Day Tripping: September 12
Strongest-Fastest-Furthest
The youngest of ten children and the grandson of slaves, Jesse Owens was born in 1913. His legacy remains a lesson worthy of repeating often.
“Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it and you’ll start believing in it.”
The year before Owens completed his amazing feat at Berlin Olympics, he starred in what has been called the greatest 45 minutes in sports history. In under an hour, he broke 3 world records and tied another at a meet in Michigan.
Yet, even after this and then single-handedly dispelling Hitler’s ideals of Aryan supremacy, Jesse was never invited to the White House, or able to capitalize on his personal success.
After losing his amateur status, Owens was barred from appearing at amateur track and field events. As a black man, he was never offered school scholarships. He worked at menial jobs for most of his life until finally becoming a spokesman for Ford.
Today is:
Chocolate Milkshake Day — Such a great day, I think I’ll have two.
Musical Ride
Network television gave 60s youth a kinder, gentler version of Rock and Roll with the introduction of The Monkees show in 1966.
Originally designed as a fictitious band to build off the success of The Beatles, the studio hired four singing actors. But eventually, the members of the Monkees wrote and recorded their own material.
Interesting Notes
In 1970, the man who told students to drop out and tune in with LSD, Dr. Timothy Leary broke out of prison in California and took off for Algeria.
Gone But Not Forgotten
The man in black, Johnny Cash was in a musical genre all his own. His songs of strife and redemption captured the hearts of fans all over the world. Cash died in 2003 from complications with his respiratory system due to diabetes. He was 71.
Notable Births
1944 — Barry White said, “We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It’s just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it makes me smile.”
1952 — Neil Peart wrote, “From the point of ignition. To the final drive. The point of the journey is not to arrive.”
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