Category: History

The Breakfast Club (and a dollar short)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 30th Tet Offensive begins:Nazi leader Adolf Hitler becomes Germany’s chancellor; Franklin D. Roosevelt is born;Hindu extremist assassinates Mahatma Gandhi;as “Bloody Sunday” begins;”The Lone Ranger” airs Breakfast Tune The Lone Ranger Theme Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below The Folly of Pandemic …

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The Breakfast Club (yogurt and cold cereal)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 23rd Accord reached in Vietnam; North Korea seizes the U.S.S. Pueblo; Roots airs; Bob Keeshan dies; Johnny Carson dies. Breakfast Tune Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs-“Careless Love” Merlefest 2002 Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Bank Blocks Donations Supporting Cuban Effort …

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The Breakfast Club (Updated Partialfast)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for Jan. 16th Operation Desert Storm begins with bombing of Baghdad; Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on final flight; Prohibition takes effect; Shah flees Iran. Breakfast Tune Truckin’ – Grateful Dead Banjo Cover Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below World's greatest democracy pic.twitter.com/Hmnmhptxiv …

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The Breakfast Club (live active cultures)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 9th Former U.S. President Richard Nixon is born, Howard Hughes identifies fake biography, Unmanned probe lands on moon, the Phantom of the Opera becomes the longest running Broadway show. Breakfast Tune Bluegrass Banjo solo phantom of the opera (BK: Slow internet today couldn’t preview …

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The Breakfast Club (More steak)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for January 2nd WV mine blast; JFK declares he’s running for President; Japan captures Manila, Philippines during WWII; Lindbergh baby trial; Annie closes on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf – Banjo Cover Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below California (CDPH) …

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The Breakfast Club (4th meal)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 19th President Bill Clinton impeached; General George Washington opens camp at Valley Forge; Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol” is first published; Apollo 17 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean; ‘The Music Man’ opens on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Conversation with the Devil – Ray …

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The Breakfast Club (Popplers)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 12th A divided U.S. Supreme Court halts the presidential recount in Florida, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner. Breakfast Tune Christmas Time’s A Comin’ Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Critical ExposĂ©s Everywhere as the Corporate State Worsens Ralph …

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The Breakfast Club (Toasted)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for December 5th Prohibition ends in the United States; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies; Walt Disney and Little Richard are born. Breakfast Tune Tutti Frutti (Little Richard) Banjo Cover Lesson in D with Chords/Lyrics Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Indigenous Peoples’ Land – …

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The Breakfast Club (Newtons)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 28th Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean; British prime minister Margaret Thatcher resigns; Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is beaten to death; The Grand Ole Opry makes its radio debut; Comedian Jon Stewart born. Breakfast Tune You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees – Banjo …

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If you want to end war and stuff you have to sing LOUD!

TMC for ek hornbeck Reposted from October 3, 2015 by TMC for ek hornbeck From the Group W Bench I’m so mad. How mad are you? I’m so mad. No, really. I’m so mad I’m not even going to sing my aria. This song is called Alice’s Restaurant, and it’s about Alice, and the Restaurant, …

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The Breakfast Club (Brain Freeze)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 21st Thomas Edison says he’s invented the phonograph; Gap revealed on Nixon White House tape; Final victim dies in America’s anthrax scare; Jonathan Pollard arrested; ‘Anything Goes’ opens on Broadway. Breakfast Tune Big Banjo From Broadway by Roger Sprung Something to think about, Breakfast …

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The Breakfast Club (Jam)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for November 14th Nazi Germany bombs English town of Coventry during World War II; ‘Moby-Dick’ published; Nellie Bly begins globe-trotting trek; Leonard Bernstein makes conducting debut; Composer Aaron Copland born. Breakfast Tune Nellie Bly Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below Establishment Dems in …

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