The Daily Dose/May 4, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow gets annoyed all night long. Today’s Diary.
Nobody rang the bell tonite…It was as if the sign said “Don’t Ring The Bell” instead of “Ring The Bell”, and all nite people grunted and mumbled and sighed to summon us from the back office, and all nite ol’ Sparrow wanted to smack someone…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1998 – Theodore Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, is sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years by a federal judge in Sacramento. Kaczynski had pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, plus assorted charges of transporting, using, and mailing bombs. Kaczynski had been arrested after his brother recognized his writing style in a manifesto published in a newspaper and contacted authorities. He died in prison in 2023.
In 1965 – Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants establishes a new National League record for most career home runs in a 9-2 win over the St Louis Cardinals. Mays’ first-inning home run was the 512th of his career, breaking the record established by Mel Ott from 1926-27. Mays retire3d in 1973 with 660 home runs, and the record, both National League and all-time, is now held by Barry Bonds with 762. Ott’s total is now good for 25th on the all-time list.
In 1974 – Grand Funk is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with The Loco-Motion. It was the second of four Top 10 hits for the group, and their second and final #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada and was Billboard’s 6th-biggest song of the year. In 1962, Little Eva went #1 with the song, making it the second of nine songs to go to #1 by different artists.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…but I expect you know best, as usual. / I do – When I know anything.
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Bilbo and Gandalf
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The Notorious B.I.G.’s real name was Christopher George Latore Wallace.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Grand Funk’s first #1 song on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
