10/16/23 - Six Degrees of Separation and What Do You Call Your Grandparents
Monday 10/16/23 Celebrate: Global Cat Day International Adjust Your Chair Day Multicultural Diversity Day National Boss Day National...
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Oct 15, 20231 min read
1973 - Classic Rock Groups
There are so many releases this month that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the album that came out. Today -...
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bribriny
Oct 15, 20231 min read
1983 - Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
40 Years Ago - 1983 Lionel Richie released his second album Can't Slow Down. It won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Every single released...
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bribriny
Oct 14, 20231 min read
1983 - She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
40 Years Ago - 1983 Cyndi Lauper released her debut album She's So Unusual. Six singles were released and Lauper was the first female...
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bribriny
Oct 14, 20234 min read
10/14 & 15/23 - Parallel Parking and Six Degrees of Separation
Saturday & Sunday 10/14 & 15/23 Celebrate: Saturday Be Bald and Be Free Day I Love Yarn Day International African Penguin Awareness Day...
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bribriny
Oct 13, 20231 min read
1978 - 52nd Street - Billy Joel
45 Years Ago - 1978 Billy Joel released his sixth album 52nd Street. I wore this one out. The album won Grammy's for Album of the Year...
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bribriny
Oct 13, 20233 min read
10/13/23 - Friday the 13th, Fat Bear Winner, and Weird Halloween Costumes
Friday 10/13/23 Celebrate: English Language Day Good Samaritan Day International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction International Day for...
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bribriny
Oct 12, 20231 min read
1978 - Chaka - Chaka Kahn
45 Years Ago - 1978 Chaka Kahn released her debut album Chaka. Her first single was the iconic "I'm Every Woman." Written by Ashford and...
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bribriny
Oct 12, 20234 min read
10/12/23 - Valid Pet Peeves, "Out of Pocket" Meaning, and Being a Swifty
Thursday 10/12/23 Celebrate: Cookbook Launch Day Freethought Day International Moment of Frustration Scream Day - people let out their...
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bribriny
Oct 11, 20231 min read
1983 - Colour by Numbers - Culture Club
40 Years Ago - 1983 Culture Club released their second album Colour by Numbers Helen Terry provided great backing vocals. The album...
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bribriny
Oct 11, 20232 min read
10/11/23 - Words You Can't Pronounce
Wednesday 10/11/23 Celebrate: You Go, Girl Day Emergency Nurses Day International Day of the Girl Child International Top Spinning Day...
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bribriny
Oct 10, 20231 min read
1988 - Rattle and Hum - U2
35 Years Ago - 1988 U2 released their sixth album Rattle and Hum. It was a companion to their rockumentary film of the same name. Four...
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bribriny
Oct 10, 20233 min read
10/10/23 - Gators, Food Records, and Phone Notifications
Tuesday 10/10/23 Hug a Drummer Day International Face Your Fears Day International Stage Management Day National Angel Food Cake Day...
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bribriny
Oct 9, 20231 min read
1988 - Introspective - Pet Shop Boys
35 Years Ago - 1988 Pet Shop Boys released their third album Introspective. It was unusual as the songs were lengthy tracks. Singles...
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bribriny
Oct 9, 20233 min read
10/9/23 - Getting Older, Stress, and Indigenous People's Day
Monday 10/9/23 Celebrate: Indigenous Peoples' Day - The early thoughts of this day go back to 1977. Berkeley, California, became one of...
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bribriny
Oct 8, 20231 min read
1973 - Titans of Classic Rock
There are so many releases this month that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the album that came out. Today -...
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bribriny
Oct 8, 20231 min read
1993 - Code Red - D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
30 Years Ago - 1993 D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their fifth and final album Code Red. Charting singles were, "Boom! Shake...
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bribriny
Oct 7, 20231 min read
1993 - Everything Changes - Take That
30 Years Ago - 1993 Take That released their second album Everything Changes. Let's just say America ignored this album and there were no...
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Oct 7, 20234 min read
10/7 & 8/23 - Rock Screams, Historically Wrong but Great Movies, and #1 Veggie
Saturday & Sunday 10/7 & 8/23 Celebrate: Saturday Bathtub Day Digital Scrapbooking Day Inter-American Water Day International Frugal Fun...
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bribriny
Oct 6, 20231 min read
1978 - Pleasure and Pain - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
45 Years Ago - 1978 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show released their seventh album Pleasure and Pain. Two top 10 hits were released. "Sharing...
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