Steve Eighinger
Daily Dirt for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 If you immediately turn the radio channel when one of the following oldies comes on, we are brothers … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 843 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The Daily Dirt deals a lot with the “best of” particular items concerning various avenues…
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Well, that’s still one more woman than Chester or Festus kissed … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 842 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The popularity of “Gunsmoke” is often given credit for being the western that triggered the avalanche of that particular genre of programming on network TV in the late…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 Michael Jordan’s journey, first as a player and then as a businessman/philanthropist, has been one impressive trip. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 841 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Jordan has seemingly been around forever. First, as a college basketball phenom, then as the face of…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 We’ve got a music theme going today, so sit back, relax, try to stay warm and embrace the music … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 839 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Many of us grew up in an era when song lyrics were not nearly…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 You’re going to buy a Valentine’s Day card. You know you are. Here are tips about what the message inside should say … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 838 of The Daily Dirt. Attention all husbands and boyfriends. You know what’s just around the corner,…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 From the era before Meg Ryan had way too much plastic surgery, Bruce Willis had hair and Al Pacino wanted us to meet his little friends … welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 836 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The decade was known as The Big…
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As far as I know, no car thief has ever tried to jettison my 2007 Kia Sorento … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 835 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The most stolen vehicle in the United States? Well, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau and reported by Motor Trend magazine,…
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I’m not sure what is more impressive, Stewart’s ongoing success or the age range of his kids … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 834 of The Daily Dirt. 1. In yesterday’s Daily Dirt we celebrated the birth of Elvis Presley. Today, we honor another legend — Sir Rod Stewart. Stewart turns…
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You know how you can often remember exactly where you were, even what time of the day it was, when thinking back to the death of a famous person? There have been two persons I can say that about in my life — John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley. … Welcome to today’s three thoughts…
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I wonder who will be the first MLB player to make $100 million in a season? We all know it’s coming, probably sooner than later … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 832 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s no secret how salaries for pro sports stars have continued to escalate, with…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Jan. 6, 2023 The Beatles were all under 30 when they broke up, are we witnessing the beginning of the end of the Nick Saban Era at Alabama? — and so much more, just ahead … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 831 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Need…
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Pass the Pepto, please … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 830 of The Daily Dirt. 1. First of all, speed eating is dangerous. That aside, I think we’re all attracted to the accomplishments of such legendary consumers of food like Joey Chestnut, Eric “Badlands” Booker, Richard “The Locust” LeFevre, Carmen “Crazy…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Jan. 1, 2023 Tina Turner was the best female vocalist of our lifetime. There, I said it … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 826 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024. But before we begin sinking our teeth into this new 12-month period, let’s…
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“I would say once a week I catch my wife looking at me like, ‘I’m going to have to let you go.’” Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 825 of The Daily Dirt. 1. What’s the secret to a long and successful marriage? Personally, I have absolutely no idea. So I put together…
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We’ll get to today’s installment of Steve Eighinger’s deep thoughts momentarily, but first… Steve’s friends and family surprised the 70-year-old wonder with a little birthday bash at Tiramisu. Steve’s son, daughter and son-in-law hosted while the rest of us just showed up. Aside from the invasion of the Ohio people, Steve’s Quincy family was there…
Read Full Article DAILY DIRT for December 28, 2023 I think the last time I made an honest-to-goodness resolution for the coming year was in the 1980s, but hey, that’s just me … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 822 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s that time of the year when many of us…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023 But the final choice was not easy, thanks to a late plate that showed up over the weekend … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 820 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s official. BE A BETH won the Daily Dirt’s 2023 Great Plate Debate for the…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, Dec. 25, 2023 ‘Joyeux Noel,’ too!… Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 819 of The Daily Dirt. 1. In any language, the phrase “Merry Christmas” is a special greeting. Here’s how “Merry Christmas” sounds around the world today: 2. A loyal Daily Dirt reader dropped us a line with…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023 The worst job of the year is sewer cleaning, according to everyone … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 818 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The Merriam-Webster “Word of the Year” for 2023 is “authentic.” “We see in 2023 a kind of crisis of authenticity,” Merriam-Webster…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 One week left in 2023 competition, then we start all over again … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 817 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Almost, but not quite. We almost had a new No. 1 in The Great Plate Debate of 2023, but BE A…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 “Sugar Sugar” may have been the height of bubble gum pop music, but it was still a great song … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 817 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today we close the books on our tribute to the best songs of the…
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Big names like Aretha, Tommy James and the Supremes help anchor today’s top 10 … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 816 of The Daily Dirt. 1. In yesterday’s post, I said 1966 was one of my favorite years in this 1965-69 countdown of the best five years in pop music. That…
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There were lots of interesting songs and stories from this year, ranging from the Monkees to Steve Winwood to Levi Stubbs … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 815 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s day two of our countdown of the top songs from the best five years of pop music:…
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But “Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch” is not far behind … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 814 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Without question, my favorite period of pop music was 1965-69. Rock music was evolving from do-wop and other silliness, and disco was still a few years away. Today we start…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 If nothing else, we can thank the show for the “Eddie Haskell Syndrome” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 811 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Unquestionably, one of the classic sitcoms in TV history was “Leave it to Beaver”. As a wee lad, I rarely…
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