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[IceWizard]

18 Sept 2017


First Love Day

“Falling in love is very real, but I used to shake my head when people talked about soul mates, poor deluded individuals grasping at some supernatural ideal not intended for mortals but sounded pretty in a poetry book. Then, we met, and everything changed, the cynic has become the converted, the sceptic, an ardent zealot.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

A more apt description of what one goes through during their first love has never been written. First Love Day celebrates that overwhelming sensation we feel when we first experience the onrushing of love, and that most especially powerful experience of our very first love. This holiday is one intended to be spent in contemplation about the first time we fell in love, and where they are today.

History of First Love Day

There are entire epic poems dedicated to the experience of first love, and now a holiday. First Love Day was established to remind us of how important the very first person we ever fell in love with was to us, and likely how important they still are. Those memories no doubt shaped what we looked for in a future partner, whether because of the sadness and pain involved, or because of the moments of joy and exultation.

For some people their first love wasn’t a romantic one, it may have been held in their regard for a parental figure or an animal. Most of the time, however, it’s a fellow human being and someone for whom they felt the first intense stirrings of romantic love. Whether the first love was someone who shared their feelings (oh you few, you lucky few) or someone who perhaps didn’t have the same feelings in return, there is no doubt that this person will be someone they never forget. First Love Day reminds us that, for better or worse, our first love shaped who we are today.





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Respect Day



Taking part each September, Respect Day has been created to encourage people to focus more on ways in which they can be respectful to others.

For many the day involves being more attentive to loved ones, but it can really be used as a catalyst for treating any people with a more polite approach.

There are no rules surrounding ways in which you could celebrate this year, it’s really down to you. You could take your wife or husband out for a romantic meal, you could visit an elderly relative or you could endeavour to be more encouraging to others.

Of course, respect isn’t something that should only be given once a year and hopefully the day will inspire people to think more about how they treat others all year around.

Because of Respect Day’s broad nature, news coverage is likely to be limited so it is advisable to just mark the date in your diary and try your best.

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September 18 Birthdays




Jada Pinkett Smith - 46




Ben Carson - 66




Lance Armstrong - 46




Dee Dee Ramone - (1951 - 2002) (50)





September 18th


2008: Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder released the single “All the Way” a tribute to the Chicago Cubs. Vedder wrote the song after baseball hall of famer Ernie Banks requested that Vedder write a song about the Cubs.

1983: Kiss appeared without makeup in public for the first time when they were on MTV to promote the release of their latest album Lick It Up.

1981: The Doors’ Greatest Hits released the prior year was certified Platinum in the U.S. & later went on to sell three million copies.

1978: All four members of Kiss simultaneously released solo albums. Each album shipped one million copies & was certified Platinum, but sales failed to match the expected demand. Ace Frehley’s solo album was the most successful.

1971: The Who reached number one on the U.K. Album Chart for the first and only time with their fifth studio album Who’s Next.

1970: Jimi Hendrix died in his girlfriend’s apartment in London after choking on his own vomit after taking nine of sleeping pills prescribed to his girlfriend with red wine. He was 27 years old.

1970: Black Sabbath released their second album Paranoid which went on to reach number twelve on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, sell four million copies in the U.S. and regarded by many as Black Sabbath’s best album and one of the best Heavy Metal albums of all time.

1968: Rush performed their first paying concert at The Coff-In United Church in Toronto. Their setlist included covers of Jimi Hendrix’s “Foxy Lady”, Cream’s “Spoonful” & “Crossroads” & The Yardbirds’ “Shapes of Things”. “Crossroads” & “Shapes of Things” were later recorded by Rush for their 2004 covers EP Feedback.

1968: The Beatles recorded “Birthday” which would be included on their self-titled album. While recording the song they took a break to watch the British television premiere of the movie The Girl Can’t Help It starring Little Richard.



Birthdays:

Kerry Livgren - Pianist for Kansas born in 1949

Michael Hossack - Drummer for The Doobie Brothers born in 1950

Dee Dee Ramone - Bassist for The Ramones born in 1951