Whoo-ee! What a lot of football upsets!
New Year's Day was a nightmare for the prediction pros and a holiday for many "underdog" fans.
Notre Dame tounced No. 1 Texas, Stanford upset Ohio State, Alabama tied Oklahoma and Tennessee raked Air Force.
The good old Nebraska Cornhuskers came through (with a few nervous moments[illegible]and won their game over LSU.
We enjoyed the football games and today we claim an aching back and stiff neck.
Our neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gray and their son Matthew, joined us in front of the TV set for the Orange Bowl.
Gary and I didn't do much "visiting" but we sure ate a lot of popcorn.
Someone goofed (probably us). There was no local radio man. The TV guy was disgusting in his obvious liking for LSU during the entire game.
He ought to be made to eat a TV antenna, one with barbs all over it.
The long weekends in 1971.
The "long weekends" are in effect this New Year by Congressional order and most states are expected to follow suit.
Congress juggled the days to make three-day "long" weekends for George Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day to be celebrated on Monday's, regardless of the date.
The bonus comes in the change in the calendar. Untouched but still "long" holidays are Christmas, New Year's, July 4 and Labor Day.
The only holiday not providing a long weekend is Thanksgiving which is still the fourth Thursday in November . . . at least as far as this session of Congress is concerned.
Here's the new holiday schedule:
Washington's Birthday (actually February 22) is now the third Monday, February 15.
Memorial Day, last Monday in May (formerly May 30), now May 31.
Independence Day, untouched, July 4 is on a Sunday.
Labor Day, always first Monday in September, September 6 this year.
Columbus Day, second Monday, October 11.
Veterans Day, fourth Monday, October 25.
Christmas, December 25 falls on a Saturday.
New Year's, falls on a Saturday.
"Hello Dolly" which played 2,844 times on Broadway has been closed. That ought to be some sort of a staggering record.
Here's another. What makes a great musical? The stars?
Could be, but in the case of Hello Dolly, there were seven women in the leading role for the six years of the stage show.
We saw the show at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha. Ginger Rogers played the leading role in the Midwest performances.