He gives up too many Homers and canβt pitch out of the 5th. I think Christian Scott is a better bet
He gives up too many Homers and canβt pitch out of the 5th. I think Christian Scott is a better bet
Remembering the 1875 bday of French composer/conductor Maurice Ravel. His signature musical piece , Bolero, still stirs whenever I hear it performed. It showcases every part of an orchestra in a massive crescendo of sound. Absolutely riveting!π₯πΆππ»
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I was a neighbor of Franco Harris, the great Pittsburgh Steeler. He told me that Willie helped him acclimate to the sports life in Pittsburgh. Two Pittsburgh sporting greats!
Remembering the 1475 bday of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni- brilliant painter, sculptor, architect.
He embodied the brilliance of the Renaissance like no other. Bravo!
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Easy Rider
I wish they were giving Alvarez more at bats.
I loved watching him. He used the glass like no other and could penetrate thru defenses like a slippery eel.
1770-OTD British regulars stationed in Boston fired upon a group of colonists who allegedly were harassing them.5 colonists were killed including a freed Black named Crispus Attucks.The event,called the Boston Massacre,convinced many in the MA colony that the oppressive British regime needed to end.
Remembering the 1754 bday of physician Benjamin Waterhouse, cofounder of the #HarvardMedicalSchool and early promoter of Dr. Edward Kennerβs inoculation technique against smallpox. He is buried in the amazing #AuburnCemetery in Cambridge.
Try the night agent on Netflix or the Night Manager on Prime
1931-Jazz icon Cab Calloway first records βMinnie the Moocherβ which becomes his signature song. He reprises this in the 1980 Blies Bothers movie . What a treasure!
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1943- OTD Casablanca won the the Best Picture Oscar. Still the greatest. WW2 romance story ever. People have revered this last scene between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman ever since β€οΈπ₯ππ»
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He said later in life that by playing the 1968 season he lost his lifetime .300 BA and he regretted that profoundly. Still the most powerful hitter I ever saw live.
So far the only people impressing me in this game are Tyrone Taylor, Carson Benge and Clay Holmes.
65 yrs ago OTD POTUS JFK creates the Peace Corps, which recruited young members to assist 3rd world countries with various development projects. It has been a remarkably successful program that spreads knowledge and goodwill. A terrific move by JFK!ππ»πΊπΈππ»
Howβs everyone doing today? The Mets are on TV in 10 minutes so I am very happy.
(2)β¦But their suspicions about the DNA composition was heightened earlier in 1952 by an electron microscopic picture taken by another researcher, Rosalind Franklin, who never received acknowledgment from them. Collaboration in research is still problematic in medicine today. βοΈππ»π
(1) 1953-OTD British medical researchers James Watson & Francis Crick announced their discovery of the ultrastructure of DNA, the famous double helix. This was one of the most important breakthroughs in medical history β¦.
He lived next door to Carole King and had a crush on her. He wrote βOh Caroleβ and βIβm Living Right Next Door to an Angelβ in her honor. In response, Carole wrote one of the worst songs ever called βOh Neilβ. Fortunately, her body of work allows us to forget that one.
2011- OTD Colin Firth picked up a best actor Oscar 4 his brilliant portrayal of King George VI in the movie The #KingsβsSpeech -the movie chronicles the true story of the King overcoming his stuttering with the aid of a speech pathologist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush).Bravoππ»
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1935-OTD British physicist Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated his invention called Radar(RAdio Detection And Ranging).He got the OK from the British military 2 install Radar emplacements along the coast of Great Britain.The early detection of incoming Luftwaffe squadrons gave the RAF a big advantageπ¬π§ππ»
1950-OTD the Show of Shows premiered #NBCTV. Centered on Comedian Sid Caesar supported by Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca am& Howard Morris, & backed an incredible panel of writers including Mel Brooks.Larry Gelbart,Neil Simon, & Woody Allen, the show was must seeπΊ. It put TV on the map. ππ€£ππ»β€οΈ
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The East wing renovation, and the Arch of Trump
Remembering the 1836 bday of Bostonβs own artist extraordinaire, Winslow Homer. He painted in oil and watercolor in the school called Realism. He was famous for his Civil War scenes but later for his seascapes. Bravo!π¨πππ»β€οΈπΊπΈ