If this is your birthday, congratulations! You are celebrating along with this country music artist.Bobby Bare, born near Ironton, Ohio, in 1935. He earns a reputation as a champion for songwriters and for  quality songs, garnering hits with "500 Miles Away From Home," "Marie Laveau" and "Detroit City," which earns him a Grammy in 1963. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Happy 81st, Bobby!

This Is National Beer Day!

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It was on this date in 1933, that the Cullen-Harrision Act, became the law of the land. This act, repealed prohibition for beer.

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This meant that people could once more buy, sell and consume beer. Yeah!

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The very first National Beer Day, was held on April 7, 1993.

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That day alone, Americans consumed 1.5 million barrels of legal beer and ale. My kind of day!

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Concho Valley birthdays include:

Akayshia Jackson, 12. From Grandma Julie and the rest of the family.

Eunice Machann, 80. All her family and friends.

Mark Anderson, 55. From his wife, Bonnie.

No anniversaries to report.

 

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