raratt
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Neither did I, now that info will take the place of something important in my brain because it feeds my geekdom.
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too larry
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The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge
13 hrs ·
On August 10th, 1970 the trial of Jim Morrison officially started at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, FL. It was Case No. 69-2355 "State Of Florida vs. James Douglas Morrison". The trial which lasted until October made national news and many people, including Jim, the band members, and legal attorneys on both sides of the case felt it was a joke. But the judge for the case, Murray Goodman was determined to make an example out of Jim for political and financial reasons, and all efforts were made to convict him. On September 20th, Morrison was convicted with Open Profanity and Indecent Exposure, with the right to appeal, and given a 6 month prison sentence and $500 fine. Jim was released on bond pending his appeal, and said that he would appeal the case for as long as it takes.
Morrison decided to head to France after the trial. In February of 1971, Jim learned that French law said that he could not legally be extradited back to the U.S. to face the charges.
Jim never came back from Paris.
Did any of you follow this trial while it was going on 49 years ago?
13 hrs ·
On August 10th, 1970 the trial of Jim Morrison officially started at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, FL. It was Case No. 69-2355 "State Of Florida vs. James Douglas Morrison". The trial which lasted until October made national news and many people, including Jim, the band members, and legal attorneys on both sides of the case felt it was a joke. But the judge for the case, Murray Goodman was determined to make an example out of Jim for political and financial reasons, and all efforts were made to convict him. On September 20th, Morrison was convicted with Open Profanity and Indecent Exposure, with the right to appeal, and given a 6 month prison sentence and $500 fine. Jim was released on bond pending his appeal, and said that he would appeal the case for as long as it takes.
Morrison decided to head to France after the trial. In February of 1971, Jim learned that French law said that he could not legally be extradited back to the U.S. to face the charges.
Jim never came back from Paris.
Did any of you follow this trial while it was going on 49 years ago?
too larry
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The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge
13 hrs ·
Ten Years After released their 2nd LP "Undead" on Aug. 10th, 1968. A little over a year later, the band would play Woodstock and their appearance in the film of the festival, would secure them a place in Rock and Roll history.
This album, was a live recording of the band that was recorded at the small jazz club, Klooks Kleek, in London, May 1968, and released in August of that year.
The reason we mention this is the last track on side two of the record would be the song that they played in the Woodstock film titled "I'm Going Home".
How many of you were into TYA before you saw them in the Woodstock film or heard them on the soundtrack?
Happy 51st Birthday to Ten Years After's 2nd LP "Undead"!!
13 hrs ·
Ten Years After released their 2nd LP "Undead" on Aug. 10th, 1968. A little over a year later, the band would play Woodstock and their appearance in the film of the festival, would secure them a place in Rock and Roll history.
This album, was a live recording of the band that was recorded at the small jazz club, Klooks Kleek, in London, May 1968, and released in August of that year.
The reason we mention this is the last track on side two of the record would be the song that they played in the Woodstock film titled "I'm Going Home".
How many of you were into TYA before you saw them in the Woodstock film or heard them on the soundtrack?
Happy 51st Birthday to Ten Years After's 2nd LP "Undead"!!
too larry
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Things change over time. Well most of the time. Legends need not change.
A message from The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge.
BarnBuster
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Watts Riot Begins
More than 600 buildings were looted and 200 more damaged or destroyed by fires, causing some $40 million in property losses; in some places, whole blocks were destroyed.
"On this day in 1965 in the predominantly black Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, racial tension reaches a breaking point after two white policemen scuffle with a black motorist suspected of drunken driving. What should have been a routine traffic stop in South Central Los Angeles developed into one of the worst racial riots in American history. A crowd of spectators gathered near the corner of Avalon Boulevard and 116th Street to watch the arrest and soon grew angry by what they believed to be yet another incident of racially motivated abuse by the police. A riot soon began, spurred on by residents of Watts who were embittered after years of economic and political isolation. The rioters eventually ranged over a 50-square-mile area of South Central Los Angeles, looting stores, torching buildings, and beating whites as snipers fired at police and firefighters. Finally, with the assistance of thousands of National Guardsmen, order was restored on August 16.
More than 600 buildings were looted and 200 more damaged or destroyed by fires, causing some $40 million in property losses; in some places, whole blocks were destroyed.
In one of the largest deployments of aid to civil authority in American history up to that time, 12,758 California Guardsmen, drawn from two divisions (7,560 men from the 40th Armored and 5,198 from the 49th Infantry), were put on the streets to help restore order and protect people and property. Air Guard units from California and Arizona flew a total of 18 C-97 and five C-119 transport aircraft to airlift the 49th Division’s men from Northern California to the LA area. While a number of Guardsmen returned sniper fire, it remains unclear if any civilians were killed by the Guard
The five days of violence left 34 dead, 1,032 injured, nearly 4,000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed. The Watts riot was the worst urban riot in 20 years and foreshadowed the many rebellions to occur in ensuing years during the 1967 Detroit Riots, the Newark Riots, and other violence."
too larry
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I was only 4 when this happened, but the social unrest in the 60's and 70's was not visible from where I was until well into my teens. Even then it was so distant as to make almost no impact on my life.Watts Riot Begins"On this day in 1965 in the predominantly black Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, racial tension reaches a breaking point after two white policemen scuffle with a black motorist suspected of drunken driving. What should have been a routine traffic stop in South Central Los Angeles developed into one of the worst racial riots in American history. A crowd of spectators gathered near the corner of Avalon Boulevard and 116th Street to watch the arrest and soon grew angry by what they believed to be yet another incident of racially motivated abuse by the police. A riot soon began, spurred on by residents of Watts who were embittered after years of economic and political isolation. The rioters eventually ranged over a 50-square-mile area of South Central Los Angeles, looting stores, torching buildings, and beating whites as snipers fired at police and firefighters. Finally, with the assistance of thousands of National Guardsmen, order was restored on August 16.
More than 600 buildings were looted and 200 more damaged or destroyed by fires, causing some $40 million in property losses; in some places, whole blocks were destroyed.
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In one of the largest deployments of aid to civil authority in American history up to that time, 12,758 California Guardsmen, drawn from two divisions (7,560 men from the 40th Armored and 5,198 from the 49th Infantry), were put on the streets to help restore order and protect people and property. Air Guard units from California and Arizona flew a total of 18 C-97 and five C-119 transport aircraft to airlift the 49th Division’s men from Northern California to the LA area. While a number of Guardsmen returned sniper fire, it remains unclear if any civilians were killed by the Guard
The five days of violence left 34 dead, 1,032 injured, nearly 4,000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed. The Watts riot was the worst urban riot in 20 years and foreshadowed the many rebellions to occur in ensuing years during the 1967 Detroit Riots, the Newark Riots, and other violence."
too larry
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The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge
4 hrs ·
On Aug. 11th in 1964, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp shot a 16mm 40-minute film of The High Numbers performing at the Railway hotel in Wealdstone, north London in front of a packed Mod audience. The film, High Numbers', was lost for many years, but a six-minute segment with sound was discovered in 2002. Here, introduced by Richard Barnes, Pete's flatmate and the man who ran the Bluesday Club at the Railway, are The High Numbers performing Jessie Hill's 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo' followed by The Miracles' 'I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying'.
For those of you unfamiliar with "The High Numbers", they changed their name shortly after this. You will know them today as The Who.
4 hrs ·
On Aug. 11th in 1964, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp shot a 16mm 40-minute film of The High Numbers performing at the Railway hotel in Wealdstone, north London in front of a packed Mod audience. The film, High Numbers', was lost for many years, but a six-minute segment with sound was discovered in 2002. Here, introduced by Richard Barnes, Pete's flatmate and the man who ran the Bluesday Club at the Railway, are The High Numbers performing Jessie Hill's 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo' followed by The Miracles' 'I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying'.
For those of you unfamiliar with "The High Numbers", they changed their name shortly after this. You will know them today as The Who.
too larry
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It felt like we lost a personal friend to all of us. It was five year's ago today that Robin Williams left us.
RIP Robin. Wish there was something we could have done.
For those old enough, remember "Na nu Na nu"? For those younger friends of ours, what is your first memory of Robin?
RIP Robin. Wish there was something we could have done.
For those old enough, remember "Na nu Na nu"? For those younger friends of ours, what is your first memory of Robin?
BarnBuster
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I was in Washington DC in 1968 just after MLK was assassinated. They were looting an appliance store right across from the hotel I was staying at. We were up about 10 floors so had a bird's eye view of everything. Scary.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=33dc73e17f7a40e78fb725aa5d21ff29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Washington,_D.C._riots
lokie
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I met Robin in Happy Days Season 5 Episode 22, 02/28/1978It felt like we lost a personal friend to all of us. It was five year's ago today that Robin Williams left us.
RIP Robin. Wish there was something we could have done.
For those old enough, remember "Na nu Na nu"? For those younger friends of ours, what is your first memory of Robin?
"My Favorite Orkan" is the 23rd episode of the fifth season of the 1970s television sitcom Happy Days, making it the 110th episode overall. It is notable for occurring during the shark-jumping season of the sitcom's run, as well as introducing Robin Williams to a larger audience.
BarnBuster
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East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall
1961 – In an effort to stem the tide of refugees attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East Germany begins building the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin.
"Construction of the wall caused a short-term crisis in U.S.-Soviet bloc relations, and the wall itself came to symbolize the Cold War. Throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s, thousands of people from East Berlin crossed over into West Berlin to reunite with families and escape communist repression. In an effort to stop that outflow, the government of East Germany, on the night of August 12, 1961, began to seal off all points of entrance into West Berlin from East Berlin by stringing barbed wire and posting sentries. In the days and weeks to come, construction of a concrete block wall began, complete with sentry towers and minefields around it. The Berlin Wall succeeded in completely sealing off the two sections of Berlin. The U.S. government responded angrily. Commanders of U.S. troops in West Berlin even began to make plans to bulldoze the wall, but gave up on the idea when the Soviets moved armored units into position to protect it. The West German government was furious with America’s lack of action, but President John F. Kennedy believed that “A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war.” In an attempt to reassure the West Germans that the United States was not abandoning them, Kennedy traveled to the Berlin Wall in June 1963, and famously declared, “Ich bin ein Berliner!” (“I am a Berliner!”). Since the word “Berliner” was commonly referred to as a jelly doughnut throughout most of Germany, Kennedy’s improper use of German grammar was also translated as “I am a jelly doughnut.” However, due to the context of his speech, Kennedy’s intended meaning that he stood together with West Berlin in its rivalry with communist East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic was understood by the German people. In the years to come, the Berlin Wall became a physical symbol of the Cold War. The stark division between communist East Berlin and democratic West Berlin served as the subject for numerous editorials and speeches in the United States, while the Soviet bloc characterized the wall as a necessary protection against the degrading and immoral influences of decadent Western culture and capitalism.
During the lifetime of the wall, nearly 80 people were killed trying to escape from East to West Berlin. In late 1989, with communist governments falling throughout Eastern Europe, the Berlin Wall was finally opened and then demolished. For many observers, this action was the signal that the Cold War was finally coming to an end."
BarnBuster
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In the afternoon of August 14, Japanese radio announced that an Imperial Proclamation was soon to be made, accepting the terms of unconditional surrender drawn up at the Potsdam Conference. That proclamation had already been recorded by the emperor. The news did not go over well, as more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers stormed the Imperial Palace in an attempt to find the proclamation and prevent its being transmitted to the Allies. Soldiers still loyal to Emperor Hirohito repulsed the attackers.
That evening, General Anami, the member of the War Council most adamant against surrender, committed suicide. His reason: to atone for the Japanese army’s defeat, and to be spared having to hear his emperor speak the words of surrender."
BarnBuster
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"On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New Yorktown of Bethel.
Promoters John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang originally envisioned the festival as a way to raise funds to build a recording studio and rock-and-roll retreat near the town of Woodstock, New York. The longtime artists’ colony was already a home base for Bob Dylan and other musicians. Despite their relative inexperience, the young promoters managed to sign a roster of top acts, including the Jefferson Airplane, the Who, the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more. Plans for the festival were on the verge of foundering, however, after both Woodstock and the nearby town of Wallkill denied permission to hold the event. Dairy farmer Max Yasgur came to the rescue at the last minute, giving the promoters access to his 600 acres of land in Bethel, some 50 miles from Woodstock.
Early estimates of attendance increased from 50,000 to around 200,000, but by the time the gates opened on Friday, August 15, more than 400,000 people were clamoring to get in. Those without tickets simply walked through gaps in the fences, and the organizers were eventually forced to make the event free of charge. Folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens kicked off the event with a long set, and Joan Baez and Arlo Guthrie also performed on Friday night.
Though Woodstock had left its promoters nearly bankrupt, their ownership of the film and recording rights more than compensated for the losses after the release of a hit documentary film in 1970. Later music festivals inspired by Woodstock’s success failed to live up to its standard, and the festival still stands for many as a example of America’s 1960s youth counterculture at its best."
Laughing Grass
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Aladdin, loved Genie and Jasmine and watched that movie over and over when I was little. I think Jumanji was the first non animated movie I saw him in.It felt like we lost a personal friend to all of us. It was five year's ago today that Robin Williams left us.
RIP Robin. Wish there was something we could have done.
For those old enough, remember "Na nu Na nu"? For those younger friends of ours, what is your first memory of Robin?
Wait!, so those Elephants, Rhino's & gigantic mosquitoes were real?
~Hides head under the covers~
Is that where you keep your elephant gun?
Laughing Grass
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lol as far as I know Robin Williams wasn't animated in that movie.
too larry
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"On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New Yorktown of Bethel.
Promoters John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang originally envisioned the festival as a way to raise funds to build a recording studio and rock-and-roll retreat near the town of Woodstock, New York. The longtime artists’ colony was already a home base for Bob Dylan and other musicians. Despite their relative inexperience, the young promoters managed to sign a roster of top acts, including the Jefferson Airplane, the Who, the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more. Plans for the festival were on the verge of foundering, however, after both Woodstock and the nearby town of Wallkill denied permission to hold the event. Dairy farmer Max Yasgur came to the rescue at the last minute, giving the promoters access to his 600 acres of land in Bethel, some 50 miles from Woodstock.
Early estimates of attendance increased from 50,000 to around 200,000, but by the time the gates opened on Friday, August 15, more than 400,000 people were clamoring to get in. Those without tickets simply walked through gaps in the fences, and the organizers were eventually forced to make the event free of charge. Folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens kicked off the event with a long set, and Joan Baez and Arlo Guthrie also performed on Friday night.
Though Woodstock had left its promoters nearly bankrupt, their ownership of the film and recording rights more than compensated for the losses after the release of a hit documentary film in 1970. Later music festivals inspired by Woodstock’s success failed to live up to its standard, and the festival still stands for many as a example of America’s 1960s youth counterculture at its best."
too larry
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The College of Rock and Roll Knowledge
2 hrs ·
The Woodstock Festival started 50 years ago today at 5:07 EST when Richie Havens took the stage. He played for 1 hour and 53 minutes. He played every song he knew. He wasn't suppose to be the first performer, but because of the traffic problems, the other artist were having problems getting to the site. When Ritchie ran out of songs to sing, he improvised playing an old gospel song he knew. He came up with some lyric on the spot. It became one of his signature songs "Freedom".
When Richie started playing, there were still a lot of people not there yet. Here is what the crowd was like when he was playing.
In some ways it seems like a lifetime ago and in other ways, just a couple of years ago.
How many of you were (really) there and how many of you younger people can't wait for a time machine?
We are posting this at 5:07 EST, exactly 50 years from the time Mr. Havens started it.
2 hrs ·
The Woodstock Festival started 50 years ago today at 5:07 EST when Richie Havens took the stage. He played for 1 hour and 53 minutes. He played every song he knew. He wasn't suppose to be the first performer, but because of the traffic problems, the other artist were having problems getting to the site. When Ritchie ran out of songs to sing, he improvised playing an old gospel song he knew. He came up with some lyric on the spot. It became one of his signature songs "Freedom".
When Richie started playing, there were still a lot of people not there yet. Here is what the crowd was like when he was playing.
In some ways it seems like a lifetime ago and in other ways, just a couple of years ago.
How many of you were (really) there and how many of you younger people can't wait for a time machine?
We are posting this at 5:07 EST, exactly 50 years from the time Mr. Havens started it.