# Is there something I'm missing about "Dayton, Ohio 1903" by Randy Newman? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337 "2012-01-31T20:44:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/1 "2012-01-31T20:44:44Z")
It seems like a [straightforward, nostalgic song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrTdiNkhnOc). Am I missing something? Many of his songs contain a sting in the tail but I can’t detect one in that song. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/2 "2012-01-31T20:48:14Z")
No sting. Just sweet. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/3 "2012-01-31T20:56:52Z")
OTOH, Dayton was the home of the Wright brothers, 1903 was when they first flew, and everything changed after that. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/4 "2012-01-31T20:59:06Z")
I always remember the date the Wright Brothers flew for the first time at Kitty Hawk, 12/12/03, because exactly one year later my grandmother was born. And she’s still with us! One hundred seven years and counting! ---
**Author:** ![banjoDavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@banjoDavid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/banjoDavid)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/5 "2012-01-31T21:15:24Z")
An Evening with George Burns. Randy Newman is playing piano for him, it’s wonderful. David ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/6 "2012-02-01T07:33:38Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > And she’s still with us! One hundred seven years and counting! Wonderful! A belated Happy Birthday to her… ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/7 "2012-02-01T07:46:13Z")
A belated 108th and a really belated 107th birthday to her, since she would have to be 108 (or maybe even 109). ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/8 "2012-02-01T09:48:41Z")
Never mind about the 108th birthday. I misread Baker’s post. She was born in 1904. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/9 "2012-02-01T10:04:20Z")
Baker, give her our best. All that has changed since then is astounding. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-dayton-ohio-1903-by-randy-newman/611337/10 "2012-02-03T15:35:51Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I always remember the date the Wright Brothers flew for the first time at Kitty Hawk, 12/12/03, because exactly one year later my grandmother was born. The Wright Brothers first flight was the 17th.