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Beefy: Who: The Reptile Palace Orchestra What: A concert of Balkan Lounge Funk and Bellydance-friendly world music that rocks Where: The Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave., Madison WI, USA When: Thursday, June 14, 8pm Why: Because we like you "Madison's Favorite Pan-Ethnic Ensemble" (Isthmus) presents an intimate evening of songs and amped-up musics from around the globe but centered particularly in the Macedonian area. Also represented: Turkey, Egypt, Greece and the Traditional Folkdance Material, as well as originals by the band. Instruments you will hear include but may not be limited to: electric violin, electric guitar, analog female voice, analog male voices, acoustic trumpet, acoustic saxophone, acoustic drumkit, electric indian tanpura, acoustic clarinet, and either an electric bass or violincello. The Reptiles have released 3 albums on Minneapolis - based Northside/Omnium Records, along with several of their own making. An all-folkdance record is in the works. http://www.reptilepalaceorchestra.com http://www.myspace.com/reptilepalaceorchestra Help the Reptiles out! Give this press release a bump on the Dailypage.com: http://www.thedailypage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22293 $5 at the door June 14 is the 165th day of the year. Fact of the Day: Flag Day A Presidential Proclamation (1335) was issued in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson declaring June 14 as "Flag Day," but it was not until 1949 that President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day. The idea started in 1885 when BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of "The Stars and Stripes") as "Flag Birthday." In 1983, the world's largest flag was displayed in Washington, D.C. The flag, which measured 411 feet by 210 feet, weighed 7 tons and each star measured 13 feet across. Holidays Feast day of St. Dogmael, Saints Valerius and Rufinus, and St. Methodius I of Constantinople. United States: Flag Day. Japan: Rice Planting Festival. Malawi: Freedom Day. Events 1642 - Massachusetts passed the first compulsory education law in the colonies. 1775 - The United States Army was established by the Continental Congress. 1777 - The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the nation's flag. 1789 - English Captain William Bligh and 18 others, cast adrift from the HMS Bounty seven weeks before, reached Timor, after traveling 4,000 miles in a small, open boat. 1834 - Isaac Fischer, Jr. of Vermont patented sandpaper. 1841 - The first Canadian parliament opened. 1846 - U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California. 1881 - The player piano was patented by John McTammany, Jr. of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1940 - German troops entered Paris during World War II. 1951 - The U.S. Census Bureau dedicated the UNIVAC, the world's first commercially produced electronic digital computer. 1954 - President Dwight Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. 1954 - Americans took part in the first nationwide civil defense test against atomic attack. 1982 - Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the Falkland Islands, ending the Falkland Islands War. Births 1811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist. 1820 - John Bartlett, American quotations compiler, editor. 1864 - Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist, pathologist. 1909 - Burl Ives (Icle Ivanhoe), American singer, actor. 1928 - Che Guevara, Argentinean communist revolutionary. 1946 - Donald Trump, American entrepreneur, real estate developer. 1961 - Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd), British pop singer-songwriter. 1969 - Steffi Graf, German tennis player. Deaths 1801 - Benedict Arnold, American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. 1946 - John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor who developed television. 1994 - Henry Mancini, American composer. thank you for your time and hope to slither with you there (06/08/07)

Suzy Y.K.W.: UPDATE the bios, for the love of GOD!!!! (01/23/08)