Five Feet High And Rising - Johnny Cash...
We've had so much rain up and down the Atlantic coast and even well inland as far as Pittsburgh that it's like the Johnny Cash song: "how high's the water, Mama? It's three feet high and rising..." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG3tIusR_AE ). Here's the forecast for those brave enough to run the Boston Marathon which is scheduled to be run this morning: "Heavy rains, potentially 3 to 5 inches with the start temperatures in the mid to upper 30's. Wind will likely be East (in the face of the participants for most of the race) in the 20 to 25 mile per hour range, with gusts to as much as 50 miles per hour. This will produce a wind chill index of 25 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit." We've already passed 8" of rain in New York and it's still pouring but the Nor'easter is passing over us and the storm is tapering off here. That calls for another song. Here's a young Billy Joe Thomas with what else? "Rain Drops Keep Fallin' On My Head": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILCI4xk02Ek ...
One other video clip for you today in the "Debuted on this date" timeline...
Timeline Memories...
Patriot's Day: 1903] Boston beats the Philadelphia A's 9-4 in the 1st game of a separate admission doubleheader at the Huntington Avenue Grounds. In the game that started at 10 a.m. (earliest starting time ever) 8,376 watch Rube Waddell pick up the win. Going into today's game (weather permitting, wink, wink) the Sox are 57-39 on Patriot's day at home. Bad weather postponed games in 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967 and 1984. The 1995 game wasn't played because of the strike...
0-0-0: 1940] That was the linescore for the Chicago White Sox as Bob Feller of Cleveland pitches the 1st and only opening day no-hitter...
On the road again: 1789] President-elect George Washington leaves Mount Vernon (VA) for his inauguration in New York City (on Wall Street in Manhattan) which was the 1st capital of the U.S...
Two-cents plain: 1900] The 1st book of postage stamps is issued in quantities of 12, 24 and 48. Cost? 2-cents a stamp...
Who's zooming who?: 1947] The Zoomar lens, invented by Dr. Frank Back is demonstrated in New York City...
Sweet as Sugar: 1952] Sugar Ray Robinson comes off the canvas to KO Rocky Graziano to win the middleweight championship...
Uncle Walter signs on: 1962] Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchor of the CBS Evening News. "And that's the way it is, Monday, April 16th, 1962"...
Wedding Bells: 1994] Harry Connick Jr. and Victoria Secret model Jill Goodacre croon and swoon down the aisle. They are still happily married with children...
Me-a-zurry and The Hollies: 1965] The Hollies make their American debut on a Murray the K show at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater. One of the Hollies biggest hits, "The Air That I Breathe": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXujAgwx0W4&mode=related&search=...
Blasting Off: 1972] Apollo 16 blasts off on a voyage to the moon. It's the 5th manned moon landing...
I am cadet, hear me roar: 1977] The ban on women attending West Point is lifted...
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E": 1996] Britain's Prince Andrew and his wife Sarah a.k.a. Fergie, announce their intention of getting a divorce. Married 10 years they will divorce before the year is over...
The final curtain: 1999] Wayne Gretzky announces his retirement from the Rangers and the NHL after 21 years. 'The Great One' is now part-owner/coach of the Phoenix Coyotes...2003] Michael Jordan plays his last NBA game (really, this time) as his Washington Wizards end their season with a loss (what else?) to Philadelphia...
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Commentary...
"Happy Trails" to the actor who, among other various roles played James Bond in a one-hour TV adaptation of "Casino Royale" in 1954, Barry Nelson. This was a dozen or so years before the 1st James Bond theater movie opened. Those in Boston will remember when WRKO presented the premiere of the movie in 1967 and all hell broke loose. Nelson, a fine actor died (April 7) of undisclosed causes at 89...The "Tiny Bubbles" man, Do Ho died from heart problems Saturday morning at 76. Just a year ago, Ho had a pacemaker installed in his ailing heart (this is the first time I've been able to use the word 'Ho' and not think of Imus). "Happy Trails" and "Aloha" Don Ho...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Jon Cryer (42), Martin Lawrence (42), Ellen Barkin (53), Bill Belichick (55), Kareem Abdul Jabbar (60), Jim Lonborg (now a dentist in MA) (65), Bobby Vinton (72), Edie Adams (80) and Pope Benedict XVI (LXXX)...
Timeline Countdown: Today is a very rain-soaked 'Patriots Day' in Boston, 12 days until the NFL draft, 19 days until the Kentucky Derby and 42 days until Memorial Day...
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