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by George Capron
The
following are excerpts from some of the calls that George received during
his radio show on WBRV-WLLG The Moose, as well as observations he made on
the air during the week of March 20th, 2006:
- Monday, March 20: Spring is
scheduled to arrive at 1:26 p.m. this afternoon, but with a minus 20º
wind-chill at 8:30 a.m. this morning it’s debatable whether we’ll see
much improvement. Temperatures are expected to remain in the 20s. I was
extremely honored to receive two awards on Saturday night at the
Boonville Elks Lodge. The first was for Citizen of The Year and the
second, The Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award. Being a willing
volunteer throughout the year and helping at various events and
activities has its accolades. A big thank you. Country singer-songwriter
Jerry Reed, was born in Atlanta, Georgia 69 years ago. Lead guitarist,
Jimmy Seales of “Shenandoah” is 52 today, a native of Hamilton, Alabama.
The late Beatle, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar in 1969.
- Tuesday, March 21: Happy 80th
birthday wishes to Eugene Farr Sr. of Lyons Falls from wife Elizabeth
and two sons. Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the worlds best composers
was born today in 1685 in Germany and died there in 1750. Celebrity
birthdays today include comedian Rosie O’Donnell who is 44, and the same
age is actor Mathew Broderick. Guitar players may remember this day in
1991 when Leo Fender, originator of the Telecaster and Stratocaster
guitars passed away.
- Wednesday March 22: Happy belated
53rd wedding anniversary wishes to Dick and Gladys Lee of Boonville from
their family, and today is Glady’s birthday and grandson Tucker is 7
today. Sometimes March can feature some good snowfalls. In 1999, 14.4”
of new snow was measured. In 2002 on tomorrows date, 23.3” had to be
shoveled away. In 1977, 23.3” started accumulating and ended on the
24th. Actress Reese Witherspoon, who played June Carter Cash in the “I
Walk The Line” movie is 30 today.
- Thursday, March 23: Astronomers
remember this day in 1989 when a mountain size asteroid passed by the
earth and was considered a close call according to NASA. Comedian Marty
Allen celebrates his 84th birthday today. Remember the pop group the
“Cars?” Lead singer Ric Ocasek is 57 today. Signs of spring, there were
two motorcycles parked on Main Street in Boonville, and a pair of crocus
flowers popped thru the snow at our house in the village.
- Friday, March 24: Wow, what a day
for birthdays, I read 40 birthday wishes today including cards and phone
calls. It was announced yesterday that country singer Trent Tomlinson
will be appearing at the Lewis County Fair this summer. Trent currently
has a Top 20 country song, “Drunker Than Me” and has a new CD coming out
soon. In music history, Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army today
in 1958. He received his draft notice in December but had a deferral
while he finished a movie, King Creole. In 1989 the Supertanker, The
Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in southern Alaska and began leaking
an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil which spread 100 miles
along the shoreline and cost millions of dollars to clean up. Magician
Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1874 and died in Detroit,
Michigan in1926 on Halloween.
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