February 26
26th February 1984 :
Was a Sunday.
The zodiac was Pisces.
The season was Winter.
It was about 22 years ago
Against All Odds by Phil Collins, When Doves Cry by Prince, What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner, Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr., Jump by Van Halen, Like a Virgin by Madonna, Karma Chameleon by Culture Club, Footloose by Kenny Loggins, I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
were the popular songs that year.
February 26th in History is a day when these people were born; :
1802: Victor Hugo, French novelist and playwright
1846: William Cody, 'Buffalo Bill', the American showman
1916: Jackie Gleason Brooklyn NY, comedian (Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners)
1920: Tony Randall [Leonard Rosenberg], Tulsa OK, actor
1928: Fats Domino, American singer, NO LA, rhythm & blues pianist (Blueberry Hill)
1932: Johnny Cash Kingsland AR, country singer (I Walk The Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Boy Named Sue)
... and all this happened :
1797: First ever pound note issued by the Bank of England
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the Island of Elba
1936: Volkswagen Beetle car launched by Adolf Hitler
1991: During the Gulf War, Kuwait City is liberated and Iraq begins its withdrawl
1993: Terrorist bomb explosion under the World Trade Center, New York
Top News Headlines on this day:
- H Debehogne discovers asteroids
- N Chernykh discovers asteroids
- Rev Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown"
- Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named 1st US poet laureate
- Last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut
- Pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse
Events and birthdays around the world on this day...
In 1802 Victor Hugo, French author, born.
In 1815 Napoleon escapes from Elba to begin second conquest of France.
In 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody (near Davenport, Iowa), frontiersman, born.
In 1848 Second French Republic was proclaimed.
In 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, English Corn Flake inventor.
In 1870 First New York City subway line was opened to the public.
In 1881 S.S. Ceylon begins first round-the-world cruise from Liverpool.
In 1916 Jackie Gleason, Comedian, born.
In 1919 U.S. Congress established Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
In 1920 Tony Randall, actor (The Odd Couple), born.
In 1928 Fats Domino, singer, born.
In 1932 Johnny Cash, singer, The Man in Black, born.
In 1933 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field.
In 1952 PM Winston Churchill announced that Britain had its own atomic bomb.
In 1954 First typesetting machine (photo engraving) used at Quincy, Mass.
In 1955 First aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G. F. Smith.
In 1969 Levi Eshkol dies, Golda Meir becomes premier of Israel.
In 1970 Beatles release Beatles Again a.k.a. Hey Jude album.
In 1986 Philippines President Ferdinand E. Marcos flees in defeat, takes up residence in Hawaii with wife Imelda.
In 1993 World Trade Centre bombing. Islamic terrorists detonate a bomb in the World Trade Centre. 168 people killed in the first terrorist attack on United States soil.
In 1995 Barings Bank disaster. Nick Leeson loses billions of Pounds Sterling in offshore investments, ruining Barings Bank.
Oh and... I was Born too :)
Amongst friends and well wishers... just saying Thank you and god bless to everyone.
Holy Thee !
In 2002 God had an image problem in Singapore. That was the challenge presented by a network of 150 Christian churches in Singapore called the Love Singapore Movement. It commissioned Ogilvy to plan an advertising campaign for God himself. Research proved that many people in Singapore understood God to be totally unapproachable. The agency’s job was to create a new image of God – someone with a sense of humor. A killjoy schoolmaster was to be repositioned into someone you wouldn’t mind putting on the guest list of your dinner party. Someone who talks to people in his own way, with wit, irony, humor.
Ogilvy used a variety of media – billboards, bus ads, e-mail, TV commercials and SMSs.
These are only some examples of God’s messages presented around the city:
“I was thinking of making the world black and white. Then I thought . . . naaah.” God
“What do I have to do to get your attention? Take an ad out in the paper?” God (a newspaper ad)
“I hate rules. That’s why I only made ten of them.” God (on billboards)
“Please don’t drink and drive. You’re not quite ready to meet me yet.” God (on buses)
“I could make you click here. But I believe in free will.” God (internet banners ad)
“Thank me, it’s Friday” God (sms on Friday)
“Coming over to my place tomorrow? God (sms on Saturday)
“I grew this apple especially for you.” God (little stickers on fruits)
“Bring your umbrella, I might water the plants today.” God
“Nietzsche’s dead.” God (wordplay with a Nietzsche’s famous slogan: God is dead.)
I am everywhere - God(in subways)
The campaign was extremely successful — and won a number of international awards.
A person in charge of the campaign was Eugene Cheong from Ogilvy, a lifelong Christian, who said: “Let’s just say that I knew the product very well. After almost 20 years in the business, finally, there was a product I could believe in.”
What is interesting, the TV campaign was banned by the Singapore’s government that is hyper-sensitive about religious issues. That was a genuine creativity exam for Ogilvy. But they found a solution. They painted buses with the ads, sent sms messages, printed T-shirts, distributed over a million postcards and plan to publish a book of quotes from the campaign. Furthermore, they have gone hi-tech, with a cutting-edge website that presented all the creative ides as well as genuine testimonies of believers.
Ironically, through these interactive channels, the campaign had reached more people and more effectively than they could have through traditional media. Various other sources have also adapted the idea. Many more examples like the one's below exist.
1. Let's Meet At My House Sunday Before the Game - God
2. C'mon Over And Bring The Kids - God
3. What Part of "Thou Shalt Not..." Didn't You understand? - God
4. We Need To Talk - God
5. Keep Using My Name in Vain And I'll Make Rush Hour Longer - God
6. Loved The Wedding, Invite Me To The Marriage - God
7. That "Love Thy Neighbor" Thing, I Meant It. - God
8. I Love You ... I Love You ... I Love You ... - God
9. Will The Road You're On Get You To My Place? - God
10. Follow Me. - God
11. Big Bang Theory, You've Got To Be Kidding. - God
12. My Way Is The Highway. - God
13. Need Directions? - God
14. You Think It's Hot Here? - God
15. Tell The Kids I Love Them. - God
16. Need a Marriage Counselor? I'm Available. - God
17. Have You Read My #1 Best Seller? There Will Be A Test. - God
Sant Valentine.. Jiyo Mere Laal !
So, here it came and went again...
Another Archies' ...err... i mean... Valentine's Day.
I mean its ok... one more day created by card companies or whatever....
But well, it still was fun. Got gifts for family and close friends. Just came back from a party on campus. Mostly drunk people around, but it was still awesome to share a few laughs with friends. Me and Swapnil even did a paper dance, which was fun for everyone watching... ( We are Laurel and Hardy incarnate.. no prizes for guessing who is who)
And free hugs distributed by me to all friends...
So i say, bring in on... any more days created by cards shop... just throw in some friends to hold hands and dance with, ill have fun.
Love Away World....
:)
