Happy October Everybody!


Warning: More information than you ever wanted to know...
"October" means the "eighth month." It was the 8th month until the Roman ruler Numa Pompilius added January and February to the calendar.

The 10 months were named Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December.
http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-roman.html#anchor-months


October 1st is:

World Vegetarian Day


If you're in San Fran this weekend, you can go here:

World Vegetarian Day Festival
http://www.sfvs.org/wvd



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October 1st in History:

October 1st, 1908
Henry Ford introduces Model T car



October 1st, 1955
The "Honeymooners" premieres.



October 1st, 1962
Johnny Carson became host of "The Tonight Show."
His first guests were Tony Bennett, Joan Crawford, Rudy Vallee, Mel Brooks, and Groucho Marx.



October 1st, 1966
John Lennon apologizes for saying the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ.


*These guys said they were:



October 1st, 1968
"Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh.



October 1st, 1971
Walt Disney World opened in Orlando.
(11 years later, on October 1st, 1982 - EPCOT Center opens.)



October 1st, 1975
Muhammad Ali knocks-out Joe Frazier for heavyweight boxing title.




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Oh, Disney World. I can remember the almost unbearable excitement of my parents surprising us kids with the big "we're going to Disney World" announcement. Losing your mind, I can't stop screaming kind of excitement. This was the late seventies, mind you, and every Sunday night was spent watching Walt Disney Presents.

I think October is my favorite month. The weather is incredibly beautiful here, right now.

Go veggies!

I went to disney land when I was 10. I remember enough, I guess, but I'd really like to go back now.

I'm going tonight!

Disney = win

Went to Disneyworld and Disneyland

note: please do not subject elderly albeit healthy, but elderly grandparents to Space Mountain without providing them an incontinent product before trip.

'splain please Jo.

"Ta Friggin da"

we took my Grandfather to DisneyWorld in the mid-70's. Space Mountain was the big attraction then and everyone had to ride it.

So we are ready to board the ride and we read the warning posted about those with heart conditions yadda yaddda should NOT go on this ride. meh, Grandpa's good, let's go.

Holy Crap that thing zips around fast!!!!!
He was as white as a sheet when we 'disembarked', damned near peed himself.

(I do think he secretly liked it though)