New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

Larry Ginsberg was hired as East Region Sales Director, Navistar, Inc. Ponte Verde, Florida.  He is located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.  Previously, he started as Center Manager, Philadelphia & Baltimore, July, 2014 for International Used Truck Organization; promoted December, 2010, Wholesale Manager, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; promoted February, 2013, Center Manager; promoted September, 2017, Midwest Region Sales Director. Prior, he was Regional Sales Manager, TruckCenter.com (March, 2010 - October, 2010); District Sales Manager, Key Equipment Finance (April, 2007 - August, 2009); Director of Business Development, CAG Truck Capital (February, 2006 - February, 2007); Partner, Training and Development Practice Leader, Growth Management Strategies (2005 - 2006); Area Sales Manager,  PACCAR Financial (1993 - 2006); Credit and Collections Manager; Area Controller, McDonnel Truck Services (June, 1982 - September, 1992); District Controller: NJ, ME, MS. (Hertz/Penske Truck Leasing (1980- 1982). Education: Temple University, BBA, Business; major, Accounting (1975 - 1980).  Community College of Philadelphia, Associate's degree, Business (1976). https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryginsberg/

Michael Karman was hired as Senior Vice President, Navitas Credit Corp., Ponte Vedra, Florida. He is based in Concord, Massachusetts.  Previously, he was Co-President and Chief Commercial Officer, Amur Equipment Finance (January, 2015 - August, 2018); Senior Vice President, Ascentium Capital (August, 2011 - December, 2014); Chief Executive Officer, Finance Service, LLC (July, 2009 - July, 2011); Executive Vice President, Greystone & Co. (June, 2006 - September, 2009); Senior Vice President, BankVest Capital Corp. (January, 1995 - November, 1999); VP, AT&T Capital (January, 1986 - January, 1995). Education: Bentley University (1987 - 1989).  Bently University, Accounting and Finance. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-karman-bb7541110/

David Katz was hired as Vice President, Capital Partners, 777 Partners, Miami, Florida.  He is based in Granby, Connecticut. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets, North Mill Equipment Finance, LLC (September, 2005 - August, 2018); Managing Director, Trafin Corporation (2003 - 2005); Managing Director, Ironwood Capital, Ltd. (January, 1991 - March, 2000); Vice President, Aetna Life & Casualty (June, 1987 - June, 1991); Associate Investment Manager, PruCapital (January, 1985 - June, 1987).  Education: Columbia Business School, MBA, Finance, Marketing (1983 - 1984). Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. Northeastern University, M.Ed., Counseling (1975 - 1976). Northeastern University, B.A. Political Science & History (1970 - 1975). https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-katz-65b7294/

Robert Moskovitz was hired as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, TimePayment, Burlington, Massachusetts. He is located in the greater Philadelphia area.  He previously was Chief Financial Officer, LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. (December, 2003 - December, 2017); Chief Financial Officer, ImpactRx (2001 - 2003); Chief Financial Officer, Breakthrough Commerce, LLC (1999 - 2001); Chief Financial Officer, Syngy (1997 - 1999); Vice President – Finance, O'Brien Power Systems (1984 - 1995); Assistant International Controller, Kulicke & Soffa (1983 - 1984); Supervisor, Deloitte US (1979 - 1983). Education: Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. BS, Accounting; Finance (1974 - 1979). https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-moskovitz/

Alexander Ohansessian was hired as Vice President of Asset Management, CIT, New York, New York.  He is based in San Francisco, California. He previously joined ATEL Capital Group, November, 2013, as Portfolio Manager; promoted May, 2016, Senior Portfolio Manager. Previously, he was Commercial Loan and Financial Analyst, Wells Fargo (October, 2012 - November, 2013); Business Development Assistant, Locaid Technologies (August, 2012 - October, 2012); Marketing/Finance Intern, Talkfree.com (June, 2012 - December, 2011). Education: Saint Mary's College of California. Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management, General (2009 - 2012).  Activities and Societies: Saint Mary's Men's Rugby Football Club, German Club, Gael Force. Saint Ignatius College Prep (2003 - 2007). Activities and Societies: Rugby, Varsity Football, Latin Club. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-ohanessian-008a3252/

Anthony Olivo was promoted to Senior Business Development Major, Healthcare, Marlin Business Services Corp, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. He joined the firm April, 2017, as Business Development Manager, Healthcare. Previously, he was Manager, Workout, Canon Financial Services (February, 2016 - April, 2017); Director, Mrs. BPO, LLC (June, 2008 - February, 2016).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-olivo-5b572a71/

Todd Schemmel was hired as In-House Account Executive, Salvagnini Financial Services, Cincinnati, Ohio.  Previously, he was Regional Finance Representative, Makino (April, 2012 - September, 2018). He began his career at Huntington National Bank, Process Administrator; promoted May, 2007, Equipment Finance Sales Coordinator; promoted, February, 2012, Sales Coordinator Team Lead. Education: The Ohio State University, BS, Agricultural Business (2001 - 2006). Edison State, AS, Associate Degree (1999 - 2001). Activities and Societies: Outdoor Club. https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-schemmel/

Sean Walker was hired as Senior Sales Account Executive, Ascentium Capital, Kingwood, Texas.  He is located in Irvine, California. Previously, he was Senior Account Manager, LEAF Commercial Capital (September, 2011 - July, 2018).  Education: San Diego State University, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance, General. (1997 - 2000).  Activities and Societies: Member of SDSU Men's Tennis Team.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-walker-3044a842/

 

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Federal Reserve Beige Book October, 2018 Report
"Modest to Moderate Growth"

Summary

Overall Economic Activity

Economic activity expanded across the United States, with the majority of Federal Reserve Districts reporting modest to moderate growth. New York and St. Louis indicated slight growth, overall, while Dallas reported robust growth driven by strong manufacturing, retail, and nonfinancial services activity. On balance, manufacturers reported moderate output growth; however, several Districts indicated that firms faced rising materials and shipping costs, uncertainties over the
trade environment, and/or difficulties finding qualified workers. Demand for transportation services remained strong.

Labor shortages were broadly noted and were linked to wage increases and/or constrained growth. Reports on commercial and residential real estate were mixed, although several Districts saw rising home prices and low levels of inventory.

Overall, consumer spending increased at a modest pace while consumer price growth ranged from modest to moderate. Travel and tourism generally picked up with a notable exception of North and South Carolina, where Hurricane Florence deterred tourism.

Agricultural conditions were mixed as rainy weather helped some farmers but caused delays and crop damages for others, including the loss of crops and livestock due to Hurricane Florence.

Employment and Wages

Employment expanded modestly or moderately across most of the nation; San Francisco reported robust growth while three Districts reported little to no change. Employers throughout the country continued to report tight labor markets and difficulties finding qualified workers, including highly skilled engineers, finance and sales professionals, construction and manufacturing workers, IT professionals, and truck drivers.

 A couple of Districts reported that worker shortages were restraining growth in some sectors. Many firms reported high turnover rates and difficulties retaining employees. Some businesses implemented non-wage strategies to recruit and retain workers, such as giving signing bonuses, offering flexible work schedules, and increasing vacation allowances. Wage growth was mostly characterized as modest or moderate, though Dallas reported robust growth.

Most businesses expected labor demand to increase modestly in the next six months, and looked for modest to moderate wage growth.

Prices

Prices continued to rise, growing at a modest to moderate pace in all Districts. Manufacturers reported raising prices of finished goods out of necessity as costs of raw materials such as metals rose, which they attributed to tariffs. Construction contract prices increased to cover rising costs of labor and materials. Retailers and wholesalers in some Districts raised selling prices as they continued to see increased costs in transportation and also worried about impending cost increases resulting from tariffs. Districts reported rising oil and fuel prices but gave mixed reports on movement of agricultural commodity prices.

Full Report: (32 pages)
http://leasingnews.org/PDF/BeigeBook_20181024.pdf 

 

 

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Having tripled its automobile production in the third quarter compared to the previous year, Tesla also showed signs of significant improvement financially, when the company announced its results for the quarter ending September 30 on Wednesday. Boosted by a 183 percent jump in automotive sales, Tesla’s revenue grew by 129 percent to reach a record of $6.82 billion.

More importantly though, Tesla reported its first quarterly profit since Q3 2016, which at the time was unsubstantial, making the past quarter an outstanding one in the company’s loss-laden history. Posting a net profit of $312 million, Tesla surprised Wall Street analysts, who had expected another unprofitable quarter.

“Q3 2018 was a truly historic quarter for Tesla”, the company wrote in its update to shareholders, pointing out that “Model 3 was the best-selling car in the US in terms of revenue and the 5th best-selling car in terms of volume”. After a couple of turbulent months at the company, Tesla’s shareholders were pleasantly surprised by yesterday’s results. In a difficult market environment Tesla shares were up more than 10 percent in pre-market trading on Thursday.

Fabian Moebus – Statista

https://www.statista.com/chart/9245/tesla-revenue-and-net-profit/

 

CLFP 2019 Board of Directors
Officers to be Elected January, 2019

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation is very pleased to announce the 2019 CLFP Board of Directors.  They are:

Sudhir Amembal, CLFP – Amembal & Halladay

Todd Buzard, CPA, CLFP – First American Equipment Finance

Andrew Eller, CLFP – First American Equipment Finance

Chris Enbom, CLFP – AP Equipment Financing

Nathan Gibbons, CLFP – Innovation Finance

Joe Leonard, CLFP – Oakmont Capital Services

Tamara McCourt, CCE, CLFP – LendSpark

Dan Nelson, CLFP – Tamarack Consulting

Kevin Prykull, CLFP – PNC Equipment Finance

Nick Ross, CLFP – Western Equipment Finance

Pete Sawyer, CLFP – Sun South Equipment Leasing

Jason Seitz, CLFP – BMO Harris Equipment Finance

Marci Slagle, CLFP – 36th Street Capital

Jenny Wood, CLFP – Orion First Financial

Jenny Wood, CLFP stated, "I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be a part of the CLFP Board of Directors. It wasn’t so long ago (okay maybe it was) that Reid and I were pulling all-nighters studying to pass the exam together. I will never forget the late nights and early mornings but looking back, it developed a lifelong friendship I am very thankful for.

“I have always said it’s not about getting to the finish line but about the journey on the way. I know that by being part of this group I will not only help others become more involved and further their careers in the leasing industry, but also help them enjoy the journey on the way there.”

The CLFP designation identifies an individual as a knowledgeable professional to employers, clients, customers, and peers in the equipment finance industry. There are currently 619 Certified Lease & Finance Professionals and Associates throughout the world. For more information, call Executive Director Reid Raykovich, CLFP at (206) 535-6281 or visit www.CLFPfoundation.org.

 

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Ascentium Capital Announces its Largest Securitization
$344 Million/Total to Date: $2.6 billion since 2012

Ascentium Capital LLC, the nation’s largest private-independent equipment finance company, announced the closing of the Company’s tenth small ticket equipment securitization. The $343,711,000 securitization of Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2018-2 Trust was rated AAA by Standard and Poor’s and Aaa by Moody’s for the senior notes and brings Ascentium’s total securitized volume to $2.6 billion since 2012.

Tom Depping, Chief Executive Officer at Ascentium Capital, said, “This transaction represents Ascentium’s second securitization this year and our largest transaction to-date. We make continuous investment in our proprietary platform to diligently manage and maintain a diversified mix of assets in our portfolio.”

Evan Wilkoff, Executive Vice President of Capital Markets remarks, “Strong investor interest for bonds backed by quality assets demonstrates the confidence the market has in Ascentium and the performance of our small ticket contracts. We are pleased with this milestone securitization.”  

As a direct lender, Ascentium Capital LLC specializes in providing a broad range of financing, leasing and small business loans. The company’s offering benefits equipment manufacturers and distributors as well as direct to businesses nationwide. Ascentium Capital is backed by the strength of leading investment firm Warburg Pincus LLC. For more information, please visit www.AscentiumCapital.com.

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Special Halloween Edition, Part II
By Fernando Croce

In the second half of our seasonal frightfest, we offer another batch of choice Halloween pictures, ranging from the horrific to the delightful. So check in with Netflix and enjoy your own cinematic night of tricks and treats!

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Charles Barton, 1948): Frights and slapstick mix engagingly in this vintage genre-bender, which finds the classic comic duo running into a couple of horror icons. Wilbur (Lou Costello) and Chick (Bud Abbott) are hapless baggage handlers whose peaceful life in Florida takes a sharp turn when a pair of mysterious crates arrive at their train station. Headed for the museum, the boxes contain the remains of Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and the Frankenstein Monster (Glenn Strange). Trying to stop the fiends from being resurrected is Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.), who has his own ghoulish troubles—namely a full moon that turns him into the Wolf Man! Spoofing the tropes of Universal horror classics while still delivering spooky moments, this is a delectably dizzy combination.

The Eyes Without a Face(Georges Franju, 1960): A French surrealist whose works explore the individual's oppression by cruel institutions, Georges Franju unsettled audiences with this unforgettable horror fable. Availing himself of Hollywood's classic mad-scientist stories, the director tells the haunting tale of a famous surgeon, Dr. Genessier (Pierre Brasseur), who kidnaps young women and drags them to his mansion in hopes of restoring the face of his disfigured daughter Christiane (Edith Scob). Her beauty returns, but it’s only a matter of time before the horror begins again. Notorious at the time of its release for its unusually graphic horror, the film lingers today more powerfully as a dark fairy tale in which the characters' horrible actions are often inseparable from their devoted love, where the horrible is often intermingled with the lyrical.

The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973): Modernity and paganism collide in this audacious psychological thriller, which offers a master class in building an atmosphere of dread. Edward Woodward plays Sergeant Howie, who travels to a small Scottish island in search of a missing child. His investigation is informed by his fundamentalist religious beliefs, and he finds himself tested by the islanders’ earthy ways—particularly those of a local temptress named Willow (Britt Ekland). As Howie digs deeper into the folklore of the villagers, the more he finds himself snagged in a trap laid by the enigmatic magistrate (Christopher Lee). Envisioning unsavory happenings behind the smiling mask of New Age spiritualism, director Robin Hardy’s cult favorite (not to be confused with the abysmal 2006 remake) builds up to an unforgettable climax.

Creepshow (George Romero, 1982): Two horror masters, director George Romero (“Night of the Living Dead”) and writer Stephen King (“The Shining”), team up for this affectionately gruesome ode to the frightful comic-books of their youth. Using the same anthology structure as 1950s pulp-fiction like “Vault of Horror,” the film catalogs a series of macabre comeuppances served to a host of unlovely characters. There is a family reunion where relatives snip at each other until the late paterfamilias rises from the grave, and a rich psychopath (Leslie Nielsen) who takes revenge on his wife’s lover (Ted Danson). The beastly contents of an ancient crate are used by a henpecked professor (Hal Holbrook), while a grouchy magnate (E.G. Marshall) discovers a creepy-crawly problem. And so it goes to the end, bloodily and entertainingly.

The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014): Directorial debuts don't come any more hair-raising than Jennifer Kent's horror story, which is easily the scariest family portrait in many a moon. Essie Davis gives a ferocious performance as Amelia, a single mother still plagued by memories of her husband's brutal death. Living alone with her young son Samuel (Noah Wiseman), she does her best to comfort the boy's fears that monsters are living in their house. Things start to spin out of control when they find a book called "Mister Babadook," which leads to strange, increasingly disturbing events to blur the line between reality and madness. Making shrewd use of visual and aural elements to burrow deeply into the main character's maternal nightmares, the movie is a must-see for fans who are tired of current gimmicky entries.

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Back Office

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Backoffice: Dallas, TX  Property Tax and sales and use tax administration services performance is guaranteed and we will save you time and money or our service is free. E-mail: info@osgsolutions.com
Back Office: Gig Harbor, WA Orion First Financial provides comprehensive lease/loan account servicing, collection/workout solutions and strategic advisory services. Contact David T. Schaefer 253-857-9610 dtschaefer@orionfirst.com	Back Office: Laughlin, NV 20 years experience on funder/broker sides. Looking for a relationship where I act as credit shop for smaller brokers when financial statements are involved. E-mail:batarista@laughlin.net
Back Office: National Property Tax Compliance Services to the leasing industry. Over 60-years experience and fifty Lessors as clients. References and free quotes available, 440-871-5484, E-mail gary@avptc.com	Back Office – National Spending too much time on processing credit applications, preparing lease documents and other administrative tasks and not enough time marketing and growing your business? Call us! 407.964.1232 dee@leasebrokerassistant.com
Backoffice: New Rochelle, NY Proactive management/administration of commercial/consumer vehicle lease/finance portfolios covering insurance, titles, registrations, sales/property taxes, tickets, collections, accounting, vehicle disposition. Since 1975 E-mail: Barrett@BarrettCapital.com	Back Office: Northbrook, IL Our staff of CPA's and lease professionals can handle any or all portfolio responsibilities incl. portfolio mgmt, invoicing, sales/property/income tax, accounting, etc.  800-826-7070  E-mail: ngeary@ecsfinancial.com
Back Office: San Rafael, CA We can run your back office from origination to final payoff. 30 years experience in commercial equipment lease and loan portfolio management.  E-mail:gmartinez@phxa.com	Back Office - Portland, OR  Keep more of your hard-earned commissions! Middle-Market, Small-Ticket for brokers, nationwide, 20+years experience, negotiable splits. Contact us for more information at (888)745-9481 or bev@alliedpacific.net
Back Office: Portland  Portfolio Financial Servicing Company provides private label servicing, backup servicing and sales/property tax filings for commercial and consumer leases and loans in the U.S. and Canada. With over $20 Billion in assets under management we have serviced the lending community since 1982. PFSC is engaged with over 52 securitizations.clysne@pfsc.com

 

News Briefs----

U.S. Business Borrowing for Equipment Falls 2 Percent
 in September: Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2018-10-25/us-business-borrowing-for-equipment-falls-2-percent-in-september-elfa

Home Medical Equipment Rental Market to Witness
  Robust Expansion throughout the Forecast 2014 to 2023
https://cmfenews.com/home-medical-equipment-rental-market-to-witness-robust-expansion-throughout-the-forecast-2014-to-2023/

FDIC To Help Banks Embrace New Technology
  New Office: Three Ways to Encourage Innovation
https://www.pymnts.com/news/banking/2018/fdic-bank-financial-technology-innovation/

OOIDA president breaks down why 'driver shortage is a myth'
   Look at average Pay going back to 1980
http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=73191#.W9JQDPZRdjU

What Does McDonald's Franchisee Dissatisfaction
     Portend for the Company?
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/10/22/what-does-mcdonalds-franchisee-dissatisfaction-por.aspx

Takes Dog Year (7) To Save For U.S. House,
   22 In San Jose Despite Dips
https://patch.com/california/campbell/takes-dog-year-save-house-u-s-22-sj-despite-dips

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Fed's new Vice Chair Clarida backs more rate hikes
       in first major policy speech
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/25/feds-new-vice-chair-clarida-backs-rate-hikes-in-first-major-speech.html

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 Dodger Blue

by Richard Aberdeen©(August 20, 2003)

Sung to the tune Deportee by Woodie Guthrie & Marting Hoffman

    The chalk lines are faded, the bleachers are empty
The parking lot's vacant at the ravine stadium
The fans have all taken up bad-mitten and checkers
On a hot summer evening there's nothin' else left for fun
The owners' and players' greed knows no boundaries
They've taken the fans on a phony hype ride
Though they both earn enough money to buy a jet airplane
'Till they have more than God, they won't be satisfied
Now, is this the best way to run America's pastime?
Is this fair to the fans who are loyal and true?
Like the late Billy Martin and Tommy Lasorda
There's no more real Yankees, no one bleeds Dodger Blue
 
Goodbye to Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth
Adios Lou Gehrig and true heroes for our youth
You won't see the great Clemente up on the big sports screen
The owners and players all want. . . more money
 
Now, us fans in the bleachers all want a solution
To stop all your whining and complaining on earth
Let's forget about salaries and pay by statistics
For hits, runs and outs, you'll be paid what you're worth
If you hit sixty homers, you'll get you're few million
But if you pitch more balls than strikes you'd better run
Down to apply at the nearest Del Taco
We're tired of big babies who ruin baseball's fun
Let's return our national pastime back to the fans
Give big bucks to the players only when they come through
And like the late Billy Martin and Tommy Lasorda
We'll cheer for real Yankees and bleed Dodger Blue
 
Goodbye to Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Cy Young
Adios Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron
You won't see Charlie Hustle up on the big sports screen
The owners and players all want. . . more money

The chalk lines are redrawn, the bleachers repainted
The big screen scoreboard is re-hooked to the juice
The parking lot's filled with limos and Mercedes
The owners and players have a temporary truce
Now, we want real heroes our children can look up to
We want fair owners who treat loyal fans right
People who love baseball and the values we stand for
With all of their heart and their soul and their might
If you don't care what happens to our time-honored pastime
Then get the hell out of the way of those of us who do
Like the late Billy Martin and Tommy Lasorda
We want to cheer for real Yankees and bleed Dodger Blue

Goodbye to Vin Scully, Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck
Adios Harry Caray and real baseball, but what the heck?
We won't see Jackie Robinson slide on the big sports screen
The owners and players all want. . . more money
Yeah, the owners and players all want. . . more money. . .
Are there any more real Yankees?
Does anyone bleed Dodger Blue?

 

 

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Sports Briefs---

Eli Manning is headed for bench
  — it’s just a matter of when
https://nypost.com/2018/10/24/eli-manning-is-headed-for-bench-its-just-a-matter-of-when/

Cam Newton remains limited with sore throwing shoulder
http://www.theredzone.org/Blog-Description/EntryId/73110/Cam-Newton-remains-limited-with-sore-throwing-shoulder

USA TODAY Sports' Week 8 NFL picks:
 Do Vikings or Saints take big step forward in pursuit of Rams?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/10/25/usa-today-week-8-nfl-picks-saints-vikings-rams-nfc/1759622002/

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California Nuts Briefs---

After 128 years, Spenger’s abruptly closes its doors in Berkeley
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/10/24/after-128-years-spengers-abruptly-closes-its-doors-in-berkeley/

Bay Area News Group wins international journalism award
    for Wine Country video project
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/10/25/bay-area-news-group-wins-international-journalism-award-for-wine-country-video-project/

Volunteer fire chief helps Napa County town through tough times
https://www.sfchronicle.com/thetake/article/Volunteer-fire-department-s-chief-helps-Napa-13305056.php

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“Gimme that Wine”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJnQoi8DSE8

Smooth Harvest for Napa Growers
https://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=205032

26 new grape varieties identified in Bío Bío
https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/26-new-grape-varieties-identified-in-bio-bio-403396/

Wilson family wins Sonoma County approval for 11th winery
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8871075-181/wilson-family-wins-sonoma-county

Wine Prices by vintage
http://www.winezap.com
http://www.wine-searcher.com/

US/International Wine Events
http://www.localwineevents.com/

Leasing News Wine & Spirits Page
http://two.leasingnews.org/Recommendations/wnensprts.htm

This Day in History

    1682 - William Penn accepted the area around the Delaware River from the Duke of York.  In 1681, King Charles II handed over a large piece of his American land holdings to William Penn to satisfy a debt the king owed to Penn’s father. This land included present-day Pennsylvania and Delaware. Penn immediately sailed to America and his first step on American soil took place on this day in New Castle. On this occasion, the colonists pledged allegiance to Penn as their new proprietor, and the first general assembly was held in the colony. Penn then journeyed up river and founded Philadelphia. However, Penn's Quaker government was not viewed favorably by the Dutch, Swedish, and English settlers in what is now Delaware so they almost immediately began petitioning for their own assembly. In 1704, they achieved their goal when the three southernmost counties of Pennsylvania were permitted to split off and become the new semi-autonomous colony of Lower Delaware. As one of the earlier supporters of colonial unification, Penn wrote and urged for a union of all the English colonies in what was to become the United States of America. The democratic principles that he set forth in the Pennsylvania Frame of Government served as an inspiration for the US Constitution.
    1749 – The colony of Georgia reversed itself and declared slavery legal.
    1774 - The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.  The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 in Philadelphia. It was called in response to "The passage of the Coercive Acts," also known as Intolerable Acts, by the Colonial Americans, by the British Parliament. The Intolerable Acts had punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.  The Congress was attended by 56 delegates appointed by the legislatures of twelve of the thirteen colonies. Georgia declined to send delegates because they were hoping for British assistance with Native American problems on its frontier and did not want to upset the British.  The Congress met briefly to consider options, including an economic boycott of British trade; rights and grievances; and petitioned King George III for redress of those grievances.  The Congress also called for another Continental Congress in the event that their petition was unsuccessful in halting enforcement of the Intolerable Acts. Their appeal to the Crown had no effect, and so the Second Continental Congress was convened the following year to organize the defense of the colonies at the onset of the Revolution. The delegates also urged each colony to set up and train its own militia.
    1774 - Minutemen were selected in the American colonies. The terms militia and minutemen are sometimes used interchangeably, but there was a difference between them.  Militias were military units formed to protect their towns from foreign invasion. Minutemen, on the other hand, were a small elite force, hand-picked by militia commanders, which were required to be able to assemble quickly. Usually 25 years of age or younger, they were chosen for their enthusiasm, reliability, and physical strength. Usually about a fourth of the militia served as Minutemen. Although today Minutemen are thought of as originating in the War for Independence, they actually began in Massachusetts during as early as 1645. Equipped with matchlocks or pikes, they were to report within half an hour of being warned. One thing the Minutemen lacked was central leadership, a flaw that would lead to their dissolution. At Concord, Minutemen companies from Concord, Acton, Littleton, and other towns combined their units. They were sent to the North Bridge in Concord with a number of light infantry. After a few volleys were fired, the British light infantry retreated back to the Concord Common area. Lacking central command, each company of Minutemen chose their own action and they did not pursue the redcoats. In the running battle that ensued fifteen miles back to Boston, the Massachusetts militia would see their last action as Minutemen in history. The militia would go on to form an army, surrounding Boston and inflicting heavy casualties on the British army at Bunker and Breed's Hill.
    1775 - King George III went before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the Revolution. 
    1776 – Benjamin Franklin departed for France on a mission to seek French support for the Revolution
    1785 - The first mule born in the United States was bred from a jackass sent to President George Washington, which arrived this day in Boston. The exportation of full-blooded jacks from Spain was prohibited, but King Charles III of Spain, learning of Washington’s interest, sent him two jacks and two jennets. Mules became the staple of farmers in the US for many years to come. Washington was also the first to start producing whiskey in the United States in wooden barrels. His farm manager was from Scotland, had a plan for the surplus corn and other plantings they could not sell to turn into whiskey to trade and store. Washington looked into it and made the investment. While others were making this product in America, Washington decided to expand the product and use wooden barrels as they did in Scotland to store the whiskey, and also age it. Most domestic whiskey was distilled, bottled, and sold or stored. Washington’s one and five-year-old whiskey was sought after and if you tour his house and property, there are still examples of this product for view, some in special wooden boxes, another idea he had to make it different than the rest. Like Jefferson, Washington was a “farmer” but a businessman looking for new ideas and products.
    1787 - "Federalist Papers," originally published as “The Federalist,” a series of 85 articles written under the pen name of Publius by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, were published and called for ratification of the Constitution. Madison, widely recognized as the Father of the Constitution, would later go on to become President of the United States. Jay would become the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Hamilton would serve in the Cabinet as the first Secretary of the Treasury and become a major force in setting economic policy for the US.
    1825 - The Erie Canal, the first US major man-made waterway, was opened in 1825, providing a water route from Lake Erie to the Hudson River. It originally ran about 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. First proposed in 1807, its construction started July 4, 1817, and the canal cost $7,602,000. Cannons fired and celebrations were held all along the route for the opening. It enhanced commerce and the expansion of the country westward.
    1850 - Reports from Sacramento City, California, say 57,000 miners are at work in the gold fields.
    1858 - Hamilton Smith of Philadelphia, PA, obtained a patent for a washing machine with rotary motion. It was equipped with a crank that was turned by hand, caused a perforated cylinder with a wooden shell to revolve. Smith continued to improve his machine and in 1863 secured patent protection on a self-reversing-motion attachment to the machine.
    1859 - New York City had its earliest substantial snow of record as four inches blanketed the city.
    1861 – The Pony Express ceased operations.  During its 19 months of operation, it reduced the time for messages to travel between the oceans to about 10 days.  From April 3, 1860, it became the West's most direct mean of east–west communication before the telegraph was established and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the US.    
    1881 – Gun Fight at OK Corral. Newspapers, the media, the enactment at fairs and circuses that traveled the country have made this 30 second event the defining moment of the wild west. In the small town of Tombstone, Arizona Territory, the famous gun fight occurred when a group of drunken ranch hands threatened to kill the popular town gamblers and players, and Wyatt Earp, Morgan Earp, Virgil Earp, and Doc Holliday if they didn't get out of Tombstone.  The whole town watched to see the outcome. In the 1880's, Tombstone was largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco and had become the most cultivated city in the West. (Underground water found in the mines and falling silver prices ended Tombstone's mining and population boom in 1886).  On October 26, 1881, Virgil received word that the cowboys were gathering at the O.K. Corral, and that they were armed, which was against city law. Doc met the Earps on Fourth Street on their way to the O.K. Corral and demanded that he be allowed to join them in their little walk. Five men, potential killers, lay in wait. When Wyatt Earp and Billy Clanton opened the battle, Doc shot Billy in the chest, then cut Tom McLaury down with a double charge of buckshot. The life was blasted from McLaury before he struck the ground. Although, Wyatt allowed Ike Clanton to run from the fight scene, Holliday was not so generous. He was a lady’s man, a dentist who made his living gambling, a known drug addict and alcoholic, who was the angriest. He threw two shots at Ike as he fled, missing him narrowly. A bullet from Frank McLaury cut into Doc's pistol holster and burned a painful crease across his hip. Doc's return shot smashed into McLaury's brain. Less than thirty seconds after the opening shot, three men lay dead and three were wounded. Doc had shot each of the dead cowboys at least once. Virgil had been shot in the leg and Morgan through both shoulders. Only Wyatt Earp has survived the fight untouched. He later traveled the West, promoting the famous gun fight, and was known as a man who also made his living by gambling and the support of women who were attracted to this handsome, traveling man. Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton are among those buried in Tombstone's infamous Boot Hill Cemetery, visited by many tourists yearly. Tombstone had survived the Great Depression and removal of the County Seat to Bisbee, located 25 miles south of Tombstone. Tombstone's survival in the 1930's earned it the title of the "Town Too Tough to Die," as reported by the St. Louis Post Dispatch in 1932. In 1962, the Department of the Interior named Tombstone a Registered Historic Landmark. The late 1950’s television show “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,” starring handsome Hugh O’Brien with his famous flat hat and long-barreled pistol, was one of the highest rated shows of its time. It was considered the first “adult” TV western. My late father, Lawrence Menkin, wrote many of the episodes. Following the cowboy movie re-runs in the early 1950’s as television was primarily local, when it became a network medium, westerns became the rage among viewers.
http://www.ok-corral.com/ 
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/wyatt-earp.htm
http://www.mnc.net/we.htm
    1899 - William Julius "Judy" Johnson (d. 1989) was born in Snow Hill, MD.  He was considered one of the greatest third basemen in the Negro Leagues and he played for the Hilldale Club, the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1921 to 1936.  Johnson was elected to the Baseball of Fame in 1975.
    1911 - Singer Mahalia Jackson (d. 1972) birthday, New Orleans. (Some wonderful albums are available of this singer.)
    1911 – Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Sid Gillman (d. 2003) was born in Minneapolis.  An innovator, Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, now known as the vertical passing game, instead of short passes at the sides of the line of scrimmage, was instrumental in making football into the modern game that it is today.  After coaching in college through 1954, he moved to the NFL and AFL where his 1963 San Diego Chargers won the AFL Championship.  He is the sole coach in the history of American football to have earned Hall of Fame induction into both the Pro Football and College Football Halls. 
    1913 - Bandleader Charlie Barnet (d. 1991) born, New York City.
    1916 - Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control)
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_margaret_sanger.htm
    1919 - The temperature at Bismarck, ND, plunged to ten degrees below zero, the earliest subzero reading of record for the city, and a record for the month of October.
    1919 - Edward William Brooke III (d. 2015) was born in Washington, DC.  He became the first African American popularly elected to the US Senate in 1966.  He was elected to the Senate as a Republican from Massachusetts, defeating former Massachusetts governor Democrat Endicott Peabody in a landslide. He served for two terms, and was defeated by Paul Tsongas in 1978.
    1927 - Tenor sax player Warne Marsh (d. 1987) was born in LA.
    1927 - Adelaide Hall records “Creole Love Call” with Duke Ellington.
    1934 - Cole Porter records "You're The Top."
    1935 - The NBC Radio show “Lux Radio Theatre” presents its newest find -- a 12-year-old girl singer named Judy Garland.
    1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam went into full operation.    
    1940 – Detroit Tigers outfielder Hank Greenberg won the MVP in the AL while Cleveland Indians P Bob Feller finished second. Greenberg hit .340 with 41 home runs and 150 RBI, while Feller posted a 27-11 record with a 2.61 ERA. Having won the award in 1935 as a first baseman, Greenberg becomes the first player to win the MVP again playing a different position.
    1942 - In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands at Guadalcanal, one U.S. aircraft carrier, Hornet, sunk and another aircraft carrier, Enterprise, was heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged. 
    1942 - PAIGE, MITCHELL, Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Platoon Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Place and date: Solomon Islands, 26 October 1942. Entered service at: Pennsylvania. Born: 31 August 1918, Charleroi, Pa. Citation: For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty while serving with a company of marines in combat against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands on 26 October 1942. When the enemy broke through the line directly in front of his position, P/Sgt. Paige, commanding a machinegun section with fearless determination, continued to direct the fire of his gunners until all his men were either killed or wounded. Alone, against the deadly hail of Japanese shells, he fought with his gun and when it was destroyed, took over another, moving from gun to gun, never ceasing his withering fire against the advancing hordes until reinforcements finally arrived. Then, forming a new line, he dauntlessly and aggressively led a bayonet charge, driving the enemy back and preventing a breakthrough in our lines. His great personal valor and unyielding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
    1944 - The United States Navy beat the Japanese at Leyte Gulf in the Philippines after three days of what is seen as one of history's great sea battles. More than 30 ships were sunk, most of them Japanese including their last four aircraft carriers.
    1946 - CARSWELL, HORACE S., JR., (Air Mission) Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Major, 308th Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Corps. Place and date: Over South China Sea, 26 October 1944. Entered service at: San Angelo, Tex. Birth: Fort Worth, Tex. G.O. No.: 14, 4 February 1946. Citation: He piloted a B-24 bomber in a one-plane strike against a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea on the night of 26 October 1944. Taking the enemy force of 12 ships escorted by at least 2 destroyers by surprise, he made 1 bombing run at 600 feet, scoring a near miss on 1 warship and escaping without drawing fire. He circled. and fully realizing that the convoy was thoroughly alerted and would meet his next attack with a barrage of antiaircraft fire, began a second low-level run which culminated in 2 direct hits on a large tanker. A hail of steel from Japanese guns, riddled the bomber, knocking out 2 engines, damaging a third, crippling the hydraulic system, puncturing 1 gasoline tank, ripping uncounted holes in the aircraft, and wounding the copilot; but by magnificent display of flying skill, Maj. Carswell controlled the plane's plunge toward the sea and carefully forced it into a halting climb in the direction of the China shore. On reaching land, where it would have been possible to abandon the staggering bomber, one of the crew discovered that his parachute had been ripped by flak and rendered useless; the pilot, hoping to cross mountainous terrain and reach a base. continued onward until the third engine failed. He ordered the crew to bail out while he struggled to maintain altitude. and, refusing to save himself, chose to remain with his comrade and attempt a crash landing. He died when the airplane struck a mountainside and burned. With consummate gallantry and intrepidity, Maj. Carswell gave his life in a supreme effort to save all members of his crew. His sacrifice. far beyond that required of him, was in keeping with the traditional bravery of America's war heroes.
    1946 – Pat Sajak was born in Chicago.  Since 1981 he has been the host of “Wheel of Fortune,” the longest-running syndicated game show in the United States, with over 6,000 episodes aired. TV Guide named it the "top-rated syndicated series" in a 2008 article, and in 2013, the magazine ranked it at No. 2 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.  The program has also come to gain a worldwide following with sixty international adaptations.
    1949 - President Truman signed a bill raising the minimum wage in certain industries engaged in interstate commerce from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour.
    1949 - The San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League complete an Asian tour which includes five Japanese games. One of the Japanese games draws over 100,000 fans to watch Lefty O'Doul's team.
    1950 - Top Hits
“Goodnight Irene” - The Weavers
“All My Love” - Patti Page
“Harbor Lights” - The Sammy Kaye Orchestra (vocal: Tony Alamo)
“I’m Moving On” - Hank Snow
    1951 - SKINNER, SHERROD E., JR, Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Battery F, 2d Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). Place and date: Korea, 26 October 1952. Entered service at: East Lansing, Mich. Born: 29 October 1929, Hartford, Conn. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as an artillery forward observer of Battery F, in action against enemy aggressor forces on the night of 26 October 1952. When his observation post in an extremely critical and vital sector of the main line of resistance was subjected to a sudden and fanatical attack by hostile forces, supported by a devastating barrage of artillery and mortar fire which completely severed communication lines connecting the outpost with friendly firing batteries, 2d Lt. Skinner, in a determined effort to hold his position, immediately organized and directed the surviving personnel in the defense of the outpost, continuing to call down fire on the enemy by means of radio alone until his equipment became damaged beyond repair. Undaunted by the intense hostile barrage and the rapidly-closing attackers, he twice left the protection of his bunker in order to direct accurate machine gun fire and to replenish the depleted supply of ammunition and grenades. Although painfully wounded on each occasion, he steadfastly refused medical aid until the rest of the men received treatment. As the ground attack reached its climax, he gallantly directed the final defense until the meager supply of ammunition was exhausted and the position overrun. During the 3 hours that the outpost was occupied by the enemy, several grenades were thrown into the bunker which served as protection for 2d Lt. Skinner and his remaining comrades. Realizing that there was no chance for other than passive resistance, he directed his men to feign death even though the hostile troops entered the bunker and searched their persons. Later, when an enemy grenade was thrown between him and 2 other survivors, he immediately threw himself on the deadly missile in an effort to protect the others, absorbing the full force of the explosion and sacrificing his life for his comrades. By his indomitable fighting spirit, superb leadership, and great personal valor in the face of tremendous odds, 2d Lt. Skinner served to inspire his fellow marines in their heroic stand against the enemy and upheld the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
    1952 - "Victory at Sea" premiered on TV. The video series does not give it justice, as many of the clips were repeated in the series, in the early days of television. The score, orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett was written by Richard Rodgers. In 1953, "No Other Love," adapted from one of the score's songs, became a hit for Perry Como.
    1954 - Chevrolet introduces the V-8 engine. 
    1955 - “Rebel Without a Cause,” starring James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo, premiered in New York.
    1955 - The Village Voice is first published, backed in part by Norman Mailer.
    1955 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Autumn Leaves,” Roger Williams. 
    1958 - Top Hits
“It’s All in the Game” - Tommy Edwards
“Rock-in Robin” - Bobby Day
“Topsy II” - Cozy Cole
“City Lights” - Ray Price
    1958 – Pan American Airways made the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France, inaugurating transatlantic jet passenger service.  The first New York-London transatlantic jet passenger service is inaugurated by BOAC.
    1958 - Berlin, Germany's first rock and roll concert ever is staged, a performance by Bill Haley and his Comets that ends in chaos when the East Berliners in the crowd of 7,000 begin to fight with the West Berliners. Twenty policemen are injured.
    1959 - The Everly Brothers leave their old label, Cadence, for Warner Brothers.
    1960 - In a move designed to get a jump on the National League in the expansion race, the American League grants franchises to Washington and Los Angeles and okays the Senators’ move to Minnesota.
    1961 - Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records, his first recording contract.
    1962 - Bob Dylan records "Corrina, Corrina," covering Ray Peterson’s 1960 hit.
    1962 - The first Motown "revue" tour begins in Washington DC, featuring Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, Martha and the Vandellas, the Contours, Stevie Wonder, and the Marvelettes.
    1962 - An early season snowstorm brought 4.7 inches of snow to Worcester, MA and 3.6 inches to Portland, ME. Greenville, ME had 13.9 inches. All were new records for the heaviest snow early in the season.
    1962 – President Kennedy warned Russia that the US would not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba. Nikita Khrushchev sent note to JFK offering to withdraw his missiles from Cuba if US closed its bases in Turkey. The offer was rejected.   Kennedy ordered the first quarantine interdiction of the Marucla by a boarding party from the Pierce.   A Russian tanker, the Groznyy is placed under aerial surveillance. Three more Soviet ships en route to Cuba were reported to have changed course and were returning to their ports of departure. They were the Vishnevsky, Okhotsk, and Sergev Botkin. Later in the day, Lawrence and MacDonough were shadowing Groznyy. The tanker had several cylindrical tanks topside and had declared them to contain ammonia.
    1963 - Natalie Merchant, at one time the vocalist for the band 10,000 Maniacs, is born in Jamestown, N.Y.
    1964 - On the last day of recording their fourth album, “Beatles for Sale,” the Beatles are visited by rockabilly legend Carl Perkins, an early idol of theirs. The group decides then and there to cover Perkins' "Honey Don't." At one point, Ringo calls the Sun records artists "Mr. Perkins," to which he replies, "Son, I wish you'd just call me Carl. Mr. Perkins is my daddy."
    1965 - The Beatles receive Members of the British Empire (MBE) medals from Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony staged at Buckingham Palace. It is the first such honor ever given to a rock band, causing many former recipients, many distinguished military personnel, to return their medals in disgust. According to John, the group is so nervous beforehand that it gets high on marijuana in a palace bathroom; during the ceremony, when Her Majesty asks the group how long it's been together, Ringo replies "forty years." Later, a press conference is held at the Saville Theatre. When asked how he enjoyed meeting Queen Elizabeth II, John said "She's much nicer than she is in the photos."
    1966 - Top Hits 
“Reach Out I’ll Be There” - Four Tops
“96 Tears - ?(Question Mark)” & The Mysterians
“Walk Away Renee” - The Left Banke
“Open Up Your Heart” - Buck Owens
    1967 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowned himself Emperor of Iran and then crowned his wife, Farah, Empress of Iran.
    1967 - Edward Brooke became the first African American to be elected to the Senate when he won the seat from Massachusetts.
    1968 - Having been fired from WOR-FM, legendary DJ Murray the K moves across town in New York, becoming one of the WMCA-AM "Good Guys."
    1970 - Garry Trudeau, only 22 years old, started his comic strip, "Doonesbury," in 28 United States newspapers. The occasionally controversial strip is now in hundreds of papers and has a publishing empire of books and related merchandise. His wife of many years is TV news personality Jane Pauley.
http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/faqs/cv.html
    1970 – In his first fight following three years exile from boxing for evading the military draft, Muhammad Ali defeated Jerry Quarry in three rounds in Atlanta.
    1971 - Memphis, Tennessee minister Al Green was awarded a gold record for his single, "Tired of Being Alone."
    1971 – Vida Blue of the Oakland A’s wins the AL Cy Young award by a 98-85 margin over Mickey Lolich of the Tigers. Blue was 24-8 for Oakland, posting 301 strikeouts, eight shutouts and a 1.82 ERA, becoming the youngest pitcher to win the award. In the NL, the Cubs’ Ferguson Jenkins won.
    1974 – Dionne Warwicke and the Spinners’ “Then Came You” hits #1
    1974 – Barry White’s LP “Can’t Get Enough” hits #1
    1974 – Top Hits
“Then Came You” – Dionne Warwicke & Spinners
“You Haven’t Done Nothin’” – Stevie Wonder
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin’” – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
“I See the Want to in Your Eyes” – Conway Twitty
    1978 – No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit:  “Hot Child in the City,” Nick Gilder. The song takes 20 weeks from the time it enters the Hot 100 to reach No. 1, longer than any single before it.
    1978 – Sparky Lyle, the Yankees’ closer, becomes the first AL reliever to win the Cy Young Award. Lyle led the league with 72 appearances, posting a 13-5 record with 26 saves and a 2.17 ERA.  A few weeks later the Yankees signed free agent closer Goose Gossage and Lyle would be traded a year later.
    1979 – MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn notified Hall of Famer Willie Mays that if he accepts a position with the Bally Manufacturing Corporation, owner of several gambling casinos, he must disassociate himself from Major League Baseball. Mays, a part-time coach and goodwill ambassador for the Mets, relinquished his duties upon accepting Bally's job offer.  In 1983, Kuhn would do the same to Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle, thereby removing two of the game’s greatest stars from any involvement with baseball at any level.  Both were quickly reinstated by new Commissioner Peter Ueberroth in 1985.
    1980 – Baltimore Colts quarterback Bert Jones is sacked a record 12 times in a 17-10 loss to St. Louis. Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon would equal the mark on Sept. 29, 1985 at Dallas.
    1982 – “St. Elsewhere” premiers. This very popular one-hour medical drama set in St. Eligius Hospital at Boston. Among its large and changing cast were Ed Flanders, William Daniels, Ed Begley, Jr, David Morse, Howie Mandel, Christina Pickles, Denzel Washington, Norman Lloyd, David Birney, G.W. Bailey, Kavi Raz, Stephen Furst, Mark Har­mon and Alfre Woodard. The last episode of the series, aired on Aug 10, 1988, was presented in order to cast doubt on the real­ity of the whole series, suggesting that a child’s imagination had dreamed it up.
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/stelsewhere/stelsewhere.htm
http://epguides.com/StElsewhere/guide.shtml
http://epguides.com/StElsewhere/
    1982 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit:  “Who Can It Be Now?'' by Men at Work. The song is the 12th No. 1 single to pose a question and the first of two by the Australian band.
    1982 - Top Hits
“Jack & Diane” - John Cougar
“Who Can It Be Now?” - Men at Work
“Eye in the Sky” - The Alan Parsons Project
“He Got You” - Ronnie Milsap
    1982 – Steve Carlton of the Phillies became the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards, taking NL honors. The 37-year-old lefthander, who led the league in wins (23), innings pitched (295.2), strikeouts (286) and shutouts (6), was a previous winner in 1972, 1977, and 1980.
    1983 - A heat wave was in progress over the Northern Rockies, with record highs of 81 degrees at Sheridan, WY and Billings, MT.  
    1984 - Barbra Streisand got multiplatinum certification when her three albums reached the four-million-dollar sales mark. "Greatest Hits, Vol. II," "Guilty," and "A Star is Born" with Kris Kristofferson were all honored.
    1984 - "Baby Fae," born Stephanie Fae Beauclair nine days earlier, received a heart transplant from a baboon, the first infant subject of a xenotransplant procedure. The procedure, performed by Leonard Bailey at Loma Linda University Medical Center, was successful, but Fae died 21 days later of heart failure due to rejection of the transplant due to blood type differential.
    1985 - The Kansas City Royals tied the World Series, three games each, against the St. Louis Cardinals by winning Game 6, 2-1. On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Denkinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the 82nd World Series. The controversial call at first base by Denkinger was shown in television replays that he had blown the call, allowing Jorge Orta to remain at first base.  A two-run single by Dane Iorg brought the Royals the win. Kansas City won the seventh game the next day, 11-0. 
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/worldseries/1985.html
    1989 - Unseasonably warm weather continued in the north central U.S. Afternoon highs of 78 degrees at Alpena, MI, 75 degrees at Duluth, MN, 79 degrees at Fargo, ND, 77 degrees at International Falls, MN, 76 degrees at Marquette, MI, 75 degrees at Sault Ste Marie, MI, and 80 degrees at Saint Cloud, MN, were all the warmest of record for so late in the season. Morning lows of 63 degrees at Concordia, KS and Omaha, NE were the warmest of record for the date.
    1990 - Top Hits
“I Don’t Have the Heart” - James Ingram
“Black Cat” - Janet Jackson
“Ice Ice Baby” - Vanilla Ice
“Friends in Low Places” - Garth Brooks
    1990 - A rapidly deepening coastal storm just east of Cape Hatteras produced wind gusts in excess of 90 mph along coastal sections. A dredge barge broke loose from its moorings in the Oregon Inlet and struck the Bonner Bridge, the sole link highway between Hatteras Island and the mainland. A 369 foot section of the bridge collapsed leaving thousands stranded on the island.
    1993 - The temperature at Eureka, CA soared to 87 to set an all-time record for the city
    1994 - Top Hits
“I’ll Make Love To You”- Boyz II Men 
“All I Wanna Do”- Sheryl Crow
“Endless Love”- Luther Vandross
“Secret”- Madonna
    1996 - After two one-sided losses at home, the Yankees win the next four games and take their first World Series since 1978 with a 3-2 victory over the defending World Champs Braves in Game 6.
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/worldseries/1996.html
    1997 - With two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7, Edgar Renteria singles home Craig Counsell giving the Florida Marlins their first World Series title with a 3-2 win over the Indians. The five-year old Marlins become the youngest expansion team to win the Fall classic.  Historians have rated this game as the 13th most exciting in World Series history.
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/worldseries/1997.html
    1998 - US Federal courts refuse to issue an injunction against makers of mp3 players, one which the RIAA has been pushing for in light of rampant piracy.
    1998 - Fats Domino is awarded the National Medal of Arts from US President Bill Clinton.
    1999 - Top Hits
“Smooth” - Santana Featuring Rob Thomas 
“Satisfy You” - Puff Daddy Featuring R. Kelly
“Heartbreaker” - Mariah Carey Featuring Jay-Z
“Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)” - Lou Bega
    2000 - In Game 5 at Shea Stadium, the Yankees win their third consecutive World Series, the fourth title in five years and record 26th championship, by defeating the Mets, 4-2. Luis Sojo's ninth inning two-out, tie-breaking single off starter Al Leiter is the decisive hit.  Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter became the first player to win the All-Star Game and World Series MVPs in the same season. Yankees manager Joe Torre became only the fifth manager to win four World Series championships, joining Hall of Famers Joe McCarthy (7), Casey Stengel (7), Connie Mack (5) and Walter Alston (4).  Torre joined them in the Hall in 2015.
    2000 - Capitol Records honors Garth Brooks with a lavish party, marking Brooks' status as the only artist to sell more than 100 million albums in a decade and the only artist to sell 10 million copies of four different albums.
    2001 – In one of the first legislative acts following the 9/11 attacks on the US, the Patriot Act was approved by Congress and became law.
    2001 - Anthrax was found in the offices of 3 lawmakers in the Longworth House Office building on Capitol Hill. The Supreme Court was shut down to test for anthrax spores.
    2002 - When Russ Ortiz, tossing 5-0 shut-out strikes out Garret Anderson to begin the seventh, the Giants appeared destined to win their first World Series since 1954. Scoring six times in the 7th and 8th innings of Game 6, the Angels rally from five runs down to stage the biggest comeback in Series history for a team facing elimination and beat the Giants, 6-5, forcing a Game 7.
    2002 - In San Francisco, an estimated 40-80,000 people marched down Market Street to protest the Bush policy threatening war on Iraq.
    2003 - Top Hits
“Baby Boy” - Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul
“Stand Up” - Ludacris Featuring Shawnna
“Get Low” - Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins
“Damn!” - YoungBloodZ Featuring Lil Jon
    2004 - Curt Schilling becomes the first starting pitcher to win a World Series for three different teams. In addition to his Game 3 Red Sox victory over the Cardinals, his 8-2 lifetime post-season record includes wins for the Phillies (1993) and Diamondbacks (2002).
    2004 - Forbes.com compiled a list of the top earning dead celebrities and to no one's surprise, Elvis Presley came out on top. 27 years after his death, fans were still buying his music and collecting memorabilia to the tune of $40 million a year. Beatle John Lennon was number four on the list with earnings of $21 million, while his former band mate George Harrison was number 7, bringing in $7 million.
    2004 - The Recording Industry Association of America brought a fresh round of copyright-infringement lawsuits against 750 file sharers, including 25 users on 13 university campuses.
    2005 - Willie Harris scores the game’s only run in the eighth inning as Jermaine Dye, the series MVP, singles the pinch hitter home giving the White Sox a 1-0 victory over the Astros and the team its first World Championship since 1917. For the second consecutive year, an American League team sweeps its National League opponent.  White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen becomes the first foreign-born manager to win a World Series as the ‘Wizards of Ozzie’ sweep the Astros in the Fall Classic.
    2005 - Bobby Valentine becomes the first foreign manager to win the Japan Series in the 70-year history of Japanese baseball. Sweeping the Hanshin Tigers, the former Rangers and Mets skipper lead the Chiba Lotte Marines to their first league championship in 31 years.
    2005 - Tadahito Iguchi becomes the first Japanese native to win a World Series ring as the White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the Fall Classic in 88 years. Leaving the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, the second baseman signed as a free agent with Chicago prior to the start of the championship season.
    2008 - Before game four of The World Series, Philadelphia's Patti LaBelle sang her own special version of The Star-Spangled Banner which included straying far from the original melody and singing the wrong lyrics. The 64-year-old LaBelle was heavily criticized following the performance for singing "sky lights last gleaming" (Instead of twilight), "through the perilous flight" (Instead of light) and "Lamp parts" (Instead of ramparts).
   

World Series Champions:
    1911 - Philadelphia Athletics
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/worldseries/1911.html
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/postseason/
mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1911
    1981 – Los Angeles Dodgers
    1996 - New York Yankees
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/postseason
/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1996
    1997 - Florida Marlins
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/postseason
/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1997
    2000 - New York Yankees
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason
/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=2000
    2005 – Chicago White Sox