Welcome the the great month of August! Coincidentally, on this date in 30BC, Octavian and his army entered Alexandria, Egypt. Octavian, who later became known as Augustus Caesar. Well, technically, it wasn't on this date, since the month of August hadn't been invented yet. Anyway.
Another anniversary is celebrated today, one without which I might not be posting this diary today. Namely, this is the day MTV went live in 1981. Here's the second video that was shown.
Happy birthday to anyone and everyone born on this date. A date you share with a fair number of musically inclined people. So, this music is for you, and, for that matter, for anyone who just loves music.
Hans Rott:
Walter Scharf:
Lionel Bart:
Ramblin' Jack Elliot:
Jerry Garcia (note, this is a verrry long video. I was at this show):
Sandi Griffiths:
Robert Cray:
George Ducas:
Damien Saez:
Vaiko Eplik:
Stan: