Monday Open Thread: May 13 is what you make it what you make it

May 13 is the 133th day of the Gregorian Calendar year, Boomtime, Discord 59, 3185 YOLD (discordian), And let us not forget 13.0.6.8.14 by the Mayan Long Count Sure, I majored in "sex, drugs, and treason"; proud of it too.

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Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift, look out kid, ...  

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On this day in history:  

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1830 – Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia. 1846 – The US declared war on Mexico. 1861 – John Tebbutt discovered the Great Comet of 1861 1909 – The first Giro d'Italia started 1917 – Three children spotted Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, which is why she isn't, like, our Lady of Milwaukee 1952 – The upper house of the Indian Parliament held its first session 1960 – Hundreds of UC, Berkeley students cgathered to protest HCUA hearings in S.F. and were dispersed with firehoses and force. This was one of the reasons I chose to go to Cal 1985 – Cops bombed MOVE headquarters in Philly killing 6 adults & 5 kids and destroying the homes of 250 people.

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Born this day in: 1221 – Alexander Nevsky, prince and saint 1943 – Mary Wells, singer and songwriter 1945 – Magic Dick, harmonica, trumpet, and saxophone player 1945 – Lou Marini, sxophonist and composer 1950 – Stevie Wonder, singer and songwriter; harmonica, organ, and piano player 1969 – Buckethead, guitarist and songwriter 1969 – Eric Lewis, pianist 1976 – Ana Popovic, singer, songwriter and guitarist  

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Died this day in: 1945 – Tubby Hall, drummer 1975 – Bob Wills, singer, songwriter, musician, and actor 1977 – Mickey Spillane, businessman 1988 – Chet Baker, singer and trumpet player 2012 – Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass palyer, songwriter, and producer  

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Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such:  

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Music goes here, iirc, well,

San Franciso HUAC Hearings

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Mary Wells

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Magic Dick

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Lou Marini

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Stevie Wonder

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Ana Popovic

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Tubby Hall

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Bob Wills

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Chet Baker

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Donald "Duck" Dunn

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Lou Marini and Donald "Duck" Dunn

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BONUS: 3D+Elvis

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Image is a photo of the statue atop the University Avenue overcrossing in Berkeley by Mike Linksvayer and is public domain.  

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It's an open thread, so do your thing

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Cross posted from http://caucus99percent.com

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