Briefly. (My son’s wedding was great, thanks for asking.)
Sylvester Stallone said he wants to make a movie about classical music. He says, “I’ll be Beethoven.” Jean Claude van Damme says, “Okay, I’ll be Mozart.” Arnold Schwarzenegger says, “I’ll be Bach.”
Trivia #1: After a major renovation, including a hand-operated electronic scoreboard, Fenway Park in Boston re-opened in what year? – 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940
Trivia #2: In 1947, Jackie Robinson’s first hit was what? – A bunt single, a single, a double, a triple, a homerun
Trivia #3: What is the meaning of a yellow cap on a bottle of coke? Hint: It’s a seasonal thing.
Trivia #4: What was the last year that both the Bruins and Celtics made it to the finals for the championship?
On this date: April 17, 642, Chindasuinth becomes the Visigothic King of Hispania after deposing King Tulga in a coup and tonsuring him (making him a monk)
April 17, 1492, Christopher Columbus signs a contract with Spanish monarchs King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I to find the “Indies” with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found and the governorship of any lands encountered.
April 17, 1860, Champion of England Tom Sayers and American John Heenan fight a brutal 2-hour, 27-minute draw that ends only after police stop the fight near Farnborough in England, acknowledged as the first world title bout
April 17, 1907, Ellis Island, New York records 11,745 immigrants
April 17, 1963, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle suspends Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras indefinitely for betting on football games – Note: Both are in the NFL Hall of Fame. Hey, MLB, where’s Pete Rose?
April 17, 1999, Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, Don Henley, Ricky Martin and Charles Aznavour
April 17, 2015, after 108 years, a “message in a bottle” placed in the sea by the UK Marine Biological Association is found on a beach on the island of Amrum, Germany
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: Fredric Baur – the mastermind behind stacking chips in a can. His burial wishes were for his ashes to be buried in a Pringles can. After he passed, his family respectfully brought the original flavored Pringle can on their way to the funeral home for the collection of his ashes.
Buckle up, it’s playoff season! Bruins/Sabres, Celtics/76ers. Now I can finally watch the Celtics. Did you bet the Bruins preseason? They were +5500. The Celtics? They were +550.
Speaking of springtime… it’s that time of year when everyone gets back outside after the long winter. One etiquette reminder – as State Farm says, “like a good neighbor… stay over there.”
Article I’ll skip: Singer D4vd held without bail after 14-year-old’s dismembered body found in his Tesla (D4vd? Wait… what?)
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: U.S. officials have issued a travel advisory for a budget-friendly European tourist destination popular for its Adriatic coastline. Tirana, Albania, is the subject of a travel advisory issued by the U.S. Embassy in Albania on April 1. – Folks, may I suggest you heed this warning. Don’t vacation in Albania!
Good news: Google is contributing $10 million to the Manufacturing Institute to support new artificial intelligence (AI) training for 40,000 manufacturing workers. Funding for the initiative is coming from Google.org’s AI Opportunity Fund and will go to the Manufacturing Institute (MI), the nonprofit workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Don’t be that guy! Don’t wear a V-neck sweater to an outdoor sporting event but, if you have to, don’t tuck it in!
Trivia #1 answer: After a major renovation, including a hand-operated electronic scoreboard, Fenway Park in Boston re-opened in what year? – 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940 – It reopened in 1934
Trivia #2 answer: In 1947, Jackie Robinson’s first hit was what? – A bunt single, a single, a double, a triple, a homerun – His first hit was a bunt single
Trivia #3 answer: What is the meaning of a yellow cap on a bottle of coke? Hint: It’s a seasonal thing. – On Passover, observant Jews refrain from eating leavened foods or foods with leavening ingredients. Yellow caps on Coke bottles indicate the soda is kosher, or fit, for drinking on Passover. It’s made with Coke’s original recipe of sucrose instead of corn syrup.
Trivia #4 answer: What was the last year that both the Bruins and Celtics made it to the finals for the championship? – 1974
Anything you do after getting drunk is not you, it’s AI. Alcohol Intelligence.
I can’t complain, but sometimes I still do…
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Ellis Island Family History Day!
30 days sober! Not consecutively, but here and there over the years. I’m estimating.
“And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I’m feelin’ blue
The guitar’s comin’ through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know I believe in your song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You’ve helped me along
Makin’ me strong”
Dobie Gray (Drift Away)
Ed's Head On Friday 