“Participants build the outhouses out of wood and are required to have toilet, a loo roll, and a competitor inside equipped with a helmet.” It’s that time of year. So let’s head to Conconully, Washington for the outhouse races.

+ On this day in 1975, Barry Manilow’s scored his first number one single with Mandy. And she came and she gave without taking. Very shortly thereafter, I joined the BMIFC. (The Barry Manilow International Fan Club for those not in the know.)

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