The Daily Dose/May 27, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off is on hiatus while we work on a project.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – The acoustics in the new county building continue to make every chat sound like armageddon.
…and it was loud enuff so that not for the first time ol’ Sparrow was obliged to turn up the volume on whatever crap he was watching.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1930 – The Chrysler Building in New York City opens, the tallest building in the world at 1,046 feet. Located at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 43rd Street on the east side of Manhattan, it would be the tallest building in the world for eleven months, eclipsed by the Empire State Building the following May 1. The record is now held by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, at 2,717 feet.
In 1979 – Rick Mears wins the Indianapolis 500, taking the lead for good with 18 laps remaining and beating A.J. Foyt and Mike Mosely. The race was shrouded in some controversy, including problems with qualifying and equipment, plus a squabble between sanctioning bodies USAC and CART. It was the first of a record-tying four Indy titles for Mears, who was the first winner born after World War II.
In 1967 – The Young Rascals are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with Groovin’. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #8 in Great Britain, at #3 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 9th-biggest song of the year. It was the fourth of 13 Top 40 hits for the group, their third of seven Top 10 hits and their second of three #1s. Later in the year, an instrumental version by Booker T. and the M.G.s peaked at #21 on the Hot 100 and at #10 on the soul chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
No man ever followed his genius till it misled him.
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Madonna has not had a #1 song on Billboard’s soul chart. Her biggest soul hit has been Like a Virgin, which went to #9 in 1985.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who are the other drivers that have won the Indianapolis 500 four times? – Answer next time!
