Wilmington, North Carolina's Wold War I Memorial was originally in the middle of Market Street outside of New Hanover High School. It stayed there until the 1970s when it was moved closer to the school.
In 2014, it was moved to the Wilmington Water front where it today is near the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence.
--Cooter
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Memorial Day 2017: David M. Prince
DAVID M. PRINCE
A member of the Goldsboro Rifles, 30th Infantry Division, "Old Hickory Division." Went to France with the AEF and fought in the trenches. He was hurt by poison gas, but survived and returned home to Goldsboro, North Carolina.
He lost his life a short time later saving a child from a flooded river and received the Carnegie Medal.
David M. Prince was my great uncle.
A member of the Goldsboro Rifles, 30th Infantry Division, "Old Hickory Division." Went to France with the AEF and fought in the trenches. He was hurt by poison gas, but survived and returned home to Goldsboro, North Carolina.
He lost his life a short time later saving a child from a flooded river and received the Carnegie Medal.
David M. Prince was my great uncle.
Monday, May 29, 2017
Memorial Day 2017: Delbert Hatch
I am doing this in all seven of my blogs and featuring two World War I veterans and two World War Ii veterans.
Delbert Hatch was in the U.S. Army in World War II. His unit was the 101st Airborne and he was at the Battle of the Bulge.
He was my uncle.
Delbert Hatch was in the U.S. Army in World War II. His unit was the 101st Airborne and he was at the Battle of the Bulge.
He was my uncle.
Thursday, May 25, 2017
New Hanover County in World War I-- Part 5: World War I Deaths
After the war, there were some homecoming parades for the veterans. There were also reunions. The Old Hickory Association of the 30th Division was one of these organizations. (Old Hickory Division was the nickname of the division.)
A lot of artifacts from Wilmington's World War I soldiers were shown on a power point presentation.
During the fighting, 629 North Carolinians were killed and 37 of them were from Wilmington. One of those was Arthur Blumenthal and the Cape Fear Museum has the telegram announcing his death.
--Cooter
A lot of artifacts from Wilmington's World War I soldiers were shown on a power point presentation.
During the fighting, 629 North Carolinians were killed and 37 of them were from Wilmington. One of those was Arthur Blumenthal and the Cape Fear Museum has the telegram announcing his death.
--Cooter
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Looking Back to 1917: Another Quarantine
From the January 18, 2017, Midweek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1917, 100 Years Ago.
"There is a slight case of chicken pox now at the Nashold home and for that reason the home on John Street has been placed in quarantine. The afflicted person is not seriously sick and has but a slight case, but the quarantine law must be observed as a means of precaution.
"It is not probable that the home will be under quarantine for long time."
Quarantined Homes, Something You Don't Hear Often Now. --Cooter
1917, 100 Years Ago.
"There is a slight case of chicken pox now at the Nashold home and for that reason the home on John Street has been placed in quarantine. The afflicted person is not seriously sick and has but a slight case, but the quarantine law must be observed as a means of precaution.
"It is not probable that the home will be under quarantine for long time."
Quarantined Homes, Something You Don't Hear Often Now. --Cooter
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
New Hanover County's Role in World War II-- Part 4: The 30th Division
Many New Hanover County soldiers went into the 119th regiment, 30th Division of the U.S. Army.
Regiments were segregated and it was expected that Blacks would not have to fight. Lt. Thomas J. Bulloch was a black officer.
One third of those drafted did not have to go into the military.
Flu killed a lot of the soldiers.
Two million American soldiers were sent overseas.
North Carolina whites served in the 30th Division. The division arrived in France in May 1918. The commander of the U.S. forces, General Pershing did not want his soldiers serving under British or French officers.
The 30th was involved in the battle that led to the fall of the Hindenburg Line and the Meusse-Argonne.
--Cooter
Regiments were segregated and it was expected that Blacks would not have to fight. Lt. Thomas J. Bulloch was a black officer.
One third of those drafted did not have to go into the military.
Flu killed a lot of the soldiers.
Two million American soldiers were sent overseas.
North Carolina whites served in the 30th Division. The division arrived in France in May 1918. The commander of the U.S. forces, General Pershing did not want his soldiers serving under British or French officers.
The 30th was involved in the battle that led to the fall of the Hindenburg Line and the Meusse-Argonne.
--Cooter
Monday, May 22, 2017
NIU History: New Science Building in 1942
From the April 12, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1942, 75 Years Ago.
"Work has begun on the fourth and fifth floors of the new science building, being constructed on the southwestern portion of the State Teacher's College campus."
That would be Northern Illinois University today.
--Cooter
1942, 75 Years Ago.
"Work has begun on the fourth and fifth floors of the new science building, being constructed on the southwestern portion of the State Teacher's College campus."
That would be Northern Illinois University today.
--Cooter
Friday, May 19, 2017
Quarantine Lifted in 1917 in Sycamore
From the April 12, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1917, 100 Years Ago.
"Quarantine was lifted this morning from the home of Mason Hooker on Cross Street in Sycamore where Mrs. Hooker and children have been ill for several weeks with scarlet fever."
Something You Don't Hear Happening Much Anymore. --DaCoot
1917, 100 Years Ago.
"Quarantine was lifted this morning from the home of Mason Hooker on Cross Street in Sycamore where Mrs. Hooker and children have been ill for several weeks with scarlet fever."
Something You Don't Hear Happening Much Anymore. --DaCoot
About Those Model Battleships
From the April 25, 2017, Shorpy Photo site "Fireside Cats: 1955."
Columbus, Georgia, circa 1955. A boy and girl are posing in front of the home's fireplace. She is holding a car, but the boy is proudly holding a battleship model.
I couldn't tell what model battleship it was, but a comment said it was definitely an Iowa-class battleship and that these were very popular with American boys at the time. He described these warships as the "last and best true battleships built by the U.S. Navy. Everything about them is superlative."
I always remember seeing a picture of the hull of the Oklahoma after it was uprighted. It was tied up next to the new USS Iowa, which dwarfed the older battleship.
As proud as the boy was, he had not done a perfect job putting it together.
I was just four at the time so would have been unable to build a battleship model, but model ships were my favorite things to build by far. Other friends of mine liked to build model planes or cars, but my forte was ships.
I built models of the Arizona, North Carolina and several of the Missouri, including a huge one.
Give Me a Battleship Model Anytime. --Cooter
Columbus, Georgia, circa 1955. A boy and girl are posing in front of the home's fireplace. She is holding a car, but the boy is proudly holding a battleship model.
I couldn't tell what model battleship it was, but a comment said it was definitely an Iowa-class battleship and that these were very popular with American boys at the time. He described these warships as the "last and best true battleships built by the U.S. Navy. Everything about them is superlative."
I always remember seeing a picture of the hull of the Oklahoma after it was uprighted. It was tied up next to the new USS Iowa, which dwarfed the older battleship.
As proud as the boy was, he had not done a perfect job putting it together.
I was just four at the time so would have been unable to build a battleship model, but model ships were my favorite things to build by far. Other friends of mine liked to build model planes or cars, but my forte was ships.
I built models of the Arizona, North Carolina and several of the Missouri, including a huge one.
Give Me a Battleship Model Anytime. --Cooter
Thursday, May 18, 2017
New Hanover County's Role in World War I-- Part 3: Camp Jackson, South Carolina
There were also many men drafted into military service from New Hanover County, North Carolina. Robert Sanders, a black man, was one of them.
Cleveland Van Buren was sent to Camp Jackson, South Carolina. My grandfather also was sent to this camp for training.
There were four classes of recruits. Class 1 meant you were immediately available for service. Only Class 1 was called up for service.
Blacks were also drafted. More Blacks than Whites were drafted.
There were a total of 32 training camps for America's World War I servicemen. Some existed before the war and others were built during it.
--Cooter
Cleveland Van Buren was sent to Camp Jackson, South Carolina. My grandfather also was sent to this camp for training.
There were four classes of recruits. Class 1 meant you were immediately available for service. Only Class 1 was called up for service.
Blacks were also drafted. More Blacks than Whites were drafted.
There were a total of 32 training camps for America's World War I servicemen. Some existed before the war and others were built during it.
--Cooter
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
New Hanover County's Role in World War I-- Part 2: Women
There was shipbuilding going on in Wilmington during the war. (I didn't know this, but sure knew about the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company during World War II.)
Wilmington women were mobilized into the work force.
Four Liberty Bonds were floated to finance the war.
Paul Cantwell enlisted in 1903 and served during the war.
Most men from Wilmington were volunteers.
Arthur Bluethenthal was an aviator.
Rachel Loman volunteered for nursing as did a lot of women. She joined in 1918, one of 22,000 women who did so. The Cape Fear Museum has a lot of items of hers.
--Cooter
Wilmington women were mobilized into the work force.
Four Liberty Bonds were floated to finance the war.
Paul Cantwell enlisted in 1903 and served during the war.
Most men from Wilmington were volunteers.
Arthur Bluethenthal was an aviator.
Rachel Loman volunteered for nursing as did a lot of women. She joined in 1918, one of 22,000 women who did so. The Cape Fear Museum has a lot of items of hers.
--Cooter
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
New Hanover County's Role in World War I-- Part 1
As I mentioned in the last post, I was able to attend the Federal Point Preservation Society's January meeting in Carolina Beach, N.C., at their History Center.
Dr. Jan Davidson of the Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington, N.C., gave the presentation "Service, Sacrifice & Memorialization: New Hanover County Residents in World War I."
The Society plans to have an exhibit at the museum for the 100th anniversary of World War I and plan to have it up by April. The group was looking for someone to make a presentation on the war and couldn't have done any better as Dr. Davidson got her PhD on World War I.
Fort Caswell, by Southport, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River, was actually an military base in World War I.
There was a World War I Memorial honoring New Hanover High School students who fought in the war located in front of the high school which has now been moved to Wilmington's Riverfront.
--Cooter
Dr. Jan Davidson of the Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington, N.C., gave the presentation "Service, Sacrifice & Memorialization: New Hanover County Residents in World War I."
The Society plans to have an exhibit at the museum for the 100th anniversary of World War I and plan to have it up by April. The group was looking for someone to make a presentation on the war and couldn't have done any better as Dr. Davidson got her PhD on World War I.
Fort Caswell, by Southport, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River, was actually an military base in World War I.
There was a World War I Memorial honoring New Hanover High School students who fought in the war located in front of the high school which has now been moved to Wilmington's Riverfront.
--Cooter
Monday, May 15, 2017
World War I the Subject of the January Federal Point Historic Preservation Society
From the January Newsletter.
January Meeting, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017.
All meetings held at 7:30 p.m.., at the Federal Point History Center at 1121-A North Lake Park Boulevard, adjacent to the Carolina Beach, N.C., Town Hall.
The speaker was Jan Davidson, historian at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington. She discussed World War I and New Hanover County's role in the fight. She concentrated on the impact on men and women and the items her museum has from them.
She has been at the Cape Fear Museum for 11 years and has been involved in a wide variety of research projects. Lately she has been working on the history of World War I because of its upcoming centennial anniversary for the United States' involvement.
She has a PhD and has previously worked at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
I was lucky enough to attend this presentation.
--DaCoot
January Meeting, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017.
All meetings held at 7:30 p.m.., at the Federal Point History Center at 1121-A North Lake Park Boulevard, adjacent to the Carolina Beach, N.C., Town Hall.
The speaker was Jan Davidson, historian at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington. She discussed World War I and New Hanover County's role in the fight. She concentrated on the impact on men and women and the items her museum has from them.
She has been at the Cape Fear Museum for 11 years and has been involved in a wide variety of research projects. Lately she has been working on the history of World War I because of its upcoming centennial anniversary for the United States' involvement.
She has a PhD and has previously worked at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
I was lucky enough to attend this presentation.
--DaCoot
Album With Rare Harriet Tubman Photograph Goes for $161,000
From the March 31, 2017, Chicago Tribune.
An album containing a rare photograph of 19th-century abolitionist and Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman was sold March 30 in New York City at an auction for $161,000-- far exceeding presale estimates.
The Tubman photograph was taken in Auburn, New York, in 1868 or 1869. She was in her late 40s at the time. Most existing photos of her were taken much later in life. She looks very young here.
The winning bid was made by Lion Heart Autographs, a Manhattan-based dealer.
The Maryland-born Tubman, an escaped slave, helped scores of other slaves escape the South by guiding them to the North. She served as a spy during the Civil War. Afterwards, she settled in Auburn, in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
I wonder who else was in the photo album?
If they have to put her on the twenty dollar bill, I nominate this picture.
Harriet Tubman Like You've Never Seen her Before. --Cooter
An album containing a rare photograph of 19th-century abolitionist and Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman was sold March 30 in New York City at an auction for $161,000-- far exceeding presale estimates.
The Tubman photograph was taken in Auburn, New York, in 1868 or 1869. She was in her late 40s at the time. Most existing photos of her were taken much later in life. She looks very young here.
The winning bid was made by Lion Heart Autographs, a Manhattan-based dealer.
The Maryland-born Tubman, an escaped slave, helped scores of other slaves escape the South by guiding them to the North. She served as a spy during the Civil War. Afterwards, she settled in Auburn, in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
I wonder who else was in the photo album?
If they have to put her on the twenty dollar bill, I nominate this picture.
Harriet Tubman Like You've Never Seen her Before. --Cooter
Friday, May 12, 2017
The USS Simpson (FFG-56)-- Part 2
In 1988, the Simpson escorted oil tankers during the Iran-Iraq War.
On April 18, 1988 it participated in the destruction of Iranian naval and intelligence facilities on an oil platform in the Persian Gulf. Later that day the Simpson, along with the USS Wainwright and USS Bagley encountered the Iranian missile patrol boat Joshan which fired a Harpoon missile at the American ships which returned missile fire and sank the Iranian ship.
The other two ships were decommissioned before the Simpson which makes it the last U.S. ship to sink an enemy ship in combat (other than the USS Constitution, of course).
In 1990 it rescued 22 crew members of the tanker Surf City after it exploded.
Captain Gerald F. DeConto commanded the Simpson from September 1998 to April 2000. He was killed at the Pentagon on 9-11.
The Simpson was the last ship of its class in service. I was unable to find out if a foreign country has bought the ship or not.
--DaCoot
On April 18, 1988 it participated in the destruction of Iranian naval and intelligence facilities on an oil platform in the Persian Gulf. Later that day the Simpson, along with the USS Wainwright and USS Bagley encountered the Iranian missile patrol boat Joshan which fired a Harpoon missile at the American ships which returned missile fire and sank the Iranian ship.
The other two ships were decommissioned before the Simpson which makes it the last U.S. ship to sink an enemy ship in combat (other than the USS Constitution, of course).
In 1990 it rescued 22 crew members of the tanker Surf City after it exploded.
Captain Gerald F. DeConto commanded the Simpson from September 1998 to April 2000. He was killed at the Pentagon on 9-11.
The Simpson was the last ship of its class in service. I was unable to find out if a foreign country has bought the ship or not.
--DaCoot
The USS Simpson (FFG-56)-- Part 1
From Wikipedia.
This is a follow up to the last post I did.
The USS Simpson, (FFG-56) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate named for Rear Admiral Rodger W. Simpson who fought in World War II.
It was commissioned 21 September 1985 and decommissioned 29 September 2015. The ship was 453 feet long and had a 45-foot beam and crew of 205.
Soon after commissioning it took part in the search and rescue effort after the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.
--Cooter
This is a follow up to the last post I did.
The USS Simpson, (FFG-56) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate named for Rear Admiral Rodger W. Simpson who fought in World War II.
It was commissioned 21 September 1985 and decommissioned 29 September 2015. The ship was 453 feet long and had a 45-foot beam and crew of 205.
Soon after commissioning it took part in the search and rescue effort after the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.
--Cooter
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Navy Retires Last Ship to Sink Enemy Ship in Action, the USS Simpson-- Part 2: Served in Waning years of the Cold War
Continued from May 4, 2017.
The USS Simpson was built and commissioned in the waning years of the Cold War
It searched for and escorted submarines and fought narcotics traffickers and pirates. Its most recent security missions were in the Mediterranean Sea but were classified.
So, now it is for sale. Pakistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey and Poland have purchased the Navy's decommissioned frigates.
They aren't state-of-the-art technological wonders. They had crews of 230.
The ship was named for Rear Admiral Rodger Whitten Simpson and several family members were at the decommissioning.
--DaCoot
The USS Simpson was built and commissioned in the waning years of the Cold War
It searched for and escorted submarines and fought narcotics traffickers and pirates. Its most recent security missions were in the Mediterranean Sea but were classified.
So, now it is for sale. Pakistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey and Poland have purchased the Navy's decommissioned frigates.
They aren't state-of-the-art technological wonders. They had crews of 230.
The ship was named for Rear Admiral Rodger Whitten Simpson and several family members were at the decommissioning.
--DaCoot
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Then & Now-- Part 8: Talk It Over
What is the going rate for actors and actresses who breathe life into onscreen animated characters?
THEN
"Alladin" (1992)
Robin Williams (Genie) received $75,000
NOW
"Toy Story 3" (2010)
Tom hanks (Woody) received $15 million
Wow! --Cooter
THEN
"Alladin" (1992)
Robin Williams (Genie) received $75,000
NOW
"Toy Story 3" (2010)
Tom hanks (Woody) received $15 million
Wow! --Cooter
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Then & Now-- Part 7: Start Small, Think Big
Sequels often pay off. Look at these numbers:
MACAULAY CULKIN:
"Home Alone" (1990) received $100,000.
"Home Alone 2" (1992) received $5 million plus 5% of the film profits.
KRISTEN STEWART
"Twilight" (2008) received $2 million
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-- Part 1" (2011) received $12.5 million
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-- Part 2" (2012) received $12.5 million.
JENNIFER LAWRENCE
"The Hunger Games" (2012) received $500,000.
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (2013) received $10 million.
Good Work if You can Get It. --DaCoot
MACAULAY CULKIN:
"Home Alone" (1990) received $100,000.
"Home Alone 2" (1992) received $5 million plus 5% of the film profits.
KRISTEN STEWART
"Twilight" (2008) received $2 million
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-- Part 1" (2011) received $12.5 million
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-- Part 2" (2012) received $12.5 million.
JENNIFER LAWRENCE
"The Hunger Games" (2012) received $500,000.
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (2013) received $10 million.
Good Work if You can Get It. --DaCoot
Then & Now-- Part 6: The Blockbusters
Hollywood loves its "big" movies, especially when they provide big returns at the box office. Here's what a "big" paycheck looked like then-- and now.
THEN
"GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939)
Clark Gable (Rhett Butler) $117,917 ($2,066,542 today)
Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara) $30,851 ($540,676 today)
NOW
"CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
Robert Downey, Jr received $40 million
THE LOWDOWN
Actors who made less than you might think.
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY: "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013) received $200,000.
SEAN ASTIN: "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) $250,000 for three films.
--Cooter
Monday, May 8, 2017
Then & Now-- Part 5: "Star Wars": May the Fourth be With You
Since May 4th just passed us by (May the Fourth Be With You).
During the almost 40 years between the first "Star Wars" movie (1977's "A New Hope") and 2015's "The Force Awakens" the salaries of some of the original stars really shot up. here's how the salaries of the two casts stack up:
THEN
"STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)
Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker).
They were each paid $1,000 a week ($4,020 today)
Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) $150,000 ($602,978 today) plus 2.25 percent of the profits.
Ford, Fisher and Hamill also received 0.25 percent of the profits.
NOW
"STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
Harrison Ford (Han Solo) $10 million- $20 million
Carrie Fisher (General Leia Organa), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) $1 million- $3 million
Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn) $100,000 - $300,000
Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron) $600,000 - $900,000.
May the Force .... --Cooter
During the almost 40 years between the first "Star Wars" movie (1977's "A New Hope") and 2015's "The Force Awakens" the salaries of some of the original stars really shot up. here's how the salaries of the two casts stack up:
THEN
"STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)
Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker).
They were each paid $1,000 a week ($4,020 today)
Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) $150,000 ($602,978 today) plus 2.25 percent of the profits.
Ford, Fisher and Hamill also received 0.25 percent of the profits.
NOW
"STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
Harrison Ford (Han Solo) $10 million- $20 million
Carrie Fisher (General Leia Organa), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) $1 million- $3 million
Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn) $100,000 - $300,000
Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron) $600,000 - $900,000.
May the Force .... --Cooter
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Then & Now-- Part 4: The Prime-Time Soap Opera Salaries
THEN
DALLAS
In 1980, "Dallas" was a worldwide megahit and Larry Hagman was its biggest star After the "Who Shot J.R." episode that year, Hagman asked for, and got, a raise from $15,000 to $100,000 per episode ($297,635 today).
Patrick Duffy (Bobby Ewing) $10,000 per episode in 1978 ($29,563 today).
Victoria Principal (Pamela Ewing) $25,000 an episode in 1978 ($73,909 today).
NOW
BIG LITTLE LIES
Reese Witherspoon (Madeline MacKenzie) and Nicole Kidman (Cleste Wright) $350,000 per episode
I Don't Watch Prime-Time Soap Operas For the Most Part (But Did Watch "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." --Cooter
Friday, May 5, 2017
Then & Now-- Part 3: Salaries on Sitcoms: Dick Van Dyke Show and The Big Bang Theory
THEN
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (1961)
Dick Van Dyke (Rob Petrie) was paid $1,500 an episode ($12,221 today) He also received ownership hares in the series.
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (1979)
Tom Wopat (Luke) John Schneider (Bo)
$30,000 an episode ($100,662 today)
NOW
THE BIG BANG THEORY (2017)
Johnny Galecki (Leonard Hofstadter), Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper), kaley Cuoco (Penny Hofstadter), Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz) and Kunal Nayyar (Raj Koothrappali)
$900,000 an episode.
Mayim Bialik (Amy Farrah Fowler) and Melissa Rauch (Bernadette Rostenkowski) $425,000 an episode.
Real Funny Folks. --DaCoot
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (1961)
Dick Van Dyke (Rob Petrie) was paid $1,500 an episode ($12,221 today) He also received ownership hares in the series.
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (1979)
Tom Wopat (Luke) John Schneider (Bo)
$30,000 an episode ($100,662 today)
NOW
THE BIG BANG THEORY (2017)
Johnny Galecki (Leonard Hofstadter), Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper), kaley Cuoco (Penny Hofstadter), Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz) and Kunal Nayyar (Raj Koothrappali)
$900,000 an episode.
Mayim Bialik (Amy Farrah Fowler) and Melissa Rauch (Bernadette Rostenkowski) $425,000 an episode.
Real Funny Folks. --DaCoot
Then & Now-- Part 2: Saturday Night Live
Over the past four decades "Saturday Night Live" has gone from must-watch to that still on?
Back then, the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players in 1975 included Loraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris and Chevy Chase.
What they earned:
FIRST SEASON: $750 an episode (today $3,396)
SECOND SEASON: $2,000 a show ($8,563 today)
FOURTH SEASON: $4,000 a show ($14,945 today)
NOW
Estimates say that cast members make up to $24,000 a show based on seniority.
$1,400-- How much Alec Baldwin is paid every time he appears on SNL impersonating President Donald Trump.
Cheezborger, No Cheeps. --Cooter
Back then, the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players in 1975 included Loraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris and Chevy Chase.
What they earned:
FIRST SEASON: $750 an episode (today $3,396)
SECOND SEASON: $2,000 a show ($8,563 today)
FOURTH SEASON: $4,000 a show ($14,945 today)
NOW
Estimates say that cast members make up to $24,000 a show based on seniority.
$1,400-- How much Alec Baldwin is paid every time he appears on SNL impersonating President Donald Trump.
Cheezborger, No Cheeps. --Cooter
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Then and Now-- Part 1: Who Earns/Earned More?
From the April 30, 2017, Parade magazine."Then & Now" by Kathleen McCleary.
How to celeb salaries today stack up against the stars of previous generations?
THEN
Year, amount paid, Amount in today's money:
SHIRLEY TEMPLE-- actress 1937, $300,000 ($5,075,063 today)
S.E. HINTON-- writer 1967, $1,000 advance for "The Outsiders" ($7,294 today)
WOLFMAN JACK-- KDAY Los Angeles disc jockey 1972, $18,000 ($104,901 today)
BABE RUTH (Baseball) 1930, $80,000, ($1,166,960 today)
NOW
TAYLOR SWIFT-- Singer $170 million
JAMES PATTERSON-- writer $95 million
ELLEN DeGENERES-- Actress/TV host $75 million
MIGUEL CABRERA-- Detroit Tigers 1st baseman $28 million
Good Money if You Can Get It. Cooter
ROSANNA PANSINO-- You Tuber (Nerdy Nummies) $6 million
How to celeb salaries today stack up against the stars of previous generations?
THEN
Year, amount paid, Amount in today's money:
SHIRLEY TEMPLE-- actress 1937, $300,000 ($5,075,063 today)
S.E. HINTON-- writer 1967, $1,000 advance for "The Outsiders" ($7,294 today)
WOLFMAN JACK-- KDAY Los Angeles disc jockey 1972, $18,000 ($104,901 today)
BABE RUTH (Baseball) 1930, $80,000, ($1,166,960 today)
NOW
TAYLOR SWIFT-- Singer $170 million
JAMES PATTERSON-- writer $95 million
ELLEN DeGENERES-- Actress/TV host $75 million
MIGUEL CABRERA-- Detroit Tigers 1st baseman $28 million
Good Money if You Can Get It. Cooter
ROSANNA PANSINO-- You Tuber (Nerdy Nummies) $6 million
The Navy Retires Its Last Modern Vessel To Sink An Enemy Vessel in 2015-- Part 1: The USS Simpson
From the October 12, 2015, Navy Times by Andrew Pantazi.
"The United States Navy decommissioned its last Perry-class frigate, reducing the Navy's number of ships that have sunk an enemy vessel to just one. (More on the last remaining U.S. navy ship to have sunk an enemy ship in battle later.)
"The end of the Navy's frigates marks a new era of naval warfare where ships are less likely to go to battle in the open sea.
"The frigate Simpson removed its weapons, covered its windows, and, on September 29, it lowered its flags. Now the ship will travel to Philadelphia until a foreign nation buys it.
"After 30 years of service -- including an April 1988 battle where it fired missiles at and sank an Iranian oil platform and an Iranian navy vessel -- the ship's service came to an end with a ceremony at Mayport Naval Station.
Now, the only Navy ship that has sunk an enemy is the USS Constitution, which did so during the War of 1812.
--Cooter
"The United States Navy decommissioned its last Perry-class frigate, reducing the Navy's number of ships that have sunk an enemy vessel to just one. (More on the last remaining U.S. navy ship to have sunk an enemy ship in battle later.)
"The end of the Navy's frigates marks a new era of naval warfare where ships are less likely to go to battle in the open sea.
"The frigate Simpson removed its weapons, covered its windows, and, on September 29, it lowered its flags. Now the ship will travel to Philadelphia until a foreign nation buys it.
"After 30 years of service -- including an April 1988 battle where it fired missiles at and sank an Iranian oil platform and an Iranian navy vessel -- the ship's service came to an end with a ceremony at Mayport Naval Station.
Now, the only Navy ship that has sunk an enemy is the USS Constitution, which did so during the War of 1812.
--Cooter
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
A Fitting 9-11 Memorial
I saw a piece of the World Trade Center ruins, a piece of twisted metal girder, at the Lincoln College College Museum in Lincoln, Illinois. That really took me to the that unforgettable site. I think it is too bad that similar pieces or artifacts weren't sent to each of the fifty states.
I am impressed with what they have done in New York City to memorialize the site of the WTC, but I would also have liked a part of that 6-7 story exterior that was still standing after the attack. To me, that summed up the event as well as anything.
I am impressed with what they have done in New York City to memorialize the site of the WTC, but I would also have liked a part of that 6-7 story exterior that was still standing after the attack. To me, that summed up the event as well as anything.
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs-- Part 3: 9/11 and KKK
The exhibit doesn't have much more to add on 9/11, but the twisted piece of an airplane said to be from the World Trade Centers packs a punch. The show is stronger when it goes back farther in time. It tells about the Ku Klux Klan marching in Washington, D.C. and even KKK business cards.
They also have a bulletin board to address current day events with articles about "Trump's border wall" and the racist Charleston killer, whose name I won't mention..
Some more photos accompanying the article:
** The robes worn by the KKK, including a red one and, even sadder, a kid's robe.
** A pike
** Equipment worn by an emergency services worker at the Oklahoma City bombing site.
The exhibit goes through October 1 and is included with the $16 general admission price The Chicago History Museum is at 1601 N. Clark Street
--Cooter
They also have a bulletin board to address current day events with articles about "Trump's border wall" and the racist Charleston killer, whose name I won't mention..
Some more photos accompanying the article:
** The robes worn by the KKK, including a red one and, even sadder, a kid's robe.
** A pike
** Equipment worn by an emergency services worker at the Oklahoma City bombing site.
The exhibit goes through October 1 and is included with the $16 general admission price The Chicago History Museum is at 1601 N. Clark Street
--Cooter
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs Exhibit Opens in Chicago-- Part 2: Oklahoma City Bombing
One of the reasons for the massive public reaction against Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor took place because during the attack, a Japanese plane crash landed on a Hawaiian island. The pilot was initially captured by citizens, but was freed and rearmed by a Japanese-American.
There were also German bombing campaigns within the United States prior to our entry into World War I. In Mosinee, Wisconsin, on May Day 1950 the local American Legion staged a day-long mock Communist coup to dramatize what life would be like under Soviet rule.
Other items in the exhibit are about Timothy McVeigh (Oklahoma City Bombing), Chicagoan Bernardine Dohern and the Weather Underground, Joseph McCarthy and intercepted mail bombs to important people.
The exhibit was put together as a reaction to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and debuted in 2004 at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. It has traveled extensively ever since and Chicago will be its final stop.
--DaCoot
There were also German bombing campaigns within the United States prior to our entry into World War I. In Mosinee, Wisconsin, on May Day 1950 the local American Legion staged a day-long mock Communist coup to dramatize what life would be like under Soviet rule.
Other items in the exhibit are about Timothy McVeigh (Oklahoma City Bombing), Chicagoan Bernardine Dohern and the Weather Underground, Joseph McCarthy and intercepted mail bombs to important people.
The exhibit was put together as a reaction to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and debuted in 2004 at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. It has traveled extensively ever since and Chicago will be its final stop.
--DaCoot
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs Exhibit Opens in Chicago-- Part 1: A Piece of a 9/11 Plane
From the April 20, 2017, Chicago Tribune "Espionage exhibit features intrigue" by Steve Johnson.
"Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs" is a new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum. It's subtitle is "Fear and Freedom in America." It looks back into America's past and highlights moments when peace was threatened from within and the nation debated questions of safety and the sacrifice of public liberties.
Some of the events are well-known: the Communist scare of the 1950s, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and the nationwide labor rights struggle that included the Haymarket bombing.
Three items in the exhibit:
** A piece from a plane involved in the 9/11 attacks.
** A vest packed with explosives.
** An ammunition cartridge and weapon linked to the assassination of President William McKinley.
--Cooter
"Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs" is a new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum. It's subtitle is "Fear and Freedom in America." It looks back into America's past and highlights moments when peace was threatened from within and the nation debated questions of safety and the sacrifice of public liberties.
Some of the events are well-known: the Communist scare of the 1950s, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and the nationwide labor rights struggle that included the Haymarket bombing.
Three items in the exhibit:
** A piece from a plane involved in the 9/11 attacks.
** A vest packed with explosives.
** An ammunition cartridge and weapon linked to the assassination of President William McKinley.
--Cooter
Monday, May 1, 2017
World War I Chronology, May 1917: Selective Service Act Passed
From the VFW April 2017 magazine.
MAY 4-- The first U.S. warships-- Destroyer Squadron 8 --reached Queenstown, Ireland, to aid the blockade of Germany.
MAY 19-- The Selective Service Act is passed.
--Cooter
MAY 4-- The first U.S. warships-- Destroyer Squadron 8 --reached Queenstown, Ireland, to aid the blockade of Germany.
MAY 19-- The Selective Service Act is passed.
--Cooter
Rosa Parks House Alive and Well in Berlin
From the April 13, 2017, Chicago Tribune by Stephanie Kirchner, Washington Post.
And, that is Berlin, as in Germany. Definitely one of the last places I'd expect to find her house.
"To save the house of civil rights icon Rosa Parks from the wrecking ball, American artist Ryan M
Mendoza shipped it half way across the world. Now it's on display in the German capital. When he learned the house she lived in during the late 1950s was to be demolished by Detroit as part of its anti-blight campaign, he launched a rescue plan.
A team of local volunteers took the house apart piece by piece and re-erected it in Berlin a few weeks later.
Between 1957 and 1959, the house was Rosa Parks' temporary shelter from after her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger.
Well-Worth Saving.
And, that is Berlin, as in Germany. Definitely one of the last places I'd expect to find her house.
"To save the house of civil rights icon Rosa Parks from the wrecking ball, American artist Ryan M
Mendoza shipped it half way across the world. Now it's on display in the German capital. When he learned the house she lived in during the late 1950s was to be demolished by Detroit as part of its anti-blight campaign, he launched a rescue plan.
A team of local volunteers took the house apart piece by piece and re-erected it in Berlin a few weeks later.
Between 1957 and 1959, the house was Rosa Parks' temporary shelter from after her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger.
Well-Worth Saving.
Sticker Shock at Wrigley Field, Bleacher Seat Prices Over the Years-- Part 2
Year // Price // Price in Today's Dollars
1945 60 cents $8.12
1953 60 cents $5.47
1962 75 cents $$6.05
1969 $1 $6.64
1976 $1.25 $5.35
1984 $3 $7.03
1989 $5 $9.82
2003 $24 $31.77
2016 $200 Price paid for Game 5 of World Series
2017 $139 Price paid for the home opener. Prices in the bleachers range from $23-$139 during the season. And You Thought the Bleachers Were a Cheap Way to See a Game. --Cooter
1945 60 cents $8.12
1953 60 cents $5.47
1962 75 cents $$6.05
1969 $1 $6.64
1976 $1.25 $5.35
1984 $3 $7.03
1989 $5 $9.82
2003 $24 $31.77
2016 $200 Price paid for Game 5 of World Series
2017 $139 Price paid for the home opener. Prices in the bleachers range from $23-$139 during the season. And You Thought the Bleachers Were a Cheap Way to See a Game. --Cooter
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