Day Tripping: October 12
The Showman
Born in Sydney, Australia in 1967, Hugh Jackman is the fourth child of British parents. After graduating from college, Hugh took a one-year acting course but thought of it only as a hobby. He never considered the possibility of a career in entertainment.
“In life, you don’t regret the things you do, you regret the things you don’t do.”
Jackman’s wife was against him taking his breakthrough role as Wolverine in X-Men. But Hugh immersed himself, studying the habits of wolves and the rage in fighters like Mike Tyson. In the film, he insisted on performing his own stunts.
With the massive success of the X-Men franchise, Jackman was afforded the freedom to return to musical theatre where he could display his enormous talents.
Today is:
Gumbo Day — Never better than in New Orleans
Musical Ride
On the heels of the hugely successful Rumours album, Fleetwood Mac released the double album, Tusk in 1979. Commercially, the record is not received as well. but Mick Fleetwood felt the artistic freedom kept the band together.
Interesting Notes
During his speech in front of the United Nations General Assembly in 1960, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev famously pulled off his shoe and began pounding it on the desk.
Gone But Not Forgotten
The highly successful singer/songwriter John Denver loved to fly experimental aircraft in his spare time. He was an experienced pilot but in 1997, he died at the age of 53 when he crashed his plane into the Pacific Ocean.
Notable Births
1935 — Luciano Pavarotti said, “People think I’m disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference.”
K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, Ph.D. Terry Trueman Dr. Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan
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