Daddy Shark: September 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009

BIRTHDAYS:JOHNNYAPPLESEED (1774), T.S. ELIOT (1888), GEORGE GERSHWIN (1889), MARTY ROBBINS (1925) JOE BAUER THE YOUNGBLOODS, BRIAN FERRY ROXY MUSIC, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

DIED: BESSIE SMITH 1937

EVENTS: First gramaphone patent is given to Emilie Berliner (1887)

Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds wed (1955)

The first of four Kennedy-Nixon debates is held (1960)

First episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies" airs on CBS-TV (1962)

"You Really Got Me", The Kinks' first hit, charts (1964)

Billy Joel's "52nd Street" tour opens in New Haven (1978)

The Eagles "The Long Run" is released (1979)

Today marks the 29th anniversery of the death of John Bonham. The man who brought the power triplet and maniac slam bashing to Rock-N-Roll lovers around the world. He used the longest and thickest drum sticks available, he refered to them as his "Trees". He drank himself to death one night with enough booze to stun 3 rhinos. John Bonham, dead and gone, but his musical contribution livez on. Rock-N-Roll is here to stay.

This Day In History

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Birthdayz: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896), Gerry Marsden, Gerry and the Pacemakers (1942), Linda McCartney (1942)

Events: The Warren Commission ruled that Lee Harvey Oswald "acted alone" in the assassination of John F Kennedy.

DANTE'S INFERNO

Monday, September 21, 2009

Today I went to do a sales/assessment @ Nucor steel. I had to determine if our replacement Master Links would fit on their 40 ton hook. It was all smoke & fire & sparks & cinders & danger. It was awesome. It was kinda like the common idea of what hell is like, minus the imps jabbing people with pitch forks and being locked in IKEA with 100 life insurance salesman or spending an hour @ the DMV, but you know, still kinda hellish. I got to meet some of the people that I've been working with for a couple of years now, you know, to put a face on the name and voice. Anyway it was a nice little field trip. If you ever get the chance to visit a steel mill, you should oughta do it, way cool and wicked hot all @ the same time. FIRE,FIRE FIRE yeah huh huh FIRE IS COOL.

The Neumans

Friday, September 18, 2009

Just look @ fresh plum cake that sister Neuman gave us. The plumz came from their back yard and it was still quite hot cuz I got it fresh from the oven. The Neumans are from Germany and are some of the coolest people I've ever met and the DW and I are grateful to know them and call them friendz.

THE MOORE

Thursday, September 17, 2009

The other night I went to the Moore Theatre to see Porcupine Tree. The first half of the show was a bit taxing due to the debut of the bands new song off their new release that lasted 55 minutes? Yes, 55 minutes! And me being clean and sober, it was hard to take. I'm sure that I'll like the song better when I hear the studio version. Anywho, I took these picturez with my phone, in the stairwell leading up to the 2nd balcony. I'm talkin' full on nose bleed section. The artsy touch was kinda cool though.