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Tully Mars · 10-23-2010, 03:01 AM

Also on Oct. 23, 1983, a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 220 U.S. Marines, 18 sailors and 3 Army soldiers; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.

Tully Mars · 10-24-2010, 02:00 AM

On Oct 24th, 1861- The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln.

uncle phil · 10-24-2010, 02:16 AM

Also on October 24, 1963, the Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland...

Tully Mars · 10-25-2010, 12:55 AM

On Oct. 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan.

uncle phil · 10-25-2010, 01:52 AM

Also on October 25, 1969, "Ummagumma" was released by Pink Floyd...

EventHorizon · 10-25-2010, 01:27 PM

picasso was born today

uncle phil · 10-25-2010, 01:42 PM

cute little guy, isn't he...

Tully Mars · 10-26-2010, 01:32 AM

On Oct. 26, 1994, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Clinton.

uncle phil · 10-26-2010, 02:20 AM

Also on October 26, 1980, Paul Kantner of Jefferson Starship suffers a brain hemorrhage during a recording session. After 15 days in the hospital he recovers fully...

Tully Mars · 10-27-2010, 01:19 AM

On Oct. 27, 1904, the first rapid transit subway, the IRT, opened in New York City.

uncle phil · 10-27-2010, 01:45 AM

Also on October 27, 1975, Bruce Springsteen was simultaneously on the cover of "Time" and "Newsweek..."

Tully Mars · 10-28-2010, 01:22 AM

On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.

uncle phil · 10-28-2010, 02:10 AM

Also on October 28, 1956, Elvis Presley's song "Love Me Tender" became the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. He became the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. The song "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" had been the No. 1 song for 11 weeks...

Tully Mars · 10-29-2010, 01:04 AM

Oct 29, 1956- Israel invades Egypt; Suez Crisis begins.

uncle phil · 10-29-2010, 02:20 AM

Also on October 29, 1967, the musical "Hair" opened off Broadway...

uncle phil · 10-30-2010, 01:39 AM

On October 30, 1970, Jim Morrison was sentenced to 6 months in jail and fined $500 for exposing himself in Miami, FL...

Tully Mars · 10-30-2010, 02:42 AM

Also on Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, to regain his world heavyweight title.

uncle phil · 10-31-2010, 02:28 AM

On October 31, 1970, Michelle Phillips, formerly of the Mamas and Papas, and actor Dennis Hopper were married. The two divorced 8 days later...

Tully Mars · 10-31-2010, 04:05 AM

Also on Oct. 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards.

Tully Mars · 11-01-2010, 01:29 AM

On Nov. 1, 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, in a test at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands.

uncle phil · 11-01-2010, 01:54 AM

Also on November 1, 1968, George Harrison released the soundtrack "Wonderwall." He was the first Beatle to release a solo album...

Tully Mars · 11-02-2010, 01:30 AM

On Nov. 2, 1976, former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter defeated Republican incumbent Gerald R. Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the Deep South since the Civil War.

uncle phil · 11-02-2010, 02:12 AM

Also on November 2, 1963, the Beach Boys' "Be True To Your School" was released...

uncle phil · 11-03-2010, 02:10 AM

On November 3, 1957, "At the Hop" was released by Danny & the Juniors...

(personal note - the first 45 i ever bought...)

Tully Mars · 11-03-2010, 05:12 AM

Also on Nov. 3, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. ''Alf'' Landon.

---------- Post added at 07:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 AM ----------

Prospect Creek Camp?

uncle phil · 11-03-2010, 05:24 AM

where in the world are you, tully?

Tully Mars · 11-03-2010, 06:14 AM

I'm home, just had to pick up some friends, on very short notice, last night. First they were coming down then they weren't... then they were and then... well you can see there this is going. They came down but the flight got delayed. Was due in at 8, got here at 1am.

They're at their house and I'm at mine, all is back to normal whatever that is.

I have no idea how my answer to the WITW thread ended up here, lack of sleep?

Tully Mars · 11-04-2010, 02:05 AM

On Nov. 4th, 1842 Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.

uncle phil · 11-04-2010, 02:07 AM

On November 4, 1961, Bob Dylan made his concert hall debut in New York City. The show was seen by 50 people who paid two dollars each at Carnegie Hall...

Tully Mars · 11-05-2010, 01:43 AM

On Nov. 5th, 1872 Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in a presidential election.

uncle phil · 11-05-2010, 02:21 AM

Also on November 5, 1977, Ozzy Osbourne quit Black Sabbath only to rejoin a few weeks later. He later quit again to pursue a solo career...

uncle phil · 11-06-2010, 01:55 AM

On November 6, 1966, Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium opened in San Francisco, CA...

Tully Mars · 11-06-2010, 02:26 AM

Also on Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency.

uncle phil · 11-07-2010, 03:17 AM

On November 7, 1986, Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series "Miami Vice" as a corrupt policeman...

Tully Mars · 11-07-2010, 04:19 AM

Also on Nov. 7, 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.

Tully Mars · 11-08-2010, 02:09 AM

On November 8, 1960, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency.

uncle phil · 11-08-2010, 02:57 AM

Also on November 8, 1967, John Lennon's "How I Won the War" opened in the U.S. It was the first solo movie by a Beatle...

uncle phil · 11-09-2010, 02:57 AM

On November 9, 1967, the first issue of Rolling Stone was published in San Francisco...

Tully Mars · 11-10-2010, 02:18 AM

On Nov. 10, 1982, the newly finished Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to its first visitors in Washington, D.C.

uncle phil · 11-10-2010, 02:37 AM

Also on November 10, 1969, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry received a gold record. The song had been released 20 years earlier...

10-23-2010, 03:01 AM	#2161 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Oct. 23, 1983, a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 220 U.S. Marines, 18 sailors and 3 Army soldiers; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-24-2010, 02:00 AM	#2162 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Oct 24th, 1861- The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-24-2010, 02:16 AM	#2163 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 24, 1963, the Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-25-2010, 12:55 AM	#2164 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Oct. 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-25-2010, 01:52 AM	#2165 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 25, 1969, "Ummagumma" was released by Pink Floyd... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-25-2010, 01:42 PM	#2167 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	cute little guy, isn't he... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-26-2010, 01:32 AM	#2168 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Oct. 26, 1994, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Clinton. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-26-2010, 02:20 AM	#2169 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 26, 1980, Paul Kantner of Jefferson Starship suffers a brain hemorrhage during a recording session. After 15 days in the hospital he recovers fully... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-27-2010, 01:19 AM	#2170 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Oct. 27, 1904, the first rapid transit subway, the IRT, opened in New York City. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-27-2010, 01:45 AM	#2171 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 27, 1975, Bruce Springsteen was simultaneously on the cover of "Time" and "Newsweek..." __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-28-2010, 01:22 AM	#2172 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-28-2010, 02:10 AM	#2173 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 28, 1956, Elvis Presley's song "Love Me Tender" became the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. He became the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. The song "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" had been the No. 1 song for 11 weeks... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-29-2010, 01:04 AM	#2174 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Oct 29, 1956- Israel invades Egypt; Suez Crisis begins. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-29-2010, 02:20 AM	#2175 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 29, 1967, the musical "Hair" opened off Broadway... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-30-2010, 01:39 AM	#2176 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 30, 1970, Jim Morrison was sentenced to 6 months in jail and fined $500 for exposing himself in Miami, FL... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-30-2010, 02:42 AM	#2177 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, to regain his world heavyweight title. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-31-2010, 02:28 AM	#2178 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 31, 1970, Michelle Phillips, formerly of the Mamas and Papas, and actor Dennis Hopper were married. The two divorced 8 days later... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-31-2010, 04:05 AM	#2179 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Oct. 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-01-2010, 01:29 AM	#2180 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Nov. 1, 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, in a test at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-01-2010, 01:54 AM	#2181 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on November 1, 1968, George Harrison released the soundtrack "Wonderwall." He was the first Beatle to release a solo album... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-02-2010, 01:30 AM	#2182 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Nov. 2, 1976, former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter defeated Republican incumbent Gerald R. Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the Deep South since the Civil War. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-02-2010, 02:12 AM	#2183 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on November 2, 1963, the Beach Boys' "Be True To Your School" was released... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-03-2010, 02:10 AM	#2184 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 3, 1957, "At the Hop" was released by Danny & the Juniors... (personal note - the first 45 i ever bought...) __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-03-2010, 05:12 AM	#2185 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Nov. 3, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. ''Alf'' Landon. ---------- Post added at 07:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 AM ---------- Prospect Creek Camp? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-03-2010, 05:24 AM	#2186 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	where in the world are you, tully? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-03-2010, 06:14 AM	#2187 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	I'm home, just had to pick up some friends, on very short notice, last night. First they were coming down then they weren't... then they were and then... well you can see there this is going. They came down but the flight got delayed. Was due in at 8, got here at 1am. They're at their house and I'm at mine, all is back to normal whatever that is. I have no idea how my answer to the WITW thread ended up here, lack of sleep? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-04-2010, 02:05 AM	#2188 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Nov. 4th, 1842 Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-04-2010, 02:07 AM	#2189 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 4, 1961, Bob Dylan made his concert hall debut in New York City. The show was seen by 50 people who paid two dollars each at Carnegie Hall... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-05-2010, 01:43 AM	#2190 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Nov. 5th, 1872 Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in a presidential election. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-05-2010, 02:21 AM	#2191 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on November 5, 1977, Ozzy Osbourne quit Black Sabbath only to rejoin a few weeks later. He later quit again to pursue a solo career... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-06-2010, 01:55 AM	#2192 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 6, 1966, Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium opened in San Francisco, CA... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-06-2010, 02:26 AM	#2193 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-07-2010, 03:17 AM	#2194 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 7, 1986, Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series "Miami Vice" as a corrupt policeman... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-07-2010, 04:19 AM	#2195 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Nov. 7, 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-08-2010, 02:09 AM	#2196 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On November 8, 1960, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club