Today is Be Positive Day

Also, National Pig Day.  Here is a picture of KC’s pig “Bacon.”

He sure looks comfy.  For a picture of a pig sty, we can take a glimpse of KC’s office.

History 101: American President Lyndon Johnson said he saw "the light at the end of the tunnel in Vietnam," on this day in 1966.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be a light on a locomotive!

Music History 101: March 1, 1973: The New York Joffrey Ballet performed its for the first time. It was called the "Deuce Coupe Ballet" The music was 100% Beach Boys.

The 101 number one song of the day comes from the band whose name became synonymous with Southern California country rock. And it all started with Linda Ronstadt.  Each of the founding members had emigrated there from other parts of the country and each had experience playing in such bands as Poco, Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band and the Stone Poneys where Linda had gotten her start.  She was preparing for a tour and needed backup.  Her then manager, John Boylan recruited three of the eventual four members for the job but they were short a drummer. They called a friend, Don, and asked if he was interested. Later he recalled, “I was broke and here was a chance to earn $200 a week. They gelled and decided to form their own band and on March 1, 1975 they owned the number one song in America – it’s today’s 101 number one song of the day – (Best of My Love ) the Eagles

Other Stuff:

101 Gold Nugget of Knowledge: The country of India is trying to bring social change to the countryside. That’s why young women there are joining the government’s campaign – ‘No Toilet – No Bride’. Women are refusing to get married until their future husbands install a toilet in their home. In rural India, millions still go outside to take care of business.

-So their traditions are a little different than ours. A bride is expected to have something old, something new…something borrowed, and something that flushes.

We read last week that the super wealthy are shopping again, as sales are sky-rocketing at retailers like Saks and Neiman-Marcus. So where do the wealthy like to eat? According to new research from American Express Business Insights – the restaurants benefiting the most from wealthy people spending more…are Subway and McDonalds. They found that eating fast food has suddenly become trendy for the wealthy.

-That explains our McDonald’s new valet parking…