Friday, Apri 22. Day 112 of 2022
It’s Earth Day. Let’s be kind to this Rock
Happy Beagle Day and Jelly Bean Day. Beagles and Jelly Beans, two of my favs
1864: The US mints a two-cent coin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-cent_piece_(United_States)
1903: NY Highlanders , now the Yankees play their first MLB game. They lose to Washington 3-1
1966: The Troggs release “Wild Thing”
1972: Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles Duke ride a vehicle on the Moon
1977: Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic
2000: In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives’ home in Miami
2021: Joe pledges to cut US carbon emissions by 50-52% by 2030 ($5 says he don’t remember it)
In the News: Woman being held in Alexander County Jail, charged with manslaughter in Catawba County…Hiddenite man arrested…Lenoir couple charged with felony drug offenses and child abuse…Hickory man gets prison time…Veterans Brick Walk to honor Alexander County Vets… ROCKYFEST is Saturday !
Weather: The Weekend we’ve been waiting for. Sunshine with highs in the 80’s through Monday !
Sports: Indians knock-off the Cougars to win Easter Tournament…Canes rally to ground the Jets…Duke sees another player head to NBA…Memphis rallies from down 26 to win…Miggy still one shy of 3,000…NASCAR runs really fast this weekend in Talladega
Happy Birthday: Charlotte Rae, Jack Nicholson, Mel Carter, Peter Frampton, Byron Allen, Marshawn Lynch
Joe wanders off again https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/biden-sows-confusion-by-talking-masks-after-query-on-immigration
Elon Musk says his pockets are deep enough to buy Twitter https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2022/04/14/musk-says-he-has-sufficient-funding-to-buy-twitter-claims-he-has-plan-b-if-offer-is-rejected/?sh=614d8fd5ae1b
Mike Tyson issues a Smack Down during flight https://nypost.com/2022/04/21/mike-tyson-appears-to-punch-airplane-passenger-in-crazy-footage/
Gary Herman drops by the studio this morning to fill us in on RockyFest 2022
Quote of the Day: “The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true”… J Robert Oppenheimer (Born this day in 1904)