Sometimes you just need a funky beat
Throwback Thursday: June 12th
No robbin’, but you can certainly be rockin’ one of ’em.
Dad Joke Of The Day!
Gotta brag on one of my boys…he’s only been working at the bicycle store for a week and they’ve already made him the spokes person!
On This Day…..
O.J. Simpson Murders…… June 12, 1994……. Football Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson‘s ex-wife and her friend Ronald Goldman are murdered at her home. Simpson was later arrested for the murders and then subsequently found not guilty in what was called “The Trial of the Century.” Goldman was there returning glasses Nicole’s mother had left at the restaurant where…
Dad Joke Of The Day!
Sounds crazy, but last night I tried cooking a new recipe, and one of the ingredients was a tree branch, but it kept slipping out of the skillet…..I must have been using a non stick pan…..
On This Day…..
Worst Crash in Motorsports History…… June 11, 1955…… Eighty-three spectators and a driver are killed in an accident during the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race in France. While preparing for a pit stop, driver Mike Hawthorn pulled to the right side of the track in front of driver Lance Macklin and started braking.…
WTF Wednesday: June 11th
I guess we have been sticking to a theme, at least for one more week.
On This Day…..
World War II – Lidice Massacre….. June 10, 1942….. Under orders of Adolf Hitler, the village of Lidice, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now in the Czech Republic), is destroyed. The massacre was in retaliation for the assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich in the late spring of 1942. The Nazis executed all 173 men…
Dad Joke Of The Day!
My uncle retired this week after being a lumberjack for 40 years. At his retirement party he said he knew that in his career, he cut down exactly 27,419 trees…..I asked him how he knew, and he said, “Every time I cut down a tree, I keep a log.”
On This Day…..
Richard Pryor Sets Himself on Fire….. June 9, 1980…… The award-winning comedian Richard Pryor pours 151-proof rum on himself and lights himself on fire while on a freebasing binge. He then ran down the street ablaze until subdued by police. He was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for second and third degree burns covering…