Events
1. Georgi Malenkov is named Premier of the Soviet Union
2. Japanese runner Keizo Yamada wins the Boston Marathon
3. JFK & Jackie announce their engagement
4. FCC approves color for TV
5. Small Business Administration is created
6. Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay become first humans to reach summit of Mt. Everest
7. Queen Elizabeth II is crowed in England
8. Earl Warren is chosen as chief justice for the Supreme Court
9. TV Guide begins publication
10. New York adopts the three-color traffic light
People born the same year
1. John Malkovich
2. Kim Basinger
3. Louie Anderson
4. Bobby Rahal
5. Mary Steenburgen
6. Joanna Kerns
7. Rick Moranis
8. Tony Blair
Movies
1. From Here to Eternity
2. Peter Pan
3. The War of the Worlds (w/o Tom Cruise)
4. Gentleman Prefer Blondes
5. Shane
6. How to Marry a Millionaire
Sports News
1. World Series - NY Yankees
2. US Open Golf - Ben Hogan
3. Pro Football Champs - Detroit Lions (pre Super Bowl days)
4. Indy 500 - Bill Vukovich (128.740 MPH)
5. Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens
6. NCCA Basketball - Indiana (pre Bobby Knight days)
7. College Football - Maryland
8. Heisman Trophy - John Lattner from Notre Dame (Go Irish)
9. Braves move from Boston to Milwaukee
Here are the clues. Can your brain figure it out? Can't figure out the year? Then figure out the decade. Was it early in the decade or late? I'll give you the answer shortly.
32 comments:
I'm not going to give it away. Happy birthday from your in-laws.
Love, Lon and Jeanne
I'm not going to give it away. Happy birthday from your in-laws.
Love, Lon and Jeanne
Ned and I are both history and trivia buffs, so my guess is that you were born seven years earlier than I was.
Am I right? :)
Peace
Neva
Happy Birthday!
I think it is cool that you were born in the same year as John Malkovich. I'm going to guess...ummm 55.
You're O L D!! :P
Hey birthday boy. Happy birthday. I say you were born in 59
hope ya had a good hb and fd!
Keep guessing. Neva, I'm not sure what year you were born in so I'm not sure if you are right or not.
Trey and preacherman are off but in the right decade.
My guess... 54.
You were born in 1953. You are 54 years old.
I was born in 1960 so my guess is the same as nb's.
;)
n
Happy and blessed birthday.
Shalom,
Bobby Valentine
James first reaction was, "I didn't know Mary Steenburgen was that old!"
His guess is that you are 50 born in 57.
My guess is that you are 52 born in 55.
Kathy
Kathy made that sound like I thought you both were old, I just lose track of time.
James
James, I thought Mary Steenburgen was older than I but I was wrong (isn't the first time). I am 54 years old born in 1953.
Happy belated birthday!
We head to PA in two days. I don't think I'll ever get used to y'all not being there! DB's a bible teacher this year, says he's gettin' too old to be a counselor ;)
Hope you had a wonderful b-day & Father's Day!!!
I knew that. (o;
nice picture, is that you and pat??
:)
brian
Funny Brian.
Happy b'day
Haven't you milked this long enough. How about something else to comment on? ;-)
I've been away at Bible camp all week. Haven't had time to move on just yet.
As a member of the Mount Dora congregation, I think the picture is in VERY POOR TASTE!
Dear Anonymous member of Mt. Dora, I'm sorry you find the picture in poor taste. It was from the movie, From Here To Eternity. Since the picture is 54 years old I didn't think it would raise that much of a stink. I hope you will feel comfortable revealing your feelings to me personally.
So, because it is from a movie, that makes it okay? Were there not any movies made 54 years ago that had non pornographic scenes that could have been used to make your point? And, you "didn't think it would raise 'that' much of a stink. How much of a stink did you think it would raise? If you thought it would raise even a little "stink", how wise do you think it was to use the picture? I'm afraid I just do not understand the logic.
I'll admit that the photo was a bit racy in its day but hardly pornographic (at least in my viewpoint). Back in the 50s pornography was still prosecuted. If I thought it was pornography I wouldn't have used it much less looked at it. It was a major movie and box office hit with major stars. The reason I used it was because it was such a well known picture and movie poster. Back then stars of their caliber would not have been in anything that was even close to pornographic. I'm sorry my logic is different than yours, perhaps it's just because of my background and the way I was raised. I will try to be more selective in the future. I don't claim to be perfect in my view of things and I certainly don't want to offend those I serve. If I need to adjust the way I see things then I will do so.
You evidently aren't willing to adjust very much since the picture is still there. Don't bother to reply to this comment because I will not see it. I am not a regular reader of blogs and only looked at this one because someone who does read them called me and told me to look at what our preacher had put on his blog. I'm done.
Anonymous, reveal yourself and we'll talk face to face.
Bob,
I am not a part of your denomination but found your blog a few weeks ago while doing a "blog search". I have found it to be very interesting on a number of different levels. This latest conversation I found to be especially interesting. As a Pastor myself, I found your responses to be a bit unwise. As a public servant we have to deal with many different opinions. Yet, the best response is always to have a meek and contrite spirit. Next time may I suggest you simply apologize and promptly remove the picture. It will make your tenure however brief it sounds like it might be, much more pleasant.
And thanks for the insights you offer, I find your perspective very "non-church-of-christ" like. Which is refreshing for a change.
Jake
Jake,
Thanks for your comments. When confronted I tend to be a little overly defensive. I thought I was being apologetic and stating that even though the picture didn't violate my sense of propriety that I was willing to adjust. Actually I didn't think of deleting the picture as an olive branch to my anonymous commenter. It's not that I was being obstinate but that I just didn't think about it. I thought we were involved in a conversation and I at least wanted the commenter to acknowledge that I put the picture up innocently enough. After their last comment I guess I got a little overly irritated when I found out they came by this through a telephone conversation with someone else in the congregation. I would hope that my congregation believes in the process that Jesus outlines in Matthew 18:15-17. If the first person who saw the picture and was offended (or at least thought it inappropriate for me to have used it) would have come directly to me and told me of their concern over the picture, the story would have ended there. Over the years in my full time ministry the congregations I have served have found that I am a reasonable fellow. As you can see now I have deleted the picture. I would hope that my anonymous commenter will come to me so that we can talk. I will apologize for violating their sense of propriety and I will promise to try to be careful in the future.
Bob,
There is no question as to how Christians should handle these situations. Yet, no matter the denomination, people are people. As you know, dealing with such situations is one of the challenges of being a public servent. I hope you took my comments in the spirit intended and know that I truly understand why you responded in such a way. Yet, sometimes we need someone from outside the situation to remind us of how things appear.
Jake
Jake,
Yes I appreciate your comments very much. I know that you are right in what you say. Unfortunately we preachers sometimes have a bad day and respond poorly. I know that my defensive posture can be misunderstood as resistance to doing the right thing. I don't mean it to be that way but I understand how it can be seen in that way. Your gentle insights have made me aware of my need to seek forgiveness from this member in my congregation. If that member does again come to my blog I would hope that they will acknowledge they have forgiven me - whether they reveal to me who they are or not.
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