THURSDAY MAY 23RD 2013

Good day to you on day 23 of May.  It is World Turtle Day to raise awareness of the Plight of the turtle and tortoise on a Global Scale so "take a turtle to lunch" but make sure you don't have the Turtle Soup.  It would be very poor optics and would not make him come out of his shell. I guess we should have the Beatles sing "MeShell" or "The Turtles" to sing a song. It was a cloudy dull day 30 years ago and a scorcher of a day in 1981.

In 1430 Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundians and sold her to the English for their first Week-end BBQ.
1498 saw Savon Arola who preached against the luxury and power of the clergy.  He was burned as a heretic in Florence.  Prior to that he has spent many Florence Nights in Jail.
In 1701 Captain Kidd was hanged for Murder and Piracy (to keep the crowds back they put up a Piracy Fence but everyone was still able to made sure he was "Well Hung".
The U.S. Democratic Party was set up in 1792 and they chose Thomas Jefferson as their spokesman.

Modern Symbol of the Democratic Party

In 1873 The North West Mounted Police was set up by an Act of Parliament. In 1920 it absorbed the Dominion Police and it was re-named the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

In 1903 the first Auto Trip was taken across the U.S. from San Francisco to New York.

The first Canadian AIRBORNE Wedding took place over Regina.  The bride wore a lovely white gown with matching parachute while the groom was in a Black Jump-suit with tails.  When asked about having a reception on the ground they booth JUMPED at the chance.

In 1934 Bonnie and Clyde met their "Waterloo" on this day in history when they got caught in their car and were peppered with bullets (Bonnie 50 shots and Clyde 27 shots)  Clyde's last words were," Bonnie the cops always like you best".

Death Car was a 1934 Ford Model 730 Deluxe Sedan

The Car was stolen and when the owner went to pick it up the Sheriff would not give it up except for $15,000.  A Judge later said the Sheriff would be jailed if he did not give it up.  The owner paid $3,000 and rented it out to a Carnival Owner and re-couped the money in a hurry. 

Here is a picture of the Death Car Look-Alike.  (I didn't want there to be ANY HOLES IN MY STORY)

In 1954 CBS gave Johnny Carson a summer TV show called "Earn your Vacation" and the next day sent Ed Mc Mahon to a "How to Laugh  Effectively School"  It worked out!

In 1956 a song by a fellow called Nervous Norman hit the charts.  It was called "Transfusion" and it went Top 13 almost overnight .
he followed that one up with "APE CALL" which also did reasonably well.




In 1981 Canada's Wonderland opened just west of Maple and it has been very successful with Roller Coasters and the like in fact there is one so Scary it's still Called "THE MAPLE GRIEF FOREVER".  Speaking of that in 1993 on this date The Maple Leafs and the L.A. Kings were tied at 2 games apiece in Stanley Cup Play-offs.  In game 6 Wayne Gretzky high-sticked and cut Doug Gilmore in overtime and the referee missed it.  Wayne went on to score the winner in that Game and went crazy scoring in game 7 to take the series. It was the Leafs best chance to win the Cup since 1967. (except maybe this year)

FAMOUS PEEPS BORN ON THIS DATE.

Frederick Messmer was born in 1734, He Mesmerized Patients which became known as Hypnotizing.

"Marvelous Marvin Haggler" was born 59 Years ago today and was the first and most famous Garage Sale shopper. Joan Collins is 80 a famous example of  "BED GIRLS finish First!" Drew Carey is 55, Singer Jewel is 39 today . Singer Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002), Artie Shaw (1919-2004), Baseball's Buck Showalter is 57 and Georges St.-Pierre (Mixed Martial Artist) is 32 and Douglas Fairbanks Senior (1883-1939).  If it's your Day I hope it's terrific.

and finally,  

with all the hullabaloo over Mike Duffy in Ottawa and all the other world news going on etc...why is it all The Toronto Star can do is look for Mayor Rob Ford's CRACK.