We've covered A, 5, J, 12, F and 9, so there are 22 more letters in the alphabet to get to, and an infinite amount of number combinations, but for this week, Lanarama is brought to you by the letter R and the number 6!
And now some facts for you:
R may be referred to as the dog's letter (littera canina), as the Latin R was trilled so it sounds like a snarling dog. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Juliet's nurse in Act 2, scene 4, calls the letter R "the dog's name."
Regina was founded in 1882. It was the capital of the Northwest Territories from 1883 to 1905, when it became the capital of the newly created Saskatchewan.
Red hair is seen on the heads of only four percent of people. Most of these exist in the U.K., the Republic of Ireland, and Australia.
Some NMC 'R' bands: Rah Rah, The Red Light Sting, Royal City
There are 6 strings on a standard guitar, and six basic holes or keys on most woodwind instruments (e.g., pennywhistle, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon)
The game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon was created by 3 college students after reading an interview where Bacon said he has worked with everybody in Hollywood or someone who's worked with them.
666 is considered the Number of the Beast
The Original Six teams in the National Hockey League are Toronto, Chicago, Montreal, New York, Boston, and Detroit. They are the oldest remaining teams in the league, though not necessarily the first six; they comprised the entire league from 1942 to 1967.
NMC '6' Artists: 6, Les Six, Six Hearts
Coming up, Rich Aucoin, Radio Radio, Reverie Sound Revue, Radio Berlin and more!
