Posted on Jun 10, 2019
Steely Dan - Black Cow (Song & Lyrics)
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Actually I could really go for a root beer float today ! Now for another obscure national holiday !
NATIONAL BLACK COW DAY
National Black Cow Day is observed each year on June 10. Are you in the mood for ice cream? We are all familiar with the Root Beer Float but did you know that it is also called the Black Cow?
A Black Cow was originally made with root beer and vanilla ice cream. Now it is sometimes made with root beer and chocolate ice cream or cola and vanilla ice cream.
Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, gets the credit for inventing the Black Cow way back in August of 1893.
One night, as Wisner, owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, was staring out the window and thinking about the line of soda waters that was producing for the citizens of Cripple Creek, he came upon an idea. The full moon that night that was shining on the snow-capped Cow Mountain reminded him of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. He hurried back to his bar and added a spoonful of the creamy vanilla goodness to the children’s favorite flavor of soda, Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. When he tasted it, he knew he had a hit. Sure enough, he did!
Wisner named the new creation, Black Cow Mountain but the local children shortened the name to Black Cow.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Sit back, relax and enjoy a Black Cow! Use #BlackCowDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
We were unable to find the creator of National Black Cow Day! Probably having to make too many of them.
NATIONAL BLACK COW DAY
National Black Cow Day is observed each year on June 10. Are you in the mood for ice cream? We are all familiar with the Root Beer Float but did you know that it is also called the Black Cow?
A Black Cow was originally made with root beer and vanilla ice cream. Now it is sometimes made with root beer and chocolate ice cream or cola and vanilla ice cream.
Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, gets the credit for inventing the Black Cow way back in August of 1893.
One night, as Wisner, owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, was staring out the window and thinking about the line of soda waters that was producing for the citizens of Cripple Creek, he came upon an idea. The full moon that night that was shining on the snow-capped Cow Mountain reminded him of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. He hurried back to his bar and added a spoonful of the creamy vanilla goodness to the children’s favorite flavor of soda, Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. When he tasted it, he knew he had a hit. Sure enough, he did!
Wisner named the new creation, Black Cow Mountain but the local children shortened the name to Black Cow.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Sit back, relax and enjoy a Black Cow! Use #BlackCowDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
We were unable to find the creator of National Black Cow Day! Probably having to make too many of them.
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surreal bovine choreography. No cows were harmed during the making of this video, though their future prospects probably aren't as optimistic. music is avail...
Good day, my friend SGT John " Mac " McConnell and thank for making us aware that today is National Black Cow Day.
How now brown cow and white cow? I expect they would be saddened at being excluded but they are most likely chewing on their cuds :-)
On the other-hand the line-back AKA skunk cows have a couple legs in this game :-)
Images:
1. line-back cow
2. Chapel Hill Farms Lineback cows.
3. Skunk Cow picture taken by my darling wife, last year.
cows & cows & cows
"No cows were harmed during the making of this video, though their future prospects probably aren't as optimistic."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavUpD_IjVY
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSG William Jones SSG Diane R. SGT James Murphy SP5 Jeannie Carle SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
How now brown cow and white cow? I expect they would be saddened at being excluded but they are most likely chewing on their cuds :-)
On the other-hand the line-back AKA skunk cows have a couple legs in this game :-)
Images:
1. line-back cow
2. Chapel Hill Farms Lineback cows.
3. Skunk Cow picture taken by my darling wife, last year.
cows & cows & cows
"No cows were harmed during the making of this video, though their future prospects probably aren't as optimistic."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavUpD_IjVY
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSG William Jones SSG Diane R. SGT James Murphy SP5 Jeannie Carle SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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SP5 Jeannie Carle
PO3 Bob McCord - I saw what you did there! LOL I'd love to see a skunk-cow - had never heard of them
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LTC Stephen F. - Soooo - what would be the chances of obtaining a hide? THAT would be an interesting conversation piece on the back of the couch! LOL That video - someone had WAY too much time on his/her hands LOL
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
What a great bovine beat LTC Stephen F. . What a day for that big black cow !
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Another new one on me. I have ice cream every night, guess I will have to try Black Cow.
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