Wonderful Old Pictures

By Terry Orr

(Sharing a nice email – Thanks Nancy)

Teenagers and their first car 1950's

Muhammad Ali looking dapper

Audrey Hepburn at a premiere on September 14, 1953

The Beatles before they were famous

Clint Eastwood with actresses Olive Sturgess and Dani Crayne in San Francisco 1954

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip at the horse races 1968 

Ellen O'Neal, the greatest woman freestyle skateboarder in the 1970's

The Original way to 'text' in class 1944

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

National Root Beer Float Day

National Fresh Breath Day

NATIONAL PAPERBACK BOOK DAY

By Terry Orr

Paperback writer

Paperback writer (paperback writer)

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?

It took me years to write, will you take a look?

It's based on a novel by a man named Lear

And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer,

Paperback writer.

It's a dirty story of a dirty man

And his clinging wife doesn't understand.

Their son is working for the Daily Mail,

It's a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer,

Paperback writer.

Paperback writer (paperback writer)

It's a thousand pages, give or take a few,

I'll be writing more in a week or two.

I can make it longer if you like the style,

I can change it round and I want to be a paperback writer,

Paperback writer.

If you really like it you can have the rights,

It could make a million for you overnight.

If you must return it, you can send it here

But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer,

Paperback writer.

Paperback writer (paperback writer)

Paperback writer - paperback writer

Paperback writer - paperback writer

Paperback Writer by the Beatles was playing on my car radio while pulling out of the garage – reminding me that Paperback Book Day was just a few days away.  They are as popular today as they were in 1935 when

Actually, paperbacks are still quite en vogue, as proven by E.L. James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" which sold over a million copies in just 11 weeks. These unprecedented sales broke the previous record set by Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code," which took 36 weeks to break the million mark.

Paperback or Pocket books – have long been a favorite for their easy of storage, fits well in your pocket, purse and other place to carry them – and a fraction of the cost, weight and size of hardback books.  Nearly all of our paperback books are donated for our troops overseas.

[Photos from Google] 

The Beatles

By Diane Forrest

My son was home this past weekend visiting. So I asked him to tell me about the Beatles.  Even though he was born long after the band broke up, he was a big fan when he was in high school.  He loved listening to their music and even learned a few of the songs when he played the saxophone at his school's band.  When I asked him to tell me about them he only answered that I should have asked him when he was 19.  I guess that meant that his musical tastes have changed since high school.

I must admit, I have never been much of a Beatle's fan; mostly what I know is about the song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.  It was rumored that the song was about the drug LSD, but in reality, it was about a picture that John Lennon's son drew at school.  A picture of a little girl classmate whom he had drawn stars around that looked like diamonds and thus the song was born.

According to osholidays.com, June 25th is Global Beatles Day, an annual celebration of the phenomenon and music of the Beatles that originated in 2009. And at the center of it is “All You Need Is Love,” both the song and the words. “The purpose is to have a globally recognized day to thank and acknowledge the Beatles for all they have done to change the world,” says Faith Cohen, the originator of the idea.

According to wikepedia.com, they are the best-selling band in history, EMI Records estimate that the Beatles have sold over one billion units worldwide. They have had more number one albums on the British charts, 15 and sold more singles in the UK, 21.9 million, than any other act. They ranked number one in Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful Hot 100 artists, released in 2008 to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary. As of 2012, they hold the record for most number one hits on the Hot 100 chart with 20. The Recording Industry Association of America certifies that the Beatles have sold 177 million units in the US, more than any other artist. They were collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people.

So today, on Global Beatles Day, after a hard day's night, I just wanna hold your hand and lay in strawberry fields forever with Lucy in the sky, or either take a ride in a Yellow Submarine with Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band.  Listen to some of their old tunes and remember their contribution to the music industry.

(Photos from Google) 

Pop Music Chart Day – 2013 Update

(Google Image)

By Terry Orr

Who has 20 number one hit songs?

So here we go guys and dolls – a list of the best since 1955!

Most weeks at number one:

16 weeks	Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men — "One Sweet Day" (1995-1996)
14 weeks	Whitney Houston — "I Will Always Love You" (1992-1993)
	Boyz II Men — "I'll Make Love to You" (1994)
	Los del Río — "Macarena" (Bayside Boys mix) (1996)
	Elton John — "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997-1998)
	Mariah Carey — "We Belong Together" (2005)
	The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling" (2009)
13 weeks	Boyz II Men — "End of the Road" (1992)
	Brandy and Monica — "The Boy Is Mine" (1998)
12 weeks	Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (1999-2000)
	Eminem — "Lose Yourself" (2002-2003)
	Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris — "Yeah!" (2004)
	The Black Eyed Peas — "Boom Boom Pow" (2009)

Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one):

10 weeks	Foreigner — "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (1981)
	Missy Elliott — "Work It" (2002)
9 weeks	Donna Lewis — "I Love You Always Forever" (1996)
	Shania Twain — "You're Still the One" (1998)
8 weeks	Shai — "If I Ever Fall in Love" (1992)
	Deborah Cox — "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (1998)
	Brian McKnight — "Back at One" (1999)
	Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy — "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004)

Most total weeks in the top ten:

32 weeks	LeAnn Rimes — "How Do I Live" (1997–1998)
30 weeks	Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (1999–2000)
29 weeks	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock — "Party Rock Anthem" (2011–2012)
28 weeks	Jewel — "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1997–1998)
26 weeks	Savage Garden — "Truly Madly Deeply" (1997–1998)
25 weeks	Chubby Checker — "The Twist" (1960 and 1962), Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart" (1996–1997), Timbaland featuring OneRepublic — "Apologize" (2007–2008)

Most total weeks on the Hot 100:

76 weeks	Jason Mraz — "I'm Yours" (2009)[3]
69 weeks	LeAnn Rimes — "How Do I Live" (1998)
68 weeks	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock — "Party Rock Anthem" (2012)
65 weeks	Jewel — "Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me" (1998), Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (2012)
64 weeks	Carrie Underwood — "Before He Cheats" (2007)
62 weeks	Lifehouse — "You and Me" (2006)
60 weeks	Los del Río — "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) (1997), Lady Antebellum — "Need You Now" (2010)
58 weeks	Santana featuring Rob Thomas — "Smooth" (2000), The Fray — "How to Save a Life" (2007)
57 weeks	Creed — "Higher" (2000), Kings of Leon — "Use Somebody" (2010)
56 weeks	Paula Cole — "I Don't Want to Wait" (1998), Faith Hill — "The Way You Love Me" (2001), The Black Eyed Peas — "I Gotta Feeling" (2010)

Number-one debuts:

Michael Jackson	"You Are Not Alone" (September 2, 1995)
Mariah Carey	"Fantasy" (September 30, 1995)
Whitney Houston	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (November 25, 1995)
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men	"One Sweet Day" (December 2, 1995)
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112	"I'll Be Missing You" (June 14, 1997)
Mariah Carey	"Honey" (September 13, 1997)
Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (October 11, 1997)
Céline Dion	"My Heart Will Go On" (February 28, 1998)
Aerosmith	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (September 5, 1998)
Lauryn Hill	"Doo Wop (That Thing)" (November 14, 1998)
Clay Aiken	"This Is the Night" (June 28, 2003)
Fantasia	"I Believe" (July 10, 2004)
Carrie Underwood	"Inside Your Heaven" (July 2, 2005)

Most Hot 100 entries

Glee Cast (204)

Lil Wayne (109)

Elvis Presley (108)

James Brown (91)

Ray Charles (74)

Aretha Franklin (73)

The Beatles (71) (tie)

Jay-Z (71) (tie)

Most top 40 singles

Elvis Presley (80)

Elton John (57)

Lil Wayne (55)

The Beatles (50) tie

Glee Cast (50) tie

Madonna (49)

Most top 10 singles

Madonna (38)

Elvis Presley (36) (Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100)

The Beatles (34)

Stevie Wonder (28) tie

Michael Jackson (28) tie

Elton John (27) tie

Janet Jackson (27) tie

Mariah Carey (27) tie

Most number-one singles

The Beatles (20)

Mariah Carey (18)

Elvis Presley (17) (Pre-Hot 100 charts and Hot 100)

Michael Jackson (13)

Madonna (12) tie

Rihanna (12) [29] tie

The Supremes (12) tie

Whitney Houston (11)

Janet Jackson (10) tie

Stevie Wonder (10) tie

Most cumulative weeks at number one

79	Elvis Presley (tie) (Pre Hot 100)†
79	Mariah Carey (tie)
59	The Beatles
50	Boyz II Men
47	Rihanna (tie)
47	Usher (tie)
37	Michael Jackson
36	Beyoncé
34	Elton John
33	Janet Jackson

[Source: Wikipedia]

Wow.  The things we learn research articles to share.  Some of these folks – I dare say that some are unknown to me – yeah, yeah – I know – showing my age once again.

Congratulations to all of these gifted and talented folks – and thanks for sharing your music with all of us.