The Gray Lady, following the lead of other famous newspapers like the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today, is getting smaller. The Times shrunk its pages by an inch and a half yesterday. I haven't seen the new leaner edition of the storied newspaper but I would bet the print still comes off on your fingers like no other paper can. Now that they've made the Times smaller, how about using ink that doesn't tattoo your fingers???
One thing not reduced in the newly-trimmed Times are their ad rates which will not make advertisers warm all over about the new design. Reduce your rates and they'll love it to death. There will be however, "somewhat fewer words per page" according to a Times spokesman and in keeping with this new fangled Internet era, will spill over news content to its Web site. On the editorial page, the Times has cut the space allotted for letters by about a third but again will spill over additional letters online...
Not everyone will find the new Times a better read. Newspaper consultant John Morton feels that the smaller paper "just diminishes the appearance of the newspaper." Morton adds "In the pursuit of saving money, there are some things they shouldn't do and this is one of them." I wonder what he'll say when he sees the new tabloid edition of The Wall Street Journal...
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1782] A decoration of merit: George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and non commissioned officers...
- 1947] Where's Gilligan?: The balsa-wood raft Kon-Tiki, which had carried a six-man crew across the Pacific, crashes into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago. Sound familiar?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb3ClZ1OceI ...
- 1974] Going to Hall: Yogi Berra and Sandy Koufax enter Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown...1999] The Giants' Lawrence Taylor enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
- 1974] Wedding Bells: Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) and Faye Dunaway rock down the aisle. They will divorce in 1979...
- 1990] Here comes the storm: "Desert Storm" begins as President George W. Bush orders U.S. troops and warplanes into Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq...
- 1998] Terror reigns: Al Qaida sets off bombs at the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224, including 12 Americans and injuring more than 5,500...
- 1999] Joining the 3,000-hit club: Wade Boggs becomes the 1st major leaguer to hit a home run for his 3,000th hit while a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. On the same date, Tony Gwynn of San Diego picks up his 3,000th hit...
- 2000] Mazel Tov: Al Gore picks Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman to be the 1st Jewish VP candidate of a major party ticket...
- 2004] Joining the 300-win club: The Cubs Greg Maddux becomes the 22nd pitcher in major league history to record 300 victories as he leads Chicago to an 8-4 win over San Francisco...
- 2005] "Happy Trails": ABC-TV anchorman Peter Jennings dies at 67 from lung cancer...
Music Memories:
- 1965] Released on this date: "It Ain't Me Babe" - The Turtles: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5XLMrstE8Q8&mode=related&search= ...
- 1970] The newest member of Fleetwood Mac: Christine McVie joins the group...[To ensure accuracy of dates and content, multiple reference sources are used in each timeline]...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Charlize Theron (32), David Duchovny (47), Wayne "Newman" Knight (52), B.J. Thomas (65) one of my favorite B.J. hits: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xkvdAQl4OBA , Garrison Keillor (65), Don Larsen (78), Herb Reed (Platters) (79) and Stan Freberg (81)...
Timeline Countdown: 27 days until Labor Day and 30 days until the NFL opener...
