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[South Carolina Redfish]

Morning Sleepers

A lovely weekend marine forecast here:

On the sea, winds could reach gale force. Seas are forecast to rise rapidly through Saturday afternoon with max seas of 7 to 10 feet occurring Sunday. On land, wind gusts could reach 29 mph Sunday.

[South Carolina Redfish]

SHEESH!

[Travellin Dave]

SHEESH!

At least the snow won't be reaching that far east.

[Travellin Dave]

Morning SCDave.

[Travellin Dave]

Today is Saturday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2018. There are 23 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
On this date:
In 1813, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, was first performed in Vienna, with Beethoven himself conducting.
In 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free of original sin from the moment of her own conception.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction for the South.
In 1886, the American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
In 1972, a United Airlines Boeing 737 crashed while attempting to land at Chicago-Midway Airport, killing 43 of the 61 people on board, as well as two people on the ground; among the dead were Dorothy Hunt, wife of Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, U.S. Rep. George W. Collins, D-Ill., and CBS News correspondent Michele Clark.
In 1980, rock star John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by an apparently deranged fan.

In 1982, a man demanding an end to nuclear weapons held the Washington Monument hostage, threatening to blow it up with explosives he claimed were inside a van. (After a 10-hour standoff, Norman D. Mayer was shot dead by police; it turned out there were no explosives.)
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed a treaty at the White House calling for destruction of intermediate-range nuclear missiles.
In 1991, AIDS patient Kimberly Bergalis, who had contracted the disease from her dentist, died in Fort Pierce, Fla., at age 23.
In 1992, Americans got to see live television coverage of U.S. troops landing on the beaches of Somalia as Operation Restore Hope began (because of the time difference, it was early Dec. 9 in Somalia).
In 1998, struggling to stave off impeachment, President Bill Clinton's defenders forcefully pleaded his case before the House Judiciary Committee. The Supreme Court ruled that police cannot search people and their cars after merely ticketing them for routine traffic violations.
In 2001, the U.S. Capitol was reopened to tourists after a two-month security shutdown.

[Travellin Dave]

Ten years ago: In a startling about-face, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal he would confess to masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks; four other men also abandoned their defenses. A malfunctioning F/A-18D Hornet military jet trying to reach Marine Corps Air Station Miramar slammed into a densely populated San Diego neighborhood, killing four members of a family and incinerating two homes; the pilot ejected safely. Mystery writer Hillary Waugh died in Torrington, Conn. at age 88. Character actor Robert Prosky died in Washington, D.C. five days short of his 78th birthday.

Five years ago: Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, toppling the statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and blocking key government buildings in an escalating stand-off with the president on the future of the country. Zach Johnson rallied from four shots behind with eight holes to play and beat Tiger Woods, the No. 1 player in golf, at the World Challenge. Lydia Ko, a 16-year-old from New Zealand, rallied to win her first title as a professional, winning the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters with a three-stroke victory over South Korea's So Yeon Ryu.

One year ago: During a campaign rally in the Florida panhandle, near the Alabama border, President Donald Trump urged Alabama voters to elect Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, who had been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct. Japanese pitching and hitting star Shohei Ohtani announced that he would sign with the Los Angeles Angels.

[Travellin Dave]

Thought for Today: “The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it’s unknown and it’s plain sailing.” — John Lennon (1940-1980).

[South Carolina Redfish]

SHEESH!

At least the snow won't be reaching that far east.

Amen!

[South Carolina Redfish]

Morning SCDave.

Morning Jersey Dave

[Travellin Dave]

1542 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-87), born in Linlithgow Palace, Scotland (d. 1587)

1765 Eli Whitney, American inventor (Cotton Gin), born in Westborough, Massachusetts (d. 1825)

1865 Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia), born in Tavastehus, Finland (d. 1957)

1886 Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (En el Arsenal) and wife of Frida Kahlo, born in Guanajuato, México (d. 1957)

1925 James E "Jimmy" Smith, US jazz/organist (Walk on the Wild Side)

1925 Samuel "Sammy" Davis Jr., American singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man), born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)

1927 Ferdie Pacheco, the "Fight Doctor"

1930 Maximilian Schell, Swiss-Austrian actor and director (Odessa File, Julia), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2014)

1936 David Carradine, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets, Kill Bill V.1 & 2), born in Hollywood, California

1939 James Galway, flutist (18k gold flute, Royal Phil), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland

1943 Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (The Doors) and poet, born in Melbourne, Florida (d. 1971)

1947 Gregg Allman, guitarist/vocalist (Allman Brothers Band), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2017)

1947 Thomas R. Cech, American chemist, Nobel laureate

1949 Mary Gordon, American author

1949 Ray Shulman, British musician, born in Portsmouth

1949 Robert Sternberg, Proposed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

1950 Jimmy Farrar, American rock vocalist (Molly Hatchet), born in LaGrange, Georgia

1950 Rick Baker, American special effects makeup artist (Exorcist), born in Binghamton, New York

1950 Tim Foli, American baseball player

1950 Dan Hartman, American musician (Edgar Winter Group), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1951 Bill Bryson, American British author (Notes From a Small Island), born in Des Moines, Iowa

1953 Sam Kinison, American screaming comedian and actor (Back to School, Charlie Hoover), born in Yakima, Washington (d. 1992)

1953 Roy Firestone, American sportscaster (Life's Most Embarrassing Moments), born in Miami, Florida

1953 Kim Basinger, American actress

1953 Norman Finkelstein, American professor, activist

1954 Harold Hongju Koh, Korean-American Dean of Yale Law School

1955 Ian Greig, cricketer (brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982)

1956 Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist (Missing Persons)

1957 Phil Collen, English heavy-metal guitarist (Def Leppard - Love Bites), born in London, England

1958 Billy Hufsey, actor (Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life)

1958 Wayne Dickert, slalom double canoe (Olympic 11th 1996), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee

1958 Bird McIntyre, Thai pop singer, musician

1959 Marty Raybon, American singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South), born in Sanford, Florida

1959 Paul Rutherford, vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)

1959 Jim Yong Kim, South Korean-American physician, anthropologist and President of the World Bank, born in Seoul, South Korea

1960 Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP)

1961 Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney

1961 Mikey Robins, Australian comedian

1962 Berry van Aerle, Dutch soccer star (PSV)

1962 Marty Friedman, American guitarist

1962 Steve Elkington, Australian golfer (PGA Championship 1995), born in Inverell, New South Wales

1963 Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese professional wrestler

1964 James Martinez, Santa Fe NM, rower (Olympics 1996)

1964 Teri Hatcher, actress (Lois & Clark, Desperate Housewives), born in Sunnyvale, California

1964 James Blundell, Australian country singer

1964 Sandy Burnett, English record producer

1965 Greg Truitt, NFL safety/linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)

1965 Teresa Weatherspoon, WNBA guard (NY Liberty)

1965 Troy Sadowski, NFL tight end (Cin Bengals)

1965 Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress and singer (Days of Being Wild), born in Suzhou, China

1966 Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton OH, PGA golfer (1995 Buick-2nd)

1966 Joe Staysniak, NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts)

1966 Matthew Laborteaux, actor (Albert-Little House on Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California

1966 Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), born in Glenageary, Ireland

1966 Jeff Tremaine, American television and film director

1967 Jeff George, NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders)

1967 Marina Augusta Baker, Windsor England, playmate (Mar, 1987)

1967 Ron George, linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)

1967 Tony Mayberry, NFL center (Tampa Bay Bucs)

1967 Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)

1967 Darren Sheridan, English footballer and manager

1968 Bill Johnson, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)

1968 Mike Mussina, American baseball pitcher (5-time MLB All Star), Williamsport, Pennsylvania

1968 Michael Cole, American professional wrestling commentator

1969 Antoon Kuil, soccer player (Veendam, SC Heerenveen)

1969 Bobby Phillips, WLAF running back (Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy)

1969 Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)

1969 Victor Green, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Jets)

1969 Steve Van Wormer, American actor

1971 Garvin Alston, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Mt Vernon, New York

1971 James Stewart, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings), born in Vero Beach, Florida

1972 Marco Abreu, Angolan footballer

1972 Frank Shamrock, American mixed martial artist

1973 Mitch Jacoby, tight end (St Louis Rams)

1973 Monty Montgomery, defensiveback (Indianapolis Colts)

1973 Doron Bell Jr., Canadian actor

1973 Corey Taylor, American singer (Slipknot, Stone Sour)

1974 Paul Staight, Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics 1996)

1974 Cristian Castro, Mexican singer

1974 Nick Zinner, American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), born in Massachusetts

1975 Kevin Harvick, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2014), born in Bakersfield, California

1976 Naimee Coleman, Irish singer and songwriter

1976 Reed Johnson, American baseball player

1976 Dominic Monaghan, English actor (The Lord of the Rings, Lost), born in Berlin, West Germany

1977 Elsa Benítez, Mexican supermodel

1977 Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer

1977 Ryan Newman, American NASCAR driver

1978 Kate Robinson, American dance skater (& Kate Robinson), born in Peoria, Illinois

1978 Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer

1978 John Oster, Welsh footballer, born in Boston, England

1978 Ian Somerhalder, American actor (Lost, Vampire Diaries), born in Covington, Louisiana

1978 Vernon Wells, American baseball player, born in Shreveport, Louisiana

1979 Johan Forssell, Swedish politician

1979 Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer

1979 Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby league footballer

1981 Jeremy Accardo, American baseball player

1981 Philip Rivers, American NFL quarterback (San Diego, LA Chargers), born in Decatur, Alabama

1982 Noelle Pikus-Pace, American skeleton racer

1982 Dee Dee Trotter, American athlete

1982 Hamit Altintop, German-born Turkish Football player (identical twin brother of Halil Altintop)

1982 Halil Altintop, Turkish Football player (identical twin brother of Hamit Altintop)

1982 Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and singer (Super Bass, Starships), born in Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

1983 Neel Jani, Swiss racing driver

1983 Liu Song, Chinese snooker player

1984 Greg Halford, English footballer

1984 Badr Hari, Dutch kickboxer, Niall Brennan, Irish Legend.

1984 Sam Hunt, American country pop singer (Take Your Time), born in Cedartown, Georgia

1985 Dwight Howard, American basketball player (Charlotte Hornets), born in Atlanta, Georigia

1986 Amir Khan, English boxer

1986 Kate Voegele, American musician

1989 Drew Doughty, Canadian hockey player

1993 AnnaSophia Robb, American actress and singer

[A Friend of Charlie]

Morning Sleepers

A lovely weekend marine forecast here:

On the sea, winds could reach gale force. Seas are forecast to rise rapidly through Saturday afternoon with max seas of 7 to 10 feet occurring Sunday. On land, wind gusts could reach 29 mph Sunday.

Who doesn't like a wet blowie?

[A Friend of Charlie]

Good morning, Daves of the SC and NJ varieties.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Soccer brunch / awards banquet this morning. Not crazy about the participation trophies but did somebody say, BRUNCH?

[FloridaDean]

still no cigar. need to get rid of this cold.