Friday, August 01, 2014

TGIF! Friday, August 1, 2014

transfigure \ trans-FIG-yer or, esp. British, -FIG-er \ , verb; 
  1. to change in outward form or appearance; transform. 
  2. to change so as to glorify or exalt. 
Origin: Transfigure came to English in the 14th century from the Latin trānsfigūrāre meaning "to change in shape." 

SFA
  • sweet 
  • fuck 
  • all
  • Amounting to nothing or very little
Wow what a waste, I did SFA this weekend.


History
  • Slavery Abolition Act 1833: abolished slavery in Britain and Ireland
  • WWI: erupted as Germany declared war on Russia (1914)
  • Fulbright: scholarship program was signed into US law (1946)
  • MTV: cable music station was launched with, aptly, The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" (1981)
Birthdays
  • Francis Scott Key 1779
  • Herman Melville 1819
  • Arthur Hill 1922
  • Lionel Bart 1930
  • Geoffrey Holder 1930
  • Tom Wilson 1931
  • Ramblin' Jack Elliot 1931
  • Dom DeLuise 1933
  • Yves Saint Laurent 1936
  • Giancarlo Giannini 1942
  • Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) 1942
  • Boz Burrell (Bad Company) 1946
  • Tim Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) 1951
  • Robert Cray 1953
  • Michael Penn 1958
  • Robert Buck (10,000 Maniacs) 1958
  • Joe Elliot (Def Leppard) 1959
  • Suzi Gardner (L7) 1960
  • Chuck D (Public Enemy) 1960
  • Coolio 1963
  • Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) 1964
  • George Ducas 1966
  • Charlie Kelley (Buffalo Club) 1968
  • Tempestt Bledsoe 1973
  • Taylor Fry 1981
  • Asheley Angel (O-Town) 1981

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