You be the judge. ____________________________ For the record, Elvis was a Pepsi man. ______________________________ Famous people of all persuasions who have endorsed Coca-Cola include Marilyn Monroe, Ray Charles, Anita Bryant LeBron James, George Michael, 50 Cent, David Beckham, Paula Abdul, Cal Ripken, Kobe Bryant, Roger Clemens, Neil Diamond, Christina Aguilera, Sandra Dee, Wayne Gretzky, Whitney…
I first met Pam Tillis in Las Vegas, Nevada in July 1979 while she was singing backup to her father, country music singer Mel Tillis. Mel surprised his daughter by announcing to the crowd at the Frontier Hotel that night that he was inviting her up front so she could sing a song by herself. “Daddy would…
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Today in History January 23, 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company rolled out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs–now known to millions of fans all over the world as Frisbees. The story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where William Frisbie opened the Frisbie Pie Company in 1871. Students from nearby universities…
President Donald J. Trump issued one of his last executive orders on January 18, 2021, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, for the construction of 250 statues in The National Garden. “The National Garden will feature a roll call of heroes who deserve honor, recognition, and lasting tribute because of the battles they won, the ideas…
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One of the best-selling artists of all time, Kenny Rogers encompassed many music genres with over 120 hit singles. His death on March 20, 2020 sadden millions of worldwide fans and in some ways, marked the beginning of the summer of pandemic. In the U.S., he charted country, pop, and contemporary charts more than 200…
How many can you identify? The answer to the first six logos are provided below. The remainder should be self explanatory. A: Elvis Presley’s ‘Taking Care of Business.” B: Rolling Stones. C: Van Halen D: Grateful Dead E: Stray Cats F: Michael Jackson ____________________________ _________________________________ Click Here For Top 10 Most Popular Articles of 2020.
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How Liberals Have Been Totally Suckered Into Being Communists How many of these original 45 goals can you identify as being achieved? Congressman A.S. Herlong JR. was a Democrat from Florida. A decade before this, Sen. Eugene McCarthy had conducted congressional hearings against the communists. Herein are the communist goals as published in 1963. THE…
Any Baby Boomer can remember the command, “Beam me up, Scotty,” from the 1966 through 1969 television series Star Trek, starring William Shatner as Captain Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy. The chief engineer on the original series is now aboard International Space Station orbiting Earth. Actor James Doohan, who…
March 25th 2021 will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr., the American Country music singer, musician and songwriter from Bakersfield, CA. “Buck” Owens and the Buckaroos had 20 number one hits on the Billboard country music charts beginning with “Act Naturally,” released in the spring of 1963. It was…
Did a Netflix documentary accidently help put a Cuban mobster hiding in South Africa behind bars? Or perhaps it was an observant comment on a Reddit social media conversation thread? Nelson Tony Yester, 63, who once tried to buy a Russian submarine to help Colombian suppliers smuggle drugs to the U.S., was finally captured in…
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American military and aviation hero Chuck Yeager died today at age 97, just over 73 years after his initial supersonic flight. It was Oct. 14, 1947, when 24-year-old U.S. Air Force officer Yeager became the first human in history to exceed the speed of sound and survive. Yeager flew a legendary Bell X-1 rocket plane that…
Caution. This article, a true story, contains graphic information and descriptions that could be disturbing to some people. Anne Walsh was being kind and offered to make a sandwich for the monster who would kill her 43 years ago today, September 30, 1977. In her memory, Dodie and I visited her grave at Saint Stanislaus…
