Wednesday, December 9, 2009

2010 Pierce Dollar Coin

Franklin Pierce Dollar
Designer: Susan Gamble
Engraver: Charles Vickers

The US Mint has released the 2010 Presidential Dollar Coin designs. Three of the biggest losers in Presidential history--Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan--will be featured, along with perennial favorite, Abraham Lincoln.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Ain't Nothin' Funny 'Bout the Death of Franklin Pierce

In a stunning turn of events, yet another song about Franklin Pierce has been unleashed on an unsuspecting public, complete with the lamest--and possibly the only--tenor guitar guitar solo ever performed. As evidence, ladies and gentlemen, I submit this video of The Two Man Gentlemen Band at the Brass Heart Inn in Chocorua, NH on November 21, 2009.