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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Bio: Stardate 7/22/14 Reflecting on my youth.

Even then, a chick magnet
Dave's biographical ramblings:  I was born  in December of 1956 in downtown Seattle Washington.  My father wasn't there at the hospital he was in a nearby movie theater watching the original King Kong Movie.
Other momentous things that occurred in 1956:  
TV was in it's infancy having only become commercially available in the late 1940's and new local stations were joining the airwaves all over the country.
Elvis Presley's Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel record hit #1.  He then records Heartbreak Hotel.
Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers.
Egyptian President Nasser pledges to reconquer Palestine.
Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show).
Mickey Mantle hits home runs from both sides of the plate.  Misses hitting a home run out of Yankee stadium by 18".
Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Milton Berle air their last TV shows.
John Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen performs at a church dinner.