Thanks For The Memories

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When I think of the holidays, I often think of Bob Hope entertaining the troops. Standing on some aircraft carrier, base camp, or other military venue, he would cheer up the troops and make them feel a little better about being alive. He always signed his autographs with Thanks for the Memories. The world needs another Bob Hope.

Here's a special christmas link for you. Enjoy.
I'm off for a few days for the holidays as many of you are but some aren't. I feel for you who have to work this Christmas. When I was a cop, I always worked Christmas. It wasn't bad though. I'll update when I can. Merry Christmas!!!

Don't bother making jokes. This family has heard them all. No, they don't communicate directly with Santa Claus. They don't celebrate the holidays year-round, and they certainly have some not-so-cheerful days. The smirks and the wisecracks are just part of life when your last name is Christmas, and especially so when two of your family members are named — no joke — Mary. You really should read this one. Strange name tie ins.

Today in History:
1849 - The execution of Fyodor Dostoevsky is canceled at the last second.

1851 - The first freight train is operated in Roorkee in India.

1864 - Savannah, Georgia falls to General William Tecumseh Sherman, concluding his "March to the Sea".

1882 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison. I mention this story one year ago today.

1937 - The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

1956 - Colo is born, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity.

1958 "Chipmunk Song" reaches #1

1964 - Comedian Lenny Bruce is convicted of obscenity.

1964 - First SR-71 (Blackbird) flight.

1978 Kenny Jones becomes The Who's new drummer

1984 Madonna's "Like a Virgin" single goes #1 for 6 weeks

1987 Mötley Crue's Nikki Sixx overdoses from Heroin

1989 - Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.

2001 - Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.

Happy Birthday:
1898 - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fock, Russian physicist (d. 1974) His last name is Fock?
1912 - Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States
1942 - Dick Parry, English musician (Pink Floyd)
1945 - Diane Sawyer, American journalist
1949 - Maurice Gibb, English musician (The Bee Gees) (d. 2003)
1949 - Robin Gibb, English musician (The Bee Gees)

Deaths on this Day:
No one died on this day?