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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
It’s up to you New York, New York
It’s up to you New York, New York: More and more people are singing “I hate New York” these days, and I’m not talking about Red Sox fans. According to a New York Post editorial, the natives are restless. Check this out:
It’s up to you New York, New York - American Thinker https://t.co/NI2IoM7481
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) June 26, 2024
1966: "Paperback writer" by The Beatles was # 1 this week
"Paperback writer" was one of the group's finest 45's. The B-side of "Rain" was a sign of things to come.
The single were introduced on The Ed Sullivan Show in 2 fantastic promo films. They were available on YouTube but no more.
The Beatles released 3 US LPs between Christmas 1965 and the summer of 1966. However, "Paperback writer", or the B-side of "Rain", were not included in the US versions of "Rubber Soul", "Yesterday and today" or "Revolver".
Why wasn't this 45 included in the "Revolver" LP? Good question because it fits that LP beautifully.
By the way, the book below has "a song by song" story of every one recorded and released by the group. It is a wonderful resource to remember all of those tunes that we listened to on vinyl many years ago.
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Happy # 50 Derek Jeter
We say happy birthday to Derek Jeter who was born on this day in 1974.
In 1996, Derek Jeter broke in with the Yankees and the rest is history. Jeter retired with 3,465 hits, a .311 lifetime average and .321 in 38 World Series games.
In 1996, Derek Jeter broke in with the Yankees and the rest is history. Jeter retired with 3,465 hits, a .311 lifetime average and .321 in 38 World Series games.
In 2014, the baseball world said goodbye to Jeter at The All Star Game in Minneapolis. He got everything that he deserved. I was applauding him too because the world could use more men like Jeter.
The Yankees came to Texas later that summer in August and huge crowds were there to show their respect for Jeter again.
He was really something special, the kind of professional athlete who comes around once in a generation.
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1970: Mick Jagger as Ned Kelly the outlaw
What can you find flipping channels these days? How about Mick Jagger playing an outlaw in a 1970 movie?
Yes, Mick as "Ned Kelly" as the legendary Australian outlaw.
According to a NY Times review from October 1970:
"As the ill-fated titular hero, Mick Jagger, the rock singer, with a beard that makes him appear more Amish than Australian, is, sadly, simply a dour renegade who rarely becomes the "wild colonial boy" of the legend. "It's an OK movie and I kept looking for the other Stones. At one point, I thought that Charlie Watts was in the Kelly clan.
I'd give it a "C" for curious. I mean that it was curious to watch Mick doing something different than "Jumpin' Jack Flash".
June 26, 1948: The Berlin Airlift starts
Years ago, Pres Truman started the Berlin Airlift of 1948:
"On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union blocked all road and rail travel to and from West Berlin, which was located within the Soviet zone of occupation in Germany. The Soviet action was in response to the refusal of American and British officials to allow Russia more say in the economic future of Germany. The U.S. government was shocked by the provocative Soviet move, and some in President Harry S. Truman's administration called for a direct military response. Truman, however, did not want to cause World War III. Instead, he ordered a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin. On June 26, 1948, the first planes took off from bases in England and western Germany and landed in West Berlin. It was a daunting logistical task to provide food, clothing, water, medicine, and other necessities of life for the over 2 million fearful citizens of the city. For nearly a year, American planes landed around the clock. Over 200,000 planes carried in more than one-and-a-half million tons of supplies.
The Soviets persisted with the blockade until May 1949. By then, however, it was apparent to everyone concerned that the blockade had been a diplomatic fiasco for the Russians. Around the world, the Soviets were portrayed as international bullies, holding men, women, and children hostage in West Berlin and threatening them with starvation. The unbelievably successful American airlift also backfired against the Russians by highlighting the technological superiority of the United States. By the time the Soviets ended the blockade, West Germany had become a separate and independent nation and the Russian failure was complete."
It was a victory for the West. It showed that we had a president who was willing to stand up to the Soviets. In other words, we had a leader rather than "a panderer" for votes.
I should add that Pres Truman made this decision in an election year. He could have played it safe and avoid the issue. Thankfully, Pres Truman put the US, and the West, over his own reelection and demonstrated leadership.
The Berlin Airlift was also the story of the "candy drops" for children. It showed the valor and heart of the pilots who flew these dangerous missions:
"In the beginning of the candy drops, Halverson used his own weekly candy ration. Soon the other pilots and support staff started giving their candy and gum and their handkerchiefs. The project grew so big that his old army base also began to contribute candy and handkerchiefs. The city of Mobile, Alabama, formed a drive to request help. Soon, candy and handkerchiefs from around the country began arriving for the pilots to drop. One week, Lieutenant Halverson flew 368 pounds of candy and fifty pounds of handkerchiefs from America back with him in his C-54 airplane that he had brought to the states for maintenance work."
Overall, a great day to recall presidential leadership and to remember the men who carried out these missions.
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Tuesday's podcast: Tapper and Trump, VP Rubio, New York voters unhappy & The Beatles go global
Tuesday's podcast:
Tapper and Trump, VP Rubio, New York voters unhappy & The Beatles go global