Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back.
Escaping slaves used to throw balls of fried cornmeal out to distract the hound dogs from tracking them. The hound dogs would stop barking and start eating. This is where the word hush puppies came from.
–Your grandma wore very short mini skirts, thin panties, high boots, and no bra...
–She listened to Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, and Rolling Stones.
–She rode on motorcycles and fast cars.
–She smoked tobacco and other things...
–She drank gin-tonics, whiskey, and whatever...
–She came home at 4 am and left for work in the morning...
Know that you will never be as cool as your grandma.
Excuse me but someone had to say it!
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On this date in 1979, Fred Rogers talked with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno on the set of The Incredible Hulk, where he visited during a week of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood programs about superheroes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Linda Ronstadt (Stone Poneys, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, The Muppets, Aaron Neville, Nelson Riddle, many collaborations and sessions, solo) (77)
American musicians Emmylou Harris (left) and Linda Ronstadt, the latter dressed in a Cub Scout uniform, share a laugh as JD Souther plays an acoustic guitar beside them on a couch, Los Angeles, California, 1977.
Happy 77th birthday to singer LINDA RONSTADT. Born on July 15, 1946, she has earned twelve Grammy Awards, four Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards, three American Music Awards, and an Emmy.
Congratulations - Lily Gladstone for being the first Native Indigenous Blackfeet/Nimíipuu Female in its eighty one year history, to win the Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards for her role in "Killers of the Flower Moon!"
The powerful duo of Janis Joplin and Grace Slick captured in 1967 by the legendary lens of Jim Marshall. Two voices, two souls, that defined a generation and left an indelible mark on rock history
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This aircraft can carry a maximum payload of 52 t. It accommodates 145 troops in a single deck arrangement and 225 troops in double deck arrangement.
1938 Dymaxion! The Dymaxion car was designed by American inventor Buckminster Fuller during the Great Depression and featured prominently at Chicago's 1933/1934 World's Fair.
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“Be not discouraged black women of the world, but push forward, regardless of the lack of appreciation shown you.”
— Amy Jacques Garvey
In this 1956 episode of "I Love Lucy", Lucy admires the style of a Paris model. Ricky, not so much.
The model's name is Georgia Holt and she is Cher's mother.
Diahann Carroll and Sidney Poitier had a 9 year love affair. She publicly discussed it in her book. In 2015 there was also an article written about the affair. Here is an excerpt from the article: “Carroll claims that Poitier persuaded her to divorce her husband Monte Kay, and
Paul Simon and Carole King at an RCA Victor recording session as teens in 1959. Carole was a young writing prodigy and Paul was a session guitarist. The two first met as students at Kings College in New York City.