Little Thinkers (16 of 16): Louis Pasteurized Milk

Greetings to our blog readers in Croatia, Norway and New Zealand. And, to those of you who have the misfortune of being on death row in Huntsville, Texas, perhaps for a murder you didn't commit. Oh....our best regards to Gov. Rick Perry (editorial comment: Thank God, he's not our president).

From what I've been told, we 've had many celebrities visit this blog recently, including Bill Bragg, Toby Keith and Neil Diamond.

Here is today's quote from Louis Pasteur, the last in our series of Little Thinkers quotes:

"It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes."

Casulaties of Modern Technology- 8-Track Tapes (3 of 12)

Wow! I actually got the image of exactly what I wanted: an 8-track of "Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits;" that rarely happens! Perhaps, now I can finally get a date with Uma Thurman, who is my version of the Little Red Head Girl.

The 8-track tapes were magnetic tapes that usually held about eight tracks worth of music. They were popular, mainly in the United States, from the 1960s to the
late '70s, and included everything from country to disco.

I recall actually getting 8-track tapes for bands like Rush and Yes, when I was in high school circa 1986, but I never found an 8-track player for them. According to Wikipedia, some 8-track tapes like Pink Floyd's "Animals" used piano solos to fill the voids in the 8-tracks. Recently, I saw an 8-track of "Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits" at an antique store in rural Virginia.

"Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits" (1988) is believed to be the last recording released on 8-track tape. 8-tracks were done in by cassette tapes, which were done in by cds, which have been done in by MP-3 players, but hey, at least albums are making a comeback!

Silly Photo to Fill Space- School Lunch Menu

Friday night while I was waiting for the Neil Diamond All-Stars to perform (don't laugh) at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC (outside Chapel Hill), I came across a listing for the local elementary school lunches for this upcoming week in "The Carrboro Citizen."

I thought it would be a great segment for my two blogs. We will list the items that will be served for school children in the Chapel Hill, NC, (Orange County) area for Wednesday on this blog. We will list Thursday's items on our other blog "Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Time."

For Wednesday, 5/19: Oven Baked BBQ Chicken (pictured) w/White Roll or Ham and Cheese Wrap as well as Baked Beans, Seasoned Collard Greens and Fresh Grapes.

This weekend, Cat's Cradle hosts Superchunk on Friday and Railroad Earth, a popular band at FloydFest (music festival held in Floyd, Va, every July) on Saturday.

UPDATE- Cat's Cradle announced today that Saturday's Railroad Earth concert has been indefinitely postponed. But, we can tell you that the Floyd Country Store in Floyd, Va., will be hoping this weekend!