TUESDAY MAY 21, 2013

HI there....May turns 21 today and it's time for me to put in my Trew cents worth, although cents are worth nothing these days. In fact you can't get a Plug Nickel for them now. That was certainly a spectacular Holiday week-end and I hope you had a good time. We certainly had some pretty good weather over the last batch of years.  30 years ago we had a high of 20 degrees and in 1981 a 28 degree day like yesterday which set a record according to CTV News in Barrie.

                                                     THE MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR

The year was 1819 when the first bikes in the U.S. were introduced to The Big Apple.  They were called Swift Walkers. 

 German Inventor Karl von Drais is credited with developing the first bicycle. His machine, known as the "swift walker," hit the road in 1817. This early bicycle had no pedals, and its frame was a wooden beam. The device had two wooden wheels with iron rims and leather-covered tires. As the name suggests, a rider walked on top of the bike with his feet leaving the ground during descents.

In 1871 Alexander Muirs "The Maple Leaf Forever" was first sung in Public.  The song was the unofficial National Anthem of Canada until Oh Canada became our National Anthem in 1967. The words have been changed on it of course too.  It was first sung at a festival in Beaverton in in 1871.We as Canadians always have to change our heritage to include everyone, Just like now there is a group that wants to change Victoria Day and Add a Native component to it. That group which includes Margaret Atwood, singer Susan Aglukark, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Actor Gordon Pinsent wants the name of the 168 year old holiday to be "Victoria and First Peoples Day". Pretty soon we will have no real heritage left, although they certainly are a big part of our heritage but then so are the French so should we call it Victoria, First Peoples, Louis the 16th Day? and so on. I  really like this instrumental of the song.

In the year 1881, The red Cross was organized by Clara Burton who became it's first President.

In 1920 Montreal radio Station XWA broadcast the first regularly scheduled Programs in North America.

In 1925 Canadians were allowed to sell BEER.  UP until that time we could only Borrow Beer and People weren't that good at returning it.

Charles Lindburgh made the first NONSTOP Flight from New York to Paris where he got quite an Eye-Full. (Eiffel).

In 1945 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall tied the knot in the middle of doing "To Have And To Have Not" They made 5 movies together.

In 1968 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher (sister of Peter Asher, Peter of Peter and Gordon) went to an Andy Williams Concert.  They were together for 5 years.
In 1980 "The Empire Strikes Back" hit the big Screen.
in 1990 The Last episode of "Newhart" was shown on CBS.  It had to be the cleverest TV Finale ever.

IT'S BIRTHDAY PEEPS TIME FOR MAY 21ST

Raymond Burr was born on this date in 1917 in New Westminster B.C.  He started out as a Bad guy in a bunch of movies including Playing the wife-murderer in Hitchcock's "Rear Window" and a bunch of other "heavies" (No pun intended). In 1957 he got to wear the White Hat when he got the part of Perry Mason in a TV series which lasted until 1966, then on to Ironside from 1967 to 1975 and later back to the Perry Mason made for TV movies.  He even got to date Natalie Wood along the way although he was suppose to be gay. He died in 1993 just about the time he was to start some Ironside made for TV Movies. In 1996 he was ranked #44 in the TV Guide's 50 greatest TV stars of all time. He wouldn't go on Johnny Carson though because Johnny made jokes about his size. (good for him). He didn't want to go on the same network and denigrade Johnny for making the Jokes.

Philosopher Plato was born in 427 B.C , writer Harold Robbins (1916-1997), Mr.T is 60 today, Fats "Ain't Misbehavin" Waller (1904-1943) . Also celebrating today Lisa Edelstein of House MD is 46, and actor Judge Reinholt is 55 (Beverley Hills Cop). Singer Dennis Day who appeared  with Jack Benny for 25 years (1916-1988). Leo Sayer (brother of Soothe) is 64 and Poet Alexander Pope was born in 1688.  He wrote the words "Of all the fishes in the sea, I'd like to be a Bass,
                          " I'd climb up high on rocks and trees, and slide down on my Knees" JUST KIDDING!

THIS song was moving up the hot 100 on this date in 1983 and sort of fitting if you had to go back to work today....



and finally....

When camping, a Tuba strategically placed on your picnic table will help keep the campsites on either side of you EMPTY.

mornin' everybody mornin'






Aftermath of horrendous tornado in Moore Oklahoma in 2013 which killed and injured many.  Our Thoughts are with you.