A word about May 24

We remember May 24: 

"Hey Mr. Tambourine Man":    We remember Robert Zimmerman who was born in Minnesota on this day in 1941.  We know him as Bob Dylan.

The bridge:    It took 14 years, and sadly 27 lives, but The Brooklyn Bridge opened on this day in 1883.   It connected Brooklyn and New York City and designed by John A. Roebling.

Baseball under the lights:   The first night game was on this day in 1935:   The Reds beat the Phillies 2-1 before 25,000 happy home team fans!

Tigers '84:   Back in 1984, the Detroit Tigers got off to a 35-5 start.    That's winning 87% of your first 40 games.     The Tigers ended up with 104 wins.   They beat KC in the ALCS and defeated San Diego in 5 games in the World Series.    Great team.

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1935: The Babe hit # 714 and then said goodbye

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Babe Ruth is #3 on the home run list behind Bonds and Aaron.  However, 714 is one of those magic numbers for baseball fans like me.  60 (later 61) and 714 were the big baseball numbers that we grew up hearing about.  Frankly, I never thought that anyone would catch Ruth's 714.  At the same time, I cheered Aaron all the way, especially after he got to 700 and eventually passed Ruth in 1974.

Babe Ruth hit # 714 on this day in 1935.  Like everything else, he did it with style and noise.  This is how it went down:   

Every star player’s illustrious career must come to an end at some point. It only seems fitting that Babe Ruth’s final home run came in a game in which he hit three on May 25, 1935.

Most players’ star power begins to fade over time, and Ruth was no exception to this rule.

Released by the Yankees following the 1934 season, Ruth returned to Boston to play for the Braves.

On May 25, 1935, the Braves and Ruth lost 11-7 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, whose lineup boasted three future Hall of Famers: The Waner brothers Lloyd and Paul playing center and right field, respectively, as well as shortstop Arky Vaughan.

Ruth drove in six of the Braves’ seven runs with his three blasts.

He would play in five more games that season, but did not record another hit.

I am not even sure if he knew that the curtain was closing or his career was over.  My only regret is that he did not finish with the Yankees.  He died in 1948 from cancer.

By any standard, Ruth was the most consequential player in baseball history.  He saved the game and put fans back in the seats.  He also created the Yankee mystique that still lives on.

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1935: Phillies vs Reds and the first night game

Most major league games are now played at night, including the post season.    Afternoon baseball is primarily on weekends or opening day.   

The first night game was on this day in 1935:   The Reds beat the Phillies 2-1 before 25,000 happy home team fans!

Night baseball became a reality in the 1940s.  

The first World Series night game was game 4 in 1971 when the Pirates beat the Orioles.   A few years later, millions watched the 1975 Boston-Cincinnati series.     Last, but not least, the Cubs did not turn on the lights until 1988!

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1883: Happy birthday to The Brooklyn Bridge

It took 14 years, and sadly 27 lives, but The Brooklyn Bridge opened on this day in 1883.   It connected Brooklyn and New York City and designed by John A. Roebling.

President Chester Arthur, and Governor of New York & future President Grover Cleveland, presided over the ceremony. It was the largest suspension bridge ever built to that date.

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A word about Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is into 80-something territory these days!

Dylan was a great composer. He wrote some of the best songs of our generation. His songs are a big part of the soundtrack of the last 60 years!

As far as I'm concerned, his best LP is the Greatest Hits from the 1960's.   It includes all of his hit singles, as well as his version of "Hey Mr. Tambourine Man".    

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Happy # 84 Bob Dylan

We remember Robert Zimmerman, who was born in Minnesota on this day in 1941.  We know him as Bob Dylan.

As far as I know, Dylan has been quiet lately.  He seems to be enjoying retirement and having the rest of us listen to his songs.  (By the way, May is another anniversary of Dylan’s second album, the one that included “Blowing in the wind.”)

Dylan did win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.  Eventually, he accepted the award, but his trip to Stockholm was typical Dylan, as I recall reading in The New Yorker:

When he finally showed up in Stockholm, during an April tour stop, to receive the Nobel medal, he looked more like a cat burglar than a laureate, sneaking into the private prize hand-off through a service door, wearing a hoodie, leather jacket, and gloves.

Maybe he should have done a solo rendition of “Boots of Spanish Leather” with that outfit!  On second thought, maybe he should have asked Joan Baez to do it.

I never really liked Dylan singing his own songs, although “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Like a Rolling Stone” are obvious exceptions.  Nobody can sing those two songs like Dylan.  I love The Byrds’ “Mr. Tambourine Man,” but Dylan is Dylan.

Nevertheless, I was one of those who loved others singing Dylan songs.  Nobody did it better than Peter Paul and Mary and Joan Baez.

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A chat with Allan Wall, blogger

Guest:   Allan Wall, blogger......we will discuss the trends in border crossings---what is Trump doing different?  A tax on remittances.  Violence in Mexico City.  Biden health coverup.

If the autopen could talk...

If the autopen could talk...: Who knew that we'd be talking so much about an autopen? Nevertheless we are, because that autopen was doing a lot more than signing the president's name on routine letters. 

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If the autopen could talk…

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Who knew that we’d be talking so much about an autopen? Nevertheless we are, because that autopen was doing a lot more than signing the president’s name on routine letters. The “autopen” in the closet is suddenly the latest Biden scandal, as John Kass wrote:

And the question the nation keeps asking: Who in the Democratic government knew of Biden’s growing senility and covered it up? Besides the corrupt left wing corporate media, of course.

Who used the White House autopen to allow some 15 million illegal migrants into the country? And who used that autopen to pardon the corrupt Biden Family Inc. and enablers? Whoever held that pen held the presidency.

Who gave the order to use the Biden autopen?

Was it Biden who had sold his honor and the White House to China? And just who held that autopen?

We need answers immediately.

Yes, I want some answers. That autopen became the presidency, and who knows who turned on the switch?

Once upon a time, we had Mrs. Edith Wilson, who carried the documents to her husband President Woodrow Wilson, who was recovering from a stroke. He apparently signed and handed off the signed work to the assistants. Some call her “the first female president” because VP Thomas Marshall was unwilling to assert his constitutional prerogatives.

Today, we have the autopen and a lot of speculation as to who controlled it. It was certainly a busy machine to say the least. To be fair to the autopen, the blame lies elsewhere and that’s what Congress needs to find out.

So let’s pass the budget and start the inquiries. I need to know and you do too.

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We remember May 23

We remember May 23:

Crime files:  Bonnie & Clyde were killed on this day in 1934.  It happened in Sailes, LA.  They were ambushed by a police force and killed instantly.

Music files:   We remember Rosemary Clooney who was born in Maysville, Kentucky, on this day in 1928.   She died in 2002.

Music files:    We remember Helen O'Connell who was born in Lima, Ohio, on this day in 1920.   She died in 1993.

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We remember Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002)

We remember Rosemary Clooney who was born in Maysville, Kentucky, on this day in 1928.   She died in 2002.

She was a hugely popular singer in the 1950's, including recording "Sway" with Perez Prado.   She was with Bing Crosby in "White Christmas", the classic holiday movie and song.   Another one of her hits was "Mambo italiano".

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