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• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Sun, Apr 6 2014 7:19 AM

  Boutte! You Know it...Kat strikes "cool" again...as usual

  April 6

  1483 - Raphael (Sanzio), Italian Painter/Master Builder

  1632 - Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress

  1671 - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French Playwright

  1886 - Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, The Last Nizam of Hyderabad Statezzzzzzzzzzzzzzoh

  1890 - Anthony Fokker, Aircraft Manufacturer

  1892 - Donald Wills Douglas, Douglas Aircraft Co....A great and truly good man and personal friend and associate of my Grandfather JWM

  and

  nothing much happend on this day in history zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  Sunday is here...love it, all of it

• DaddysKat 3,554 Posts

  Sun, Apr 6 2014 9:43 AM

  6 April

  Tribute ...

  Just got to give it up for "the Okie from Muskogee" who turns 77 today ... Happy Birthday Merle!  I picked a few videos for today's tribute.  I sooooo could have picked more ... My first car (a 'eff me red' 71 El Camino SS with a 454) ... named "Merle" in his honor!  I sooooo miss Merle ... the boyfriend ... not so much!

  Actors/Actresses:

  • Candace Cameron is 38
  • Paul Rudd is 45
  • Michael Rooker is 59
  • Billy Dee Williams is 77
  • Zach Braff is 39
  • John Ratzenberger is 67
  • Marilu Henner is 62
  • Eliza Coupe is 33
  • Diora Baird is 31

  and in 1930, the Hostess Twinkie was invented!

  Tribute tunes ...

  Here's an old clip of Merle I found while youtubin' his tunes.  I really enjoyed his Marty Robbin's impersonation:

  Now this tune is undoubtedly his most famous ... 

  And last, the song that dubbed the '71 "Merle" ... I vividly recall the night we took 'Merle' around the block for his maiden cruise after getting him running.  That motor just sang, begging to suck down a few gallons of gas.  When we got home, we turned on the radio and the following song came on ... with a 454 CC motor, the name 'Merle' just fit ... man could that car drink!  Enjoy:

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Mon, Apr 7 2014 9:13 AM

  In Cabo

• DaddysKat 3,554 Posts

  Mon, Apr 7 2014 9:32 AM

  7 April,

  Today's tributes:  

  Jazz singer Lady Day (1915 - 1959), more famously known as Billy Holiday.  Easily the greatest voice of the 20th century.  Her vocal style was a huge influence to American Jazz and Pop singing.  

  Stuntman/Stunt Choreographer/Actor/Director Jackie Chan is 60 today ... arguably the best martial arts stunt choreographer in the business today.  Definitely an inspiration to me.

  Notables:

  • Director Francis Coppola is 75
  • Director Stan Winston (1946 - 2008)
  • Songwriter John Oates is 65
  • Singer Bobby Bare is 79
  • Composer Percy Faith (1908 - 1976)

  Actors:

  • Russell Crowe is 50
  • James Garner is 86
  • Bill Bellamy is 49
  • Clark Peters is 62

  Tribute Videos:

  First off, here's a stunt of Jackie Chan's from the movie, "Karate Kid":

  And now, Billie Holiday ... Lady Sings the Blues:

   

  Edit:  Have a great time in Cabo, SP!

• BubbaCrusher007 1,567 Posts

  Mon, Apr 7 2014 4:12 PM

  I once met a girl named Merle. She was a pearl of a girl.

• DaddysKat 3,554 Posts

  Mon, Apr 7 2014 8:54 PM

  BubbaCrusher007:

  I once met a girl named Merle. She was a pearl of a girl.

  Nice one Bubba ... how's this? 

  I dated a boy named of Billy, who constantly bragged of his willie ... we went swimming one day, but all he could say, was the water it was mighty chilly!

   

• overtheedge 5,885 Posts

  Tue, Apr 8 2014 4:38 AM

  Old but good. White guy , black guy going to the bathroom; 

  White guy says, "DAMN this waters cold",,,

  Black guy says " Yeah,,,and deep too"!

  Opps,,,,back to the B - DAYS.

  April 8,1460 - Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Tue, Apr 8 2014 7:32 AM

   

  April 8  Beautiful day has arrived

  I knew a guy named McSweeny who spilled some gin on his weenie, just to be couth he added vermouth and slipped his girlfriend a martini

  1320 - King Peter I of Portugal

  1605 - Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal

  1692 - Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, Violinist/composer

  1726 - Lewis Morris, US farmer & signer of the Declaration of Independence

  1731 - William Williams, US merchant & signer of the Declaration of Independence

  1732 - David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor

  1818 - Christaan IX, King of Denmark

  1842 - Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer

  1892 - Mary Pickford

  Peace be with you!

   

   

• DaddysKat 3,554 Posts

  Tue, Apr 8 2014 9:02 AM

  8 April,

  Today's tributes:

  I'm going to fade from the extremely famous to a bit of obscure ... first off, Canadian born Singer/Songwriter Brenda Russell turns 65 today.  What an awesome voice ... not too well known in the R&B and Jazz circles.  Next, up-and-comer Bridget Kelly turns 28 today.  She's backed up Alicia Keys and has written music for Kelly Clarkson.  

  Singers/Songwriters:

  • Julian Lennon is 51
  • Alex Day is 25
  • Jonghyun Kim is 24

  Actors/Actresses:

  • John Schneider is 54
  • Kirsten Storms is 30
  • Taylor Kitsch is 33
  • Sung Kang is 42
  • Robin Wright Penn is 48
  • Patricia Arquette is 46
  • Shelby Young is 22
  • Katee Sackhoff is 34
  • J. R. Bourne is 44
  • John Gavin is 83

  Tributes:

  I'll start off with the up-and-comer Bridgett Kelly:

  And now Brenda Russell:

  Have a wonderful day everyone!

• DaddysKat 3,554 Posts

  Tue, Apr 8 2014 9:18 AM

  overtheedge:

  Old but good

  Can't be that old ... just made it up!  Maybe you were talking about your joke, Edge.