On this day in history.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Justin Apricot (whateves) is a hero of mine.

1981 Pulp recorded their John Peel Show session for BNC Radio 1
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What the rabid blip is the kid on the left holding?

 

[Andy_Ross]

No idea. He's Wayne Furniss their original drummer.
He left after the first album.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Mom wouldn't let him stay up that late?

 

[PitPat]

1941: Martha Stewart, American lifestyle expert, author, and television personality was born

Thanks to her, we now know how to fit our rugs with the curvature of the earth.

 

[PitPat]

Born this day in 1961 was Barack Obama, a lawyer and Democratic politician who represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate (2005–08) before becoming the first African American president of the United States (2009–17).

Ah the good old days, seems like forever ago.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Born on this day in 1930, Neil Armstrong, first man from The Moon.

 

[PitPat]

1864 Battle of Mobile Bay won by the Union Navy, led by Rear Admiral David Farragut with the cry "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"


Inspiring a great album by Tom Petty.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Remember that a torpedo back then was another name for a mine. It wasn't a self propelled underwater missile.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Born on this day in 1928,
Artist Andy Warhol.

 

[PitPat]

1965 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities

Putting an end to racism once and for all.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Remember that a torpedo back then was another name for a mine. It wasn't a self propelled underwater missile.

Bimbo!

Or something like that...

 

[GlennB]

Born on this day in 1928,
Artist Andy Warhol.

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I saw that and immediately thought "Michael Heseltine"

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[Steve]

Hiroshima.

 

[Andy_Ross]

I saw that and immediately thought "Michael Heseltine"

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Is it?

Oops!

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Got ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ yesterday. And the day before. Vietnamese Army Navy Captain came by to give me the DNA results for his grandfather. The wives ran for it. I mean they went shopping. Smart ladies. We scared the neighbors' Rotties. Smarter than they look, they ran and hid.

 

[Trebuchet]

Hiroshima.

Which resulted in my parents getting married in s hurry the next day, as Dad was in the Navy and all ships were ordered to sea.
No, not that kind of hurry, it was three years before I came along.

 

[Darat]

1941: Martha Stewart, American lifestyle expert, author, and television personality was born

Thanks to her, we now know how to fit our rugs with the curvature of the earth.

And I understand she gives great advice on tax law to inmates.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

And I understand she gives great advice on tax law to inmates.

You heard wrong. Supremes have called that 'cruel and unusual punishment.'

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

You heard wrong. Supremes have called that 'cruel and unusual punishment.'

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

What he said.