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Friday, June 21, 2024
The times they are a-changin’
The times they are a-changin’: Who knew that we’d be singing Dylan’s tune about the times changing and young people dissatisfied with the left. Yes, the times are changing and it’s not what the Democrats were planning.
This is from Jeremy Etelson:
June 21, 1940: Future President Nixon married Patricia Ryan
On this day in 1940, future President Richard Nixon married future First Lady Patricia Ryan.
Nixon entered politics in 1946 and won a congressional seat. He quickly jumped to the US Senate in 1950.
In 1952, General Eisenhower selected Senator Nixon to be his running mate. As you probably know, the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket won big in 1952 and 1956.
VP Nixon lost in 1960. He came back to win in 1968 and was reelected in 1972. (He carried 49 states and 61% of the popular vote.)
Pat was with him all the way, from election night victory speeches to resignation in 1974.
Mrs. Nixon died in 1993 and President Nixon in 1994.
"RN" is a wonderful presidential memoir.
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Let's chat with Alina Garcia-Lapuerta, author of 'La Belle Creole'
Guests: Fausta Rodriguez-Wertz, editor of Fausta's Blog, joins me for a chat with Alina Garcia-Lapuerta, author of 'La Belle Creole'.
Happy # 80 to Ray Davies (The Kinks)
We salute one of the real characters of pop music, the one and only Ray Davies of The Kinks. Davies was born in London on this day in 1944.
As I recall, The Kinks released a greatest hits LP back in 1960s. It is a must for anyone who loves the sounds of that era.
They were a great band.
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
Thursday's podcast: Let's talk about France with Rosine Ghawji
Guest: Rosine Ghawji Founder of Working Mother's for Donald Trump International ,CO founder of Tennessee Women for Honest Government and other stories.....
1863: West Virginia became the 35th state
I have driven through the state a couple of times on my way to Maryland. And the inspiration for John Denver's "Country roads".
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Happy # 82 Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
We remember Brian Wilson who was born in California on this day in 1942. Brian started The Beach Boys with his brothers, Carl and Dennis, plus Mike Love and Al Jardine. The band was one of the most successful US pop groups of our generation.
Along with Lennon-McCartney and the Gibb brothers, Brian Wilson is also one of my favorite pop music songwriters.
Brian's work includes "California Girls" and "God only knows".
My favorite one is still "Wouldn't it be nice"!
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Heck of a game tonight in Heaven
Heck of a game tonight in Heaven : Back in 1972, the Giants traded Willie Mays to the Mets. He was supposedly finished as a player, but he was still Willie Mays and ticket sales reflected that.
A year later, the Mets got into the World Series and Mays got another shot…..
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) June 19, 2024
Windy city gone with the wind
Windy city gone with the wind: Back in the late 1960s our family lived in Wisconsin and drove down to Chicago many times every year to shop at a Cuban store.
It turns out that there was a fellow Cuban who opened a store and imported stuff from Miami for people like us to ...
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) June 19, 2024
June 19, 1972: "The reserve clause" and the story of Curt Flood
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Curt Flood was a pretty good baseball player. He was a career .293 hitter and an important piece of the St Louis power team that won 3 National League pennants in 1964, 1967 and 1968.
Flood played on a team that included Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Orlando Cepeda, Tim McCarver and quite a few others.
However, he made “labor history” many years ago:
“On June 19, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court rules against Curt Flood in Flood v. Kuhn, denying Flood free agency as a baseball player. Flood was trying to break the reserve clause that had tied baseball players to one franchise since the establishment of professional baseball.”
In other words, he was denied an opportunity to become a free agent and negotiate with several teams.
Eventually, the players’ union won the “free agency” fight in 1976 after 2 strikes and several court appeals. The net result is that “Free agency” changed the game and blew up the owners’ monopoly.
Flood never got to make the big bucks but he had a lot to do with the benefits that the players enjoy today. He was the one who challenged the system and took a bullet for the union.
Flood died in 1997.
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We remember Lou Gehrig (1903-41)
Lou died in 1941.
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The Battle of Waterloo 1815 with Barry Jacobsen
Another anniversary of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo with Barry Jacobsen....... http://t.co/4cYqwimLhJ
— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 18, 2015
I'd rather be called Cuban-American than Hispanic
Once upon a time, we were called "Latinos" or "Latin Americans" or "Cubans" in our case.
In the 1970s, they started calling us "Hispanics," a term that I had a lot of difficulty relating to.
I recall this conversation with my mom a long time ago:
"Mom, I just met a kid in school who said that he is hispanic".
And so we became Hispanics!
However, "hispanic' has always left something out. After all, some Hispanics are white, black or descendants of native populations. Some are the sons and daughters of the Chinese who built the railroads in Mexico.
My problem with the term Hispanic is that Americans think that we all eat "tacos". In fact, I did not eat a taco until I moved to Texas.
There is tremendous diversity in the Hispanic community. There is "salsa," "tango" and "samba" and that's just 3 of the sounds that you can hear in Latin America.
Therefore, I have always found that Cuban American describes me better. It tells you that I am Cuban and a naturalized US citizen. It identifies me a lot better.
I have nothing against the term 'hispanic" and understand the reasons behind the "little box" on the application. However, I will always tell you that I'm Cuban American because it is what I am.
P.S. You can hear my chat with Jorge Ponce of Babalu Blog about this topic.
"Mom, I just met a kid in school who said that he is hispanic".
"Really, did you practice your Spanish with him?"
"No. He does not speak Spanish."
See what I mean? I always related the term "hispanic" to someone who actually spoke Spanish. I'm not saying "fluent Spanish" but I mean more than calling the Cubs "los cachorros".
Hispanic came into the picture in the 1970s when the federal government created a "little box" for us to check on applicaions. According to Grace Flores Hughes, it was done to account for the growing Hispanic population.
See what I mean? I always related the term "hispanic" to someone who actually spoke Spanish. I'm not saying "fluent Spanish" but I mean more than calling the Cubs "los cachorros".
Hispanic came into the picture in the 1970s when the federal government created a "little box" for us to check on applicaions. According to Grace Flores Hughes, it was done to account for the growing Hispanic population.
And so we became Hispanics!
However, "hispanic' has always left something out. After all, some Hispanics are white, black or descendants of native populations. Some are the sons and daughters of the Chinese who built the railroads in Mexico.
My problem with the term Hispanic is that Americans think that we all eat "tacos". In fact, I did not eat a taco until I moved to Texas.
There is tremendous diversity in the Hispanic community. There is "salsa," "tango" and "samba" and that's just 3 of the sounds that you can hear in Latin America.
Therefore, I have always found that Cuban American describes me better. It tells you that I am Cuban and a naturalized US citizen. It identifies me a lot better.
I have nothing against the term 'hispanic" and understand the reasons behind the "little box" on the application. However, I will always tell you that I'm Cuban American because it is what I am.
P.S. You can hear my chat with Jorge Ponce of Babalu Blog about this topic.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Dumb and dumber
Dumb and dumber: Here it comes, here it comes, here comes what won't be a surprise for anyone paying attention. It turns out that Johnny can't read and probably Mary, too. Here is the story:
K-12 public education has failed to prepare…
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) June 18, 2024
Happy # 82 to Paul McCartney
We remind you today that Paul McCartney was born on this day in 1942.
I am not sure what Paul is doing these days. He may be touring but I am not sure about it.
We do wish Paul a happy birthday. He is my favorite English speaking pop songwriter.
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The great "girl groups" and a few other ladies!
Let's start with the biggest "girl group" or The Supremes. At one point, Diana Ross and her two friends from Detroit competed with The Beatles for the top of the charts. My favorite was "Come see about me",
The Marvelettes had a great name and some big hits like "Too Many Fish In the Sea", "I'll Keep Holding On" and "Don't Mess With Bill". My favorite was "Beachwood 4-5789", a catchy tune and one of the greatest song titles of all time.
The SHIRELLES were a very close second to The Supremes. They recorded songs like "Soldier Boy", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "Dedicated To The One I Love" and "Mama Said". I did not know this: The Shirelles were the first all girl group of the Rock and Roll Era to score a number one record! It's hard to pick one but I liked "Foolish little girl"
The Shangri-las were from Queens, New York. They were sisters Betty and Mary Weiss and twins Margie and Mary-Ann Ganser. They met at Andrew Jackson High School and had a very unique look. Their biggest hit was "Leader of the pack".
The Ronettes were also from NY City. Their biggest hit was "Be my baby" but I liked "Walking in the rain".
Leslie Gore was not a part of a "girl group". She had songs like "It's my party", "Judy's turn to cry", "She's a fool", "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" and "That's the Way Boys Are". Most of her songs were about "teen boy-girl" issues. My favorite was "California Nights", a song recorded at the end of her career.
Let me say a word about Petula Clark. She was my favorite female vocalist from this period. My parents enjoyed her songs because they were so polished. Petula Clark had an amazing voice. She had hits like "Downtown", "My love" and "I know a place". My favorite song was "Kiss me goodbye".
Let me add Carole King. She was a great songwriter in the 1960's. In 1971, she released her own album called "Tapestry". She recorded several songs in the 1970's. My favorite song was "Sweet seasons".
Barbara Lewis was a hit machine. She recorded "Hello stranger" and "Baby I'm yours". My favorite was "Make me your baby".
Let's go back to the Supremes. As I wrote before, they were the top girl group. This is "Stop in the name of love".
The girl groups were great. They were one of the most interesting chapters of the pop-rock era!
Monday, June 17, 2024
Claudia has a
Claudia has a : As you've probably heard 10,000 times, Claudia Sheinbaum will be the first lady president south of the border. She mentions it at every opportunity and her staff tells you every time, too. Yes, they really want you to know that…
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) June 17, 2024
Happy # 81 Barry Manilow
We say happy birthday to Barry Manilow who was born on this day in 1943.
Manilow started his career writing music jingles for commercials.
In 1974, he hit the charts with “Mandy” and went to sell over 80 million records worldwide.
We remember Manilow as a great performer and songwriter.
Manilow started his career writing music jingles for commercials.
In 1974, he hit the charts with “Mandy” and went to sell over 80 million records worldwide.
We remember Manilow as a great performer and songwriter.
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Happy # 76 David Concepcion
We remember David Concepcion who was born in Venezuela on this day in 1948. He turned into one of the greatest shortstops in NL history.
Dave broke in with the Reds in 1970 and was one of the key parts of the teams that won 4 NL titles and the World Series in 1975 & 1976.
Dave was more than a great defensive infielder: He hit .267 with 2,326 hits.
In my opinion, Dave should be in the Hall of Fame, as Tyler Duma wrote in 2012:
In my opinion, Dave should be in the Hall of Fame, as Tyler Duma wrote in 2012:
There are 22 shortstops in the Hall of Fame as of 2012. When placed in that group of players, Concepcion ranks ninth in HR, 10th in SB, 11th in hits and RBI, 15th in SLG and 19th in AVG and OBP.He won five Gold Gloves (four straight from 1974-77), back-to-back Silver Sluggers (1981-82) and made nine all-star teams (eight straight from 1975-82).
Add to all of this that Concepcion was a quiet leader in a team that included Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Joe Morgan and Pete Rose.
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June 17, 1941: Joe DiMaggio reaches # 30
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June 17, 1941:
Joe DiMaggio reaches # 30 and now the whole country was caught up in the streak...
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1972: We remember the Watergate break‐in
The Watergate break-in happened this week in 1972. It always gets a lot of coverage from reporters every year. It's becomes a day for liberal morality rants. Nixon this and Nixon that!
To be honest, President Nixon made mistakes, from defending his staff to participating in a cover-up. He admitted many of these mistakes in his memoirs published in 1978.
Let me add that RN is a great history book going back to Nixon's first campaign in 1946, his close relationship with fellow House member John F Kennedy, the Alger Hiss case, his run for the U.S. Senate, getting selected by President Eisenhower, the Checkers speech, the vice presidency, his loss to the aforementioned JFK, his comeback in 1968 and the almost two term presidency. It reads like a postwar history class!
Over the years, I've recommended one book for those hoping to learn about Nixon. I am not saying that you are going to fall in love with Richard Nixon. At the same time, you will learn that he was not some kind of a monster.
The book is Tom Wicker's One of Us. This is one of the best books about Mr Nixon because Wicker was a liberal journalist. Mr. Wicker related that Nixon was a mainstream type of politician.
His presidency was not some right-wing movement. Nixon signed the executive orders that gave us affirmative action and the EPA. It was Nixon's pen that signed Title IX, which opened up college sports for women.
Indeed, thousands of young blacks got into elite schools because of Nixon's affirmative action executive order. Robert J. Brown, Chairman and CEO of B&C Associates and former Special Assistant to President Nixon, wrote that he was very proud of President Nixon's commitment to civil rights.
Wicker also reviewed Nixon's foreign policy. He found that he had a lot in common with JFK, Humphrey and LBJ. In fact, Nixon, JFK, Humphrey and LBJ would find Howard Dean and Bernie Sanders as weird as I do.
Wicker reminded us that Nixon went to China, perhaps one of the boldest foreign policy visits in history. Only a conservative like Nixon had the domestic credibility to make that trip.
Let me repeat it. June 17th has turned into a day to hear morality rants from the liberals. However, there was a lot more to Nixon than Watergate!
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Happy # 81 Newt Gingrich
We say happy birthday to New Gingrich who was born on this day in 1943.
This is a 2018 review of Newt Gingrich's new book about President Trump by Barry Casselman:
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As a literary author and national journalist for many decades,
I have come to know many writers. Many of the books I read
and enjoy most are by these acquaintances and friends, and
this presents me with an obvious dilemma in writing about or
reviewing their books.
Book reviews are an art form in their own right, especially
those about works of fiction and poetry. Reviews of non-fiction
books can serve as a starting point or foundation for the
reviewer’s own views on a subject. And then there are those
books which are so necessary they merit a straightforward
alert to readers.
Newt Gingrich’s newest book Trump’s America is just such a
work.
In full disclosure, Newt Gingrich has been a friend and. on
occasion, a collaborator, for more than three decades. I will
let my readers decide if what I now say about his new book
is fair and useful.
The former speaker of the U.S. house, himself a serious
presidential candidate in 2012, was among the earliest figures
to see the eventual 2016 electoral success of candidate Donald
Trump. I know that is so because of conversations with him
long before I realized it.
He unambiguously predicted Trump’s nomination and
subsequently his victory over Hillary Clinton in the November
election. Since President Trump took office, he has consistently
explained his actions and views in articles, TV appearances,
and books. Although clearly and constantly favorable to Mr.
Trump, he has always exercised his right to be critical of the
president when he disagreed with him.
Some might characterize Gingrich as a cheerleader or advocate
for Donald Trump, and I think it would be fair to do so. But that
does not diminish the value of Gingrich’s writing on the subject
because the whole phenomenon of Donald Trump’s candidacy
and subsequent presidency is so unprecedented and so often
misunderstood that lucid analysis and explanation is vitally
important for both his partisans and his opponents.
As in his previous book Understanding Trump, Newt Gingrich
continues to be the most incisive diagnostician of the Trump
phenomenon and the political environment which surrounds it.
Yes, his new Trump's America is a partisan account, but that
does not lessen its value, especially to the many Democrats,
and not a few Republicans, who dislike and/or disagree with
the president’s views and style.
For much of the Trump candidacy, and during all of his
presidency, I have been urging my readers, whether they are for
or against Mr. Trump, to put aside their stereotypes of him as
well as the biased media conventional wisdom about him, and
try to understand the underlying reality of his appeal to voters,
and what the president is saying or doing. His Democratic Party
opponents especially need to do this if they are to successfully
provide n credible alternative to him.
So Trump’s America is not only a must-read for the president’s
supporters, but also for his opponents. Mr. Gingrich has become
the most articulate diagnostician of contemporary American
politics. Unlike many of his colleagues on the right and the left,
he is open to new political and technological developments, and
bold enough to try to explain them.
You need not agree with Newt Gingrich, or with Donald Trump,
to gain much from reading Trump’s America. It is a necessary
and timely book.
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1885: The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City
On this day in 1885, The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York. It came by ship from France in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. A year later, President Cleveland dedicated the Statue.
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A chat with Matt Baldoni about his career and the Australian Bee Gees
A chat with Matt Baldoni about his career and the Australian Bee Gees....Listen in now at https://t.co/aV8G5WG4IM. #BlogTalkRadio— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) March 17, 2017
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Sunday, June 16, 2024
Sunday's podcast: Happy Father's Day and Jim Bunning's perfect game plus the Mexican peso and other stories...
Sunday's podcast:
Happy Father's Day and Jim Bunning's perfect game plus the Mexican peso and other stories...
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It’s cool when a father pitches a perfect game on Father’s Day
It’s cool when a father pitches a perfect game on Father’s Day: This is a great Father’s Day story to share with your father or sons. We lost our father eight years ago, and my sons will confirm that I’ve recounted this baseball tale a few times.
Before he became Senator Jim Bunning….
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) June 16, 2024
1965: Bob Dylan recorded "Like a rolling stone"
The song (almost 6 minutes long) peaked at #2 in early September behind The Beatles’ “Help".
"Rolling Stone", a magazine that has nothing to do with the famous group or Dylan, chose the song as # 1 in its compilation of the 500 most influential songs of rock.
It was quite a song.
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1965: “Beatles VI” was # 1 this week
As we’ve posted before, every pre-Sgt Pepper LP had different tracks or even titles in the US and the rest of the world. We call them the American LP’s and were released in a box set.
It was always interesting to chat about The Beatles with someone from the UK. We associated different songs with different LP’s!
“Beatles VI” released in June 1965 is another example. It included the single “Eight days a week” and the B-side “I don’t want to spoil the party“.
It also included several other tunes found in “Beatles for sale“, such as “Every little thing” and “What you’re doing“.
Like everything else released by the group, “Beatles VI” hit # 1 this week in 1965. However, it was not one of their best LP’s.
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We remember Frank “Pancho” Herrera (1934-2005)
Juan Francisco (Villavicencio) Herrera was born June 16, 1934 in Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. He was known as Frank or Pancho or even Panchon. Herrera began his baseball career in 1954 with La Habana in the Cuban Winter League. His manager was the legendary Adolfo Luque, a major-leaguer from the 1920’s.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed him in 1955 (their first black Latino player) and he spent the next few years between the minors and the Cuban league. He played with fellow Cubans, Tony Gonzalez, Tony Taylor and Octavio Rojas in the Phillies’ organization.
His major league career was short, but he hit .281 with 17 HR and 71 RBI in 1960, good enough to come in second to Frank Howard in the 1960 Rookie of the Year vote! He came back with 13 HR in 1961. Herrera was sent back to AAA in 1962 and hit 32 HR but never got another chance to play in the big leagues. In retrospect, that’s hard to believe because Herrera proved that he could hit and expansion brought 4 new teams in 1961-62. We should point out that players back then did not enjoy the opportunity of being DFA or designated for assignment. Under today’s rules, a team can not return a player to the minors indefinitely thus allowing him to sign with another team. In other words, the players did not enjoy the rights that they have today.
After the majors, Panchon played for various seasons in Mexico. He led the league with 39 HR in 1969. They remember him as one of the great power hitters in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico! He was a big favorite there with Mexican baseball fans.
Herrera died in Miami in 2005. We remember him as one of the last Cuban players to play in the U.S. and the old Cuban Winter League.
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A word about Eric Segal (1937-2010)
We remember Eric Segal who was born on this day in 1937.
He died in January 2010 at age 72.
Who remembers "Love Story" or the book that became a hugely popular movie? It was the love story of Oliver Barrett IV, a rich kid at Harvard law school and Jenny Cavilleri, a pretty working class girl studying music at Radcliffe.
Segal also wrote the screen play for The Beatles' movie "Yellow Submarine". Wonder how many people know that?
"Love Story" also made huge stars of Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw. It was probably the biggest "date movie" of 1971.
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