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Management
Senior Credit
Officer experienced in middle- market leasing; structured, vendor
and 3rd party to the fortune 1000. Proactive team builder, originations
capable with strong work ethic. Email: kyletrust@hotmail.com
Senior Management:
Baltimore, MD 25 year veteran of commercial and equipment leasing seeking
a senior management position with leasing or asset based financing company
in the southeast (Florida preferred)
Email: kellogg_md@yahoo.com
Senior Management:
Denver, CO. Fortune 500 GM/SVP wants to team up with aggressive lender
looking for Western expansion mid-market equip. finance/leasing. 20+
years experience within Rocky Mountain/ Southwest and Ca markets.
Email: legal@csotn.com
Senior management:
Hope, NJ.
25 years in optimizing
call center operations, collections, billing, and back end revenue generation.
Experienced in $7 + billion dollar portfolios. Verifiable achievements.
E-mail: cmate@nac.net
Senior Management:
Irvine, CA.
Credit executive,
portfolio manager and syndication facilitator. Extensive business building
experience in small and mid-ticket operations. Highly innovative. Fortune
100 audit and technology skills. Bottom-line manager.
Email: lenhubbard@bigfoot.com
Senior Management:
Long Island, NY
Degree Banking/Finance.
13 years leasing exp. Now prez young leasing company where promises
were not met. Interested in joining established firm with future. Email:bob33483@yahoo.com
Senior Management:
New York, NY, NJ, Ct Tri-State
Top Exec. middle
and big ticket, top skills treasury, funding, ops,transaction detail,
syndication, ready to max profit, help build quality operation. right
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E-Mail: leasefinance@optonline.net
Senior Management:
Portfolio Management Consultant; 25+years experience in Collections,
Customer Satisfaction, Asset Management, Recoveries, Continuous Process
Improvement, Back end Revenue Generation, Cost per Collection Analysis.
$5+Billion Portfolio expertise. Email: efgefg@rogers.com
Senior Management:
San Francisco, CA., 25 years experience w/global leasing company, sales,
marketing, business dev., P&L responsibility, asset mgmt, brokering
and re- marketing. Interested in joining an est. firm with a future.
Email:rcsteyer@yahoo.com
Senior Management:
Somerville, NJ.
28 year veteran in
Construction Equipment/ Transportation.
Full P&L responsibility,
profit driven, team builder, sales manager, strong portfolio management
skills. Will consider relocation.
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U.S.
BANCORP MANIFEST FUNDING SERVICES NAMES
BRAD PETERSON NEW SENIOR
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
Marshall, MN –
U. S. Bancorp Manifest
Funding Services has named Brad Peterson as Senior Vice President and
General Manager. Mike Rizzo,
President and CEO of Business Equipment Finance Group (formerly Lyon
Financial Services) made the following announcement to employees on
Monday, March 22nd.
I am pleased to announce
that Brad Peterson has accepted the position of Senior Vice President
and General Manager of Manifest. Brad
joined Manifest in 1996 as a Regional Sales Manager for the South Central
Region. In 1998, he was promoted
to his current position as Director of Sales for the West.
Brad graduated from
Iowa State University in 1981 with a BS Degrees in Finance and Economics. He began his business career with Ralston Purina
in Nashville, TN. During his
early career with Purina, he held several management positions including
Data Manager, Plant Controller, Manager of Dealer Distribution (financial
project leader for sales and top dealers) and Manager of Financial Services
(credit operations).
In 1988, Brad was
promoted to Area Controller for the Mid-Atlantic Area, the largest of
16 areas in the company. In
that role, he was responsible for the financial management of five manufacturing
plants, five distribution warehouses, three sales divisions and two
subsidiaries. In addition to overseeing the accounting and
auditing functions, Brad analyzed and approved all sales, distribution
and marketing investments in the area.
In 1991, Brad accepted
a District Sales Manager position in Marshall, MN. He and Mary decided to move their young family from Charlotte, NC
back to the Midwest and the comfort of great schools and a safe community. As a District Sales Manager, Brad won General
Sales Advisory Board honors (top 25% out of 400+ sales people) each
of the four years he was eligible.
Since joining Manifest
in 1996, Brad has provided vision and leadership to the sales effort.
Please join me in
congratulating Brad as he accepts the position of Senior Vice President
and General Manager of Manifest. I
am confident that he will make an excellent addition to our senior management
team and I look forward to working with him closely.
Mike Rizzo
About Manifest Funding
Services
Established in 1987,
U.S. Bancorp Manifest Funding Services specializes in financing equipment
through a network of independent finance brokers and lessors. It strives
to be the premier funding source in the business equipment finance industry
by emphasizing long-term relationships and innovative products that
are focused on the success of the independent broker and lessor.
Corporate Contact: Brad Peterson, Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Manifest Funding Services
507-532-7194
- jb.peterson@manifestfunding.com
Press Contact: Cindy
Fleck, Director of Marketing, Manifest Funding Services
507-532-7178 – cindy.fleck@manifestfunding.com
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has formatted both the alphabetical and chronological
format into html
with the ability to click to the month or the leasing company.
Alphabetical:
http://www.leasingnews.org/list_alpha_new.htm
Chronological
http://www.leasingnews.org/list_chron_new.htm
The List has not been up-dated since the first of the
year, and perhaps
this should be viewed as a “Quarterly Up-Date:”
March
Bank of the West, San Francisco/Dublin, Ca.(3/04) BancWest
to purchase CFBX in a cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion and is
expected to close during third-quarter 2004 (3Q'04), at which time the
CFBX franchise will be merged with BWE's subsidiary, Bank of the West.
Fitch believes that the proposed transaction is a positive for CFBX
investors, as CFBX becomes part of a larger franchise that is supported
by a highly rated global banking company in BNP. (10/2002) purchases
Trinity Capital.Sr.VP Jerry Newell says,” This transaction underscores
Bank of the West's commitment to equipment leasing as a core product
line. Bank of the West has operated a nationwide funding business for
equipment leasing brokers for 30 years and provides direct equipment
leases to bank customers. Bank of the West's equipment lease portfolio
currently exceeds $400 million. The Bank will continue to strongly support
and grow its broker funding business which represents more than three-quarters
of its portfolio. In particular, we want our lease brokers to know that
Bank of the West values their business and will continue to protect
brokers' interests in their transactions. The addition of Trinity Capital
will further expand the scope of the bank's equipment leasing product
line, but is not intended to compete with the bank's existing leasing
businesses. Moreover, the market focus of Trinity Capital is sufficiently
different from Bank of the West's broker funding business that we do
not anticipate any overlap."
Manifest Group (3/04) Brian Bjella as Senior Vice President
and General Manager, resigns to Form Company with Ken Noyes: Grandview
Financial, which consists of Quest Resources, headquartered in New Jersey.
Bjella will remain in Marshall, Minnesota, where the company will grow,
keeping the current staff and operations in New Jersey. This is a 50-50
partnership, according to Brian Bjella, who said, " It has always
been a dream of mine, but I never actively pursued anything because
I love working for Manifest. The right opportunity never came around
until now, and it is one that I need to follow. “I am excited to have
the opportunity to grow my own company, “he added, “ but it is very
difficult for me to leave Manifest - it is a great organization with
great people.” (4/2002)Troy Molitor resigns as General Manager. He follows
Don Polfiet...Chris Canavati. Good men, that Manifest does miss. (3/2001)
changes name to U.S. Bancorp - Manifest Funding Services. Manifest Group- (9/1/2000) purchased by US Bancorp Leasing
and Financial, "...a win for all the parties involved," Brian
Bjella. (11/2000) Donald Polfiet leaves and no one knows where he went.
If you know, please tell us.
UPS Capital, a subsidiary of the United Parcel Service-UPS
(3/04) UPS Capital Closes Direct Leasing Business According to a UPS
Capital spokesman, the direct leasing division was closed on February
26 with 30 employees let go.
February
Trinity Capital (2/04) Donna Halow named president and
CEO. After 23 years as President and CEO of Trinity Capital Corporation,
Jim Halow has retired (reported by Leasing News on February 11,2004.)
Donna Halow, his wife and partner since 1982 in the San Francisco-based
equipment leasing company, succeeds him in the role. Promoted from Executive
Vice President and General Manager by the firm's board of directors,
Donna Halow had been in charge of the company's operations and major
client relationships. (10/2002) Purchased by Bank of the West ( Trinity
Capital Stories )
Sky Financial, Bowling Green, Ohio (2/04) to Sell Dental
Financing Affiliate to MBNA.“ Sky Financial Solutions was a strong performer
for Sky in 2003 and has continued to show earnings improvement since
it began retaining its loan originations in 2000, however, this was
a great opportunity for both Sky and MBNA,” stated Marty E. Adams, chairman,
president and CEO of Sky Financial Group.
Balboa Capital, Irvine, Ca.( 2/04) Surprise! Surprise!
Surprise! --Shawn Giffin Back at Balboa Capital. Rumors float that company
is up for sale that both owners not getting along; they deny it. Byrne
had taken a two year sabbatical and came back to the helm in late September
of last year. It was then Giffin turn to take some time off, they both
said. Since that date, Byrne was back in the swing of things, creasing
originations, creating a more sales friendly environment, improving
credit and funding processes using Six Sigma, cleaning house, increasing
customer service, finding fraud from vendors and salesmen, starting
a broker division, the first time in 15 year history, hiring Curt Lynse,
formerly with GE-Colonial Pacific, working on a national vendor program
division, and getting the company moving in a very competitive manner.
“I'm thrilled to be back, “ Shawn Giffin told Leasing News. “My head
is clear. I'm invigorated. This is a great company.” Asked about his
ability to get along with the other major share holder, he said, ‘ Pat
has a unique set of skills, as I do. I think we are very complimentary
working together. The point is I am fired up and am really glad to be
back at work. I love it! “ Asked about what his title would be, he said,
“Titles aren't important to Pat or I. “ (2/04) Curt Lynse, 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. (9/03) Patrick Byrne is back, Shawn Giffin goes
on sabbatical. ( 9/2000) Founder Pat Byrne "...office available
any time he wants to use it".
January
Orix (1/04) On February 13th, forty people will be let
go in Orix's New York Office and twenty-five in Kennesaw with layoffs
continuing every two weeks from then on through the end of the fiscal
year (3/31). “The layoffs will hit IT and Accounting the hardest but
they will be across the board (SFG, EFG, RPG, Operations, HR).“Also,
apparently there is an internal memo among the Dallas Executives that
has a timeline for vacating Kennesaw entirely (1/04) “We Need Your Help!”
Orix Employee Cries Out Loud ( http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/January%202004/01-16-04.htm#we
( 1/04) Orix Capital Markets will announce that they are shutting down
the NY office. Major layoffs will hit the Kennesaw, Georgia office either
mid or late February. Nothing is certain yet but it is probably safe
to say that Orix will be out of the leasing business altogether at this
time in 2005. (1/04) “ They have also already told the CIO, Chief Legal
Officer, EFG Group President, and some other senior level people when
their last day will be (1/04) Gary Gusoff is Gone---Five More to Follow
(12/03) Despite the press releases and hoopla, according to a highly
reliable source, Gary Gussoff last day will be December 31, with more
officers to follow, with rumors Orix may be getting out of the leasing
business in the USA (11/03)Fitch Withdraws ORIX Financial's Senior Debt
Rating (11/03) " Holmes had four businesses reporting to him, the
ones run by Hidder, Crain, Neptune and Fite. Today after the reorganization
Corr gets only one of those businesses, the old Credit Alliance portfolio
run by Fite. The other three organizations that Holmes recruited and
nourished at OFS are all reporting elsewhere. How long will those guys
stay around, they jumped ship from elsewhere to follow Holmes? And what
is the fate of Fite, is he really necessary if all Corr has is the Equipment
business?" (11/03)Fitch Places ORIX Special Servicer Rating Watch
Negative| (10/03) http://two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/Orix_Motivational_Posters.ppt
(10/03) Beyond comedy. (10/03) Holmes gone! (10/03) Orix floundering,
Holmes to going, going... (9/03) US team in trouble, look for shake-up
on top. (8/2001) "Orix Corporation was raised to "outperform"
from "hold" by analyst Tomotaka Ohio at UFJ Capital Markets
Securities". In a related
story, Orix was reiterated "hold" by analyst Edward Gordon
at WestLB Panmure. Insider tells us not much action happening at Orix.
Shows what a press release about a new president coming on board and
new credit manager. Hype still works on Wall Street. (7/2001) Hires Donald Cox as Exec.VP/CFO-30
years exp. at BofA. Many predict he will be a "figure head"
and the company will not be around in two to three years---history will
tell if this is correct or not. (4/2001)
Orix to "consolidate;" close offices, moving to Atlanta, GA. (2/2001) Closes re-discount center, Steve Geller
says "goodbye." Geller
joins Leasing Advisory Board, receives many accolades from readers. (11/10 First six months profits up 14% at Orix!
) (11/8) New President at Orix
appointed. 10/2000 "long-term Outlook has been revised from
Stable to Negative". Credit Alliance has changed its name to ORIX
Financial Services, 9/2000 Japanese
Bank President commits Suicide (Orix is a 14.7% shareholder in bank
having problems), (8/2000) closes
small ticket vendor division in Portland Oregon,
"Business as usual in New Jersey and with Brokers"
says Steve Geller.
Matsco Financial (1/04 ) According to three highly reliable
source at Cupertino National Bank, Cupertino, California, where Matsco
was banking ( a Greater Bay Bank,) Matsco gave the bank its highest
loan write-off in 2003, resulting in restructuring both at the bank
and Matsco. The matter is now resolved, the sources said, and changes
have been made. The account is also no longer domiciled at the bank,
they reported. Steven C. Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer Greater Bay Bank, said that since Matsco is not a separate segment
of the business there will not be a separate financial statements in
the bank 4th quarter report. He stated there will be information on
segment loan growth and loan charge-offs. adding that he thought it
was a very detailed disclosure. He stated the bank always does a full
disclosure and it is in compliance with all of the latest SEC required
disclosures ,- which he added they have been doing well before all of
the focus on accounting issues from the Worldcom and Enron's of the
world. He did not want to be quoted directly and did not comment, nor
confirm nor deny, any loan write-offs at Cupertino National Bank, referring
all information to the SEC filing. (1/04)Matt Shieman, president of
Matsco, a Greater Bay Bank company, Emeryville, California, told Leasing
News last year "was the best ever. We may have let some people
go last year, as many companies were forced to do, but everyone is happy
here, business is good... No broker business. We cut down on the commercial
sector, but any rumor to the contrary that business is not very good
here is definitely not true." (7/03) Greater Bay Bancorp Reports
Net Income of $48 Million for the First Six Months of 2003; Credit Quality
Stable and now in compliance. Greater Bay Bank telephone conference:"
Didn't sell any Matsco loans (securitizations last quarter due to operational
problems, these loans are in the 1 ½ million to 2 million dollar range---problem
is primarily due to a front system conversion, not complete, that will
allow Matsco to save a quarter million a month in operation expenses
when it is up and running (said in question and answer session at end
of conference). Basically Greater Bay Bank is a "business bank"
and should not be compared to peers who are more into consumer finance;
they are a relationship bank and want to continue in that manner. Personal
guarantees are important in real estate because in many instances the
president of the bank can go to the person directly and ask them to
stand up; the bank plans to be tight on operations and even more so,
the local economy has been one of the toughest, especially the last
couple of years, but the bank is in a strong position when the bay area
turns around, capital levels very strong, although loans have been sluggish
recently, but perhaps will move soon as there are some signs, less commercial
real estate loans, no residential mortgages on balance sheet, loans
were "flat," didn't sell any Matsco loans this last quarter
due to operational problems, but plan to soon in the 1 ½ to 2 million
dollar range (7/03) Having problems with vendors (Patterson Dental),
real problem with operation system, while parent Great Bay has their
own with their last audit. Shieman to make announcement (but does not.)
(5/2003) Reliable sources report commercial and broker division shut
down, people let go, company to work solely on captive vendor, dentistry,
veteran,CPA marketplace. President Matt Shieman was to give a statement
on this at the beginning of this week, but has apparently changed his
mind. (12/2000 purchased by Greater Bay Bank)
Greater Community Bancorp, Totowa, N.J (not to be confused
with Greater Bay Bank in California) (01/04)In 2003, we charged off
$1.3 million in problem leases. Excluding these leases, our 2003 charge-offs
were $31,000. "We also implemented our new leasing strategy this
past year, and are positioned with a new management team to expand on
a solid foundation of vendor relationships. We now retain high-quality
leases in portfolio; this will also contribute to a higher and more
stable level of income as the portfolio builds over time," said
Anthony M. Bruno, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Greater Community Bancorp.
PureMarkets, San Francisco, Ca. (1/04) Co-founder, president
and ceo Jay Fudemberg departs Pure Markets
LeaseNow, Warrendale, PA (1/04) Acquires Motor Coach Financial,
Guilford, Connecticut. Raymond J. Murphy, the president and principal
shareholder of Motor Coach will serve as the Executive Vice President
of LeaseNOW, Inc. Bob Rodi will continue as President and CEO of the
merged companies while Marina Rodi will continue remain as Secretary/Treasurer
and CFO.
HPSC, Boston, MA (1/04) GE Healthcare Financial Services
HPSC Conversion takes place.HPSC, Inc., with headquarters in Boston,
MA, is a leading non-bank financial services company engaged primarily
in financing licensed healthcare providers throughout the United States.
HPSC provides financing, in the form of leases and notes due in installments,
to the dental, ophthalmic, chiropractic, optometry, veterinary, podiatry
and other medical and healthcare professions. HPSC markets its financing
services to healthcare providers in a number of ways, including direct
marketing through trade shows, conventions, advertising, cooperative
arrangements with equipment vendors, and through its sales staff located
in 22 offices throughout the United States. GE Healthcare Financial
Services, a unit of GE Commercial Finance, is a premier provider of
capital, financial solutions and related services for the global healthcare
industry. With $12 billion in assets and nearly 700 employees, GE Healthcare
Financial Services offers a full range of financing capabilities from
equipment leasing and real estate financing to working capital lending
and vendor finance programs.(11/03) reports a 14% decrease in net income
for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003 of $1.5 million compared
to $1.8 million in restated net income in the same quarter last year
(11/03)GE Healthcare Financial Services to Acquire HPSC, Inc.; Transaction
Strengthens Medical and Dental Practice Offerings. GE will acquire all
of the issued and outstanding common stock of HPSC for $14.50 per share
or a total consideration of approximately $72.4 million.
Capital Stream, (1/04) " a leader in front office
automation solutions for commercial and equipment finance operations,
today announced that it has acquired CapitalThinking Inc., a leading
vendor of process automation and risk management software products for
the commercial lending and commercial mortgage industry. The combined
companies will continue operating under the CapitalStream name,” stated
the press release.(8/03) Loses bid to purchase Decision Systems/IDS-USA.
(8/03) John Kruse, Jim Brady, Cliff Monlux Open New Company: MAINSTREET
FINANCE. Kruse and Monlux were original founders of CapitalStream, originally
System 1 and Capital Advantage (6/03) Raises money for acquisitions,
first move is to Buy Decision Systems International American operation.
(1/2003)John Kruse has left the building. (10/2002) Corporate take-over
by Wired Capital, complete new management team and officers, John Kruse
now "salesman." For a full story click here (3/2002) Steve
Campbell Resigns as CEO, (8/2001)
John Kruse, VP, Account Development, announces another reduction of
staff as "... precautionary
measures because we don't see an immediate resolution to the economic downturn. We still remain financially healthy,
and believe that reducing our capacity is a prudent business decision."
Hal Hayden, Jim Buckles, Randy Anderson, many sales people gone.
News Briefs---
Businesses Urged
to Plan For Higher Interest Rates
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22215-2004Mar24.html
Durable-goods orders,
new-home sales rebound in February
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040324-1406-economy.html
Tyco Jury Asks for
Material, Forcing a Delay
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/business/25tyco.html
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Sports Briefs---
NFL: Fifteen yards
for demonstrations
http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=1041
Packers ask Browns
to speak with Couch
http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=1042
Hearst to visit Denver
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E86%257E2037320,00.html
NFL erred, caving in to Owens---Skip Bayless
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/columnists/skip_
bayless/8246859.htm
The NCAA's decision
to name men's basketball tournament regional sites by host city
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/tourney04/2004-03-23-
regional-names_x.htm
NBA Standings
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-BKN-NBA-Standings.html
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“Gimme that Wine”
Claus Riedel, Wineglass
Innovator, Dies at 79
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2391,00.html
Sonoma '03 grapes:
Quality up, quantity declines
http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2004/03/23/news/top_stories/news06.txt
Washington Wine Festival
Raises Money
http://www.winesandvines.com/headline_03_23_04_wash.html
Crown Valley Winery
Celebrates First-Year Anniversary of its Premier Vineyard and Winery
Estate
http://www.vino.com/press/press_release.asp?PRID=297
How to spot a good
wine guide
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/food/articles/0324tarbell24.html
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This
Day in American History
1634- Lord Baltimore arrived in Maryland.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar25.html
1751-New Year’s Day was celebrated in Great Britain and its North
American colonies this was the beginning of the new year up through
1751, when with the adoption of the Gregorian calendar the beginning
of the year was changed to Jan 1.
1775- George Washington planted pecan trees (some of which still
survive) at Mount Vernon. The trees were a gift to Washington from Thomas
Jefferson, who had planted a few pecan trees from the southern US at
Monticello, VA. The pecan, native to southern North America, is sometimes
called "America's own nut." First cultivated by American Indians,
it has been transplanted to other continents but has failed to achieve
wide use or popularity outside the US.
1832- Mormon Joseph Smith beaten, tarred and feathered in Ohio.
Tarring and feathering dates back to the days of the Crusades and King
Richard the Lionhearted. Tar was readily available in shipyards and
feathers came from any handy pillow. Though the cruelty invariably stopped
short of murder, the tar needed to be burning hot for application. In
addition, not only was Smith beaten, but his
followers, including
his best friend Rev. Sidney Rigdon, who never recovered fully
recovered from his
physical injuries, in addition, relatives said his “mind was never
the same.”
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/stampactriots-tar.html
http://www.algonet.se/~daba/lds/kirtland.htm
http://www.famousamericans.net/sidneyrigdon/
http://www.pbs.org/americanprophet/joseph-smith.html
http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/daily/history/people/rigdon_eom.htm
1843-the second great northeast snowstorm of the season spread
from the Gulf of Mexico to Maine. 3 inches of snow fell at Natchez,
Mississippi and 15 inches fell in eastern Tennessee. The storm contributed
to a total 204 inch season total on the Maine coast.
1872- Dr. Zabdiel Boylston inoculated his six year old son, Thomas,
and two African-American
servants with human
smallpox pustules. He then went
out to inoculate 247 individuals. The
public acceptance in his area of acceptance of the inoculation was due
in large measure to the efforts of Cotton Mather, the Boston minister
and scientist, who persistently advocated it.
Small pox as a dreaded
disease around the
world. In 1800, Dr. Edward Jenner of England introduced to Dr. Benjamin
Waterhouse of Cambridge, MA, professor of theory and practice of medicine
at Harvard University,
who inoculated his
son, Daniel, three children, and three servants, with smallpox using
cowpox.
It was not until
this day in 1802, that a smallpox clinic was open and free distribution
of the vaccine to the poor. This was started by Dr. James Smith in Baltimore,
Maryland
1880-Birthday of Aline Bernstein - U.S. stage and costume designer,
author and unofficial agent for Thomas Wolfe. After doing costumes and scenery for the Henry
Street Settlement for almost ten years she applied for membership in
the brotherhood of Painters, Decorator and Paperhangers of the AFL but
was turned down until 1926 when she became the first female member of
the union. For the next 20 years she worked as resident designer for
Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre in New York.
At age 71 she won the Tony for her costume designs for the opera
Regina (1949). Following their well-known affair, Thomas
Wolfe based the character of Esther Jack in two of his novels on her.
She supported Wolfe who was 20 years younger, helped turn him into a
novelist, found a publisher - and he left her.
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/biography/abernstein.html
http://www.fau.edu/library/bro59.htm
http://www.sweetstar.com/book/080784117x
1906—birthday guitarist Curley Weaver, Covington, GAhttp://www.io.com/~tbone1/blues/ECblz/curwea.html
1911- At about 4:30 PM, fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist
Company at New York, NY, minutes before the seamstresses were to go
home. Some workers were fatally burned while others leaped to their
deaths from the windows of the 10-story building. The fire lasted only
18 minutes but left 146 workers dead, most of them young immigrant women.
It was found that some of the deaths were a direct result of workers
being trapped on the ninth floor by a locked door. Labor law forbade
locking factory doors while employees were at work, and owners of the
company were indicted on charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter.
The tragic fire became a turning point in labor history, bringing about
reforms in health and safety laws. http://www.csun.edu/~ghy7463/mw2.html
1913 - The Palace Theatre opened its doors in New York City.
Ed Wynn was first on the vaudeville bill. Some 20 years later, Wynn
would be named as radio’s top entertainer. He later became popular on
early television, as did his son, Keenan Wynne.
1914 - Society Hill, SC, was buried under 18 inches of snow, establishing
a state record.
1917—birthday of drummer Armand “Jump” Jackson, New Orleans, LA
http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~campber/mallard.html
1918-Howard Cosell, broadcaster, born at New York, NY. After earning
a law degree, Cosell began his broadcasting career as the host of "Howard
Cosell Speaking of Sports." He achieved national prominence and
a great deal of notoriety for his support of Muhammad Ali's stand against
the Vietnam War and then as co-host of ABC's Monday Night Football.
Died at New York, Apr 23, 1994.
1931- Scottsboro Boys arrested, Point Rock, Alabama http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
1932- Canadian singer and actress Shirley Harmer was born in Oshawa,
Ontario. She began performing on Toronto radio stations in the early
1950's, and from 1954 to '57 starred on Canadian General Electric's
"CGE Showcase" on CBC television. Harmer was a regular performer
in Hollywood on comedian George Gobel's NBC-TV show in the 1957-58 season.
In the 1970's, Shirley Harmer was a resident of Florida, where she performed
in clubs and in concert.
1933—birthday of guitarist Clarence “Swamp Blues” Edwards, Lindsay,
LA
http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/roots/BLUES%20&%20GOSPEL/blues_e1.htm#CLARENCE%20EDWARDS
1934 - Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament under
the magnolia trees of Augusta National in Georgia.
1934-a spring storm produced 21 inches of snow at Amarillo, Texas
in 24 hours. However, much of the snow melted as it fell and, as a result,
the snow cover was never any deeper than 4.5 inches.
1934- singer Johnny Burnette was born in Memphis. Burnette's first
recordings with his Rock 'n Roll Trio, featuring his brother Dorsey
on bass, were made in the late 1950's, and are highly prized by collectors
today. But Johnny Burnette didn't become a star until 1960, when he
began recording more popish material. His hits included "Dreamin'
" and "You're Sixteen." Burnette's tenure as a teen idol
was brief, and by 1963 he was off the charts. Johnny Burnette died in
a boating accident on August 1st, 1964.
1938—birthday of guitarist/songwriter/actor Hoyt Axton, Duncan,
OKhttp://www.sixcats.com/axton/hoyt2.htm
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/avert/hoytaxton/index.shtml
1942- Aretha Franklin,
dubbed "Lady Soul" for her million-selling records in the
1960's, was born in Memphis. By the time she was 14, Aretha was a featured
performer with her father's gospel caravan. Four years later, she signed
with Columbia Records, but her tenure with the label was not a success.
Columbia tried to make her into something she wasn't - a jazz singer.
In 1966, Franklin moved to Atlantic Records, where she began recording
soul music. Her first session yielded "I Never Loved a Man the
Way I Love You," which topped the rhythm and blues chart and reached
number 9 on the pop chart. By the end of 1967, she was the number one
r'n'b artist on the strength of such hits as "Respect" and
"Baby I Love You." The hits continued throughout the 1970's
and into the following decade, when she turned to more pop-oriented
material. In 1982, Aretha Franklin was on the charts with "Jump
to It."
1945-Tryouts are
granted to pitcher Terris McDuffie and first baseman Dave Thomas
when a group of blacks appear at the Dodger offices in Brooklyn.
The two players will work out at Ebbets Field in front of Branch Rickey
on April 7.
1946-the first “Jazz at the Philharmonic”. One of the most influential solos of jazz alto
saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker’s career was his rendition of “Lady
Be Good,” performed at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium. Every aspect of the performance became part
of the language of modern jazz. There are many albums of the various
years produced by Norman Granz on Emarcy records.
1946-Woody Herman band premiers Igor Stravinsky’s Ebony Concerto
at Carnegie Hall.
1947- Singer Elton John, whose real name is Reginald Dwight, was
born in Pinner, England. For most of the 1970's, John and lyricist Bernie
Taupin turned out hit after hit, including five that reached number
one on the Billboard Hot 100. Among the chart-toppers were "Crocodile
Rock," "Bennie and the Jets" and "Lucy in the Sky
With Diamonds," a cover version of the Beatles' tune. Elton John's
public admission in 1976 that he was bisexual caused much adverse reaction,
and the following year he announced he was retiring from performing.
However, John was back on stage in 1978, becoming the first Western
pop star to tour the Soviet Union. Ten years later, his live recording
of "Candle In the Wind" was a big hit.
1948 -for the second time in less than a week, Tinker Air Force
Base in Oklahoma City was struck by a tornado rated F3 on the Fujita
scale. This time 35 aircraft were destroyed and damage totaled 6 million
dollars. The first tornado back on the 20th hit without warning but
this second tornado was predicted by Fawbush and Miller of the United
States Air Force and their accurate tornado forecast ushered in the
modern era of severe weather forecasting.
1954 –26th Annual Academy
Awards, RKO Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. Actor/singer/dancer Donald
O’Connor and actor Fredric March (in New York) kept the audience informed
on who won what. "From Here to Eternity" (Buddy Adler, producer)
won best picture of the year, also picking up the Oscar for Best Director
for Fred Zinnemann, Best Supporting Actor for Frank Sinatra and Best
Supporting Actress for Donna Reed, in addition to Best Writing/Screenplay
(Daniel Taradash); Best Cinematography/Black-and-White (Burnett Guffey);
Best Sound/ Recording (John P. Livadary, Columbia SSD); and Best Film
Editing (William A. Lyon). The Best Actor award for the films of 1953
went to William Holden for "Stalag 17" while the Best Actress
award went to Audrey Hepburn for "Roman Holiday". "Secret
Love" from "Calamity Jane" was the Best Music/Song of
the Year (Sammy Fain, music, Paul Francis Webster, lyrics). An interesting
note: The Best Writing/ Story and Screenplay went to the 1953 version
of "Titanic" (Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard L.
Breen). Other memorable movies that year (some Oscar winners, some not):
"The Robe", "Shane", "Mogambo", "The
Moon is Blue" and "Hondo".
". http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148588.html
.
1959-Frank Sinatra records Jenkin’s arrangement of “Here’s That
Rainy Day,” Los Angeles, CA.
1961-Elvis Presley performs his last live show for eight years
at Block Arena in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The show is a benefit and $62,000
is raised for the U.S.S. Arizona memorial fund.
1965
-- Martin Luther King Jr., leads
25,000 into Montgomery, completing civil rights march begun in Selma.
After a weeks-long struggle against local police, the civil rights march
ends triumphantly with a 50,000 person demonstration in Montgomery.
The Selma to Montgomery March, which took
in over 25,000 marchers, was held from March 21 to 25, 1965, with the
protection of federal troops. A white civil rights worker, Mrs. Viola Liuzzo was killed driving some
of the black marchers back to Selma on March 25, 1965.
http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/violaliuzzo.html
http://www.life.com/Life/mlk/mlk08.html
http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/mlking.htm
http://paperlessarchives.com/lizzuo.html
1965- Guitarist Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds,
the influential British group that laid the groundwork for the heavy
metal groups of the 1970's. Clapton quit the group because he objected
to the band's turn toward more commercial material.
1967-The Who makes its U.S. concert debut in New York as part
of a rock & roll extravaganza promoted by legendary DJ Murray the
K.
1970- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's first and
only studio album, "Deja Vu" goes gold. The LP yielded hit
singles in "Woodstock" and "Teach Your Children."
1971 - Tom Jones went gold with his single, "She’s a Lady"
1972 - The group,
America, rode to the top of the pop music charts with their LP, "America",
and the single (included on the LP), "A Horse with No Name".
"A Horse With No Name" would be the group’s only gold record
and one of two number one songs (the other was "Sister Golden Hair",
6/14/75). America placed 11 tunes on the pop music charts between 1972
and 1983.
1975 - The town of Sandberg reported a wind gust to 101 mph, a
record for the state of California.
1977-After a decade of being the "Beautiful Loser,"
Bob Seger gets his big break. His 7th album, "Night Moves"
goes platinum. The 33 year old is aided by three Top Forty hits off
the LP: "Night Moves," "Mainstreet" and "Rock
& Roll Never Forgets."
1979- the TV movie "Sooner or Later," starring teen
idol Rex Smith, was aired. The soundtrack included Smith singing "You
Take My Breath Away." The song soon became a top-10 hit.
1982-“9 to %” premiered on TV.
This half-hour sitcom was based on the 1980 movie of the same
name about three working women in dead-end jobs in a larger corporation.
The three women were played by Rita Moreno, Valerie Curtin and Rachel
Dennison ( in the role her sister Dolly Parton had played in the movie.”
1982-"Cagney & Lacey" premiered on TV, breaking
new ground as the first TV crime show in which the central characters
were both female. The series was based on a made-for-TV movie that aired
Oct 8, 1981, starring Loretta Swit and Tyne Daly. Meg Foster played
Swit's character, Chris Cagney, but after one season she was replaced
by Sharon Gless. Daly and Gless won six Emmys together for their roles.
The last telecast aired on Aug 25, 1988.
http://timstvshowcase.com/cagney.html
1983- Motown's 25th anniversary TV special was taped at the
city auditorium in Pasadena, California. Tickets, to benefit the fight
against sickle cell anemia, ranged from $25 to $500. The show featured
reunions of both the Supremes and the Jackson Five. And it also marked
the first time that Michael Jackson performed his famous "moonwalk"
- a move that had him walking forward while moving backward. When the
Motown tribute aired on NBC, an estimated 47 million people were watching
- the largest audience ever to view a music special.
1985- It's bad news for the Cubs as a judge rules laws banning
night games are constitutional. The Cubs brought suit after having to
give up a home playoff game last season due to the lack of lights at
Wrigley.
1985 - 57th Academy awards,
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, no less. Host for the big show
was actor/director Jack Lemmon .. The Best Picture of 1985 was "Amadeus",
produced by Saul Zaentz. T It also won Oscars for Best Director for
Milos Forman and Best Actor for F. Murray Abraham. The film also won
top honors for Best Writing/Screenplay Based on Material from Another
Medium (Peter Shaffer); Best Costume Design (Theodor Pistek); Best Sound
(Mark Berger, Thomas Scott II, Todd Boekelheide, Christopher Newman);
and Best Makeup (Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith). Sally Field was pronounced
Best Actress for "Places in the Heart", Best Supporting Actor
was Haing S. Ngor for "The Killing Fields", and the Best Supporting
Actress Oscar was given to Peggy Ashcroft for "A Passage to India".
Stevie Wonder’s "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from "The
Woman in Red" took the honors for Best Movie/Song. And the Academy
gave an honorary Oscar to Jimmy Stewart in recognition of more than
70 films in his 50-year career. Stewart earned one Oscar for Best Actor
in "Philadelphia Story" (1940), and nominations for Best Actor
in "Mr. Smith Goes to ". Washington", "Harvey",
"It’s a Wonderful Life" and "Anatomy of a Murder".
". http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0149613.html
1988 - An early season heat wave prevailed in the southwestern
U.S. The high of 93 degrees at Tucson AZ was a new record for March.
Windy conditions prevailed across the central and eastern U.S. Winds
gusted to 60 mph at Minneapolis MN, and reached 120 mph atop Rendezvous
Peak WY
1989- fire destroyed a recording studio on Chuck Berry's farm at
Wentzville, Missouri, west of St. Louis. Among the items lost was a
tape containing 13 unreleased Berry songs.
1991- the World League of American Football, part of the marketing
attempt by the National Football League to extend the game’s popularity
in Europe, made its debut as the London Monarchs defeated the Frankfurt
Galaxy, 24-11.
1991 – 63rd, Academy Awards Celebration, Dorothy Chandler
Pavilion. Host was Billy Crystal, wearing an Armani tuxedo as did actors
Jeff Goldblum, Tom Hanks, Dennis Hopper, Steve Martin and Denzel Washington.
Also clad in Armani ... gowns ... were Oscar nominees Michelle Pfeiffer,
Julia Roberts and Jessica Tandy, prompting "Women’s Wear Daily"
to refer to the occasion as the “Armani Awards”. Best Picture of the
year (1990) was "Dances with Wolves" (Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner,
producers). Costner also won for his Best Direction of "Dances
with Wolves". The Best Actor Oscar went to Jeremy Irons for "Reversal
of Fortune". Best Actress was Kathy Bates for "Misery".
The prize for Best Supporting Actor was claimed by Joe Pesci for "GoodFellas"
and Best Supporting Actress was Whoopi Goldberg for "Ghost".
The Best Music/Song was presented to Stephen Sondheim for "Sooner
or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from "Dick Tracy". ".
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0149801.html
1992 -severe thunderstorms
moving through Lake, Orange, and Seminole counties in Florida dropped
hailstones up to 4 inches in diameter and resulted in what is called
"the most economically destructive force ever to hit the Orlando
area" -- worse even than Hurricane Donna which struck Florida in
1960. Damage totaled $60 million making this the costliest hailstorm
ever in Florida, exceeding the damage done by another hailstorm which
occurred only 19 days earlier on March 6th. The nursery industry in
southern Lake county and western Orange county was virtually shut down
by the hailstorm. Literally millions of glass panes were broken.
1993 -a severe thunderstorm produced hailstones up to 2 inches
in diameter across the west, north, and northeast sections of Austin,
Texas resulting in the worst and costliest hailstorm in the city's history.
An estimated 75 million dollars in damage was done to cars, roofs, skylights,
greenhouses, and vegetation. 60 people were injured by the hail as they
scrambled to protect the vehicles and other valuables.
1995 -the first of three big hailstorms of the spring struck
the Dallas- Fort Worth, Texas area. A severe thunderstorm moved across
Dallas county, dumping hailstones up to 3 inches in diameter. Total
damage reached $80 million.
1966-Poll taxes were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court on grounds that they represented an economic barrier to voting.
1998-The National Football League awarded an expansion franchise
to the City of Cleveland. The
team, to be called the Browns, as was Cleveland’s former team, now the
Baltimore Ravens. Dwight Clark and Carmen Policy left the San Francisco
to help manage the new franchise. Many
local fans were glad to see them go.
NCAA Basketball Champions This Date
1948 Kentucky
1957 North Carolina
1963 Loyola (IL)
1968 UCLA
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Baseball
Poem
Bob Wallace of Celtic Leasing suggested this. He liked the poem of Lawrence
Ferlinghetti yesterday
in This Day in American History ( it was Ferlinghetti’s birthday) and
he suggested:
“Perhaps you should
do a poem a day. Baseball subjects are welcome.”
I asked him why, and he answered,
“ It gets the mind out of the numbers game and is a nice break.”
For those not interested, it will be placed at the bottom of This Day
in
American History---and if you have a favorite to share, send it
in.
Baseball Poem---
When someone asks you your favorite sport
And you answer Baseball in a blink
There are certain qualities you must possess
And you're more attached than you think.
In the frozen grip of winter
I'm sure you'll agree with me
Not a day goes by without someone
Talking baseball to some degree.
The calendar flips on New Year's Day
The Super Bowl comes and it goes
Get the other sports out of the way
The green grass and the fever grows.
It's time to pack a bag and take a trip
To Arizona or the Sunshine State
Perhaps you can't go, but there's the radio
So you listen-you root-you wait.
They start the campaign, pomp and pageantry reign
You claim the pennant on Opening Day
From April till fall
You follow the bouncing white ball
Your team is set to go all the way.
They fall short of the series
You have a case of the "wearies"
And need as break from the game
But when Christmas bells jingle
You feel that old tingle
And you're ready for more of the same.
It will be hot dogs for dinner
Six months of heaven, a winner
Yes, Baseball has always been it.
You would amaze all your friends
If they knew to what ends
You'd go for a little old hit.
The best times you're had
Have been with your Mom and your Dad
And a bat and a ball and a glove.
From the first time you played
Till the last time you prayed
It's been a simple matter of love.
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