Day Tripping: October 27

And now for something completely…familiar

What hasn’t been said about the Minister of Silly walks? John Cleese is 82 years young, but he’s always been an old soul. Perhaps it’s because his father was an insurance salesman.

Born in 1939, Cleese eventually attended Cambridge University to study Law. While there, he also joined the Cambridge Footlights, a theatrical club where he met Graham Chapman.

“A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.”

John and Graham had one of their first writing jobs in 1965 with the Frost Report on BBC. On the news satire show, the pair worked with future stars, Ronnie Corbett, Marty Feldman, and Peter Sellers. It’s also where they met future Pythons, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and Micael Palin.

Today is:

Cranky Co-Workers Day — Had our share of those, haven’t we? Even been one myself.

Potato Day — Great for throwing at cranky co-workers.

Musical Ride

After the release of the Born To Run album in 1975, Bruce Springsteen appeared on both Newsweek and Time magazines. The articles seal his legend as a common man from the streets.

Interesting Notes

In 1904 at 7 pm, the first New York subway opened to the public. In one day, 110,000 people had taken a ride.

Gone But Not Forgotten

After Lou Reed left the Velvet Underground to start a solo career, his music became a major influence for alternative rock. Transformer brought Reed’s music into the mainstream with production from David Bowie and Mick Ronson.

Lou Reed died in 2013 at 71.

Notable Births

1914 — Dylan Thomas said, “Life always offers you a second chance. is called tomorrow.”

1950 — Fran Lebowitz said, “Think before you speak. Read before you think.”

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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