNCLE" it became known as "Happy Birthday to You." Sometimes it's not heard a lot in movies because of Royalty fees and is replace with "For He's a Jolly Goodfellow"  (no Royalty fees need to be paid on a instrumental:).


and finally......A Sandwich walks into a bar....and the Bartender says "SORRY WE DON'T SERVE SANDWICH'S IN HERE".

Mornin' everybody....Mornin'