Johnny Cash Day !
I absolutely love his music ..
Today he would turn 77 .
Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll (especially early in his career), as well as blues, folk and gospel.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice, the “freight train” sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, his demeanor, and his dark clothing, which earned him the nickname “The Man in Black”. He traditionally started his concerts with the introduction “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”.
Much of Cash’s music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption. His signature songs include “I Walk the Line”, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “Ring of Fire”, “Get Rhythm”, “Hurt” and “Man in Black”. He also recorded humorous songs, such as “One Piece at a Time” and “A Boy Named Sue”, a duet with June Carter called “Jackson”, as well as railroad songs such as “Hey Porter” and “Rock Island Line.”
He sold over 90 million albums in his nearly fifty-year career and came to occupy a “commanding position in music history”
Tell a fairy Tale Day !
This is a day that Fairy Tales are made of (and for). It’s Tell a Fairy Tale Day .Today is a great opportunity to read your kids. If the kids aren’t around, its certainly okay to read them alone. We all know that everybody loves a good fairy tale.
To qualify as a fairy tale, a story does not have to begin with “Once upon a time…..”. But, they usually do. It is a requirement that the story has a happy ending. There’s nothing better than a good story that ends with “and they all lived happily ever after”.
On Fairy Tale Day, cozy up under a blanket with the kids and read “the good book”….a fairy tale book. Libraries and schools will often mark this day with special fairy tale readings and story hours.
National Pistachio Day
National Pistachio Day is a nutty day. You can celebrate National Pistachio Day by eating them, and learning more about them. I’m going to help with the learning part…….. read on.
Nutty Pistachio Facts:
Pistachios grow on trees. They are native to the Middle East.
Its a long wait to get the first nut. A pistachio tree takes 7-10 years to mature.
California is the major producer in the U.S.
Pistachios are harvested in September by machines that shake the trees. It less than a minute.
The red dye is added to the nuts is only due to consumer demand for the color.
Its open hull is unique. The nut is ripe when the hull splits open.
People in the Middle East call it the “smiling nut” and in China its called the “happy nut”.
Pistachios are nutritious, so eat them up!
Celebrate today by eating Pistachios.
Levi Strauss Day
February 26 marks the birthday of Levi Strauss, founder of Levi Strauss & Company; the first company to manufacture blue jeans .
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omorand trei artisti rock&roll ai vremii – Buddy Holly(22 ani) , Ritchie Valens (17 ani) si J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson (28 ani) , impreuna cu pilotul Roger Peterson (22 ani). Ziua a fost denumita mai tarziu The Day the Music Died de Don McLean in cantecul ”American Pie” .
Pilotul Roger Peterson
Not such a big deal but .. it’s a good start,right ?
Mashi
