National Aviation Day

We celebrate it each year on the birthday of Orville Wright who was born August 19th, 1871.

 

And believe it or not, we also celebrated the birthday of one of his direct descendants, Kerry Wright, who is a regular listener to 101 Gold.  We wonder if he looks a little like this:

The 101 number one song of the day was written by a guy who made a living as a backup musician for the likes of Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins but once he developed his own sound it was about as far removed from the styles of those guys as one can imagine. His dad directed the band and orchestra for the local high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His fatherly advice was to find a profession outside of music but his son would have none of it. He formed a band which found work in recording sessions behind several well known singers but when they recorded an album of their own, it went nowhere. But they kept trying and the second effort provided the formula for success. That formula was NOT the kind of rock and roll they were used to playing behind others in the industry. On August 19th, 1970 the number one song in America belonged to David Gates and Bread (Make It With You)

Other stuff -

KC was eavesdropping on a conversation the other day at the Albertson’s on El Paseo when she heard a woman, who had beautiful blond curly hair, talking about using jalapeno peppers with her shampoo.  Have you heard it lightens your hair?  We did a little research and came up with this:

Chili Peppers contain Capsaicin which contains high amounts of vitamin C and P and provitamin A. In addition, peppers are a good source of most B vitamins and vitamin B6 in particular. They are very high in potassium, magnesium and iron.

Chili Peppers have been used traditionally for their healing properties. Researchers have discovered that the capsaicin in Jalapeno peppers is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory and is especially important when it comes to prevention of premature aging of skin. The Jalapeno peppers are used in shampoo to help stimulate the scalp's circulation thus thickening hair follicles, strengthening and protecting fine and fragile hair. 

 

It doesn’t say anything about the lightening, however.

Here’s the story behind the 101 Gold Nugget of Knowledge:  A man in a banana costume is accused of exposing himself and brandishing a shotgun while riding around with a bunch of friends in Washington State. Port Angeles Police responded to reports of a man in a banana costume exposing himself to a woman in a local Wendy’s restaurant on Tuesday. A short time later, more calls came into 911 reporting a man in a banana costume, only this time he was driving through a park pointing a shotgun out the window of his car. When police finally caught up with the man and his buddies, the man, still wearing the banana costume, exited his vehicle carrying the shotgun. He was arrested for indecent exposure, reckless endangerment and unlawful carrying or handling of a firearm. Two female passengers in the car were arrested for reckless endangerment. The banana costume was seized as evidence.

Is it possible to be “criminally ANNOYING?”   Evidently yes.  Behold the person behind the name you’ve probably heard repeatedly but have yet to see the show that has made her infamous:

“Jersey Shore” fixture Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will face a new charge over her behavior at a beach last month: annoying people. Prosecutors said at a hearing yesterday that they will add the charge of annoying people on a beach to the two others the MTV reality show cast member faces after her arrest last month on the beach in Seaside Heights, where the show is based. The newest charge was presented to Snooki’s attorney just before he entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf to disorderly conduct and creating a public nuisance. He also entered a not guilty plea to the annoyance count. Snooki’s trial was scheduled for September 8th.

Maybe it wasn’t the money that compelled Brett Favre to “un-retire” again but he’ll be getting a raise nonetheless.

The Vikings plan to make Brett Favre’s decision to return well worth his while. The team reportedly plans to increase Favre’s base salary for this season to $16.5 million instead of the originally planned $13 million he was due under the two-year contract he signed last August. Sources say he is expected to have $3.5 million worth of incentives written into his contract, based on the Vikings’ potential postseason success as a team, which would bring the deal to $20 million. That would mean $1 million for each season the future Hall of Fame quarterback has played in the league.

Most of us buy our fruits and veggies “over the counter” but now we get word that some doctors are writing prescriptions for them in an effort to fight fat. Health care providers are offering vouchers worth a buck a day to low-income families in Massachusetts and Maine. The chits can be used by participating families at farmers markets. The program will measure how the fresh produce impacts health indicators like blood pressure, weight and weight gain during pregnancy.

Beer goggles are real…and worse than we thought. In a new study by a University of Iowa professor and reported in The Journal of Abnormal Psychology – he discovered that not only do a few drinks diminish a man’s ability to detect facial symmetry…a key component in sensing beauty. The drinks are also are more likely to make a man misinterpret a friendly female glance.

After J.D. Salinger wrote Catcher in the Rye – he became very reclusive and private – never giving interviews and rarely being seen in public. So it’s a big deal now that you can buy his own personal toilet on eBay. After his death, his widow had their house renovated and sold. The plumber that replaced the toilets kept Salinger’s personal pot. He says it’s used, un-cleaned and unsigned…but it’s definitely Salinger’s.

-Of course…buyer beware…because there’s all sorts of fake toilets on the internet.

And just when you though the airlines were running out of ways to charge us extra money, American Airlines is now selling something called ‘Express Seating’ – that’s $29 extra to sit in the first few rows of the plane.

-Before you know it…they’ll be coming down the aisle with that hand-held credit card machine asking…’In the event of an emergency…do you want your oxygen mask coming down or not…?’