Lou Gehrig's speech

I was unable to find a video of the entire speech, but here are some clips of it from Ken Burn's Baseball.

Today in History

This one's obvious. It's the Fourth of July. But, I thought I would share one of the most replayed and cherished speeches ever given. Soon after learning he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and announcing his retirement from baseball, Lou Gehrig was honored by the Yankees on July 4, 1939, where he gave his famous speech.

Train - Idaho

And Here We Have Idaho...

Today marks 120 years of statehood for Idaho. Idaho was admitted as the 43rd state to the Union on July 3, 1890. Just a couple of reasons why I love Idaho:

Portraits of Celebrity Weirdness

Came across this piece, found this artwork interesting, to say the least.

http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2010/06/25/celebrities-get-weird-in-artist-s-paintings.html

I thought this one was hilarious:

More can be found on the artist's (Brandon Bird) website: http://www.brandonbird.com/paintings.html Check out "Letters to Walken" and his drawings if nothing else.

Song of the Day

Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want

Today in History

Battle of Gettysburg begins, lasts 2 more days. Viewed by many as the turning point of the American Civil War. Spawned a great movie starring Jeff Daniels and Tom Berenger (based on the novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara).