1948
This favorite food cost 49 cents for a 10 pound bag.
Separate bedrooms, anyone?
Onions
If you can't get it open, or closed, or in the right place, try again, but don't do this!
Don't Force It!
This event in late Oct, 1974 went unmarked by him until many years later, at which point it became a very important (and costly!) occasion.
David was born
Given all the choices on a dessert menu, he would choose this
PIE!
He was born here a long time ago (but no one gets to say HOW long!)
Shanghai, China
This famous person was also born in China on Sept 28, but in 551 BC.
Confucius
"Did I ever tell you I didn't like this as a kid?"
Fish
Muddy Water's 1948 hit "Rollin' Stone" was the inspiration for what band's name a few decades later?
The Rolling Stones
This animal should have gone extinct along with the other dinosaurs
Alligator
Whether she was dressing him in girls dresses at age 2 or making him drink warm milk before he went to work at age 35, his mother always called him by this adorable pet name
"Boobie"
A 2 pound bag of this cost 89 cents. And for 15 cents more you could get a dozen donuts!
Coffee
Everyone should know that 93 million miles is this
The distance from the earth to the sun
Although he was not present at this event which happened on a hot day in Aug, 1976, it would impact his wallet for decades.
Steven was born
This word drives him nuts when people use it wrong! It makes him "almost" "sort of" "but not really" lose his mind!
Literally
This very first job he had still holds a warm (and greasy) place in his heart
Delivering fried chicken
More than 1/2 of all of the radio time was taken up by this popular singer in 1948
Who is Bing Crosby?
Before anyone buys anything, check with him and you will hear these words.
WAIT! I might have a coupon!
This event on a day in Aug 2001, would lead to the discovery of many hard rock bands he had never even heard or before this
Jonathan's Birthday
"People who are just doing the job they signed up to do should not be called this, no matter how special what they do seems!"
Hero
For over 30 years this mystery job took him into Boston.
Something to do with kids? Enforcement?
FORCING KIDS TO EAT FISH??
Jimmies (aka sprinkles) got their name due to Brigham's ice cream shop charging an extra penny for them to donate to this special organization that was funded in 1948
Jimmy Fund
This man said, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game." (and we KNOW it wasn't Chuck!)
Grantland Rice (1927)
WHO??
Years of hard work and study would lead to this event in the summer of 1974, and we would all still be hearing about it more than 40 years later
HE WAS ON JEOPARDY!
This would be the one thing he would take to a dessert island.
His FAMILY! YOU!
(everyone claps now!)
The most important, most gratifying, most brag- worthy thing he has EVER done in his whole, long life would be this.
HE WAS A JEOPARDY CHAMPION!