Flash Past

Celebrities who have passed in 2010:  Barbra Billingsley, Dennis Hooper, Gary Coleman, George Steinbrener, John Forsythe, Merlin Olsen, Peter Graves, Tom Bosley and Tony Curtis

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Celebrities leave a legacy which test the time of history.  Today will will discuss the lives  and impacts of: Barbra Billingsley, Dennis Hooper, Gary Coleman, George Steinbrener, John Forsythe, Merlin Olsen, Peter Graves, Tom Bosley and Tony Curtis.

Which celebrities do you remember which have passed in 2010?

Last weeks Trivia Question:
Q: In what state is the city of Pensacola?
A: Florida

Flash Past Trivia Question
Q:Pernell Roberts who passed this year was best know for playing Adam on what TV show?

If you’ve been listening to the show, you know Dan and Steve pretty well by now. For episode 37 the guys decided that it would be interesting to talk about the town where Dan and his family live, Pensacola, FL.

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Did you know that Pensacola is America’s oldest European settlement? A lot of people give that credit to St. Augustine, FL… but they do so erroneously. Pensacola was actually founded before St. Augustine, but a hurricane wiped out the settlement and it wasn’t resettled for over 100 years. St. Augustine has been constantly inhabited since its founding. Pensacola is also the birthplace of Florida. It was here, in Plaza Ferdinand, named after King Ferdinand VII, that Florida was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1821.

Pensacola is also the cradle of Naval Aviation and the home of the Blue Angels and the National Museum of Naval Aviation. The guys talk flying, museums, restaurants, clubs, music, and of course, fun. A little bit of history and a lot of chat about the city and why Dan will never move in this episode. Download or stream for the full scoop.

Last weeks Trivia Question:
Q:Who was the youngest U.S. Army officer ever to be promoted to general?
A: George Custer, a graduate of West Point, who became a general at age 23.  14 years before his infamous battle of Little Big Horn.

Flash Past Trivia Question
Q: There is more than one Pensacola in the U.S., where is another?

For this, 36th episode of Flash Past, the guys pay tribute to the men and women who serve or have served in the armed forces. Veterans’ Day is November 11th.

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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.

Steve, you may not know, served 21 years in the Air Force. He reminded us how hard it is for the families who remain behind when military personnel are deployed in battle as well as in peace time. Dan, on the other hand, has never been in the military and never had a desire to. He tells us that there are a couple of different types of people; those who are or can be suited for military life and those who aren’t. He’s a member of the latter but thankful to all of the people who do serve.

Listen to episode 36 to hear how this conversation played out.

This week if you see someone in uniform, wearing a VFW hat or someone you know which is a Vet, stop and tell them Thank You.  To all those currently serving be safe, be strong and be home soon.

Last weeks Trivia Question:
Q:  Some countries no longer observe DST and some never observed it in the first place. Which continent has the largest land area to have never observed DST?
A:   Africa

Flash Past Trivia Question
Q:Who was the youngest U.S. Army officer ever to be promoted to general?