Genesis in greatness...
Let's throw out one of my least favorite words, arguably, in reference to the greatest songwriters of our generation. That songwriting team, inarguably (a more apt word) was and always will be, Lennon-McCartney (sorry Paul but that's the way it appeared on all your songs and that's the order it will stay in)...
This collaboration of greatness began with a simple meeting between 15-year old John Lennon and 13-year old Paul McCartney. It happened on this date in 1956 when Paul watched John and his Quarrymen perform at a church dinner in Liverpool...
Whatever your favorite Lennon-McCartney song might be, you're part of a world has been enriched forever by their music and penmanship. If you're looking for the genesis behind their greatness, it can be found in their first meeting, June 15, 1956...
More June 15 Memories...
1938) The Dodgers celebrate their first Ebbets Field night game by getting no-hit. Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer celebrates with his second consecutive no-hitter, a record that still stands, a record that will never be broken...
1956) John & Paul meet...
1965) Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone"...
1969) TV viewers I.Q.'s plummet as "Hee Haw" debuts...
1973) "American Graffiti" premieres in New York City...
1974) Ray Stevens tops the charts with "The Streak"...
1977) The Mets do the unthinkable, they trade "The Franchise", Tom Seaver...
1984) Tommy Hearns wins one of 5 crowns he would own with a second round KO of Roberto Duran...
1987) Michael Spinks wins heavyweight title with a TKO of Gerry Cooney...
1992) VP Dan Quayle misspells potato, as potatoe, flunks elementary school spelling bee...
Happy Birthday...
1932) Mario Cuomo...
1948) Mike Holmgren...
1958) Wade Boggs...
1963) Helen Hunt...
1964) Courteney Cox Arquette...
1968) Ice Cube...
1970) Leah (Queen of 'King of Queens') Remini...
Commentary...
Writing this blog is comparable to being on the air for the first time, not knowing if anyone is actually listening to you. You're really operating in a vacuum until that first phone call or in this case, your first compliment. At the risk of using the much-hackneyed "labor of love" in describing why I decided to do this, it's exactly that labor of love that keeps me going. I'm not quite sure what direction this blog will go in, but I'd like to thank those who've given me the encouragement to continue. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated in keeping this effort interesting enough to be included in your "bookmarks" or "favorites". My thanks to the following believers (alphabetical order, no relatives): Jeff Allen, Corinne Baldassano, Dick Bartley, Gene Bolan, Jim Carnegie, George Chaltas, Jay Clark, Joe D'Ambrosio, Joel Denver, Dennis Falcone, Monique Fortune, Jim Gallagher, Mickey Gensler, John Gorman, Dave Hemenway, Bob Henabery, David Hinckley, J.J. Jordan, Joe McCoy, Harvey Mednick, Peter Mollica, Tommy Noonan, Marty Ostrow, Paul Power, Mary Regel, Barry Resnick, Bill Rock, Ira Sherman, Len Zola...
