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thebittercorvus · 2 years ago

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There's only one light on, right in the middle of the interrogation room.

It seems stereotypical, yes, but the department's been having many budget cuts as of recently. So, one light is all they get. One recorder is all they get. One chance is all they've got.

In front of him, there's a taxi driver.

Detective Melendez wasn't having a very good month.

Out there, the city was up in flames, and it wasn't even the fun kind of chaos, the ones in which he gets to simply glance at somebody's records and still throw them in the pit simply because they were at the wrong place in the wrong moment. He gets bonuses for keeping the streets clean after all, not for actually paying attention when he reads files.

No, the suppression forces had to be deployed. Soldiers were up in the streets. Entire zones had to be evacuated. Super-humans were rioting and it was more dangerous to get in their way than to simply allow them to make their way to the capitol.

The reason? Extraordinaire supervillain from the old guard, Mecano, was found dead. Or, more accurately, his body was finally recovered, half buried alongside the railroads, three weeks after his decapitated head was exhibited in front of everyone, at the doors of the capitol.

He still wishes he hadn't had to go meet the superintendent that day.

So there he was, three weeks later, actually working overtime to find a clue to Mecano's murder, so that the supers wouldn't have his head. He hasn't done this in a decade, which matches up nicely for when he finally understood that the higher ups didn't give a shit about justice. So what if the streets were on fire?

Which brought him to Yuu Fujimori, also known simply as Herocab by people in certain circles.

"So, mister Fujimori," he says, looking at the man on the other side of the table with feigned interest. "It says in here that you have a bit of a peculiar profession."

The man only gives him a blank stare. "Get to the point already," he says. Or, more accurately, growls at him. "You pigs already got everything there's to know about me, don't'cha? What's with the bit? You all are watching. Always watching."

Oh so he's one of those weirdos that think the government is always watching, or whatever, he thinks quietly to himself. Better play the part then. John's better at this than I am, the fucker had to go and take paternity leave though. Snots nowadays barely work as is.

"Well then, if you really refuse to disclose the information willingly," he says, closing the folder swiftly and getting up, "I guess I'll just have to write down in the report that you didn't cooperate with the investigation. You do know there are charges for obstruction of justice, right? Y’know, just saying."

And so, he simply watches the man.

It always goes that way. Even those lowlifes, no, specially the likes of them, have something they can't bear to be far away from. Their family. A lover. Some hooker. They've got a debt they absolutely need to pay off. Maybe a kid.

What are your secrets, taxi driver?

"Man, y'all got me fucked up alright," he says eventually, leaving out a miserable laugh. "Alright. I'll talk. You won't like it though."

"Thanks for cooperating, mister Fujimori," replies Melendez.

"But, I'll request to be put into witness protection," he goes on. "... Don't look at me like that man. You'll see. You won’t like where this ends. Now, it's sort of a long story alright? It all began like, twenty-two years ago. The golden days, you know? My father had been recently jailed and so me and my sister were on the run--"

***

I was speeding down the highway, the radio host read the hour and it was around thirty past ten in the night. It was the middle of the summer. My car was a 64's red Beetle, a family relic that was entrusted to us as soon as our dad figured out that he was being chased.

My dad was a great man. Not everyone can say that. At least I don't think you can, detective.

Way before supervillains were even a thing, the Slagheap was already crumbling. And after, it just gave the special forces a reason to knock down the wrong door and take away the wrong person, over suspected affiliations with supervillains. That’s when they took him.

It was my sister and I, aboard the red beetle, against the world.

I couldn’t tell you exactly when it all began. It was an accident. We found someone by the highway, injured, and they told us they needed to get downtown as soon as possible. We were going there too and thought, y’know, worst thing that could happen is we get killed by a hitchhiker. So we took them in and drove them.

They paid two hundred for the ride. At the time, we had been without any food for two days and were about to run out of gas as well. It saved us. So, to thank them, we gave them our number, and told them to call us whenever they needed a quick, discreet ride.

It sort of took flight from then on. They gave us so many names. The Ghost Ride. The Getaway Beetle. The Herocab was just the lamest one, somehow it was the one that stuck for the longest time.

Everyone thinks we only took heroes in, misleading name and all. But in the beginning, we were barely making do. Beggars can’t be choosers. We were in everyone’s phone, you could find us in the yellow pages, any name you can think of, if they couldn’t fly, we were driving them. Eventually we bought a second car, a newer, safer model. My sister took that one. I kept the beetle.

But on that day, I had just finished driving an usual client to a dead-end alley, in the industrial district. Nowadays he’s a known menace, but back in the day? Nobody knew who the fuck Mecano was. And those who did, didn’t give a shit.

Back in the day another hero was also around, with a different name too.

I think you might have heard of her.

He paid me a good buck. We had been saving up my sister and I, so one day we would be able to move out of the Slagheap and find a safer place to live, especially since a lot of people were starting to follow our tracks to interrogate us. We’re simply third-parties, we don’t affiliate neither with heroes nor with villains. We’re just the drivers.

And I was about to drive away. But then, I heard shooting. Then an explosion. And then there was yelling.

My phone rang. I knew it was them before looking at it.

I couldn’t ignite the beetle fast enough, the poor thing needed maintenance but we were behind in rent and utilities. Being poor is expensive, y’know?

So, the man returned from the shadows, half carrying and half dragging a woman, both covered in blood. One of his arms– and this is something that I will remember, until the day I die– was caught inside a machine. Crushed. I’m no medic, but that’s a lost limb if I’ve seen one.

They got inside. The man looked on the verge of death. She looked near catatonic, muttering to herself, speaking to shadows, just about to pass out. She kept repeating somebody’s name. Sammy, I think. I wondered if that’s her child.

He said, take me to the clinic. I will give you the directions. And, I valued my life a little bit more back then, so I swallowed dry and nodded.

“Is she… alright?” I asked, after a good five minutes of silence.

“She will be.”

“Who is she?” I couldn’t look at his face through the rear mirror. He was wearing a suit, but it wasn’t one I could recognize back in the day.

One day we’d learn to fear him.

“You don’t know her,” he said. “But she calls herself The Undying.”

“A hero?” I adventured, and he nodded, even though nothing in the situation spelled out Hero. “What’s your power, sir?”

“He’s got no powers,” she muttered, sad. Angry. Desperate. He looked mighty uncomfortable, besides her. “Not that I know of. No, he’s never been a super. He was– he was special to me. We were going to be together forever, the two of us against the world. If only he had listened– I didn’t mean to get that angry. I can usually control myself. I didn’t mean to scare him away. I didn’t mean to– This shouldn’t have happened. I told him to stop this. I told him to get away! Why didn’t he listen to me?!”

“Why wouldn’t you listen to me instead?! Look at you! They did a number on you! Is this because he died? Look at me, Jess! It doesn’t matter how strong they can make you, you can’t bring back the dead!” He yells. The adrenaline must be at an all time high, for him to remain conscious.

But she wasn’t listening. In fact, she was probably also out of it. You know the look, the unfocused gaze, the blown up pupils. I would’ve said she was high on something, but I couldn’t tell you what was it.

She knocked him out cold. He fell like a doll on her lap, and she only looked at me through the rear mirror.

“Not a word of this,” she said, cold as the winter. It was almost as if somebody else suddenly took over.

“Hey now, come on, accidents happen, right? He’ll be fine.” I tried to cheer her up a bit. She looked back, with bloodshed eyes. “Accidents… accidents happen, right? Miss?”

“It’s doctor for you,” she stated in a matter-of-fact tone, pulling a needle from god-knows-where and injecting herself in the neck with it. The change was noticeable, but I just kept driving in silence. Inside my car was somebody who could turn my insides into outsides and I like everything where it is. “Accelerate. The next exit will take us to Emerald Hills.”

I drove to the emergency entrance of a private clinic. She got out, dragged the unconscious man with her and left five thousand in cash in the shotgun seat. I thought it was a mistake, for the better part of a year. Didn’t even touch that money for that long of a time, but eventually one has to cave in.

Three weeks later, an explosion on the west of Emerald Hill, between the Ninth and the East Street, left twenty three injured and no mortal casualties. But it was no miracle, because from the chaos, a hero arose.

She called herself The Undying. Now people were listening.

Eventually the name would be dropped, as she never really kept her identity secret. She was the beloved doctor turned miracle hero, Jessica Darling, the city’s new hope. The Shield of Lionsgate. Former Undying, now simply called Darling.

But within the debris, something far darker remained.

A man that should have died scrawled away from under the fallen pillars and the concrete on fire. A man missing an arm. He called my number, and I went to the scene. Everyone was hush-hush about it, told the police to say that it was a gas leak and the journalists parroted it like good little puppets. But he told me the truth.

You see, that clinic, Saint Bernard’s Clinic, works alongside many sponsors. You know a few, maybe. World Mediterranean and Lenses are two I can name. Jessica Darling is also a very generous sponsor, but she also keeps good money to keep her name out of it. Burning the paper trail and all that.

They’ve been experimenting for a while. There’s a young man in there, not quite alive, not quite dead. They got help from the government, they’re very interested in knowing how to make their own supers, how can they engineer the perfect little soldier. Darling was their first attempt, but her fits of rage are an unfortunate side effect.

That man was their second attempt. In paper he made it out better off, no side effects, no rage outburst.

In reality, they gave a man with a motive, a weapon for murder.

The record has it that The Accident of the Lion Express was Mecano’s first attack. A big debut, deaths by the dozen, a showcase of a power never seen before. Bending metal, they called it, and if only it had been that easy.

But in reality, it was that explosion in the Saint Bernard’s Clinic. It got covered up as a gas leak, so that everyone involved with the experiments could cover their asses. It was an accidental outburst, and they thought, that he died in the rumbling. He didn’t. I got him out. I didn’t know. I only saw an injured man that wanted to get away fast without being noticed, and that’s what I did.

Darling and Mecano go hand in bloody hand, they share a past you see. If you spot one, the other’s always close by. There’s nobody out there who wants Darling dead as much as Mecano does, and in exchange…

…

I told you, detective, that you wouldn’t like where the story would take us.

***

Melendez couldn’t sleep.

That man– he got what he wanted. Melendez pulled all the stops, brought in all the contacts. They needed him alive, they needed whatever information he could give, but they needed to keep him hidden.

It’s common nowadays to see a superhero execute a supervillain. It usually comes with consequences, yeah, but the court usually sides with the hero if there’s enough evidence. They get a fine and a slap in the wrist and a suspension from their heroic activities. They’ve been trying to reinforce as much as they can, that the hero’s duty is only to incapacitate the villain so they can be taken to justice. At times, it can’t be done. Melendez can’t blame them. Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to keep the streets clean, such is the way of life.

But Darling, she was different. She never killed anybody. Almost as if she physically couldn’t. They always remained in a weird comatose state, and whenever they woke up, would do so without their memories and without their powers. Just a common citizen. And it worked, for the most part.

So, to have her as the prime suspect, really wouldn’t do well with the press. Or the court. Or everyone else she sponsored. It was no secret, that she was a philanthropist and often donated to public causes.

She’s untouchable.

Melendez looked up. He needed a smoke.

But instead of the moon, he saw the shield of Lionsgate smiling at him.

“Good evening, detective."

And froze.

“I got word that you’re searching for Mecano’s murderer,” she said quietly. Something about her voice was overwhelmingly powerful. He couldn’t even look away. “We had our history, but if there’s someone more dangerous than him that wanted him dead, I’d like to be the first to know.”

“Hello, doctor Darling,” he said, making an immense effort not to shake. “Your sources are correct, I’m leading the investigation. So far we’ve come up with no names.”

“A shame,” she replied, and he could hear the smile in her voice. “But, you know, I know of a few people that could’ve wanted him dead.”

“Is that so?” He could see the game a mile away. He could also see his own head displayed right in front of the capitol if he refused. “Well, all information is appreciated, specially when it comes from such a reputable source as yourself.”

“Oh, don’t flatter me too much, detective,” she said, giggling. And then, it stopped. She flew in front of him, looking at him straight in the eyes. “Seriously. Do not flatter me.”

“Apologies, doctor.”

“You can call me Darling, it’s alright. We’re friends here, aren’t we?” She said, fixing his suit carefully. She straightened his tie, and if she really wanted to, he realized, she could simply lift him then and there and drop him fourteen stories to the sidewalk. And it would be written off as a suicide of a stressed detective, who might’ve been threatened to take such measures. “I’m looking out for your best interests, detective. You have a daughter in college, don’t you? I think she’ll be an amazing journalist one day. But crime is so rampant in this city, wouldn’t you love if she could study abroad? Somewhere… safer?”

And to think, he’d one day end up getting threatened by the city’s greatest hero.

“I… Really have no clue, who could’ve done this,” he says, and her frown deepens. “So, if you– I mean, if you’ve got an informant who could kindly grant me some names to investigate. I think, the department would be glad, if an anonymous informant left us a clue.”

And so, she smiled again.

“I’m happy to see our hearts beat the same, detective,” she said, flying higher and higher up, until her heroic figure overshadowed the moon. “The department will get a call tomorrow. Make sure to pick it up.”

And as soon as he blinked, she was gone, like a mirage.

The next morning an anonymous informant called, detailing the full names and alias of a villain-adjacent group, known as The Seventh Backdoor, and before dawn, a notice was sent to every newstation to release the wanted list.

The next morning, Yuu Fujimori, also known as Herocab, was found dead inside his apartment. A shot in the back of his head. They wrote it off as a suicide and moved on with their days.

He found fifteen thousand in cash inside his desk, later that day, and took his daughter to a fancy dinner to break the news.

The smile on her face almost made the deal with the devil worth it.

He hoped this was the right choice.

You are a cabdriver. But you don’t drive any cab, you drive The Herocab, a cab that any superhero can call if they need to be somewhere urgently. Today you were called, only to find the hero a bloody mess on the ground and a villain, the hero’s phone in hand, standing over them.

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Lyle and Erik Melendez killed their parents (8/20/1989)

Gainesville Murders- Danny Rolling (8/1990) one student was from Sante Fe

Eazy E died (3/26/95)

304 days before JL died in 1996 (1/24/96)

233 days before Tupac (9/13/96)

336 days before JBR (12/25/96)

410 days before The Notorious BIG (3/9/97)

585 days before Princess Diana (8/31/97)

1981 to 1996, playwrights created an entire sub-genre of drama about AIDS. This category echoes artistic responses to other catastrophes — like the poetry of World War One, literature on the Holocaust, films about Vietnam. Following the seminal As Is and Kramer's The Normal Heart (both 1985), Broadway audiences bore witness to Craig Lucas' Prelude to a Kiss (1988), Richard Greenberg's Eastern Standard (1989), Terrence McNally's Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995), and of course Jonathan Larson's Rent (1996).

Marian Syndrome Named after Antoine Marfan, the French doctor who discovered it in 1896, Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects the body's connective tissue, which is found everywhere in the body. Think of it as a type of "glue" that helps support all of your organs, blood vessels, bones, joints, and muscles.

Antonine- A

Marfan- M

1896:

1/28/1896 Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), exceeding the contemporary urban speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h), the first speeding fine.

2/1/1896 Puccini's opera La bohème premieres in Turin, Italy

2/19/1896 Braamfontein Explosion: A train carrying 56 tons of dynamite explodes at Braamfontein, Johannesburg, killing more than 78 people

3/3/1896 Publication begins for Der Eigene, the world's first magazine with an orientation to male homosexuality, by Adolf Brand in Berlin.

4/23/1896 Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a popular English theme park ("Britain's Biggest Tourist Attraction"), is founded by Alderman William George Bean

5/18/1896 May 18 – Plessy v. Ferguson: The U.S. Supreme Court introduces the separate but equal doctrine, and upholds racial segregation.

5/27/1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado: The costliest and third deadliest tornado in U.S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, incurring US$2.9 billion (1997 USD) in normalized damages, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people

6/4/1896 The Ford Quadricycle, the first vehicle developed by Henry Ford, is completed, eventually leading Ford to build the empire that "put America on wheels". (GM founded 1908)

6/18/1896 The New York Telephone Company is formed, succeeding the Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph Company, to control telephone service within New York City.

6/28/1896 Twin Shaft disaster: An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.

7/9/1896 William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech at the Democratic National Convention, which nominates him for president of the United States.

7/21/1896 In Washington, D.C., in response to a "call to confer" issued by Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin to all women of color, the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs is organized.

7/26/1896 The International Socialist Workers and Trade Union Congress opens in London.

7/30/1896 Atlantic City rail crash: Shortly after 6:30 pm, at a crossing just west of Atlantic City, New Jersey, two trains collide, crushing five loaded passenger coaches, killing 50 and seriously injuring approximately sixty

august 1896 The 1896 Eastern North America heat wave kills 1,500 people from Chicago, Illinois to Boston, Massachusetts.

8/17/1896 Bridget Driscoll is run over by a Benz car on the grounds of The Crystal Palace, London, the world's first motoring fatality.

11/30/1896 St. Augustine Monster": A large carcass, later postulated to be the remains of a gigantic octopus, is found washed ashore near St. Augustine, Florida

12/25/1896 John Philip Sousa composes The Stars and Stripes Foreverwhich will become the national march of the United States

1896 The pharmaceutical and healthcare company Hoffmann-La Roche in Switzerland comes wholly under the control of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche

Jonathan Larson's musical Superbia was never fully produced, but it was performed in workshops and readings and won awards. Larson was given the opportunity to develop and stage the musical in the United Kingdom through the Buxton Opera House's "Quest for New Musicals" competition, but he turned it down because he was not happy with the contract.

Larson performed a second reading of Superbia at The Public Theater in December 1991, but the reading didn't go well. The reading was scheduled on the same day as the theater's Christmas party, which started during intermission

Larson's development process for Superbia was immortalized in his autobiographical musical tick, tick … BOOM which premiered at the Jane Street Theater on 5/23/2001 revamped to the three piece��. Which was 1945 days after his death. That can also be written as 5 years 3 months and 28 days (5/13). 5/23/2001 was 111 days before 9/11. It closed on 1/6/2002

It went from a one piece solo to a three-actor piece

****uh holy shit i think this answers the burning question of who the people are that she is singing about. It's her. She is a solo three piece for all of her work. It is all fictional, and she has brought the music to life by doing what she sings about in her songs.

Solo Three Piece

S-19

T-20

P-16

1/6/2019:

At least 30 people are killed after a gold mine collapses in north-eastern Afghanistan.

The Zwicky Transient Facility in California discovers a large Atira asteroid, 2019 AQ3, an asteroid with a diameter of 1.4 kilometres (0.87 miles) that stays closer to the Sun during its orbit than any other known asteroid, passing from inside the orbit of Mercury to just outside the orbit of Venus

chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) describes the granting of autocephaly on January 5 to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine as "a secular event."

1990 Marvel Movies

Captain America released on 12/14/1990 in the UK

And it was released on 7/22/1992 in the US (to direct video)

While the film takes several liberties with the comic's storyline, it features Steve Rogers becoming Captain America during World War II to battle the Red Skull, being frozen in ice, and subsequently being revived to save the President of the United States from a crime family that dislikes his environmentalist policies.

The Death Of The Incredible Hulk

Released on NBC on 2/18/1990

It was filmed in Vancouver, BC, Canada

3/3 in the series made for tv movie series.

When Scientist Dr. Ronold Pratt and his wife are kidnapped, David Banner must become The Incredible Hulk for one last time

******According to both Stan Lee and Lou Ferrigno, it was also changed because CBS thought the name Bruce sounded "too gay-ish", a rationale that Ferrigno thought was "the most absurd, ridiculous thing [he had] ever heard". On the DVD commentary of the pilot, Johnson says that it was a way to honor his son David

David Banner the rapper released his first studio album on 8/15/2000

”Get Like Me” was released as a single on 3/25/2008

Six Degrees Of Separation premiered off broadway on 5/16/1990

The play explores the existential premise that everyone in the world is connected to everyone else in the world by a chain of no more than six acquaintances, thus, "six degrees of separation".

**the invisible string theory

The play was inspired by the real-life story of David Hampton, a con man and robber who managed to convince a number of people in the 1980s that he was the son of actor Sidney Poitier (2/20/1927-1/6/2022), was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor

9/11/90 Warrant released Cherry Pie.

3/19/1992 Britney Spears on Star Search, she sang “Love Can Build A Bridge”

born in 1960

Elizabeth Taylor

Julie Andrews

events that happened in 1960 and would have their 30th anniversary in 1990

1. Murderer/Writer Caryl Chessman is executed.

2. Sprite is introduced by Coca-Cola.

3. In Greensboro, North Carolina, four black students begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent protests throughout the Southern United States, and 6 months later the original 4 protesters are served lunch at the same counter.

4. Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

5. After a two-year stint, Elvis Presley returns from Germany.

6. President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960 into law.

7. The Beatles begin a forty-eight night engagement at the Indra Club in Hamburg, West Germany.

8. Cold War trivia: Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a table at a United Nations General Assembly meeting, protesting discussion of Soviet Union policy toward Eastern Europe.

9. The Polaris missile is test-launched.

10. "The Flintstones" who were often compared to "The Honeymooners" air on television.

11. France tests its first A Bomb in the Sahara desert.

"30/90"

(from "tick, tick... BOOM!" soundtrack)

Jonathan Larson turned 30 on 2/4/1990.

His 13th birthday was on 2/4/1973.

He turned 21 on 2/4/1981. 1981 was the first year of HIV/AIDS (6/5/1981) His birthday was 121 days prior….

1/21 is Squirrel appreciation day.

January 21:

1846 - 1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"

1903 - Harry Houdini escapes police station in Amsterdam

1903 - Wizard of Oz, premieres in New York City

1915 – Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan.

1942 - Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain

1944 - 447 German bombers attack London

1949 - 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)

1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.

1962 - Snow falls in San Francisco

1966 - George Harrison marries Pattie Boyd in Surrey, England with Paul McCartney as best man.

1968 - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.

1977 - Italy legalizes abortion

1977 – President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.

1979 - Superbowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh's Quarterback

2001 - Limp Bizkit hits #1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rollin'

2008 – Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.

[JON:]

Stop the clock - take time out

NFL 1990 Season: the time interval on the Play Clock (the time limit the offensive team has to snap the ball between plays) after time outs and other administrative stoppages has been reduced from 30 seconds to 25 seconds (the time interval between plays remains the same at 45 seconds)

Darryl Usher, a member of the Phoenix Cardinals in the 1989 NFL season was shot and killed on February 24, 1990, in Phoenix, Arizona at age 25 (20 days after JL 30th birthday) he was a 7th round draft pick in 1988

The 1990 Major League Baseball lockout was the seventh work stoppage in baseball and, at the time, the second-longest since 1972. Beginning in February, the lockout lasted 32 days, virtually wiping out spring training, moving Opening Day back a week to April 9 and extending the season three days to accommodate the normal 162-game schedule

In 1990, the NHL amended the icing rule to nullify the infraction if the puck touched or passed through the goal crease when the goaltender was removed for an extra attacker. 1990-91The goal lines, blue lines, defensive zone face-off circles and markings all moved one foot out from the end boards, creating 11 feet of room behind the nets and shrinking the neutral zone from 60 to 58 feet.

Time to regroup before you lose the bout

The word "bout" comes from a word that means bending or going in a circle. It can also refer to other intense periods of time, such as binging or being sick

In 1990 there were 6 notable boxing matches.

2/11/1990: Buster Douglas upsets Mike Tyson by 10th-round KO in Tokyo, to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Douglas was a 42–1 underdog

[JON & ROGER:]

Freeze the frame - back it up

‘Freeze Frame’ made for TV movie starring Shannon Doherty, Robyn Douglass, and Charles Haid. “The highly intelligent Lindsay wants to become a reporter; already in high school she works for their paper. During her inquiries she discovers a big scandal, which seems to involve even the governor candidate Reinardt. Soon she and her friends are chased by dangerous criminals, but no one believes their accusations.” This movie had a run time of 1 hour and 18 minutes. It was filmed in Indianapolis, Indiana. And it was released on 12/28/1990. (327 days after his 30th birthday)

The first known film to use freeze frame was Alfred Hitchcock’s 1928 film ‘Champagne’… Champaign, Illinois is known for being the birthplace of the world’s first web browser.

J. Geils Band ‘Freeze Frame’ released on 1/14/1982 (8 years and 21 days before JL turned 30. 8 21 is 12 8 mirrored.)

[JON:]

Time to refocus before they wrap it up

On May 21, 1990, ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power)protests at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), demanding more HIV treatments and the expansion of clinical trials to include more women and people of color In July 1990, the U.S. Congress enacts the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Act prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, including people living with HIV/AIDS

Wrap it up. Like a condom?On November 17, 1991 T 8:43 pm, Fox Broadcasting Company became the first national broadcast television network to run a paid condom commercial. On Sunday, during the short-lived comedy "Herman's Head," FOX ran a 15-second spot for its Trojan Extra Strength brand.

*it's important to note that people are reporting that this ad has been wiped? This advertisement aired just 10 days after Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV positive

*Dave Chappelle “wrap it up” skit

refocus.. like a camera?

Kodak 1990: Kay Whitmore was elected Kodak Chairman and CEO. ♦ Kodak announced the development of its Photo CD system for playing images on television screens, and proposed a worldwide standard for defining color in the digital environment of computers and computer peripherals. ♦ The KODAK PREMIER Image Enhancement System helped commercial and industrial photography labs achieve new levels of quality and productivity by combining silver-halide and electronic technologies to scan photographs, digitize the information, and then output to photographic film or paper. ♦ The company announced its first product in a new family of document management systems, providing high-speed printing capability for centralized duplicating departments. ♦ Kodak began a recycling program for one-time use cameras and also began using recycled paperboard for film boxes

**Andrew Whitmore was a character introduced in the 5th episode of the 5th season of The Vampire Diaries. He told Elena that his parents died in 1997 when he was 6 years old.

Kodak in 1997: Kodak sold the sales, marketing, and equipment service operations of its Office Imaging business and its facilities management business (formerly known as Kodak Imaging Services) to Danka Business Systems PLC. ♦ The company introduced four new KODAK GOLD Films (100, 200, 400 and Max 800 speeds) that employed COLORSHARP Technology. ♦ By February, the company had recycled more than 100 million one-time-use cameras since the program began in 1990. ♦ The KODAK Picture Network was announced, enabling people to view their photos, order reprints, and share their pictures with friends and family around the world via the Internet. ♦ In April, the company unveiled the KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE DC120 Zoom Digital Camera, the first point-and-shoot megapixel quality digital camera under $1,000. ♦ Kodak and Sun Chemical Corporation agreed to form a joint venture, Kodak Polychrome Graphics, to supply the graphic arts market with sensitized products as well as computer-to-plate and other digital solutions. ♦ An advanced Kodak image sensor allowed NASA's Mars Rover to "see" as it moved about to explore that planet's surface.

Years are getting shorter

There are 365 days in a year 366 in a leap year.

Or is this about that we only have so much time and we continue to waste it?

Time will not slow down for anyone, and that is one of the biggest lessons we learn through life. We have to eventually catch up, we are all going at different speeds and that's another problem. People want you to go faster or slow down or come here now in 2024 it isn’t okay to take your time. But how can we when it never slows. If we take our time with something there is a chance that fear and anxiety will take over and tell you that it can never be done and that you’re not gonna achieve your goals, making you feel like you wasted time on your dream as life was passing you by. Or its the reverse, you say you’ll get to your dreams eventually and then run out of time before you ever get the chance to really live.

DST started on 4/1/1990 at 2 am

DST ended on 10/28/1990 at 2 am

Daylight Savings Time there was no federal law on this from 1945-1966

Lines on your face are getting longer

laugh lines and frown lines

Doctors began using Botox for cosmetic purposes in the 1990s, after it was originally approved for therapeutic use in 1989. Botox became a popular way to reduce the appearance of fine lines around the eyes, crow's feet, frown lines, and forehead lines.

Eleven lines Two vertical lines that appear between the eyebrows, which are more noticeable when frowning, squinting, or concentrating

Feel like you're treading water

Treading water is a swimming technique that involves moving your arms and legs in a vertical position to stay afloat in deep water. It's an important skill that can help prevent drowning and conserve energy

Did you know that the world record for treading water is 85 hours? That's about 3.5 days and was set by a 19-year-old in 1997

But the riptide's getting stronger

5/21/2013 Riptide released by Vance Joy( dob 12/1/1987 and he was born in Melbourne.) He opened for TS on the 1989 World Tour, she hand picked him after seeing his acoustic performance of this song on BBC1. He said in an interview in 2017 that the two of them had lost touch.

Riptide lyrics:

I was scared of dentists and the dark - “said her name was Georgia Rose and her daddy was a dentist.” - Best Song Ever/ One Direction

Oh, all my friends are turning green- wicked. And TS held the solid green outfit from us. Is this perhaps because she is already green.

You're the magician's assistant in their dream- “all eyes on you, my magician” So It Goes. This is also the only rep song to not be repeated if I remember correctly

There's this movie that I think you'll like

This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City

This cowboy's running from himself - in the hidden messages for her 5 original albums, WTNY hidden message was “We begin our story in New York”…. Also Cowboy Like Me

Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh- I mean TS is pretty damn close to catwoman at this point.

Don't panic, don't jump ship

Panic…. Like Panic At The Disco? Formed in Las Vegas in 2004. The band parted ways on 1/24/2023. Panic was on The Greatest Show soundtrack and with ‘The Greatest Show Reimagined’

Brandon Urie (DOB 4/12/1987, born in St. George, Utah) the lead singer was on the track ME! By TS which was released on 4/26/2019.

Brandon was raised in an LDS family but renounced his faith around 17 due to displeasure with the church and not believing in its ideology

ship is used in 14 songs in the TS verse:

Ship (8)- ‘Down Bad’, ‘So, Long London’, ‘Willow’, ‘Gold Rush’, ‘This Love’, ‘I Know Places’, ‘Castles Crumbling’, ‘The Best Day’

Shipwrecked (1)- ‘Evermore’

Battleships (1)- ‘My Tears Richochet’

Worship (1)- ‘Clara Bow’, ‘False God’

Showmanship (1)- ‘Robin’

Friendship (1)- ‘You’re On Your Own, Kid’

Situationship (1)- ‘Glitch’

Battleship is known worldwide as a pencil and paper game which dates from World War I. It was published by various companies as a pad-and-pencil game in the 1930s and was released as a plastic board game by Milton Bradley in 1967. The game has spawned electronic versions, video games, smart device apps and a film.

The game of Battleship is thought to have its origins in the French game L'Attaque played during World War I, although parallels have also been drawn to E. I. Horsman's 1890 game Basilinda,[1]and the game is said to have been played by Russian officers before World War I.[3] In 1907 the game playing was mentioned in the diary of Russian poet Ryurik Ivnev.[4] The first commercial version of the game was Salvo, published in 1931 in the United States by the Starex company. Other versions of the game were printed in the 1930s and 1940s, including the Strathmore Company's Combat: The Battleship Game, Milton Bradley's Broadsides: A Game of Naval Strategy and Maurice L. Freedman's Warfare Naval Combat. Strategy Games Co. produced a version called Wings which pictured planes flying over the Los Angeles Coliseum. All of these early editions of the game consisted of pre-printed pads of paper

Battleship was one of the earliest games to be produced as a computer game, with a version being released for the Z80 Compucolor in 1979.

Battleship directed by Peter Berg was released on 4/3/2012 in Tokyo and on 5/18/20012 in the United States. Filming took place on the USS Missouri and in Hawaii. “A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.”

Ship as is The RMS Titanic?

Ordered: 9/17/1908

Laid Down: 3/31/1909

Launched: 5/31/1911

Completed: 4/2/1912

8 days later…. Are they sure they built it right??

Maiden Voyage: 4/10/1912 shortly after 12 pm noon. Set sail from Southampton, England to New York.

April 10, 1912, 6:30 p.m. - Arrival in Cherbourg, France

April 10, 1912, 8:10 p.m. - Leaves Cherbourg.

April 11, 1912, 11:30 a.m. - Arrival in Queenstown, Ireland.

April 11, 1912, 1:30 p.m. - Leaves Queenstown, raising anchor for the last time.

Fate: Struck an iceberg at 11:40 pm (ship's time) 14 April 1912 on her maiden voyage and sank 2 h 40 min later on 15 April 1912; 112 years ago

*the wreckage is about 350 miles off the southeast coast of Newfoundland

Cause: the iceberg punctured 5 of 16 supposedly watertight compartments designed to hold water in case of a breach to the hull.

There were 329 1st class passengers aboard. 199 survived.

There were 285 2nd class passengers aboard. 119 survived.

There were 710 3rd class passengers aboard. 174 survived.

There were 899 crew members aboard. 214 survived.

**Captain Edward Smith went down with the ship and his body was never recovered.

**May 31, 2009 - The last known survivor, Millvina Dean, dies at age 97.

May 18, 2020 - A judge rules that RMS Titanic Inc. can salvage the radio the Titanic used to call for help.

Can't fight it, like taxes

"Can't fight it" means that someone is unable to resist or oppose something, implying that they have no choice but to accept a situation or feeling because they cannot control it; essentially, it means "it's inevitable" or "I have to give in."

At least it happens only once in your life

They're singing, "Happy Birthday"

Happy Birthday To You published in 1893 by Patty Hill and Mildred J Hill. The song is in the public domain in the United States and the European Union. Warner Chappell Music had previously claimed copyright on the song in the US and collected licensing fees for its use; in 2015, the copyright claim was declared invalid and Warner Chappell agreed to pay back $14 million in licensing fees.Warner claimed that the United States copyright would not expire until 2030 and that unauthorized public performances of the song were illegal unless royalties were paid. In February 2010, the royalty for a single use was US$700.[12] By one estimate, the song is the highest-earning single song in history

One of the most famous performances of "Happy Birthday to You" was Marilyn Monroe's rendition to US President John F. Kennedy on May 19 1962 at a gala held at Madison Square Garden for his 45th birthday, 10 days before the actual date (May 29).

She continued the song with a snippet from the classic 1938 song, "Thanks for the Memory", for which she had written new lyrics specifically aimed at Kennedy.

Thanks, Mr. President

For all the things you've done

The battles that you've won

The way you deal with U.S. Steel

And our problems by the ton

We thank you so much

-Monroe attended the event during the production of Something's Got to Give, resulting in her receiving a hand-delivered note stating that she had violated her contract with 20th Century Fox and eventual firing in June 1962 this would be one of the last major public appearances by Monroe before her death on 8/4/1962 which was 77 days later.

*Something’s Gotta Give is a song by LeAnn Rimes and it was released as the 3rd single from her 7th studio album. It was released on 12/12/2005. The label used was Asylum-club.

You just want to lay down and cry

”I’m so depressed I act like its my birthday, everyday” ICDIWABH

Not just another birthday, it's 30/90

The difference between 30 and 90 is 60. Like 1960 the year JL was born?

1960: The Civil Rights Movement

The Counterculture

JFK created the peace corps

Why can't you stay 29

In 1929 the Wall Street Crash of 29 marked the end of the roaring twenties and the beginning of the Great Depression which lasted until 1939.

Hell, you still feel like you're 22

this would be a 7 year difference

1922 was 38 years before 1990

1922:

WJAX: Began broadcasting in Cleveland later in 1922

WGY: Began broadcasting on February 20, 1922

KDKA: The first commercially licensed radio station in the world, broadcasting from Pittsburgh on November 2, 1920. KDKA broadcast the 1920 World Series and the Harding-Cox presidential election

WWJ: A Detroit station that began broadcasting in 1920 and considers itself the "Pioneer Broadcasting Station

The first AM radio station was launched, and the BBC was formed on 10/18/1922.. it evolved to what it is known as now on New Years Day 1927

Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party took control of the Italian government, and Mohandas Gandhi was arrested for sedition

The Lincoln Memorial was completed in Washington, D.C., and construction of Yankee Stadium began in the Bronx

Insulin was introduced to treat diabetes, and Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics

Louis Armstrong's train trip from New Orleans to Chicago marked the beginning of modern jazz

22 is the fourth single from TS ‘Red’ it was released on 3/12/2013. The music video premiered on 3/13/2013. ‘Red’ was released on 10/22/2012.

Before the release of Red on August 13, 2012, Swift performed an acoustic rendition of "22" for her "YouTube Webchat" in Nashville. It was later included on the set list to Swift's private concert held on a péniche on the Seine on January 28, 2013.

Her first televised performance of "22" was on May 19, 2013, at the Billboard Music Awards

Turn thirty 1990

30th day of the year 1/30/90

1/30/1990:

LA center Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record by scoring his 100th point of the season for the 11th straight season; milestone comes with an assist in a 5-2 Kings' win over visiting New Jersey Devils

Jake Thomas born in Knoxville, TN. He played the younger brother on Lizzie McGuire.

oh how interesting that the 1st McDonalds opened in the Soviet Union in Moscow on 1/31/1990 the same day that the first ever all-sports daily “National” began publishing. Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Patrick Ewing were on the first cover to represent Chicago, LA, and NYC media markets. It ceased publication on 6/13/1991, on its final issue with its front cover reading “We Had A Ball: The Fat Lady sings our song”. -> ummm like the Fat Lady portrait to get into the Gryffindor common room? Because Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was originally published on 6/26/1997

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone the film was released on 11/16/2001

George H. W. Bush the 41st president of the United States on 1/31/1990 at 9pm…

Bang! You're dead,

Alfred Hitchcock presents: Bang! You’re Dead. The episode aired on 10/17/1961 (10/17/72 is Eminem’s birthday, 11 years after this premiered) A 5-year-old boy finds his uncle's revolver, partially loads it with bullets, and plays with it in public, unaware of its deadly power “Rick Sheffield visits his brother and sister-in-law after a lengthy absence living in Africa. His nephew Jackie unpacks his suitcase and finds a revolver. Jackie and his friends are always playing with their toy guns and Jackie goes around town, pointing the gun and pulling the trigger, oblivious to the fact that there is a live round in the chamber. When his parents and uncle realize he has the gun, they set off on a frantic search but not before he fires at someone”

What can you do?

“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” is a line from John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, which he gave on January 20, 1961. The line is an example of antithesis, a rhetorical device that uses parallel opposition to set off two ideas. Kennedy's speech was a sensation, inspiring Americans to contribute to the public good and civic action. He believed that democracy thrives when citizens contribute their talents, and that leaders should inspire citizens to sacrifice. The speech also included a call for peace, a celebration of freedom, and a warning against nuclear threats

What can you do?

“My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man” JFK inaugural address.

[ROGER:]

Clear the runway - make another pass

VS Founded 6/12/1977

HQ in Reynoldsburg, OH

The first Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was held in August 1995 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The show was the brainchild of Leslie Wexner and Ed Razek, the CMO of L Brands at the time. (*JL was 34 at the time of this first show)

The show was a risky move for the retailer, but it paid off and helped make lingerie mainstream. The show became a yearly event that was one of the most-watched and attended off-calendar fashion events. The show's production value increased over the years, with bigger wings, more expensive lingerie, and more famous musical acts. Some of the most famous models to walk the show include Tyra Banks, Gisele Bündchen, and Heidi Klum.

The show was discontinued in 2019 due to concerns about a lack of diversity, declining ratings, and public criticism. However, the show returned in 2024

TS performed at the 2013 (18th show) and the 2014 (19th show) VS Fashion Show.

In 2002, Victoria's Secret announced the launch of PINK, a brand that was aimed at teenagers and young women. Starting in 2008, Victoria's Secret expanded internationally, with retail outlets within international airports, franchises in major cities overseas, and company-owned stores throughout Canada and the UK.

The NFL was founded on 9/17/1920 in Canton, OH

Commissioner: Roger Goodell since 9/1/2006, prior to him was Paul Tagliabue who served as the NFL commissioner from 1989 to 2006. Tagliabue was an American lawyer who previously worked for the NFL. During his time as commissioner, he oversaw many league issues, including television contracts, players union-management agreements, and league expansion.

Number of teams: 32 (JL turned 32 in 1992)

Team with most titles: Green Bay Packers

HQ: 345 Park Avenue, New York City

Try one more approach before you're out of gas

the average price of gas in 1990 was $1.15

On December 29, 1990, a gas line ruptured in a building in Brooklyn, causing a powerful explosion that injured 14 people and left at least 16 families unable to stay in their apartments.

On March 13, 1990, a liquid propane line exploded in North Blenheim, New York, causing a fire disaster

The Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea on July 6 & 7, 1988 is considered one of the worst oil rig disasters in history: 167 people died, including 165 crew members and two rescuers.A communication error led to a gas leak and fire that damaged the control room and made it impossible to put out the flames. The automatic fire-fighting systems had also been turned off during maintenance.At the time of the disaster, the Piper Alpha was the world's largest oil producer and accounted for about 10% of North Sea oil and gas production. One of the oil fields was called Tartan (Like the TS in yellow Tartan plaid?)

A drilling ship capsized in Typhoon Gay in November 1989, killing 91 of the 97 crew members

[JON:]

Friends are getting fatter

The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study

This study examined weight gain and overweight in the United States from 1985–1986 to 1995–1996

Friends premiered on 9/22/1994

The final episode was on 5/6/2004 it was watched by around 52.5 million American Viewers making it the 5th most watched series finale in tv history.

The show ran for 10 seasons, 236 episodes, and 1 special.

The theme song was “I’ll Be There For You” by The Rembrandts which earned $5 million in Royalties.

The song was released on 5/23/1995 (247 days before JL death 247 equals 13)

The creators were Martha Kauffman and David Crane (the Kauffman clock…. And a paper crane?)

The Friends Reunion Special aired on HBO Max on 5/27/2021. This was 17 years and 21 days from the finale 1+7=8 2+1=3 (8/3?)

Matthew Perry passed away 2 years 5 months and 1 day later (8)

Monica was also known as “Fat Monica”..The Friends episode where Monica is still fat is titled "The One That Could Have Been, Part 1" and aired on February 17, 2000. In this non-canon episode, the gang imagines what their lives would be like if things had gone differently.Monica is still fat, and the episode also features Joey still on Days of our Lives, Ross and Carol still married, and Chandler a comic writer

In another episode, "The One With All the Thanksgivings", which aired on 11/19/1998. Monica gets revenge on Chandler for making fun of her weight by losing weight and becoming attractive. In this episode, Monica and Rachel are in high school and Monica is overweight. Chandler overhears Monica and Rachel and tells Monica she should become a chef. Monica later loses weight and Chandler finds her attractive. When Monica comes by his apartment seeking his forgiveness by putting a turkey on her head, she entertains him by putting a fez and a pair of large sunglasses on the turkey and does a funny dance for him. He is so amused that he inadvertently tells her he loves her for the first time in their relationship. He nervously tries to deny it and Monica ends up scaring Joey when he arrives at the door.

A tag scene shows another of Phoebe's past life memories as she serves in a World War I field hospital in 1915 and again loses an arm. (Like the reputation bodysuit only had one arm and leg covered?)

Hairs on your head are getting thinner

In the mid-1990s, follicular unit transplantation was introduced, which is a technique that involves removing a strip of scalp and dividing it into tiny grafts. This procedure is still used today, but it is not always successful and is expensive and time-intensive

Some older HIV medications, like Crixivan, Atripla, and AZT, caused hair loss as a side effect

Feel like a cleanup batter

Fourth batter in the line up, the one with the most power and ability to drive in runs

Eddie Murray, nicknamed “Steady Eddie” has the most plate appearances as a cleanup hitter with 8775.

He was born on 2/24/1956 and had his MLB debut on 4/7/1977 for the Baltimore Orioles. His last appearance was on 9/20/1997 for the LA Dodgers.

He was elected to the Baseball HOF in 2003 in his first year of eligibility.

*The Baseball HOF is in Cooperstown NY. It was dedicated on 6/12/1939. The Hall of Fame was established in 1939 by Stephen Carlton Clark, an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. His granddaughter, Jane Forbes Clark, is the current chairman of the board of directors

**the sewing machine in her fortnight challenge.

On a team that ain't a winner?

The 1899 Cleveland Spiders own the worst single season record of all time and for all eras finishing at 20-134

On August 23, 1989, as punishment for betting on baseball, Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose accepts a settlement that includes a lifetime ban from the game. The ban is publicly announced the following morning

[ROGER:]

Don't freak out, don't strike out

Nolan Ryan had 232 strikeouts in 1990 also this was the most in history to that point. *His record of 5,714 strikeouts is considered unbreakable.

No pitcher has had 250 strikeouts in one season since 2004.

Nolan Ryan had a 27 year playing career. He played for: The Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. His MLB Debut was on 9/11/1966 and his last appearance was on 9/22/1993. After his retirement in 1993, Ryan served as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

On 5/17/2013 His son Reid was announced as president of the Houston Astros. - On January 13, 2020, Manfred announced the results of the investigation, confirming that the Astros had illegally used a video camera system to steal signs in the 2017 regular season and postseason, and in parts of the 2018 regular season. Only hours after MLB announced its findings, Astros owner Jim Crane fired Luhnow and Hinch, saying, "Neither one of them started this but neither one of them did anything about it."

Can't fight it, like City Hall

On 2/16/1996 the movie City Hall was released. Its plot was: The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

Al Pacino as Mayor John Pappas, John Cusack, and Bridget Fonda starred in the film.

*To help prepare for his role, Al Pacino spent time with then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Mayors Ed Koch and David Dinkins.

filming locations were Teaneck, New Jersey

6/20/1990 Mayor David N. Dinkins presented Nelson Mandela with the key to the city during a reception at City Hall

6/21/1990 Nelson Mandela Town Hall interview

[JON:]

At least you're not alone

Your friends are there too

They're singing, "Happy Birthday"

December 25 is the rarest birthday of all birthdays.

That’s not to say it doesn’t happen…

Isaac Newton: Born on December 25, 1642, according to the Julian calendar used in England at the time. However, his birthday was changed to January 4 after England switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752

Annie Lennox: Born on Christmas Day in 1954, Lennox is a former member of the 80s band the Eurythmics. She is also an activist for female empowerment

Justin Trudeau: Born on Christmas Day in 1971, Trudeau is the second youngest prime minister in Canadian history

Clara Barton: Nurse and founder of the Red Cross

Humphrey Bogart: Actor.

Cab Calloway: Band leader

Rod Serling: TV producer

Jimmy Buffett: Singer

Rickey Henderson: MLB stolen base leader (65).

Alannah Myles

Anne Spielberg

Dido

Hailie Jade Mathers

Louis Chevrolet

Sissy Spacek

Thelma Stefani

[JON & MICHAEL:]

You just wish you could run away

Runaway was the first single off of Bon Jovi, it was released as a single in February of 1984. The album was released on 1/23/1984

Since the early 1990s, it has been the only song from the band's first two albums to be performed on a regular basis

[JON:]

Who cares about a birthday? But

[JON & MICHAEL:]

30/90, hey

“90-90-90" and "95-95-95" are both targets used in HIV prevention and treatment, with the key difference being that "95-95-95" represents a more ambitious goal, aiming for a higher percentage of people living with HIV to know their status, be on treatment, and achieve viral suppression compared to the "90-90-90" target; essentially, "95-95-95" aims to reach 95% at each stage, while "90-90-90" aims for 90% at each stage

H- 8

E- 5

Y- 25

8/5/2025? National Oyster Day

8+5=13

8+5+2+2+5=22

1322

Waverley Lodge 1322 was consecrated on the 24th September 1870. On the 30th September 2021 The Deputy Provincial Grand Master, The Very Worshipful Brother John F. Farrington, accompanied by a Provincial Delegation were in attendance to celebrate the Lodge having been in existence for 150 years. However, it was not until 1960 – only 46 years ago – and 134 years after its first mention that the Province of East Lancashire with the area that it covers and as we know it today was formally established.

Bro Blair ‘dedicated to the purposes of Freemasonry’ the Manchester Freemasons Hall, Cooper Street on 2nd November 1864.

Bro Blair’s successor to the office of Provincial Grand Master was Colonel Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie whose term of office began in 1870

Lancashire is a ceremonial county in North West England It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The city of Preston is the largest settlement.

8/5 in history:

1100 - Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey

1305 - William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England is captured near Glasgow and taken to London where he is put on trial and executed.

1583 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown and establishes the first English colony in North America

1861 - The United States Army abolishes flogging

1861 - The US levies it's 1st Income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all income over $800)

1882 - The Standard Oil of New Jersey is established

1884 - The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor (now called Liberty Island)

1891 - American Express issues their 1st travelers checks

1914 - In the USA, the first electric traffic light is installed in Cleveland, Ohio

1926 - Harry Houdini stays in a sealed tank underwater 91 minutes before escaping

1930- Neil Armstrong born

1948- The Cleveland Indians with 6 double plays set the record for most double plays in a game

1949 - A 6.75 earthquake hits Ecuador and destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000

1957- American Bandstand debuts

1962- Marilyn Monroe died

1963 - The United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom sign a nuclear test ban treaty

1964 - The U.S. begin bombing North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.

1969- The Beatles record Because and The End

1975- Stevie Wonder signs a $13 million contract with Mowtown to record albums for seven years

1978- Miss You by The Rolling Stones hits #1

1980- The Osmonds officially disband

1981- Olivia Newton-John receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1981 - U.S. President Ronald Regan fires 11,359 striking air traffic controllers

1984- Richard Burton died

1989- Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx hits #1

1991- Soichiro Honda died

2015 - The US EPA releases 3 million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.

[JON:]

Can you be optimistic?

CYBO….COBY….like Kobe

C-3

K-12

E-5

Y-25

[JON & MICHAEL:]

You're no longer the ingénue

George H. W. Bush State of the Union speech 1990: Let me tell you, if we ignore human capital, if we lose the spirit of American ingenuity, the spirit that is the hallmark of the American worker, that would be bad. The American worker is the most productive worker in the world. Like the General Motors workers?

Turn thirty, 1990

[JON:]

Boom! You're passé

[JON & MICHAEL:]

What can you do?

much remains to be done — for AIDS victims and for gay rights, since the two are still inextricable

[JON:]

What can you do?

[ROGER & KARESSA & CUSTOMERS:]

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell Ahhh

Robert James a sculptor in the UK has made a Peter Pan and Tinkerbell bronze garden statue (thanK you aIMee)

Tinkerbell- At first only a supporting character described by her creator as "a common fairy", her animated incarnation was a hit and has since become a widely recognized unofficial mascot of The Walt Disney Company, next to the official mascot of Mickey Mouse.

The extremes in her personality are explained in the story by the fact that a fairy's size prevents her from holding more than one feeling at a time, so when she is angry she has no counterbalancing compassion

June 2006- August 2019: In the Andy Weir and Sarah Andersen Cheshire Crossing series, Tinker "Tink" Bell firstly appears alongside Peter as they attempt to rescue captured fairies from Captain Hook and the Wicked Witch of the West, with Peter being captured and Tink fleeing to get Wendy's help, alongside that of Dorothy Gale and Alice Liddell, providing the latter two with fairy dust to fly. Later, after Dorothy is captured, Tink frees her and goes to Castle West to warn Jack the Knave of Hearts of the incoming flying pirate ship, preventing the Cheshire Cat from eating her when they attempt to do so. Later, after the Witch defeats Mary Poppins in battle, Tink lends Poppins her power against the Witch as Poppins utters "Say hello to my little friend!", leaving them evenly matched. Later, after the Witch has been defeated, Alice places Peter (now shrunken to Tink's size and having matured due to consuming size-altering berries in Wonderland) next to Tink, having recognized her as being in love with him, and after being complimented by Peter as to her appearance, the pair kiss.

A bronze sculpture of Tinker Bell by London artist Diarmuid Byron O'Connor was commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, to whom Barrie bequeathed the copyright to the character, to be added to his original four-foot statue of Peter Pan, wresting a thimble from Peter's finger. The figure has a 9.5 in (240 mm) wingspan and is 7 in (180 mm) tall. She was unveiled on 29 September 2005 by Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

Which way to Never Never Land? Ahhh

Neverland is a fictional island featured in the works of J. M. Barrieand those based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, and some other imaginary beings and creatures live.

its best-known resident famously refused to grow up. Thus, the term is often used as a metaphor for eternal childhood(and childishness), as well as immortality and escapism.

The concept was first introduced as "the Never Never Land" in Barrie's West End theatre play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, first staged in 1904. In the earliest drafts of the play, the island was called "Peter's Never Never Never Land", a name possibly influenced by the 'Never Never', a contemporary term for outback Australia. In the 1928 published version of the play's script, the name was shortened to "the Never Land". Although the caption to one of F. D. Bedford's illustrations also calls it "The Never Never Land", Barrie's 1911 novelisation Peter and Wendy simply refers to it as "the Neverland," and its many variations "the Neverlands

The novel says that the Neverlands are compact enough that adventures are never far between, and that a map of a child's mind would resemble a map of Neverland, with no boundaries at all

Peter—who is described as saying "anything that came into his head"—tells Wendy the way to Neverland is "second to the right, and straight on till morning." In the novel, the children are said to have found the island only because it was "out looking for them."

In Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906), a proto-version of Neverland, located in the Serpentine in Kensington Gardens, is called the Birds' Island, where baby Peter reaches by flight, or by sailing in a paper boat or thrush's nest.

Walt Disney's 1953 Peter Pan adds a "star" to Peter's directions: "second star to the right, and straight on till morning."

In Peter Pan in Scarlet (2006), by Geraldine McCaughrean, Neverland is located in waters known as the 'Sea of One Thousand Islands'. The children get to the island by flying on a road called the High Way

In Peter David's 2009 novel Tigerheart, Neverland is renamed the Anyplace and is described as being both a physical place and a dream land where human adults and children go when they dream. Additionally, there is a location called the Noplace which is cold and devoid of colour where people in a coma and those who are "lost" live.

In the 2011 miniseries Neverland, inspired by Barrie's works, the titular place is said to be another planet existing at the centre of the universe. It is accessible only via a magic portal generated by a strange sphere. In the 2015 American film Pan, Neverland is a floating island in a sky-like dimension.

The passage of time in Neverland is similarly ambiguous. The novel Peter and Wendy mentions that in Neverland there are many more suns and moons than on the Mainland, making time difficult to track.[2] One way to tell the time is to find the crocodile, and wait until the clock inside it strikes the hour.[3] Although Neverland is widely thought of as a place where children don't grow up, Barrie wrote that the Lost Boys eventually do grow up, having to leave, and fairies there lived typically short lifespans. [citation needed]

In Peter Pan in Scarlet (2006), by Geraldine McCaughrean, time freezes as soon as the children arrived in Neverland. In the 2011 miniseries Neverland, in which Neverland is said to be another planet entirely, time has frozen due to external cosmic forces converging on the planet, preventing anyone living there from ageing

Emerald City's gone to hell

Since the wizard

Located in the center of the Land of Oz, the Emerald City is the end of the famous yellow brick road, which begins in Munchkin Country. In the center of the Emerald City is the Royal Palace of Oz. The Oz books generally describe the city as being built of green glass, emeralds, and other jewels.

In the earlier books, it was described as completely green. However, in later works, green was merely the predominant color while buildings were also decorated with gold, and people added other colors to their costumes

Baum may have been partly inspired in his creation of the Emerald City by the World Columbian Exposition of 1893, nicknamed the "White City,"[10] which he visited frequently, having moved to Chicago in anticipation of the event. W. W. Denslow, who illustrated the original Oz book, also incorporated elements that may have been inspired by the White City.[11] Denslow was familiar with the exposition as he had been hired to sketch and document it for the Chicago Times. Likewise, the quick building of the real-life White City, in less than a year, may have contributed to the quick construction of the Emerald City in the first book.[4]

Others believe Baum may have based his description of the city on the Hotel del Coronado, where he supposedly did much of his writing

Scholars who interpret The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a political allegory see the Emerald City as a metaphor for Washington, D.C., and unsecured "greenback" paper money. In this reading of the book, the city's illusory splendor and value are compared with the value of fiat money, which also has value only because of a shared illusion or convention. Here, Dorothy gains entry to the Emerald City (Washington, D.C.) wearing the witch's silver slippers (the silver standard) and taking the Yellow Brick Road (the gold standard). There, she met the Wizard (President William McKinley), whose power was eventually revealed to be an illusion.

More recently it has been speculated that the name “Emerald City” may be referring to the city of Seattle, Washington. This is incorrect as the American city gained its “Emerald City” nickname in 1982,[16] over 80 years after the publication of Baum's first book

Seattle is known for:

The Space Needle built in 1962 (on 4/19/1999 it became a historical landmark)

Oysters

Seattle Great Wheel

Chihuly Garden and Glass

Its first real sushi bar opened at Maneki in 1969

Starbucks first opened its doors on 3/30/1971 at Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA

Founders: Jerry Baldwin

Zev Siegl

Gordon Bowker

Chairman & CEO: Brian Niccol

Chairman: Howard Schultz

Locations: 40,1099

Sleepless in Seattle released on 6/25/1993:

After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Malinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

*It was adapted from An Affair To Remember which was released on 7/19/1957. Which was a remake of Love Affair which was released on 4/7/1939, This was written by Mildred Cram who was born on 10/17/1889 (83 years before Marshall)

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. THEY WEREN’T KIDDING

[JON & ROGER & KARESSA:]

Blew off his command

The 41st President from 1989-1993 was George H. W. Bush (DOB 6/12/1924 DOD 11/30/2018) Houston, TX

The 42nd President from 1993-2001 was Bill Clinton (DOB 8/19/1946) Hope, AR

The 43rd President from 2001-2008 was George W. Bush (DOB 7/6/1946) New Haven, CT

[JON:]

On the streets you hear the voices

Lost children, crocodiles

But you're not into

Making choices, wicked witches,

Poppy fields, or men behind the curtain

Tiger lilies, ruby slippers

[JON & ALL:]

Clock is ticking, that's for certain

[JON:]

They're singing, "Happy Birthday"

[JON & ROGER & KARESSA:]

I just wish it all were a dream Happy birthday

It feels much more like doomsday

The Doomsday Clock

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock is set by a board of experts and scientists every year. In 2024, the clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to midnight. The Bulletin cited a number of factors, including the war in Ukraine, the risk of nuclear escalation, and the climate crisis

Nostradamus

The French psychic predicted that 2024 would see a climate apocalypse, war with China, and the abdication of King Charles. One of his predictions came true when a powerful earthquake struck Japan on New Year's Day, 2024

2/13/1925

Margaret Rowen: According to this seventh day Adventist, the angel Gabriel came to her in a vision and told her that the world would end on this date

4/22/1959

Florence Houteff: The second prophet of the Branch Davidians predicted the apocalypse foretold in the Book of Revelationwould proceed on this date. The failure of the prophecy led to the split of the sect into several subsects, the most prominent led by Benjamin and Lois Roden.

1967

Jim Jones: The founder of the People's Temple stated he had visions that a nuclear holocaust was to take place in 1967

Fuck

[ALL:]

30/90

GEForce RTX 3090 Family- highly recommended for gaming or mining.

1930 (60 years before 1990)

The discovery of Pluto

Construction of the Hoover Dam

CBS broadcast the New York Philharmonic live over the radio for the first time.

The Motion Picture Production Code was established

Sinclair Lewis became the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom signed the London Naval Treaty to regulate submarine warfare and limit naval shipbuilding, the process of constructing ships and other floating vessels, typically in a specialized facility called a shipyard.

[JON:]

Seems like I'm in for a twister

Twister was released on 5/10/1996 . It had a run time of 113 minutes. Filming took place in Oklahoma.

*Oklahoma School Board Meeting 1/17/2025

TS has perfomed “Change” twice in Oklahoma. The two performances were 367 days apart. The 367 area code is for Quebec, Canada. Other cities in the area code include Saguenay, Lévis, Rimouski, Saint-Georges, Alma, Thetford Mines, Sept-Îles, Baie-Comeau, and Rivière-du-Loup. The 763 area code northwestern suburbs of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota cities like Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, and Plymouth

#21 performance of ‘Change” 9/25/2008 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK

#81 performance of ‘Change’ 9/27/2009 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK

TS visited Oklahoma on 3/6 tours. (Fearless, Speak Now, Red)

Texas Twister (I got stuck upside down on this ride in 2007 I was 14.) was a HUSS Top Spin located at the now defunct Six Flags Worlds of Adventure park in Aurora, Ohio. The ride would operate from 1993 to September 16, 2007 (TS was on tour with Brad Paisely they did not have a show this day.) when the park closed altogether. In 1993, Funtime Incorporated, the owners of the Geauga Lake park, opened a first-of-its-kind attraction in North America. This attraction would be a Top Spin manufactured by the German company HUSS. The ride would continue to operate with the same name throughout the parks history. It would operate throughout the Premier Parks, Six Flags, and Cedar Fair ownerships of the park. On September 21, 2007 (Ts was with Brad Paisely and Rodney Atkins in Tampa, FL @ the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union), Cedar Fair announced the ride's park would close, only operating the water park on the opposing side of the lake. Texas Twister was not demolished, but relocated to California's Great America where it would open as Firefall for the 2008 season. The ride would later be closed and demolished on October 30, 2016 due to Top Spins being discontinued.

*in 1997 a 14 year old girl had an asthma attack and died at Geauga Lake before it became part of the Six Flags Franchise

California Great America

4701 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA

Opened: 5/20/1976

Owner: Prologis

General Manager: Barbara-Lea Granter

Acres: 112

Attractions: 42

Rollercoasters: 9

Water Rides: 2

Ownership of the park transitioned several times, beginning with the city of Santa Clara's acquisition from Marriott in 1985. It was then sold to Kings Entertainment Company in 1989, while Santa Clara retained ownership of the land. Paramount Parks acquired the park in 1992, followed by Cedar Fair in 2006. Santa Clara eventually sold the land occupied by the park to then-owner Cedar Fair in 2019, who then sold it to Prologis in 2022. While its current owner, Six Flags, plans to eventually close the park by 2033, the land rental agreement is a six-year lease through 2028 that gives Prologis the option of extending it another five years

The park made appearances in the 1994 films Beverly Hills Cop III and Getting Even with Dad.

*this park has had 5 deaths

[ROGER & KARESSA:]

I don't see a rainbow, do you? Ah, ah

Reading Rainbow was released on 7/11/1983 and had its final episode on 11/10/2006. It had 21 seasons and 155 episodes. Each episode had a 30 minute run time. During its 26 year run the show won 250 awards including 25 Emmys, it was the most watched PBS show in the classrooms.

[ALL:]

Turn 30 in the 90's

[JON:]

Into my hands now

The ball has passed

Scream - Troy Boulton HSM3

“Voices in my head tell me they know best

Got me on the edge

They're pushin', pushin', they're pushin'

I know they've got a plan, but the ball's in my hands

This time, it's man to man

I'm drivin', fightin' inside a world that's upside down”

I want the spoils, but not too fast

Jason Aldean released his 6th studio album on 10/7/2014

”Too Fast” is track 8, this song was written by Chris Stapleton and Lee Thomas Miller.

“The Spoils” is a single by British group Massive Attack released on 7/29/2014, this song features Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval which is her third collaboration with the band after “Paradise Circus”

3/1/2024 The Spoils, an Indian Film

”An elderly homeless man who saves a transgender woman from some attackers is taken home by her and her friend. The bond between the three starts building and one day the man was found missing. The two friends start to search for him and they find that their journey is a story about hunger, freedom and rights”

Spoils Defintions:

Diminish or destroy the value or quality

Synonyms: Mar, damage, impair, blemish, disfigure, blight, flaw, deface.

Harm the character of someone especially a child by being too lenient or indulgent.

Synonyms: overindulge, pamper, mollycoddle, cosset, coddle

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from someone from a person or place

Synonyms: booty, loot, plunder, haul

Waste material brought up during the course of an excavation or a dredging or mining operation.

****Diana, Princess of Wales's landmine walk in Angola on 15 January 1997. It had a far-reaching impact, triggering a worldwide conversation that saw a turning point in the fight against the lethal devices

Princess Diana's last official engagement before her death was a visit to Bosnia on August 8-10, 1997 to meet with landmine victims. The trip was part of her campaign to raise awareness of landmines and their devastating effects on people. She would die in Paris 21 days later. Diana's visit to Bosnia led to increased funding for demining projects and the creation of the Ottawa Treaty in 1999. The treaty aimed to eliminate the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines.

The release of TS “Mine” was on 8/4/2010 and it was the lead single from her third studio album Speak Now. She revealed that she wrote the song during her Fearless Tour in Texas:

San Antonio Stock Show 2/10/2009 (Change played)

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 3/20/209 (Change played)

Dallas, American Airlines Center 9/25/2009

Austin 3/10/2010

Dallas, American Airlines Center 3/11/2010

Corpus Christi, American Bank Center Arena 3/12/2010

Houston, Toyota Center 5/21 and 5/22/2010

[ROGER & KARESSA:]

The world is calling Ahhhh

The world is calling" means that there is a significant need or opportunity in the world that is urging you to take action, to contribute your skills or talents to make a positive impact, often implying a sense of purpose or a "calling" to engage with larger issues beyond yourself.

A calling is a pull towards something you feel uniquely qualified to do and enjoy passionately.

It's now or Neverland

Why can't I stay a child forever

And

30/90

[JON:]

30/90

[ROGER & KARESSA:]

30/90

Like 20/20 vision is good you can’t have 30/90 vision

[ALL:]

30, 30/90

What can I do?

Johnny can’t decide.

[ALL & JON:]

30/90, 30, 30/90

1990 + 30 = 2020

What can I do?

Wonderland Amusement Park- Temporarily closed

in Thompson Memorial Park

2601 Dumas Drive, Amarillo, Texas

It opened on 8/12/1951

Its slogan is “WOW!”

It is on 10 acres, has 43 attractions, and 5 rollercoasters. (The Pirate Ship and The Rainbow were added in 1990)

Owned by: Roads family and Borchardt family

Which happens to be near Pizza Planet (3 separate locations, 3 separate owners, 1 famous recipe):

2400 Paramount Blvd, Amarillo, TX (has online delivery and a website)

6801 Bell St #100 Amarillo, TX (no online delivery, but has a website)

335 E Hastings Ave Amarillo, TX (no website or online delivery)

6/26/2006 on his debut album Jason Aldean released “Amarillo Sky” a cover of Big Kenny and John Rich, along with Rodney Clawson, and Bart Pursely. It was track 2 on his album. It was also track 12 on the deluxe edition which included the music video which featured Illinois farmers, at the beginning of the video it showed the farmers talking about how they grew up on their farm and how much the farmland meant to them (this part has been cut from the music video at times)

Martina McBride also covered this song on 5/21/2002.

”Amarillo by Morning" is a country music song written by Terry Staffordand Paul Fraser, and recorded in a country pop style by Stafford as a single on 8/2/1973 to minor success.[2]The song would be popularized in a fiddle-based Western rendition by Texas neo traditionalist George Strait on 1/14/1982 he recorded it on 4/13/1982

The song is sung from the point of view of a rodeo cowboy, driving at night from San Antonio to a county fair in Amarillo, that will begin the following morning. The man recounts the hardships his occupation has caused him, including divorce, broken bones, and poverty, but states that he does not regret his lifestyle: "I ain't rich/ But Lord, I'm free." The song has appeared in several lists of the best country songs

Amarillo by Morning" was named "No. 12 country song of all time" by Country Music Television in 2004. In 2010, members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. A 2003 survey of tourism-related officials by Development Counsellors International named "Amarillo by Morning" the 7th-best song about a place.

The song is regularly played at rodeos.

The song was parodied by hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood at the 2013 Country Music Association Awards as "Obamacare by Morning", which mocked technical problems with that year's rollout of the federal HealthCare.gov website as part of the Affordable Care Act

George W. Bush was at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota Florida

“That’s When” From The Vault Fearless (TV) ft Keith Urban 4/9/2021” -> “When Emma Falls In Love” From The Vault. Speak Now (TV) released on 7/7/2023 *730 days between the two songs release days or 2 years or exactly 24 months.

Sarasota is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end of the Greater Tampa Bay Area, and north of Fort Myersand Punta Gorda. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Sarasota is a principal city of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 U.S. census, Sarasota had a population of 54,842, up from 51,917 at the 2010 census. The Vice Mayor is Jen Ahearn-Koch, and one of the Commissioners is Erik Arroyo. William J Burns who was the director of the FBI was from Sarasota. Also from Sarasota include: Lois Duncan, James A Haley (Vp and P of the Ringling Bros Circus), Brian Johnson (lead singer from AC/DC), Josh Kaufman, Margaret Kerry (actress, radio host, and model for Tinker Bell in the 1953 Walt Disney film Peter Pan), Stephen King, Paul Reubens, Milton Rubenfeld, Jerry Springer, Dick Vitale, Iain Webb, and Bridgett Zehr.

Became a town on 10/14/1902

Became a city on 5/13/1913

Sister cities:

Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France (1994)

Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, Russia (1994) (suspended)

Tel Mond, Central District, Israel (1999)

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK (2001)

Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian, China (2007)

Mérida, Yucatán, México (2010)

Friendship cities:

Rapperswil-Jona, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland (2017)

Busseto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (2020)

JL Died 2057 days before 9/11

The Twin Towers were built between 1966 and 1975 (started 3 years post the Kennedy Assassination)

The Presidents at this time were:

1965-1969 Lyndon B Johnson 35th President

1969-1973 Richard M Nixon 36th President

1973-1974 Richard M Nixon 37th President

1974-1977 Gerald R Ford 38th President

Construction began on 8/5/1966 and the North Tower was completed in December 1970, followed by the South Tower in July 1971.

The WTC opened to the public on 4/4/1973

The Twin Towers were the world's tallest buildings at the time of their completion, standing at 1,368 and 1,362 feet, respectively. The towers were designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki. Yamasaki a Japanese-American architect was born in Seattle, WA on 12/1/1912 and died on 2/6/1986 in Detroit, MI. During his three-decade career he and his firm designed over 250 buildings, his firm Yamasaki & Associates closed on 12/31/2009. In 1978, Yamasaki designed the Federal Reserve Bank tower in Richmond, Virginia. The work was designed with a similar external appearance as the World Trade Center complex, with its narrow fenestration, and stands at 394 ft (120 m).

Yamasaki designed the BOK Tower in Tulsa, OK in 1976. He also worked on a terminal at the St. Louis Airport.

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