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[IceWizard]

11 Feb 2017


National Make a Friend Day



Some say that the measure of our lives can be seen in our friends. We have all sorts of friends, best ones, long distance ones and even ones that we call acquaintances. They help us through the bad times and dance along in the good times with us. There are friends who are the family that we choose and we would lay down our lives for. These are the bindings on our hearts that we would never want to get rid of. On Make a Friend Day, we can take the time to perhaps add another to this list of buddies!

History of Make a Friend Day

Friendship is as old as mankind. We have any chances through the year to show those we care for how much they mean to us. There are countless times through the year that we can surround ourselves with all our friends and enjoy their company. Make a Friend Day encourages us to move beyond those set groups and meet new people. Make a connection with someone new who can bring new experiences and fun into your life! On Make a Friend Day you need to reach out and take a chance on your fellow man. I know that the thought of moving out of your comfort zone and trying to make a connection with someone new. The fear of rejection is alive and well in most of us. To battle that fear, look around and see all the great people in your life and have faith that moving forward more great people will be attracted into your environment!



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Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day



Yes, Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day is real! This can cover a plethora of situations in life that just need a day to remind us to take a moment and just breathe. Breathe deeply and let all of the outside influences fall away for a few seconds. Reconnect with your inner peace, with your spiritual bearings and with the power of you. Sound too easy to be helpful? You’ll find that if you finish reading this and try some of the things suggested you really will feel better.

History of Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

It may not be clear when or how this day came to be set aside as a reminder not to sweat the small stuff, I think it is worth mentioning why such a day is needed. Have you ever had that moment when a very small, inconsequential things just sent you over the edge? Find yourself dissolving into a puddle or tears or ranting in a rage that really doesn’t make sense? These are signs that you need this holiday.

In today’s world, we have so many things that demand attention that weren’t there in generations past. We have phones, computers, jobs, kids and all that go with them that take up more minutes than there are available in the day. In the fast-paced world that we live in, sometimes it seems that if we take a minute to ourselves that we are not doing what needs to be done. It is, in fact, the opposite of the truth. The more hectic and crazy our lives get the more we need to slow down and smell the roses along the way.

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February 11 Birthdays



Gene Vincent - (1935 - 1971) (36)



Jennifer Aniston - 48



Thomas Edison - (1847 - 1931) (84)



Burt Reynolds - 81



Sarah Palin - 53



Sheryl Crow - 55



Tina Louise - 83



Leslie Nielsen - (1926 - 2010) (84)







February 11th

1998: Bernie Taupin’s hand-written lyrics for Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind ‘97” sold for $442,500 at Christie’s in Los Angeles. The proceeds benefitted the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

1992: Motley Crue fired singer Vince Neil, claiming Neil didn’t have a passion for music. Neil claimed he was fired for taking a stand against the group’s new musical direction. Neil later re-joined Motley Crue in 1997.

1985: The Firm, a band which featured Free & Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers & Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page released their self-titled debut album. The album was recorded at Page’s Sol Studios & went on to be certified Gold in the U.S.

1984: Genesis peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “That’s All” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1983: The Rolling Stones’ concert film documentary Let’s Spend The Night Together, which was a film on their 1981 North American tour in support of Tattoo You premiered in New York City.

1982: U2 kicked off their fourth North American tour aboard the SS President Riverboat as it floated along the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

1972: David Bowie performed as Ziggy Stardust in concert for the first time in Tollworth, U.K.

1965: Ringo Starr married longtime girlfriend Maureen Cox at Caxton Hall Register Office in London. Manager Brian Epstein was the best man. Starr’s bandmates in The Beatles were in attendance with the exception of Paul McCartney who was on vacation.

1964: The Beatles performed their first concert in the U.S. at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C.

1963: The Beatles recorded ten of the fourteen songs which appeared on their debut album Please Please Me at EMI Studios in London.




Birthdays:

Gene Vincent born in 1935