Today's Tids Issue 4,817
WS Getting serious?:
It was around this time way back when, that the kids in the neighborhood ran around and gathered up all of the Christmas trees laid by the side of the streets, some with tinsel still in the branches; a scattered ornament or two which we saved. ten ids from six to sixteen would drag them to an open place in the neighborhood, and as adults trickled out of their front doors, the bigger guys would light the dozen or so trees piled high afire. What a show, what a hold-your-breath-and-smile-time it was! When the last ember died, we’d come back to clean up our mess. That’s what we did back then on a cold winter’s day.
Two or three of the kids grew up to be professional arsonists. Those were our formative years.
Ain‘t Nature grand, Department:
When birds sitting upon a tree limb fall asleep, their claws automatically tighten around the limb so they won’t fall off. How crazy is the all-powerful, all-encompassing thought process of mother nature.
The Question:
Who was the founder of “Motown Records”? Bonus: Name the five biggest hitmakers for Motown.
The Headlines:
--Markets Steady But Drifting; Techs Recover; Bond Yields Rising; GM Introduces BrightDrop EV Delivery.
--Trump Admin Expands Coronavirus Vaccine Eligibility To Everyone Over 65.
--Trump Impeachment Vote Pending For Tomorrow.
--Vaccination Derby In Race Against Rising Cases And Now Discovery Of Second Mutant Strain.
--Twitter Bans 70,000 QAnon Accounts.
--Polar Vortex Expected Push Frigid Air To US By End Of January.
--Biden Potential But Foreign Relations Problem; China/Taiwan Issue.
Sorry folks. I missed the fact that there are actually two days out of the 365 that have consecutive number dates. I said it was only te delightful day of January 23, but I was informed quite gently that December 3 is also 1,2,3! Yiles!
The NBA is having some problems. Game Postponements/Cancelations due to Covid is rising it appears geometrically. The Bubble worked well last year, but free-wheeling for the rest of season could be in jeopardy. And at a time when I was growing to love my new Celtics.
Daily Horrorscope reading: “You’ll be spending a lot of time at home.”
Correction in Risk Assets, Department:
Cooler heads On Wall Street and the Fed are becoming increasingly concerned about “Bubble Talk” which are signs that a bear market may be upon us. Bubble Talk particularly in two areas of concern: Bloomberg’s John Authers says, “The risks far outweigh potential rewards for Tesla’s extraordinary meteoric rise, and the big red flag is the unsustainable parabolic rise of Bitcoin. Watch Fed asset purchases.
2016: “Christinen Pelosi, a California elector and deuaghetr of House democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, took up the mantle for a potential electoral college coup
2016: “David Cicilline appears to be the first member of Congress and the highest-ranking elected official in the country to endorse the notion that the electors aren’t simply a rubber stamps for their states popular vote.”
2021: David Cilciline, one of three pushing through the Impeachment demands, and is appalled at the interruption of Democracy in action, certifying the honored electoral college vote.
I bought a dictionary and when I got home I realized all the pages were blank; I have no words for how angry I am.
The Answer:
Berry Gordy founded that iconic label Motown. Bonus: First on the list were the temptations. Nest is the Supremes, followed by Diana Ross, The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, The Commodores, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight and the Pips. What happened to Martha and the Vandellas, or The Isley Brothers?
So, I didn’t know which of these two groups left off the list to play for you, so here are both.
The Isley Brothers “Twist and Shout” was the later covered and made popular by the Beatles.
And one of my all-time favorites is “Dancin’ in the Streets”, by Martha and the Vandellas:
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