Did you see the “Super Moon?”

The full moon over the weekend appeared about 14% bigger because of its proximity to the earth.  It was closer than it has been since 1982.  Thanks to Suzie for sending a picture of it hanging over Las Cruces.

Of course, it looks a lot smaller here.  But it’s a heckuva cool photo.

Today is Fragrance Day and Flower Day…

…always the first full day of spring.

History 101: March 21, 1963 Al Capone served time there, so did Machine Gun Kelly -Alcatraz prison in San Francisco –closed on this day.

Music History 101:  March 21, 1984 - part of New York City’s Central Park was renamed: “Strawberry Fields” in honor of John Lennon.

Your 101 Number One Song of the Day comes from a group which at one time contained such well known names as Glen Campbell as well as Jim Seals and Dash Crofts. But those guys came AFTER this group’s biggest hit.  The original group formed more by happenstance than design. While recording instrumental tracks for another group as session musicians, there was some session time left over and they decided to record something of their own called “Train to Nowhere” For the flipside, they recorded something one of guys had written while visiting Tijuana. When the single was released, the “A” side lived up to its title – and went nowhere but the “B” side started to catch on and to the surprise of everyone, on March 21, 1958 it landed at number one – for the Champs – “Tequila”

---the group named themselves after Gene Autry’s horse “Champion.”