Day Tripping: September 13

Movie Mogul

A gifted performer, playwright, filmmaker, and studio head, Tyler Perry was born in 1969 in New Orleans. Tyler legally changed his name from Emmitt Jr to distance himself from an abusive father. Perry found writing as a therapeutic outlet during his teenage years.

“It’s not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.”

Though some of his methods have been questioned by members of his own community, Perry’s rise to prominence in entertainment has been meteoric. He has consistently promoted work from diverse artists.

Tyler Perry’s philanthropic exploits earned him a Governor’s Award from the daytime Emmy’s in 2020, and the Humanitarian Award from the Oscars in 2021.

Today is:

Peanut Day — Good to wash down a favorite beverage.

Positive Thinking Day — I’m positive. This is a good day to be thinking.

Musical Ride

In 1969, Kim Fowley was hosting the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival when he came on stage ahead of John Lennon, Eric Clapton, and The Plastic Ono Band.

Knowing that John was suffering from stage fright, Kim asked the crowd to hold up their lighters as a welcoming gesture, and thus a rock concert tradition was founded.

Interesting Notes

After the Olso Accord was signed by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands outside the White House. The agreement in 1993 granted autonomous rights to Palestinians.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Eddie Money had hit singles with Take Me Home Tonight, Baby Hold On, and Two Tickets to Paradise. He died of cancer in 2019 at 70.

Notable Births

1857 — Milton S. Hershey said, “One is only happy in proportion as he makes others feel happy.”

1918 — Ray Charles said, “I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.”

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, PhD. 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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