The Real World ... Blogger Style: 1969 Redux

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

1969 Redux

Ten MORE things that happened in 1969
1. Joe Namath guaranteed that the New York Jets would defeat the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, despite huge odds favoring the Colts, and made good on his guarantee.
2. Ho Chi Minh died.
3. Jim Morrison of the Doors was arrested while allegedly masturbating on stage during a performance in Miami.
4. Cigarette advertisements are banned from TV.
5. Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones dies in his swimming pool from an apparent drug overdose.
6. Two of the top 100 best novels of the 20th century, according to the Modern Library, were published. Portnoy's Complaint by Phillip Roth (#52) and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (#18)
7. Hurricane Detwiler hits Indiana
8. Jonnie was born
9. The Manson Family plans and carries out the Tate-LoBianco murders in SoCal.
10. I spent Xmas Eve all alone in a flea bag hotel in Athens Greece after an all day flight from New York, well, I spent about 23 hours all alone, but that's another story.