Archive for October, 2008

On this day in 1971, Joan Baez received a gold record for “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”.

On this day in 1978, Karol Wojtyla was elected Pope John Paull II.

Pope John Paul II never took any Vegas vacations when I lived there, and that was quite disappointing. I would have liked to have seen him, but he never came close enough to where I was living at the time. He was a great man who changed the world.

On this day in 1979, Styx released one of their biggest hits ever.

Wow. Has it been 29 years? I feel old. Really old. After watching this video, it makes me want to break out the exercise equipment and start working out again. I need to lose a few pounds. When this song was released, I weighted about 125 pounds. I don’t want to get that thin again, but 160 would be nice.

The U.S. Senate votes on the $700 billion bailout.

I haven’t been this disappointed in a long time. I spent time today browsing for new car insurance and possibly a new homeowners policy, only to find I was now the proud “partial” owner of millions of homes across America. I would hate to see the insurance bill for all that.

It’s a disappointing day for America.