Friday, April 3, 2026

The 1969 Cavaliers playing 'The Ten Commandments' for a drum corps Flashback Good Friday/Passover, a holiday special

Happy Flashback Good Friday and second day of Passover! I begin today's retrospective about holidays with a blast from the past, 1969 Cavaliers by corecorps.


I've only celebrated Passover once before on this blog, Shortest lunar eclipse in a century on Passover eleven years ago, so I decided to observe it again by turning it into one of my drum corps holidays by featuring one of the most famous renditions of the theme to The Ten Commandments on a football field.

Follow over the jump for the rest of the most read holiday entries posted during the 15th year of this blog in lieu of my usual drink recipe.


Steve in Manhattan linked to Listening to people worry about lower birthrates on World Population Day is enough to drive me to drink on National Mojito Day from July 11, 2025, in Mike's Blog Roundup at Crooks and Liars. That plus normal social media promotion yielded 488 default and 518 raw page views during July 2025, ranking it first during the month according to both measures. It ended the blogging year with 694 raw page views, which ranked it 29th among entries posted during the 15th year of the blog and 39th overall. It has continued to earn page views, as the preview image shows it has 707 page views as of April 3, 2026.


Infidel753 shared the link to 'I Visited a Mosquito Factory' from 'Human Footprint' on PBS for World Mosquito Day from August 20, 2015, at his blog, which helped attract 478 default and 499 raw page views by the end of the month, ranking it second by all measures during August 2025. It had a total of 636 raw page views by March 20, 2026, ranking it 34th among entries posted during the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News and 49th overall.


Steve in Manhattan linked to Yahoo! News asks 'How does the 25th Amendment work?' A Veep Day special from August 9, 2025 in Mike's Blog Roundup at Crooks and Liars, earning this entry 382 default and 418 raw page views during August 2025, ranking it fourth by both measures for the month. It ended the 15th year of the blog with 573 raw page views, ranking it 38th among entries posted during the blogging year and 54th overall. It's continued to attracted page views, reaching 588 by April 3, 2026.


Infidel753 shared the link to Storied asks 'Why Does A Ghost Whale Terrorize The Japanese Coast?' An Earth Month ghost story from April 21, 2025 at his blog, which helped it attract 310 default and 317 raw page views by the end of April, ranking it second by the first measure, first among entries posted during the month, and third overall by the second measure. It also collected three comments, ranking it first by that measure during the month as well. It ended the 15th year of the blog with 508 raw page views, ranking it 43rd among entries posted between March 21, 2025 and March 20, 2026 and 62nd overall. It's continued to attracted page views, reaching 517 by April 3, 2026.


Steve in Manhattan linked to PBS Terra asks 'The Biggest Climate Scam Ever?' for a Flashback Friday Arbor Day from April 25, 2025 in Mike's Blog Roundup at Crooks and Liars. That helped attract 294 default and 298 raw page views during April 2025, ranking the entry third by the first measure, fourth among entries posted during the month, and sixth overall. It ended the blogging year with 472 raw page views, tying it with 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special' leads nominees for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the Emmys for 50th among entries posted during the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News and 71st overall. It's continued to attracted page views, reaching 481 by April 3, 2026.

That's a wrap for today's look back at the recent and more distant past. I don't know if I will post a retrospective tomorrow, but Sunday is both Easter and First Contact Day, so expect an examination of the most read entries about holidays from the back catalog then.

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