By this time retail had re-opened and people were starting to realize this pandemic wasn’t going to just vanish, like some idiot promised when it started.
The cases and deaths were multiplying fast and it was starting to look like it wasn’t going to be much of a fun summer.
Let’s look over our shoulders and take a look at what was happening on the blog a year ago on this week in May of 2020.
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Sunday May 24, 2020: Sunday Links: Revolver - Plus: MBIP Coming Attractions!
When push comes to shove, Revolver is my favorite Beatles album. This post features six links to articles about the iconic LP and a video to a Beatles press conference where Paul McCartney says they’re busy, “Writing songs about lesbians and prostitutes!” Ha ha ha!
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Monday May 26, 2020: Saturday Afternoon Curbside Pickup @ Lou’s Drive-In
I was starting to venture out a little bit and went and got a curbside meal at Lou’s Drive-In!
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Tuesday May 26, 2020: A Drive-By Booking - Curbside Service @ Lit. On Fire Used Books
I had bought a 100 dollar gift certificate from Lit. On Fire Used Books and I let owner Jessica pick out the books for me and I went and picked them up. It was fun to see what she chose and they were amazing books!
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Wednesday May 27, 2020: Bergner’s - Take Two: The Search For Demolition!
I went back to Bergner’s to search for signs of demolition, yes, I was obsessed!
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Thursday May 28, 2020: Thursday Minute Marty Meals - This Week: Cheesy Chili Mac - Plus: Women In Face Masks
I whipped up a delicious Cheesy Chili Mac casserole. I also got a complaint about posting women pictorials, so I agreed to add men for the next week.
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Friday May 29, 2020: Live, From My YouTube Channel, It’s The Marty Monologues - This Week: Rob Grill
A fun story about when I met Rob Grill from The Grass Roots.
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Saturday May 30, 2020: Sandwiches Of Peoria - This Week: A Burnt Ends Sandwich From Whitey’s BBQ In East Peoria
Sadly, Whitey’s is now closed. I’m not sure if the pandemic did them in, but the place is empty now.
Coronavirus Stats for the week of May 30, 2020: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in 5,817,385 reported cases and 362,705 deaths worldwide through May, 30, 2020, including 1,761,503 aggregated reported cases and 103,700 deaths in the United States.
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Toilet Paper Work-Out
A pandemic inspired work-out!
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Related Posts: 2020 Rear-View Mirror - Weeks: May 17, May 10, May 3, April 19, April 5th, March 29th, March 22, March 15th, March 8th, March 1st and February 23rd, 2020.