On this day in 1950 L. Ron Hubbard released Dianetics, thus giving birth to scientology. It filled a clear void in the self help section of book stores and threatened the establishment of the mental health community. Let's not forget that the lobotomy and electro-shock treatment were still being used to treat mental illness. Interesting concept by Mr. Hubbard, but he was a bit out there. His deciples took everything he wrote about and created with his "church" and have gone a little crazy. I wish I were rich one day to join that cult, er, religion.
One of the saddest days of my youth occurred on this day in 1998. I was getting ready to graduate high school, spring was in the air, I was still scarred of girls, and I was unemployed. On a lonely night spent by myself in my room I watched Saturday Night Live in horror when Jimmy Page took the stage with Puff Daddy and performed this festering turd:
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