1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single "Hound Dog" on the Milton Berle Show,
and scandalizes the audience with his suggestive hip gyrations.

Hound Dog was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by
Willie Mae "Big Mamma" Thornton in 1952. Now go wag your tail.

National Donut Day!

Today, Friday June 4 is National Donut Day!
Teddy wants a donut! Honey Glazed!

Teddy Bears in Australia?

You betcha!

In the 1920's the Toy Joy company of South Yarra, Melbourne, started by George Kirby and his wife commenced business. WW1 meant a ban on teddy bears from Germany. The earliest teddy bears were fully jointed, made from English mohair, stuffed with wood wool, had twill pads with four feet and claws and glass eyes.

In 1966 the Lang brothers took over the company but it continues to operate under the Joy Toys name. That's ace mate!

Casey at the Bat was written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer and published this day in the San Francisco Examiner.

Holliston, Massachusetts and Stockton, California claim to be the Mudville described in the poem.

Customer - Do you serve crabs here?

Waiter - We serve everybody, have a seat.

Leave Work Early Day.
Now that's my kind of holiday. I'm going to leave work early and take Teddy out for an ice cream soda.

1835 - P.T. Barnum's circus starts his U.S. tour!

My June Reading List

My June Reading List


Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson
Body of Lies by Iris Johansen - Eve Duncan Series
Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke - Hannah Swensen Series
I Is for Innocent by Sue Grafton - Kinsey Millhone Series
Tippy-Toe Murder by Leslie Meier - Lucy Stone Series
Knock 'em Dead by Rhonda Pollero - Finley Anderson Tanner Mystery
What Looks Like Crazy by Charlotte Hughes - Kate Holly Series
No Such Thing As A Secret by Shelly Fredman: Brandy Alexander Mystery Series
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich

I think I need to add that in May I started reading Iris Johansen's Eve Duncan Series.
I actually read the first two books in her Eve Duncan Series.
I thought they were Great books. Well written.

I have three new books in a series for this month:
Yada Yada Prayer Group Series by Neta Jackson

Kate Holly Series by Charlotte Hughes
Brandy Alexander Mystery Series by Shelly Fredman

Today is Say Somthing Nice Day.
Hug a teddy bear and say "I love you".

Also, in 1938 Superman appears in D.C. Comics series issue #1 and is sold for 10 cents.
It would be nice to have a copy of that comic!