Imagine that, America is actually getting into the World Cup. The economy may still be sluggish but bars are filling up early so they’ve got something to celebrate in addition to the 1-0 win over Algeria.
Today is National Handshake Day, a day to work on perfecting your handshake.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the Tortugas, NM Mardi Gras and San Juan Fiesta which includes the world famous Turtle Races. The Fiesta begins at the Tortugas Country Club (NSMU course renamed for this one day) and there will be music, booths and fun all weekend with the 22nd annual Turtle Race on Sunday.
The 101 number one song of the day was recorded almost by accident by a man named Gary Anderson who got his stage name pretty much the same way. He was working with called the Church Street five on an instrumental single, “A Night with Daddy G” and by all accounts the session wasn’t going to well. After everyone had more than enough to drink, they just started to jam and then Gary started working in some lyrics. Although many rock historians claim the resulting song was recorded by accident, Gary did say that he deliberately turned on the tape recorder and they just let things develop from there. As for the stage name, he was surprised to see it show up on his first record, “New Orleans” but he was an unknown at the time and the studio was next store to a delicatessen where his producer, Frank Guida, often ate. The owner of the deli was a strong believer in Uncle Sam and had numerous posters on the wall urging patrons to buy savings bonds. And that brings us to the song that was number one this week in June 1961 for the newly name Gary “U.S. Bonds” – A Quarter to three
Other stuff:
Readers’ Digest came out with the list of the 24 funniest town names in the U. S. and Pie Town was New Mexico’s only entry. We immediately heard from Robin who grew up there and was able to tell us what life was like in that small town of a few hundred people. Her mom was the school bus driver and the school’s cook too and the school was over twenty miles away. We told her life in Pie Town had to be better than in one of the other “funny” towns – Hell, Michigan. We then heard about Scufflebug, NM which, we believe, should make the list but did not. For that matter, neither did Intercourse, PA or Blue Ball PA. Go figure. You can check out Pie Town’s website http://www.pietown.com/
Here’s the complete list -
Boring, Oregon
Cranky Corner, Louisiana
Why, Arizona
Hell, Michigan
Whynot, Mississippi
Oatmeal, Texas
Disco, Tennessee
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Loafers Glory, North Carolina
Pie Town, New Mexico
Handsome Eddy, New York
Greasy, Oklahoma
Loveladies, New Jersey
Lick Skillet, Tennessee
Husband, Pennsylvania
Brilliant, Ohio
Sweet Lips, Tennessee
Do Stop, Kentucky
Lonelyville, New York
Wealthy, Texas
The Bottle, Alabama
Fame, West Virginia
Condemned Bar, California
Happyland, Oklahoma
Here’s the mayor of that last entry:
A guy in Peoria, Illinois started limping…didn’t know why. When a neighbor asked him about the limp – the guy said he wasn’t sure and pulled down his pants to investigate. He discovered he had been shot in the leg. He told doctors he remembered being at a party the night before…and telling his friend his girlfriend was ugly. Then he said he remembered hearing a pop while he was drinking a bottle of whiskey…but didn’t feel any pain. He refused to tell police or the doctors the identity of the friend. Well – obviously all you have to do is look for the guy with the ugliest girlfriend.
When a man bites a dog, it’s news. How about this? A man in Ridge Manor, Florida, was reportedly run over by his own truck after his dog put it into gear. Police said 43-year-old Christopher Bishop was checking under his Ford F-150 for oil leaks Sunday evening. He had put the running truck into neutral and left the driver’s door open. While he was under the truck, Bishop’s bulldog, Tassey, jumped into the truck and knocked the vehicle into gear. The truck rolled over the left side of Bishop’s body. Bishop managed to get up, stop the vehicle and go into his house. After several hours of pain, Bishop finally called for help. He was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
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