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I love that boy in his Mario hat!
Marching Into March
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My grandson got a Mario outfit for one of his birthdays, he loved it! 
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We can't forget Mario's brother Luigi!
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Bada-bing!
March 11, 1302: Romeo and Juliet Are Married
"Romeo Montocchio and Juliet Capelletto, the real couple upon which
Shakespeare based his play, 'Romeo and Juliet', were married at
Citadella, Italy March 11, 1302"
Graham Hamilton (Romeo), Edward Gero (Friar Lawrence), and Nicole Lowrance (Juliet), Romeo and Juliet, directed by PJ Paparelli, Folger Theatre, 2005. Photo by Carol Pratt.
"Romeo Montocchio and Juliet Capelletto, the real couple upon which
Shakespeare based his play, 'Romeo and Juliet', were married at
Citadella, Italy March 11, 1302"
Graham Hamilton (Romeo), Edward Gero (Friar Lawrence), and Nicole Lowrance (Juliet), Romeo and Juliet, directed by PJ Paparelli, Folger Theatre, 2005. Photo by Carol Pratt.
https://www.dailynews.com/2019/03/0...and-making-music-fortunately-i-had-the-goods/
Neil Sedaka with his father, Maxie the Taxi, a Brooklyn cab driver, and his mom , Eleanor, who took a job as a department store sales clerk to buy him a second hand piano for $500 that got him going. (Courtesy Photo)
"Maxie the Taxi Sedaka and his wife, Eleanor, were barely making ends meet on his salary as a Brooklyn cab driver when their son’s second-grade teacher, Evelyn Glance, suggested they get him piano lessons. For a 6-year-old, Neil was showing an incredible musical aptitude in choral class, and could very well be a child prodigy. If so, they should buy him a piano."
"Maxie the Taxi gulped. How much did pianos cost? He was already working long shifts driving a cab to support his family, maybe he could add a few more hours. He had earned his endearing nickname from friends and steady customers for being a stand up guy, and now, looking out his Brighton Beach apartment window at his son playing stickball in the street below, Maxie thought yeah, he could put in a few more hours behind the steering wheel. Anything for his kid."
"Eleanor said forget it. He was already working hard enough. She’d get a sales clerk job at Abraham & Straus department store while Neil was at school. She checked around and found they could buy a second hand upright for around $500. The day the piano was delivered officially ended Neil Sedaka’s stickball career. Those gifted fingers of his were too valuable to risk getting injured playing ball with a broom handle and pink Spaldeen. Everyday, for six hours, Neil sat at that piano and honed his skills. He missed stickball, but he loved music, and he was good. Very good." (MORE)
Neil Sedaka with his father, Maxie the Taxi, a Brooklyn cab driver, and his mom , Eleanor, who took a job as a department store sales clerk to buy him a second hand piano for $500 that got him going. (Courtesy Photo)
"Maxie the Taxi Sedaka and his wife, Eleanor, were barely making ends meet on his salary as a Brooklyn cab driver when their son’s second-grade teacher, Evelyn Glance, suggested they get him piano lessons. For a 6-year-old, Neil was showing an incredible musical aptitude in choral class, and could very well be a child prodigy. If so, they should buy him a piano."
"Maxie the Taxi gulped. How much did pianos cost? He was already working long shifts driving a cab to support his family, maybe he could add a few more hours. He had earned his endearing nickname from friends and steady customers for being a stand up guy, and now, looking out his Brighton Beach apartment window at his son playing stickball in the street below, Maxie thought yeah, he could put in a few more hours behind the steering wheel. Anything for his kid."
"Eleanor said forget it. He was already working hard enough. She’d get a sales clerk job at Abraham & Straus department store while Neil was at school. She checked around and found they could buy a second hand upright for around $500. The day the piano was delivered officially ended Neil Sedaka’s stickball career. Those gifted fingers of his were too valuable to risk getting injured playing ball with a broom handle and pink Spaldeen. Everyday, for six hours, Neil sat at that piano and honed his skills. He missed stickball, but he loved music, and he was good. Very good." (MORE)
MARCH 15: "Beware the Ides of March."
Beware the Ides of March! Julius Caesar was assassinated #onthisday in 44 BC. This coin was issued by his betrayer Brutus
Beware the Ides of March! Julius Caesar was assassinated #onthisday in 44 BC. This coin was issued by his betrayer Brutus
Pappy
Living the Dream
March 16, 2020: not much on the table today! It is Henny Youngman's Birthday & National Lips Appreciation Day! Cheers!
How to celebrate Lips Appreciation Day
"If you love the idea of Lips Appreciation Day you can celebrate by buying a new shade of lip color, suck on a lollipop, whistle a tune, sip your favorite drink, and smile that beautiful smile of yours."
"Buy yourself some moisturizing chapstick with SPF 30 to protect them from the sun, or buy some lip repair balm for those dry lips from the cold winter."
"If you want, share some facts about lips and celebrate the day by using the hashtag #lipsappreciationday and let your friends and family know this day is all about lip appreciation."
How to celebrate Lips Appreciation Day
"If you love the idea of Lips Appreciation Day you can celebrate by buying a new shade of lip color, suck on a lollipop, whistle a tune, sip your favorite drink, and smile that beautiful smile of yours."
"Buy yourself some moisturizing chapstick with SPF 30 to protect them from the sun, or buy some lip repair balm for those dry lips from the cold winter."
"If you want, share some facts about lips and celebrate the day by using the hashtag #lipsappreciationday and let your friends and family know this day is all about lip appreciation."
Happy Birthday Henny Youngman!
"A career of seven decades of snappy, irreverent one-liners put Henry "Henny" Youngman at the top of most comedians' list of favorite showmen. Born in London, England, and moving to the United States when he was a baby, Youngman started his professional career as a printer in a small store."
"Naturally funny, he moonlighted in show business as the leader of a band called the "Swanee Syncopaters." One night, the regular comedian didn't show up, and Youngman, who had tickled crowds with his jokes between musical sets, was asked to fill in. Some time later, established comedian Milton Berle stumbled upon Youngman's store and saw his "Comedy Cards," a series of one-line gags that he had printed and were sold in his store. "
Personal Quotes (15)
Take my wife ... please!
I have terrible luck. Last week my chauffeur ran off without my wife.
I've been married for 34 years, and I'm still in love with the same woman. If my wife ever finds out, she'll kill me.
My best friend ran away with my wife, and let me tell you, I miss him.
I miss my wife's cooking - as often as I can.
I was so ugly when I was born that the doctor slapped my mother.
I once wanted to become an atheist but I gave up. They have no holidays.
How to drive a guy crazy: send him a telegram and on the top put 'page 2.'
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
You can't buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.
I'll tell you how to beat the gambling in Las Vegas. When you get off the airplane, walk right into the propeller.
My dad was the town drunk. Usually that's not so bad, but New York City?
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law to the airport.
"A career of seven decades of snappy, irreverent one-liners put Henry "Henny" Youngman at the top of most comedians' list of favorite showmen. Born in London, England, and moving to the United States when he was a baby, Youngman started his professional career as a printer in a small store."
"Naturally funny, he moonlighted in show business as the leader of a band called the "Swanee Syncopaters." One night, the regular comedian didn't show up, and Youngman, who had tickled crowds with his jokes between musical sets, was asked to fill in. Some time later, established comedian Milton Berle stumbled upon Youngman's store and saw his "Comedy Cards," a series of one-line gags that he had printed and were sold in his store. "
Personal Quotes (15)
Take my wife ... please!
I have terrible luck. Last week my chauffeur ran off without my wife.
I've been married for 34 years, and I'm still in love with the same woman. If my wife ever finds out, she'll kill me.
My best friend ran away with my wife, and let me tell you, I miss him.
I miss my wife's cooking - as often as I can.
I was so ugly when I was born that the doctor slapped my mother.
I once wanted to become an atheist but I gave up. They have no holidays.
How to drive a guy crazy: send him a telegram and on the top put 'page 2.'
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
You can't buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.
I'll tell you how to beat the gambling in Las Vegas. When you get off the airplane, walk right into the propeller.
My dad was the town drunk. Usually that's not so bad, but New York City?
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law to the airport.
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RadishRose
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ET TU BLUTO?"Alas, poor Caesar ..... I shook it well".
RadishRose
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March 16, 2020: not much on the table today! It is Henny Youngman's Birthday & National Lips Appreciation Day! Cheers!
How to celebrate Lips Appreciation Day
"If you love the idea of Lips Appreciation Day you can celebrate by buying a new shade of lip color, suck on a lollipop, whistle a tune, sip your favorite drink, and smile that beautiful smile of yours."
"Buy yourself some moisturizing chapstick with SPF 30 to protect them from the sun, or buy some lip repair balm for those dry lips from the cold winter."
"If you want, share some facts about lips and celebrate the day by using the hashtag #lipsappreciationday and let your friends and family know this day is all about lip appreciation."
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
March 20, 1930...KFC was born!
"Harland Sanders was born in 1890 and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana (near Louisville, Kentucky). When Sanders was five years old, his father died, forcing his mother to work at a canning plant. This left Sanders, as the eldest son, to care for his two younger siblings. After he reached seven years of age, his mother taught him how to cook. After leaving the family home at the age of 13, Sanders passed through several professions, with mixed success. "
"In 1930, he took over a Shell filling station on US Route 25 just outside North Corbin, Kentucky, a small town on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It was here that he first served to travelers the recipes that he had learned as a child: fried chicken and other dishes such as steaks and country ham. After four years of serving from his own dining room table, Sanders purchased the larger filling station on the other side of the road and expanded to six tables."
"By 1936, this had proven successful enough for Sanders to be given the honorary title of Kentucky colonel by Governor Ruby Laffoon. In 1937 he expanded his restaurant to 142 seats, and added a motel he purchased across the street, naming it Sanders Court & Café."
"Sanders was unhappy with the 35 minutes it took to prepare his chicken in an iron frying pan, but he refused to deep fry the chicken, which he believed lowered the quality of the product. If he pre-cooked the chicken in advance of orders, there was sometimes wastage at day's end. In 1939, the first commercial pressure cookers were released onto the market, mostly designed for steaming vegetables. Sanders bought one, and modified it into a pressure fryer, which he then used to fry chicken. The new method reduced production time to be comparable with deep frying, while, in the opinion of Sanders, retaining the quality of pan-fried chicken."
"Harland Sanders was born in 1890 and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana (near Louisville, Kentucky). When Sanders was five years old, his father died, forcing his mother to work at a canning plant. This left Sanders, as the eldest son, to care for his two younger siblings. After he reached seven years of age, his mother taught him how to cook. After leaving the family home at the age of 13, Sanders passed through several professions, with mixed success. "
"In 1930, he took over a Shell filling station on US Route 25 just outside North Corbin, Kentucky, a small town on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains. It was here that he first served to travelers the recipes that he had learned as a child: fried chicken and other dishes such as steaks and country ham. After four years of serving from his own dining room table, Sanders purchased the larger filling station on the other side of the road and expanded to six tables."
"By 1936, this had proven successful enough for Sanders to be given the honorary title of Kentucky colonel by Governor Ruby Laffoon. In 1937 he expanded his restaurant to 142 seats, and added a motel he purchased across the street, naming it Sanders Court & Café."
"Sanders was unhappy with the 35 minutes it took to prepare his chicken in an iron frying pan, but he refused to deep fry the chicken, which he believed lowered the quality of the product. If he pre-cooked the chicken in advance of orders, there was sometimes wastage at day's end. In 1939, the first commercial pressure cookers were released onto the market, mostly designed for steaming vegetables. Sanders bought one, and modified it into a pressure fryer, which he then used to fry chicken. The new method reduced production time to be comparable with deep frying, while, in the opinion of Sanders, retaining the quality of pan-fried chicken."