Weirdness

Thursday, December 31, 2020

New series on landscaping for wildlife coming to Facebook

https://mgnv.org/2020/12/30/landscape-for-wildlife-a-new-mgnv-facebook-series/?fbclid=IwAR0vjHfKgHtUxK3BxhXhe-VqMsGMawfCkAPXprfhnA1QamxlkVeNNCuERAU 

Happy Birthday Burton Cummings!

https://www.burtoncummings.com/ 

Happy Birthday Edward Hand!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hand 

Happy Make Up Your Mind Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/make-up-your-mind-day-december-31/#:~:text=Each%20year%2C%20Make%20Up%20Your,determine%20other%20decisions%20as%20well. 

Happy National Champagne Day!

https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/national-champagne-day/ 

Happy Birthday George C. Marshall!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Marshall 

Happy Hogmanay!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay 

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Happy Birthday Skeeter Davis!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeeter_Davis 

Happy Bacon Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/bacon-day-december-30/ 

Happy Birthday John Hartford!

https://www.johnhartford.com/ 

Happy Birthday Eliza Dushku!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/ 

Happy Birthday John Otto!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Otto_(park_ranger) 

Happy Birthday Jeff Lynne!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Lynne 

Happy Birthday Patti Smith!

https://www.pattismith.net/intro.html 

Happy Birthday Bo Diddley!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley 

Happy Birthday Mike Nesmith!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Nesmith 

Happy Birthday Davy Jones!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones_(musician) 

Happy Birthday Tracey Ullman!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman 

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Happy National Pepper Pot Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pepper-pot-day-december-29/ 

Happy Tick Tock Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/tick-tock-day/ 

Happy Birthday Ray Thomas!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Thomas 

Happy Birthday Barbara Steele!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824489/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 

Happy Birthday Mary Tyler Moore!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001546/ 

Happy Birthday Marianne Faithfull!

http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/ 

Monday, December 28, 2020

Happy Birthday Mary Weis!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Weiss 

Happy Birthday Alex Chilton!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Chilton 

Happy Birthday Return Jonathan Meigs!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_J._Meigs_Sr. 

Happy Birthday Nichelle Nichols!

http://uhura.com/ 

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Happy Birthday Karla Bonoff!

https://www.karlabonoff.com/ 

Happy Birthday Charlie Weaver!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Arquette 

Happy National Fruitcake Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-fruitcake-day-december-27/ 

Happy Birthday Mike Pinder!

http://www.mikepinder.com/ 

Happy Birthday Marlene Dietrich!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000017/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Sydney Greenstreet!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002113/ 

Saturday, December 26, 2020

Happy Thank You Note Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-thank-you-note-day/#:~:text=National%20Thank%20You%20Note%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20December%2026%2C%202020 

Happy National Candy Cane Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-candy-cane-day-december-26/ 

Happy Birthday Monterey Pop!

 Premiered on this date in 1968.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064689/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday Elisha Cook!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176879/ 

Happy Birthday to I Want To Hold Your Hand!

 Released in the States on this day in 1963.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand

Happy Birthday Steve Allen!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Allen 

Happy Boxing Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day 

Happy Wren Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wren_Day#:~:text=Wren%20Day%2C%20also%20known%20as,top%20of%20a%20decorated%20pole. 

Happy Birthday Thomas Nelson, Jr.!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nelson_Jr. 

Friday, December 25, 2020

Happy Birthday Rod Serling!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Serling 

Happy National Pumpkin Pie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pumpkin-pie-day-december-25/ 

Happy Birthday to after The Thin Man!

 Premiered on this date in 1936.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027260/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday to The Exorcist!

 Premiered on this date in 1973.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/

Happy Birthday Cab Calloway!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab_Calloway 

Happy Birthday Shane MacGowan!

http://shanemacgowan.com/ 

Happy Birthday Humphrey Bogart!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart 

Merry Christmas!

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Happy Chewidden Thursday!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewidden_Thursday 

Happy Birthday Fritz Leiber!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Leiber 

Happy National Eggnog Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-eggnog-day-december-24/ 

Today is the anniversary of the Eggnog Riot at West Point

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggnog_Riot 

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Happy Tom Bawcock's Eve!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bawcock%27s_Eve 

Happy HumanLight Day!

https://thehumanist.com/arts_entertainment/culture/how-to-celebrate-humanlight-a-december-holiday-for-humanists-2 

Happy Roots Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-roots-day-december-23/ 

Happy Festivus!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus 

Happy Birthday to The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly!

 Premiered on this date in 1966.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Nice article about the Men In Black and their vehicles

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/12/the-men-in-black-from-time-travelers-to-deloreans-well-almost/ 

Happy Birthday Rick Nielsen!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Nielsen 

Happy Birthday James Burke!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian) 

Happy Birthday to My Name Is Trinity!

 Premiered on this date in 1970.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067355/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday to The Mummy! (The original film)

 Premiered on this date in 1932.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023245/

Happy Mari Lwyd!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd 

Monday, December 21, 2020

"Get Back" is coming!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/peter-jackson-beatles-sneak-peek-1106383/?fbclid=IwAR13x0_MgV9K7Ph0cVaYdmn2zAG5ETlLRgrvRN4l_Xh1L5lKBUHQ9XBff2U 

Happy Mumping Day!

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/mumping_day 

Happy National Fried Shrimp Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-french-fried-shrimp-day-december-21/ 

Happy Birthday to Once Upon A Time In The West!

 Premiered on this date in 1968.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7

Happy Birthday to The President's Analyst!

 Premiered on this date in 1967.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062153/

Happy Birthday Frank Zappa!

https://www.zappa.com/ 

Happy Birthday Vampira!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maila_Nurmi 

Happy Kiwi Fruit Day!

https://www.checkiday.com/b35f55e6faccd149cdf57fe5e845ff50/national-kiwi-fruit-day#:~:text=National%20Kiwi%20Fruit%20Day%20is,the%20first%20day%20of%20Winter. 

Happy National Hamburger Day!

https://www.fiveguys.com/ 

Happy Winter Solstice!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice 

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Happy Games Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/games-day/ 

Happy Birthday to The graduate!

 Premiered on this date in 1967.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday Nicole de Boer!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207498/ 

Saturday, December 19, 2020

A nice Christmas story involving singer Mel Torme

https://www.newsfromme.com/2020/12/19/my-xmas-story-4/ 

Alien signal detected?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alien-hunters-discover-mysterious-signal-from-proxima-centauri/?fbclid=IwAR1D2gXaURBaHNesgebNBgb3pErNK4X0XZ_dZ_hjgh3h0SJGsqcK-CHRVZk 

Happy Birthday Phil Ochs!

https://www.sonnyochs.com/philbio.html 

Friday, December 18, 2020

Happy Birthday Michael Moorcock!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock 

Happy National Roast Suckling Pig Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-roast-suckling-pig-day-december-18/ 

Happy Bake Cookies Day!

https://www.cute-calendar.com/event/bake-cookies-day/37613.html#:~:text=December%2018%2C%202020%20in%20the%20World&text=Bake%20Cookies%20Day%20is%20celebrated,are%20not%20baked%20at%20all. 

Happy birthday to For A Few Dollars More!

 Premiered on this date in 1965.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/

Happy Birthday Christopher Fry!

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Fry 

Happy Birthday Keith Richards!

https://www.keithrichards.com/ 

Happy Birthday to The Grinch!

 Premiered on this date in 1966.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060345/

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Happy Wright Brothers Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/wright-brothers-day-december-17/ 

Happy National Maple Syrup Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-maple-syrup-day-december-17/ 

Happy Birthday to Night of the Demon!

 Premiered on this date in 1957.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050766/

Happy Picrous Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picrous_Day 

Happy Birthday Paul Rodgers!

https://www.paulrodgers.com/ 

Happy Birthday Eddie Kendricks!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks 

Happy Birthday to The Simpsons!

 Premiered on this date in 1989.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons

Happy Saturnalia!

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saturnalia-Roman-festival 

Happy Birthday William Floyd!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Floyd 

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Today is the Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party 

Happy Birthday Night Gallery!

 Premiered on this date in 1969.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065327/episodes?year=1969&ref_=tt_eps_yr_1969



Happy Birthday Billy Gibbons!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Gibbons 

Happy Birthday Benny Andersson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Andersson 

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Happy Birthday Alan Freed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Freed 

Happy Birthday One, Two, Three!

 Premiered on this date in 1961.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055256/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2



Happy Birthday Young Frankenstein!

 Premiered on this date in 1974.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/

Happy Birthday Dave Clark!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Clark_(musician) 

Happy Birthday Garrett Wang!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910897/ 

Happy Birthday Tim Conway!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Conway 

Happy Birthday John Hammond, Sr.!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hammond_(record_producer) 

Happy Bill of Rights Day!

https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/bill-of-rights#:~:text=Bill%20of%20Rights%20Day%2C%20December,out%20our%20rights%20as%20Americans. 

Today is the anniversary of the Resolutions of the Sons of Liberty in 1773

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/resolves-of-the-new-york-sons-of-liberty/ 

Monday, December 14, 2020

A nice article about the Waitresses song, Christmas Wrapping

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/13/christmas-wrapping-waitresses-how-we-made-festive-classic?fbclid=IwAR2jFSzmF7-KYZYet-jYy3-aabQGCS2J-FUzQWij7ay3Lr2b31MrCHnFUk8 

Happy Birthday London Calling!

 Released on this date in 1979.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Calling

Today is the beginning of the Halcyon Days

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcyone_and_Ceyx 

Happy Birthday Shirley Jackson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Jackson 

Happy Birthday to I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!

 Premiered on this date in 1988.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095348/

Happy Birthday Patty Duke!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Duke 

Happy Birthday Morey Amsterdam!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morey_Amsterdam 

Happy Birthday Spike Jones!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Jones 

Sunday, December 13, 2020

A good interview with Steve Van Zandt

https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/12/a-big-chat-with-little-steven-rock-icon-talks-politics-sopranos-and-future-of-e-street-band.html?fbclid=IwAR0gFfBqvLXK7fw53_UMK6yOfH2yNntpcNRfGpAt7_Qe-cHszOSAr6RdxJk 

NORAD is preparing to track Santa

https://www.noradsanta.org/ 

Happy National Cocoa Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cocoa-day-december-13/ 

Happy Birthday to Patti Smith's album, Horses!

 Released on this date in 1975.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_(album)

Happy Birthday Dick Van Dyke!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/ 

Happy Ice Cream Day!

https://www.cute-calendar.com/event/ice-cream-day/37527.html#:~:text=Ice%20Cream%20Day%20is%20observed,from%20one%20country%20to%20another. 

Happy National Popcorn String Day!

https://foodimentary.com/2018/12/13/december-13th-is-national-popcorn-string-day-4/ 

Happy National Cocoa Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cocoa-day-december-13/ 

Today is Worldwide Candle Lighting Day

https://www.compassionatefriends.org/wcl/#:~:text=Worldwide%20Candle%20Lighting%20Memorial%20Service&text=As%20candles%20are%20lit%20on,all%20children%20gone%20too%20soon. 

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Happy Birthday John Jay!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay 

Happy Birthday to The Wolf Man!

 Premiered on this date in 1941.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034398/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday Edward G. Robinson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000064/ 

Happy Birthday Dionne Warwick!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_Warwick 

Happy Birthday Karl Edward Wagner!

http://karledwardwagner.org/ 

Friday, December 11, 2020

A nice article about the Clash song, London Calling

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/clash-strummer-jones-london-calling-story-behind-song/?fbclid=IwAR0r4V1jQQo4pMd0zLG3_9WOEgV4QmAcDScoTVdmyH860BFwQBvVmTxDJmo 



(Thanks for the link, Sean!)

Nice series of articles about the cattle mutilation phenomena

 https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/12/from-vampires-to-cattle-mutilations-part-1/


https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/12/from-vampires-to-cattle-mutilations-part-2/


https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/12/secret-surveillance-of-the-u-s-cattle-herd-part-1/


https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/12/secret-surveillance-of-the-u-s-cattle-herd-part-2/



Neil Young Archive is free for the Holidays!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-archives-free-holidays-1101997/?fbclid=IwAR0bB4ZCBT8J4XmRAJz0K7bQngDJKr-2iDq7xkQmouknfctL0BHZ6CR6OvA 

Happy birthday Dick Tufeld!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tufeld 

Happy Birthday Teri Garr!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000414/ 

Happy National Have A Bagel Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/have-a-bagel-day/ 

Happy Birthday to The Capitol Steps!

 Began on this date in 1981.


https://www.capsteps.com/

Happy Birthday V For Vendetta!

 Premiered on this date in 2005.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/

Happy Birthday Isaac Shelby!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Shelby 

Happy Birthday George Mason!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason 

Happy Birthday David Brewster!

https://brewstersociety.com/kaleidoscope-university/sir-david-brewster/#:~:text=The%20kaleidoscope%20was%20invented%20and,many%20facets%20as%20his%20invention.&text=David%20Brewster%20was%20born%20in,%2C%20on%20December%2011%2C%201781. 

Happy Lost & Found Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/official-lost-and-found-day#:~:text=The%20second%20Friday%20of%20December,things%20that%20you%20have%20misplaced.&text=Losing%20things%20is%20part%20of,after%20trying%20for%20a%20while. 

Thursday, December 10, 2020

More UFO news

https://www.foxnews.com/science/leaked-pentagon-ufo-task-force-reports-non-human-technology-silver-cube 

A nice article about the legendary film, The day The Clown Died

https://www.ranker.com/list/jerry-lewis-the-day-the-clown-cried/stephanroget?utm_source=sendgrid_newsletter&utm_medium=WeirdHistory&utm_campaign=Active&utm_content=201210 

Interesting military photo of a UFO

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a34908126/leaked-ufo-photo-motionless-cube-shaped-object/?fbclid=IwAR2ZFx4k0pVEBHxNEY3KUObmBUi0AiazpvKWeG7dUcosk1-043Xmc5RvJgQ 

Happy National Lager Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-lager-day/ 

Happy Birthday CBGB's!

 Opened on this date in 1973.


https://www.cbgb.com/

Happy Birthday Emily Dickinson!

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/emily-dickinson 

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Happy Birthday to A Charlie Brown Christmas!

 Premiered on this date in 1965.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas



Happy Birthday Neil Innes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Innes 

Happy Birthday Margaret Hamilton!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002121/ 

Happy Birthday Michael Dorn!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000373/ 

Happy Birthday Joan Armatrading!

https://www.joanarmatrading.com/ 

Happy Birthday Douglas Fairbanks Jr!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001195/ 

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

A nice interview with Berke Breathed

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/arts/bloom-county-40-berkeley-breathed.html?searchResultPosition=1&fbclid=IwAR2ZQf5i2MGCQh4w9sKZ2KB-PG4RzSaP4hlzPx67GdAkWVq_zSPgyzQrkFA 


Got to meet him once, when he was just starting out.  VERY nice guy!

A nice article about the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York"

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/fairytale-of-new-york-the-surprising-story-behind-the-pogues-christmas-anthem-1.4425636?mode=amp&fbclid=IwAR14251L0tHq_SWD4BDPVwzVzUGRbt42CzElxlJNzTGU_8HZ_TFn_yih7PM 

Happy Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/pretend-time-traveler-day/#:~:text=Pretend%20To%20Be%20A%20Time%20Traveler%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20December%208%2C%202020 

Happy National Brownie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-brownie-day-december-8/ 

Happy Birthday Jim Morrison!

https://thedoors.com/tag/jim-morrison 

Happy Birthday Flip Wilson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_Wilson 

Happy Birthday Sinead O'Connor!

https://www.sineadoconnor.com/ 

Monday, December 07, 2020

Minimalist Nativity Sets

https://twitter.com/kejones_/status/1335272025175302145 



(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Wonderful site devoted to old photos

https://www.shorpy.com/ 

Neat background info about the Warner Brothers singing frog!

https://www.newsfromme.com/2020/12/06/todays-video-link-3284/ 

A nice article about the Balloon Man

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-balloon-man-of-georgetown-deserved-his-inflated-reputation/2018/12/29/95eb39a8-0aca-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html?fbclid=IwAR2gqK0TxU-C90W2unIqG6j2wEobhs7iXCE5M5PiFgVPjf-WBw-SdoYeCdk 


A local DC legend.

Happy Birthday Jack Jouett!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Jouett 

Happy National Letter Writing Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-letter-writing-day/#:~:text=National%20Letter%20Writing%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20December%207%2C%202020 

Happy Birthday Allan B. Calhamer!

 The creator of the game, Diplomacy.


https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/255/allan-b-calhamer

Happy Birthday Tom Waits!

http://www.tomwaits.com/ 

Happy Birthday Harry Chapin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chapin 

Happy Birthday Eli Wallach!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908919/ 

Today is Pearl Harbor Day

https://www.nps.gov/valr/learn/historyculture/national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day.htm 

Happy Birthday Vlad Tepes!

 Mr. Excitement!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler

Sunday, December 06, 2020

An Enigma machine is just discovered

https://phys.org/news/2020-12-divers-nazis-enigma-code-machine.html?fbclid=IwAR04q03W_N0iKsKCh1c5SBVWYcSk6h9GgNrKx1hYS_Dbo8_3tHLUNISQbRs 

Happy Birthday Rudolph (the TV special)

 Premiered on this date in 1964.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058536/

Happy Birthday Wally Cox!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Cox 

Happy Birthday to the Byrds album, Turn Turn Turn!

 Released on this date in 1965.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn!_Turn!_Turn!_(album)

Happy National Gazpacho Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-gazpacho-day-december-6/ 

Happy Birthday David Ossman!

http://www.firesigntheatre.com/media/media.php?member=Ossman 

Saturday, December 05, 2020

Happy Krampus Night!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus 

Happy Tree Dressing Day!

https://www.commonground.org.uk/tree-dressing-day/ 

Happy Birthday Amy Acker!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009918/ 

Happy Repeal Day!

http://www.repealday.org/ 

Happy Ninja Day!

https://dayoftheninja.com/index2.html 

Happy Birthday Little Richard!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard 

Happy Birthday Alvy Moore!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600886/ 

Friday, December 04, 2020

Happy National Dice Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-dice-day-december-4/#:~:text=Each%20year%20on%20December%204th,or%20obstacles%20to%20the%20objectives. 

Happy Cabernet Franc Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabernet_Franc 

Happy Birthday William Alexander!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alexander,_Lord_Stirling 

Happy National Cookie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cookie-day-december-4/ 

Happy Birthday Southside Johnny!

https://www.southsidejohnny.com/ 

Today is the anniversary of Washington's farewell to his officers in 1783

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-bids-farewell-to-his-officers#:~:text=On%20December%204%2C%201783%2C%20future,and%20returning%20to%20civilian%20life. 

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Good article about Soviet treatment of disabled veterans of WWII

https://www.wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/the-ends-of-history/russias-lost-war/ 

A nice article about Kolchak: The Night Stalker

https://www.metv.com/lists/11-reasons-kolchak-the-night-stalker-is-the-coolest-creepiest-show-on-1970s-television?fbclid=IwAR3mMuuV0omGIaYu_e3tadm3-GBCnTY008qEcm2232tYgbcvGlnRS7Q2K_U 

The Cold War background behind the search for the Titanic

https://www.ranker.com/list/titanic-found-during-secret-navy-mission/genevieve-carlton?utm_source=sendgrid_newsletter&utm_medium=WeirdHistory&utm_campaign=Active&utm_content=201203 

Happy Birthday Ozzy!

https://www.ozzy.com/ 

Happy 3D Printing Day!

http://www.national-awareness-days.com/3d-printing-day/ 

Happy Roof Over Your Head Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-roof-over-your-head-day-december-3/ 

Happy Make A Gift Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/make-a-gift-day/ 

Happy National Apple Pie Day!

https://www.nationalday.com/days/national-apple-pie-day/#:~:text=National%20Apple%20Pie%20Day%20is,May%2013th%20and%20December%203rd. 

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Happy World Mutt Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-mutt-day-july-31-and-december-2/#:~:text=National%20Mutt%20Day%20encourages%20us,to%20come%20and%20adopt%20them. 

Happy Birthday Lesley-Ann Brandt!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2788229/ 

Happy Birthday Richard Montgomery!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Montgomery 

Happy Birthday Jonathan Frid!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0294847/ 

Happy Birthday Moe Asch!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Asch 

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

The next games on my gift list!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cze/steven-rhodes-games 



(Thanks for the link, Nick!)

New film coming out about author Karl Edward Wagner!

 One of my faves.


https://vimeo.com/thelastwolf?fbclid=IwAR2lyEq6PHbIt7eFQyHO_6Y8XIFndTCfYxu7KTpbDOGZG-vc6T4iGxAU7H4

Happy Birthday to Happy Xmas (War Is Over)!

 Released on this date in 1971.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Xmas_(War_Is_Over)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flA5ndOyZbI

Happy National Eat A Red Apple Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-eat-a-red-apple-day-december-1/ 

Happy Birthday John Densmore!

https://johndensmore.com/