Good morning gang.

Cold here this morning temps near 0 and we should have sunny skies and highs in the mid 20's.

Not much happening here.

Word of the day is Brobdingnagian.

Today is THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED DAY is always celebrated on February 3rd. This day we remember the unfortunate and untimely death of singers 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 17-year-old Richie Valens, and 28-year-old J. P. Richardson, aka: “The Big Bopper”. These three singers died in an airplane accident on February 3, 1959 near Clear Lake, Iowa. Their pilot, Roger Peterson, also died in the crash.

The Day the Music Died was dubbed so by Don McLean’s song “American Pie”

Buddy Holly’s band was on tour and had played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. They were headed to their next destination in Moorhead, Minnesota. For this leg of their journey, they decided take a charter plane rather than go with their tour bus. Richardson “The Big Bopper”, had swapped places with Waylon Jennings, taking the latter’s place on the plane and Tommy Allsup had lost his place to Ritchie Valens in a coin toss.

Not long after takeoff, they were no longer able to be reached by radio and they did not reach their destination, therefore the aircraft was reported missing. The next day, the wreckage was found less than 6 miles northwest of the airport in a cornfield. Poor weather conditions and pilot error were determined, during investigation, to have been the cause of the pilot losing control of the plane.

This event has echoed through history for over 50 years. Visitors still make the pilgrimage each year to Clear Lake, Iowa, the resort town about 110 miles north of Des Moines, as this was the point of their last concert before the fatal accident.

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED DAY HISTORY

February 3rd, The Day The Music Died Day, is an “unofficial” national holiday.

“The day the music died” is a line in the 1972 Don McLean hit “American Pie.” McLean’s song, which he wrote in the late 1960s and released in 1971, was in part inspired by the tragic event which took the lives of three great musicians and their pilot.

Following are lyrics from the song “American Pie”


But February made me shiver,
With every paper I’d deliver,
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn’t take one more step.
I can’t remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside,
The day the music died.



NATIONAL CARROT CAKE DAY

National Carrot Cake Day is celebrated annually on February 3rd.

According to Wikipedia, carrot cake (Rübelitorte in Swiss German) is a cake which contains carrots mixed into the batter. The carrot softens in the cooking process, and the cake usually has a soft, dense texture.

Baking and ingredients

Carrot cake closely resembles a quick bread in method of preparation (all the wet ingredients, such as the eggs and sugar, are mixed, all the dry ingredients are mixed, and the wet are then added to the dry) and final consistency (which is usually denser than a traditional cake and has a coarser crumb).

Many carrot cake recipes include optional ingredients, such as kirsch, cinnamon, nuts or raisins. The most common icing on carrot cake is icing sugar and lemon juice or icing sugar and kirsch (Europe) and an icing with sugar, butter and cream cheese (United States).

As the cake is relatively moist, it can be conserved longer than many other types of cakes.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_cake

Brobdingnagian


The Brobdingnagian tower could be seen off in the distance.

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Good Morning CGs!

Been super busy and working a lot of hours. Just wanted to check in and say hello. I'll catch up later.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Matthew

Lately I've been remiss of my duties. I may remiss a few more of them today.

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LMAO!

Mokõyẹ! Cold again, but I don't care. Been busy since I got here, so the day should fly by. I should have 2 countdown clocks - one to vacation, and another to nap-time.

Have a good day, Gurus!

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Morning guys....sunny day day here, going to be mid 60's, then the north door opens up for a 33 high for tomorrow. No school tomorrow as we host the first round of the MS b-ball tourney. All four gyms are used, 9 schools, 500 kids,coaches, spectators, and about half of the faculty have to work to make it go.

Kids showing up, got to go for now.

Tommy's Butcher

Hoorahh fellow Guru's.....cold here and snowy but some sun peeking through every now and then....late start for the schools...

Lots of work to do inside today which is good my back is a bit better after a session with bone cruncher we will see after today sitting all day....no more shoveling 50 lb scoops of snow is what was recommended....fine with me I will send Uwoman out......

Still no parts in to fix GS its ready for them......

Have a safe day Guru's.......

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I CALL THAT "ENERGY CONSERVATION" ONE MUST ESCHEW GRATUITOUS EXERTION.

SUNNY, COLD, BREEZY THIS MORNING IN THE NATIONS. THE DECISION OF THE DAY: GO TO THE RANGE OR PLAY WITH THE NEW CAR. WAY TOO COLD TO PUT THE TOP DOWN :-) BUT I NEED CLUTCH PRACTICE.

TEE, I'M IN POSSESSION OF THREE NOW AND I'M OUT OF GOOD PLACES TO PUT THEM. I REALLY SHOULD SELL ONE BUT IT WOULD BE HARD TO PICK WHICH ONE ;-) I SHALL ENDEAVOR TO PERSEVERE.

So you just keep adding to the corral....that's cool. You and Tommy have more in common, than first appearances.

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Before I moved several years ago storage was an issue. Not so now. I have the space. We can always build a structure. Alas, I told Sue we don't need any more cars. We don't even use the ones we have to their potential. It's a shame really. They're all so much fun to drive. My neighbor, Rick has many more than us and he's still buying bikes, cars and other motorized toys. He just picked up a boat. For my 60th birthday I thought of buying a bike but my wife talked some sense into me. Riding here is exceptionally dangerous. You need a cage. A reinforced cage is even better. Some of these new fangled 3 wheelers have caught my attention but again ......... I would hardly use it. Better to save my money for future cruises.

I need to throw Easy rider into the VCR one of these nights. Flashback to 69. Back in them days ya hadta be careful going through Jo-Ja if'n ya had long hair. Attitudes of the day are very prevalent in that movie. Sort of a time capsule.

Bonus: The Wild Angels (1966) Watch it in spurts if you must.

Senior night and #1 is there. Doesn't seem possible that he's a senior already. Well, we dominated the game as well. The team we played has about the same record, but we flat kicked some a$$ tonight. Homecoming Friday.