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Celebrate Get Out Your Guitar Day

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How many starry nights did you spend learning chords, listening to hit song repeatedly until you could finally play it with confidence? Did your fingers bleed like Bryan Adams claimed in the hit Summer of ’69? When did you finally give up and set your guitar aside to gather dust and faded memories? You miss it don’t you? Admit it, you dreamed of standing in that stadium under the lights soaking in the adoration of millions! It’s ok, I did too! But we all grow up…right? Well, not totally and that’s why you should turn the lights up! It’s Get Out Your Guitar Day!

History of Get Out Your Guitar Day

The history of Get Out Your Guitar Day is simply unable to be recorded. Ever since the first version of a guitar was created, man has desired to escape the mundane and take some time to dream. Bards and storytellers of old became the pop stars of today. All with the ability to make music and take us along on their adventures. Whether it is the heartache of relationships or the ringing anthems of those who seek for change, the music sweeps us up and gathers us along. Remember that joy that you had the first time someone heard you playing and recognized the song? Yeah, that is what today is about. That pure, sweet, joy in the moment. So run up to the attic or down into the basement and get that guitar out of hiding!

Word of the Day

bloodnoun

MEANING:

noun: A bullfrog -- a heavy-bodied frog having a deep resonant croak. Also known as bloody noun.

ETYMOLOGY:

Of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1910.

USAGE:

“You sit here at night, listen to the cicada and the bloodnouns.”
Jeffery Deaver; The Empty Chair; Pocket Books; 2000.

Idiom of the Day

Get the Ball Rolling

To get a process started so that it begins to make progress.

Example Usage: We need to get the ball rolling on the new project; She was hoping that a meeting with senior managers would get the ball rolling.

Did you know...? This expression originated in Britain and relates to a game, similar to hockey, which involved a small ball. There was no interest in the game unless the ball was kept rolling.

This Day in History

1752 - The Pennsylvania Hospital opened as the very first hospital in America.

1808 - Judge Jesse Fell experimented by burning anthracite coal to keep his house warm. He successfully showed how clean the coal burned and how cheaply it could be used as a heating fuel.

1812 - The term "gerrymandering" had its beginning when the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a redistricting law that favored his party.

1878 - The first U.S. bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, was formed.

1916 - The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presented its first concert. The symphony was the first by a municipal orchestra to be supported by taxes.

1929 - The Lateran Treaty was signed. Italy now recognized the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.

1936 - Pumping began the process to build San Francisco's Treasure Island.

1943 - General Dwight David Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe.

1958 - Ruth Carol Taylor was the first black woman to become a stewardess by making her initial flight.

1960 - Jack Paar walked off while live on the air on the "Tonight Show" with four minutes left. He did this in response to censors cutting out a joke from the show the night before.

1968 - The new 20,000 seat Madison Square Garden officially opened in New York. This was the fourth Garden.

1975 - Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to head a major party in Britain when she was elected leader of the Conservative Party.

1989 - Rev. Barbara C. Harris became the first woman to be consecrated as a bishop in the Episcopal Church.

1990 - Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.

1993 - Janet Reno was appointed to the position of attorney general by U.S. President Clinton. She was the first female to hold the position.

2006 - In Texas, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt.

thanks, Sharon

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If You Were Born Today, February 11

Strong, success-oriented, and possessing tremendous personal presence and appeal, there is very little that can stop you from achieving your dreams in life. You also have the power to influence and inspire others. Your perspective is unique, sometimes to the point that you rarely feel understood. You possess the courage to take some risks and to experiment in life, and you are always aware of the need to go through transformations and periodic renewals in order to better yourself. You are extremely creative and imaginative. Famous people born today:

1800 William Henry Fox Talbot, English photographic pioneer, born in Dorset, England (d. 1877)

1847 Thomas Edison, American inventor(lightbulb, phonograph, motion picture camera), born in Milan, Ohio (d. 1931)

1904 Keith Holyoake, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (National: 1960-72), born in Pahiatua, New Zealand (d. 1983)

1917 Sidney Sheldon, American novelist and playwright (Master of the Game, Bloodline, The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)

1936 Burt Reynolds, American actor (Deliverance, Evening Shade, Strip Tease, Cannonball), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 2018)

1953 [John Ellis] Jeb Bush, American politician (Governor of Florida (R) 1999-2007), born in Midland, Texas

1962 Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter (All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995), born in Kennett, Missouri

1969 Jennifer Aniston, American actress (Rachel-Friends), born in Los Angeles, California

READERS INFO

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1847 -

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera. Edison became a legend for his many contributions to the telecommunications industry. With 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, he is considered the fourth most prolific inventor in history. As a youth, he sold candy, newspapers, and vegetables to train passengers who were traveling from Port Huron to Detroit.

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1990 -

On this day, Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in
captivity.

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Cripple Creek Ice Festival 2019

Feb 8 - 17, 2019 | Cripple Creek, CO

Bennett Avenue|E Bennet Ave & 2nd St

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Stroll the streets of Cripple Creek while sipping hot cocoa and gazing at intricate ice sculptures. This family-friendly event showcases top ice sculpting work while providing the kiddos a fun time. Vendors will be present to sell hot food and wonderful gifts.

further information: Cripple Creek Ice Festival 2019 in Colorado - Dates & Map

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POW! WOW! Hawaiʻi 2019

Feb 11 - 16, 2019 | Honolulu, HI

Graffiti has come a long way from its underground origins. Once only created under the cover of night and considered a scourge on urban environments by the powers that be, there are now entire festivals dedicated to celebrating the gritty artform; street art has even been elevated onto the walls of museums around the world. The week-long convergence of street art, music and culture known as POW! WOW! – born in Hong Kong and now held annually in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, with extensions the world over – wholeheartedly affirms this drastic cultural shift.

further information: POW! WOW! Hawaii 2019

Pictures of the day

The common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. The mangrove black hawk, traditionally considered a distinct species, is now generally considered a subspecies, B. a. subtilis, of the common black hawk. This picture shows a bird of the Buteogallus anthracinus gundlachii subspecies, in Cuba.

Here's King Kong Atop the Empire State Building

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