Saturday, July 09, 2016

Saturday, July 9, 2016

tantivy \tan-TIV-ee\, adjective:
1. Swift; rapid.
adverb:
1. At full gallop.
noun:
1. A rush, a gallop or stampede.
interjection:
  • 1. (used as a hunting cry when the chase is at full speed.)
Tantivy, while associated with many aspects of horseback riding, is of unknown origin.
 
halfway crook 
  • A poser. Someone who professes to live one style of life but reality tells a much different story. Used as a diss in freestyleraping to describe someone who claims to be a thug or hard but is very much the opposite.
Guy 1- "Yo', Ja Rule is the realest nigga representin' the streets!"
Guy 2- "Hell no he ain't! He's a halfway crook"

History
  • Wimbledon: the precursor to the tennis tournament first began; only Gentlemen's Singles was played (1877)
  • cross of gold: William Jennings Bryan delivered a speech to the Democratic National Convention supporting bimetallism, advocating a silver standard in addition to the gold standard (1896)
  • Johnny Weissmuller: swam 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds, thus breaking the minute barrier (1922)
  • Grateful Dead: psychedelic rock-country-jazz band played its last concert, a month before the death of lead singer Jerry Garcia (1995)
  • Midsummer Classic: MLB All-Star game ended in a tie after 11 innings; both sides had run out of pitchers (2002)
Birthdays
  • Ann Radcliffe 1764
  • Elias Howe 1819
  • Ottorino Respighi 1879
  • Clara Bow 1907 - Actress (Down to the Sea in Ships, The Plastic Age)
  • Harold C. Fox 1910
  • Leonard Pennario 1924
  • Red Kelly 1927
  • Ed Ames 1927 - Actor, musician (The Ames Brothers)
  • Lee Hazlewood 1929
  • Jesse McReynolds 1929
  • June Jordan 1936
  • James Hampton 1936
  • Brian Dennehy 1938 - Actor
  • Richard Roundtree 1942 - Actor
  • Dean Koontz 1945 - Author
  • Bon Scott (AC/DC) 1946
  • O.J. Simpson 1947 - Football player, actor, murderer
  • Chris Cooper 1951 - Actor
  • John Tesh 1952 - Musician, television personality
  • David Ball 1953
  • Debbie Sledge 1954 - Musician (Sister Sledge)
    Fred Leo Nukis (Eric Fred Norris) 1955 Stern Show
  • Tom Hanks 1956 - Actor
  • Kelly McGillis 1957 - Actress
  • Jimmy Smits 1958 - Actor
  • Jim Kerr 1959 - Musician (Simple Minds)
  • Marc Almond 1959 - Musician (Soft Cell)
  • Courtney Love 1964 - Musician (Hole)
  • Frank Bello 1965 - Musician (Anthrax)
  • Scott Grimes 1971 - Actor
  • Enrique Murciano 1973 - Actor ("Without a Trace")
  • Jack White 1975 - Musician (White Stripes)
  • Fred Savage 1976 - Actor ("The Wonder Years")
    Linda Park 1978 - Actress ("Star Trek: Enterprise") 





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