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bolanrox t1_iufzz8h wrote

Reply to comment by wowbobwow in TIL When soul legend Wilson Picket recorded his iconic version of "Mustang Sally," he & his band rushed to hear the playback. The tape machine broke, cutting the tape into 30-40 tiny pieces. The engineer Tom Dowd carefully spliced them all back together, & that's the famous album version by wowbobwow

Also they bolted the amps and mic stands to the ground so they couldn't be stolen. Another reason for the consistency. That and booker t and the mgs were fucking tight

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bolanrox t1_iu8iqaj wrote

Reply to comment by SteefD_NL in TIL Sting is credited with co-writing the Dire Strait's hit song 'Money For Nothing' without writing any of the lyrics. It's because of Sting's singing 'I want my MTV' used the melody from The Police's "Don't Stand So Close To Me" triggered a copyright credit. by shaka_sulu

Yep. They wanted someone who sounded like sting to sing that part. And an engineer said, you know sting is staying next door

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bolanrox t1_iu6274b wrote

Reply to comment by Mogradal in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

haha

i remember wondering why i got buzzed after like two beers the first time i had 90m min IPA (coming from bud or whatever cheap beer people had at parties usually).. heard about people not being able to stand after having 2 or 3 120 min not realizing the ABV..

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bolanrox t1_iu5tzsu wrote

Reply to comment by PoopMobile9000 in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

One woman saw the wagon trains, and the Moon landing.

another guy saw Lincoln get shot and talked about it on a TV show.

Biden was born closer to Lincolns inauguration than his own.

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bolanrox t1_iu5tf4x wrote

Reply to comment by capsaicinintheeyes in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

it was such a stupid idea.. we lost x amount money in taxes spending more than double/ triple that amount trying to enforce it, and made the Mob what it is/was

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bolanrox t1_iu5dv9l wrote

Reply to comment by PoopMobile9000 in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

for sure

Peter Capaldi saw Doctor Who when it first aired in 63 and in 2013(?) he was the Doctor.

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bolanrox t1_iu52uaj wrote

Reply to comment by brkh47 in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

its like Wyatt Earp.. WHen he died he was really known only for refereeing a boxing match everyone thought he was paid to fix.

He and his wife happened to live longer than most of this contemporaries and were friends with the Hollywood circles.. and Josie was a bull dog about white washing and expanding on his hisotry..

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bolanrox t1_iu0iio2 wrote

Reply to comment by ShalmaneserIII in TIL that the fragrance/perfume given as a gift to the Marquis de Lafayette by George Washington, is still produced by the same manufacturer today. The fragrance has been worn by Washington, John Quincy Adams, JFK, George Gershwin, and countless others. by mcmcplok

I like to think that the last thing that went through his mind, other than the bullet, was that he was wearing the same Cologne as Washington - Red.

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