Top 4 Beatles “Solo” Careers

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Captain of the Forecastle John Smith (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 5, 1864, on board the U.S.S. Lackawanna. His citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. Lackawanna during the successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Serving as a gun captain and finding he could not depress his gun when alongside the rebel ironclad Tennessee, Smith threw a hand holystone into one of the ports at a rebel using abusive language against the crew of the ship. He continued his daring action throughout the engagement which resulted in the capture of the prize ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of Fort Morgan.

Second Captain of the Top John Smith (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 5, 1864, on board the U.S.S. Richmond. His citation reads:

As captain of a gun on board the U.S.S. Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Smith fought his gun with skill and courage throughout a furious 2_hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.

Seaman John Smith (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on September 19, 1880, on board the U.S.S. Shenandoah. His citation reads:

For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Shenandoah, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, first class fireman.


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Top 4 Beatles "Solo" Careers

I say "solo" careers, but what I really mean is "post Beatles" career.

4   Ringo Starr   Solo/Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band… Some notable songs include: "It Don't Come Easy", "Photograph", "Oh My My". He also played drums on many other hits recorded by his former band mates.   The thing about the Beatles is that you're going to have a Hall of Famer at #4 no matter who you pick. So, I'm going with the last guy from the group to get in as an individual.

3   John Lennon   Noteable hits: "Imagine", "Instant Karma!", "Jealous Guy", "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)", "Watching the Wheels", "Happy Xmas (War is Over)"   This is probably one, I'm sure, many people will disagree with… but I stand by it. Honesly, I almost had him at #4. While none of them, in my opinion, was better on their own than in the group, Lennon seemed to do the worst on his own (don't get me wrong, though, he's still a hall of famer). To be fair, he could have gotten better had he not been shot and killed.

2   George Harrison   Solo/Traveling Wilburys. Noteable songs: "My Sweet Lord", "Got My Mind Set on You", "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)", "All Those Years Ago", "What Is Life", "Handle with Care", "End of the Line", "When We Was Fab"   George Harrison could very well be my favorite of the Beatles. He was probably under-used in the group, but it's hard to argue with the work John and Paul were doing in the group.

1   Paul McCartney   Solo/Wings… Noteable Songs: "Band on the Run", "Listen to What the Man Said", "Live and Let Die", "My Love", "Silly Love Songs", "No More Lonely Nights", "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Ebony and Ivory", "Here Today"   I don't really see how anyone could think Paul hasn't had the best post-Beatles career… though I'd be willing to listen to a good argument.

Holy! Holy! Holy!

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Captain of the Forecastle James Smith (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 5, 1864, on board the U.S.S: Richmond. His citation reads:

As captain of a gun on board the U.S.S: Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee, in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Smith fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the prolonged battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the successful attacks carried out on Fort Morgan.

Seaman James Smith (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on April 12, 1872, on board the U.S.S. Kansas. His citation reads:

Serving on board the U.S.S. Kansas, Smith displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.

Landsman James Smith (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on June 13 and 20-22, 1900, in China. His citation reads:

In action with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China during the battles of 13, 20, 21, and 22 June 1900. Throughout this period and in the presence of the enemy, Smith distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.


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Holy! Holy! Holy!


This hymn was written by Reginald Heber and composed by John Bacchus Dykes. Read a little more about it here.

Holy, Holy Holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and Mighty!
God over all Who rules eternity!

Holy, Holy, Holy! all the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and Seraphim falling down before Thee,
Which wert, and art,and evermore shalt be.

Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see:
Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power in love,and purity.

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea;
Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and Mighty!
God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!



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Top 3 Video Games of All-Time

3   Baseball Stars   Nintendo   This is an old one, but a great one.

2   NHL '94   Sega Genesis   How great was this game? I don't like hockey, but I spent a ton of time playing this one.

1   Golden Eye   N64   Some people spend a lot of time in college studying… some partying. Me? I spent a lot of time playing video games… and this was the game played the most. One great thing about this game was it was a 4-player game… so we usually had 4 guys playing. I remember we had one bad controller, so we'd adjust things to try and make it fair... but you still didn't want to be the guy with the bad controller.