August 9, 2010
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Links here are good only for the week of August 9. After that... is
anybody's guess.
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Does Anybody Really Know What Date It Is?
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Yep; last week (August 2, dontcha' know) the subject heading in our
e-mail newsletter was "BBHQ Newsletter; July 26." No, it was not a
summer rerun; the newsletter was original (as they all are). But we
neglected to update the subject heading when we "went to press."
Our explanation: "Hey; it passed the spell-check."
Fooey.
Funny thing, though. No one... not one of our subscribers, corrected
us.
Does anybody really know what date it is?
Does anybody really care?
Well, yes; we do. Tempus fugit, and all that stuff.
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Eye remember: Burma Shave signs along major routes (not interstates) up
and down the east coast:
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Here are 3 questions from our bottomless pit of boomer trivia:
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There
are no prizes here... it's all just for fun.
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Members can play all of our trivia games in
The BBHQ Trivia Library.
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From the lighter side:
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Our "Lyrics You Can Share" for this week comes from a great summer
song by the Beach Boys that was a top-10 hit in '63 and '74, "Surfin'
USA":
If everybody had an ocean
Across the U.S.A.
Then everybody'd be surfin'
Like Californ-i-a
You'd seem 'em wearing their baggies
Huarachi sandals too
A bushy bushy blonde hairdo
Surfin' U.S.A.
You'd catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar
Ventura County line
Santa Cruz and Trestle
Australia's Narabine
All over Manhattan
And down Doheny Way.
Everybody's gone surfin'
Surfin' U.S.A.
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You can listen to a clip from the song near the bottom of this week's essay. Click
here,
scroll down the page, and listen to our "Lyrics You Can Share."
BBHQ members can also play 200 oldies, 24/7 in our JukeBox. Think of
it as your own boomer karaoke machine.
And of course, you can buy this music and all kinds of stuff -
please! - using our link to
Amazon.com.
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The BBHQ Joke of the Week
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Only in America:
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Only in America:
Can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
There are handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.
Do people order a double cheeseburger, large fries... and a diet Coke.
Do banks leave both doors open, and then chain the pens to the counters.
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Brush Up Your Webster - with Madam Red Dot
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This week's offering has nothing to do with grammar. But, it's summer.
Madam Red Dot saw this one herself on, West Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa.
RaceTrac is a chain of gas stations/convenience stores. This summer they
are pushing their wide selection of beer.
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Well done!
So... brush up your Webster! (and don't drink and drive).
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Uncle Jay is one of our favorite boomer... artists.
At press time, Uncle Jay had not yet posted his video. We'll update our
link at BBHQ when he does.
Click the pic to view a short clip of Uncle Jay's take on the news or
visit his web site to watch the complete video.
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This Week with the Chicowitz
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This week, Hershel looks, not at the "summer of love," but at the "summer
of recovery."
So, the question is, are we better off now than if we had given the
American consumers the "stimulus" than had we allowed the government to
spend our money? You be the judge.
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You can read the entire essay here.
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(It's summer; some of our regular newsletter features are "on
vacation." They'll return after Labor Day.)
Have a great week. We'll share the fun again next Monday.
- the Boomer Crew at BBHQ
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