Were you there when he froze?

Were you there when he froze?: First, it was Russia Russia.  Then, it was the laptop and the 51.  Now it’s the debate.  Notice a pattern here? A few days ago, Carl Bernstein said that all of Joe Biden’s men, women and whatever other gender…

Were you there when he froze? - American Thinker https://t.co/fWW1bc2nPM

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) July 5, 2024

Friday's podcast: Best of the week plus AT posts

 Friday's podcast:   

Best of the week plus AT posts

July 5, 1921: Chicago White Sox accused of throwing World Series

On this day in 1921, the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing World Series.

Back in 1989, we watched "Eight men out".    It is a great movie about a bunch of players who got caught up in something very bad.    Nevertheless, I walked away from the movie feeling very sad, specially for Shoeless Joe.

The book and the movie work well together.   Read the book first and catch the movie later.

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Remember when we were all reading Iacocca’s book?

We learned that Lee Iacocca passed away.   He was 94 and quite a personality in the automobile business:   

Lido Anthony Iacocca, the automobile industry legend best known as “Lee,” died at the age of 94 on Tuesday morning, his family confirmed.

A child of Italian immigrants who grow up in humble conditions, Iacocca became one of the most powerful — and best known — executives in Detroit.

Iacocca rose to become president of Ford Motor in December 1970.

After being fired in a dispute with company heir Henry Ford II, Iacocca joined the then-struggling Chrysler. 

Using both his business skills and ability to turn a phrase, he won federal loan guarantees that helped the automaker avoid a potential 1980 bankruptcy.

I remember all of the Chrysler episode and the book that won him fame in the 1980s.  

Guess what book my dad gave me for Christmas one year in the 1980s?  You guessed it!   The Iacocca book.

In fact, I would have won many a bet predicting that every businessman that I visited in the late 1980s had a copy of Iacocca’s book on his desk.  It became sort of a symbol of managerial awareness to read or show everyone that you had read his book.

Iacocca argued that the loan guarantees were necessary to compete with Japanese and European manufacturers who were supporting their industries.  In the end, Iococca’s idea worked and led to more successes, including the minivans that changed the definition of “mom’s car”.

RIP Lee Iacocca.  

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Feels like summer so let's remember The Beach Boys!

The Beach Boys are the best American band of the rock era. 

They were Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson (the Wilson brothers), cousin Al Jardine and good friend Mike Love.

They recorded a lot of hits. Their sound is synonymous with great harmonies, summer and young love.

My favorite song is "Wouldn't it be nice", a song about young love. It was also from "Pet sounds", their great and very influential album!

The Beach Boys started out a summer band but became one of the most influential rock groups of their time.

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1967 was a very good year for music to buy 45's & LPs

We remember some of the songs from 1967:

"Hello Goodbye" by The Beatles.

"New York Mining Disaster 1941" by The Bee Gees.

"Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones.

"Hello Goodbye" was released around Thanksgiving '67.   The song was also included in the "Magical Mystery Tour" LP.   It followed "Sgt Pepper's" released in the spring.

It was the 3rd single of the year for The Beatles. The other two were "All you need is love" and "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever".

"NY Mining Disaster" introduced The Bee Gees to the US and the world. It was one of 4 hits that the Brothers Gibb had in '67. The other three were "To love somebody", "Holiday" and "Massachusetts".

"Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones was from "Between the Buttons", a great LP with a great cover. The B-side was "Let's spend the night together" which did not get air play on Top 40 radio.

Anyway, there you have it. 

1967 was a great year for pop music!

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1954: Elvis Presley recorded "That's Alright (Mama)"

On this day in 1954, Elvis Presley and Sam Phillips may have arguably started the age of rock with the recording of "That's alright mama".

And so started the story of Elvis.    

Two years later, he was selling millions of RCA records and putting one # 1 on the charts after another.

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