April 11

St. Leo the Great, St. Gemma Galgani ( of hospital pharmacists) St Godberta, (invoked against drought and plague), St. Stanislaus, (of Poland)

Barbershop Quartet Day, Eight Track Tape Day, International  “Louie Louie” Day

Jackie Robinson became 1^st black major league baseball player 1947

Popeye first appeared in Hearst newspaper 1929

Dylan made 1^st appearance at Gerde’s Folk City 1961

Birthdays:

James Parkinson 1755

Joel Grey 1932

Day of  the Policy Makers

Meditation: If there is any hope for the world, it  can only be in small acts of personal kindness.

Them bluegrass performers sure quicken
Their pace with their pluckin’ and pickin’
When folks paddle by...
Ain’t got no idea why
It makes all o’ them city boys chicken.  ___www.speedysnail.com