09 09 09

Did you know that the sum of the two digits resulting from nine multiplied by any other single digit number will equal nine? Like 9x3=27, and 2+7=9. Or 9x4=36, and 3+6=9. You get the idea.

If you multiply nine by any two, three or four-digit number, the sums will also break down to nine. For example: 9x62 = 558; 5+5+8=18; 1+8=9. Or 9x137 = 1233; 1+2+3+3 = 9. Wow!

September 9 is mysteriously the 252nd day of the year (2 + 5 +2 = 9) OK, now I’m getting weirded out.

For more interesting stuff about 090909, check out www.livescience.com/culture/090909-2009-date-nines.html (I found the fun math stuff there because I suck at math and would not have thought of it on my own).

I do know a thing or 9 about music, and nines keep popping up.

The punk group 999 had great tune called “Homicide” www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMlpqOsc2BU

The Searchers gave us “Love Potion #9” www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rXhXLsNJL8

“Lucky Number Nine” was a nifty little ditty by The Moldy Peaches www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj_Fuu8TwvY

“Section 9” by Polyphonic Spree was featured on “Scrubs”.

“If Six Was Nine” by Hendrix was faithfully covered by Todd Rundren on his album Faithful.

“#9 Dream” by John Lennon is a great tune, is is the jaunty “One After 909” by his former group, the Beatles. Perhaps you’ve heard of them. They’ve been in the news a lot lately.

Trent Reznor liked the number 9 so much he named his band Nine Inch Nails. NIH released an album called “The Slip” which contains the musical offering “999,999” www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc5G7r3PUlM

Dickey Lee cried “9,999,999 Tears” www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TRgnBoeGpM

And the granddad of all songs containing the Number 9 is The Beatles’ “Revolution #9” that contains the  refrain…“number nine, number nine, number nine…” and which, when reversed, sounds like “Turn Me On Dead Man”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is7SQO6Ws0g&feature=related

News Flash: Paul is NOT dead.  He is still making compelling new music, like his 2008 collaboration with Youth & Fireman called Electric Arguments.  And he still plays Beatles songs with great vigor.

Today is 09-09-09.  Nothing mystical or cataclysmic has happened so far today.  We're finally getting a good soaking rain here in San Antonio, and that seems odd.  I forgot to bring an umbrella or a lunch today, which is very typical, and all the lines at the cafeterias in the building are miles long.  I'm hungry!!!!  Time to check out the vending machine.  No paper money in my wallet.  Anything in my front pockets??

Nine cents.