Available by e-mail in a text format, sent out at 3:00am, free:

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 Headlines---

 

 

                   Classified Ads---Sales

                        This Week in Economic Events

                          Michael Caglarcan, New CEO of Pure Markets

                           Curt Lysne at Balboa Capital. Wow!!!

                            ELT Magazine----"Growth of Independents"

                             Cartoon---The Fountain of Funding

                              Sacramento Area Brokers Dinner March 4th

                 Steve Chriest Number #9 to Create New Agreement Form

                        Leasing Industry Help Wanted

                         Affluent Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Levels

                           Sovereign to Acquire Seacoast Financial

                              Costabile Joins Wells Fargo Equipment Finance

                                American River Bank Names New SVP of Leasing

                                  PDS Gaming $9.5M Financing Commitment

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                                         "Gimme that Wine"

                          This Day in American History

 

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Sales: Atlanta, GA. Equipment Finance/Tax Leasing professional, with 20+ years experience originating, structuring, and closing. Direct & vendor development sales. Mid-market and Fortune 1000 - customers throughout Southeast.

Email: wmplumer@yahoo.com

  

 Sales: Atlanta, GA. Consistent top performer, results oriented with outstanding sourcing, structuring and negotiation skills. Direct& vendor development sales. Mid-market and above - Customers throughout Southeast. Email:w.t.dent@comcast.net 

Sales: Atlanta, GA.

Accomplished leasing pro sales & sales management w/extensive exper., people skills; Multi-industry, small-mid ticket, vendor & direct. Skilled producer w/good book profitable business. Email: leasepro1@bellsouth.net

 

 Sales:Austin,Texas 24yrs exp.in equip leasing sales, vendor/direct, leasing high-tech to rolling stock. HP12C/17B. Small-Mid Ticket. Seeking Texas territory which can be covered from Austin home-base. Email:GeorgeMinchew@sbcglobal.net 

 

Sales: Bakersfield, CA. 

I have an extensive sales and management background in equipment leasing. My work history exhibits my major strength in small ticket equipment leasing. Email: pangress@msn.com

 

 Sales: Central, NC.7 yrs.equip leasing &finance; specialist in heavy construction equip for 2-top-5-specialty finance/lease companies, NC &VA territories. $10-15MM annual funding. Downsized in 2002, now independent broker with varied customer base. Email: sunriseleasing@aol.com

 

Sales: Chicago, IL. 12+ yrs multinational/national sales & business development. Seeking role with captive lessor or global leasing company. Will relo right opportunity. Experience structuring complex transactions. Email: leasingismylife@yahoo.com

 

 Sales: Denver CO.

Experienced Equipment Leasing Broker looking for a in house leasing company. Can bring a book of business with me or develop new territory where needed. Email: Steven@eagle2.net 

 

Sales: Denver, CO.

17 yr sales exp.. in leasing sales (territory, National Accts, Sales mgt.) looking to bring experience to s sales/sales mgt role. Successful, accountable, ethical, aggressive, results. Email:lease442000@yahoo.com

 

Sales: Denver, OR.

Broker representative: Seek employment or partnership w/estab. finance group. Prior engineer making career change. Have pursued extensive self-education/ formal training.

Email: dbrown@thirdwavefinance.com 

 

Sales: Detroit, MI. 16-year lease veteran looking for opportunity in the Detroit area. Ability to bring on new accounts and manage existing base. Up to 60% travel acceptable. Email:ebonbri@aol.com 

 

Sales: Greensboro, N.C. Seeking direct & broker sales w/major finance companies in NC or southeast market. Small to mid-ticket range. Stable &family oriented. Will have series 6,63,65 license shortly. Email:kc1492@aol.com 

 

Sales: Hartford, CT. 10+ yrs leasing sales exp.; multi-industry, small-large ticket, Direct, Vendor, and Captive exp. Seeking sales position with captive or independent company with equity investment capability. Email: bcurt95@aol.com

 

Sales: Jacksonville, FL.

Seasoned equipment leasing professional, with over 10 years of experience, looking for position in business development in Northern Florida territory.

Email: rene.bradshaw@superig.com.br 

 

Sales: Los Angeles, CA.

12+years Leasing sales, underwriting/contract exper. including hi-tech, govt, direct & vendor leasing. Seeking role w/institution or captive. Exper. w/ complex transactions, including securities. Possible relocation.

Email: rahlease04@hotmail.com

     

Sales: Louisville, KY

I have been in leasing/financing of construction, machine tool, and mfg equipment for 20+ years. Traveled KY, IN, OH and TN.

Email:kyle90@msn.com 

 

Sales: Minneapolis, MN. 10+ yrs Equipment Leasing in Upper Midwest. Investment Grade Database. Previous vendor/small/middle market exp. Super Trump, 17B & account database exp. Email: golfadm@yahoo.com 

Sales: Mission Viejo, CA

Account Sales Executive with 10 years of leasing experience looking for company to bring existing customer base.

Email:makelly21@hotmail.com 

 

Sales: Montgomery, AL.

Individual with 10 years advertising sales exp. & 7 years insurance sales exp. Wants independent contractor situation in Alabama.

Work with leasing company or broker.334-281-5200 E-mail: billmcneal2003@yahoo.com

 

 Sales: Orange County, CA.

Skilled deal-closer at above-average rates. Entrepreneurial. Accomplished lease-structurer specializing in transportation. Exp. in direct/captive & syndicator environments servicing vendors, brokers, & end-users. Email:originator@sbcglobal.net  

 

Sales: Philadelphia , PA Seeking an open opportunity to advance in the automotive, commercial leasing & finance industry......... Email: alexe362002@yahoo.com

    

Sales: Prairie Village, KS Have substantial deal flow and database of broker referral sources. Generated and closed over $22M LY. Seeking exclusive relationship w/direct founder. Email:fiergl@aol.com

    

Sales: Princeton, NJ: Regional Sales Manager: Last 15 years with captive. Knowledgeable in all aspects of leasing. Application to funding. Worked with 25 salespeople - east coast.

Email: denisregan@msn.com

 

 Sales: St. Louis, MO

Proven equipment finance sales professional looking for a new challenge which rewards success. Equipment type and location open provided you want business. Email:amlifter@aol.com

    

Sales: San Bernardino, CA.

Account executive w/4 years exp. in small ticket &lower end middle market lease transactions, Outstanding ACT database compiled of over 500 vendors. Seeking a career driven position w/a reputable lessor Email: moneytoloan@hotmail.com

   

 Sales: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

10+ yrs in middle market leasing. Seek direct lessor only. Transaction size from $500M to $10.0MM. Client base: printing, food, retail, manufacturing. Email:edm173@sbcglobal.net

    

Sales: San Francisco, CA.

18 years of sales production, the last 10 in technology leasing to both traditional and emerging growth credits. Seeking direct funder. I can close for you!

email: bamrborges@msn.com

 

Sales: San Francisco, CA.

Middle market originator. Transaction size $500M to $15.0MM. Industries: food processing; distributors; plastics; retail; heavy manufacturer. Seek direct lessor employment only. 10 yrs B/D expereince. Email: major104@sbcglobal.net 

 

Sales: South Central U.S.

TX, OK, KS & AR Territory.

Equipment finance and leasing professional,

20 years experience. Top producer in middle

to upper middle markets. Extensive customer base. Email: leasingrep2004@yahoo.com

 

 Sales: Stuart, Fl. 17 years exp. leasing in small ticket and large ticket, portfolio management exp. along with sales management and administrative background, strong sales and marketing skills. Email: sales@rvcglobal.com 

 

Sales: Tampa, FL. 27 years experience. Very adept in bank lease programs and direct sales in MM/LT. Looking to re-enter the industry. Will relocate to Texas. Hungry. Email: cwilliams@triit.com  

 

 

This Week in Economic Events

 

  Thursday

February 12

Inventory-Sales Ratio: December

Retail Sales: January

Weekly Jobless Claims

 

  Friday

February 14

Balance of Trade: December

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Michael Caglarcan, New CEO of Pure Markets

 

Michael Caglarcan has replaced founder Jay Fudemberg as CEO. Pure Markets is the largest internet aggregate funder on the Leasing News web  list with 70 employees. Founded in 1988 and located in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in " advisory service, online marketplace and web-based tools, providing access to both leases and secured loans.

 

Here is Caglarcan’s biography from their web site:

 

“Michael is a seasoned technology executive with more than 25 years of leadership and industry experience in the information technology field. Prior to Pure Markets, Michael served as president of Rockwell Electronic Commerce, a global leader in call center technology products and services. Prior to that, he was chairman and CEO of Teleos Communications, a leading Wide Area Network (WAN) Access technology company where he executed a successful merger agreement. Before that, Michael was chairman and CEO of Evernet Systems, a national network systems integrator that was acquired by Control Data Systems.

 

 

“Earlier in his career, Michael held various executive positions at EDS over a 12-year period. Michael holds a B.A. in mathematics from The University of Virginia and an M.S. in operations research from George Washington University.”

 

To learn more about Pure Markets, see this previous story:

 

http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/January%202004/01-21-04.htm#jay

 

Curt Lysne at Balboa Capital. Wow!!!

 

We had a great “scoop” about Curt Lysne, formerly at GE Capital/Colonial Pacific

Leasing, joining Balboa Capital to start a broker division, something the company

has not done in sixteen years; they founded in 1988.

 

Leasing News hopes to have an interview with co-founder Pat Byrne, and

Curt Lysne.   In the meantime, for those who want to congratulate ( please,

no condolences, as these is a smart move for both Balboa and Lynse,

as you will see in about six months, as they will gear up to become a

leader in this field:) please contact:

 

Curt Lysne
Vice President, Capital Markets
Balboa Capital
(949)399-6395 (direct line)
clysne@balboacapital.com

 

http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/February%202004/02-06-04.htm

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ELT Magazine----“Growth of Independents”

 

Equipment Leasing Today , published 10 times a year, offers timely industry news and in-depth articles on finance, accounting, tax administration, Legal affairs, the marketplace, and sales and marketing. Regular departments such as "Financial Watch," "Washington Update," "Leasing Law," and "State News" report on legal, legislative and tax concerns within the industry. "Take Note" provides up-to-the-minute developments in the industry, regulatory changes and personnel changes, as well as educational meetings and programs within the industry.   Advertising is accepted.

 

Here is a current article about “The Growth of Independents”, found on the allegiant-partners.com web site:

 

http://www.allegiant-partners.com/pdf/ELT_article_Jan_04.pdf

 

 

Member Price: $0

 

Non-Member Price: $100

http://www.elaonline.com/ELAstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_product&prod_id=44

 

There are many excellent articles in the current magazine, and consistently this is

worth a $100 to a leasing executive who is not a member of ELA.  $10 a copy.

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Cartoon---The Fountain of Funding

http://two.leasingnews.org/Cartoon_Bank/funding.jpg

 

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Sacramento, California Area Brokers Dinner March 4th

The brokers of the Sacramento and surrounding areas will be gathering for our second dinner to discuss topics of interest and meet with fellow brokers and funders.  We had a great response to our first dinner and hope to continue to bring a forum to our area.  The topics will be " IRS Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation".

We are pleased to have Jason Cardinet, CPA,  as the featured speaker. Jason Cardinet is a tax specialist and shareholder with the Roseville CPA firm, Bartig, Basler & Ray. He is the former Managing Director of Tax for Deloitte & Touche Sacramento and has more than 16 years of experience in individual and business tax. He is a Certified Public Accountant holding a Masters degree in Taxation from Brigham Young University. He resides in Roseville with his wife, Joan, and their 5 children.

The meeting is planned for Thursday,  March 4th, to be held at Cascades restaurant .  This beautiful restaurant is located at 1420 East Roseville Parkway, off highway 80 in Roseville.  No host cocktails 6:30, dinner served 7:00 with time after for discussion, questions or socialize.

Dinner options: Pasta with Vegetables, Herb Chicken, Grilled Salmon  or Roasted Pork Loin, to include salad and dessert.

Please make your reservations early.  Contact Gloria Wagner  at  (916) 780-7885, or mail $45.00 per person to  Financial Solutions Group at 2007 Opportunity Drive #5, Roseville, Ca  95678.

Should you have any questions contact Lori Littleford of  BWC Equipment Leasing (888) 278-1079 #232, Tom Cadle of Leasource  (800) 991-0099 or Gloria Wagner of Financial Solutions Group (800) 700-3533.

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  Steve Chriest Number #9 to Create New Agreement Form

 

“I also will contribute a form used successfully in the past. “

 

Steve Chriest

Alamo, California

 

 

This week we hope to reach the goal of $2,000. In addition,

those donating $200 each are also contributing

their experience and forms that they use.

 

 

         Here are others that have joined the effort to date:

 

Ben Carlile

Allegiant Partners Incorporated

 

Warren Hawkins

Bank Partners

 

Paul Behechti

Bridge Capital Leasing

 

Gary Saulter

Chase Industries

 

Gary Trebels, CLP

IFC Credit Corporation

 

Theresa Kabot

Kabot Commercial Leasing

 

Charlie Lester

LPI Financial Services

 

Mark Watkins

Geneva Capital LLC

 

 

 

 

 The people who are donating $200 to this effort, also are presenting the documents their company  uses today, and their experience.  The form will be generic, and hopefully valid in most states.  It certainly will spell out what is "earned" for working on an application.

 

While we do not want to give legal advice, particularly realizing that states differ and there are  also licensing issue, we asked Ken Greene for some "generic" help.

 

He has agreed to perform this service, review the forms, and then devise a "generic one" to help  brokers retain expenses, particularly if an application is not approved or terms and conditions

change.

 

"I am glad to help if a pool of leasing companies would like to get together and hire me to put  together a thorough form. It can still be simple, but it should be internally consistent and not 

appear to be punitive in nature."

 

 Ken

 

Kenneth C. Greene

Law Offices of Kenneth C. Greene

980 Magnolia Avenue Suite 6C

Larkspur, CA 94939

Vox: 415 461 3777

Fax: 415 461 3733

E-Mail: keng@kengreenelaw.com

Website: www.kengreenelaw.com

 

For those who participate, Ken Greene is willing to do extra work for a minimal fee on the form for  their specific needs. Each company will sign an agreement regarding this form to cover expenses incurred should a lease not go forward, plus give other clauses for specific terms and conditions  to be covered in the proposal.

 

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Leasing Industry Help Wanted 

Affluent Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Levels in Five Quarters

  U.S. Bank Weekly  

Affluent Americans continue to be increasingly optimistic about the current and future state of the economy. However, despite recent stock market gains and signs of economic improvement, they remain cautious, planning to hold fairly steady on spending and investing over the next three months, according to the McDonald Financial Group Affluent Consumer Confidence Index. Factors such as the national deficit, a perceived real estate bubble and lingering concerns about jobs are contributing to this restraint.

The overall index score was 56 out of 100, a 14 percent improvement since the last survey in October (49), reflecting the biggest increase yet in confidence among the affluent in the five quarters since the survey's inception in January 2003.

 A full 61 percent of those surveyed said the economy would get better in the next three months, an increase from 59 percent in the October 2003 survey and 39 percent in January of last year. Only 3 percent say it will get worse, down from 6 percent in October and 17 percent one year ago.

The percentage of affluent Americans who say their family's personal economic situation has improved over the past three months, increased to 40 percent in January of 2004 - up from 38 percent in October of 2003 and 14 percent in January of 2003. Additionally, affluent respondents see a much improved business environment, with 73 percent saying business conditions are either "good" or "normal."

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Sovereign to Acquire Seacoast Financial

  U.S. Bank Weekly  

 

 

                             "News Briefs"

 

 

Currency 'Volatility' Worries G-7 Officials

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22504-2004Feb7.html

 

Private Equity Performance Moved Into Positive Territory in Third Quarter 2003

http://www.nvca.org/pdf/Performance%20q303FINAL.pdf

 

Corporate Profits Don't Lead to Hiring             http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/02/08/corporate_profits_dont_lead_to_hiring/

 

Major funeral corporations struggling

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/02/08/major_funeral_corporations_struggling/

 

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Deal Opposed

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24697-2004Feb9.html

 

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California Nuts Briefs---

            

Austrian mayor urges Schwarzenegger to stop execution

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20040207-0619-austria-schwarzenegger-cooperexecution.html

 

        

A new push on workers' comp

Governor invites labor, employers, insurers to meet

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/
2004/02/08/BUGMD4QTTO1.DTL&type=business

 

Silicon Valley Gives the Governator the Business

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3309381

 

Headaches at tax filing time

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7904979.htm

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Sports Briefs---

 

Patriots decline to exercise option on Smith

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2004/02/09/smith_allowed_to_go/

 

 

4 teams seek Brunell

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/020804/jag_14760852.shtml

 

McNair indicted in firearms, DUI case                         http://www.tennessean.com/sports/titans/archives/04/02/46634440.shtml
?Element_ID=46634440

 

The N.H.L. Is Turning Back the Goals

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/09/sports/hockey/09STAR.html

 

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"Gimme that Wine"

 

Prediction is a bright future for wine

http://www.modbee.com/business/story/8093114p-8950608c.html

 

A Royal Wine Cellar at Sea

http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2335,00.html

 

French Laundry seeks alternative energy source                        

http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=2
1BA3079-6625-4B9D-A414-8EBCAEC6508D

 

Love it or hate it, oak adds a dose of character to wine

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/05/WIG4D4O3HD1.DTL

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  This Day in American History

 

 

 

 

     1773-Birthday of William Henry Harrison, born 1773, the 9th president of the United States ( March 4-April 4, 1841). His term of office was the shortest in our nation's history-32 days. He was the first president to die in office . He was the first Whig president. He refused to wear a jacket during the inauguration.  He made a very long speech, two hours, and contracted a cold which turned into

pneumonia in those days of no antibiotics.  John Tyler assumed the presidency and historians state his administration was characterized by bickering and frustration, primarily caused by Henry Clay and Daniel Webster over political issues in their own "Whig" party.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/wh9.html

     1799-Off the island of Nevis, West Indies, the 26-gun Constellation met and captured the 40-gun French frigate L’Insurgente, inflicting 70 casualties at the cost of only 4 American casualties.  It was the first warship to capture an enemy ship after the revolution. L’Insurgente was the fastest ship in the French Navy. Under the command of the legendary Captain Thomas Truxtun, it was the first battle by one of the original six frigates. This great achievement for a young U.S. Navy was the first major victory by an American-designed and American-built warship. There were many more victories to follow. CONSTELLATION fought a second single-ship action in February 1800: a night encounter with France’s 54-gun frigate LA VENGEANCE. CONSTELLATION was again victorious, winning a bloody and violent 5-hour battle. French sailors, amazed at her expert sailing ability because she could attain the thrilling speed of 14 knots while sailing under nearly an acre of canvas sails, nicknamed her “Yankee Racehorse.” The Constellation continued to serve with distinction in the  Barbary Wars against Tripoli and the War of 1812 against Great Britain. In 1840, CONSTELLATION completed a historic voyage around the world, which included being the first U.S. warship to enter the inland waters of China. After more than 50 years of service, CONSTELLATION was thoroughly worn out. In 1853 she was broken up at the Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Va.

http://www.navy.mil/homepages/cv64/noflash/alist/history.htm

http://www.famousamericans.net/thomastruxtun/

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0801865972/avsearch-bkasin-20/002-2200616-5003261

     1819- Birthday of Lydia E. Pinkham, who developed a home tonic of herbs and 19% alcohol that she gave her children. As the tonic grew famous in her neighborhood she made her first sales in 1875 to earn money since she was married to a dreamer whose ship never came in. Later, her son marketed the home remedy under her direction.   By 1879, Lydia's Pinkham's tonic was a flourishing enterprise. She also wrote about women's "ills" in a more sensible fashion than was popular in the day, emphasizing cleanliness, and speaking frankly about menopause, uterine collapse, etc., things that women did not have general access to because of the male medical system.    When the compound was first marketed, many home remedies contained opium and small doses of compounds of mercury and arsenic, which hers did not. Many operations at the time had a 40% mortality rate (and high rate of death in childbirth.) It was during this time that Lydia Pinkham told women to stop visiting doctors, who at the time were popularly recommending nitric acid douches, take her herbal formula, exercise, and eat fresh fruits, vegetables, and grains.

http://www.ityl.com/barbaric.html

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/biolib/hc/nostrums/pinkham.html

http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/lydiapinkham/

http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/18974/mcms.html

     1825- John Quincy Adams was elected president of the United States by the House of Representatives, into which the election had been thrown by the failure of any of the four candidates to win a majority in the Electoral College. In the four-way race of Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and William Crawford had received more electoral votes than Adams, but no majority. Henry Clay, one of the candidates assisted Adams cause in the House.

    1849- Laura Clay, daughter of Cassius E. Clay, at the 1920 convention became the first woman to receive a vote for the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. She was a noted suffrager and first president of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association.

http://www.kytales.com/lclay/lclay.html

http://www.womeninkentucky.com/site/reform/l_clay.html

http://half.ebay.com/cat/buy/prod.cgi?cpid=2893385&domain_id=1856&ad=53983

    1864-109 Union officers escaped from Libby Prison in Richmond, VA, in the largest and most dramatic prisoner of war escape of the Civil War. The Libby Prison was the former Libby and Sons candle factory.  Forty-eight of the men were recaptured, two drowned and fifty-nine successfully made it back to Federal Lines.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja6.html

    1861 - Jefferson Davis was chosen as president of the Confederate States of America, and Alexander Stephens as vice-president.  The Confederate Provisional Congress asserted that all laws under the U.S. Constitution that were not inconsistent with the constitution of the Confederate states would be recognized. One of the main provisions was, “Congress shall also have power to prohibit the introduction of slaves from any State not a member of, or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.”  Perhaps considered trivia today, in section IX     , the first

law: “The importation of negroes of the African race from any foreign country other than the slaveholding States or Territories of the United States of America, is hereby forbidden; and Congress is required to pass such laws as shall effectually prevent the same.”

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/csa.constitution.html

    1866-Birthday of George Ade, American newspaperman, playwright and humorist, remembered especially for his Fables in Slang, published in 1900. Born at Kentland, IN. Died at Brook, IN, May 16, 1944.

http://www.geocities.com/philip_milazzo/GeorgeAde/

http://www.press.uillinois.edu/f03/ade.html

    1872-Birthday of Helen Elizabeth Haines, librarian, championed literary freedom in book selection for libraries and literary concerns over automation and information systems. Her Living With Books: The Art of Book Selection (1935) became a standard text. "We must face controversial violences and prevailing hatreds, must counteract mass pressures from super-patriots, must continue to make material on all sides of any subject available to readers."

http://www.biography.com/search/article.jsp?aid=9325171&search=Helen+Elizabeth+Haines

     1874-American poet Amy Lowel born at Brookline, MA. Died there May 12, 1925.

    1895-The first intercollegiate basketball game was played in Minnesota when the Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated Hamline College 9-3. 

     1895- Volleyball was invented by American W G Morgan in 1895 as a game for middle-aged men who found Basketball too rigorous! It has now become a sport which demands speed, fitness and agility. Indoor Volleyball first appeared on the Olympic schedule in 1964. Beach Volleyball has been popular since the 1950s and was a demonstration sport in the 1992 Olympic Games before appearing on the Olympic programme at Atlanta in 1996.

http://www.olympics.org.uk/sports/summer/volleyball.asp

http://www.volleyhall.org/FIVB.htm

    1888-Walt Whitman makes corrections to the a publisher of his poem “Oh Captain, My Captain.”

Whitman wrote "O Captain! My Captain!" in response to the  assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He revised the poem in 1866 and again in 1871. Apparently, the Riverside editors picked up an earlier version of the poem. Whitman's February 9 letter to the publishers details changes for punctuation and entire lines of text.

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(mcc/055))

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb09.html

    1900-birthday of bassist Walter Page, Gallatin, MO, an integral part of the Count Basie famous rhythm section with Freddie Greene on guitar. Died December 20,1977.

 http://www.umkc.edu/orgs/kcjazz/jazzfolk/pagew_00.htm

http://www.redhotjazz.com/bluedevils.html

    1902-pianist/bandleader/famous dancer  Blanche Calloway birthday, Baltimore, MD , perhaps best known as the older sister of Cab Calloway.  She holds the

distinction to be the first female leader of an all male band. In the late 1950's, she moved to Miami, FL, and continued her political activity from Philadelphia,Pa, becoming one of the first Negro clerks to serve in a Florida voting precinct. In the 1960s, she became Miami's only black female Radio disk jockey (station WMEM).  She died in 1977  of breast cancer.

Third spot at: http://nfo.net/usa/c1.html

http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2blnch1.htm

http://www.heptune.com/blanche.html

    1904- A tremendous fire that started on February 7 was put out in Baltimore, Maryland, after destroying 2600 buildings in an 80-block area of the business district. It was the biggest fire since the great Chicago fire of 1871.  Over $80 million ( that day's dollar amount ) in buildings were destroyed.

  1909-Up until this date most narcotics were easily obtainable, and often sold in food and drinks for

“medicinal” purposes. Congress this day enacted the Harrison Narcotics Act, sponsored by Francis Burton Harrison of New York.  It required sellers to narcotic drugs to register with the Internal Revenue Service. It did not stop the sales except to enact a $1.00 per annum fee and control the

disbursement by “...physician, dentist, or veterinary surgeon shall keep a record of all such drugs dispensed or distributed, showing the amount dispensed or distributed, the date, and the name and address of the person to whom such drugs are dispensed or distributed; except such as may be dispensed or distributed to a patient upon whom such physician, dentist, or veterinary surgeon shall personally attend; and such record shall be kept for a period of two years from the date of dispensing or distributing such drugs, subject to inspection, as provided in this Act.”

http://www.drugtext.org/library/reports/cu/cu8.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3afddb1f34f5.htm

    1914-Gypsy Rose Lee, American ecdysiast and author whose real name was Rose Louise Hovick, born at Seattle, WA. Her autobiography, Gypsy, was made into a Broadway musical and a motion picture. Died at Los Angeles, CA, Apr 26, 1970.

    1914-Birthdy of  William Louis (Bill) Veeck, Jr, Baseball Hall of Fame executive, born at Chicago, IL. Veeck was baseball's premier promoter and showman as an owner of several teams. He integrated the American League, sent a midget to the plate to start a game and, in general, sought to provide fans with entertainment in addition to baseball. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991. Died at Chicago, IL, Jan 2, 1986.

   1914-Birthday of Ernest Tubb, Country and western singer, born at Crisp, TX. Ernest Tubb was the sixth member to be elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the headliner on the first country music show ever to be presented at Carnegie Hall. His first major hit, "Walking the Floor Over You," gained him his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in 1942, and he attained regular membership in 1943. He died Sept 6, 1984, at Nashville, TN.

http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/tubb.html

    1933 -66ºF (-54ºC),  Riverside R.S. Moran WY (state record)

http://www.photosbyearly.com/llkmmrn2.htm

    1934 -15ºF (-25.8ºC), coldest day in New York City NY

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/155494p-136658c.html

   1935-Ray Noble’s American band cuts first session for Victor, NYC.

1940-vocalist “Jivin’ Gene” (Eugene Bourgeois) born Port Arthur, Texas

http://www.cajunculture.com/People/jivingen.htm

http://www.cajunradio.org/top40swamp.html

    1942-Birthday of vocalist/song writer Carole King ( Carole Klein) Brooklyn, New York..

Along with her then-husband Gerry Goffin, King wrote some of the most successful pop tunes of the 1960's. Among them were "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" for the Shirelles, "Up on the Roof" for the Drifters and "The Loco- Motion" for Little Eva. In the '70s, King started concentrating on her singing. Her 1971 album "Tapestry" became the biggest- selling album of all time, although its sales have since been topped by at least two other albums

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bio.asp?oid=532&cf=532

http://www.caroleking.com/index2.php

    1943- In a major strategic victory, the American 161st and 132nd Regiments retook Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on this date after a six-month-long battle. More than 9,000 Japanese and 2,000 Americans were killed. The fierce resistance by the Japanese was an indication to the Allies of things to come. Guadalcanal put the Allies within striking distance of Rabaul, the major Japanese base in the area (as featured in "Victory at Sea".)

   1944-Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, born in Eatonton, Georgia, the eighth and last child of Willie Lee and Minnie Lou Grant Walker, who were sharecroppers. When Alice Walker was eight years old, she lost sight of one eye when one of her older brothers shot her with a BB gun by accident. In high school, Alice Walker was valedictorian of her class, and that achievement, coupled with a "rehabilitation scholarship" made it possible for her to go to Spelman, a college for black women in Atlanta, Georgia. After spending two years at Spelman, she transferred to Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and during her junior year traveled to Africa as an exchange student. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College in 1965.

http://www.salon.com/09/departments/litchat1.html http://members.tripod.com/chrisdanielle/alicebio_1.html

http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/alicew/

    1944-birthday of  '60s soul singer Barbara Lewis. “Hello Stranger” and “Puppy Love” were one of her many hits.

http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/barbara-lewis.html

http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/b/barbaralewis10107/puppylove328939.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000338R/002-2200616-5003261

    1944—Top Hits

My Heart Tells Me - The Glen Gray Orchestra (vocal: Eugenie Baird)

Shoo, Shoo, Baby - The Andrews Sisters No Love, No Nothin’ - Ella Mae Morse

Pistol Packin’ Mama - Al Dexter

    1950 - United States Senator Joseph McCarthy said he had evidence there were individuals in the State Department who were card-carrying members of the Communist Party.

http://mccarthy.cjb.net/

http://webcorp.com/mccarthy/mccarthypage.htm

   1950 - Screen actress Ingrid Bergman won a divorce from her husband, Dr. Petter Lindström, in Juarez, Mexico, clearing the way for her marriage to film director Roberto Rossellini. She had given birth to Rossellini's son five days earlier. Bergman was denounced by the Hollywood gossip circles and the American public for her affair and the illegitimate birth, and it would be many years before a film of hers would again be made in the United States.

http://www.cmgww.com/stars/bergman/about/bio3.htm

http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/CJProduct.jsp?productID=BK_BLAK_
000426&AID=10273919&PID=1377218
1951- Birthday of alto sax player/singer Dennis (Dee Dee) Thomas of Kool and the Gang.

http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/502371/10071998/kool_and_the_gang.jhtml

http://www.grooveentertainmentinc.com/kool.htm

    1952—Top Hits

Slowpoke - Pee Wee King

Cry - Johnnie Ray

Anytime - Eddie Fisher

Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses) - Lefty Frizzell

    1958-birthday of sax player Bill Evans, Chicago, Ill.

http://www.billevanssax.com/

    1960—Top Hits

Teen Angel - Mark Dinning

Where or When - Dion & The Belmonts

Handy Man - Jimmy Jones

He’ll Have to Go - Jim Reeves

   1964-The Beatles Appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”  British pop phenomenon’s  The Beatles began the “British Invasion” of America with their appearance on America’s top television variety show. They performed five songs before a screaming studio audience of 728.  The estimated viewer ship for that night’s show as 78million people---making it the most viewed US TV in history up to that time.

They sang:

All My Loving

Till There Was You

She Loves You

I Saw Her Standing There

I Want to Hold Your Hand

They were to make three additional appearances in the next two years.

http://www.beatlemethisbeatlemethat.com/edsullivan1.html

http://www.edsullivan.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?keys=4000,4001,4006,4007&multipreadd=action

http://www.getback.org/breflib/sullivan.html

http://www.edsullivan.com/

    1965-Martin Luther King, civil rights activist, meets with President Lyndon Johnson to discuss Black voting rights.

http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/lbjforkids/images/cr_w28-11_300.gif

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/buildings/players2.jpg

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/players.htm

    1966-Birthday of drummer Willie Triplett of Ready For the World.

http://www.corporateartists.com/ready_for_the_world.html

http://www.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,483381,00.html?artist=Ready+for+the+World

    1968—Top Hits

Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers

Spooky - Classics IV

Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat

Skip a Rope - Henson Cargill

     1969 - Roslyn Kind quietly made her television debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Ed said she was "...America’s teenager who wasn’t protesting or playing a guitar." Although she only appeared once, her sister appeared many times. Roslyn Kind is Barbra Streisand's sister.

http://www.roslynkind.com/

    1970 - Sly and The Family Stone were awarded a gold record for the single, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)". At the time Sly (Sylvester) Stewart was a disc jockey in Oakland, California.

http://www.slyslilsis.com/main.htm

    1970-Simon & Garfunkel's album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" goes gold. (1970)

    1971 - An earthquake measuring 6.6 struck the San Fernando Valley in California, killing 58 people. Property damage reached $900 million.

http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000017.htm

    1971-Leroy "Satchel" Paige elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/paige_satchel.htm

http://www.sports-betting-wagering.com/sportstrivia/leroypaige.html

    1975- Cher's TV show premiers with guests Elton John and Bette Midler.

    1976—Top Hits

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer

You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

Sometimes - Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner

    1984—Top Hits

Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

Joanna - Kool & The Gang

Running with the Night - Lionel Richie

Show Her - Ronnie Milsap

    1984 - Brandon Tartikoff, NBC's Entertainment president, gave an interviewer the "10 Commandments for TV Programmers. Number 1: Never schedule a show because you like it. Number 10: All hits are flukes and never forget it!"

    1989—Top Hits

Straight Up- Paula Abdul

Wild Thing- Tone-Loc 2

Born To Be My Baby- Bon Jovi

Lost In Your Eyes- Debbie Gibson

    1990-Nelson Mandela, leader of movement for democracy in South Africa, released from prison after 27 years, a major sign of the changing times in the world toward segregation. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/etc/cron.html

    1992-Magic’s All-Star Comeback: Three months after announcing his retirement (November 7,1991) from the NBA because he had been infected with HIV, Magic Johnson led the West to a 153-113 victory over the East in the 42^nd NBA All-Star Game.  Magic was named All-Star Game MVP for the second time.

    1994-—Top Hits

The Power Of Love- Celine Dion

All For Love- Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting

Breathe Again- Toni Braxton

Hero- Mariah Carey

    1995-Bernard Harris,MD, becomes the first Black astronaut to take a spacewalk, dedicating it to the achievements of all African Americans.

http://www.thespaceagency.org/bios/harris.html

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/harris.html

http://www.orgs.ttu.edu/bernardpremedsociety

    1997-The Simpsons became the longest-running prime- time animated series, beating the record previously held by, "The Flintstones." Over the years "The Simpsons" featured such guest stars as Aerosmith, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Peter Frampton.

http://www.thesimpsons.com/index.html

http://www.snpp.com/

   1999—Top Hits

Angel Of Mine- Monica

...Baby One More Time- Britney Spears

Nobody s Supposed To Be Here- Deborah Cox

Believe- Cher

    2003—Top Hits

All I Have- Jennifer Lopez Featuring LL Cool J

Mesmerize- Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti,Murder Inc

Bump, Bump, Bump- B2K & P. Diddy

In Da Club- 50 Cent

    2004—Top Hits

The Way You Move- OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown

Slow Jamz, Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx

Hey Ya!- OutKast

Yeah!- Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris

 

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