2008: We lost Cachao

Israel “Cachao” López died on this day in 2008. 

This is a little bit about Cachao: 

“Born in Havana in 1918, he came from a family of musicians and studied classical music. He began his public career at 8 years old, playing bongos in a children’s group.

A year later, he had stood on a crate to play bass for the Cuban pianist and singer, Bola de Nieve, accompanying silent films.

At 13, he became the bassist of the Havana Philharmonic, and he performed with the orchestra from 1930 to 1960.

But he also played Havana clubs with his brother Orestes, working with a noted Cuban dance orchestra, Arcaño y Sus Maravillas, and with their own groups.”

In recent years, Cachao recorded several albums and collected many awards. He was a master arranger of Cuban music.  

Rest in peace Cachao! 

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Dick Clark's American Bandstand (1957-89)

On this day in 1989, Dick Clark announced his retirement from "American Bandstand".   It started in 1957 and went on for 33 seasons on ABC-TV.

Like some of you, I spent a few Saturdays in my life watching Dick Clark introduce one of the week's top songs and watching young couples dance.

He died in 2012 and "American Bandstand" is available for new generations to see what life was like back then.

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1973: Roberto Clemente and Hall of Fame

On this day in baseball history, Roberto Clemente was elected to The Hall of Fame.   

It was a big move by MLB.  They waived the "5 year rule" following Clemente's death a few months before.  A few weeks later, # 21 was retired by Pittsburgh.

Clemente got # 3,000 on his last at-bat of the 1972 season.  He was one of the best hitters in baseball history:   .317 average, 3,000 hits in 2,433 games, 240 HR, 1,305 RBI, 4 NL batting titles, 1966 NL MVP and 12 straight NL Gold Glove Awards.

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Something "green" for St Patrick's Day!

We say hello to all of our Irish friends, here and over in Ireland.    Today, we all remember the life of St Patrick, who lived a long time between 387-461 AD.

It was originally a Catholic holiday but it has grown into a lot more than that.

I think that St Patrick's Day is that one day of the year when it's OK to wear "green".

I've got a green shade tie.  It looks good with a white shirt and dark pants.  Add a blue jacket and that's my St Patrick's Day attire.

I'm not bragging but at least I've got some "green"!

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The Milwaukee Browns?

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On March 3, 1953, Milwaukee almost became the home of the baseball Browns of the American League.

It did not happen because The Boston Braves, owners of the Milwaukee minor league franchise, blocked the move. 

Lou Perini, owner, invoked his territorial privilege.  Not much later, the Braves moved from Boston to Milwaukee.

The Browns became the Orioles in 1954.

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