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The African Honking Goose could be a lead singer today.
All you need is autotune :/
The African Honking Goose could be a lead singer today.
Didn't know that.... I just Googled it and found "Peaches and Herb"
And John was known for being a jokester...In reality, Ringo replaced Pete Best because the former was recognized as one of the best drummers in the area. When Ringo left Rory and the Hurricanes, Rory Storm was quite unhappy to lose him. Check out Ringo here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWdqh2PPvTI And listen to what drumming legend Don Mulvaney has to say about Ringo's abilities as a drummer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AGPm_-DtEQ
True, but I was thinking about the Canadian electroclash artist. If you google her, be warned. All her songs are extremely NSFW.
Whenever I hear people talk about the common perception of Lincoln today, I tell them go look up what he really thought about the slaves and how he stomped on all kinds of rights at the time. I've had plenty of people come back and say, "I never realized that."Tell me about it. I live the PC bastion of the Puget Sound area of WA state. In many people's minds, I'm about as evil as a concentration camp guard simply by being born.
I like what my dad said once, along the lines of how impressed he was with the concept that "a bunch of farmers came this close to wiping out the largest Army on this side fo the world."
Ironically, when I went through ROTC to become an Army officer, it bugged me that I was joining a branch that fought the confederacy (Dad served in the USAF in the 50s because that branch didn't fight the Confederacy... HONEST!), but thought it cool that my ROTC unit actually had a battle streamer for fighting Union Forces late in the war.
I grew up doing civil war re-enacting, so the CSA flag doesn't carry the stigma to me it does for others. Mt late uncle told me as a kid about him talking with my great-great grandfather who'd fought with the CSA in the war and lived into the 1930s.
There only one true fifth Beatle: Stuart Sutcliffe. If George was the Quiet One, Stuart was the cool Beatle.
The African Honking Goose could be a lead singer today.
And John was known for being a jokester...In reality, Ringo replaced Pete Best because the former was recognized as one of the best drummers in the area. When Ringo left Rory and the Hurricanes, Rory Storm was quite unhappy to lose him. Check out Ringo here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWdqh2PPvTI And listen to what drumming legend Don Mulvaney has to say about Ringo's abilities as a drummer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AGPm_-DtEQ
True, but I was thinking about the Canadian electroclash artist. If you google her, be warned. All her songs are extremely NSFW.
I love her music! She may not be retro, but she's great to listen to while I exercise!
RD
...ETA: Part of Ringo's unique sound comes down to the fact that he is a let handed drummer, but he plays with his kit set up "right handed" - it's got to do with the placement of the snare, and the fact that while you right handers move clockwise, we sinister types tend to go anti-clockwise.
Funny, I thought this was about exploding myths, and how people often have a messed up concept of history. Funny how this reminds me of this:The Sesech talk that has been bandied about of late is disturbing, to say the least.
Still refighting that war.
Funny, I thought this was about exploding myths, and how people often have a messed up concept of history. Funny how this reminds me of this:
Homer Simpson: All right, here's your last question. What was the cause of the Civil War?
Apu: Actually, there were numerous causes. Aside from the obvious schism between the abolitionists and the anti-abolitionists, there were economic factors, both domestic and inter--
Homer: Wait, wait... just say slavery.
Apu: Slavery it is, sir.
The Simpsons, "Much Apu About Nothing"
Funny, I thought this was about exploding myths, and how people often have a messed up concept of history. Funny how this reminds me of this:
Homer Simpson: All right, here's your last question. What was the cause of the Civil War?
Apu: Actually, there were numerous causes. Aside from the obvious schism between the abolitionists and the anti-abolitionists, there were economic factors, both domestic and inter--
Homer: Wait, wait... just say slavery.
Apu: Slavery it is, sir.
The Simpsons, "Much Apu About Nothing"
Anybody got any topics from the 1920 to 1960 -ish period to bring up?
After the war Britain suffered a major economic slump and industrial relations took a noticeable downturn. The staple industries like steel, coal, shipbuilding and textiles were hit the hardest. Strikes increased dramatically from 1918, culminating in 85 million working days lost in 1921. As Chancellor, Winston Churchill insisted Britain tie its currency to the gold standard. Although this helped protect the assets of the wealthy, it made British exports more expensive and damaged staple industries further.
The response of many employers in these industries was to cut wages, lengthen working hours or lay off workers altogether. Understandably, this increased strike action. Although there were also plenty of other disputes, including major strikes on the docks and in the railway industry, the most significant was the General Strike of 1926.