posted on 2.3.12

The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun”: the lost guitar solo

Here’s a video of Dhani Harrison (George Harrison’s son), longtime Beatles producer George Martin, and his son Giles Martin fiddling with controls in the studio and finding a guitar solo that never made it to the final version of the song. George Martin says, amazed, “I forgot the matter.”

I love stuff like this, especially from my all-time favorite band.

[via @joethepeacock]

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posted on 1.27.12 I FOUND ICE CUBES ‘GOOD DAY’

murkavenue:

CLUE 1:
     “went to short dogs house,
       they was watching Yo MTV
       RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
               Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
               Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
      ”The Lakers beat the Super 
       Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics:
      Nov 11 1988    114-103
      Nov 30 1988    110-106
      Apr    4 1989    115-97
      Apr  23 1989    121-117
      Jan  17 1990    100-90
      Feb  28 1990    112-107
      Mar  25 1990    116-94
      Apr  17  1990    102-101
      Jan  18  1991    105-96
      Mar  24  1991    113-96
      Apr  21  1991    103-100
      Jan  20  1992    116-110
CLUE 4:
Dates of those Laker wins over SuperSonics where it was a clear day with no Smog:
                Nov 30 1988
                Apr   4  1989
                Jan 18  1991
                Jan 20  1992
CLUE 5:
     “Got a beep from Kim, and
         she can fuck all night”
beepers weren’t adopted by mobile phone companies until the 1990s. Dates left where mobile beepers were availible to public:
                 Jan 18 1991
                 Jan 20 1992
CLUE 6:
Ice Cube starred in the film “Boyz in the hood” that released late Summer of 1991, but was being filmed mid-late 1990 early 1991 and Ice Cube was busy on set filming the movie Jan 18 1991 too busy to be lounging around the streets with no plans. Ladies and Gentlemen..

The ONLY day where:
Yo MTV Raps was on air
It was a clear and smogless day
Beepers were commercially sold
Lakers beat the SuperSonics
and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…
         
          JANUARY 20 1992
      National Good Day Day

-Donovan

This man deserves a Pulitzer.

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posted on 5.3.11 If you’re smart, you’ll stay in school — it really does pay off!

Last night, I went back to Hofstra (after graduating in December) for the induction ceremony for Phi Alpha Theta, a national honor society for history students. I figured I was just going to get a certificate, and that’d be that.

I did, indeed, get a nice certificate. But what I didn’t know was that I would also be receiving an award from the History Department: the Robert L. Payton Endowed Prize for Best Seminar Paper.

I was further unaware that the prize consisted of a check for $1,000. That’s pretty well endowed, all right.

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posted on 5.2.11
motherjones:

The view at Times Square, courtesy of the New York Times.

motherjones:

The view at Times Square, courtesy of the New York Times.

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posted on 5.2.11
octopuspatronus:

Well that speech was shorter than I thought…

octopuspatronus:

Well that speech was shorter than I thought…

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posted on 4.8.11 A peace offering to Kratos, website shows history of war in snazzy interactive fashion

killscreendaily:

An exemplar of pure dedication to military history or a love sacrifice to the God of War, Conflict History is exactly as it seems. (It’s Friday. We’re straightforward.) For Civilization nuts, this a perfect way to compare your plans of world domination to those of glorious yesterday. Scroll through the different wars and watch the bloodshed unfold.

As a history buff, this is fascinating and awesome. And kinda depressing.

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posted on 3.5.11

tazar:

kayfabe: In 1972, four years after playing his last game for the team, the…

kayfabe:

In 1972, four years after playing his last game for the team, the legendary Mickey Mantle was sent a letter by then-Vice-President of the New York Yankees, Bob Fishel, and asked to contribute to the Yankee Stadium’s forthcoming 50th anniversary celebrations. All Mickey had to do was fill in the enclosed survey and share details of his “outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium.”

Below is the letter, and Mantle’s surprising response.

I consider the following my outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium:

— I got a blow-job under the right field Bleachers, by the Yankee Bull pen. 

This event occurred on or about: (Give as much detail as you can)

— It was about the third or fourth inning. I had a pulled groin and couldn’t fuck at the time. She was a very nice girl and asked me what to do with the cum after I came in her mouth. I said don’t ask me, I’m no cock-sucker. 

Signed: Mickey Mantle, The All-American Boy

HERO.

What a man.

(Source: lettersofnote.com)

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posted on 2.24.11
candybeans:

sournurse:

thesameconspiracy:

mykicks:

“Dear Mike: Just because someone beats you in a toy lightsaber duel, doesn’t mean you have to cry about it.”

JoAnne, don’t go out in the backyard on July 31st. YOU ARE GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE.
Seriously, that was the year I was burned.

It is going to be OK. You’re not a freak. You’re not weird. You’re going to find amazing friends who will be there for you. You will fall in love. You won’t always feel so alone. Hang in there.

Get out of your mom’s house faster. Apply to Harvard. Play more video games, it’s going to come in handy.

Don’t let other people decide your career path for you. On that note, don’t fucking major in chemical engineering at Columbia. Switch from the engineering school to the college as soon as you can. Do what you love, not what you hope you’ll end up liking enough to tolerate as a career.

candybeans:

sournurse:

thesameconspiracy:

mykicks:

“Dear Mike: Just because someone beats you in a toy lightsaber duel, doesn’t mean you have to cry about it.”

JoAnne, don’t go out in the backyard on July 31st. YOU ARE GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE.

Seriously, that was the year I was burned.

It is going to be OK. You’re not a freak. You’re not weird. You’re going to find amazing friends who will be there for you. You will fall in love. You won’t always feel so alone. Hang in there.

Get out of your mom’s house faster. Apply to Harvard. Play more video games, it’s going to come in handy.

Don’t let other people decide your career path for you. On that note, don’t fucking major in chemical engineering at Columbia. Switch from the engineering school to the college as soon as you can. Do what you love, not what you hope you’ll end up liking enough to tolerate as a career.

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posted on 1.13.11
emilygilmorewillcutyou:




I’m not sure she could get more detestable at the moment if she tried.

emilygilmorewillcutyou:

I’m not sure she could get more detestable at the moment if she tried.

(Source: themorallycorruptfayeresnick)

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