(L)-Our beautiful hometahn of Pittsburgh,
As seen in the early evening from the upper deck of a
Gateway Clipper boat a few yrs ago,

(R)-WHEN THE THREE RIVERS
WEREN'T ALL FLOODED AHHHHT,
AN'NAT.

We drove up to Rainbow Canyon,
3 hrs North of Las Vegas in
Lincoln County NV.

Oh My Gaawwwd.

Yinzers In The Desert

I just saw this image of the amazing,
legendary, Hollywood Icon For 5 Decades,

Clint Eastwood.

Clint's 93 yrs old now.

We Salute You Clint, We Loved Your
Movies, My Man!

Sunday April 14 2024

How do you know you're REALLY OLD,
like me??

When Brooke Shields makes the
cover of your latest AARP Magazine.

Dear God.

April 14 1940

Julie Christie (B-Day) is 84 yrs old today.

Eighty. Four.

I'm trying to process this.

April 14 1912

At about 20 min. till midnight on its
Maiden (& Final) Voyage,

The British ocean liner Titanic hit an
iceberg.
Sinking 2 hrs & 40 min later.
1500 passengers d.

And the heroic 8 man Titanic band, knowing they would die,
Played to the end, going down w/the ship.

Sunday April 14 2024
Point State Park
Pittsburgh

A HUGE Salute & Thank You to
everyone participating in the
Walk MS: Pittsburgh 2024,

Today, 9am, Sunday April 14th
At Point State Park!
I always participated myself every yr.

Another HUGE Salute To All Courageous MS Warriors!

April 13 1945

Little Feat was never a hugely popular
band,
But they're one of My All Time Favorite
Bands Ever!

Sadly, Little Feat's brilliant songwriting/gtr playing/singing founder Lowell George (B-Day) was
only 34 when he d. in 1979.

Lowell loved his pizza, cocaine & heroin.

April 13 1939

'Don't make a jerk outta me.
Just don't do it.'

---Paulie from Goodfellas.

Paul Sorvino (B-Day) would be 85 today.
He. d. July 2022.

April 12 2003
A.J. Palumbo/Pittsburgh

An Evening With Crosby Stills & Nash.

Graham Nash is now 82,
Stephen Stills 79 &
David Crosby 81 d. Jan. 2023.

Right before Crosby d. last yr
from Covid,
He had tried to reach out to Nash & Neil Young (they weren't speaking) to apologize.

April 13 2017

Dan Rooney, son of The Chief,
Art Rooney Sr.,
Father to Art II,
US Ambassador To Ireland &
President/Owner/Chairman of

The Pittsburgh Steelers,
d. at 84, 7 yrs ago.

North Catholic/Duquesne Univ. alum,
6X Super Bowl Champ,
Pro Football HOF.

April 12 1938

Pittsburgh Concert Promoter Legend
Pat DiCesare (B-Day/86!)

Brought to Pittsburgh:

The Beatles
The Stones
Zeppelin
The Doors
Janis
The Who
ZZ Top
Alice Cooper
CSNY
Eagles &

SO MANY MORE ROCK ICONS!

Happy B-Day To A Pittsburgh Icon
himself,

Pat DiCesare.

April 12 1944

Next time you hear:

Born To Be Wild
Magic Carpet Ride
Sookie Sookie
Rock Me
Don't Step On The Grass, Sam &
The Pusher,

All by Steppenwolf,

That's John Kay (B-Day), lead vocals.
He's 80 yrs old today.

Steppenwolf is NOT in The R&R HOF.
Eligible since 1994.

Recreational is legal here in Nevada.

Today, my wife Cindi bought 3 packages of
edibles at our beloved neighborhood
Zen Leaf Dispensary,

Zen Leaf Dispensaries

And got a pre-rolled joint FREE!
Kush Cake!
Yaaaay!

Old Stoner Yinzers In The Desert

O.J.'s White Bronco Hearse.

April 11 1998
Graffiti/Baum Blvd

King Of The Surf Guitar!
Dick Dale, electric guitar pioneer.

His playing technique & amplification/
reverb settings influenced everyone from Hendrix to EVH.

And Dick Dale was the soundtrack for
The Beach Party movies!

Dick Dale 81 d. 2019.

April 10 1915

Harry Morgan (B-Day) would be 109 today.

If you're my age (OLD),
You (as a child) watched Harry as Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet,
1960's

&

As Colonel Potter in M*A*S*H,
1972-83.

And Harry worked w/EVERYONE
from Elvis to The Duke.

Harry Morgan 96 d. 2011.

April 10 1992

Former Pentecostal preacher/turned
insanely hilarious, cocaine & alcohol fueled, screaming comedian

Sam Kinison 38,

Died after a head-on collision w/a teenage drunk driver in
the California desert.

Sam actually crawled out of the wreckage but d. minutes later.

April 10 1938

If you're my age (OLD),

You watched MNF on ABC
in the 1970's & '80's.

Dandy Don Meredith (B-Day) would famously sing 'Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over,'

To fellow co-hosts
Howard Cosell & Frank Gifford.

Dandy Don 72, former Dallas Cowboys QB, d. in 2010.

April 9th 1983

David Bowie's new single, the title track to his new album

'Let's Dance,'

Quickly became a huge hit on FM Radio & MTV.

It featured an unknown 28 yr old gtrst from
Dallas TX, Stevie Ray Vaughan.

SRV would release his own debut LP
'Texas Flood' 2 months later.