TUESDAY MARCH 26TH 2013

IT'S TUESDAY TIME.....with yours trewly , "Drumming to the beat of a different March" and it looks like some more spring-like weather is on, for the next few days.  A nice morning at Orr Lake with the temperature setting in around Zero.  There was lots of snow 20 years ago, a high of plus 5 in 1984, most of the snow was melting in 1985 (around 30 % ground cover in 1985.  Also in 1985 "Amadeus" won best picture for 1984 with 8 Oscars, 6 Big Birds and one Kermit.



"MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR"

An earthquake felt from Mexico to Oregon rocked the Owen Valley in California on this date in 1878.

In 1921, Our Sloop De Jour  (actually Schooner) the "Bluenose" was launched in Lunenburg at a cost of $35,000.  It was built for fishing and racing and boy could it dangle and it could stop on a dime. (old expressions, sorry).
In 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announced on radio a vaccine to prevent Polio.  

In 1955, "the Ballad of Davie Crockett" was the number one song in the U.S. 

"Bridge on the River Kwai"

took the Best Picture Award at the 30th Academy Awards in 1956 and Alec Guiness won for Best Actor. It won 7 Academy Awards and of course for 3 weeks following everyone was whistling its theme "The Colonel Bogey March" 

 The sheet music was a million-seller, and the march was recorded many times. "Colonel Bogey" was used as a march-past by the 10th and 50th Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the latter of which is perpetuated today by The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) of the Canadian Forces who claim Colonel Bogey as their authorized march-past in quick time,
The most serious nuclear accident in U.S. history took place at the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania in 1979, when one of the reactors overheated.  Fortunately, a catastrophic meltdown was averted and there were no deaths or direct injuries from the accident. Not Like the Chernobyl affair where people still have to put blankets over each other to go to sleep.
In 1992, The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 50 years.



BIRTHDAY PEEPS ON THIS DATE....

Diana Ross is 69, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith , and Liv Tylers Dad is 65 (I think his face has already received its "old age punchin') ,Keira Knightly (Pirates of the Caribbean) is 28,  The NHL's Mike Peca is 39, and former Leaf Luke Richardson is 44, Martin Short was born in Hamilton on this date 63 years ago, Country singer Kenny Chesney is 45, (my fav is "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem), Leeza Gibbons is 56, Vicki Lawrence (Carol Burnett show) is 64, Johnny Crawford (Mark in The rifleman TV series) is 67.  He was also a pretty good singer.
Bob Woodward (Watergate reporter) clocks in at 70.  Also born on this date is actor James Caan at 74, Leonard Nimoy (Spock) is 82, just 5 days after Bill Shatner.  Leonard was also the first actor to wear "EAR WIGS.  

AND FINALLY......

There has been lots of excitement over the two new Panda's in Toronto....I know they already have names but maybe we could give them North American names Like "Pandora the explora" or even instead of "honey Boo Boo"  IT COULD BE "HONEY BAM-BOO BOO"

Mornin' everybody, mornin'