Cool stuff today, Nov 6.
Recap of some of the stuff I talk about on my show, Gspot Radio on Mellow 94.7
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Reason to party today – coz it’s happy hour somewhere in the world.
United Nations: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 6. A day calling attention to the irreparable damage to ecosystems and natural resources caused by armed conflict.
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On this day
1861 | James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was born in Ontario, Canada. |
1913 | Mohandas K. Gandhi was arrested as he led a march of Indian miners in South Africa. |
1956 | President Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term by besting Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson at the polls. |
2001 | Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg was elected New York City mayor. |
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Celebrity Birthdays
Arne Duncan, 46, US Secretary of Education, born Chicago, IL, Nov 6, 1964.
Glenn Frey, 62, musician, songwriter, singer (The Eagles), born Detroit, MI, Nov 6, 1948.
Ethan Hawke, 40, actor (Training Day, Dead Poets Society), novelist, born Austin, TX, Nov 6, 1970.
Rebecca Romijn, 38, model, actress (X-Men, Femme Fatale, “Ugly Betty”), born Berkeley, CA, Nov 6, 1972.
Kelly Rutherford, 42, actress (“Melrose Place,” “Gossip Girl”), born Elizabethtown, KY, Nov 6, 1968.
Maria Owings Shriver, 55, First Lady of California, broadcast journalist, born Chicago, IL, Nov 6, 1955.
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#1 Song Today,
THE 1990s
1999 | Smooth | Santana featuring Rob Thomas |
1998 | The First Night | Monica |
1997 | Something About the Way You Look Tonight/ Candle in the Wind 1997 |
Elton John |
1996 | No Diggity | BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
1995 | Fantasy | Mariah Carey |
1994 | I’ll Make Love to You | Boyz II Men |
1993 | I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) | Meat Loaf |
1992 | End of the Road | Boyz II Men |
1991 | Cream | Prince & the N.P.G. |
1990 | Love Takes Time | Mariah Carey |
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Mr. Know it All (useless info of the day)
The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
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Moment of Zen
“Around here, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney
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Thanks for listening to “The G-Spot”
Hope it was good for you too…
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