ODDS & ENDS

LET'S HAVE SOME FUN

I think everyone can use a break from the crappy news of the last month so here goes:

First thing i heard on the radio last week was that FORTY YEARS AGO, the movie "Blues Brothers' debuted on a thirty million dollar budget and went on to make $115 million dollars. And just to make you feel real old, the little tidbits throughout this column all occurred in 1980. i think my sister is getting real old. lol

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 Mount St. Helens exploded and Rubik's Cube was born.

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Interesting dilemma: a Florida gun club owner has a sign posted "no masks allowed inside" and he explains that he can't have people walking into a gun shop when he can't identify them. He's working with the county to find a solution but i understand totally. My credit union makes me remove both my hat and my sunglasses when i use their lobby.

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The two Chicago baseball teams combined 

to lose 188 games in 1980. talk about a long season.

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A weird one this week in the San Francisco area: a young mountain lion was captured WITH A NET in an urban neighborhood without the use of a tranquilizer gun and everyone reacted like, "oh poor kitty, you'll be all right" and "you're so pretty" and "I'll bet she's starving after wandering the streets for two days" and other such mushy baby talk but the lion refused to eat and was released back into the wild. 

Turns out little kitty wasn't hungry after all because the san francisco zoo reported, AFTER THE LION WAS RELEASED BACK INTO THE MOUNTAINS, that two wallaroos and a red kangaroo were found half eaten earlier this week in their outdoor exhibit. The lion was last seen running away with a large smile on his face.

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Jack Daniels & diet ginger ale is quite tasty.

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If you haven't registered to vote, it's never been easier because you can do it while sitting at your computer. https://ova.elections.il.gov/  and the site is VERY user friendly. do it now so you don't end up being one of those people saying, "i meant to do it" the day after the election.

THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCTOBER

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TAXI was the #1 rated TV show. Who can forget christopher lloyd as the 

reverend jim "iggy" ignatowski?

The series won 18 emmys and three for best comedy series. not bad for a five year run.

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NOTHING beats sitting in a screened gazebo on a warm summer's night listening to soft music and smoking a cigar.

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The courts have ruled that John Bolton can release his book which is pretty much a tell-all about what goes on in the white house with you know who.

 $16.99 on kindle.

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Ok ok.......IN 1980, the best movie oscar went to KRAMER vs KRAMER and SALLY FIELD won best actress for NORMA RAE. if you haven't seen either one, they are well worth your time. Both DUSTIN HOFFMAN & MERYL STREEP won oscars for their performances in K vs K.  good stuff. both movies a 10.

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This is also funny but leaning a little to the political side of the fence. If someone told you that 'a million people have requested tickets', don't you think HE could fill a 19,000 arena? a lot of those people were disguised as empty seats! just sayin'

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The united states olympic hockey team defeated the russians in the semi-finals of the olympics, 4-3. "Do you believe in miracles??? Yesssssssssss!"

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A month after the winter olympics, President Carter announced that the USA would boycott the summer olympics in Moscow.

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CNN begins broadcasting.

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OK, i've emptied the bag of fluffy stuff but have a great week and we'll talk later. ciao.