(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 11/06 is National Saxophone Day [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-11-06 It is the birthday of Adolphe Sax, who invented a variety of instruments, but, principally, the Saxophone. That is a saxophone pictured above. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but can it really say "sax"? I don't think so, here's some sax. - x YouTube Video - x YouTube Video - x YouTube Video - x YouTube Video - x YouTube Video - NB: Those who play the sax are neither saxists or saxophonies, but saxophonists, got it? - ********** On this day in history: - 1528 -- Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca stumbled across what would someday be Tejas *** 1856 -- George Eliot submitted "Scenes of Clerical Life" for publication 1865 -- The CSS Shenandoah finally surrendered to the US 1913 -- Mohandas Gandhi was busted for leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. 1935 -- Edwin Armstrong presented FM to the Institute of Radio Engineers. 1943 -- The Red Army recaptured Kiev from the Nazis 1944 -- Plutonium was first produced at Hanford for use in Fat Man against Nagasaki 1947 -- Meet the Press made its TV debut 1962 -- The UN condemned South Africa's apartheid and called for a boycott by members 2012 -- Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay US Senator *** Perhaps his name, Head of a Cow, is what doomed the state to fill up with cowpokes and cowtowns? - ********** Some people who were born on this day: The capitalist knows that his acts are irrational, but they are necessary episodes in the economic process which this society has brought forth. ~~ Harold Ross 1558 -- Thomas Kyd, playwright 1692 -- Louis Racine, poet 1753 -- Jean-Baptiste Breval, cellist and composer 1814 -- Adolphe Sax, invented the Krummhorn Saxophone 1833 -- Jonas Lie, author, poet, and playwright 1854 -- John Philip Sousa, invented sousaphone, wrote marches, honorary Python 1861 -- James Naismith, invented basketball 1892 -- Harold Ross, journalist, co-founder of The New Yorker 1916 -- Ray Conniff, composer and conductor 1921 -- James Jones, novelist 1923 -- Don Lusher, trombonist and bandleader 1932 -- Stonewall Jackson, cw singer and songwriter 1937 -- Eugene Pitt, doo-wop singer 1938 -- P. J. Proby, singer and songwriter 1938 -- Diana E. H. Russell, activist and author 1939 -- Michael Schwerner, activist, civil rights martyr 1940 -- Ruth Messinger, activistv 1941 -- Guy Clark, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1941 -- Doug Sahm, ditto, also plays bajo sexto 1945 -- Lani Hall, singer, lyricist and author 1946 -- George Young, guitarist and songwriter 1948 -- Glenn Frey, singer, songwriter and guitarist 1949 -- Arturo Sandoval, trumpet player, pianist and composer 1955 -- Maria Shriver, jurnalist, author 1961 -- Florent Pagny, singer, songwriter and actor 1962 -- Annette Zilinskas, singer and bass player 1964 -- Corey Glover, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1964 -- Greg Graffin, singer and songwriter 1966 -- Paul Gilbert, guitarist and singer 1976 -- Mike Herrera, singer, songwriter and bass player 1976 -- Jodi Martin, singer, songwriter and suitarist 1988 -- Conchita Wurst, singer, Eurovision winner - - ********** Some people who died on this day: “Politicians are like weather vanes. Our job is to make the wind blow.” ~~ David Brower 1632 -- Gustavus Adolphus 1816 -- Gouverneur Morris, wrote the preamble to the US Constitution 1893 -- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer 1965 -- Clarence Williams, singer, songwriter and pianist 1970 -- Agustin Lara, singer, songwriter and actor 1989 -- Dickie Goodman, half of Buchanan and Goodman 2000 -- David Brower, Sierra Club founder 2000 -- L. Sprague de Camp, author 2005 -- Miguel Aceves Mejia, King of the Falsetto 2007 -- Hank Thompson, singer, songwriter and guitarist 2014 -- Rick Rosas, bassist - ********** Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Malaria Day in the Americas National Saxophone Day - ********** - Today's Tunes - Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca - x YouTube Video - Jean-Baptiste Breval x YouTube Video - Adolphe Sax x YouTube Video - John Philip Sousa x YouTube Video - Harold Ross x YouTube Video - Ray Conniff x YouTube Video - Don Lusher x YouTube Video - Stonewall Jackson x YouTube Video - Eugene Pitt x YouTube Video - P. J. Proby x YouTube Video - Guy Clark x YouTube Video - Doug Sahm x YouTube Video - Lani Hall x YouTube Video - George Young x YouTube Video - Glenn Frey x YouTube Video - Arturo Sandoval x YouTube Video - Florent Pagny x YouTube Video - Annette Zilinskas x YouTube Video - Corey Glover x YouTube Video - Greg Graffin x YouTube Video - Paul Gilbert x YouTube Video - Mike Herrera x YouTube Video - Jodi Martin x YouTube Video - Conchita Wurst x YouTube Video - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky x YouTube Video - Clarence Williams (with Sidney Bechtet and Louis Armstrong) x YouTube Video - Agustin Lara x YouTube Video - Dickie Goodman x YouTube Video - Miguel Aceves Mejia x YouTube Video - Hank Thompson x YouTube Video - Rick Rosas x YouTube Video - Bonus: - Special Swan Lake Update x YouTube Video - - Doug Sahm (Texas Tornados) x YouTube Video - - Doug Sahm and friends x YouTube Video - - Rick Rosas x YouTube Video - - ********** - ********** Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. So what's on your mind? - Cross posted from http://caucus99percent.com Open Thread, Cabeza de Vaca, George Eliott, Gandhi, Tammy Baldwin, Adolphe Sax, John Phillip Souza, Rick Rosas, Doug Sahm, Augustin Lara, Tchaikovsky, James Jones, Annette Zilinskas [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/6/2200372/-11-06-is-National-Saxophone-Day?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/