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[Threebean]

Morning MidwestDave and EastCoastTony.  Heading out for the day in about an hour.

Taking the bike? Good morning, Mark.

Not today, have someone going with me. Work run to Houston via Bryan.  Plan on doing a bit of riding tomorrow, though.

When you going to plan to swing by the new CI store?

Next time I'm up that way.  That sucker's on the far north side of Dallas.

[Travellin Dave]

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2018.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion, and resigned his office.

On this date:
In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1911, Chinese revolutionaries launched an uprising which led to the collapse of the Qing (or Manchu) Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
In 1913, the Panama Canal was effectively completed as President Woodrow Wilson sent a signal from the White House by telegraph, setting off explosives that destroyed a section of the Gamboa dike.
In 1938, Nazi Germany completed its annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland (soo-DAYT’-uhn-land).
In 1943, Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologized to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after the official was refused seating in a Howard Johnson’s restaurant near Dover, Delaware.
In 1964, the 18th Summer Olympic Games opened in Tokyo.
In 1967, the Outer Space Treaty, prohibiting the placing of weapons of mass destruction on the moon or elsewhere in space, entered into force.
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill authorizing the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
In 1985, U.S. fighter jets forced an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro (ah-KEE’-leh LOW’-roh) to land in Italy, where the gunmen were taken into custody. Actor-director Orson Welles died in Los Angeles at age 70; actor Yul Brynner died in New York at age 65.
In 1997, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and its coordinator, Jody Williams, were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2001, U.S. jets pounded the Afghan capital of Kabul. President George W. Bush unveiled a list of 22 most-wanted terrorists, including Osama bin Laden. U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California won the race for the post of House Democratic leader.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Morning MidwestDave and EastCoastTony.  Heading out for the day in about an hour.

Oh, so making up absentee excuses early?

I'm here, aren't I? Even came in early so I could give this thing a push.  Sheesh!

I appreciated it.

[Travellin Dave]

Ten years ago: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced the government had decided to go forward with a plan to buy a part ownership in a broad array of American banks in response to the financial meltdown. Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled that gay couples had the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions. An Alaska legislative committee released a report saying Gov. Sarah Palin had violated state ethics laws and abused her power by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper.

Five years ago: Gunmen from one of Libya’s many militias stormed a hotel where Prime Minister Ali Zidan had a residence and held him for several hours. Kwame Kilpatrick, a former Democratic mayor of Detroit, was sent to federal prison to serve a 28-year sentence for widespread corruption that occurred under his watch. Scott Carpenter, 88, the second American to orbit the Earth and one of the last surviving Mercury 7 astronauts, died in Denver.

One year ago: The U.S. soccer team failed to qualify for the World Cup, eliminated with a 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago; it ended a run of seven straight U.S. appearances at soccer’s showcase event. A flood of new allegations poured in against movie executive Harvey Weinstein, including testimonies from Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. Reacting to reports that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had called him a “moron” after a classified briefing, President Donald Trump challenged Tillerson to “compare IQ tests;” the White House insisted Trump was only joking.

[Travellin Dave]

Morning MidwestDave and EastCoastTony.  Heading out for the day in about an hour.

Oh, so making up absentee excuses early?

I'm here, aren't I? Even came in early so I could give this thing a push.  Sheesh!

We do need that, don't we...

[Travellin Dave]

Thought for Today: "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." -- Niels Bohr, Danish physicist (1885-1962).

[Threebean]

Time to get gone.  Adios, mofos.

[FloridaDean]

good morning Dave, Dave, Mark, and Tony.
all good here. some flooding downtown. nothing here. waiting,on the afternoon high tide.

[Travellin Dave]

Birthdays

1916 Scott Huston, American composer, born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1991)
1917 Ilona Ference, American actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), born in Bar Harbor, Maine (d. 1996)
1917 Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1982)
1918 Bobby Byrne, American orchestra leader (Club Seven), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2006)
1918 Jean Gimpel, French author and medievalist, born in Paris (d. 1996)
1918 Yigal Allon, Israeli politician, born in Kfar Tavor, Palestine (d. 1980)
1919 Gerry Gomez, West Indian cricketer (post-war WI all-rounder), born in Trinidad (d. 1996)
1921 Boy Trip, Dutch minister, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1990)
1922 Boeli van Leeuwen, Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde), born in Curaçao (d. 2007)
1922 Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer (NZ bowler & Test captain in the 1950's), born in Whanganui, New Zealand (d. 1989)
1922 Merv Pregulman, American NFL Line backer (Green Bay Packers), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 2012)
1923 Louis Gottlieb, American musician (The Limeliters), born inn La Crescenta, California (d. 1996)
1923 Nicholas Parsons, British presenter and actor described as "the ultimate quiz show host", born in Grantham, England
1924 Ed Wood, American filmmaker and director (Plan 9 from Outer Space), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1978)
1924 James Clavell, British-American author (The Asian Saga), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1994)
1924 Ludmilla Tchérina, French prima ballerina, artist, actress, choreographer and author (Sins of Rome), born in Paris, France (d. 2004)
1925 Ivan Sviták, Czech philosopher and poet, born in Hranice na Moravě, Czechoslovakia (d. 1994)
1925 Great Antonio, Croatian-Canadian strongman, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (d. 2001)
1926 Oscar Brown, American singer and songwriter (Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
1926 Richard Jaeckel, American actor (3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima, Sometimes a Great Notion), born in Long Beach, New York (d. 1997)
1927 Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), born in Mount Standfast, Saint James Parish, Barbados (d. 1995)
1927 John Eric Tieman, production manager (The Guardian) (d. 1995)
1927 Thomas Wilson, Scottish composer, born in Trinidad, Colorado (d. 2001)
1927 Dana Elcar, American actor (Peter Thornton- MacGyver), born in Ferndale, Michigan (d. 2005)
1930 Adlai Stevenson III, American politician (U.S. Senator from Illinois), born in Chicago, Illinois
1930 Harold Pinter, British playwright (The Homecoming, Servant), born in London, England (d. 2008)
1930 Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani Urdu poet, born in Allahabad, India (d. 1970)
1930 Konstantin Vyrupayev, Soviet wrestler (Greco-Roman Bantamweight Olympic Gold 1956), born in Irkutsk, Russia (d. 2012)
1932 Harry Smith, English footballer, born in Wolverhampton, England
1933 Daniel Massey, English actor (Vault of Horror), born in London, England (d. 1998)
1933 Gerald Masters, South African-British author (Pan Book of Dates)
1933 Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and Manson murder victim, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1969)
1934 Sadashiv Patil, Indian cricketer (pace bowler in Test India v NZ 1955-56), born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra
1935 Paolo Renosto, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1988)
1935 André Bureau, French Canadian lawyer and communications executive, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
1935 Khalil al-Wazir [Abu Jihad], Founder of Palestinian group Fatah and PLO leader, born in Ramla, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1988)
1935 Dave Charnley, British lightweight boxer (Dartford Destroyer), born in Dartford, England (d. 2012)
1935 Ousmane Sow, Senegalese sculptor, born in Dhakar (d. 2016)
1936 Artie Dick, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ of 60's), born in Middlemarch, New Zealand
1936 Judith Chalmers, English TV hostess (Wish You Were Here), born in Stockport, Cheshire, England
1936 Gerhard Ertl, German surface chemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007), born in Stuttgart, Germany
1937 Bruce Devlin, Australian PGA golfer (1964 St Petersburg Open), born in Armidale, Australia
1938 Marcus Jan Adriani, biologist and director (Weevers' Duin) (d. 1995)
1938 Toby Roth, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin), born in Strasburg, North Dakota
1938 Daidō Moriyama, Japanese photographer, born in Ikeda, Osaka
1939 Joe Pitts, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1941 Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian writer and environmentalist, born in Bori, Nigeria (d. 1995)
1941 Laurence Henry Tribe, Harvard Law professor, born in Shanghai, China
1941 Peter Coyote [Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon], American actor (ET, Raiders of the Lost Ark), born in NYC, New York
1942 Radu Vasile, Prime Minister of Romania (1998-99), born in Sibiu, Romania (d. 2013)
1942 James Marshall, American illustrator and author (George and Martha, The Stupids), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1992)
1943 Denis D'Ell, English rocker, born in London (d. 2005)
1943 Alexander MacMillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton, English publisher and politician
1943 Frederick Barthelme, American author (There Must be Some Mistake), born in Houston, Texas
1944 Christopher Ndodebandla Dlamini, South African trade unionist and SACP-leader, born in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa
1944 Renier Schoeman, South African journalist and politician
1944 Stephen Scott, American composer, born in Corvallis, Oregon
1945 Alan Cartwright, English rocker (Procul Harum), born in London
1946 Ben Vereen, American actor and dancer (Pippin, Roots, Webster), born in Miami, Florida
1946 Charles Dance, English actor and director (Alien 3, Jewel in the Crown), born in Redditch, Worcestershire
1946 Franco Malerba, Italian astronaut (STS 46), born in Genoa, Italy
1946 John Prine, American country singer (Hello in There), born in Maywood, Illinois
1946 Peter Mahvolich, Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens), born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada
1946 Mildred Grieveson, English writer (Leopard in the Snow), born in England
1946 Naoto Kan, Japanese politician (61st Prime Minister of Japan), born in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
1946 Chris Tarrant, English TV presenter (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
1947 Giant Haystacks [Martin Ruane], English professional wrestler, born in Camberwell, London, England (d. 1998)
1948 Séverine [Josiane Grizeau], French singer (Un banc, un arbre, une rue), born in Paris
1948 Ed Volker, American musician (The Radiators), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1949 Jessica Harper, American actress (Inserts, Stardust Memories), born in Chicago, Illinois
1949 Lance Cairns, New Zealand cricketer (big-hitting NZ medium-pace bowler), born in Picton, New Zealand
1950 Dennis Holmes, American actor (Laramie), born in Encino, California
1950 Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor and director (Mister Cactus, Passion), born in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1950 Nora Roberts, American novelist (Angels Fall), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
1951 Epeli Ganilau, Fijian soldier and politician (National Alliance Party of Fiji)
1953 Gus Williams, American NBA guard (Golden State, Seattle, Washington), born in Mount Vernon, New York
1953 Midge Ure, Scottish rocker (Dear God, Ultravox-We Came to Dance), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1954 James Fearnley, English accordionist (The Pogues), born in Worsley, Greater Manchester
1954 David Lee Roth, American rock singer (Van Halen), born in Bloomington, Indiana
1954 Rekha, Bollywood actress (Khoon Bhari Maang), born in Madras, India


1954 Mohamed Mounir, Egyptian singer and actor (El Malek Howwa El Malek), born in Aswan, Egypt
1956 Mark Gordon, American film producer (Saving Private Ryan), born in Newport News, Virginia
1957 Craig Marseilles, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Gold Coast), born in Toronto, Ontario
1957 Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese artist, born in Niigata, Japan
1958 J. Eddie Peck, American actor (Bold & Beautiful-Cole Howard), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
1958 John M. Grunsfeld, American physicist and astronaut (STS 67, 81), born in Chicago, Illinois
1958 Tanya Tucker, American country singer and actress (Follow that Car), born in Seminole, Texas
1959 Kirsty MacColl, English singer and songwriter, born in Croydon, Surrey, England (d. 2000)
1959 Bradley Whitford, American actor and political activist, born in Madison, Wisconsin
1960 Eric Martin, American rocker (Mr Big), born in Long Island, New York
1961 Brian Lee Diemer, American steeplechase athlete (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
1961 Martin Kemp, English rock bassist (Spandau Ballet), born in London, England
1961 Jodi Benson, American voice actress (Ariel-The Little Mermaid), born in Rockford, Illinois
1961 Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner, born in Copenhagen
1962 Rex J. Walheim, U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut, born in Redwood City, California
1963 Mike Donnelly, American NHL left wing (Dallas Stars), born in Detroit, Michigan
1963 Daniel Pearl, American journalist (kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan), born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 2002)
1963 Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer (1984 Olympics), born in Amstelveen, Netherlands
1963 Anita Mui, Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress, "Madonna of the East", born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
1964 Maxi Gnauck, German uneven parallel bars gymnast (Olympic gold 1980), born in Berlin, Germany
1964 Quinton Flynn, American voice actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio
1965 Brett Perriman, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins), born in Miami, Florida
1965 Chris Penn, American actor (The Wild Life), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)
1965 Rebecca Pidgeon, British-American actress, singer and songwriter, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1965 Toshi, Japanese singer (X Japan), born in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
1965 Steve Scalise, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1966 Darren Carrington, American NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Bronx, New York
1966 Derrick McKey, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Meridian, Mississippi
1966 Elana Meyer, South African runner (Olympic silver 1992), born in South Africa
1966 Kevin Paige, American vocalist (Don't Shut Me Out), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1966 Tony Adams, English footballer (Arsenal & England national team captain), born in Romford, London, England
1966 Bai Ling, Chinese-born American actress (The Crow, Red Corner), born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
1967 Frank Wainright, American football tight end (Miami Dolphins), born in Peoria, Illinois
1967 Willie Davis, American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
1967 Jonathan Littell, French-American writer (The Kindly Ones), born in NYC, New York
1968 James Williams, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, SF 49ers), born in Natchez, Mississippi
1968 Nancy Brookhart, American WPVA volleyballer (Hermosa-17th-1994), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
1968 Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker, born in Haelen, Netherlands
1968 Chris Ofili, English painter (Turner prize - elephant dung), born in Manchester
1969 Brett Favre, American NFL quarterback (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Gulfport, Mississippi
1970 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, Buffalo), born in Kiev, Ukraine
1970 Glenn Foley, American NFL quarterback (NY Jets), born in Woburn, Massachusetts
1970 Dean Kiely, Irish football goalkeeper (Crystal Palace), born in Salford, England
1970 Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German luger (Olympic gold 1998), born in Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany
1970 Corinna May, German blind singer (I Can't Live Without Music), born in Bremen, Germany
1970 Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete, born in Khouribga, Morocco
1970 Matthew Pinsent, English rower (4 Olympic gold medals), born in Holt, Norfolk, England
1971 Bryn Parry, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 BC Amateur-2nd), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1971 Claus Dalpiaz, Austrian hockey goaltender (Team Austria 1998), born in Kufstein, Austria
1971 Corey Louchiey, American NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills), born in Greenville, South Carolina
1971 Ian Bennett, English football goalkeeper (Birmingham City), born in Worksop, England
1971 Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist, born in Moscow
1972 Hunter Goodwin, American football tight end (Minnesota Vikings), born in Bellville, Texas
1972 Marianne Limpert, Canadian 200m relay swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Matagami, Quebec
1972 Yinka Dare, Nigerian NBA center (NJ Nets), born in Kano, Nigeria (d. 2004)
1972 Jun Lana, Filipino playwright and screenwriter (Shadow Behind The Moon), born in Makati City, Philippines
1973 Jeff Shantz, Canadian NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Duchess, Alberta, Canada
1973 John Mobley, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
1973 Mario Lopez, American actor (A C Slater-Saved by the Bell), born in San Diego, California
1973 Zach Thornton, American soccer goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1974 Chris Pronger, Canadian NHL defenseman (Team Canada Olympics 1998, St. Louis), born in Dryden, Ontario, Canada
1974 Naike Rivelli, German model and daughter of Ornella Muti, born in Munich, Germany
1974 Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor, born in Ashdod, Israel
1974 Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentine footballer (Internazionale), born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina
1974 [Ralph] Dale Earnhardt Jr., American racing driver (Two-time Daytona 500 winner), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina
1975 Ramón Morales, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara), born in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico
1976 Shane Doan, Canadian NHL right wing (Winnipeg Jets), born in Halkirk, Alberta, Canada
1976 Bob Burnquist, Brazilian-American skateboarder, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1976 Pat Burrell, American baseball player, born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
1978 Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American actress (Cassidy-Nash Bridges), born in Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey
1979 Mya Harrison, American singer (Mýa), born in Washington, D.C.
1979 Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player, born in Viña del Mar, Chile
1979 Wu Chun, Bruneian-Taiwanese actor (The Butterfly Lovers), born in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
1979 Kangta [Ahn Chil Hyun], South Korean lead singer (H.O.T.), born in Seoul, South Korea
1980 Tim Maurer, American singer (Suburban Legends)
1980 Sherine, Egyptian singer, born in Cairo, Egypt
1981 Michael Oliver, American actor (Problem Child), born in Los Angeles, California
1982 Amon Buchanan, Australian rules footballer
1982 Hideki Mutoh, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo
1983 Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe
1984 Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer (Traffic Light), born in Hong Kong
1984 Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress (Battle Royale), born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
1984 Paul Posluszny, American football player, born in Butler, Pennsylvania
1984 Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player (Colorado Rockies), born in Santa Clara, California
1984 Rod Benson, American basketball player, born in Fairfield, California
1985 Dominique Cornu, Belgian professional cyclist, born in Beveren, Belgium
1985 Aaron Himelstein, American actor (Austin Powers in Goldmember), born in Buffalo Grove, Illinois
1986 Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player, born in Sydney, New South Wales
1991 Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer and songwriter (Lessons To Be Learned), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1991 Lali Espósito, Argentine actress, singer and model, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1991 Mariana Pajón, Colombian BMX rider (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Medellin, Colombia

[FloridaDean]

Cusano maduro robusto and coffee here.

[Travellin Dave]

Cusano maduro robusto and coffee here.

Getting a bit breezy Dean?

[FloridaDean]

Smoke handmade premium cigars at new lounge in Tampa
Lila Gross·14 minutes ago
The Tampa Bay area is historically known for being a top cigar destination.

Casa de Montecristo is breathing fresh air into the timeless concept by creating a smoke lounge and bar where you can buy premium cigars for anywhere from $5-35.

"Turning people on to the pleasures of a good premium cigar and the nice pairing with some of the scotches and whiskeys that we carry and local beers that really make the experience that much better," said.

The tobacconists are happy to help you find a cigar to fit your taste by asking about your specific preference.

Then they cut it and light it properly for an authentic experience.

"Cigars have become like wines, I mean there's just so many options and the key is when someone wants to try it or has tried it in the past, they're not so sure, that you make them comfortable."

And as your pallet develops the shop can help you advance to a bolder selection.

You can shop top handmade premium cigars to take home, or just hang and enjoy one there.

A new drink menu is still in the works at Casa de Montecristo as well as a special sunset hour to toast the end of the day.

[Travellin Dave]

Link Florida with Cleveland and you always get a good story...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/10/orlando-florida-flight-delayed-after-woman-brings-squirrel-plane/1587164002/

[FloridaDean]

Cusano maduro robusto and coffee here.

Getting a bit breezy Dean?

only 8 mph breeze here.

[Travellin Dave]

Smoke handmade premium cigars at new lounge in Tampa
Lila Gross·14 minutes ago
The Tampa Bay area is historically known for being a top cigar destination.

Casa de Montecristo is breathing fresh air into the timeless concept by creating a smoke lounge and bar where you can buy premium cigars for anywhere from $5-35.

"Turning people on to the pleasures of a good premium cigar and the nice pairing with some of the scotches and whiskeys that we carry and local beers that really make the experience that much better," said.

The tobacconists are happy to help you find a cigar to fit your taste by asking about your specific preference.

Then they cut it and light it properly for an authentic experience.

"Cigars have become like wines, I mean there's just so many options and the key is when someone wants to try it or has tried it in the past, they're not so sure, that you make them comfortable."

And as your pallet develops the shop can help you advance to a bolder selection.

You can shop top handmade premium cigars to take home, or just hang and enjoy one there.

A new drink menu is still in the works at Casa de Montecristo as well as a special sunset hour to toast the end of the day.

Is that your evacuation destination?