Today is Illegal Pants Day

Uh, no.  Not those pants.  More like these-

We commemorate this date in 1852 when Emma Snodgrass was arrested in Boston for wearing pants. (We couldn’t find any actual pictures of Emma because photography was quite young at the time plus, back then, it was pretty scandalous for women to wear pants.

Today is also National Yodel In The Shower Day.

Who’s there?

Little Old Lady.

Little Old Lady who?

Didn’t know you could yodel!

History 101: December 29th, 1982: Paul “Bear” Bryant ends his career. He had 323 wins in his 38 years of coaching. He dies the following month.

Music History 101: December 29th, 1975 – a couple of hippie musicians who got together in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury district in the 60’s were divorced. They would continue to play together off and on - Paul Kantner and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane.

The 101 number one song of the day was part of today’s featured artist’s first album but it was never intended to be a single. In fact, it wasn’t released as one until his follow up album came out and produced a number one hit of its own.  It was a quirk of fate that turned it into a huge hit.  A couple of film producers were working on a made- for-TV movie about a young woman dying of cancer. They were searching for an appropriate contemporary song to use as a theme in the film. They purchased a stack of albums from a nearby record store and sat down listen to all of them. When they came across the song you’re about to hear they knew they had found exactly what they were looking for.  Eight days after the movie aired, its writer/performer was killed in a plane crash after a concert. He was scheduled to perform in Las Cruces within a few days. The song became number one on December 29, 1973 for Jim Croce (Time in a Bottle)

Going to the game this Friday?

Here are a list of things you cannot bring in:  Containers (thermal flasks, cans, bottles etc.), coolers, signs, banners, flags, umbrellas, video cameras, food, beverages, alcohol, narcotics, pets (other than service animals), laser pointers, weapons, fireworks, strollers, whistles. There is no area to store or check prohibited items. Please leave them in your vehicles.

Tailgating or picnicking in the parking lot is permitted only in front of or behind your vehicle and not in an adjacent space unless you have purchased and displayed a party pass.

Tailgate space will be limited so that traffic will not be obstructed.

Vehicles must be parked in only one space.

No overnight tailgating will be allowed on the university property, with the exception of the oversized-vehicle parking lot on Schuster Ave.

Tailgating is prohibited in the parking garage.

Additional Tailgate "Party Passes" can be purchased for $25 in order for you to use an adjacent parking space as a tailgate party area. "Party Passes" MUST BE DISPLAYED. Vehicle parking passes cannot be used for parties.