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Monthly Archives: July 2016
SEAHORSES: Morning Dancers
“The male and female seahorse come together repeatedly every morning to dance together” to reinforce their pair bond, says Amanda Vincent, a marine biologist at the University of British Columbia and founder of the conservation group Project Seahorse. They change … Continue reading
ON THIS DAY: July 12, 2016
July 12th is Different Colored Eyes Day Pecan Pie Day Simplicity Day Night of Nights Barbershop Music Appreciation Day NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD India – Kharchi Puja Mongolia – Manly Games/Naadam Holiday – Day 2 Northern Ireland – Battle … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Henry David Thoreau, Josiah Wedgwood, July 12, Louis B. Mayer, Smoking and Cancer, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, X-Men
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The Coffee Shop – Continuing the art and tradition of eagle hunting (video)
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Cale Glendening: Konki and his family live near Deluun Village, in the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia, where the last six generations of … Continue reading
Posted in Short Video
Tagged Cale Glendening, eagle hunting, family, hunting, Mongolia, Open Thread, The Coffee Shop, tradition
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Top of the Charts – July 11, 1964
“I Get Around” by The Beach Boys, from their All Summer Long album
Posted in Rock and Roll
Tagged All Summer Long, I Get Around, The Beach Boys, Top of the Charts July 11 1964
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ON THIS DAY: July 11, 2016
July 11th is: World Population Day Bowdler’s Day (see below) Cheer up the Lonely Day All American Pet Photo Day NATIONAL HOLIDAYS ALL AROUND THE WORLD Belgium – Celebration of the Golden Spurs Canada – Orangemen’s Day China – Maritime … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Bobby Fischer, King Henry VIII, Summertime Blues, Thomas Bowdler, To Kill a Mockingbird, Waterloo Station
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Coffee Shop: A Song to Take You ‘Over the Hills’
“Over the Hills and Far Away” is a familiar song, dating back to at least the 17th century. The tune and the title have remained constant, but they’ve been given several sets of lyrics over time. The Coffee Shop is an open … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, The Coffee Shop, Theatre
Tagged Bernard Cornwell, Geotge Farquhar, John Gay, John Tams, Led Zeppelin, Over the Hills and Far Away, Thomas D'Urfey
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Number One on the Charts – July 10, 1950
“Mona Lisa” sung by the unforgettable Nat King Cole. The song was written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey, U.S.A. and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1950. The arrangement was … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Billboard, Grammy Hall of Fame, Julia Roberts, Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa Smile, Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle, Rear Window
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ON THIS DAY: July 10, 2016
July 10th is: Clerihew Day! (see below) Nicola Tesla Day Teddy Bear Picnic Day National Piña Colada Day NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD The Bahamas – Independence Day Mongolia – Political Flag Day On This Day in HISTORY 1746 – … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day, Poetry, Rock and Roll
Tagged Bonnie Prince Charlie, Boris Yeltsin, Clerihew, Nikola Tesla, Peter Paul Ruebens, Wilson Pickett
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The Coffee Shop – The Fretless (music videos)
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From The Fretless: This is an Open Thread. Grab your cup, pull up a chair, sit a spell and share what’s on your mind … Continue reading
Posted in Short Video
Tagged Folk Music, Music, Open Thread, The Coffee Shop, The Fretless
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Water in Summer: THE FOUNTAINS OF ROME
On a hot summer day, the sound of water is so cooling. Happy 137th Birthday to Ottorino Respighi, born this day, July 9th, 1879, in Bologna, Italy. Here is Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra playing Respighi’s The Fountains of Rome. ROMAN … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Music, Italy, Poetry
Tagged Eugene Ormandy, Fountains, Louise Bogan, Ottorino Respighi, The Fountains of Rome, Water, Water in Summer
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