With a few red lights, a few old beds
We made a place to sweat
No matter what, we get out of this
I know, I know we’ll never forget
Deep Purple emerged in 1968 as one of the pioneering forces of what would soon be labeled hard rock and heavy metal, although their earliest recordings reflected a far broader and more experimental musical identity. The band was formed in Hertford under the initial name Roundabout,
Four more losses to reflect on here in April of 2026…
These guys were a popular puppeteer and TV producer known for shows including H.R. Pufnstuf; an actor known of TV and Movies such as Batman Begins; a celebrated country music songwriter known for hits such as “The Gambler; and a radio and tv personality known for his gardening know how.
One of the most vivid and influential personalities in the formative years of the Carolina shag.
Malcolm Ray “Chicken” Hicks, born November 27, 1925, in Durham, became one of the most vivid and influential personalities in the formative years of the Carolina shag, a dance style that developed along the coastal communities of the Carolinas in the mid-twentieth century. Raised in Durham, particularly in and around the Hayti district, Hicks was exposed at an early age to African American music and dance traditions, including the jitterbug, which deeply shaped his
The terms anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used when designating years in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
The designation BC, meaning “Before Christ,” is a calendrical term used in the traditional Western dating system to identify years that precede the estimated birth year of Jesus Christ. It developed within the context of early Christian Europe,
An American barber and businessowner in Seligman, Arizona who has been dubbed the “guardian angel” of U.S. Route 66. He is the main founder of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona.
The figure popularly known as “The Angel of Route 66” is Angel Delgadillo, an Arizona barber and businessman whose tireless advocacy helped save America’s most famous highway from fading into obscurity after it was bypassed by the modern interstate system. Born April 19, 1927, in the small town of Seligman, Arizona, Delgadillo grew up along U.S. Route 66 during the road’s golden age,
It is according to where you are from, but go ahead and celebrate either way on Tue, Apr 14, 2026, National Pecan Day!
The question of whether the word pecan is pronounced “puh-KAHN” or “pee-can” has been debated across the United States for generations, and the truth is that both pronunciations are widely used and considered correct. The word refers to the nut of the tree scientifically known as Carya illinoinensis, commonly called the Pecan, a species native to North America
A long line of folk and blues songs that trace their origins to the American South and to the agricultural crisis caused by the boll weevil insect.
I’ve always loved music. Later in life I would make playlists on Cassette, CD’s and now on thumbdrives. With these posts I’ll reminisce about some of my all-time favorite songs.
An everyday English phrase used to describe something that gradually diminishes, weakens, or comes to an end.
The expression “peter out” is an everyday English phrase used to describe something that gradually diminishes, weakens, or comes to an end, often in a slow and unimpressive way. A conversation might peter out when no one has anything more
A large inland lake located in the desert of southeastern California within the low-lying Salton Trough.
The Salton Sea is one of the most unusual geographic features in the United States, a large inland lake located in the desert of southeastern California within the low-lying Salton Trough. Today it appears to be a natural lake, but in reality it was accidentally created in 1905 when floodwaters from the Colorado River broke through
For here, am I sitting in a tin can
Far, above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do
David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, England, into a working-class family whose modest circumstances belied the creative intensity that would define his life. His father, Haywood Stenton Jones, worked in promotions for a children’s charity, while his mother, Margaret Mary Burns,
