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Celebrate Global Beatles Day
It was in the year 1960, on a foggy island found Nor-Norwest of Spain that music history changed forever. Four young proto-gods came together to form what would be one of the most influential rock bands to ever come out of England, if not the entire world. We’re speaking, of course, of the Beatles. Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr. These four boys came together to change the world one song at a time.
Learning about Global Beatles Day
Global Beatles Day, which is also commonly referred to as World Beatles Day, is a yearly holiday that takes place to celebrate and honor the ideals of The Beatles. The event is celebrated with a number of events around the world and music that celebrate harmony and peace. In 2018, Cuba used the occasion to put on a Beatles film festival, so as you can see, it is definitely a date with a lot of international flavor and plenty of popularity.
The Beatles by Numbers
- The Beatles have sold more than 600 million albums across the world
- In the United States alone, they have sold over 1.6 billion singles
- They have knocked themselves off the number one position in the UK chart twice
- The Beatles have won seven Grammy Awards
- Their song “Hey Jude” spent 19 weeks in the charts
- They have had more number one hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart than any other band, with 20 number ones
- In the UK, Beatles albums spent 174 weeks at the top of the charts in total
- “Yesterday” is the most covered song in history; it has been covered over 3,000 times
Pretty impressive, right? When you look at these figures, it is of no surprise that we have a day to honor The Beatles! If you don’t know much about The Beatles, we would definitely recommend using Global Beatles Day to learn more about the band. You will be amazed by their achievements.
History of Global Beatles Day
Global Beatles Day was created by a fan of the band, Faith Cohen. The day started in 2009, and Faith calls it a “love letter” or “thank you” to The Beatles. The date was selected because it is the same date that the band participated in Our World in 1967, which was a program on the BBC that was also broadcast to a global audience. They performed their song “All You Need Is Love.”
While they started their career like most musical groups, playing cheap dive clubs all over their home town of Liverpool, their manager was an artisan of his craft and helped guide them to rise to their potential. Their explosion in popularity came on the heels of their first hit song “Love Me Do”, and love them we did, it didn’t take long before the entire world was caught up in Beatlemania.
Global Beatles Day celebrates the huge influence they brought to the world, not just with their musical sounds, but with the values they professed and believed in. Throughout their entire career they promoted the idea that we could all live in a peaceful world, built on the ideas of truth, love, and reaching beyond the boundaries of current human consciousness. Through their music they instigated changes in the ways people express themselves, fashion trends, sex, art, and the embracing of the imagination.
Joke of the Day
thanks, Helen
HOW TO START A FIGHT
When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat,
making beer.. Always something more important to me. Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.
making beer.. Always something more important to me. Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.
When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scissors. I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out
again I handed her a toothbrush. I said, "When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway."
again I handed her a toothbrush. I said, "When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway."
The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp.
Word of the Day
brass tacks
MEANING:
noun: Practical details; essentials; realities.
ETYMOLOGY:
The term is typically used in the phrase “to get down to brass tacks”. There are many conjectures about the origins of the term, but it’s not confirmed why we say brass tacks, instead of, say iron tacks, or for that matter iron nails. Earliest documented use: 1863.
USAGE:
“It is one thing to enthuse, but can be quite another to get down to brass tacks.”
Barry Davis; The Flow of Love; Jerusalem Post (Israel); Feb 8, 2019.
Barry Davis; The Flow of Love; Jerusalem Post (Israel); Feb 8, 2019.
Idiom of the Day
A fresh pair of eyes
A person who is brought in to examine something carefully is a fresh pair of eyes.
1788 - Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution and became the 10th state of the United States.
1867 - Lucien B. Smith patented the first barbed wire.
1938 - Gaelic scholar Douglas Hyde was inaugurated as the first president of the Irish Republic.
1968 - Bobby Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit a grand-slam home run in his first game with the Giants. He was the first player to debut with a grand-slam.
1984 - The soundtrack "Purple Rain" was released five weeks ahead of the film.
1985 - New York Yankees officials enacted the rule that mandated that the team's bat boys were to wear protective helmets during all games.
1990 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual, whose wishes are clearly made, to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. "The right to die" decision was made in the Curzan vs. Missouri case.
1993 - Kim Campbell took office as Canada's first woman prime minister. She assumed power upon the resignation of Brian Mulroney.
1998 - Microsoft's "Windows 98" was released to the public.
1999 - Germany's parliament approved a national Holocaust memorial to be built in Berlin.
2000 - U.S. and British researchers announced that they had completed a rough draft of a map of the genetic makeup of human beings. The project was 10 years old at the time of the announcement.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, June 25:
You have an unusually strong, and to some, uncanny, sense of the needs or problems of others. You are an observer, and although very much a people lover, you frequently need your “space” in order to regroup. You often don’t speak about something until you’re quite certain you know what you’re going to say. Your intuition is outstanding – you need only learn to trust it. Famous people born today:
1903 George Orwell [Eric Arthur Blair], British author (Animal Farm, 1984), born in Motihari, British India (d. 1950)
1942 Willis Reed, American NBA hall of fame MVP center/coach (NY Knicks), born in Hico, Louisiana
1961 Ricky Gervais, English actor and comedian (The Office), born in Reading, England
1963 George Michael [Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou], English singer-songwriter and pop superstar (Wham!, I Want Your Sex), born in London, England (d. 2016)
thanks, Jan
READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
A sloth's claws work opposite to human hands; their default position is a tight grip, and they must use force to open them. This is why sloths can hang from trees while sleeping without falling.
There was a day and time when teabags were not teabags but they were samples of tea. In early 1900's, Thomas Sullivan would send samples of tea in small silken bags. From there came teabags.
George Washington died in 1799; the first dinosaur fossil was discovered in 1824.
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1928 -
TODAY: 1928, Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, aka Peyo, best known for The Smurfs, is born.
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Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
Has the heat got you ready for a yummy middle eastern meal? Some of the following recipes and ideas are originally from the food section of The New York Times, because who, after all, does not drool at the thought of delicious chicken shawarma? Now you can make your own!
Chicken Shawarma
2 lemons, juiced
½ c. + 1 T. olive oil
6 cloves garlic, peeled, smashed and minced
1 t. kosher salt
2 t. freshly ground black pepper
2 t. ground cumin
2 t. paprika
½ t. turmeric
A pinch ground cinnamon
Red pepper flakes, to taste
2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 large red onion, peeled and quartered
2 T. chopped fresh parsley
Prepare a marinade for the chicken. Combine the lemon juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon and red pepper flakes in a large bowl, then whisk to combine. Add the chicken and toss well to coat. Cover and store in refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours.
When ready to cook, heat oven to 425 degrees. Use the remaining tablespoon of olive oil to grease a rimmed sheet pan. Add the quartered onion to the chicken and marinade, and toss once to combine. Remove the chicken and onion from the marinade, and place on the pan, spreading everything evenly across it.
Put the chicken in the oven and roast until it is browned, crisp at the edges and cooked through, about 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, allow to rest 2 minutes, then slice into bits. (To make the chicken even more crisp, set a large pan over high heat, add a tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, then the sliced chicken, and sauté until everything curls tight in the heat.)
Scatter the parsley over the top and serve with our Diane's Chickpea Salad (I learned it from her) or one made with olives, tomatoes, red onion, parsley/basil, pita, white sauce, hot sauce, olives, fried eggplant, feta, rice — really anything you desire.
Our Diane's Chickpea Salad
1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed (whip the juice with a little sugar for vegan whipped cream!)
1/4 c. feta cheese, cubes
1 c. mushrooms cut into bite size pieces2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
3 T. extra-virgin olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
(fresh parsley to garnish if mother-in-law is coming over)
White sauce
1/4 c. plain yogurt
1/4 c. mayo
1/2 lemon juiced + lemon zest
2 cloves garlic, minced
Eggplant
Trim eggplant and cut it into long slices. Salt the slices and let them sit for 20 minutes or so, then pat them dry. Line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towel and place a wire rack on top. In a large, deep skillet, heat 1/2 cup oil until a drop of water flicked into pan sizzles. Working in batches, fry eggplant until just tender, 20 to 30 seconds per side. Transfer fried eggplant to rack to drain. Nice with shawarma!
Or - my favourite - broil after slathering them with lemon juice and garlic.
1788 - Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution and became the 10th state of the United States.
1867 - Lucien B. Smith patented the first barbed wire.
1993 - Kim Campbell took office as Canada's first woman prime minister. She assumed power upon the resignation of Brian Mulroney.
1998 - Microsoft's "Windows 98" was released to the public.
1999 - Germany's parliament approved a national Holocaust memorial to be built in Berlin.
2000 - U.S. and British researchers announced that they had completed a rough draft of a map of the genetic makeup of human beings. The project was 10 years old at the time of the announcement.
DAILY SQU-EEK
A sloth's claws work opposite to human hands; their default position is a tight grip, and they must use force to open them. This is why sloths can hang from trees while sleeping without falling.
There was a day and time when teabags were not teabags but they were samples of tea. In early 1900's, Thomas Sullivan would send samples of tea in small silken bags. From there came teabags.
George Washington died in 1799; the first dinosaur fossil was discovered in 1824.
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TODAY: 1928, Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, aka Peyo, best known for The Smurfs, is born.
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Has the heat got you ready for a yummy middle eastern meal? Some of the following recipes and ideas are originally from the food section of The New York Times, because who, after all, does not drool at the thought of delicious chicken shawarma? Now you can make your own!
Chicken Shawarma
Chicken Shawarma
2 lemons, juiced
½ c. + 1 T. olive oil
6 cloves garlic, peeled, smashed and minced
1 t. kosher salt
2 t. freshly ground black pepper
2 t. ground cumin
2 t. paprika
½ t. turmeric
A pinch ground cinnamon
Red pepper flakes, to taste
2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 large red onion, peeled and quartered
2 T. chopped fresh parsley
Prepare a marinade for the chicken. Combine the lemon juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon and red pepper flakes in a large bowl, then whisk to combine. Add the chicken and toss well to coat. Cover and store in refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours.
When ready to cook, heat oven to 425 degrees. Use the remaining tablespoon of olive oil to grease a rimmed sheet pan. Add the quartered onion to the chicken and marinade, and toss once to combine. Remove the chicken and onion from the marinade, and place on the pan, spreading everything evenly across it.
Put the chicken in the oven and roast until it is browned, crisp at the edges and cooked through, about 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, allow to rest 2 minutes, then slice into bits. (To make the chicken even more crisp, set a large pan over high heat, add a tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, then the sliced chicken, and sauté until everything curls tight in the heat.)
Scatter the parsley over the top and serve with our Diane's Chickpea Salad (I learned it from her) or one made with olives, tomatoes, red onion, parsley/basil, pita, white sauce, hot sauce, olives, fried eggplant, feta, rice — really anything you desire.
1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed (whip the juice with a little sugar for vegan whipped cream!)
1/4 c. feta cheese, cubes
salt & pepper to taste
(fresh parsley to garnish if mother-in-law is coming over)
White sauce
1/4 c. plain yogurt
1/4 c. mayo
1/2 lemon juiced + lemon zest
2 cloves garlic, minced
Eggplant
Trim eggplant and cut it into long slices. Salt the slices and let them sit for 20 minutes or so, then pat them dry. Line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towel and place a wire rack on top. In a large, deep skillet, heat 1/2 cup oil until a drop of water flicked into pan sizzles. Working in batches, fry eggplant until just tender, 20 to 30 seconds per side. Transfer fried eggplant to rack to drain. Nice with shawarma!
Or - my favourite - broil after slathering them with lemon juice and garlic.
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
The Inspection is the third of a series of six oil-on-canvas paintings by English painter and pictorial satirist William Hogarth, created around 1743. The series, entitled Marriage A-la-Mode, depicts an arranged marriage and its disastrous consequences in a satire of 18th-century society, and is now in the collection of the National Gallery in London. In this picture, titled The visit to the quack doctor by Hogarth, a young viscount (the son of the bankrupt Earl Squanderfield) is shown visiting a quack doctor. The black patch on the viscount's neck indicates that he has syphilis; he may have brought the young prostitute to the doctor because he believes he has infected her with the disease. The picture has been interpreted in various ways. The doctor is based on Dr Rock, a French doctor with premises at St Martin's Lane, Westminster, and the setting has a wealth of detail of the doctor's consulting room and the tools of his trade.
DUSKY
Dusky dolphins often travel together in great numbers in the deep canyons of the Kaikoura, New Zealand in search of food. They glide through the ocean effortlessly, coming up only to breathe. Dusky dolphins are fast and will often keep pace with a speeding boat. Their elegance and streamlined bodies are built for speed and maneuverability—accentuated by the smooth, clear water of the New Zealand coastline.
knit
thanks, Stella
knit
thanks, Charlotte
knit
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Marge
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS ... sewing
CHILDREN'S CORNER
SUDOKU ... medium
QUOTE
CLEVER
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Marge
thanks, Julie
FUN
FIND THE CAT
answer:
third from the top on the right side!
CHILDREN'S CORNER
| appoint arch aroma break brood butter charm | dinner dough dream empire fiber final future gift gore | honor hound hush indoor joyous judge light lode | merciful mother nothing outrageous produce quite | rockets rout ruin spread stages stars string tasty tryst |
SUDOKU ... medium
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Bonnie
EYE OPENER
thanks, Agnes
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In our age there is no such thing as "keeping out of politics". All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred, and schizophrenia. -George Orwell, novelist (25 Jun 1903-1950)
OPTICAL ILLUSION
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