Presty the DJ for Feb. 14

On Valentine’s Day, this song, tied to no anniversary or birthday I’m aware of, nonetheless seems appropriate:

The number one British single today in 1968 was written by Bob Dylan:

The number one British album today in 1970 was “Motown Chartbusters Volume 3”:

Today in 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a week of cohosting the “Mike Douglas Show”:

Is Valentine’s Day a good day for a wedding? Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon thought so, because while on a tour they married today in Virginia City, Va.

When Janis Ian wrote “At Seventeen,” she wrote she had never received a Valentine’s Day card. Today in 1977, she received 461 of them.

Today in 1986, Frank Zappa played a crime boss named Mr. Frankie on NBC-TV’s “Miami Vice”:

The number one single today in 1987:

Today in 1989, the  movie “Wayne’s World” premiered:

The number one British single today in 1999:

Birthdays start with Vic Briggs, guitarist for the Animals:

Roger Fisher of Heart:

Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20:

Two deaths of note today: Vincent Crane, the keyboard player that inhabited The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, in 1989  …

… and Mick Tucker, the drummer for Sweet, in 2002:

2 responses to “Presty the DJ for Feb. 14”

  1. Brad Avatar
    Brad

    Steve, it’s one thing to endure you’re rhetoric on Wpr, it is another listening to your snarky sarcastic laugh. How many times do listeners have to hear you speak about respecting the tax payers when every breath you take is used to express support in denying us the federal taxes we pay along with stripping any infrastructure and society tax payers built? You speak of respect when your sole concern is touting wealth protecting rhetoric. I am not surprised you were a Boy Scout who had mommy and daddy paying your tuition. Wrap your head around this simple truth; people are not having trouble making ends meet because of taxes, it’s wages vs inflation. A tax cut is of no benefit when ones purchasing power declines faster.

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  2. Jason Avatar
    Jason

    Brad – I paid 80,000$ in federal taxes and 21,000$ in state taxes last year — that’s a third of my income. That dosen’t count property tax 10,000$ or vehicle, gas or the myriad of other taxes I pay.

    For the average person like you Brad that pays compartively little in the way of taxes, wages and inflation are the only thing that matter. For most people that own a busness, have a profession, and like me spend 359 days a year at work — taxes do matter.

    I see no reason the state,local and federal tax levy needs to be > 33% of my income.

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