This is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 154 days remaining until the end of the year.
1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage.
1608 - At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs. This was to set the tone for French-Iroquois relations for the next one hundred years.
1619 - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
1629 - An earthquake in Naples, Italy kills 10,000 people.
1729 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded.
1733 - First Freemasons lodge opened in what will become the United States.
1811 - Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican insurgency, executed by the Spanish in Chihuahua, Mexico.
1825 - Malden Island discovered.
1863 - Indian Wars: Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah.
1864 - American Civil War: Battle of the Crater - Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
1866 - New Orleans's Democratic government ordered police to raid an integrated Republican Party meeting, killing 40 people and injuring 150.
1871 - The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
1945 - World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis (CA-35), killing 883 seamen.
1956 - A Joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing "In God We Trust" as the U.S. national motto.
1965 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
1969 - Vietnam War: US President Richard M. Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyen Van Thieu and with U.S. military commanders.
1971 - Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission - David Scott and James Irwin on Apollo Lunar Module module, Falcon, land with first Lunar Rover on the moon.
1971 - An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Japan killing 162.
1974 - Watergate Scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the United States Supreme Court.
1975 - Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again.
1980 - Vanuatu gains independence.
1990 - The first Saturn automobile rolls off the assembly line.
1997 - Eighteen lives are lost in the Thredbo Landslide in New South Wales, Australia.
2002 - The accounting law referred to as "The Sarbanes Oxley Act" was signed into law by United States President George W. Bush.
2003 - In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
2006 - World's longest running music show Top of the Pops broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
2006 - At least 28 Lebanese civilians, including 16 children, were killed when Israel Air Force attacked a building in Qana in what is called the Second Qana massacre.
Sports:
1930 - Soccer: In Montevideo, Uruguay win the first Football World Cup.
1933 - Baseball: Cardinal pitcher Dizzy Dean sets a modern major league record striking out 17 Cubs. Teammate catcher Jimmie Wilson also sets a new mark recording 18 put outs.
1935 - Danno O'Mahony defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.
1953 - ProWrestling: Rikidozan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.
1966 - Soccer: England national football team win 1966 FIFA World Cup beating West Germany 4-2 in the Final.
1982 - Baseball: The moving of Chief Noc-A-Homa’s and his teepee from left field to make room for more seats coincides with the Braves dropping 19 0f 21 contests and blowing a 10.5 game lead. After the teepee is brought back, the team regains first place and will go on to capture the NL West title.
2001 - ProWrestling: Booker T defeated Kurt Angle for the WCW Heavyweight Championship in Philadelphia, PA on Raw Is War. Also at the the event, X-Pac defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
2001 - Cycling: Lance Armstrong became the first American to win three consecutive Tours de France.
2006 - Baseball: Eighteen individuals, the largest number ever selected, are inducted into the Hall of Fame. The group consist of 17 persons, including the first woman to enter the Hall, who had participated in the pre-Negro Leagues or Negro Leagues and Bruce Sutter, the fourth reliever to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
2007 - Baseball: In front of a record crowd of a estimated 75,000 fans and unprecedented number of 53 members of the Hall of Famers, Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn are inducted into the shrine at Cooperstown.
Other Entertainment:
1932 - Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first Academy Award winning cartoon and first cartoon short to use Technicolor, premieres.
1942 - Frank Sinatra recorded the last of 90 recordings with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
1954 - Elvis Presley makes his debut as a public performer.
1956 - Brenda Lee recorded her first hit, "Jambalaya" and "Bigelow 6-500."
1968 - The Beatles' Apple Boutique in London closed after heavy losses.
1970 - The Rolling Stones fired Allen Klein as their manager.
1987 - David Bowie played the first show of his "Glass Spider" tour in Philadelphia, PA.
Notable Births:
1863 - Henry Ford, American industrialist (d. 1947)
1922 - Henry W. Bloch, American co-founder of H&R Block
1933 - "Captain" Lou Albano, professional wrestler and manager
1934 - Bud Selig, American Commissioner of Baseball
1936 - Buddy Guy, Legendary American blues guitarist and singer
1941 - Paul Anka, Canadian singer and composer
1946 - Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (d. 1994)
1947 - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-born American actor, 38th Governor of California
1949 - Duck Baker, American guitarist
1950 - Frank Stallone, American singer and actor, brother of Sylvester Stallone
1956 - Delta Burke, American actress
1957 - Rat Scabies, English drummer (The Damned)
1958 - Kate Bush, English singer/songwriter
1958 - Neal McCoy, American country singer/songwriter and humanitarian
1961 - Laurence Fishburne, American actor
1963 - Lisa Kudrow, American actress
1963 - Chris Mullin, American basketball player
1964 - Vivica A. Fox, American actress
1968 - Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers)
1970 - Christopher Nolan, English film director
1971 - Tom Green, Canadian comedian and actor
1971 - Christine Taylor, American actress
1973 - Markus Naslund, Swedish ice hockey player
1974 - Hilary Swank, American actress
1977 - Jaime Pressly, American actress
Notable Deaths:
579 - Pope Benedict I
1540 - Thomas Abel, English priest (martyred)
1540 - Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)
1718 - William Penn, English founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)
1771 - Thomas Gray, English poet and letter-writer (b. 1716)
1875 - George Pickett, American Confederate general (b. 1825)
1992 - Joe Shuster, Canadian comic book artist (b. 1914)
1998 - Buffalo Bob Smith, American television host (Howdy Doody) (b. 1917)
2003 - Sam Phillips, American record producer (b. 1923)
2005 - Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (b. 1905)
2007 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish stage and film director (b. 1918)
2007 - Bill Walsh, American football coach (b. 1931)
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Music Monday - July 28, 2008
It's been quite a weekend. I have had some great times spent with my faith family and I have had some rough times with my longest known and best friend. Regardless, one thing I can take comfort in is the blood of Christ. It's has purchased my salvation from sin (Glory be to God!), it has cleansed my soul, it has given me right standing before God, and it has sealed me in Christ forever.
Here is a little Matt Redman to express what I'm thinking.
"Your Blood"
"You Never Let Go"
Here is a little Matt Redman to express what I'm thinking.
"Your Blood"
"You Never Let Go"
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
What Happened Whensday: July 23, 2008
July 23:
1632 - 300 colonists bound for New France depart Dieppe, France. The New France Territory included Canada, parts of New England, Hudson Bay, Newfoundland and Louisiana.
1793 - The Prussians conquer Mayence in present day Germany.
1829 - In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the Typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
1833 - Cornerstones laid for construction of the Kirtland Temple in Ohio. This house of worship was the first temple to be built by the Latter Day Saint movement under the orders of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Mormon faith.
1840 - The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. The Province of Canada is now modern day Ontario and Quebec.
1862 - American Civil War: Henry W. Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
1903 - Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
1914 - Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia allowing the Austrians to find out who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand. When Serbia denies Austria-Hungary their demands, World War I is sparked on July 28, 1914.
1926 - Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
1929 - Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words.
1940 - US Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles`s declaration on the US non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1942 - The Holocaust: The Treblinka extermination camp is opened
1942 - World War II: Hitler signs the Operation Edelweiss, a German plan to gain control over the mountain-barrier region located between the two continents of Europe and Asia, and capture the oil fields of Baku during the Soviet-German War.
1952 - Establishment of the European Coal and Steel community.
1952 - General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser - the real power behind the coup) in the overthrow of King Farouk of Egypt.
1962 - Telstar relays the first live trans-Atlantic television signal.
1967 - 12th Street Riot: In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city (43 killed, 342 injured and ~1,400 buildings burned).
1968 - Glenville Shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization led by Ahmed Evans and the Cleveland Police Department occurred. During the shootout, a riot began that lasted for five days.
1968 - The first and only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft took place when a 707 carrying 10 crew and 38 passengers was taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The aircraft was en route from Rome, Italy, to Lod, Israel.
1972 - The United States launches Landsat 1, first Earth-resources satellite.
1982 - The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86.
1983 - Around 3,000 Tamils were slaughtered by Shinhalese Buddhist majority in Sri Lanka and some 400,000 Tamils fled to neighboring Tamil Nadu, India and a lot found refuge in Europe and Canada. This incident, known as Black July led directly to beginning of civil war in Sri Lanka.
1984 - Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.
1986 - In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
1992 - A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger (who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005), establishes it is necessary to limit rights of homosexual people and non-married couples.
1995 - Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and is visibly seen with a naked eye nearly a year later.
1997 - Digital Equipment Company files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
1997 - Spree killer Andrew Cunanan commits suicide in the upstairs bedroom aboard a Miami houseboat to avoid capture by the police.
1999 - Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, is crowned King Mohammed VI of Morroco at the death of his father.
1999 - ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo.
2005 - Three bombs hit the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.
Event's in Sports:
1881 - The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, the world's oldest international sport federation, is founded.
1925 - Baseball: Lou Gehrig hits the first of his record 23 career grand slams as Yankees beat the Senators, 11-7.
1950 - NASCAR: Curtis Turner got his 5th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, NC driving a 1950 Oldsmobile.
1960 - NASCAR: Buck Baker got his 41st career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Rambi Raceway in Myrtle Beach, SC driving a 1960 Chevrolet.
1962 - Baseball: Pitcher Bob Feller, manager Bill McKechnie, infielder Jackie Robinson and outfielder Ed Roush are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1967 - NASCAR: Richard Petty got his 64th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, TN driving a 1967 Plymouth. Petty had already won 15 races earlier in the season and would go on to win 11 more to establish a record holding 27 race wins in one season and win the NASCAR Cup.
1972: NASCAR: Bobby Allison got his 36th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, GA driving a 1972 Chevrolet.
1984 - ProWrestling: Wendi Richter defeated Fabulous Moolah for the WWE Women's Championship.
1989 - Bill Elliot got his 31st NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, PA driving a Ford Thunderbird.
1995 - ProWrestling: Shawn Michaels defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on "In Your House II" from the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
2000 - Baseball: Cincinatti greats like first baseman Tony Perez, manager Sparky Anderson, and Reds announcer Marty Brennaman into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with 1975 Red Sox World Series rival Carlton Fisk. Also enshrined are 19th century Cincinnati second baseman Bid McPhee and Negro League star 'Turkey' Stearnes.
2000 - ProWrestling: Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Guerrero for the WWE European Heavyweight Championship on "Fully Loaded" from Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX.
2001 - ProWrestling: Lance Storm defeated Albert for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on "RAW is WAR" in Buffalo, NY.
2005 - Baseball: 2005 At SBC Park, uniform number 36 is added to the second deck of the left field bleachers joining nine others as the Giants honor Gaylord Perry.
Notable Births
1649 - Pope Clement XI (d. 1721)
1936 - Don Drysdale, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1938 - Charles Harrelson, American convicted murderer; father of Woody Harrelson (d. 2007)
1940 - Don Imus, American talk radio host
1941 - Richie Evans, 9 time NASCAR Modified Champion (died at Martinsville in 1985)
1948 - John Hall, American politician and former rock musician
1952 - Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player (d. 1995)
1961 - Martin Gore, English musician and songwriter (Depeche Mode)
1961 - Woody Harrelson, American actor
1962 - Eriq La Salle, American actor
1965 - Rob Dickinson, English musician
1965 - Slash, English guitarist (ex-Guns N' Roses)
1967 - Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor
1968 - Nick Menza, American musician, drummer for Megadeth
1968 - Gary Payton, American basketball player
1971 - Alison Krauss, American singer and fiddler
1972 - Marlon Wayans, American actor
1973 - Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player
1973 - Monica Lewinsky, American White House intern
1977 - Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player
1980 - Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child)
1981 - Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)
1982 - Gerald Wallace, American basketball player
1984 - Brandon Roy, American professional basketball player
1989 - Daniel Radcliffe, English actor famous for portraying fictional character Harry Potter
Notable Deaths
1764 - Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (b. 1703)
1793 - Roger Sherman, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1721)
1885 - Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)
1923 - Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1878)
2007 - Ron Miller, American songwriter and record producer (b. 1933)
1632 - 300 colonists bound for New France depart Dieppe, France. The New France Territory included Canada, parts of New England, Hudson Bay, Newfoundland and Louisiana.
1793 - The Prussians conquer Mayence in present day Germany.
1829 - In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the Typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
1833 - Cornerstones laid for construction of the Kirtland Temple in Ohio. This house of worship was the first temple to be built by the Latter Day Saint movement under the orders of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Mormon faith.
1840 - The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. The Province of Canada is now modern day Ontario and Quebec.
1862 - American Civil War: Henry W. Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
1903 - Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
1914 - Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia allowing the Austrians to find out who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand. When Serbia denies Austria-Hungary their demands, World War I is sparked on July 28, 1914.
1926 - Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
1929 - Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words.
1940 - US Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles`s declaration on the US non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1942 - The Holocaust: The Treblinka extermination camp is opened
1942 - World War II: Hitler signs the Operation Edelweiss, a German plan to gain control over the mountain-barrier region located between the two continents of Europe and Asia, and capture the oil fields of Baku during the Soviet-German War.
1952 - Establishment of the European Coal and Steel community.
1952 - General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser - the real power behind the coup) in the overthrow of King Farouk of Egypt.
1962 - Telstar relays the first live trans-Atlantic television signal.
1967 - 12th Street Riot: In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city (43 killed, 342 injured and ~1,400 buildings burned).
1968 - Glenville Shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization led by Ahmed Evans and the Cleveland Police Department occurred. During the shootout, a riot began that lasted for five days.
1968 - The first and only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft took place when a 707 carrying 10 crew and 38 passengers was taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The aircraft was en route from Rome, Italy, to Lod, Israel.
1972 - The United States launches Landsat 1, first Earth-resources satellite.
1982 - The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86.
1983 - Around 3,000 Tamils were slaughtered by Shinhalese Buddhist majority in Sri Lanka and some 400,000 Tamils fled to neighboring Tamil Nadu, India and a lot found refuge in Europe and Canada. This incident, known as Black July led directly to beginning of civil war in Sri Lanka.
1984 - Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.
1986 - In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
1992 - A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger (who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005), establishes it is necessary to limit rights of homosexual people and non-married couples.
1995 - Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and is visibly seen with a naked eye nearly a year later.
1997 - Digital Equipment Company files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
1997 - Spree killer Andrew Cunanan commits suicide in the upstairs bedroom aboard a Miami houseboat to avoid capture by the police.
1999 - Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, is crowned King Mohammed VI of Morroco at the death of his father.
1999 - ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo.
2005 - Three bombs hit the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.
Event's in Sports:
1881 - The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, the world's oldest international sport federation, is founded.
1925 - Baseball: Lou Gehrig hits the first of his record 23 career grand slams as Yankees beat the Senators, 11-7.
1950 - NASCAR: Curtis Turner got his 5th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, NC driving a 1950 Oldsmobile.
1960 - NASCAR: Buck Baker got his 41st career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Rambi Raceway in Myrtle Beach, SC driving a 1960 Chevrolet.
1962 - Baseball: Pitcher Bob Feller, manager Bill McKechnie, infielder Jackie Robinson and outfielder Ed Roush are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1967 - NASCAR: Richard Petty got his 64th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, TN driving a 1967 Plymouth. Petty had already won 15 races earlier in the season and would go on to win 11 more to establish a record holding 27 race wins in one season and win the NASCAR Cup.
1972: NASCAR: Bobby Allison got his 36th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, GA driving a 1972 Chevrolet.
1984 - ProWrestling: Wendi Richter defeated Fabulous Moolah for the WWE Women's Championship.
1989 - Bill Elliot got his 31st NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, PA driving a Ford Thunderbird.
1995 - ProWrestling: Shawn Michaels defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on "In Your House II" from the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
2000 - Baseball: Cincinatti greats like first baseman Tony Perez, manager Sparky Anderson, and Reds announcer Marty Brennaman into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with 1975 Red Sox World Series rival Carlton Fisk. Also enshrined are 19th century Cincinnati second baseman Bid McPhee and Negro League star 'Turkey' Stearnes.
2000 - ProWrestling: Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Guerrero for the WWE European Heavyweight Championship on "Fully Loaded" from Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX.
2001 - ProWrestling: Lance Storm defeated Albert for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on "RAW is WAR" in Buffalo, NY.
2005 - Baseball: 2005 At SBC Park, uniform number 36 is added to the second deck of the left field bleachers joining nine others as the Giants honor Gaylord Perry.
Notable Births
1649 - Pope Clement XI (d. 1721)
1936 - Don Drysdale, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1938 - Charles Harrelson, American convicted murderer; father of Woody Harrelson (d. 2007)
1940 - Don Imus, American talk radio host
1941 - Richie Evans, 9 time NASCAR Modified Champion (died at Martinsville in 1985)
1948 - John Hall, American politician and former rock musician
1952 - Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player (d. 1995)
1961 - Martin Gore, English musician and songwriter (Depeche Mode)
1961 - Woody Harrelson, American actor
1962 - Eriq La Salle, American actor
1965 - Rob Dickinson, English musician
1965 - Slash, English guitarist (ex-Guns N' Roses)
1967 - Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor
1968 - Nick Menza, American musician, drummer for Megadeth
1968 - Gary Payton, American basketball player
1971 - Alison Krauss, American singer and fiddler
1972 - Marlon Wayans, American actor
1973 - Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player
1973 - Monica Lewinsky, American White House intern
1977 - Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player
1980 - Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child)
1981 - Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)
1982 - Gerald Wallace, American basketball player
1984 - Brandon Roy, American professional basketball player
1989 - Daniel Radcliffe, English actor famous for portraying fictional character Harry Potter
Notable Deaths
1764 - Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (b. 1703)
1793 - Roger Sherman, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1721)
1885 - Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)
1923 - Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1878)
2007 - Ron Miller, American songwriter and record producer (b. 1933)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tunesday
In lieu of Music Monday this week I'm going to post my musical recommendations today.
This past week I have been listening to alot of The Who. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. The band reached international success, became known for their energetic live performances, are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and '70s, and recognized as one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, their first year of eligibility. (Source: Wikipedia)
Last week, Rock Band added 12 of The Who's songs ("Amazing Journey", "Baba O'Riley", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Eminence Front", "Going Mobile", "Leaving Here", "My Generation" from Live at Leeds, "Real Good Looking Boy", "Sea and Sand", "Summertime Blues" from Live at Leeds, "Who Are You", and "Young Man Blues" from Live at Leeds). Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry, the bands' only surviving members, helped pick the setlist for this track pack. Now that I've rambled on, watch, listen, and enjoy...
"Behind Blue Eyes"
"Pinball Wizard"
"Won't Get Fooled Again"
This past week I have been listening to alot of The Who. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. The band reached international success, became known for their energetic live performances, are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and '70s, and recognized as one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, their first year of eligibility. (Source: Wikipedia)
Last week, Rock Band added 12 of The Who's songs ("Amazing Journey", "Baba O'Riley", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Eminence Front", "Going Mobile", "Leaving Here", "My Generation" from Live at Leeds, "Real Good Looking Boy", "Sea and Sand", "Summertime Blues" from Live at Leeds, "Who Are You", and "Young Man Blues" from Live at Leeds). Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry, the bands' only surviving members, helped pick the setlist for this track pack. Now that I've rambled on, watch, listen, and enjoy...
"Behind Blue Eyes"
"Pinball Wizard"
"Won't Get Fooled Again"
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The Dark Knight: Review and Commentary
I just returned from seeing the newest installment of the current Batman film franchise, The Dark Knight. Let me just start off by saying that I absolutely loved this film and will see it again while it's at the theater. It is action packed and there is plenty of interesting plot activity to keep you interested from beginning to end. At 2 1/2 hours long, it is a long movie, but rarely seems to drag.
The movie is heavily focused on the Joker, as portrayed by the late Heath Ledger. I remember when I first heard that they were not bringing Jack Nicholson back to play the part I was very displeased and had no intention of going to see the movie. When I heard that Ledger was going to play the Joker I was even more against the film. Jack had done such a great job in his portrayal of the Joker back in 1989 that I could not envision anyone else doing the character justice. I vehemently despised Ledger being cast and was fairly vocal about it. After I saw some of the previews I came to appreciate what they were trying to do in reinventing the character for the darker tone of Christopher Nolan's Batman series. Now having seen the movie I can say that Heath Ledger's performance in the film is nothing short of brilliant and I retract everything negative I said about his being cast for the role.
The only thing about the film I did not like was the recasting of Rachel Dawes and Maggie Gyllenhaal's performance of the character. She does not do as well as Katie Holmes in the role from the previous film and it is unfortunate that she declined to reprise the role, although the fact that she made the decision because she did not want to spend too much time away from her new family is respectable.
Overall, I give the film an A+, 2 thumbs up, and I recommend that you all go and check this movie out. It is the best movie of summer by far, so far. For the sake of those that have not seen the film yet, I will not post any spoilers and I request that if anyone comments on this post that they do the same. Thanks for reading and feel free to leave any questions, comments, and/or concerns after the beep.
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The movie is heavily focused on the Joker, as portrayed by the late Heath Ledger. I remember when I first heard that they were not bringing Jack Nicholson back to play the part I was very displeased and had no intention of going to see the movie. When I heard that Ledger was going to play the Joker I was even more against the film. Jack had done such a great job in his portrayal of the Joker back in 1989 that I could not envision anyone else doing the character justice. I vehemently despised Ledger being cast and was fairly vocal about it. After I saw some of the previews I came to appreciate what they were trying to do in reinventing the character for the darker tone of Christopher Nolan's Batman series. Now having seen the movie I can say that Heath Ledger's performance in the film is nothing short of brilliant and I retract everything negative I said about his being cast for the role.
The only thing about the film I did not like was the recasting of Rachel Dawes and Maggie Gyllenhaal's performance of the character. She does not do as well as Katie Holmes in the role from the previous film and it is unfortunate that she declined to reprise the role, although the fact that she made the decision because she did not want to spend too much time away from her new family is respectable.
Overall, I give the film an A+, 2 thumbs up, and I recommend that you all go and check this movie out. It is the best movie of summer by far, so far. For the sake of those that have not seen the film yet, I will not post any spoilers and I request that if anyone comments on this post that they do the same. Thanks for reading and feel free to leave any questions, comments, and/or concerns after the beep.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
What Happened Whensday: July 16, 2008
Here is the first of what I hope to be an ongoing feature of this blog for years to come. When I first decided to do this, I had thought about giving a history of what happened on each date for the coming week. After looking at just a couple of the next few dates, I realized that there would be just too much information for each dates' events. Instead I've decided to just focus on the date at hand. If I do this for a few years, eventually we will have looked at each date on the calender. With that being said, here is a look back at the major events that have happened on this date in history.
July 16:
622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar.
1769 - Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first mission in California. The mission later evolves into the city of San Diego.
1790 - U.S. President George Washington signs the Residence Bill, establishing a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia to be the permanent seat of United States government.
1808 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, two of the few white men who had actually seen the mysterious territory of the Far West, help form the Missouri Fur Company to exploit the region's abundant fur-bearing animals.
1862 - American Civil War: David G. Farragut becomes the first United States Navy rear admiral.
1935 - The first parking meters were installed in Oklahoma City.
1941 - Sports: New York Yankees' Joe DiMaggio gets a hit in his 56th consecutive game.
1942 - Holocaust: Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv: The Vichy France government orders French police officers to round up 13,000-20,000 Jews and imprison them in the Winter Velodrome. In 1995, president Jacques Chirac officially recognizes the French police's responsibility.
1945 - Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon at the Trinity site near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
1950 - Sports: Uruguay win the 1950 FIFA World Cup, beating hosts Brazil 2-1 in what is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in sporting history.
1951 - J. D. Salinger's novel Catcher in the Rye was published.
1955 - Original Disneyland park opens in Anaheim, California
1955 - Sports: Stirling Moss won his first Grand Prix race, the British Grand Prix in Aintree, driving a Mercedes Benz W196.
1957 - United States Marine Major John Glenn flies a F8U Crusader supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds setting a new transcontinental speed record.
1958 - Sports: Shorty Rollins got his only NASCAR Cup Series victory at State Line Speedway in Busti, NY.
1966 - The song "Hanky Panky" by Tommy James & the Shondells topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.
1966 - Sports: Bobby Allison got his 2nd career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Islip Speedway in Islip, NY.
1969 - Apollo program: Apollo 11 is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida and will become the first manned space mission to land on the moon.
1972 - Sports: Bobby Allison got his 35th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Trenton Speedway in Trenton, NJ.
1973 - Watergate Scandal: Former White House aide Alexander P. Butterfield informs the United States Senate that President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded potentially-incriminating conversations.
1977 - Teenage singer Shaun Cassidy's recording of "Da Do Ron Ron" hits No. 1 and stayed there for one week.
1977 - Sports: Darrell Waltrip got his 6th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, TN.
1979 - Iraqi President Hasan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
1983 - Sports: Dale Earnhardt got his 8th career Nascar Cup Series victory at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, TN.
1995 - Sports: Dale Jarrett got his 4th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, PA.
2005 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K.Rowling released, selling over 9 million copies in the 24 hours after release.
2006 - Sports: Kyle Busch got his 3rd career NASCAR Cup Series victory at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, NH.
2007 - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and aftershock of 6.6 occur off the Niigata coast, Japan, killing 8 people with at least 800 injured and damaging a nuclear power plant. See 2007 Chuetsu offshore earthquake.
Notable Birthdays:
1821 - Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader (d. 1910)
1888 - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, American baseball player (d. 1951)
1958 - Michael Flatley, Irish-born American dancer
1963 - Phoebe Cates, American actress
1964 - Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
1965 - Claude Lemieux, aka Satan to Detroiters, former NHL star
1967 - Will Ferrell, American comedian
1968 - Barry Sanders, Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions
Notable Deaths
1882 - Mary Todd Lincoln, former First Lady of the United States, died (b. 1818)
1999 - John F. Kennedy Jr. (son of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States), his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. The Piper Saratoga aircraft was piloted by Kennedy.
2001 - Terry Gordy, one of pro-wrestling's Fabulous Freebirds, died (b. 1961)
2006 - Bob Orton, Sr., American professional wrestler; father of wrestling legend, Bob Orton, Jr.; grandfather of 2x World Champion wrestler, Randy Orton (b. 1929)
Well, that's it for this date in history. As the weeks role on and I find more reference sources I hope to add more events in sport, music, and film/television. I hope you enjoyed this look back and if you have any thoughts on any of the events remembered above, let me know in the comments section. Thanks.
July 16:
622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar.
1769 - Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first mission in California. The mission later evolves into the city of San Diego.
1790 - U.S. President George Washington signs the Residence Bill, establishing a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia to be the permanent seat of United States government.
1808 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, two of the few white men who had actually seen the mysterious territory of the Far West, help form the Missouri Fur Company to exploit the region's abundant fur-bearing animals.
1862 - American Civil War: David G. Farragut becomes the first United States Navy rear admiral.
1935 - The first parking meters were installed in Oklahoma City.
1941 - Sports: New York Yankees' Joe DiMaggio gets a hit in his 56th consecutive game.
1942 - Holocaust: Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv: The Vichy France government orders French police officers to round up 13,000-20,000 Jews and imprison them in the Winter Velodrome. In 1995, president Jacques Chirac officially recognizes the French police's responsibility.
1945 - Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon at the Trinity site near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
1950 - Sports: Uruguay win the 1950 FIFA World Cup, beating hosts Brazil 2-1 in what is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in sporting history.
1951 - J. D. Salinger's novel Catcher in the Rye was published.
1955 - Original Disneyland park opens in Anaheim, California
1955 - Sports: Stirling Moss won his first Grand Prix race, the British Grand Prix in Aintree, driving a Mercedes Benz W196.
1957 - United States Marine Major John Glenn flies a F8U Crusader supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds setting a new transcontinental speed record.
1958 - Sports: Shorty Rollins got his only NASCAR Cup Series victory at State Line Speedway in Busti, NY.
1966 - The song "Hanky Panky" by Tommy James & the Shondells topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.
1966 - Sports: Bobby Allison got his 2nd career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Islip Speedway in Islip, NY.
1969 - Apollo program: Apollo 11 is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida and will become the first manned space mission to land on the moon.
1972 - Sports: Bobby Allison got his 35th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Trenton Speedway in Trenton, NJ.
1973 - Watergate Scandal: Former White House aide Alexander P. Butterfield informs the United States Senate that President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded potentially-incriminating conversations.
1977 - Teenage singer Shaun Cassidy's recording of "Da Do Ron Ron" hits No. 1 and stayed there for one week.
1977 - Sports: Darrell Waltrip got his 6th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, TN.
1979 - Iraqi President Hasan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
1983 - Sports: Dale Earnhardt got his 8th career Nascar Cup Series victory at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, TN.
1995 - Sports: Dale Jarrett got his 4th career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, PA.
2005 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K.Rowling released, selling over 9 million copies in the 24 hours after release.
2006 - Sports: Kyle Busch got his 3rd career NASCAR Cup Series victory at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, NH.
2007 - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and aftershock of 6.6 occur off the Niigata coast, Japan, killing 8 people with at least 800 injured and damaging a nuclear power plant. See 2007 Chuetsu offshore earthquake.
Notable Birthdays:
1821 - Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader (d. 1910)
1888 - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, American baseball player (d. 1951)
1958 - Michael Flatley, Irish-born American dancer
1963 - Phoebe Cates, American actress
1964 - Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
1965 - Claude Lemieux, aka Satan to Detroiters, former NHL star
1967 - Will Ferrell, American comedian
1968 - Barry Sanders, Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions
Notable Deaths
1882 - Mary Todd Lincoln, former First Lady of the United States, died (b. 1818)
1999 - John F. Kennedy Jr. (son of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States), his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. The Piper Saratoga aircraft was piloted by Kennedy.
2001 - Terry Gordy, one of pro-wrestling's Fabulous Freebirds, died (b. 1961)
2006 - Bob Orton, Sr., American professional wrestler; father of wrestling legend, Bob Orton, Jr.; grandfather of 2x World Champion wrestler, Randy Orton (b. 1929)
Well, that's it for this date in history. As the weeks role on and I find more reference sources I hope to add more events in sport, music, and film/television. I hope you enjoyed this look back and if you have any thoughts on any of the events remembered above, let me know in the comments section. Thanks.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
licentious
Romans 1:28 - And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
I was reading Romans 1 in my Reformation Study Bible. In the study notes for Romans 1:28 it says: "did not see fit...God gave them up. Sin brings a disdain for true values, and risks abandonment by God to a spirit of licentiousness."
I wondered what that last word meant so I found the definition of it at Merriam-Webster as follows...
I was reading Romans 1 in my Reformation Study Bible. In the study notes for Romans 1:28 it says: "did not see fit...God gave them up. Sin brings a disdain for true values, and risks abandonment by God to a spirit of licentiousness."
I wondered what that last word meant so I found the definition of it at Merriam-Webster as follows...
- Main Entry: li·cen·tious
- Pronunciation: \lī-ˈsen(t)-shəs\
- Function: adjective
- Etymology: Latin licentiosus, from licentia
- Date: 1535
1: lacking legal or moral restraints; especially : disregarding sexual restraints
2: marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness
2: marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness
— li·cen·tious·ly adverb
— li·cen·tious·ness noun
That would be a scary thing...
That would be a scary thing...
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Parodeities
What?! Yes, I know that's barely a word but it is a subject that I must discuss. A parodeity is a secular piece of music retrofitted with Christian lyrics. There are websites devoted to providing "Jesus lyrics" to "secular" music and there are bands that go around touring using the tunes to classic songs by Elvis, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and almost any other band you can think of. You should know where I'm going with this...
The Beatles, the greatest musical group of all time, wrote a little piece of music called "Yesterday." It's lyrics go as follows:
"Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly,
I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday."
There is a parodeity of this most famous tune called "Christmas Day". It's lyrics are as follows...
"Christmas day, all the angels came to Earth to say,
Glory to God, peace on Earth today,
It was a sight, on Christmas day
Suddenly, shepherds told by angels had to see
Joseph and Mary's little baby
This Christmas Day, a jubilee
Chorus:
God and man on Earth, by His birth
the Angels say
Sang it really strong, Angel's song,
On Christmas Day"
...
I'm slightly at a loss of something nice to say...
All I can say is that this is not good in any way, shape, or form. The song already brings glory to God in it's original form. God made us with the ability to express ourselves creatively. When someone creates music, it is a reflection (albeit imperfect) of the Creator who gave us the ability to do so. This song does NOT "need Jesus in it"; God is already partially reflected in the beauty of this song.
People, human beings need Jesus. Music, movies, and other THINGS cannot be Christian. People can be Christians. Period.
Some of the same things my boy Mike said about "Christian" T-Shirts, could be applied here. Check out his blog about said shirts.
Anyway, that is my rant for this Whatever Weekend.
The Beatles, the greatest musical group of all time, wrote a little piece of music called "Yesterday." It's lyrics go as follows:
"Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly,
I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday."
There is a parodeity of this most famous tune called "Christmas Day". It's lyrics are as follows...
"Christmas day, all the angels came to Earth to say,
Glory to God, peace on Earth today,
It was a sight, on Christmas day
Suddenly, shepherds told by angels had to see
Joseph and Mary's little baby
This Christmas Day, a jubilee
Chorus:
God and man on Earth, by His birth
the Angels say
Sang it really strong, Angel's song,
On Christmas Day"
...
I'm slightly at a loss of something nice to say...
All I can say is that this is not good in any way, shape, or form. The song already brings glory to God in it's original form. God made us with the ability to express ourselves creatively. When someone creates music, it is a reflection (albeit imperfect) of the Creator who gave us the ability to do so. This song does NOT "need Jesus in it"; God is already partially reflected in the beauty of this song.
People, human beings need Jesus. Music, movies, and other THINGS cannot be Christian. People can be Christians. Period.
Some of the same things my boy Mike said about "Christian" T-Shirts, could be applied here. Check out his blog about said shirts.
Anyway, that is my rant for this Whatever Weekend.
Friday, July 11, 2008
A Quick Update...
First of all, it's good to be home in Michigan again after 18 days in the great state of Kentucky. I enjoyed much of my time there and can't wait to go back in August. In the days ahead I will blog about some of my experiences while in hanging in the Bluegrass State and visiting the state between Detroit and Kentucky (hint it starts with an O).
The past few days have gone by very quickly since I got back home on Wednesday. Mom and Dad have the grandkids at the trailer for a month and a half, leaving my brother and I to take care of the house here in Michigan.
Last night/this morning I spent some time hangin' with my boys at the AT&T store waiting for the new iPhone. I stayed with them from 9:00 last night until 3:00 this morning just shooting the shiz. Then I left to go to work and rejoined them at 7:15ish this morning to watch them complete their odyssey. We just chilled in lawn chairs and chatted it up. It was a great time. I really enjoy spending time with those guys.
As for future blogging I will not commit to a daily update but I do have some ideas to keep it fresh around here. Some of those ideas include:
With that being said, I'm heading for bed. Let me know what you think of my ideas and if anyone likes them we'll see what we can do. Good night.
The past few days have gone by very quickly since I got back home on Wednesday. Mom and Dad have the grandkids at the trailer for a month and a half, leaving my brother and I to take care of the house here in Michigan.
Last night/this morning I spent some time hangin' with my boys at the AT&T store waiting for the new iPhone. I stayed with them from 9:00 last night until 3:00 this morning just shooting the shiz. Then I left to go to work and rejoined them at 7:15ish this morning to watch them complete their odyssey. We just chilled in lawn chairs and chatted it up. It was a great time. I really enjoy spending time with those guys.
As for future blogging I will not commit to a daily update but I do have some ideas to keep it fresh around here. Some of those ideas include:
- Music Mondays - Just a look at some of the music I have been listening to over the week and a chance for you to check it out.
- "What Happened When?" Wednesdays - I received quite a bit of positive feedback on my series looking at the real history that took place during the life and times of the fictional Indiana Jones. Since several folks seemed to like it, I was thinking of doing a blog every Wednesday profiling some of the historical events that happened on dates in the week ahead. This one is almost a sure thing and will begin this upcoming week.
- Thursday Thoughts - Just a look at what's been rattling around in my head for the past week. Probably not weekly, but often.
- Whatever Weekends - Taking a look at what's been going on in my realms of interest (ie: wrestling, NASCAR, television, world events, politics, ect.)
- Salvation
- Christianity and Patriotism
- Bad Words and Sinful Speach: What is it, Does it exist, What does the Scripture say?
- Alcoholic Beverages: Use and Abuse, Is There A Difference?
- More thoughts about the church
- The Book of Romans
With that being said, I'm heading for bed. Let me know what you think of my ideas and if anyone likes them we'll see what we can do. Good night.
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