Friday, March 08, 2024

Friday's podcast: The screaming President, Super Tuesday, and The Evil Empire 1983 and more

 


Friday's podcast:   

The screaming President, Super Tuesday, and The Evil Empire 1983 and more....

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Friday's video: The screaming President, Super Tuesday, and The Evil Empire 1983


Friday's video: 
 The screaming President, Super Tuesday, and The Evil Empire 1983


 
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Goodbye Super Tuesday




Goodbye Super Tuesday: So Super Tuesday is history and no one “gonna miss you” to paraphrase Mick Jagger.  In Texas, there was low turnout Tuesday and the numbers tell the story. Look at the results: Trump got 1.8 million votes; Biden got 826,000 or….

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Happy # 71 Jim Rice

We say happy birthday to Jim Rice, who was born in South Carolina on this day in 1953.   

 He was selected to The Hall of Fame in 2009.

 Rice hit 20 homers 11 times, drove 1,171 runs over 11 seasons and was an AL All-Star 8 times.   

 On top of that power, he hit .300 in seven seasons and finished in the top five in the AL MVP voting six times.     

 He retired with a .298 batting average.

 Also, Rice hit 39-plus homers four times, the most of anyone who played in the AL during his time period.    

 Rice's most impressive season, without question, was 1978, when he hit .315 with 213 hits, 15 triples, 46 homers, 139 RBIs and 406 total bases.

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Happy # 79 Micky Dolenz


We say happy birthday to Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.   He was born in Los Angeles on this day in 1945 and many of us remember the TV show and some of their great songs!

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1455: The War of the Roses (ENGLAND'S REAL 'GAME OF THRONES')



Military history expert Barry Jacobsen reviews England's 'War of the Roses', dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal house of Plantagenent: the Houses of Lancaster and York. Biochemist Leslie Eastman will chime in with a look at the forensic analysis of the remains of the war's most infamous participants, Richard III, which have made the news recently.   Here is Leslie's post.   Click to listen:



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