Bagel Day

Tuesday was Bagel Day at the software development center on Capitol Hill, and I favored Bagels & Baguettes near Stanton Park. There was a line when I got there, around 8:30 AM. The shop was near the Senate office buildings and the Heritage Foundation, so there was a TV tuned to CNN to keep news-obsessed customers occupied.

By the time I got my two dozen hot bagels, the damnedest thing was on that television. An airplane had crashed into a World Trade Center tower in New York, and the building was on fire. It was September 11, 2001.

I went to the office break room and put out the bagels, cream cheese, and smoked salmon. I guess I was making coffee when the second plane hit the other tower. I figured people still had to eat.

The U.S. President Who Commuted to Work

Gerald R. Ford Jr. wasn’t elected Vice President. As Speaker of the House, he was moved into hat office to replace Vice President and disgraced crook Spiro Agnew, who had resigned. He wasn’t elected President, either. When Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace, VP Ford was moved into the Presidency. But moving into the White House, that was another story. A WETA Boundary Stones video.

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He Called Me Baby

“He Called Me Baby,” written by Harlan Howard, recorded by Ella Washington, 1968.

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Hey Mister

“Hey Mister,” written by Betty Lapcevic, recorded by The Band of Heathens, 2018. First recorded by Ray Charles in 1972.

The Band of Heathens website

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Stay

“Stay,” written by Maurice Williams, recorded by Dee Dee Sharp, 1963.

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Muswell Hillbilly

“Muswell Hillbilly,” written by Ray Davies, recorded by Tim O’Brien, 2002. Originally recorded by The Kinks in 1971. Muswell Hill is a suburb of London, Ray Davies’ home. Tim O’Brien is from West Virginia.

Tim O’Brien website

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Finally Made It In

“Finally Made It In,” written by Clarence Watley, recorded by The Hightower Brothers, 1960. The young lead singer is Robert Lee “Little Sugar” Hightower. What a sanctified Frankie Lyon & the Teenagers or Jackson Five would sound like.

Hurtin’

“Hurtin’,” written by H.B. Barnum and Ben Raleigh, recorded by Spanky Wilson, 1996.

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Can’t Win For Losing You

“Can’t Win For Losing You,” written by Tom Thady and Robbie Fulks, recorded by Robbie Fulks, 1998.

Robbie Fulks website

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Flip, Flop and Fly

“Flip, Flop and Fly,” credited to Lou Willie Turner and Charles Calhoun, recorded by Joe Turner and His Blues Kings in 1955. The original recording of this song. It was written by Joe Turner but assigned to Louella, his wife at the time; “Charles Calhoun” was really Jesse Stone.

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