July 16, 2004
If we were at Chile's I'd have 'em sing for you
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Happy birthday Tiffani! My blogdaughter has turned 34. In Tiffany's honor, here are some memorable events from 1970, her birthyear:
| In 1970 (the year she was born) |
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Richard Nixon is president of the US (although this won't last long) A federal jury finds the "Chicago 7" innocent of conspiring to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention (they go on to make several hit records) The lunar spacecraft Apollo 13 splashes down in the Pacific after near catastrophe (thanks primarily to the efforts of Lieutenant Dan) The first Earth Day is marked by millions of Americans participating in anti-pollution demonstrations (the latest Earth Day was commemorated with the millionth hippie being chained to a redwood) At Kent State University, National Guardsmen fire into a crowd killing four student antiwar demonstrators (i've been to Kent State - it's a miracle that these dorms didn't incite riots on a semi-quarterly basis) A powerful earthquake claims 50,000 lives in Peru (it was knocked down to 32,500 on appeal) 18 year olds are given the right to vote in federal elections (they want to make this 14 now in California. save me) Tidal wave driven by cyclone from Bay of Bengal hits East Pakistan, killing hundreds of thousands (good thing it wasn't a tsunami) An anti-war rally is held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attended by John Kerry, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland (Kerry was 'between heiresses' at that time) Queen Latifah, Mariah Carey, Andre Agassi, Uma Thurman, Jennifer Lopez, and Matt Damon are born (and Tiffani!) Baltimore Orioles win the World Series (yawn) Kansas City Chiefs win Superbowl IV (yawn) Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup (may they burn in Hell!!) Tearjerker Love Story is the top grossing film (Ryan O'Neil was still hot then, well before he got into the habit of marrying and beating up skanky women) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou is published (because that's what birds do. they sing. and this was memorable because...?) "The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' last Number 1 song (thanks to Yoko!) |
(Year you were born doohicky found at Ilyka's and Emma's love shacks blogs)
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Thanks Jim!!!
Blogdaughter? Really? I'm honored Jim.
But of course you are! Just don't go disappearing like my other blogdaughter.
That was so veddy clevah, dahlink.
Damn, I loved your snarky remarks!
I especially liked the Lieutenant Dan reference, Gary Sinise being, of course, the only redeeming value in that flick. In my version of Forrest Gump he mows down Forrest in a hail of gunfire . . . .