Private Thomas Hubbard (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 17, 1870, at Little Blue, Nebraska. His citation reads:
Gallantry in action.
Captain William S. Hubbell (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on September 30, 1864, at Fort Harrison, Virginia. His citation reads:
Led out a small flanking party and by a clash and at great risk captured a large number of prisoners.
Machinist’s Mate William Russel Huber (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on June 11, 1928, on board the USS Bruce at the Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia. His citation reads:
For display of extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on 11 June 1928, after a boiler accident on the U.S.S. Bruce, then at the Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Va. Immediately on becoming aware of the accident, Huber without hesitation and in complete disregard of his own safety, entered the steam-filled fireroom and at grave risk to his life succeeded by almost superhuman efforts in carrying Charles H. Byran to safety. Although having received severe and dangerous burns about the arms and neck, he descended with a view toward rendering further assistance. The great courage, grit, and determination displayed by Huber on this occasion characterized conduct far above and beyond the call of duty.
I know I'm a couple of days late with this, but RIP to Melvin Bessinger... a local hero if you ask me. Among other things, he was the co-founder of Joe's Diner in Holly Hill, co-founder of Piggy Park Drive-Ins, co-founder of Bessingers Bar-B-Q and Founder and CEO of Melvin's Legendary Bar-B-Q. Mr. Bessinger was a WWII Veteran who served in the U.S. Army during the Invasion of Normandy, D-Day 2 where he was a part of the Battle of Saint Lo. He was a POW and successfully escaped captivity and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. So suck on that, Germany.
How 'bout that Clemson game Thursday night? I know some of you are saying, "Big deal, it's just Wake". To you, I would say ask Tommy Bowden how big a deal it is to walk out of there with a win. Is it special to beat Wake in football? No... but I've seen Clemson lose to them, so to see the Tigers play like they did felt good. I will share with you a little text exchange between me and Sonny during the game.
Me: Looks like a full house at the game. Probably 25k strong.
Sonny: I'm at practice right now. Hope the Tigers have it in hand by the time I get home.
Sonny: Just got home. Like what I see. (Note: I think Clemson was up 21-0 at this point).
Me: So far, so good... But if things start to go bad, you'll have to go back out to the football field. I'm sure you understand...
Sonny: I do...
(After Wake scored their first TD)
Me: Hope you haven't taken your jacket off yet...
Sonny: Headed out the door...
(After Wake scored their second TD)
Me: I don't care if this is the second half... You aren't off the hook for this.
Sonny: Need a TD here. (Note: That Sonny... ESPN should hire him).
I won't say much more except to say that I am 100% behind Adam Humphries. In my eyes, he's the next Tony Elliott. I don't know him like I know Tony, but from what I've seen, the kid is a winner. I say let him play WR and CB. He was in at CB at the end of the game and on the first play he made a tackle. I wouldn't be shocked to find out there are some guys on the defense who have played 100 snaps and not made a tackle. I say put him in... but also let him keep playing WR, because he's a dang good WR too (but right now they have a good many WRs). Anyway, let it be known that I'm just sayin... is a fan of Adam Humphries.
Let it also be known that we fully expect the Revolutionary War Heroes to get back into the win column today. While Rocky Top can grow on you the same way Call Me Maybe can, we feel USC will crush the Vols. I have to admit, I also thought they'd win at LSU and Florida (though I did have doubts about 2 minutes into the Florida game). Still, this game is in Columbia and unless USC gets rid of their defense, I'm going to pick them to win a good many games. I know they've got a lot of good players, but Clowney is a game changer. I'm sure I'm not telling you anything you don't know... but still, that dude is one bad mother(shut yo mouth).
The I’m just sayin… Kid Show of the Week
Our Kid Show of the Week this week is ALF. ALF is a science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, created by Paul Fusco. It is the very first television series to be presented in Dolby Surround sound system. The title character is Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form), who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family.
The series stars Max Wright as father Willie Tanner, Anne Schedeen as mother Kate Tanner, and Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory as their children, Lynn and Brian Tanner. The character of ALF is portrayed by a live-hand puppet operated and voiced primarily by Paul Fusco. It ran for four seasons and produced 102 episodes. The final episode, which aired on March 24, 1990, left the series at cliffhanger.
ALF (Paul Fusco) follows an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-lands into the garage of the Tanners. The Tanners are a suburban middle-class family in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles, CA) area. The family consists of social worker Willie (Max Wright), his wife Kate (Anne Schedeen), their teenage daughter Lynn (Andrea Elson), younger son Brian (Benji Gregory), and their cat Lucky.
Unsure what to do, the Tanners take ALF into their home and hide him from the Alien Task Force (a part of the U.S. military) and their nosy neighbors Trevor and Raquel Ochmonek (John LaMotta and Liz Sheridan), until he can repair his spacecraft. He generally hides in the kitchen. It is eventually revealed that ALF's home planet Melmac exploded because of a catastrophe involving nuclear war. The alien was a gardener on his planet. In Episode Four of Season One, ALF tries to convince the President of the United States to stop the nuclear program, as ALF fears that Earth might suffer a fate similar to Melmac's, though miscalculating his words causes the President and National Security to call the FBI to arrest the Tanners. ALF was off the planet when it was destroyed because he was part of the Melmac Orbit Guard. ALF (a.k.a. Gordon Shumway) is homeless, but he is not the last survivor of his species. He becomes a permanent member of the family, although his culture shock, survivor guilt, general boredom, despair, and loneliness frequently cause difficulty for the Tanners. Despite the problems and inconveniences his presence brings into their lives, they grow to love him, though some episodes make it clear they're also afraid of how their lives would be turned upside down if word that he's been living with them gets out.
While most of the science fiction of ALF was played for comedic value, there were a few references to actual topics in space exploration; for example, ALF uses a radio signal as a beacon in the pilot episode. In the episode "Weird Science", ALF told Brian, who was building a model of the solar system for his science project, that there were two planets beyond Pluto called "Dave" and "Alvin", which gets Brian in trouble at school. However, after ALF makes a call to an astronomical organization and states that "Dave" is known by the organization, Willie comes to believe that "Dave" could have been the planetoid Chiron, or "Object Kowal", after its discoverer. ALF then shows Willie exactly where "Dave" is on an intergalactic map of the universe. This occurred in the first season episode "Weird Science" and was one of the first instances of other worlds beyond Earth, and Melmac being given any focus verbally or physically.
The original series spans four seasons and 102 episodes (each episode's name is also the name of a song relevant to the episode's plot), in which ALF learns about Earth culture and makes new friends both within and outside of the Tanner family, including Willie's brother Neal (Jim J. Bullock), Kate's mother Dorothy (Anne Meara) (with whom ALF has a love-hate relationship — he refers to her as the Wicked Witch of the West or the Witch of Endor, and she in turn threatens to either make ALF a rug or chauffeur him to an Army base), her boyfriend (later husband) Whizzer (Paul Dooley), the Ochmoneks' nephew Jake (Josh Blake), a psychologist named Larry (Bill Daily), and a blind woman named Jody (Andrea Covell) (who never quite figures out that ALF is not human, though she is aware through touch that he is short and very hairy). Changes occur within the Tanner household over the course of the series, including the birth of a new child, Eric (the reason for adding a baby in the series being that Anne Schedeen was pregnant at the time); ALF's move from his initial quarters in the laundry room to the attic, which he and Willie converted into an "apartment", and the death of Lucky the cat; in this instance, ALF finds that despite his occasional attempts to catch Lucky with the intention of making the cat a meal, as cats are the equivalent of cattle on Melmac, he has come to love and respect the family pet too much to do anything untoward with Lucky's remains. When ALF acquires a new cat with the intent of eating it, he actually grows fond of it and allows it to be adopted by the family, although he admits to the Tanners he has become the worst kind of Melmackian, a "cat lover".
In the series finale, ALF is about to be rescued by other survivors of his home planet but is instead captured by the U.S. military, and the viewer is left to ponder ALF's ultimate fate. This was apparently not supposed to be the finale, as the original airing ended with the words "To Be Continued" on the screen. The producers supposedly had a verbal agreement with NBC to produce at least one more episode to resolve the cliffhanger. NBC never made good on the deal, and the series was canceled. However, the story was concluded in the TV movie Project ALF.
As a result of the show's success, ALF made guest appearances on a number of television programs, such as a Season 2 episode of NBC's Matlock in 1987, NBC's Blossom, UPN's The Love Boat: The Next Wave, and the 1980s version of Hollywood Squares, where he also memorably hosted part of one episode in March 1987. The animated version of ALF also made an appearance in the "all-star" animated drug-prevention television special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue in 1990. In the early 2000s (decade), ALF appeared in a series of commercials for the 10-10-220 telephone service with former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw and wrestling legend Hulk Hogan. In November 2007, ALF appeared as "TV Icon of the Week" on The O'Reilly Factor. In October 2011, the ALF character appeared on Good Morning America during their Totally Awesome '80s Week.
Trust me when I tell you that ALF is a GREAT show to watch with your kids.
Thanks again Wikipedia!
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