Thursday – April 16th

An off-day for the Phillies.

Around the League

Former Phillie Curt Simmons pitched a 2-0 shutout over the Giants to give both teams identical 2-1 records. That put both teams one-half game behind the idle Phillies.

Pop Culture

The Rolling Stones released “The Rolling Stones” album, which sold more than 12,000,000 copies in the U.K.

An alternate version – England’s Newest Hit Makers – was released in the U.S. and signaled the beginning of the “British Invasion” in American pop culture.

Barry Bowe is also the author of Born to Be Wild and 21 Years.

21 Years follows the footsteps of Blacklist, Sons of Anarchy, Narcos, House of Cards, and Breaking Bad. If you like those shows, good chance you’ll like 21 Years. “Where’s Beth?” Available in all digital formats – $2.99 at Kindle – $1.77 at Smashwords.