The Almanac of Absurdities for August 15 2010

On this day in 1969, Richie Havens came out on a makeshift stage in front of a sea of people and kicked off Woodstock: Mud, Sex, The Jefferson Airplane and Brown Acid. Today in 1911, Proctor and Gamble introduced a product called Crisco, and all that that implies. In 1939, the premiere was held for “The Wizard of Oz”. And It’s T.E. Lawrence’s birthday. Yes, Lawrence of Arabia. Quarter moon tomorrow.