Weirdness

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Brent Spiner "Memoir" on the way

https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-brent-spiner-memoir-fan-fiction/?fbclid=IwAR36ab4HG4aQwQumyAORODxsXFcwj5831ZyRx-d1C_lZP6V2utdf0iDRsFg 

Gerry Anderson merchandise!

https://shop.gerryanderson.co.uk/ 


I was a big fan of Fireball XL-5 and UFO.



CIA documents about Soviet ESP experiments revealed

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9186895/Declassified-CIA-document-reveals-spies-believed-Russians-perfected-extra-sensory-perception.html 

Happy National Hot Chocolate Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-hot-chocolate-day/#:~:text=Cozy%20up%20with%20your%20favorite,to%20our%20favorite%20chocolate%20beverage. 

Happy National Brandy Alexander Day!

https://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/brandy-alexander-day 

Happy Birthday Tallulah Bankhead!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000845/ 

Happy Birthday Alan Lomax!

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

Happy Birthday Percy Helton!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0375887/ 

Happy Birthday John Agar!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000730/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Suzanne Pleshette!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687189/ 

Happy Birthday Johnny Rotten!

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

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Happy Birthday Dick Martin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Martin_(comedian) 

Happy Birthday Tapestry!

 Released on this date in 1971.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapestry_(Carole_King_album)

Happy National Croissant Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-croissant-day-january-30/ 

Happy Calves Head Day!

https://www.pascalbonenfant.com/18c/clubs/jt_thecalvesheadclub.html#:~:text=On%20January%2030%2C%201735%2C%20%22,them%20out%20of%20the%20window. 

Today is the anniversary of the Beatles' rooftop concert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles%27_rooftop_concert 

Happy Birthday Steve Marriott!

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

Happy Birthday Marty Balin!

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

Happy National Seed Swap Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-seed-swap-day-last-saturday-in-january/#:~:text=National%20Seed%20Swap%20Day%20on,in%20preparation%20starting%20seeds%20indoor. 

Friday, January 29, 2021

A nice article on the fantasy writer Karl Edward Wagner

https://bookandfilmglobe.com/film/documentary/last-wolf-karl-edward-wagner/?fbclid=IwAR18bFq-QIIkqQQ_maWK2ineQ0tFMahn3DWqoLbhqvTZapJwu98BLDdf5wo 

Babylon 5 to get high definition upgrade

https://nerdist.com/article/babylon-5-hd-upgrade-hbo-max/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social+flow&fbclid=IwAR2sYzIZ1MUBc7fxYQLk48DCOQb5LFQTwtwnUBBYJbWvmBG3jD87Y4Y9zjo 

Happy Birthday Dr. Strangelove!

 Premiered on this date in 1964.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/

Happy Birthday Andrew Loog Oldham!

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

Happy National Corn Chip Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-corn-chip-day-january-29/ 

Happy Birthday to The Muppet Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1976.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074028/



Happy birthday to The Raven!

 Published on this date in 1845.


https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven

Happy Birthday W.C. Fields!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Fields 

Happy Birthday Light Horse Harry Lee!

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

Happy Birthday Thomas Paine!

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

Happy Birthday Dorothy Malone!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540416/ 

Thursday, January 28, 2021

A nice article about the writer Karl Wagner

https://bookandfilmglobe.com/film/documentary/last-wolf-karl-edward-wagner/?fbclid=IwAR1wTToowfl0wHCapHHw45N8_rDAj1shTbr3Jud8XzAhCF0z6zHv0FiFnq0 

A nice article about the band, X

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-improbable-story-of-x-las-greatest-cult-band?fbclid=IwAR3kSLQe29IhC8MknqvQvX7Kib2imqAKDuIQhdHcrSY60gVDNSIPZJg9588 

A nice article about the Capitol Steps

https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/28/like-the-tap-dancing-cat-capitol-steps-played-the-hill-for-laughs/?fbclid=IwAR3it1k69CcX-f7lwAAakccupGznQ4JjSXVIQeZSmSUHFC6NjJ_0DETul6I 


A great local DC comedy troupe.



Happy Capitalosaurus Day!

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/capitalsaurus-court?fbclid=IwAR3MFx-sHymclXpbWedhpzUVbz2iHsmg1rfnZ57PJ-UvxEXlbnol9MpEAZM

Happy Birthday Elijah Wood!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000704/ 

Happy Birthday Sarah McLachlan!

https://www.sarahmclachlan.com/ 

Happy National Kazoo Day!

https://www.nationalkazooday.com/ 

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day

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

Happy Family Literacy Day!

https://abclifeliteracy.ca/all-programs/family-literacy-day/ 

Happy Birthday Lewis Carroll!

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

Happy Thomas Crapper Day!

https://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/thomas-crapper-day 

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

A Werewolf In Maryland?

https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2021/01/intense-upright-canine-encounter-at.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+PhantomsAndMonstersAPersonalJourney+(Phantoms+and+Monsters) 

Happy Spouse's Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-spouses-day-january-26/ 

Happy Birthday Kathryn Leigh Scott!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779421/ 

Happy Birthday Paul Newman!

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

Happy Birthday Babylon 5!

 Premiered on this date in 1994.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105946/

Monday, January 25, 2021

Happy Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-bubble-wrap-appreciation-day/#:~:text=Show%20your%20bubble%20love%20on,the%20last%20Monday%20in%20January. 

Happy Birthday Blair Witch Project!

 Premiered on this date in 1999.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185937/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday MASH! (the film)

 Premiered on this date in 1970.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/

Happy National Irish Coffee Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-irish-coffee-day/#:~:text=National%20Irish%20Coffee%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20January%2025%2C%202021 

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Mengo in 1892

 Featuring the first use of machine guns by whites against whites as protestant and catholic missionaries fought it out as to who was to save the Ugandans from hell.


https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/mengo-hill.htm

Sunday, January 24, 2021

A nice article about the history of San Francisco Sourdough

https://food52.com/blog/25888-san-francisco-sourdough-bread-history?utm_campaign=20200124_eds_sundaydigest_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_term=22728301 

Happy Birthday Marvin Kaplan!

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

Happy Birthday Stephanie Romanov!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0739013/ 

Happy birthday Ray Stevens!

https://raystevens.com/ 

Happy National Beer Can Appreciation Day!

 https://nationaltoday.com/national-beer-can-appreciation-day/#:~:text=National%20Beer%20Can%20Appreciation%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20January%2024%2C%202021

Happy Birthday Klaus Nomi!

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

Happy Birthday Warren Zevon!

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

Happy Paul Pitcher Day!

https://www.cornwallforever.co.uk/year/paul-pitcher-night#:~:text=Paul%20Pitcher%20Night%20is%20traditionally,Saint%20Paul's%20conversion%20to%20Christianity. 

Happy Birthday John Belushi!

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

Happy Eskimo Pie Patent Day!

https://www.checkiday.com/5a5f9d029aa0fb44e2ec976255c54459/national-eskimo-pie-patent-day 

Happy Birthday Neil Diamond!

https://www.neildiamond.com/ 

Happy Birthday Benjamin Lincoln!

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

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Boris Karloff documentary is in the works

https://variety-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/variety.com/2021/film/global/boris-karloff-documentary-man-behind-the-monster-1234890181/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D&fbclid=IwAR3aR2uCS3o7WAonbSoBGdmcT4mLIoI2Ebzk_Tef0d3YSZoS61Q4FJgmgpI#aoh=16113252280581&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2021%2Ffilm%2Fglobal%2Fboris-karloff-documentary-man-behind-the-monster-1234890181%2F 

Happy National Reading Day!

https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/national-reading-day-2021/ 

Happy Birthday Richard Dean Anderson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000760/ 

Happy National Handwriting Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-handwriting-day-january-23/ 

Happy National Pie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pie-day-january-23/ 

Happy Birthday Danny Federici!

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

Friday, January 22, 2021

A fantastic online image gallery of arms and armor from all periods

https://images.royalarmouries.org/# 

Happy Birthday Sam Cooke!

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

Happy Birthday Linda Blair!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000304/ 

Happy Birthday Robert E. Howard!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard 

Today is the anniversary of Tiny Tim appearing on Laugh In

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

Happy Birthday Rachael Harris!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006713/ 

Thursday, January 21, 2021

A nice article about Antonio Prohias of Spy VS Spy

https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/article248576045.html 

Happy National Hugging Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-hugging-day-january-21/ 

Happy Birthday Ethan Allen!

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

Happy National New England Clam Chowder Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-clam-chowder-day-february-25/ 

Happy birthday Alferd "Hamburge Helper" Packer

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

Happy Birthday Wolfman Jack!

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

Happy Birthday Edwin Starr!

http://www.edwinstarr.info/ 

Happy Birthday Richie Havens!

http://www.richiehavens.com/official_site/home.html 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Today is the anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions

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

Today is the anniversary of the publishing of The Crisis in 1775.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-229X.2009.00465.x/abstract 

Happy National Cheese Lovers Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cheese-lovers-day-january-20/ 

Happy Birthday One Step Beyond!

 Premiered on this date in 1959.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052442/

Happy Birthday Robert Morris!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(financier) 

Happy Birthday Leadbelly!

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

Happy Birthday Arte Johnson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424527/ 

Happy Birthday DeForest Kelley!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001420/ 

Happy Birthday George Burns!

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

Meet The Beatles was released on this date in 1964.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Beatles! 

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The Heist

https://www.newsfromme.com/2021/01/18/todays-video-link-3317/ 

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Golden Hill in 1770

 "First Blood" in the Revolution.

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

Happy National Popcorn Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-popcorn-day-january-19/ 

Happy Birthday Richard Lester!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504513/ 

Happy Birthday Shawn Wayans!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915465/ 

Happy Birthday Dewey Bunnell!

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

Happy Birthday Phil Everly!

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

Happy Birthday Janis Joplin!

https://janisjoplin.com/ 

Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe!

https://www.poemuseum.org/ 

Monday, January 18, 2021

Happy Birthday Robert Anton Wilson!

http://rawilson.com/ 

Happy Birthday Oliver Hardy!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001316/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Cary Grant!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000026/ 

Happy National Peking Duck Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-peking-duck-day-january-18/ 

Happy Thesaurus Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-thesaurus-day/#:~:text=National%20Thesaurus%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20January%2018%2C%202021 

Happy Pooh Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-winnie-the-pooh-day/#:~:text=National%20Winnie%20the%20Pooh%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20January%2018%2C%202021 

Happy Birthday David Ruffin!

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

Happy Birthday Mark Roget!

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

Today is Blue Monday

https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/blue-monday-2021/ 

Sunday, January 17, 2021

CIA documents on UFO's available online

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdqjy/you-can-now-easily-download-all-cia-ufo-documents-to-date 

The DIA investigating UFO's?

https://thedebrief.org/defense-intelligence-agency-paid-22-million-to-chase-ufos-and-werewolves/ 

I believe this is how Day of the Triffids starts

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/08/food-for-thought-french-bean-plants-show-signs-of-intent-say-scientists 

Happy Kid Inventors' Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/kid-inventors-day/ 

Happy Birthday Ben Franklin!

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

Happy Birthday Susanna Hoffs!

https://www.susannahoffs.com/ 

Happy Birthday Shari Lewis!

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

Happy National Hot Buttered Rum Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-hot-buttered-rum-day/#:~:text=January%2017%20is%20National%20Hot,but%20likely%20originates%20from%20Europe. 

Happy Birthday Jim Carrey!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000120/ 

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Was Earth visited by an alien probe?

https://www.alternet.org/2021/01/oumuamua/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6372 

Happy Appreciate A Dragon Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/appreciate-a-dragon-day/ 

Happy Birthday Shadow Chasers!

 Premiered on this date in 1986.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088606/



Happy National Fig Newton Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-fig-newton-day-january-16/ 

Happy Book Publishers Day!

https://www.checkiday.com/8811adf5c10c6f5a4376bdea75cc9e9a/book-publishers-day#:~:text=Book%20Publishers%20Day%20is%20observed,observed%20annually%20on%20January%2016th. 

Happy International Hot & Spicy Food Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-hot-and-spicy-food-day/ 

Happy National Nothing Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-nothing-day/#:~:text=National%20Nothing%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20January%2016%2C%202021 

Happy Birthday John Carpenter!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000118/ 

Happy Birthday Hugh Mercer!

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

Friday, January 15, 2021

Happy Birthday Vanishing Point!

 Premiered on this date in 1971.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/

Happy National Strawberry Ice Cream Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-strawberry-ice-cream-day-january-15/ 

Happy Birthday Chuck Berry!

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

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Happy Ratification Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification_Day_(United_States) 

Happy Mallard Day!

http://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2014/01/january-14th-mallard-day.html 

Happy Birthday William Whipple!

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

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Happy Make Your Dreams Come True Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/make-your-dream-come-true-day/ 

Happy Birthday Rip Taylor!

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

Happy Birthday Jinx Dawson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coven_(band) 

Happy Birthday Clark Ashton Smith!

http://www.eldritchdark.com/ 

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

A nice article about the TV series UFO

https://narrowpathsfollowed.blogspot.com/2020/11/ufo-fighting-aliens-in-super-sexy-future.html 


Another fave of mine.

A nice article about Fireball XL-5

https://narrowpathsfollowed.blogspot.com/2021/01/fireball-xl-5-from-land-of-forgotten.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR2HzN8t6h07hDfk1P1lusFSi8woVeGoaDUeDnoXEzrrjEoZgsuu6GCMvtw 


I loved this show when it came out.  

Some nice articles about Remote Viewing

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/01/the-phenomenon-of-remote-viewing-how-did-it-get-started/ 

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/01/remote-viewing-some-seriously-weird-projects/

Happy Birthday Hullabaloo!

 Premiered on this date in 1965.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167612/

Happy National Curried Chicken Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-curried-chicken-day-january-12/ 

Happy Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day!

https://www.glamour.com/story/happy-feast-of-fabulous-wild-m#:~:text=According%20to%20random%20Internet%20sources,of%20Fabulous%20Wild%20Men%20Day. 

Happy Birthday John Hancock!

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

Monday, January 11, 2021

Happy Birthday Alexander Hamilton!

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

Happy Birthday Lionel Stander

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0822034/ 

Happy Birthday Felix Anthony Silla!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798061/ 

Happy Birthday George Zucco!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0958345/ 

Happy National Hot Toddy Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/hot-toddy-day/ 

Happy Birthday Marc Blucas!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089456/ 

Happy Birthday to The Night Stalker!

 Premiered on this date in 1972.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067490/

Today is the Burning of the Clavie

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-burning-of-the-clavie-burghead-scotland 

Happy Birthday Clarence Clemons!

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

Happy Plough Monday!

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

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Happy Birthday Baxter Black!

https://baxter-black.merchmadeeasy.com/ 

Happy Birthday Donald Fagen!

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

Today is Save The Eagles Day

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/save-the-eagles-day-january-10/ 

Happy National Oysters Rockefeller Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/media-alert-new-day-proclamation-national-oysters-rockefeller-day-january-10/#:~:text=January%2010%20recognizes%20National%20Oysters,earn%20the%20name%20Oysters%20Rockefeller. 

Happy Birthday Pat Benatar!

https://www.benatargiraldo.com/welcome 

Happy Birthday Metropolis!

 Premiered on this date in 1927.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/

Happy Birthday Baxter Black!

https://baxter-black.merchmadeeasy.com/ 

Happy Peculiar People Day!

https://happydays365.org/peculiar-people-day/peculiar-people-day-january-10/#:~:text=Peculiar%20People%20Day%20is%20celebrated,which%20is%20sane%20and%20reasonable. 

Happy Birthday Jim Croce!

https://jimcroce.com/ 

Happy Birthday Rod Stewart!

https://www.rodstewart.com/ 

Happy Plough Sunday!

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

Happy Birthday John Cadwalader!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cadwalader_(general) 

Saturday, January 09, 2021

Happy Static Electricity Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/static-electricity-day 

Happy Birthday David Johansen!

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

Happy Birthday Jimmy Page!

https://www.jimmypage.com/ 

Happy Birthday Bob Denver!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001134/ 

Happy Birthday Lee Van Cleef!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001812/ 

Happy Birthday Joan Baez!

http://www.joanbaez.com/home/ 

Happy Birthday Gypsy Rose Lee!

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

Happy National Apricot Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-apricot-day-january-9/ 

Friday, January 08, 2021

Happy Bubble Bath Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-bubble-bath-day-january-8/ 

Happy Birthday Roy Kinnear!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455702/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Michelle Forbes!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000405/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Amber Benson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072435/ 

Happy Birthday S.L. MacGregor Mathers!

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

Happy Birthday Little Anthony!

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

Happy Birthday Robby Krieger!

https://robbykrieger.com/ 

Happy birthday Graham Chapman!

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

Happy Birthday David Bowie!

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

Thursday, January 07, 2021

Happy Birthday Israel Putnam!

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

Today is the anniversary of the death of Paul

 Also attributed to 11/9/1966.

https://www.beatlesbible.com/features/paul-is-dead/

Happy Birthday Will Moses!

https://www.willmoses.com/ 

Happy Birthday Butterfly McQueen!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574335/ 

Happy Birthday to The Avengers! (the TV show)

 Premiered on this date, (in Britain) in 1961.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(TV_programme)

Happy Birthday Charles Addams!

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

Happy Distaff Day!

https://www.tudorsociety.com/happy-st-distaffs-day/ 

Wednesday, January 06, 2021

Booze Fairies!

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2021/jan/05/booze-fairies-the-anonymous-army-drinkerbelles-good-cheer?utm_term=aba1b7a9bb66131c97b1bfeeac244164&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email%F0%9F%98%AE%F0%9F%98%AE%F0%9F%98%AE&fbclid=IwAR0XZgIaYC5iDyWh1kmlKDwMpYkVxYkW486hq0oAvARQyNEqKDjc27tfKNg 


(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Happy Cuddle Up Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cuddle-up-day-january-6/#:~:text=Each%20year%20on%20January%206th,on%20National%20Cuddle%20Up%20Day%3F 

Happy National Shortbread Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-shortbread-day-january-6/ 

Happy Birthday Aron Eisenberg!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251969/ 

Happy National Bean Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-bean-day-january-6/ 

Happy Birthday Syd Barrett!

http://www.sydbarrett.com/ 

Happy Birthday Gustave Dore!

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustave-Dore 

Happy Birthday Rowan Atkinson!

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

Happy Birthday Sherlock Holmes!

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

Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Happy Birthday Sam Phillips!

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

Happy Birthday George Reeves!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001660/ 

Happy Birthday Zebulon Pike!

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

Happy Bird Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-bird-day-january-5/#:~:text=Nature%20lovers%2C%20bird%20lovers%2C%20and,several%20designated%20holidays%20celebrating%20birds. 

Happy Birthday Mark Tatulli!

https://www.marktatulli.com/ 

Happy Birthday Stephen Decatur!

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

Happy Birthday Robert Duvall!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000380/ 

Happy Twelfth Night!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_(holiday) 

Happy Birthday to Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ!

 Released on this date in 1973.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greetings_from_Asbury_Park,_N.J.



Monday, January 04, 2021

Happy Birthday Benjamin Rush!

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

Happy Birthday Sterling Holloway!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001359/ 

Happy National Spaghetti Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-spaghetti-day-january-4/ 

Happy Birthday to The Doors album!

 Released on this date in 1967.


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

Happy Birthday Michael Stipe!

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

Happy Trivia Day!

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

Happy Handsel Monday!

https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/scotlands-lost-celebration-handsel-monday-593084 

Sunday, January 03, 2021

Happy Festival of Sleep Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/festival-of-sleep-day/ 

Happy Birthday George Martin!

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

Happy Birthday Sergio Leone!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001466/ 

Happy Birthday Stephen Stills!

https://stephenstills.com/ 

Saturday, January 02, 2021

A nice article about Calvin & Hobbes

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/12/31/calvin-hobbes-bill-watterson/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1NpOmtg3V0D1BEWOKky7nyVY7SBZiNP0jt6veHk0x-HB69nHDMH-t37jA 


(Thanks for the link, Nancy!)

Happy Birthday Isaac Asimov!

http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_home_page.html 

Happy Birthday Glenn Brenner,!

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

Happy Birthday Christine Lavin!

https://christinelavin.com/ 

Happy Science Fiction Day!

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

Happy Birthday El Kabong!

 Debuted on this date in 1960.


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

300 Days Until Halloween!


 

Friday, January 01, 2021

A map of Medieval trade routes

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/medieval-trade-route-map/?fbclid=IwAR3P2qkw-coovb0BnkqUAYQS5BXzZJjP4lTHTfMXlBiE71DKpGGe5BUNP8I 


Pretty neat!



(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday Fractured Flickers!

 Premiered on this date in 1963.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056756/



Happy Feast of Fools/Asses!

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Feast-of-Fools 

Happy First Footing!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-foot 

Happy Birthday Esteban Maroto!

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

Happy Birthday Country Joe McDonald!

https://www.countryjoe.com/ 

Happy Birthday Anthony Wayne!

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

Happy Birthday Betsy Ross!

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

Happy Birthday Paul Revere!

https://www.paulreverehouse.org/biography/ 

Happy New Year!

 Let's hope it's better than the last few.....