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[IceWizard]

05 Mar 2017


Absinthe Day



Celebrated by artists and aristocrats alike for centuries, absinthe has long been the drink of choice for the creative type; also known as The Green Goddess, The Green Lady or The Green Fairy, the drink used to be a favorite among artists and writers due to it supposedly helping their creative flow.

National Absinthe Day aims to celebrate the strong alcoholic drink by observing its history and legacy, as well as enjoying a couple of sips of its strong green charm.

The History of Absinthe Day

Just exactly when absinthe was first distilled is unclear. Created using wormwood extracts and leaves, the drink may have roots in remedies used by the ancient Greeks. However, according to legend, absinthe first came about as a cure-all remedy patented by Dr. Pierre Orginaire, in around the year 1972.

The recipe would continue to be sold as a medicinal elixir in the following years, and in 1797 the first absinthe distillery appeared in Couvet, Switzerland. The makers, known then as Pernod Fils, would sell the most popular brand of absinthe right up until 1914, which was when the drink was banned in France.

French troops in the 1840s would be given absinthe as a preventative for malaria, and when they came home brought their taste for the drink. Eventually, absinthe would become popular among all social classes, and mass production allowed the price to fall and saw absinthe become one of the most drunk beverages in France.

However, its especially high alcohol content would be one of the reasons it was banned in a number of countries in the early 1900s. Believed to be a drink which caused its drinkers to cause trouble among society, mainly by being violent and disorderly, it would not start to be drunk widely again until the 1990s.



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Multiple Personality Day



There are many who would say that your personality is what most defines you. But what about if you have lots of them? Which one would you most identify as? Would any of the personalities dislike the others? Would you tell your friends about your struggles, or would you keep it to yourself?

Multiple Personality Day was created to highlight its namesake disorder, and raise awareness of its affect on the day to day life of those who suffer from it. And this goes deeper that just being a bit moody now and again, and being your normal self later – this is about having totally different, clearly apparent personalities which have their own identities and own ways of interacting with their environment.

The History of Multiple Personality Day

Exactly when this day started appearing in the calendar is unknown – however, the reasons behind it are very clear. Multiple personality disorder is also known as dissociative identity disorder, a medical condition which through the years has been brought more and more prominently into the medical field.

To be diagnosed with dissociate identity disorder, you’d need to be displaying at least two different personalities, any of which can ‘take control’ of you at any given time. It is not uncommon for, when one personality takes over, for another to entirely forget what you were up to when the first one was active. It’s no wonder that such a condition is very difficult for sufferers to cope with.

It’s incredible to try and understand, but while some sufferers have two or three personalities, others can have ten, twenty, thirty personalities. Some people with the disorder reportedly have upwards of 90 personalities, with one often being dominant while switching between the others at least a few times a day.

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March 5 Birthdays




Eva Mendes - 43



Joel Osteen - 54



Misao Okawa - (1898 - 2015) (117)



John Frusciante - 47



Penn Jillette - 61



Andy Gibb - (1958 - 1988) (30)



Teena Marie - (1956 - 2010) (54)




March 5th

2004: Paul McCartney’s net worth was estimated by the U.K.’s The Mail on Sunday to be $1.3 billion, more than Mick Jagger, Elton John & Madonna’s fortunes combined.

2002: The Osbournes reality show, featuring Ozzy Osbourne & his family premiered on MTV. During its first season, it was cited as the most watched program ever on MTV.

2001: Kiss singer & guitarist Paul Stanley was served divorce papers from his wife of nine years Pamela Bowen Stanley, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce.

1994: Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick was arrested outside of her home in Tiburon, CA for waving a shotgun at police after police arrived to investigate a domestic dispute. Slick was sentenced to 200 hours of community service & ordered to attend four Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week for three straight months.

1975: Rod Stewart met Swedish model and actress Britt Ekland at a party in Los Angeles thrown by Joni Mitchell.

1974:Gregg Allman’s debut solo album Laid Back released the previous year was certified gold by the RIAA

1973: Jimi Hendrix’s co-manager Michael Jeffery was one of 68 passengers killed in a mid-air collision over Nantes, France. Jeffrey was en route to London to a court appearance in London related to Hendrix.

1971: During a concert in Belfast, Led Zeppelin performed “Stairway to Heaven”, “Rock and Roll”, “Black Dog” & “Going to California” live for the first time.

1963: The Beatles recorded “From Me to You” at EMI Studios in London, five days after John Lennon & Paul McCartney wrote the song.




Birthdays:

John Frusciante - Guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers born in 1970