5K EVERY DAY – Day #363

(Opening clip — drum intro from “All I Want”)

On this date back in 1970,
Glen Phillips was born in Santa Barbara, California.

(Clip — “All I Want” Hook)

As the voice of Toad the Wet Sprocket,
he built a career on songs that never rushed
and never forced the moment.

(“Walk on the Ocean” Hook)

Their music was never about being the loudest band —
it was about being honest enough to last.

Quiet progress still counts.
Steady effort still adds up.

Day 363 — mark it down.

(Video Slide of Day #363)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I think the best things grow slowly.” — Glen Phillips

55th Birthday

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #362

(Opening clip — soft piano from “Ordinary People”)

Today is the birthday of John Legend.
A voice that never had to shout — it just told the truth.

(Hook from “Ordinary People”)

But today also belongs to someone who shaped generations without ever singing a note.

Stan Lee.

(Opener of Spider Man from TV Themes)

One used music.
The other used imagination.
Different lanes — same impact.

They both showed us:
build something honest…
and commit to it.

Today was Day 362 — done.

(Video Slide of Day #362)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don’t let some idiot talk you out of it.” — Stan Lee

Who would have been 103 today / as for John Legend – he’s a little younger – he’s 47

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #361

(Opening clip — classic Star Wars theme swell)

On this date back in 2016, we lost Carrie Fisher — forever known as Princess Leia.

(More classic Star Wars theme)

She wasn’t just Star Wars royalty.

She once appeared in a Kevin Smith film and refused a paycheck —
instead asking for two antique beaver chairs.

(Clip — Blink-182 “A New Hope” lyric)
🎵 “Princess Leia, where are you tonight…” 🎵

And yes — she even inspired one of my favorites, Blink-182.

Carrie Fisher proved you could be iconic and human.
Mythical and real.

So today, I kept it simple — I ran.

(Video Slide of Day #361)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Stay afraid, but do it anyway.” — Carrie Fisher

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #360

(Opening clip — “And on the cool check-in. Centerstage on the mic.” from “The New Style”)

On this date back in 1986, the Beastie Boys kicked off the Licensed to Ill tour with a show at The Ritz in New York City.

(More of “The New Style” — “And we puttin’ it on wax. It’s the new style.”)

At the time, they were loud, chaotic, and barely controllable.

By the time the tour ended?
Licensed to Ill became the first #1 rap album in America.

(Clip — “Brass Monkey”)

And somewhere along the way…
thousands of Volkswagen emblems disappeared —
fans stealing them to mimic Mike D’s signature look.

That’s momentum.
And that’s how streaks work —
one night,
one show,
one run at a time.

Today was Day 360.
I ran.

(Video Slide of Day #360)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You have to evolve — or you disappear.” — Mike D

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #359

(Opening clip — Weezer’s “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”)

Merry Christmas.
Happy Holidays.
Or, as I like to say — Make it a good day.
(flash the blue index card)

(Clip — Jimmy Buffett’s “Mele Kalikimaka”)

I’ll admit it — I believe in Santa.
I love the lights, the songs, just the ridiculous joy of it all.

And today would’ve also been Jimmy Buffett’s birthday.
If he were still here, he’d be turning 79.

(More “Mele Kalikimaka”)

Buffett lived like time was a gift — not a deadline.
You don’t squeeze the day.
You let it unfold.

That’s how today went.
Easy miles. Clear head.
One more mark on the calendar.

(Video Slide of Day #359)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.” – by Jimmy Buffett

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #358

(Opening clip — Stevie Nicks’ intro of “Silent Night”)

On this date back in 1818, a church choir in Austria introduced a brand-new song during Midnight Mass.

(Stevie Nicks vocal — “Silent Night… holy night”)

Stevie Nicks probably wasn’t there that night —
but “Silent Night” does turn 207 years old today.

(Stevie — “Sleep in heavenly peace”)

Two centuries later, it still does the same thing:
slows the world down and reminds you to breathe.

So before the noise of tomorrow,
I took a quiet moment —
and kept the 5K Every Day streak alive.

(Video Slide of Day #358)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Every day you wake up is another opportunity.” – by Stevie Nicks

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #357

(Opening clip — acoustic intro of “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town”)

On this date back in 1964, Eddie Vedder was born in Evanston, Illinois —
named Edward Louis Severson III.

(Clip — “Alive” opening riff)

But the name we know?
Vedder — taken from his mom’s maiden name.

A small change…
that became a whole new identity.

(Clip — “Animal”)

Pearl Jam never chased trends.
Eddie never chased shortcuts.
They built something real — on their own terms.

You don’t need to be who you started as —
you just need to keep becoming.

So today, I kept moving it all forward – I ran.

(Video Slide of Day #357)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I know I was born and I know that I’ll die. The in-between is mine.”
— Eddie Vedder

It’s actually a lyric from “I Am Mine”

Happy 61st!

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #356

(Opening clip — “Wrap Me Up” chorus)

That’s Jimmy Fallon —
who has his own Christmas channel on SiriusXM
and dropped a deluxe version of his holiday album this past November.

(More “Wrap Me Up” — Meghan’s verse)

One of my favorites from that album is “Wrap Me Up,”
featuring Meghan Trainor —
which feels especially appropriate…

(Quick hit — “All About That Bass” clip)

…because today also happens to be Meghan Trainor’s birthday.

And yeah — since it’s December 22nd,
I probably should be leaning all the way into Christmas music.

But honestly?
It is all about the bass and the good energy.

So I wrapped up Run #356 —
one more day, one more 5K, still moving.

(Video Slide of Day #356)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that things will work out.” — Meghan Trainor

Happy 32nd Birthday!

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #355

(Opening clip — iconic bell intro of “All I Want for Christmas Is You”)

It took 25 years in the making but something finally happened on this date back in 2019

(Clip — “I don’t want a lot for Christmas…”)

Mariah Carey’s
“All I Want for Christmas Is You”
hit #1 in America… for the first time.

It was released in 1994.

(Clip — big chorus hit)

Same song.
Same joy.
Just needed to be a little patient and wait for the right moment.

Not everything hits right away.
Some things grow quietly — year after year — or even day after day.

For 5K Every Day, Run number 355 is done.

(Video Slide of Day #355)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.” — Mariah Carey

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5K EVERY DAY – Day #354

(Opening clip — the unmistakable opening riff of Walk Like an Egyptian)

On this date back in 1986, The Bangles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time
with “Walk Like an Egyptian.”

(Clip — chorus / arm-walk moment)

It was playful.
It was weird.
But it completely took over #1 for seven weeks.

(Another song clip)

Sometimes progress doesn’t look serious.
It just looks consistent.

You keep showing up.
You keep moving forward.

For Day 354 — I did my part.

(Video Slide of Day #354)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“You have to be brave enough to be yourself.” — Susanna Hoffs

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