The Daily Dose/March 27, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow gets a phone call from the alarm company advising there’s an alarm going off at the hotel. Today’s Diary.
He advises they’re getting an alarm from Zone 304, however the great regret of his life is that he doesn’t know where Zone 304 is, giving him something in common with me…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1975 – Construction begins on the Alaska pipeline, built to move oil from Alaska’s North Slope south to the port at Valdez. The project survived environmental, Native American, and legal challenges and ended up costing $8 billion for 800 miles of pipeline, a terminal, and twelve pump stations. The first oil began flowing in July 1977, the pipeline is 48 inches in diameter, and 32 people died during its construction.
In 1998 – The Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks establish a new NBA record for the highest attendance in an 89-74 Chicago win at the Georgia Dome. The game drew 62,046 fans to break the record of 61,983 by the Boston Celtics at the Detroit Pistons in January 1988, and the record is now 68,623 by the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs at the Alamodome this past Jan 13. The unofficial record is 108,713, for the 2010 NBA All-Star at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
In 1976 – The Four Seasons are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third and final consecutive week with December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night). The song also went to #1 in South Africa, Canada, and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 4th-biggest song of the year. It was their 13th and final Top 10 hit and was their fifth and final #1 song. The song returned to the Hot 100 in 1994, peaking at #14.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
An Apache admired the virtues he himself needed in the life he led.
Louis L’Amour
The Lonely Men
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Elbridge Gerry served in the Continental Congress, the Congress of the Confederation, the US House, and as vice president under James Madison. He is the only signer of the Declaration of Independence who is buried in Washington, DC.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Where was the first NBA All-Star Game played? – Answer next time!
