Funny Valentine

Candies, Flowers, Love Notes, Romance ... all words you think of around Valentines Day ... at least I hope you do (men).  But how did Valentines come to be?  There are a few legends as to the exact origin. 

 

 

 

Some say that Saint Valentine's Day is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. Valentine was a priest who was sentenced to prison for life and was going to be executed. Before his execution he wrote a letter “from your Valentine” to his beloved. His execution was during the Juno celebration in Rome on the 14th thus the Day Valentines Day.

 

Another legend says that Valentine's Day started ...  in ancient Rome, on February 14th, a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. Then, the following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.

In those days, the lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. However, on the eve of the festival of Lupercalia, the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.

 

Frank Sinatra sings My Funny Valentine

Join in the fight against cancer - Join a Relay for Life Team Today!

Want to get involved this year? Want to make a difference?  Relay for Life is the perfect opportunity. Thanks to your support of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, the Society is saving lives by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. Whether you start your own team, join an existing team or sign up as a survivor or caregiver all participants are helping in the fight for a cure for cancers!

Here is the general schedule of events at each location.  To find a location nearest you and to get involved visit: Relay For Life  There are events in the Bay Area from May 10 to October 26, 2014.

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony brings everyone together for a high-energy event kickoff to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, to inspire hope by sharing recent accomplishments and progress, and to remind everyone that while we are winning this battle, fighting cancer is a year-round priority.

Survivors Lap

During the Survivors Lap, upbeat music plays as all cancer survivors at the event take the first lap around the track cheered on by the other participants who line the track, celebrating their victory over cancer.

 Luminaria Ceremony

The Luminaria Ceremony is a time to remember people we have lost to cancer, to support people who currently have cancer, and to honor people who have fought cancer in the past. The power of this ceremony lies in providing an opportunity for people to work through grief and find hope.

Fight Back

The Fight Back Ceremony symbolizes the emotional commitment we each make to the fight against cancer. The action we take represents what we are willing to do for ourselves, for our loved ones, and for our community to fight cancer year-round and to commit to saving lives.

Closing Ceremony

The Closing Ceremony is a time to remember the lives of those lost and to celebrate that each of us has committed, through our participation in a Relay event, to fight back against this disease over the next year.

 No matter who you are, there's a place for you at a Relay For Life event. Each dollar you raise will help save lives. How far will you go to make a difference in the fight against cancer?

Your reason for participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life event is as unique and special as the story that motivates you. If you've been affected by cancer in any way, being part of the Relay event empowers you to make a difference and fight back. This is your opportunity to honor cancer survivors, remember those we have lost to this disease, and raise funds and awareness to help end cancer forever.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life event is a celebration of survivorship an occasion to express hope and our shared goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people we love.

 

The Day the Music Died

February 3, 1959

 

Three young rock 'n' roll stars have been killed in a plane crash in the United States.

Buddy Holly, 22, Jiles P Richardson - known as the Big Bopper - 28, and Ritchie Valens, 17, died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa at 0100 local time.

 

The pilot of the single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza plane was also killed.

 

Early reports from the scene suggest the aircraft spun out of control during a light snowstorm.

 

Only the pilot's body was found inside the wreckage as the performers were thrown clear on impact.

 

Holly hired the plane after heating problems developed on his tour bus.

 

All three were travelling to Moorhead, Minnesota, the next venue in their Winter Dance Party Tour Holly had set up the gruelling schedule of concerts - covering 24 cities in three weeks - to make money after the break-up of his band, The Crickets, last year.

 

Recorded life

Born Charles Hardin Holley - changed to Holly after a misspelling on a contract - he had several hit records, including a number one, in the US and UK with That'll be the Day in 1957.

 

A singer and guitarist, he was inspired by Elvis Presley after seeing him at an early concert in his home town of Lubbock, Texas.

 

With Presley serving in the Army, some critics expected Holly to take over his crown.

 

+Richard Valenzuela was the first Mexican American to break into mainstream music, after being discovered by record producer Bob Keane, who changed his name to Ritchie Valens.

He had made three albums and achieved a number two chart position in the US with his composition Donna - about his girlfriend - in 1958.

 

His rock 'n' roll re-working of the traditional Mexican song La Bamba - on the B-side of Donna - has also received acclaim.

 

The Big Bopper had been a record-breaking radio DJ - with a 122-hour marathon stint - and reached number six in the American charts with his record Chantilly Lace.