tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20027432869406631212024-02-19T10:31:21.699-05:00Joey Z's Speak EasyJoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.comBlogger1503125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-9367664420805442582013-08-16T05:19:00.001-04:002013-08-16T05:19:21.491-04:00Weekend wishesJust stopping by to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. Enjoy and I'll be back Monday with a recap of my weekend.<br />
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Son of ZippyJoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-76297047516483101552013-08-15T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-15T00:00:08.048-04:00Blah Blah BlahHello Speakies!! I hope everyone is doing ok and hanging in there. The work week is almost over for most of us. I know since my schedule changed I have been making the most of my weekends spending as much time out of the house and doing things with Wifey. Right now we are trying to plan our anniversary trip for Oct. We are both on the same page, we would like to spend a few days in Vegas and then maybe a few days in various parts of California. The planning process is always the most pain in the @ss part of any vacation in my opinion. Hopefully we will come up with some kind of plan soon as Oct will be here before you know it!!<br />
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<strong>Today in History...................</strong><br />
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<strong>1939 </strong> "Wizard of Oz" premiers at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood<br />
<strong>1969 </strong> Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-55551682723316119712013-08-14T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-14T00:00:05.671-04:00CamelGood day Speakies. It's my favorite day of the week....hump day!!! So i find it's only fitting to express how i feel in one of my few favorite commercials. Enjoy!!<br />
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JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-73642328028659474452013-08-13T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-13T00:00:10.131-04:00Just the FactsI'm back Speakies!!! It's a new record, two post in a row!! Now with all the joking aside, i hope everyone is hanging in there so far. Two down and a couple more to go. So today I am going to return to to my more informative post and maybe I'll switch it up for Wednesday. I guess you'll have to return to see if I did.....<br />
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<strong>Week long and daily observations.....</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><strong>Vinyl Record Day</strong>-<em> Spin them old records!!</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><strong>Baseball Fans Day- </strong><em>Dad loved his Phillies!!</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><strong>Truck Driver Day- </strong><em>10-4 Rubber Duckie!!</em></span><br />
<strong>National Apple Week- </strong><em>Washington Apple's are my favorite</em><br />
<strong>National Bargain Hunting Week- </strong><em>Flee Markets anyone??</em><br />
<strong>National Filet Mignon Day-</strong><em> Best I've ever had on a NCL cruise!!</em><br />
<strong>International Left Handers Day- </strong><em>This day is for you Jeff and Ian!!</em><br />
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<strong>1935 </strong> Transcontinental Roller Derby begins (Chicago Coliseum)<br />
<strong>1961 </strong> Construction on Berlin Wall begins in East Germany (Dark day)<br />
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<strong>1860 Annie Oakley</strong> Drake Ohio, frontierswoman (Buffalo Bill's Wild West)<br />
<strong>1899 Alfred Hitchcock</strong> London, director (Psycho, Birds, Rear Window)<br />
<strong>1927 Fidel Castro Ruz</strong> Cuban political leader (1959- )<br />
<strong>1930 Don Ho</strong> Hawaii, ukulele player (Tiny Bubbles)<br />
<strong>1959 Danny Bonaduce</strong> actor (Danny-Partridge Family)<br />
JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-33016918223070438122013-08-12T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-12T00:00:09.111-04:00OverdueHey Speakies. I know there were not that many post last week and for that i apologize. It was a busy week, so I hope to make up for it this week. Now most of my post are informative, sharing crazy facts and just overall trivial stuff. Well today's post is going to be out a new restaurant Wifey and I had visited this past weekend. I guess you can call it a review, but take what you want out of it.<br />
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Well this past Friday night we went out for dinner like we always do for the most part to start off our weekend. We like trying new and interesting places, and low and behold that's exactly what we did. Our Friday night adventure took us to a new place called <strong>Hash House A Go Go</strong> located at 5350 International Drive. Now we have passed this place several times, but never really looked twice. A local magazine did an article on this restaurant, and we decided to check it out. From the outside the places looks like some old farm silo building you would find in the midwest. Funny because the origin of the place is in San Diego. Their motto is "Twisted Farm Food" and they are not joking!! At a glance of the menu the prices are a little steep, but the size and portion make up for it ten fold. They serve you to two big biscuits to start you off and they are a regular size biscuit on steroids. As for the main course Wifey ordered their Famous Meatloaf and I ordered their Sage Fried Chicken & Bacon Waffle Tower. When the food arrived I believe both of our jaws dropped in the sheer shock of the size. Now just because the portion is big does not always mean it is going to taste good.......well in this case the food was delicious. Wifey enjoyed her meal and what can you say about a chicken and waffle dinner. All in all it's definitely a place to go and enjoy yourself with friends from out of town or in town. If your in the area check it out, you won't be disappointed.<br />
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JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-60873401127287370662013-08-06T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-06T00:00:03.052-04:00Short and SweetWelcome to Tuesday Speakies!! I don't know about you, but I am glad Monday is behind us and that we are that much closer to the weekend again!!! Let's see what's going on in the weird and interesting news department for today shall we......<br />
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<strong>Today's Celebrations..............</strong><br />
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<strong>National Gossip Day</strong>- <em>Let the B.S. flow!!!</em><br />
<strong>National Kid's Day- </strong><em>Like my Dad use to say " Everyday should be kids day"!!!</em><br />
<strong>National Fresh Breath Day-</strong><em> It goes a long way!!</em><br />
<strong>National Root Beer Float Day- </strong><em>Yummy!!!</em><br />
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<strong>1911 Lucille Ball</strong> Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)<br />
<strong>1927 Andy Warhol</strong> pop artist<br />
<strong>1973 Vera Farmiga </strong>actress ( Bates Motel)<br />
<strong>1976 Soleil Moon Frye</strong> actress (Punky Brewster)<br />
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<strong>1890 </strong> 1st use of electric chair in US, John Hart, in NY for murder<br />
<strong>1962 </strong> Jamaica gains independence from Britain<br /><b> 1965 </b> Beatles release "Help" album in UK<br />
JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-38785434171921215292013-08-05T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-05T00:00:07.806-04:00Yea, it's MondayWelcome to Monday Speakies!!! I hope everyone has a great weekend. Wifey and I enjoyed our time down in Sarasota visiting my brother and his family. I did a little work on his car and we all went to the beach on Sunday. It was a great weekend. Now that August has begun, let's see what happening for week long celebrations and daily stuff!!<br />
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<strong>Week Long Observations...........</strong><br />
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<strong>Video Game Week- </strong><em>I still love playing them after all these years!!!</em><br />
<strong>Mosquito Awareness Weekend</strong> -<em> Should be a year long awareness here in Florida</em><br />
<strong>Simplify your life week- </strong><em>I think everyone would like that!!</em><br />
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<strong>Today in History.......</strong><br />
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<strong>1884 </strong> Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)<br />
<strong>1914 </strong> 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave. & E. 105th St, Cleveland)<br />
<strong>1924 </strong> Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts<br />
<strong>1926 </strong> Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1« hrs<br />
<strong>1945 </strong> Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (Aug 6th in Japan)<br />
<strong>1957 </strong> "American Bandstand," goes on network TV (ABC)<br />
<strong>1964 </strong> Actress Anne Bancroft & comedian Mel Brooks wed<br />
<strong>1964 </strong> US begins bombing North Vietnam<br /><b> 1966 </b> Martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march<br />
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<strong>1930 Neil Armstrong</strong> Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)<br />
<strong>1935 John Saxon</strong> Bkln, actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman)<br />
<strong>1944 Loni Anderson</strong> St Paul Minn, actress (Jennifer-WKRP in Cincinnati)<br />
<strong>1961 Tawny Kitaen (Coverdale)</strong> actress (Bachelor Party, Witchboard)<br />
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<strong>1962 Marilyn Monroe</strong> found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug overdose<br />
JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-69814451406265786552013-08-02T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-02T00:00:04.432-04:00Weekend WishesJust stopping by to wish all you Speakies a happy and safe weekend. Wifey and I are going to visit my brother and his family this weekend. Looking forward to a good time and seeing my niece and nephew. I will tell you all about it on Monday. Take care and see you guys/gals soon!!JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-64024159186030866332013-08-01T00:00:00.000-04:002013-08-01T00:00:08.984-04:00Welcome to AugustHi Speakies, welcome to August!! When I was younger August meant it was time to go back to school( well here in Florida at least) and I knew my summer vacation was over. Now as an adult August is just another month that seems to blend in with the rest of the year that goes by so fast. Hopefully through out the month of August I will be able to entertain all you Speakies and share some stories as well as some interesting facts to say the least. So, let's get started.<br />
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<strong>Month Long Food Observations......</strong><br />
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<strong>National Sandwich Month-</strong><em><strong> </strong>Cheesesteak for me please!!!</em><br />
<strong>National Peach Month- </strong><em>Peach cobbler sounds good!!</em><br />
<strong>National Catfish Month- </strong><em>Cajun Catfish from Publix is pretty good. Try it!!</em><br />
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<strong>1779 Francis Scott Key </strong>Composer of U.S. anthem The Star Spangled Banner<br />
<strong>1819 Herman Melville </strong><em>Author( Moby Dick)</em><br />
<strong>1933 Dom DeLuise</strong> Bkln NY, comedian, actor (End, Cannonball Run, Fatso)<br />
<strong>1942 Jerry Garcia</strong> SF, rocker (Grateful Dead-Uncle Joe's Band)<br />
<strong>1959 Joe Elliot</strong> rocker (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages)<br />
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<strong>1794 </strong> Whiskey Rebellion begins<br />
<strong>1831 </strong> London Bridge opens<br />
<strong>1960 </strong> Chubby Checker releases "The Twist"<br />
<strong>1964 </strong> Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks<br />
<strong>1981 </strong> MTV premiers at 12:01 AM<br />
<strong>1987 </strong> Mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker to become undisputed boxing champ<br />
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Son of ZippyJoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-74619185031563744192013-07-30T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-30T00:00:02.760-04:00The end is nearSpeakies, welcome to Tuesday!!! Well July is winding down and there isn't much left to celebrate, but luck has it that there are a couple of events that's worth noting. So let's dive head first into today's list of events and off beat celebrations!!<br />
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<strong>Comedy Day-</strong><em><strong> </strong>My<strong> </strong>second favorite genre of movies!!!</em><br />
<strong>National Cheesecake Day-</strong> <em>Wish I had a piece right now!!!</em><br />
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<strong>1863 Henry Ford</strong> (auto manufacturer) <br />
<strong>1947 Arnold Schwarzenegger</strong> Austria, body builder (Commando, Terminator)<br />
<strong>1956 Delta Burke</strong> Orlando Fla, actress (Suzanne-Designing Women)<br />
<strong>1961 Laurence Fishburne</strong> (actor)<br />
<strong>1963 Lisa Kudrow</strong> (actress) <br />
<strong>1982 Yvonne Strahovski, </strong>actress (Chuck)-<strong><em> Loved that show!!!</em></strong><br />
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<strong>1870 </strong> Staten Island ferry "Westfield" burns, killing 100<br />
<strong>1889 </strong> Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Naval Treaty" (BG)<br />
<strong>1916 </strong> German saboteurs blow up a munitions plant on Black Tom Island, NJ<br />
<strong>1948 </strong> Professional wrestling premiers on prime-time network TV (DuMont)<br />
<strong>1956 </strong> US motto "In God We Trust" authorized<br />
<strong>1975 </strong> Teamsters Pres Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban DetroitJoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-63952196441208301642013-07-29T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-29T00:00:00.521-04:00Don't say the M word!!!How's it going Speakies.<em> </em>I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed themselves. Yours truly had a great weekend. Saturday, wifey and I took a day trip over to Tarpon Springs. We enjoyed our time down there and had a great lunch. Later that night we met up with some of our friends for dinner and enjoyed every one's company the entire night. I am very happy I have weekends off as of now and get to spend them with Wifey. Hopefully it will continue into the next year. My normal post will continue tomorrow with July almost over and August right around the corner we'll see what's still left to celebrate. Until next time, take care.<br />
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Son of ZippyJoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-46699726771055909312013-07-26T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-26T00:00:05.209-04:00It's Friday!!!!Hello Speakies. Just wanna wish everyone a happy Friday. I hope you all enjoy your weekend and be safe. Wifey and I are going out with some friends for dinner on Saturday night, so looking forward to that. As for the rest of my weekend not sure just yet, I'll fill you Speakies in on Monday. Until then take care. <br />
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Son of ZippyJoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-41461524439063280802013-07-25T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-25T00:00:07.713-04:00Combo PostHow's it going Speakies!!! Hopefully everyone is excited that we are much closer to the weekend. I was having computer problems yesterday which prevented me from posting a new and exciting blog for you speakies, but like in the past I will include some highlights from Wednesday and today. So, let's get this party started!!!<br />
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<strong>1870 </strong>1st trans-US rail service begins<br />
<strong>1946 </strong> 1st bikini is shown at a Paris fashion show<br />
<strong>1947 </strong> US Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense<br />
<strong>1964 </strong> Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 14 weeks<br />
<strong>1969 </strong>Apollo 11 returns to Earth <br />
<strong>1969 </strong>Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on
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<strong>1972 </strong> US health officials concede blacks were used as guinea pigs in<br />
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<strong>1975 </strong>Apollo 18 returns to Earth <br />
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<strong>1898 Amelia Earhart</strong>, U.S. aviator, 1st woman to solo Atlantic <br />
<strong>1924 Estelle Getty</strong> NYC, actress (Sophia Petrillo-Golden Girls)<br />
<strong>1942 Chris Sarandon</strong> US, actor (Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick)<br />
<strong>1947 Robert Hays</strong> Bethesda Md, actor (Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous)<br />
<strong>1951 Lynda Carter</strong> Phoenix Az, Miss USA/actress (Wonder Woman, Billie Jo)<br />
<strong>1969 Jennifer Lopez, </strong>Actress/Singer<br />
<strong>1982 Anna Paquin</strong>, oscar winning actress, Piano<br />
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<strong>1862 Martin Van Buren</strong> 8th pres, dies in Kinderhook NY<br />
<strong>1979 Archie Duncan</strong> actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65<br />
<b> 1980 </b><b> Peter Sellers</b> dies at 54<br />
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<strong>National Tequila Day</strong><br />
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<strong></strong><br />JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-91678267560482932622013-07-23T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-23T00:00:04.817-04:00It's Tuesday!!!Good day Speakies!!! So, hopefully we all made it to Tuesday together. I know that first day back can be a bit rough, but it's all behind us now and we can move forward with the week. I know my post as of late have been more informative than funny stories or personal stuff, but I enjoy doing the history stuff because i learn something new everyday and you never know when the useless knowledge you read on my post may be an answer to a trivia question!!! So, get out your paper and pen!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Parent's Day-</strong><em> Can't thank them enough for everything they ever done for me. Hopefully I myself will be a great parent as they were to me one day!!!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Mosquito Day-</strong><em> I hate them!!!!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>National Hot Dog Day-</strong><em> Yummy!!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Vanilla Ice Cream Day- </strong><em>A little hot fudge makes a great topping.</em></span><br />
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<strong>1798 </strong> Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt<br />
<strong>1877 </strong> 1st telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed<br />
<strong>1904 </strong> Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo<br />
<strong>1925 </strong> NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers<br />
<strong>1966 </strong> Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!"<br />
<strong>1968 </strong> Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt<br />
<strong>1984 </strong> Vanessa Williams, 1st black Miss America, resigns due to posing nude<br />
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1961 Woody Harrelson (actor)<br />
1965 Slash (guitarist) <br />
1970 Charisma Carpenter (actress) <br />
1972 Marlon Wayans (actor) <br />
1973 Monica Lewinsky (former white house intern) <br />
1989 Danieal Radcliffe (actor)<br />
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<strong>1885 Ulysses S Grant</strong> 18th US pres, dies in Mount McGregor, NY, at 63<br />
<strong>1982 Vic Morrow</strong> killed during filming of "Twilight Zone" at 53<br />
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<strong></strong>JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-54232916689596046502013-07-22T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-22T00:00:12.152-04:00Monday, MondayHello Speakies!!! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I know i enjoyed mine. Wifey and I went out to a couple of places to eat for both lunch and dinner over the weekend, really enjoyed the time together. I have six months with this new schedule and i hope to take full advantage with it and try do as much as I can with Wifey. Now since July is winding down and August is right around the corner, let's see what's left to celebrate shall we.......<br />
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Son of Zippy<br />
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<strong>On this day in History............</strong><br />
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<strong>1933 </strong> Wiley Post completes 1st round-the-world solo flight<br />
<strong>1942 </strong> Gasoline rationing begins in US during WW II<br />
<strong>1969 </strong> USSR launches Sputnik 50 & Molniya 1-12 communications satellite<br />
<strong>1991 </strong> Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to killing 17 males in 1978<br />
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<strong>1940 Alex Trebek</strong> Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy)<br />
<strong>1941 George Clinton</strong> rocker (Testify, Funkadelics)<br />
<strong>1947 Don Henley</strong> drummer (Eagles-Desparado)<br />
<strong>1955 Willem Dafoe</strong> actor (Platoon, Roadhouse 66, Mississippi Burning)<br />
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<strong>1934 John Dillinger</strong> shot dead at Biograph Theater in Chicago<br />
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<strong>Odd Holiday's to Celebrate........</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong><em>Rat-catchers Day</em></strong></span><br />
<strong>Maple Syrup Day</strong>JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-20400525447754860152013-07-19T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-19T00:00:05.366-04:00Weekend WishesJust stopping by to wish everyone a great and wonderful weekend. This will be my first full weekend on my new schedule and I plan on taking full advantage of it with the wifey. Take care Speakies and i will be back on Monday with a new post!!! <br />
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Son of ZippyJoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-26874997952739451062013-07-18T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-18T00:00:02.200-04:00Short but SweetSpeakies listen up!!! Now i know you are probably saying " That Zippy missed another day of posting". Well, yes I did but i promise not to make a habit of this. When my dad use to write this post he would do a whole weeks worth of post and just schedule them on their corresponding day. I try to do them on a daily basis, but sometimes i can't get to it. So, just like Tuesday's post this will include a little of both Wednesday and Thursday highlights. Enjoy!!!<br />
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Son of Zippy<br />
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<strong>On these days in history</strong>......<br />
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<strong>1861 </strong>Congress authorizes paper money <br /><strong>1867 </strong>1st permanent university dental school in US, Harvard <br /><b>1879
</b>1st railroad opens in Hawaii<br />
<strong>1954 </strong>Construction begins on Disneyland. . . <br /><b>1955 </b>. . .
Disneyland opens its doors in rural Orange County<br />
<strong>1967 </strong>Monkees perform at Forest Hills NY, Jimi Hendrix is opening act<br />
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<strong>1900 James Cagney</strong> actor, A yankee doodle dandy, hold that
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<strong>1910 Red Skelton</strong> comedian (Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader)<br />
<strong>1917 Phyllis Diller</strong> Lima Ohio, comedienne (Boy, Did I Get a Wrong
Number)<br />
<strong>1929 "Screamin Jay" Hawkins</strong> Cleveland, rocker (I Put a Spell on You)<br /><strong>1934 Donald Sutherland</strong> Canada, actor (M*A*S*H, Body Snatchers)<br />
<strong>1939 Dion DiMucci</strong> Bronx, rocker (Dion & the Belmonts-Teenager in Love)<br /><b> 1939 </b><b> Hunter S Thompson</b> writer (Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas)<br />
<strong>1949 Terry "Geezer" Butler</strong> bassist (Black Sabbath)<br />
<strong>1952 Tony the Tiger</strong>JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-72224807582433331722013-07-16T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-16T00:00:05.798-04:002 for TuesdayWhat's happening Speakies!! I hope everyone made the most of their weekends. I know I enjoyed mine. As you can tell there was no post for Monday due to my busy schedule, but fear not I am writing today which I will include some of the more exciting stuff from yesterday and today. So, let's not waste any time and get this show on the road.<br />
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Son of Zippy<br />
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<strong>Celebrate Today with the following Holiday's......</strong><br />
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<strong>Gummi Worm Day- </strong><em>Great childhood candy!!!</em><br />
<strong>Be a Dork Day- </strong><em>Wifey always calls me one!!</em><br />
<strong>International Juggling Day-</strong><em> Tried with no success</em><br />
<strong>National Ice Cream Day- </strong><em>Chocolate Peanut Butter my favorite!!!</em><br />
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<strong>Birthday's......</strong><br />
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<strong>1606 Rembrandt van Rijn</strong> Leiden, Netherlands, painter (Night Watch)<br />
<strong>1779 Clement Clarke Moore</strong> US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas)<br />
<strong>1887 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson</strong> black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)<br />
<strong>1907 Orville Redenbacher</strong> popcorn king (Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet)<br />
<strong>1946 Linda Ronstadt</strong> Tucson Az, singer (Different Drum)<br />
<strong>1961 Forest Whitaker</strong> actor (Bloodsport, Platoon, Stakeout)<br /><b> 1962 </b><b> Brigitte Nielsen</b> Eisinore Denmark, actress (Red Sonja, Rocky IV)<br />
<strong>1963 Phoebe Cates</strong> Manhattan NY, actress (Fast Times at Ridgemount High)<br />
<strong>1971 Corey Feldman</strong> Encino Calif, actor (License to Drive, Stand by Me<br />
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<strong>Pushing Up Daisies......</strong><br />
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<strong>1881 William "Billy the Kid" Bonney</strong> killed by Pat Garrett<br />
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<strong>Today in History......</strong><br />
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<strong>1439 </strong> Kissing is banned in England<br />
<strong>1935 </strong> 1st automatic parking meter in US installed, Oklahoma City, Ok<br />
<strong>1945 </strong> 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico<br />
<strong>1951 </strong> Novel "Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger published<br /><b> 1955 </b> "Golden Horseshoe Revue" 1st of 50,000+ performances, Disneyland<br />
<strong>1956 </strong> Last Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus under a canvas tent<br />
<strong>1969 </strong> Apollo 11, carrying 1st men to land on the Moon, launched<br />
<strong>1980 </strong> Ronald Reagan nominated for Pres by Republicans in Detroit<br />
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JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-72168231286382675742013-07-12T00:00:00.001-04:002013-07-12T00:00:08.467-04:00Happy Birthday Mom<strong>Just wanna wish my Mom a very Happy Birthday. I hope you have a great day and I love you so much. Thank you for everything you have done for me in the past and in the future. Your the best!!!</strong>JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-40474927374761293692013-07-12T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-12T00:00:01.096-04:00Weekend Time!!!Hey Speakies, it's the weekend!!! Give yourself a high five you made it. Well I wish you all a very enjoyable weekend. I hope everyone makes the best of it and I will look forward to your return on Monday. So until then let's see what we are celebrating over the weekend shall we.<br />
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Son of Zippy<br />
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<strong>Weekend Celebrations</strong>......<br />
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<strong>National Pecan Pie Day</strong><br />
<strong>National French Fry Day-</strong><em> Wifey loves her fries<strong>!!!</strong></em><br />
<strong>Eat Your Jello Day</strong><br />
<strong>Swimming Pool Day-</strong><em> Sounds like a great day especially in Florida!!!</em><br />
<strong>Gruntled Workers Day- </strong><em>We've all been there I'm sure.</em><br />
<strong>Pick Blueberries Day- </strong><em>Like I said before, love blueberries</em><br />
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<strong>Birthday's.......</strong><br />
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<strong>100 -BC- Julius C‘sar</strong> Roman Emperor<br />
<strong>1854 George Eastman</strong> Waterville NY, invented Kodak camera<br />
<strong>1864 George Washington Carver</strong> studied the peanut<br />
<strong>1908 Milton Berle</strong> Harlem NYC, comedian (Uncle Miltie, Mr Television)<br />
<strong>1937 Bill Cosby</strong> Phila, actor/comedian (I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6)<br />
<strong>1948 Richard Simmons</strong> exercise guru (Deal-a-Meal)<br />
<strong>1951 Cheryl Ladd</strong> Huron SD, actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple Hearts)<br />
<strong>1940 Patrick Stewart</strong> actor (Capt Picard-Star Trek Next Generation)<br />
<strong>1942 Harrison Ford</strong> actor (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic)<br />
<strong>1946 Richard "Cheech" Marin</strong> comedian (Cheech & Chong-Up in Smoke)JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-38688157914503075162013-07-11T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-11T00:00:01.983-04:00The Countdown beginsHello Speakies!! We are one day closer to the weekend and that's a good thing in my book. I am sure if you are a frequent visitor to my blog you may have noticed there was no entry for Wednesday. Well it was a bust day, plus i slept really late, so hope no one was disappointed. Looking at what to celebrate today was really bland, but none the less i will hopefully give you speakies some info that you may have not known. So let's get the ball rolling.<br />
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Son of Zippy<br />
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<strong>Today in history.......</strong><br />
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<strong>1798 </strong> US Marine Corps created by an act of Congress<br />
<strong>1934 </strong> FDR became 1st pres to travel through Panama Canal<br />
<strong>1936 </strong> Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx & Queens opens<br />
<strong>1955 </strong> Congress authorizes all US currency to say "In God We Trust"<br />
<strong>1969 </strong> David Bowie releases "Space Oddity"<br />
<b> 1969 </b> Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman"<br />
<strong>1985 </strong> Astros' Nolan Ryan, 1st to strike out 4000 (Mets' Danny Heep)<br />
<strong>1989 </strong> President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game<br />
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<strong>1767 John Quincy Adams</strong> Braintree, Mass, 6th Pres (D) (1825-1829)<br />
<strong>1899 E.B. White</strong> writer (Charlotte's Web, Elements of Style)<br />
<strong>1920 Yul Brynner</strong> actor (King & I, 10 Commandments)<br />
<strong>1943 Susan Seaforth Hayes</strong> SF, actress (Days of our Life, Young & Restless)<br />
<b> 1945 </b><b> Deborah Harry</b> singer (Blondie) actress (Videodrome, Hairspray)<br />
<strong>1950 Bonnie Pointer</strong> singer (Pointer Sisters)<br />
<strong>1959 Richie Sambora</strong> guitarist (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name)<br />
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<strong>1989 Sir Laurence Olivier</strong> acting great, dies at 82<br />
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<strong>National Blueberry Muffin Day- </strong><em>I love blueberry anything!!!</em><br />
<strong>Vegetarian Food Day- </strong><em>I've tried a few vegetarian dishes, not bad.</em><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Convenience Store Day-</strong><em> (7-11 opened in 1927)</em></span><br />
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</strong></span>JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-74677699646762679062013-07-09T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-09T00:00:00.092-04:00Gimme a BeatHey Speakies!!! Hope everyone is having a good week so far. This week we celebrate something that is near and dear to my heart....Music!!!! That's right it is Music for Life week. You can ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you music is my life. I love going to concerts and i have a Cd collection that is insane to say the least. At one time I even played in a local band with my brother and a mutual friend of ours. Even though we never reached mega band status, it was one of the best times in my life. Music can do a lot for people. It can make you feel better when your having a bad day or just set the mode as you drive. Now many people may not agree on what's music now at days and I myself do like certain styles of music, but to each their own. So, this week to celebrate music week i purpose that to all speakies is go out and enjoy a concert or better yet maybe discover a new artist. Whatever you do just crank the volume 11 and enjoy!!!!<br />
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Son of ZippyJoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-69641222843365338372013-07-08T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-08T00:00:00.996-04:00Let's do it again!!!Good day speakies. I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July weekend. Unfortunately reality has set in and most of us are returning back to work. On the other hand I am working ten straight days because of a schedule change. Until the end of the year yours truly is now going to be off Fri/Sat!!! Wifey and I are extremely excited because now we can feel like a normal couple and actually have weekends together. Looking forward to the weekends with her. Now, lets see what going on this week and day in history....<br />
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Son of Zippy<br />
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<strong>On this date......</strong><br />
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<strong>1835 </strong> Liberty Bell cracks (again)<br />
<strong>1889 </strong> Wall Street Journal begins publishing<br />
<strong>1969 </strong> US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam<br />
<strong>1988 </strong> Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992<br /><b> 1990 </b> 12:34:56 on 7/8/90 (1234567890)<br />
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<strong>1918 Nelson Mandela</strong> Transkei South Africa, jailed political activist<br />
<strong>1933 Marty Feldman</strong> London England, comedian (Young Frankenstein)<br />
<strong>1951 Anjelica Huston</strong> actress (Prizzi's Honor, Ice Pirates)<br />
<strong>1958 Kevin Bacon</strong> Phila Pa, actor (Diner, Footloose, She's Having a Baby)<br />
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<strong>1957 William Cadbury</strong> chocolate maker, dies at 89- <em>He made some good chocolate!!!!</em><br />
<strong>1959 Dale Buisand & Chester Ovnand</strong> 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War<br />
<strong>1985 Phil Foster</strong> comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne & Shirley), dies at 72<br />
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<strong>Party Hat's and Streamers, we're celebrating the following today........</strong><br />
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<strong>Video Game Day-</strong><em> Still playing!!!</em><br />
<em><strong>Be a Kid Again Day- </strong>Definitely a simpler time</em><br />
<span class="size10 Georgia10" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><strong>National
Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day- </strong><em>Hershey Bar anyone!!!</em></span><br />
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JoeZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668412444885079124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002743286940663121.post-62430859301272321802013-07-04T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-04T19:19:23.899-04:00Snakes and Sparklers!!!!!!Happy 4th of July Speakies!!! I hope everyone has a great day. Enjoy all the wonderful outdoor activities and great food. Also, remember if you are using fireworks tonight don't become one of those people you will hear about on the news or dumbest stuff people do. Take precaution with your fireworks, be safe!!! I'll try to make a post for Friday, but if not enjoy the weekend and come back Monday for craziness!!!<br />
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