Wednesday, November 25, 2009

The LuLac Edition #1019, Nov. 25th, 2009



PHOTO INDEX: 1969 LOGO AND AIRLINE.

THANKSGIVING TRAVEL

So most Americans will travel today by car than by airplane. Why?
1. There are less flights available.
2. The airlines have nickeled and dimed travelers to death with charges on baggage, drinks and peanuts.
3. Rates have been raised consistently without regard to the economy.
4. Service has not improved with increased rates.
So people have stopped traveling by air. Remember that old saying, “Pigs eat, hogs get slaughtered.”

1969

Even though our review year is 1964, since 1969 was such a momentous year, we’ve decided before we end 2009 to recap some of the significant events of ’69. In previous editions we looked at the Lunar landing and Woodstock. My year was pretty momentous when I wound up in Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia for 42 days with a condition called uveitis. Lost my right eye but enjoyed the time spent in the city. Anyway, here are some events of 1969:
A free concert organized by the Rolling Stones is held at Altamont Speedway in Livermore, Calif with problems caused by the use of Hells Angels as Bouncers resulting in a number of deaths
The Groundbreaking TV programme Monty Python's Flying Circus is shown for the first time and the catch phrase "And now for something completely different," becomes their trade mark.

Sesame Street known for its Muppet characters, makes it's debut on PBS.

Bell Bottom Jeans and tie-dye shirts become part of the teenage fashion scene.
The John Lennon Album "Two Virgins" featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the nude are confiscated at Newark Airport
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records.
The Manson murders take place.

The Beatles release their album Abbey Road.

Golda Meir of Milwaukee, USA, becomes Prime Minister of Israel.

First Concorde test flight is conducted In France.
First transplant of human eye. (not mine!)
Seiko sells the first Quartz Watch.
The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) is founded.
The first automatic teller machine ATM or Cash Machine is installed in the United States.
Creation of ARPANET, the predecessor of the Internet.
The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its debut. It carried 191 people, most of them reporters and photographers, from Seattle to New York City.
UNIX is developed by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs.
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am the epitome of the American muscle car is introduced.
The Microprocessor ( a miniature set of integrated circuits ) is invented opening the way for the computer revolution that followed. Wendy's opens. Here's the best Wendy's ad ever. The product line though, bombed.

A few great tunes of 1969:








8 Comments:

At 7:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Whoa! Where did '69 come from?
I spent the whole damn year in the Army. Thanks for the review. To a great extent I missed it back then!

 
At 8:27 PM, Blogger David Yonki said...

IN RESPONSE
Whoa! Where did '69 come from?
WE DID SOME THINGS ON WOODSTOCK, THE MOON LANDING AND TED AND MARY JO. BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE THAT HAPPENED IN '69. IF '68 WAS THE YEAR OF REVOLUTION, THEN '69 WAS THE YEAR OF INNOVATION THAT GREW INCREMENTALLY THROUGH THE YEARS. TWO MORE THINGS I FAILED TO MENTION ABOUT '69, THE CARPENTERS SIGNED WITH A&M RECORDS AND "TOUCH ME" BY THE DOORS HIT NUMBER ONE. THAT WAS THE OPENING SONG ON KOMOTION THAT I DANCED TO WITH ONE OF MY FREQUENT POSTERS. 40 YEARS IS A BENCHMARK AND I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.

 
At 9:33 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Right you are. Happy Thanksgiving.

 
At 1:23 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, thanks for remembering the song. I had forgotten all about that but now that you said the Doors, I do remember that as the opening song.
Have a Happy Turkey Day.
YOUR KOMOTION DATE FROM DURYEA
P.S. My husband wants to know if you remember what I wore?

 
At 9:39 PM, Blogger David Yonki said...

IN RESPONSE
said the Doors, I do remember that as the opening song.
Have a Happy Turkey Day.
YOUR KOMOTION DATE FROM DURYEA
P.S. My husband wants to know if you remember what I wore?
CORDUROY FOREST GREEN JUMPER, KNEE LENGTH, BROWN HOSE, TANISH SILK BLOUSE, AND BROWN FLATS SO YOU WOULDN'T LOOK TALLER THAN ME. DIDN'T HELP. CHANGED YOUR CAMEL COLORED BOOTS IN THE 'NEP LOBBY BEFORE WE WENT TO THE STUDIO.

 
At 12:12 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh my God!!!!!
You are correct. Right down to the last detail. Holy shit!
YOUR KOMOTION DATE FROM DURYEA

 
At 7:20 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

40 years and the guy remembers details like that????
you gotta love the Yonk!
apparently a few along the way did.

 
At 5:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My sister had a few encounters with the Yonk. If he was anything else, he was a detail man and that still impresses the crap out her.

 

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