Today is...

[IceWizard]

07 June 2017


Global Running Day



The pavement under your feet, the crisp snap of early morning air, the pounding rhythm as you cross the distance on long flowing stride at a time. Sweat trickling down your neck, the sun on your skin, your lungs burning with joyous exaltation as your heart beats a rapid but steady staccato in time with your running legs. This is the joy of running, and every year millions of people all over the world find themselves out on the open road experiencing the joy, the thrill, the pain, of recreational running. Running Month celebrates this intrepid souls and their dedication to health and exercise, we should all join them.

History of Running Month

Running Month was established to bring together those people who absolutely love running. Running describes a particular gait of movement where, in general, both feet leave the ground at some point during the stride. That’s not to say that running always happens at the same speed, even in the same person. Jogging and Sprinting are both considered forms of running, but are distinctly different from a standard ‘run’.

Believe it or not, humans couldn’t always run. Admittedly, it was a long time ago when that was the case. When Australopithecus (Our first upright ancestor) kept evolving, we gained the ability to have a long striding run nearly 4.5 million years ago. It was vital to our existence as a species as we engaged in what is known as ‘persistence hunting’, where catching the prey often involved days long hunting to track and wear the animal down until it could no longer flee, and collapsed from pure exhaustion.

Eventually competitive running was born out of our love of ceremony and religious festivals throughout the world. What was done for religious purposes began being done for entertainment, and eventually (probably sooner than later) for competition. Running Month celebrates the entire history of running month and everything it meant to our ancestors, and to our people today.



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National VCR Day



They were the hallmark of movie watching in our youth, carrying films home from our local Blockbuster for a night of family fun and entertainment. Together we’d gather around the huge cathode ray tube TV’s in our living room, not even thinking to complain about the static lines that occasionally would run across the screen from a movie that had been worn with love from re-watching. VCR Day comes each year to remind us to take some time to appreciate the nostalgia of the tech of yesteryear.

History of VCR Day

The VCR actually came along a lot earlier than most people think, first being developed in 1956 and sent into the world. It was until 1970 that this technology actually became readily available for the home user. As anyone who lived through that era knows, the technology absolutely boomed at that time and soon it was part of the world we lived in. Cassette tapes appeared in every home, and people began collecting all their favorite movies in the latest format.

But that wasn’t all, as the technology improved hand held recorders became available, and family events began being taken down for posterity. From family holidays to weddings and funerals, everything was being recorded in the VHS format. Even events on TV were being recorded, and what was once a case of ‘miss your show, wait for the rerun’ became a case of ‘I have no idea how to program this VHS recorder to record what I watch’. So ubiquitous was this that it actually became a measuring stick for people’s intelligence “Oh your father will never be able to do that, he can’t even program the VCR!”

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June 7 Birthdays



Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) - (1958 - 2016) (57)




Iggy Azalea - 27




Liam Neeson - 65




Tom Jones - 77




Mick Foley - 52




Dean Martin - (1917 - 1995) (78)




Mike Pence - 58




Dave Navarro - 50





June 7th

1999: Rod Stewart was supposed to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. However, he arrived late & decided to toss soccer balls onto the trading floor.

1998: Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder sang the national anthem before game three of the NBA Finals between the Utah Jazz & Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago.

1994: Boston released their fourth album Walk On their first album in eight years and their first album without singer Brad Delp, who would rejoin the band for their tour in support of Walk On.

1993: The groundbreaking ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place in Cleveland. Among those in attendance are Chuck Berry, Pete Townshend, & Billy Joel.

1991: Jane’s Addiction’s major label debut album Nothing’s Shocking was certified Gold by the RIAA, three years after its initial release.

1988: Bob Dylan performed at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, CA with Neil Young playing guitar for Dylan’s entire set.

1975: Grand Funk Railroad peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Bad Time” which was their fourth and final top ten single in the U.S.

1969: Blind Faith, the supergroup featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood & Ginger Baker made their live debut performing a free concert at London’s Hyde Park.

1969: Tommy by The Who entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart at number 96. It would later peak at number four.



Birthdays:

Eric Kretz - Drummer for Stone Temple Pilots born in 1966

Dave Navarro - Guitarist for Jane’s Addiction born in 1967