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* Gilligan’s Island: Mary Ann, don’t know where all Ginger has been.

* Dr Demento song: Deteriorata by National Lampoon.

* First CD: Men at Work “Cargo”

On This Day In History for April 27, 2016

April 27 is the 118th in the Gregorian calendar. There are 248 days remaining until the end of the year.

* It was on this date in 1521 during the Battle of Mactan, Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.

* The blind and impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10 on this date in 1667.

* That same date in 1749, First performance of George Frideric Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks in Green Park, London.

* It was 206 years ago today that Beethoven composes Für Elise.

* American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus 155 years ago today.

* Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day on this date in 1967.

* April 27, 1981, Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.

* 14 years ago today, The last successful telemetry from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10.

* April 27, 2005, The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.

* Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City 10 years ago today.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* French mathematician and theorist Marc-Antoine Parseval born on this date in 1755.

* Also born on this date in 1791, co-inventor of the Morse code, Samuel Morse.

* Walter Lantz, the man who brought us cartoon characters like Andy Panda and Woody Woodpecker was born today in 1899.

* Actor Jack Klugman would have been 94 today.

* Disc jockey, music historian, radio celebrity, and voice actor; co-created American Top 40, Casey Kasem was born April 27, 1932.

* Guitarist for Kiss, Ace Frehley is 64.

* Eric Schmidt, software engineer and executive chairman of Alphabet is 61.

* Sheena Easton is 57.

* and finally Russell T. Davies is 53.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 27, 2016

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* Follow Up: The root cause of the $80MM bank hack

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April

* 29 – Shepherd Thom from outside of the known universe

* 29 – Timothy Karre

* 30 – Julio Diaz (JulioTijuana)

May

* 03 – Keao Wright

* 03 – Leon

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On This Day In History for April 20, 2016

This is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1534 that Jacques Cartier begins the voyage during which he discovers Canada and Labrador.

* Also today in 1535, The sun dog phenomenon observed over Stockholm and depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan.

* April 20, 1836, U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory

* Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete the experiment falsifying the theory of spontaneous generation on this date in 1862

* It was 151 years ago today that Astronomer Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX’s yacht, the L’Immacolata Concezione.

* April 20, 1902, Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.

* It was 98 years ago today that Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.

* Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film 90 years ago today.

* 44 years ago today, Apollo 16, commanded by John Young, lands on the moon.

* It was 6 years ago today that The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last six months.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* American scientist and academic Eli Whitney Blake, Jr. born on this date in 1836

* Also born on this day in 1889 Adolf Hitler, no title necessary

* Swedish physicist Kai Siegbahn was born April 20 1918

* The founder of the Eternal Word Television Network, Mother Angelica is 93 today

* Drummer Tito Puente was born today in 1923

* K. Alex Müller, the Swiss physicist and Nobel Prize laureate is 89

* happy birthday to English astronomer Gerald S. Hawkins, born today in 1928

* Mr. Sulu, George Takei is 79

* Actress Jessica Lange turns 67

* Singer-songwriter and producer Luther Vandross would have been 65

* Donalt Pettit, engineer and astronaut, is 61

* Clint Howard the actor from Gentle Ben and Balok from Star Trek (TOS) is now 57

* George McFly, actor Crispin Glover is 52 today

* Sharing the same birthday, actor and director Andy Serkis is also 52

* The co-founder of Yahoo! David Filo is 50.

* and don’t forget this is 4/20 – International cannabis culture holiday

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 20, 2016

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* And suddenly, a galaxy appears

* Polar research vessel naming rights

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* 21 – Kim and Kreg’s Anniversary

* 23 – Runtime

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Chuck and Kreg talk to author and systems engineer Adam Steltzner from JPL. Adam has had an fascinating career working on the entry descent and landing (EDL) team for numerous Mars rovers. His origin story is quite interesting as well. Adam is also the the author of the book “The Right Kind of Crazy: A true story of teamwork, leadership, and high stakes innovation.” Have a listen and we hope you enjoy!

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On This Day In History for April 13, 2016

This is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 262 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1111 that Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

* That same date in 1742, George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.

* Also today in 1849, Hungary becomes a republic.

* The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded on this date in 1870.

* That same date in 1902, James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

* The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson’s birth on this date in 1943.

* CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKUltra on this date in 1953.

* That same date in 1960, The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world’s first satellite navigation system.

* 46 years ago today, an oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon.

* April 13, 1974, Western Union (in cooperation with NASA and Hughes Aircraft) launches the United States’ first commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, Westar 1.

* The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson’s 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration on this date in 1976.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* Guy Fawkes, the English soldier who planned the Gunpowder Plot, born on this date in 1570.

* The inventor of the Screw-pile lighthouse was born on this date in 1780 – happy birthday to Alexander Mitchell.

* Italian engineer Antonio Meucci was born today in 1808.

* Also born today in 1850, Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, the Irish astronomer.

* Frank Winfield Woolworth, the founder of the F.W. Woolworth Company was born April 13, 1852.

* Sharing that same birth date in 1866, Butch Cassidy.

* The man who created the game of Scrabble, Alfred Mosher Butts was born today in 1899.

* Robert Orville Anderson, the founder of the Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. would have been 99 today.

* Agent Maxwell Smart, Actor Don Adams was born today in 1923.

* Another actor, better known as Wally Cleaver, Tony Dow turns 71.

* Hellboy, Ron Perlman, is 66 today.

* and rounding out or birthdays with another actor (and director) Ricky Schroder is 46.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 13, 2016

News

* SpaceX rocket booster makes breakthrough landing at sea | Reuters

* Japan’s Invisible Train Should Be Running By 2018

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* 14 – Danny Harnish

* 16 – Donna Tomasi

* 18 – Skaifey (Anthony)

* 19 – Amanda (SusietheGeek’s daughter & Geek in Training)

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* Beer On The Go: The ManCan Portable Keg System | Geekologie

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* Beer

* We’ve arrived in the future

* Disney needs new writers

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* Q: What were your go-to video games at the arcade?

* Justin Diehl: The full size 6 player Xmen and Dragon’s Lair.

* Janet Westlund: My faves were Mrs. Pacman, Pacman, and King’s Quest. But I played Centipede the best.

* John Clifford: Battlezone, Tempest, Qix and Tron were some of my favorites.

* Scott Tyler: Dragon’s Lair

* Shaun Brachman: Asteroids

* Kevin Devin: Galaga and Asteroids

* Brian Hollandsworth: Ms. Pacman, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Hang On

* Dan Wideman: Galaga

* Ben Sweetser: Jungle Hunt, Qix, Pacman, Pinball

* Jon Lyle: Asteroids

* David English: Tempest, Defender, Stargate,

* Tiffany Matlock: Pole position

On This Day In History for April 6, 2016

This is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 269 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1199 that King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder.

* At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town 364 years ago today.

* Also today in 1808, John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America’s first millionaire.

* It was 155 years ago today that Arthur Sullivan had success with his debut performance, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

* April 6, 1869, Celluloid is patented.

* Also today in 1896, in Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.

* Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole on this date in 1909.

* First round-the-world flight commences on this date in 1924.

* That same date in 1926, Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).

* Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, “With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire,” beginning the Salt Satyagraha on this date in 1930.

* The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement on this date in 1947.

* April 6, 1957, Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.

* It was today in 1965 that the British Government announces the cancellation of the TSR-2 aircraft project.

* It was 51 years ago today that Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.

* Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft on this date in 1973 to explore the asteroid belt, Jupiter and Saturn.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic born on this date in 1851.

* Arthur Wesley Dow, the American painter and photographer was born that same date in 1857.

* Anthony Fokker, Dutch engineer and businessman, founded Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer was born today in 1890.

* Also born today in 1920, the inventor of the Taser gun, Jack Cover.

* Lando Calrissian, actor Billy Dee Williams is 79.

* At one time, this man was brought in as the CEO of Apple Computer, John Sculley turns 77.

* English mathematician and computer scientist, most noted for his work on GIS, Mike Worboys is 69.

* and finally Italian soldier, engineer,

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* Save money on braces

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* Janet: What happened to Slice of Scifi? It used to have news about tv, movies and science etc. now it’s just reviews. Am I missing it somewhere else?

On This Day In History for March 30, 2016

This is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 276 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1822 that The Florida Territory is created in the United States.

* 174 years ago today, Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.

* Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre, by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward on this date in 1867.

* That same date in 1899, German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.

* The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745km/h) on this date in 1939.

* That same date in 1939, Detective Comics #27 is released, introducing Batman.

* Also today in 1954, The Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada.

* It was 52 years ago today that Jeopardy!, hosted by Art Fleming debuts.

* 35 years ago today, U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another two people are wounded at the same time.

* March 30, 1982, Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* Italian mathematician and astronomer Vincentio Rainieri born on this date in 1606.

* Born March 30, 1811, German chemist and academic Robert Bunsen.

* The 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller was born today in 1874.

* Also born today in 1894, Russian engineer, Sergey Ilyushin, founder of the Ilyushin Aircraft Company.

* American animator, Marc Davis was born today in 1913.

* Robin M. Williams, not the actor/comedian, the New Zealand mathematician and academic, was born today in 1919.

* The man who played Gomez Adams, actor John Astin is 86 today.

* The co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Paul Crouch was born on this date in 1934.

* Actor Warren Beatty is 79.

* That nice man from the movie Aliens, actor Paul Reiser is 59.

* and finally singer-songwriter Celine Dion is 48.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 30, 2016

News

* From Mad Marv: Vietnam’s Dragon Bridge wins engineering award

* Zika-proof clothing?

* Pizza bot

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March

* 30 – Tony Mast

April

* 03 – Trucker Tom Wiles

* 04 – Brian K – My Blog

* 04 – Joel McLaughlin (aka Gorkon)

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On This Day In History for March 16, 2016

This is the 76th day in the Gregorian calendar. There are 290 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1521 that Ferdinand Magellan, reached the island of Homonhon, in the Philippines, with 150 crew. Members of his expedition became the first Spaniards to reach the Philippine archipelago, but were not the first Europeans. He landed with three small ships, Concepcion, Trinidad and Victoria and called the place the Arcipelago de San Lazaro since it was the feast day of Saint Lazarus of Bethany.

* Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, “Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset” 395 years ago today.

* March 16, 1802, The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.

* That same date in 1926, Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

* 74 years ago today was the first V-2 rocket test launch. It exploded at lift-off.

* The Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company’s founding 58 years ago today.

* That same date in 1966, Launch of Gemini 8, the 12th manned American spaceflight and first space docking with the Agena target vehicle.

* General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado 48 years ago today.

* March 16, 1989, In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found near the Pyramid of Cheops.

* It was 21 years ago today that Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* Xuande Emperor of China born on this date in 1399.

* Also born on this date in 1750, Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer.

* English navigator and cartographer, Matthew Flinders, was born today in 1774.

* Happy birthday to German physicist and mathematician, Georg Ohm born 227 years ago.

* March 16, 1859 is also the birthday Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic.

* English-American violinist and comedian, Henny Youngman, was born today in 1906.

* Josef Mengele, German physician and SS officer would have been 105.

* Today is also the 104th birthday of Pat Nixon, the 39th First Lady of the United States and American educator.

* American author and screenwriter, Sid Fleischman, was born on this date in 1920.

* American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter Jerry Lewis is 90 years old today.

* Walter Cunningham, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut is 84.

* The inventor of the MIR, Raymond Vahan Damadian, is 80.

* Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality is 75.

* The author of MINIX, American computer scientist and academic Andrew S. Tanenbaum, is 72

* another computer nerd, Philippe Kahn, French businessman, co-founded Fullpower Technologies and Borland is 64.

* Mr. GNU and FSF, Richard Stallman is 63.

* Turning 57 today, Flavor Flav.

* and finally, 25 year old son of Eddie Van Halen and bass player for the band Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen rounds out our birthday list.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 16, 2016

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* Ben: Soundtrack to Star Wars Ep IV

* Janet: Probably a Madonna Album

On This Day In History for March 9, 2016

This is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 297 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 632 that The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada’) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

* It was 1007 years ago today that First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.

* The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas 516 years ago today.

* It was 220 years ago today that Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.

* The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush 174 years ago today.

* That same date in 1862, American Civil War: The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.

* McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, “A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy”, produced by Fred Friendly on this date in 1954.

* 57 years ago today, The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York

* Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis 56 years ago today.

* Also today in 1961, Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a human dummy nicknamed Ivan Ivanovich, and demonstrating that Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight.

* Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits the Hale-Bopp comet to be seen during the day 19 years ago today.

* That same date in 2011, Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* The man for which our crazy country was named, Italian cartographer and explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, born on this date in 1854.

* German astronomer and theologian, David Fabricius was also born on this date in 1564.

* Born March 9, 1824, the founder of Stanford University, Amasa Leland Stanford.

* American computing pioneer Howard Aiken was born today in 1900.

* Paul Wilbur Klipsch, the founder of Klipsch Audio Technologies was born today in 1904.

* The first man in space, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut, Yuri Gagarin would have been 82 today.

* American chess player and author Bobby Fischer would have been 73.

* And finally, Journalist David Pogue is 53.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 9, 2016

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* New Zealand now recognizes pastafarians

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* 09 – Lisa Godo

* 09 – Ed Ovett

* 11 – Andy Helsby of Absoblogginlutely!

* 11 – Ken Kitzman a.k.a kitzken

* 12 – Chooch Schubert

* 13 – Johanna Gonzalez a.k.a. MightyJo

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* Keep your eyes peeled

* An old favorite played a new way

* Reading, Writing, and Recursion

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On This Day In History for March 2, 2016

* It was on this date in 1498 that Vasco da Gama’s fleet visits the Island of Mozambique.

* Mendoza, Argentina is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo on this date in 1561.

* That same date in 1791, Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.

* The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes 219 years ago today.

* United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion on this date in 1901.

* 83 years ago today, The film King Kong opens at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

* It was 67 years ago today that Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.

* The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut on this date in 1949.

* It was 47 years ago today that In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.

* Also today in 1972, The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.

* That same date in 1983, Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan.

* Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark 21 years ago today.

* In 1998, Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter’s moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston, born on this date in 1793.

* Also born March 2, 1862 – Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Russian physicist and seismologist.

* The inventor of the PAL color television system, German engineer Walter Bruch was born today in 1908.

* Happy 80th birthday to Haroon Ahmed, Pakistani-English engineer and academic.

* Dr. Beverly Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation, actress Gates McFadden is 67 today.

* Karen Carpenter, of The Carpenters would have been 66 today.

* Actress Laraine Newman is 64.

* Jon Bon Jovi turns 54.

* and finally, former James Bond, Actor Daniel Craig is 48.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 2, 2016

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* Eyeball tattooing – from MRM

* A smartphone for under $4.00?

* Fermilab has discovered a possible new Tetraquarks

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* 07 – Ben Maddox a.k.a. CptRootbeer

* 07 – Caleb from Dancing With Elephants

* 08 – Ali Zein Yousuf a.k.a. superAL1394

* 08 – BJ Keifer a.k.a bjk

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Jorge: books he should read: Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2nd Edition). I really need to read that one at some point but I keep putting it off

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Chuck,

I’m extremely disappointed that you didn’t remember that Buddy Holly’s Penultimate performance was on February 1, 1959 at the Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Keep this up and we’ll have to repossess your cheesehead.

Anyway, greetings from Derek and I. We’re pretty much the last 2 holdouts from what was the biweekly Blueberry Hill Breakfast Meet. We’re still doing it because we can’t remember who paid the first bill and thus we’re not sure which week we’re squared up with each other.

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