Don’t Cry Over Spilt Water

via Jason

1. Go to Wikipedia.
2. In the Search box, type your birth month and day (but not year).
3. List three events that happened on your birthday.
4. List two important birthdays and one interesting death.
5. List any holidays
6. Post it.

February 26 – 3 Events + A Bonus

1993 – World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center goes off, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand. The buildings would be destroyed in a subsequent attack on September 11, 2001.

1936 – In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.

1991 – Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser.

1995 – at The Houston Astrodome Selena Quintanilla-Perez performed in her last concert before she was killed. More than 64,000 fans were in attendance making it the astrodome’s largest crowd at the time.

February 26 – 2 Important Births and 1 Interesting Death

Births

1928 – Fats Domino, American musician

1932 – Johnny Cash, American singer (d. 2003)

Honorable Mention 

1829 – Levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (d. 1902)

1971 – Erykah Badu, American singer

1973 – Marshall Faulk, American football star

 Death

1813 – Robert Livingston, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1746)

February 26 – Holidays

Bahá’í Faith – February 26, Day 1 of Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days) – days in the Bahá’í calendar devoted to service and gift giving.

Nation of Islam – Savior’s Day – commemoration of the birthdate of Wallace Fard Muhammad, believed to be Allah in human form, the saviour of the black race.

Liberation Day in Kuwait (1991).

written by Daryl \\ tags: football, Sports

via Jason

IF YOU LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

1. Open your library* (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool – first songs only

Opening Credits – Intermission, Panic At The Disco

Waking Up – Wires, Athlete

First Day of School – Cre8, Super8

Falling In Love – The Process, Kirk Franklin

Fight Song – This Time Around, Michael Jackson

Breaking Up Song – Let It Will Be, Madonna

Prom – The World, The Starting Line

Life Is Good – New Deep, John Mayer

Mental Breakdown – Escape, Hoobastank

Driving – Don’t Be A Dropout, James Brown

Flashback – Up On The House Top, The Jackson 5

This definitely takes me back to Christmas time as a child. My parents have this record. The only time we’d use the record player was when it was time to listen to this album.

Getting Back Together – Contra – Snowfields, The Advantage

You gotta love a band who’s sole purpose is life is to create near perfect renditions of old video game music.

Wedding – Yearbook Club: Boys In the Bands Interlude, Gym Class Heroes

I wonder how my fiance would feel if I snuck this into our wedding playlist. Don’t this would make a very good first dance song.

Paying The Dues – Batman 2, The Advantage

This reminds me of the music that plays during the training cutscenes in Mike Tyson’s Punchout. That’s definitely a paying your dues moment.

The Night Before The War – Immortal (Kaos + Karl K Remix), Sasha

Final Battle – Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem), Jay-z

Moment Of Triumph – Bubble Bobble, The Advantage

Apparently my life is filled with a lot of video game music.

Death Scene – Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt

Funeral Song – When You Really Love A Someone, Alicia Keys

End Credits – Perfect Now, Ashley Parker Angel

* This list was created by randomly shuffling through my Big D Radio – WOKI 91.4 playlist. It’s like having own my personal radio station on my iPod. It’s a super smart playlist.

written by Daryl \\ tags: iPod, Music