Monday, April 30, 2007

THERE REALLY WAS A CASEY JONES-- THE BRAVE ENGINEER!

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There really was a Casey Jones who was immortalized in legend and song. Even Walt Disney gave him a great tribute in animation in the motion...
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Thursday, April 26, 2007

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROL BURNETT Yes, indeed, today is the 74th birthday of one of my very favorite comedienes Ca...
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

WITH APOLOGIES TO BARBRA AND A MUSICAL ANNIVERSARY

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With great apologies to Barbra Streisand! I actually made the great lady ten years older yesterday-- whoops-- I'm usually pretty careful...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY TO BARBRA STREISAND

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HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY TO BARBRA STREISAND Believe it or not the great Barbra Streisand turns 75 years old today. What an amazing life and what...
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Monday, April 23, 2007

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Today the Good Ship Lollipop and we celebrate the 79th birthday of one very amazing performer. Shirley Temple Black celebrates this milest...
Sunday, April 22, 2007

THE SHORTEST WAR OF ALL TIMES< IN GOD WE TRUST AND A TALE OF HENRY THE VIII!

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IN GOD WE TRUST USED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THIS DATE We hear about the longest war ever fought, but never the shortest. Well, here is an ima...
Saturday, April 21, 2007

WE REMEMBER MARK TWAIN AND ANNIE THE MUSICAL TURNS THIRTY!!!

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In 1910, on this April day, the same year that Hayley's Comet had returned, the world lost the amazing and incredible author Samuel Clem...
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Thursday, April 19, 2007

THE START OF A REVOLUTION AND THE MEMORY OF A NOBLE BUILDING IN OKLAHOMA CITY

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The American Revolution began today in 1775! The American Revolution-- the beginning of the United States of America-- two hundred and thirt...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

AMERICAN IDOL SONG ENTRY: A GREAT QUAKE REMEMBERED AND PAUL REVERE'S RIDE

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" "Remember my children and you will hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. Hardly a man is ever alive who remembers that ride ...
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Monday, April 16, 2007

BACK FROM THE BL:ACKOUT!

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GOD BLESS VICTIMS OF THE VIRGINIA MASSACRE ON THIS 8TH ANNIVERSARY OF COLUMBINE! It's been awhile since I've had a blog entry, but...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

WE REMEMBER F.D.R.

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On this day in History we lost one of the greatest presidents of them all Franklin Delano Roosevelt: the only man to have been elected presi...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY JOHN!

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Today is my John's birthday. He is my companion, my best friend and my sweet love. He is thirty-three years old today! God has surely bl...
Monday, April 09, 2007

A PLEASANT EASTER DAY

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Well, it was a very pleasant Easter for me as I was able to visit my sister Annette and see my great nephews Tyler and Justin and my great n...
Saturday, April 07, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOUTH PACIFIC

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On this date in 1949, one of the greatest musicals of all time premiered on Broadway and played there for 1,595 performances or five years....
Friday, April 06, 2007

GOOD FRIDAY-- THANK YOU, SWEET JESUS!

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Today is Good Friday and a most holy day. I offer my prayers and my hopes for my friends and my family, especially my sister Annette who fac...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

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A very sad day to remember. April 4th, 1968. Martin Luther King was alledgedly assasinated by James Earl Ray. And who knows if that is the t...
Monday, April 02, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

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Today is indeed the 202nd birthday of the amazing writer Hans Christian Andersen. I have always loved his stories from my earliest childhood...
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Sunday, April 01, 2007

HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY TO THE INCREDIBLE DEBBIE REYNOLDS

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Today is the 75th birthday of a true show business legend: the one and only "Unsinkable Molly Brown" herself Miss Debbie Reynolds...
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Saturday, March 31, 2007

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO RODGER & HAMMERSTEIN'S "OKLAHOMA"

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On this day in 1943, the greatest musical theatre collaboration began as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma made its premiere on Broadwa...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007

GOODBYE VIETNAM AND HELLO RE-WRITE

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On this day in 1973, the last American troops left Vietnam-- the costliest mistake in all of United States history. We had never lost a war ...
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