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-Today’s Podcast is a great journey with the story of the day’s music down the tunnel of time to light up your ears…..and there are some very interesting stories about the music of the day…Do you remember, for example, this day in 1955 – Actor James Dean was killed in a car accident at the age of 24 near Cholame, CA. Dean’s mechanic, who was also in the vehicle, eventually recovered from his injuries.
Remember you can listen to the day’s story of the music whilst reading my blog by clicking this link.
Sometimes I forget this blog is written as much for myself as for anyone who cares to read it. I put down the important things that might be seen to have been chances missed or things that should be teaching us lessons. For example, I have often read about appeasement and I had forgotten that Britain had been party to an appeasement at the end of World War 2 that sold Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland down the river. Well, it came back to haunt everyone around 1968 with Mr Dubchek if my memory serves me well. Do the job properly and at the right time is the lesson to learn. It’s like damp in the walls. If you don’t get the damp course put in correctly then don’t be surprised when it comes back to haunt you!
The Berlin airlift must have been really bad as the allies began to argue over the spoils of the war. To think we’d all just been dying as allies and immediately there was the chance to work together but no……we were like vultures waiting to devour part of the spoils. To think this was the end of one war and immediately we started the cold war with Russia…ugh!
It is easy to forget and it inspires me to write my blog. Rationing was part of the UKs day to day modus operandi when I was a lad and I probably didn’t even realise it was happening. I think kids are growing up far too fast as they are exposed to the onslought of the media but they still probably don’t really understand fully the implications and ramifications of what is going on. I certainly didn’t know that we were exposed to rationing until 1954. It didn’t really affect me as my parents were probably far too busy making sure we were looked after properly. That’s what our parents did for us and I hope we did the same for our children.
Later on were were far too busy listening to Radio 1 and Tony Blackburn…
The main church square in Torrevieja centre is the site of works to try to spread the plague of cockroaches that have infested the area.
The playground and other features have been pulled from the ground, to enable investigators to try to find the source of the many cockroaches that have been seen in the square recently.
Meanwhile, in Rojales, a number of palm trees in their main church square have had to be destroyed, as they became infested with the dreaded palm weevil, which is threatening palm trees all across the region.
On the other hand, the battle against mosquitoes seems to be favouring the humans, as 50 traps have been set across Torrevieja alone, whilst a fumigation company constantly spray their insecticide, in the hope that the spread of the painful tiger mosquito be controlled.
Recent improvements in tracking infestation, including using GPS satellite technology to highlight problem areas quicker, has led to a huge reduction in the reported number of stings from the insects, which feeds on the blood of her prey. In 2009 during a two day period, the Torrevieja hospital dealt with more than 100 sting related incidents, which has almost disappeared recently. Source:SpanishVida
What Religion is Your Bra?
A man walked into the ladies department and shyly walked up to the woman
behind the counter and said, ‘I’d like to buy a bra for my wife. ‘
‘What type of bra?’ asked the clerk.
‘Type?’ inquires the man, ‘There’s more than one type?’
‘Look around,’ said the saleslady, as she showed a sea of bras in every
shape, size, colour and material imaginable.
‘Actually, even with all of this variety, there are really only four types
of bras to choose from.’
Relieved, the man asked about the types.
The saleslady replied:
‘There are the Catholic, Salvation Army, Presbyterian, and the Baptist
types. Which one would you prefer?’
Now totally befuddled, the man asked about the differences between them.
The Saleslady responded, ‘It is all really quite simple.’
The Catholic type supports the masses;
The Salvation Army type lifts the fallen;
The Presbyterian type keeps them staunch and upright;
The Baptist type makes mountains out of molehills.
Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD,
E, F, G, and H are the letters used to define bra sizes?
If you have wondered why, but couldn’t figure out what the letters stood
for, it is about time you became informed!
{A} Almost Boobs.
{B} Barely there.
{C} Can’t Complain.
{D} Dang!
{DD} Double dang!
{E} Enormous!
{F} Fake.
{G} Get a Reduction.
{H} Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
The phenomenal power of the human mind
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.
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Events 30th September
1399 – Henry Bolingbroke became the King of England as Henry IV.
1777 – The Congress of the United States moved to York, PA, due to advancing British forces.
1787 – The Columbia left Boston and began the trip that would make it the first American vessel to sail around the world.
1846 – Ether, an experimental anesthetic at the time, was used for the first time by Dr. William Morton at Massachusetts General Hospital.
1861 – Chewing gum tycoon William Wrigley, Jr. was born.
1868 – Spain’s Queen Isabella was deposed and fled to France.
1882 – In Appleton, WI, the world’s first hydroelectric power plant began operating.
1935 – “The Adventures of Dick Tracey” debuted on Mutual Radio Network.
1935 – “Porgy and Bess” premiered in Boston.
1938 – The Munich Conference ended with a decision to appease Adolf Hitler. Britain, and France allowed Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland to be annexed by the Nazis.
1946 – An international military tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, found 22 top Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes.
1949 – The Berlin Airlift came to an end. The airlift had taken 2.3 million tons of food into the western sector despite the Soviet blockade.
1954 – The U.S. Navy commissioned the Nautilus submarine at Groton, CT. It was the first atomic-powered vessel. The submarine had been launched on January 21, 1954.
1954 – Julie Andrews made her first Broadway appearance in “The Boy Friend”.
1955 – Actor James Dean was killed in a car accident at the age of 24 near Cholame, CA. Dean’s mechanic, who was also in the vehicle, eventually recovered from his injuries.
1963 – The Soviet Union publicly declared itself on the side of India in their dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir.
1966 – Albert Speer and Baldur von Schirach were released at midnight from Spandau prison after completing their 20-year sentences. Speer was the Nazi minister of armaments and von Schirach was the founder of Hitler Youth.
1971 – The Soviet Union and the United States signed pacts that were aimed at avoiding an accidental nuclear war.
1980 – Israel issued its new currency, the shekel, to replace the pound.
1983 – The first AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was rolled out by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company.
1984 – 107 Moslem extremists were sentenced to prison for their actions after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981.
1989 – Thousands of East Germans began emigrating under an accord between the NATO nations and the Soviet Union.
1992 – Moscow banks distributed privatization vouchers aimed at turning millions of Russians into capitalists.
1993 – About 10,000 people were killed in India when an earthquake that measured 6.4 hit the southern part of the country.
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30th September
1960, The Beatles performed at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.
1965, EMI Records launched the budget priced ‘Music For Pleasure’ label, selling the albums in grocery stores for 12/6d each.
1965, Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig! along with The Hollies, The Turtles and the Dave Clark Five.
1967, BBC Radio 1 was launched in the UK. Former Radio Caroline DJ Tony Blackburn was the first presenter on air. The Move’s ‘Flowers In The Rain’, was the first record played.
1972, David Cassidy UK No.1 – ‘How Can I Be Sure.’ It was originally recorded by The Young Rascals in 1967.
1972, Pirate station Radio Caroline started broadcasting again and continued to broadcast until the MI Amigo sank in March 1980.
1977, Mary Ford died from cancer after being in a diabetic coma for 54 days. One-half of the husband-and-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford.
1978, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John had their second UK No.1 from the film ‘Grease’ with ‘Summer Nights.’
1984, UK station Capitol Radio launched ‘The Network Chart’ show hosted by David ‘Kid’ Jenson.
1984, The music division of Thorn EMI once said to be the greatest recording organisation in the world reported a world-wide loss of almost $5 million during the last six months.
1995, Mariah Carey made chart history when ‘Fantasy’, made her the first female act to enter the chart in pole position.
1995, Simply Red scored their first UK No.1 single when ‘Fairground’ started a four-week run at the top of the charts.
1999, Chris de Burgh’s web site was closed down after countless obscene messages were posted on the guestbook.
2003, An auction of the contents of Sir Elton John’s London home raised more than £1.4 million. An oil painting, entitled Madison Square Park, sold for £67,200, and a 19th Century portrait of Lieutenant George Dyer, painted by James Northcote in 1817, fetched £55,200. Sir Elton sold off the items so he could redecorate his home in a more modern style.
2007, Country music singer Keith Urban crashed his motorcycle on the way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. The 39-year-old, who was not injured, said he was being followed by a photographer when the accident happened near his home in Sydney, Australia.
2007, Sugababes UK No.1 – ‘About You Now’.
Born on this day
1933, Soul singer Cissy Houston, and mother of Whitney Houston. .
1935, Johnny Mathis, US singer
1942, Frankie Lymon, singer, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers,
1942, Gus Dudgeon, producer. Best known for his work with Elton John. Also produced David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Zombies, Kiki Dee, Strawbs, XTC and Joan Armatrading
1946, Sylvia Peterson, The Chiffons
1947, Marc Bolan, guitarist, UK singer, songwriter, T Rex
