WEDNESDAY MARCH 27TH, 2013

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'