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  • G George K
    14 Jul 2024, 16:30

    In 1967, The Mamas and The Papas were forced to lip sync their hit song "California Dreamin" on The Ed Sullivan Show. They rebelled by making this obvious to viewers.

    Link to video

    "Singer Michelle Phillips took a banana on stage and ate half of it in a sign of protest. At the end of the song, she misplaced the microphone and continued singing in the said banana."

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    taiwan_girl
    wrote on 14 Jul 2024, 18:15 last edited by
    #1838

    @George-K Outfits are very "60ish" looking. LOL

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    • G George K
      14 Jul 2024, 16:30

      In 1967, The Mamas and The Papas were forced to lip sync their hit song "California Dreamin" on The Ed Sullivan Show. They rebelled by making this obvious to viewers.

      Link to video

      "Singer Michelle Phillips took a banana on stage and ate half of it in a sign of protest. At the end of the song, she misplaced the microphone and continued singing in the said banana."

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      Renauda
      wrote on 14 Jul 2024, 18:47 last edited by Renauda
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      @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

      In 1967, The Mamas and The Papas were forced to lip sync their hit song "California Dreamin" on The Ed Sullivan Show. They rebelled by making this obvious to viewers.

      Link to video

      "Singer Michelle Phillips took a banana on stage and ate half of it in a sign of protest. At the end of the song, she misplaced the microphone and continued singing in the said banana."

      So the story goes, the Grateful Dead was also in NY at the time and the Mamas and Papas had gotten together with Garcia and company for a friendly visit. The M & Ps expressed anxiety about their pending TV debut that evening. The Dead were their usual hospitable selves and offered their friends LSD to alleviate their concerns. The M & Ps were well into the psychedelic ozone when they floated on stage that evening.

      Might be just a story but then it might not. You decide.

      Elbows up!

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        Mik
        wrote on 15 Jul 2024, 00:57 last edited by
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        June 21 1955. Sam Gray, David Rutford and Fred Hallberg begin their cruise down the Mississippi river from Saint Paul Minnesota on a homemade raft. The raft was built of barrels and planks. Power for the propeller was provided by a 1939 Chevrolet they had paid $ 15 for. the car had 172,000 miles on it. The rear wheels of the car ran against another set of wheels which turned the propeller. The car's steering wheel turned the raft's rudder.
        In Saint Louis Missouri the men had a delay as the Chevy's valves needed to be ground. Outside of Memphis Tennessee a bearing on the propeller shaft burned out but the men were able to repair it with tools borrowed from a barge crew. The men ran low on food as they discovered a stowaway was eating their food. The stowaway was a rat. The men tried fishing for food but caught nothing the entire trip.
        Other problems encountered included mosquitoes, driftwood in the river and backwash from passing barges. On July 25 1955 the trio reached New Orleans. They planned to drive the Chevrolet back to Minnesota.
        Epilogue. The three men made it back to Saint Paul driving the Chevrolet in 49 hours. The car used five gallons of oil for the return drive.
        Photo Ramsey County Historical Society.

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        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • M Mik
          15 Jul 2024, 00:57

          June 21 1955. Sam Gray, David Rutford and Fred Hallberg begin their cruise down the Mississippi river from Saint Paul Minnesota on a homemade raft. The raft was built of barrels and planks. Power for the propeller was provided by a 1939 Chevrolet they had paid $ 15 for. the car had 172,000 miles on it. The rear wheels of the car ran against another set of wheels which turned the propeller. The car's steering wheel turned the raft's rudder.
          In Saint Louis Missouri the men had a delay as the Chevy's valves needed to be ground. Outside of Memphis Tennessee a bearing on the propeller shaft burned out but the men were able to repair it with tools borrowed from a barge crew. The men ran low on food as they discovered a stowaway was eating their food. The stowaway was a rat. The men tried fishing for food but caught nothing the entire trip.
          Other problems encountered included mosquitoes, driftwood in the river and backwash from passing barges. On July 25 1955 the trio reached New Orleans. They planned to drive the Chevrolet back to Minnesota.
          Epilogue. The three men made it back to Saint Paul driving the Chevrolet in 49 hours. The car used five gallons of oil for the return drive.
          Photo Ramsey County Historical Society.

          image.png

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          taiwan_girl
          wrote on 15 Jul 2024, 01:34 last edited by
          #1841

          @Mik Quite the trip!

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            Mik
            wrote on 15 Jul 2024, 01:39 last edited by
            #1842

            File that one under “it seemed like a good idea at the time”.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • M Mik
              15 Jul 2024, 01:39

              File that one under “it seemed like a good idea at the time”.

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              taiwan_girl
              wrote on 15 Jul 2024, 01:46 last edited by
              #1843

              @Mik 😂

              Maybe it involved that saying: "Alcohol - because no good story ever started with someone eating a salad!" 555

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                Mik
                wrote on 15 Jul 2024, 01:48 last edited by
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                True, dat. 😆

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  Copper
                  wrote on 18 Jul 2024, 14:11 last edited by
                  #1845

                  After almost 5 years playing golf at Cypress Creek, today I hit shot # 100,000.

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 20 Jul 2024, 02:58 last edited by
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                    The Great Lakes and St Lawrence river superimposed on a map of Europe.

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                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 20 Jul 2024, 03:23 last edited by
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                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 20 Jul 2024, 11:16 last edited by
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                        The QR Code was invented in 1994.

                        That’s 30 years ago. Before Microsoft launched Internet Explorer.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                        • C Copper
                          18 Jul 2024, 14:11

                          After almost 5 years playing golf at Cypress Creek, today I hit shot # 100,000.

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                          LuFins Dad
                          wrote on 20 Jul 2024, 11:58 last edited by LuFins Dad
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                          @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

                          After almost 5 years playing golf at Cypress Creek, today I hit shot # 100,000.

                          Nice… so let’s do the math, if you’re a bad golfer, that’s ~ 150 shots per round, or 650 rounds of golf.

                          If you’re a pro, that’s 80 shots per round or 1250 rounds of golf.

                          My guess is you are a very good amateur and shooting 100-110 per round. That’s 1000 rounds, or 200 per year. That’s damn near a full time hob…

                          The Brad

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                            Copper
                            wrote on 20 Jul 2024, 13:26 last edited by Copper
                            #1850
                            100,000 strokes in 1,165 rounds - Average 85.8
                            
                            19,072 strokes in 229 rounds the last 365 days - Average 83.3
                            
                            10,720 strokes in 129 rounds so far this year - Average  83.1
                            
                            2019   98 rounds
                            2020  233
                            2021  207
                            2022  258
                            2023  241
                            
                            Rounds by Day of Week
                            _________    Sun    Mon    Tue    Wed    Thu    Fri    Sat
                            Rounds        49    203    207    207    198    203     99
                            
                            Avg Score     89     85     85     85     85     85     91
                            
                            Max Score    105    108    101    108    111    103    104
                            Min Score     81     76     75     76     74     76     81
                            
                            Avg Hrs     3:25   2:13   2:05   2:10   2:09   2:12   3:17
                            
                            Max Hrs     5:04   3:30   2:50   3:00   3:40   3:00   5:26
                            Min Hrs     1:20   1:26   1:20   1:26   1:15   1:21   2:20
                            
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                              Horace
                              wrote on 20 Jul 2024, 21:55 last edited by
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                              Link to video

                              Education is extremely important.

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                                Mik
                                wrote on 20 Jul 2024, 22:27 last edited by Mik
                                #1852

                                How to make shadow puppets. From Modern Mechanix 1930. image.png

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 21 Jul 2024, 19:51 last edited by
                                  #1853

                                  e7da0093-8f00-41a1-b85f-a04d62e2f30c-image.png

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • C Copper
                                    20 Jul 2024, 13:26
                                    100,000 strokes in 1,165 rounds - Average 85.8
                                    
                                    19,072 strokes in 229 rounds the last 365 days - Average 83.3
                                    
                                    10,720 strokes in 129 rounds so far this year - Average  83.1
                                    
                                    2019   98 rounds
                                    2020  233
                                    2021  207
                                    2022  258
                                    2023  241
                                    
                                    Rounds by Day of Week
                                    _________    Sun    Mon    Tue    Wed    Thu    Fri    Sat
                                    Rounds        49    203    207    207    198    203     99
                                    
                                    Avg Score     89     85     85     85     85     85     91
                                    
                                    Max Score    105    108    101    108    111    103    104
                                    Min Score     81     76     75     76     74     76     81
                                    
                                    Avg Hrs     3:25   2:13   2:05   2:10   2:09   2:12   3:17
                                    
                                    Max Hrs     5:04   3:30   2:50   3:00   3:40   3:00   5:26
                                    Min Hrs     1:20   1:26   1:20   1:26   1:15   1:21   2:20
                                    
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                                    taiwan_girl
                                    wrote on 23 Jul 2024, 00:37 last edited by
                                    #1854

                                    @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

                                    100,000 strokes in 1,165 rounds - Average 85.8
                                    
                                    19,072 strokes in 229 rounds the last 365 days - Average 83.3
                                    
                                    10,720 strokes in 129 rounds so far this year - Average  83.1
                                    
                                    2019   98 rounds
                                    2020  233
                                    2021  207
                                    2022  258
                                    2023  241
                                    
                                    Rounds by Day of Week
                                    _________    Sun    Mon    Tue    Wed    Thu    Fri    Sat
                                    Rounds        49    203    207    207    198    203     99
                                    
                                    Avg Score     89     85     85     85     85     85     91
                                    
                                    Max Score    105    108    101    108    111    103    104
                                    Min Score     81     76     75     76     74     76     81
                                    
                                    Avg Hrs     3:25   2:13   2:05   2:10   2:09   2:12   3:17
                                    
                                    Max Hrs     5:04   3:30   2:50   3:00   3:40   3:00   5:26
                                    Min Hrs     1:20   1:26   1:20   1:26   1:15   1:21   2:20
                                    

                                    That is pretty cool!!!

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 23 Jul 2024, 18:45 last edited by
                                      #1855

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        taiwan_girl
                                        wrote on 27 Jul 2024, 15:19 last edited by
                                        #1856

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                                        Somehow I think that his vision and President Trumps vision of how to accomplish this have more differences than sameness.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 28 Jul 2024, 01:23 last edited by
                                          #1857

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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