Because of the constant barrage of electronic toys manufactured to enhance your listening and viewing pleasure in the fastest and most-likely, smallest configuration imaginable, it's just about impossible to keep up with all of them. I think that much like everything else, a few things will stick and the rest will fall by the wayside, where they belong. I also wonder how many audiophiles there are anyway that won't settle for anything less than state-of-the-art, recording studio sound when listening to music? My guess is that it's a very small group and that the electronic industry is hyping us all...
That being said, I hope you realize that I'm just a messenger. I have nothing to gain when I mention the newest electronic widget but I'll tell you about it anyway. This gizmo (archaic for 'widget') let's you plug your iPod into a car cigarette lighter (why do they still have these?), find the best frequency and allow you to listen to your audio on that frequency without asking Kenneth what it is. It's manufactured by Belkin and it's called the TuneBase FM for iPod and it's available by ordering at http://catalog.belkin.com/ ...
As for me, I'll wait for the tooth filling that doubles as a transmitter that will let me hear and see everything. As long as it's mercury-free...
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1492] Lost and Found: Christopher Columbus reaches the New World when he sights a Bahamian Island believing he has reached East Asia (10/12). Hey I get lost trying to find aisle 10 in Food Emporium...
- 1870] "Happy Trails": General Robert E. Lee dies of pneumonia at 63 (10/12)...1970] Janis Joplin's ashes are scattered off the coast of California (10/13)...1971] Gene Vincent dies from a ruptured stomach ulcer at 36 (10/12)...1974] Ed Sullivan passes away after a battle with cancer at 73 (10/13)...1977] Bing Crosby is the victim of a fatal heart attack at 74 (10/14)...1990] Leonard Bernstein, a heavy smoker, dies at 72 from emphysema (10/14)...1997] John Denver is killed in a plane crash when he runs out of fuel. Denver was 53 (10/12)...1999] Basketball Hall of Famer Walt Chamberlain dies in his sleep of a heart attack at 72 (10/12)...
- 1926] Debuted on this date: "Winnie-the-Pooh" written by A.A. Milne (10/14)... 1966] Grace Slick makes her 1st appearance with Jefferson Airplane (10/14)...1979] Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal (10/14)...
- 1960] Shoe Business: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at the podium during a U.N. debate over troops in the Belgian Congo (10/12)...
- 1960] First Walk-off HR: The Pirates' Bill Mazeroski hits the 1st walk-off home run in World Series history as Pittsburgh beats the Yankees in the WS (10/13)...
- 1962] Missile Crisis: The Cuban Missile Crisis begins and won't end until November 20th after all the Russian missiles leave. The world walks a nuclear tightrope but survives (10/14)...
- 1963] Beatlemania: The term is coined when a Beatles appearance on the BBC's "Sunday Night at the Palladium" almost turns into a riot (10/13)...
- 1967] The 'Impossible Dream' ends: Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg makes a valiant attempt to pitch on 2 days rest but loses game 7 of the Boston-St. Louis World Series. Final score 7-2 Cardinals. This blogger and the entire Red Sox Nation (before there was even a 'Red Sox Nation') mourns (10/12)...
- 1999] Not so Grand: The JonBenet Ramsey grand jury is dismissed after 13 months of work as prosecutors say there isn't enough evidence to charge anyone in the 6-year old's death (10/13)...
- 2001] Anthrax scare is real: An NBC-TV assistant to Tom Brokaw tests positive for anthrax after opening a letter sent to Brokaw (10/12)...
Music Memories:
- 1957] Released on this date: "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley (10/14)...1979] "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" - Temptations (10/14)...
- 1960] Number One on this date: "Save The Last Dance For Me" - Drifters (10/14). Here's the video with dance graphics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg0xYICfIms ...1964] "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" - Manfred Mann (10/12): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fh7B5zWHzw ... 1974] "Nothing From Nothing" - Billy Preston (10/13)...1979] "Rise" - Herb Alpert (10/14)...1988] "Red Red Wine" - UB40 (10/14) (love it!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTbGEdD9o3g ...
- 1968] Curtains: 1968] John Sebastian leaves the Lovin' Spoonful for a solo career. I found this great video of John singing "Darling Be Home Soon" at Woodstock (10/12): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXnM2KnnZ64 ...1975] Rod Stewart appears with Faces for the last time (10/12)...
Commentary:
With the NLCS now underway in Arizona after Colorado's win in game one (does this team ever lose?), the American League Championship series begins tonight and Boston will be rocking this weekend as the Red Sox play host to the Cleveland Indians in game 1 of the ALCS tonight (friday) at Fenway Park while Len Zola will be holding his Media Gang lunch about 15 miles away on Saturday in Randolph. We'll see you there...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":(10/12) Hugh Jackman (39), Susan Anton (57), Chris Wallace (60), Sam Moore (72), Dick Gregory (75) and Nappy Brown (78)...
(10/13) Nancy Kerrigan (38), Jerry Rice (45), Marie Osmond (47) here she is on "Dancing With The Stars": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgyk4NgN9to , Sammy Hagar (60), Demond Wilson (61), Robert Lamm (63), Paul Simon (66) and Margaret Thatcher (82)...
(10/14) Usher (29), Justin Hayward (61), Ralph Lauren (68), John Dean (69), Roger Moore (80), C. Everett Koop (91) and the coach, The Wizard of Westwood, John Wooden (97)...
Timeline Countdown for Sunday, October 14, 2007: 10 days until the World Series opener, 17 nights until Halloween, 21 days until Standard Time and 32 days until Thanksgiving...
