A Hardy Bunch

Eleven members of the walking group were keen to go for a walk, even  though the temperature reached a high of +3C.  We did a street walk of 9 k's,.  The only photo I took was this one, where we are gathered around the sculpture of 'The Man and his Dog'.  Even Tussock (of Tussock Tales), was posing beautifully.  We had a very welcome cuppa at a local cafe before heading for home to our warm houses.

Blip 1959

Year 1959

NZ news

The Auckland Harbour bridge, 1020 metres in length was opened.
Billy Graham arrived for an 11 day crusade.  His meetings attracted huge crowds.  It is claimed that he preached to more than 300,000 people.
In the motor race in 1959 at Ardmore, an estimated crowd of 80,000 turned up to watch two of the greats of Formula One, Briton Stirling Moss, and Australian Jack Brabham.  Moss won, Brabham second, while Bruce McLaren, finished 3rd.
Chinese Gooseberry's name changed to 'kiwifruit'.
The Coastal trader MV Holmglen sinks near Timaru with the loss of 15 lives.

Famous NZers born in 1959

Eric Verdonk, rower  :  Robbie Deans, rugby player and coach  :  Brendon Bracewell, cricketer  :  Mark Inglis, mountaineer  

Pop songs in 1959

The Battle of New Orleans, Johnny Horton,  :  Personality, Lloyd Price  :  Dream Lover, Bobby Darin  :  The Three Bells, Browns  :  Come Softly to Me, Fleetwoods  :  Smoke gets in your Eyes, Platters  :  Charlie Brown, Coasters  

World news 1959
Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash.
US recognises Fidel Castro's Cuban government.
Some Like it Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon is released.
Lee Harvey Oswald arrives in Southampton, England
Ben Hur, premieres in New York City  (Best picture in 1960).

Famous people born in 1959

Simon Cowell, (57), Entrepreneur  :  Magic Johnson, (57), basketball player  :  Emma Thompson (58), movie actress  :  Mike Pence, (58), Politician  :  Sean Bean, (58), TV Actor  :  Marie Osmond, (57), TV Show Host  :  Fabio, (58) Model  :

That's it for today, stay warm, snow forecast for the next 2 days!!!