DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Jukebox Day
Jukeboxes have always been an American pastime. When you think of jukeboxes, most people think of the 50’s, when the greasers and cheerleaders would gather around and play their favorite songs in a diner. However, if you think jukeboxes have died, they haven’t.
Since then, they modernized and changed significantly to the touch of convenience, where smartphones have dominated the music industry. If you think all there is left of public music is dance club and DJ’s, well think again. Jukeboxes are still around and grooving with life. So let’s go explore the pastime of jukeboxes with this national holiday.
History of Jukebox Day
The term jukebox was coined from the term ‘juke houses’ or ‘jook joints’, which were establishments in the early 1900s where people gather to drink and listen to music. The first jukebox was invented in 1889 when Louis Glass and William S. Arnold created the first coin-operated player.
From the 1930s to the late 1970s, jukeboxes soared in demand and went through many radical changes. However, it wasn’t until 2010 when TouchTunes, a music corporation that revolutionized the vintage jukebox with touch screens and mobile apps that interact with a person’s library.
TouchTunes then proclaimed Jukebox Day as a national holiday in 2017 and since then has made a TouchTunes Jukebox sweepstake that allows a person to share their jukebox memories and play songs through their app to win prizes.
They founded this day as a day to celebrate the classical jukebox and the memories it evokes for people of all ages. This day also falls on the day that the first jukebox was invented, and since it occurs on the day before Thanksgiving, it happens to be when people travel to bars and restaurants to listen to their favorite music.
Is there anything as nostalgic as tuning up music that got its start on vinyl and LP’s before CD’s and DVD’s took over everything on the equipment that used to grace every club, restaurant, and bar?
Joke of the Day
What do you call an unmarried stitch?
Word of the Day
urticaceous
From the book Flora von Deutschland, Österreich, und der Schweiz, 1885
MEANING:adjective:
1. Relating to a nettle.
2. Stinging.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin urtica (nettle), from urere (to burn). Earliest documented use: 1836.
USAGE:“[Rhizostoma Aldrovandi] possesses an urticaceous apparatus, which produces an effect similar to the stinging nettle when applied to the skin.”
Louis Figuier; The Ocean World; Appleton; 1869.
best medicine ever
1. Relating to a nettle.
2. Stinging.
Louis Figuier; The Ocean World; Appleton; 1869.
Idiom of the Day
What does 'All that glitters is not gold' mean?
This means that appearances can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless. ('All that glistens is not gold' is an alternative.)
This Day in History
1867 - Alfred Nobel patented dynamite.
1884 - J.B. Meyenberg received the patent for evaporated milk.
1961 - The Everly Brothers were inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.
1990 - Poland held its first popular presidential election.
1992 - The Czech parliament voted to split the country into separate Czech and Slovak republics beginning January 1, 1993.
thanks, Mollie
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, November 25
You are exceedingly charming--and some of that charm is quite kooky and endearing. You are a magnanimous person with a big heart. You're fun-loving, yet you are success-oriented at the same time. People trust you. Your jovial disposition makes you a pleasure to be around. Broad-minded, you seek truths without fussing over the details. Facts don't impress you as much as broader truths do. There is a spiritual side to you that is not immediately apparent. Famous people born today:
1835 Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American industrialist, steel tycoon, philanthropist and one of the richest Americans ever, born in Dunfermline, Scotland (d. 1919)
1844 Karl Benz, German inventor, engine designer and automobile manufacturer (Mercedes-Benz), born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg (d. 1929)
1881 Pope John XXIII [Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli], 261st Pope (1958-63), born in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1963)
1914 Joe DiMaggio, American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (13 × MLB All-Star; 9 x World Series; 3 x AL MVP; MLB record 56-game hitting streak; NY Yankees), born in Martinez, California (d. 1999)
1960 John F. Kennedy Jr, American magazine publisher (George), lawyer and son of JFK, born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1971 Christina Applegate, actress (Married With Children), born in Hollywood, California
thanks, Mollie
thanks, Gwen
READERS INFO1.
(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
Which fruit loses 50% of its fiber once it's been peeled? Answer = An apple.
Pirates used earrings as a life insurance policy. Pirate earrings were made of gold or silver and would be sold when a pirate died to cover their burial expenses. The gold or silver would then be melted.It was said that some pirates engraved the name of their home port on the inside of the earrings. That way their body could be returned home for a proper burial.
What is verschlimmbessern? Have you ever gone to a casino and played $20, lost all $20, then played another $20 in an attempt to win back your original $20? That is the German word verschlimmbessern! The act of making something worse while attempting to make it better.2.1968 -
TODAY: In 1968, novelist, journalist, and political activist Upton Sinclair dies.
3.Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
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TODAY: In 1968, novelist, journalist, and political activist Upton Sinclair dies. |
Pictures of the Day
YES to Furniture Hardware Sorted By Step Rather Than Type
knit
thanks, Nancy
crochet
thanks, Alexa
crochet
crochet
is there a water bowl for them???
Quarantine Cooking Recipes
Pasta with Tuna and Arugula Recipe
why don't they invent something like this????
CROCKPOT RECIPE .. Thanksgiving
VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE .. Thanksgiving
Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.
SWEETS .. Thanksgiving
ADULT COLORING .. Thanksgiving
get your holiday hairstyle!
"I am Charcoal"
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solution:
ICE BREAKER ...
If You Had To Describe Yourself Using Three Words, It Would Be…
QUOTE
have you ever wondered?
Italy: All Roads Lead to Culture
somewhere near the North Pole
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