Whiskey (or Whisky),from usquebaugh, from uisce is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. It is also the first word in "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot", but that is a different subject. Once when I wrote about this topic years ago, I was informed by one Untimely Ripped that "whisky" is the current preferred spelling but that one should at least acknowledge "whiskey" lest a certain ethnic group get their ethnic up. Heh, certainly fine with me. **Musical Interlude**
But Wait! Alarme, Alarme! There is a "Whiskey Fungus" about. The NYT has an article about it, should you feel like paying to read it. ( https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/whiskey-fungus-jack-daniels-tennessee.html ) Boing Boing cites snippets in its article about it here - https://boingboing.net/2023/03/04/whiskey-fungus-is-a-real-life-lovecraftian-nightmare-only-drunker.html. It appears to have been around for centuries and we don't seem to have bothered to learn anything about it, but you're on notice - It IS Out There **Musical Interlude**
On this day in history:
1794 -- The US established a permanent navy 1836 -- The Mexican army massacred 342 POWs at Goliad, Texas. 1886 -- Goyahkla aka Geronimo surrendered to occupying forces 1901 – Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured by the US military 1915 -- Typhoid Mary was quarantined 1964 -- The Good Friday earthquake hit Alaska (9.2 richter) 1975 -- They started building the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System 1980 -- A panic hit the commodity and futures exchanges when the Hunts tried to corner the market in Silver 1981 -- Solidarity staged a "warning strike" 1990 -- The US Started broadcasting TV Marti propaganda 1998 -- The FDA approved Viagra
Some people who were born on this day:
“The story of the blues is you tell your feelings. That’s what it is, you have to catch the blues when it comes from the heart. I don’t care if you’re black, white, green or yellow.”
~~ Phil Chess
1702 – Johann Ernst Eberlin, organist and composer 1710 – Joseph Abaco, cellist and composer 1724 -- Jane Colden, botanist 1809 -- Georges-Eugene Haussmann, engineer commissioned to rennovate Paris 1820 -- Edward Augustus Inglefield, explorer 1824 – Virginia Minor, women's suffrage activist 1844 -- Adolphus Greely, explorer 1845 -- Wilhelm Roentgen, physicist, discovered X-rays, won first Physics Nobel Prize 1847 -- Otto Wallach, chemist, terpene maven 1851 -- Ruperto Chapi, composer 1851 -- Vincent d'Indy, composer 1854 – Giovanni Battista Grassi, physician, zoologist, and entomologist 1863 – Henry Royce, engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited 1868 -- Patty Hill, birthday girl 1875 – Albert Marquet, painter 1879 – Edward Steichen, painter and photographer 1886 -- Sergey Kirov, bolshie 1886 -- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect 1892 – Ferde Grofé, pianist and composer 1901 -- Carl Barks, the duck man 1905 -- Leroy Carr, singer, pianist, & songwriter 1905 – Elsie MacGill, author and engineer, "Queen of the Hurricanes" 1906 -- Pee Wee Russell, composer; clarinet & sax player 1909 -- Ben Webster, saxophonist 1915 -- Robert Lockwood, Jr., guitarist 1921 -- Phil Chess, record producer 1924 -- Sarah Vaughan, singer 1924 – Margaret K. Butler, mathematician and computer programmer 1932 -- Junior Parker, singer and harmonica player 1950 -- Tony Banks, keyboard player and songwriter for Genesis 1950 – Maria Ewing, soprano 1951 – Chris Stewart, musician and author, original drummer for Genesis 1959 -- Andrew Farriss, rock musician and multi-instrumentalist 1960 – Renato Russo, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1970 -- Mariah Carey, singer & songwriter 1970 – Brent Fitz, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist 1975 -- Fergie, singer, dancer, songwriter, & pea 1987 – Polina Gagarina, singer and songwriter 1990 – Kimbra, musician
Some people who died on this day:
“Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!”
~~ Yuri Gagarin, who "looked and looked but didn't see god"
1572 – Girolamo Maggi, polymath 1770 – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, painter 1923 -- James Dewar, physicist & chemist 1928 – Leslie Stuart, organist and composer 1945 – Vincent Hugo Bendix, engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation 1968 -- Yuri Gagarin, pilot & astronaut 1977 -- Shirley Graham Du Bois, activist, author, composer & playwright 2015 – Johnny Helms, trumpet player, bandleader, and educator 2018 – Bert Nievera, singer
Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: International Whiskey Day World Theatre Day >
Today's Tunes
Joseph Abaco
Ruperto Chapizzz
Vincent d'Indy
Leroy Carr
Pee Wee Russell
Ben Webster
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Phil Chess collected, recorded and produced artists, like Robert Lockwood Jr., Muddy Waters and ...
Sarah Vaughan
Junior Parker
Tony Banks,
Andrew Farriss
Mariah Carey
Fergie
Bonus: some Chess
Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. So what's on your mind?
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