A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-03-04....February is Funnest at the Finest

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Bush - Cheney '04

Gosh, it looks like a fun and busy month in store for us! There's something to celebrate every day. Not only daily, but did you know that February is Black History Month; it is also An Affair to Remember Month, Canned Food Month, Creative Romance Month, Great American Pie Month, National Cherry Month, National Grapefruit Month, and National Weddings Month.

There is also a weekly celebration in February called International Flirting Week from the 12th through the 18th. What a fun month!!

Below is a list of celebration days for February. Be sure to mark your calendars 'cause I'd hate for you to miss anything!

FEBRUARY 2004

• February 1 - Freedom Day and Serpent Day
• February 2 - Ground Hog Day
• February 3 - The Day the Music Died (Buddy Holly, Ricthie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash on this day in 1959.)
• February 4 - Create a Vacuum Day and Thank a Mailman Day
• February 5 - Disaster Day and National Weatherman's Day
• February 6 - Compliments Day and Lame Duck Day
• February 7 - Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day and Send a Card to a Friend Day
• February 8 - Boy Scout Day and Kite Flying Day (in the middle of winter?)
• February 9 - Clean Out Your Computer Day and Toothache Day (oooh, I don't like that one!)
• February 10 - Umbrella Day
• February 11 - Don't Cry over Spilled Milk Day, Make a Friend Day and White T-Shirt Day
• February 12 - Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, Freedom to Marry Day and Plum Pudding Day
• February 13 - Get a Different Name Day
• February 14 - Ferris Wheel Day and Valentine's Day
• February 15 - National Gum Drop Day
• February 16 - Do a Grouch a Favor Day (guess I'm gonna be real busy on this day!)
• February 17 - Random Acts of Kindness Day
• February 19 - President's Day and National Chocolate Mint Day (mmm!)
• February 20 - Hoodie Hoo Day (don't know what it is, but it sounds fun!!)
• February 21 - Card Reading Day and Love Your Pet Day
• February 22 - George Washington's Birthday, Be Humble Day, Walking the Dog Day and Thinking Day
• February 23 - International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day and Tennis Day (dog biscuit appreciation?!)
• February 24 - National Tortilla Chip Day (why do we need this?)
• February 25 - Pistol Patent Day
• February 26 - Carnival Day, National Pistachio Day and Tell a Fairy Tale Day
• February 27 - International Polar Bear Day and No Brainer Day (sounds good to me!)
• February 28 - Floral Design Day and Public Sleeping Day (sounds even better!)
• February 29 - Leap Day

~ Celebration calendar from www.maineiac.com ~

February 3, 1959
The Day The Music Died ~ http://www.fiftiesweb.com/crash.htm ~

On a cold winter's night on February 3, 1959, a small private plane took off from Clear Lake, Iowa bound for Fargo, N.D. It never made its destination.

When that plane crashed, it claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson and the pilot, Roger Peterson. Three of Rock and Roll's most promising performers were gone.

Jiles P. Richardson, known as The Big Bopper to his fans, was a Texas D.J. who found recording success and fame in 1958 with the song "Chantilly Lace".

Richie Valenzuela was only 16 years old when Del-Fi record producer, Bob Keane, discovered the Pacoima, California singer. Keane rearranged his name to Ritchie Valens, and in 1958 they recorded "Come On, Let's Go". Far more successful was the song Valens wrote for his girlfriend, "Donna", and its flip side, "La Bamba", a Rock and Roll version of an old Mexican standard. This earned the teenager an appearance on American Bandstand and the prospect of continued popularity.

Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (changed to Holly due to a misspelling on a contract) and his band, The Crickets, had a number one hit in 1957 with the tune "That'll Be The Day". This success was followed by "Peggy Sue" and an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. By 1959, Holly had decided to move in a new direction. He and the Crickets parted company. Holly married Maria Elena Santiago and moved to New York with the hope of concentrating on song writing and producing.

(Snip)

In keeping with the month of February, which is dedicated to Love and Lovers, I close today's post with one of Buddy Holly's songs about true love's ways.

"True Love Ways"

Hey, don't forget tomorrow, February 4th, is "Create a Vacuum Day and Thank a Mailman Day". (And if anyone wants to test their 'vacuum', I'll volunteer my house as the test site.)

Billie

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[Billie]

:) Hi, Amy - thank you! We know how much you appreciate the graphics, and that's one reason it's so much fun doing them for you. Plus, it's just plain fun making them! We BOTH agree on THAT! It's even more fun knowing there are no boundaries or limits on the themes (well, outside of lewd or vulgar of course! LOL) because you WILL find a poem to fit!

[JustAmy]

Ahhh .... Thank you.

[Billie]

Sorry I missed you on the thread this morning, wolfie. A whole lotta smoooooooooochin' and huggin' going on, and where was I? Missing it again. :-(

Yeah, he was fightin and kickin every step of the way, too - pushin everyone away, wipin off those kisses fast as he could ("UGH! Hate kisses!")! LOL!

Watch out! Here he comes. :)

[Billie]

Hope I'm not in trouble for jumping the gun - we had lots of wind last Sat. so we went kite flying.

Well, guess there's no reason you can't fly a kite any 'other' day, so long as you fly it on February 8th, too! :)

String broke on Christian's and it was last seen flying southeast over the roof-tops.

Awwww, doggone it - did you have to go buy him another one? :)

[JustAmy]

From what I'vc come across in my Google searches, I could probably find at least one for lewd and vulgar!

But ..... don't go there, I don't want to lose my NetNanny approval rating. It's bad enough having JustFrank hanging around. LOL

[Mama_Bear]

Yeah, he was fightin and kickin every step of the way, too - pushin everyone away, wipin off those kisses fast as he could ("UGH! Hate kisses!")! LOL!

LOL!!! Yeah, right. If there is one thing we know about our wolfie, it's how much he just HATES having a fuss made over him. ;-)

[dixie sass]

I didn't realize that February was such a busy month! Isn't this Leap Year? And doesn't that mean something like Sadie Hawkins Day or "Ladies get to do just about anything" month?

Decided to see if I could play today. The flu is nasty!

[Mama_Bear]

Oops, forgot to italicize. I'm not thinking clearly because of this antihistamine I took earlier. I shouldn't even be posting - definitely shouldn't be driving or operating heavy machinery. So, I think I will go take a nap. LOL.

[Diver Dave]

...did you have to go buy him another one? :)

Nope. We've got extras. Learned our lesson last year. Two kites still up in the neighbors tree. :)

[dixie sass]

P.S. I really enjoyed the column today...

[dixie sass]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh, so precious!

[dixie sass]

Nem'n'nem, the new name just doesn't look like you, sighhhhhhhhh. But okay, there's a reason, so I'll get use to it.

[Billie]

LOL! I have no doubt you could find 'lewd & vulgar' through Google or anywhere online!

[Billie]

Hates it. Absolutely. :)

[dixie sass]

OH NO!!!!!!!!!! A Blue Meanie!!!! And one named Phredrick yet!

[Billie]

Hi, dixie - wish you were well. :(

Yes, this is Leap Year, as a matter of fact.

And doesn't that mean something like Sadie Hawkins Day or "Ladies get to do just about anything" month?

I thought we got to do that anyway. :)

[ladyinred]

Ah, that crocus peeking through the snow looks like a perfect new Welcome for Amy's Place.

A crocus peeking through the snow is a welcome picture for sure. I am going to "CROAK" (croc) if spring doesn't hurry up! :-)

[Billie]

P.S. I really enjoyed the column today...

Well, I'm glad you did. :)

[ladyinred]

What a cute thread Billie! It is nice to see that there really are things to be thankful for this month! I thought the only good thing was Valentine's Day, (because of the candy of course) but you proved me wrong!

(invent a vacuum day?)

[Mama_Bear]

I am going to "CROAK" (croc) if spring doesn't hurry up! :-)

You and me both!

Hi LIR, nice to see you at the Finest. :-)