Today is #2 Pencil Day.

It is the most popular pencil.  So how come it’s not #1?

Here’s our favorite related joke:

Did you hear about the constipated mathematician?   He worked it out with a pencil!

History 101: A seventeen-year-old outlaw named Henry McCarty, (how about William Bonney) alias "Billy the Kid," gunned down his first victim on this date 135 years ago.

Music History 101: 1960: The new band opened what would become a three-month engagement at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany — the first performance outside England for – the Beatles.

This picture was taken during that gig, so notice the lineup at the time: from left to right – John Lennon, George Harrison, Pete Best, Paul McCartney and Stu Sutcliffe.

The 101 number one song of the day was written specifically for the British market but actually did better in the U.S. – probably because it was about an American city although the group ended up getting a rather rude reception from the mayor of that city.

Once the song became a hit, the writers, Mitch Murray and Peter Callander thought they could could get more mileage for their record by contacting local officials to arrange a ceremony which would include a key to the city. Apparently, the mayor didn’t like the idea or for that matter, the song because he replied with a letter which concluded, “…are you nuts?” Despite that negative review from then Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, the rest of America loved it and it became the number one song on August 17, 1974 Paper Lace (The Night Chicago Died)

Listen for the replay and win. Caller # 10 wins $25 certificate for the Game!

And don’t forget the United Services Blood Drive this Saturday in Hatch

The drive is from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Village Offices at 133 N. Franklin Street.  All donors will be eligible to win a Dallas Cowboys package including game tickets and accomodations.