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POPS12 Weirdest Things Ever Insured Whiskey company Cutty Sark was offering a $1.5 million prize for capturing the mythical Scottish lake inhabitant, the Loch Ness Monster, alive. They then took out home insurance against paying this prize, just in case someone actually did capture it alive. During the 1930s, then 13 year old Harvey Lowe insured his hands for $150,000, which was a large sum of money at the time. Harvey was the Yo-Yo World Champion of that era, having been playing since he was 12. He is still yo-yoing and filling up his current account to this day.
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POPSAn Album of Indian Gods The picture of the Goddess Kali was the inspiration for the famous Rolling Stones logo, designed by John Pasche in 1971. It was shown to the artist by Mick Jagger because he was looking for something similar. Of course the result was pretty different, but also wonderful. Thanks again to knslyr , for introducing this awesome blog to us months ago. Since then, it has become one of my favourites.
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POPS "Time" - "Time is on my side" The Rolling Stones ....'Cause I got the real love The kind that you need You'll come running back (said you would, baby) You'll come running back (I always said you would) You'll come running back, to me Yes time, time, time is on my side, yes it is Time, time, time is on my side, yes it is Oh, time, time, time is on my side, yes it is I said, time, time, time is on my side, yes it is Oh, time, time, time is on my side Yeah, time, time, time is on my side " El Salmón (Disc 1) (2000) Andrés Calamaro / The Rolling Stones .... Time is on my side
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POPSBo Diddley Dies In Florida At 79 Like B.B. King and other great blues and rhythm-and-blues artists, Diddley's first exposure to music came from church, in this case the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side. He learned to play the violin and the trombone. At age 12, Diddley took up the guitar after hearing John Lee Hooker's 1949 rhythm-and-blues hit, ``Boogie Chillen.'' ``Diddley claimed that playing the violin influenced his muted-string, choke-neck style of rhythm -- an early forerunner of funk that can be heard on songs like `Pretty Thing,''' the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame says in its official Bo Diddley biography.
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POPSInside Bob Dylan's Brain Very interesting stuff...........Go to the source eg., Artists He Plays Nine times: George Jones Eight times: Tom Waits, Dinah Washington Seven times: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Louis Armstrong, Van Morrison Six times: Buddy Johnson, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Louis Jordan, Muddy Waters, Porter Wagoner, The Rolling Stones
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POPS25 Best Opening Lyrics "What's with these homies dissin' my girl?" --Weezer's 'Buddy Holly' "A candy-colored clown they call the sandman tiptoes to my room every night" --Roy Orbison's 'In Dreams' "Oh, I just don't where to begin" --Elvis Costello's 'Accidents Will Happen' "Tommy used to work on the docks" --Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a Prayer' "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine" --Patti Smith's 'Gloria' "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!" --Carl Perkins' 'Blue Suede Shoes' "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" --Beck's 'Loser' "Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?" --The Carpenters' 'Close to You' "Well, she was just seventeen -- you know what I mean" --The Beatles' 'I Saw Her Standing There' "Hey, ho, let's go!" --The Ramones' 'Blitzkrieg Bop' "I was born in a cross-fire hurricane" --The Rolling Stones' 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' "She's a very kinky girl" --Rick James' 'Superfreak'
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POPSScorsese to Direct Bob Marley Biopic Martin Scorsese has announced he is working on a documentary of the life of reggae king Bob Marley. The film will debut on February 6, 2010, the date Marley would have turned 65 had he lived to see it.
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POPSMilitary history Podcast by by 15 years old boy I listen a lot to podcast, few remain for long time on my list, most are IT and technical, but I have others, one of them focus on military history/. I was amazed to learn recently the guy is 15!! Recommending the podcast and of course to listen to podcast. Its great way to get foscused content on subscription based, and you can listen wherever you are, uisng your PC, MP3, or Ipod. Enjoy
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POPSU2 News Their new single, Politicians Are Great Guys Once You Get To Know Them, comes out on July 4th, when the band play an intimate gig, beamed across America, before an audience of close friends in the White House. Excitingly, music legend Christina Aguileira shares singing duties on the single, while consumers who purchase U2' newest will also be treated to the revamping of an old favourite, "All-American Irishman", containing a spoken-word intro "rap" by British PM Gordon Brown.
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