#oops missed a day
December 21 1913, Arthur Wynne’s “word-cross”, the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
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December 16 1775, Jane Austen was born.
English author of such classic novels as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma. Her widely read books became popular not only for their air of English countryside romance, but also for their social critique, irony, and realism.
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December 14 1962, Bob Dylan released his first single, Mixed Up Confusion.
Supposedly written in a cab on the way to the sessions, “Mixed-Up Confusion” failed to dent the charts and sank without a trace, ultimately making it one of Dylan’s most collectible records. “I’m not sure what I based it on,” Dylan says in the liner notes to Biograph. “It didn’t do anything, whatever it was supposed to do.” He goes on to dismiss the record saying “I didn’t arrange the session. It wasn’t my idea.” The song saw its way through 14 takes over three sessions. According to Clinton Heylin’s book Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions 1960-1994, Dylan stormed out of the studio during the third session.
