WEDNESDAY MAY 22ND 2013

Hi there...time to check out the Cereal Number of the Wednesday Blog and dispatch Mr. Sandman. for the  22nd of Mayhem.  That was quite the storm yesterday, although here at Orr Lake we had little more than a Hard Rain. Today, way back in 1979 it was federal Election Day with sunny skies and a high near 18.
we had a new Prime Minister by the end of the day.  Joe Clark (known Better as Joe Who) won a Minority  Government but Pierre Trudeau was back in 1980 when Joe Bobbled the Ball.  In 1981 The temperature topped off at 28, 1984  got to 27 and by 1985 we even had a touch of frost in a couple of areas in Simcoe County.  In 1991 we had a lovely sunny day.

ARE YOU CURIOUS?

Let's start off way back in 1570, when the first ATLAS was published.  It had 70 maps in it and was even harder to fold that they are today. Were there even 70 Countries back then?
In 1662 a fellow named Louis de Buade de Frontenac was born in France.  He was a real "Ladies Man", so much so that one wealthy father Locked his daughter in a convent in France to keep him at bay.  Louis did manage to get to her however, so her father dis-inherited the girl and that led to Louis fleeing to New France to escape from his creditors.  He was very extravagant but when he got to the new world he became quite industrious setting up new trading posts and promoting expansion as the Governor-General of New France.  He set up his first trading post in 1673 on the current site of Kingston and called it Fort Frontenac which I guess also became the name of the 1960 Canadian car we discussed yesterday on here.
The year was 1867 on this date and an important date it was!  Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to the British North America Act and the Dominion of Canada was to come into existance on July 1st of 1867 which it was. The BNA act was set up with 72 Life member in the Senate. 24 each for Ontario and Quebec and 12 each for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (not in a can  apparently)

In 1892, Dr. Washington Sheffield invented the Toothpaste Tube in the U.S. I don't know if it  rolled up to get the last drop or not.In 1893 Hockey was the order of the day when the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association Team won the first Stanley Cup game.  It was donated of course by Lord Stanley a former Governor-General from Prescott who's boys had enjoyed playing hockey.
We turn to music in the year 1926, when the song "5 foot 2, Eyes of Blue" hit number one on the music charts of the day. Here's a version from 1925 before it topped the chart.




In 1933 John Mackay made the first reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster. is the Trewth Out there?


In 1979 Joe Clark  became Canada's Youngest Prime Minister when he won the 31st General Election in a minority government. The voter turn-out was astounding with 76% getting out, but Joe was Out after only 8 months because of a non-confidence vote and some poor judgement.

Trudeau was back in. in February of 1980 JUSTIN time for the referendum vote in Quebec.

In 1987 on this date, 29 year old Rick Hansen ended his Heroic "Man in  Motion Tour" raising at least $15 Million Dollars for spinal research and the disabled.  Hansen pumped his wheelchair 3,600 times an hour for 26 months, travelling 40,000 km through 34 countries.  I think we tend to forget about what a wonderful contribution he made because of the Terry Fox saga.

In 1998 A Judge ruled that the U.S. Secret Service agents could be compelled to testify before a Grand Jury
concerning the Lewinsky Scandal with President Clinton.  It had all the Jokes of course like :

Q: Why was Clinton so interested in events in the Middle East?
A: He thought the Gaza Strip was a topless bar.

and

Q. What is Clinton's codename?
A. 'The Uni-banger'

TO OUR CELEBRITY PEEPS ON  THE 22ND OF MAY

Thespian, Lawrence Olivier (1907-1989), Pianist Peter Nero is 79, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle creator of Sherlock Holmes was born on this day in 1859. Doyle was a doctor who wrote part-time but the stories were too good and he actually tried to have more time to himself by killing off Mr. Holmes, but his public would not stand for that and he had to bring him back.  (who were the people in his novels who ate wayyyy tooo much cheese?  The Baker street Irregulars!).  I have a whole bunch of VCR tapes with all the old Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce black and white movies from the 30's and 40's.  I hope they are still ok. (They come with  all the old TV commercials from the 70's when I taped them too.) (Same with Charlie Chan).

Singer Charles Aznavour is 89, Naomi Campbell  a supermodel and super bitch from all indications is 43.

Novak Djokovic (Tennis) is 26, Actress Gennifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time) is 35, Morrissey is 54,

Composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Anna Belknap (CSI New York) is 41, T. Boone Pickens is 85 and is a multi Billionaire who announced the 'Pickens Plan' to help the U.S. rely less on Foreign Energy a couple of years ago.  I think it's been Slim Pickens so far with that idea. Victoria Wyndham is 68.  She played Rachel Cory on "Another World" from 1972 to 1999. Hope you have a great day if it's your birthday today.

and finally....

Someone suggested I get the award for PUNNIEST DAILY BLOG, Postumously...but I said....

"OVER MY DEAD BODY"

mornin' everybody. mornin'





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