On this date in 2000, Carlos Santana somehow managed to win eight Grammy awards for his album Supernatural, tying the record Michael Jackson’s Thriller set in 1983. One day I’ll teach Rylee everything I know about music, and explain to her that once upon a time, long before 2000, the Grammy Awards actually meant something.
On another musical note, the first Juno Awards (actually called the Gold Leaf Awards until being renamed the following year) were given out on Feb. 23, 1970, in Toronto. Among the winners was a young Gordon Lightfoot – who, as you might recall, didn't die this past week.
As my niece comes into the world, Vancouver is in the middle of hosting the Winter Olympics. On Feb. 23, 1988, the previous Canadian-hosted Olympics opened in Calgary. Below is a clip from the closing ceremonies of those Games. Don’t be scared, Rylee – believe it or not, this is what people looked like in 1988.
Finally, the Tootsie Roll was introduced to the world on Feb. 23, 1896. As chewy and difficult to eat as they were, it would be another 35 years before Tootsie Roll Industries decided to take things to the next level by encasing the candy in the tooth-shattering shell of a Tootsie Pop.
