Bell Gram: June 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013

July Birthdays and Dates To Remember!

Independence Day

Candice - July 18th

Las, Jr July 18th

Kamasi - July 19th

Tommie (TT) - July 21st

Kimberly - July 21st

Wallace & Charisse's Anniversary - July 31th

Saturday, June 29, 2013

10 Items Not To Leave In Car When It's Hot!

In Addition To Children and Pets
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Friday, June 28, 2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Tornado Watch For New Jersey!

http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/06/flash_flood_warning_issued_for_2.html#/0

http://www.nj.com/weather/

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/06/tornado_watch_in_effect_until.html

Pick a safe room in the home. This is something to do in advance: choose a room where the family can gather if a tornado is in the area. It should be a basement, storm cellar or interior room on a lower floor with no windows. When a tornado hits, get to that room. Ideally, cover yourself with a mattress or a sleeping bag. Wearing a helmet (think a bike helmet) gives your head more protection.

In a house with no basement or an apartment: Go to the lowest floor, or get to a small center room, such as a bathroom or a closet, the National Weather Service says. Other options: go under a stairwell, or an interior hallway with no windows.

Know tornado watches and tornado warnings. A "watch" means that a tornado is possible in the next several hours, so you should be ready to move to safe place quickly. A "warning" means that a tornado has been spotted in your area. When a warning has been issued, it's time to move to a safer location. Here's a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions about tornadoes from the National Weather Service.

If you're in a mobile home, leave! Even if they are tied down, mobile homes are not safe in a tornado, the National Weather Service says. Get to a permanent building offering better protection.

Move lawn furniture or trash can if time permits. Strong winds can turn deck chairs into projectiles.

Know the danger signs of a tornado. They include: dark, often greenish clouds; a wall cloud; cloud of debris; large hail; a funnel cloud; a roaring noise. Look for whirling dust or debris under a cloud base. Some tornadoes don't have funnel clouds.

Highway overpasses aren't safe. The idea that a highway overpass is a safe place to seek shelter in a tornado is a myth, according to the National Weather Service. In fact, overpasses are among the most dangerous places in a tornado, the weather service says. Winds are stronger under a bridge.

If you're stuck outside: If there's any way to get indoors, do it, but if it's just not possible, lie flat and face down on the lowest ground you can reach. Use your arms to protect the back of your head. Try and stay away from trees if possible, since they could be knocked over and land on you.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Remembering Bobby Bland!

Bobby 'Blue' Bland: Blues Legend Dies At 83

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/bobby-blue-bland-dead-blues-singer-obituary_n_3488362.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

GRENADA, Miss. — Bobby "Blue" Bland, a distinguished singer who blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as "Turn on Your Love Light" and "Further On Up the Road," died Sunday. He was 83.

Rodd Bland said his father died about 5:30 p.m. Sunday due to complications from an ongoing illness at his Memphis, Tenn., home surrounded by relatives.

Bland was known as the "the Sinatra of the blues" and heavily influenced by Nat King Cole, often recording with lavish arrangements to accompany his smooth vocals. He even openly imitated Frank Sinatra on the "Two Steps From the Blues" album cover, standing in front of a building with a coat thrown over his shoulder.

"He brought a certain level of class to the blues genre," said Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, son of legendary musician and producer Willie Mitchell.

Bland was a contemporary of B.B. King's, serving as the blues great's valet and chauffer at one point, and was one of the last of the living connections to the roots of the genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Born in Rosemark, Tenn., he moved to nearby Memphis as a teenager and, as the hall of fame noted, was "second in stature only to B.B. King as a product of Memphis' Beale Street blues scene."

After a stint in the Army, he recorded with Sam Phillips at Sun Records in the early 1950s with little to show for it. It wasn't until later that decade Bland began to find success.

He scored his first No. 1 on the R&B charts with "Further On Up the Road" in 1957. Then, beginning with "I'll Take Care of You" in early 1960, Bland released a dozen R&B hits in a row. That string included "Turn On Your Love Light" in 1961.

His "I Pity the Fool" in 1961 was recorded by many rock bands, including David Bowie and Eric Clapton, who has made "Further On Up the Road" part of his repertoire.

"He's always been the type of guy that if he could help you in any way, form or fashion, he would," Rodd Bland said.

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