If today is your birthday -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you! May the coming year of living be marked with tremendous joy, fascinating adventures, peace, and wellness. A few other people join you in celebrating a birthday today. These include: Andy Adams (1859-1935) a writer of western life in the late 19th and early 20th century. Widely respected for his accuracy of the cowboy life of the time, Adams ran away from his home in Indiana while still in his teens. Upon arriving in Texas he gained work as a cowboy during the golden era of the Texas cattle industry, according to HISTORY Experience a sample of Adams writing, in this audio reading of the preface to The Outlet: youtube/watch?v=CDRUEIrKPssy Today is also the birthday of: Golda Meier, former prime minister of Israel (1898-1978, and singers Bing Crosby (1903-1977) and James Brown (1933-2006), among others. For a double dose of music for your listening pleasure, here is a popular tune by Bing and one by Brown. Enjoy! youtube/watch?v=BZYZspnmOdI youtube/watch?v=dTJEu7Tngaw
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 16:20:00 +0000
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