Armstrong and the Hot Five

Feb. 26, 1926: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five record “Heebie Jeebies,” the song that will make him a star. At some point during the Okeh Records session in Chicago, the 24-year-old bandleader drops his sheet with the lyrics, and he improvises with scat singing. 1/6

Wow. Live near here and have never heard this story

Using ski poles or biathlon rifles?

Also had the integrated Wolfpack band in WW2.

Unless the other dakatos and Montana FCS schools move up very soon, I think fans will regret the loss of traditional regional rivalries

And a great cameo in White Men Can’t Jump, right?

Enlightenment or Dark Ages. Seems like it’s an easy choice … maybe unless you are in the royal court

Nebraska is now Wisconsin. Real NCAA basketball fans know what I mean

Optimistic Pels update…
7-6 since coaching change when healthy and 2 rookies on the 10 man roster for rising stars game (and a third who could be there)

Has there been a G5 program that benefitted from that NCAA policy?

Stock market

6:30 mile is nuts. 8:00 mile would be great for a high schooler (not a track or cross country athlete)

but are you a Dapper Dan man?

Very foggy. Dalton Hilliard 183 yds rushing, Eric Martin 121 yds receiving & 2 TDs. Fans threw oranges on the field because Orange Bowl had announced it would offer bid to the winner.

Thought I would post about my favorite sporting events I have attended. ...
College football. Nov. 20, 1982. #12 LSU over #7 Florida State 55-21 in Tiger Stadium.

That 8 team lineup would last 8 full seasons when Cincy and Memphis went to the Great Midwest, Florida State went to the ACC and South Carolina went to the SEC.

Understanding Southern Miss football history Before Ellis (B.E.) and After Ellis (A.E.) ...

1) From 1934-2013 without consecutive losing seasons
2) 8 losing records in 75 seasons 1935-2011. No season worse than three wins.
3) In 13 seasons since, 7 losing seasons, all of which were 3 wins or less.

South Carolina would join a year later to give the Metro its full (classic) 8 member lineup

In this day 43 years ago (1982) Southern Miss replaced St Louis as the 7th member of the Metro conference with:
Cincinnati, Florida State, Louisville, Memphis State, Tulane, and Virginia Tech

July 26, 1925: The Miss Plaquemines, which is reputed to be the world’s fastest motorboat with a top speed of 55 mph, is steered by Lilea Sherberne through Louisiana bayou country. It’s powered by a Curtiss airplane propeller.

Exactly. Once the trickle down pulls one more team from the American, there will be other American teams looking at SBC

Its like the lawyer who produces 1,000 pages of irrelevant documents and when you ask the judge to compel the production of the actual relevant documents, the lawyer says "Judge, I gave them 1,000 pages, what more do they want?"

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service starts Aug. 18, Amtrak announced Tuesday, and tickets are available.

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Leave it open a year. Memphis leaves AAC, ESPN cuts bait on it's AAC contract, making ECU and/or Tulane more likely to want to move

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sunbelt should wait a year and see what else shakes out before back-filling

Dumars gambling Pels can make the playoffs this year. That would mean Zion playing A LOT MORE games than he ever has before

Battle on Bunker and Breeds hills 250 years ago today

Bulldog. Fierce. Fearless.

“Jazz grew up in a thousand places but it was born in New Orleans.” 🎺

Jazz originated in Congo Square—the only place in New Orleans where enslaved people were allowed to gather.

1. The Bamboula
2. The Love Song
3. Freedom in Congo Square (find in our book shop!)

#BlackMusicAppreciationMonth