Tom Zaharek

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

A thread of lesser-known architectural wonders that we lost over the ages (and what happened to them)... 🧵

1. Old London Bridge - the longest inhabited bridge in Europe

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

This photo is 113 years old.

It was taken by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, an early pioneer of colour photography.

If you've ever wondered what the world used to look like, Prokudin-Gorsky's photos will show you...

[Beer Enjoyer @YungGiamatti]

Cowboy with the fitted brim?!

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

One masterpiece from each major movement of Western architecture - a thread 🧵

1. Classical Greek: The Erechtheion, the Acropolis of Athens, Greece (c.406 BC)

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In 1989, a Pink Floyd concert in Venice led to the unexpected resignation of the mayor and the entire city council within a week.

The city had organized a free concert to take place in Venice's historic square, which was planned to be broadcast on television in more than 12 countries. The city council defended their decision, claiming that Venice should be open to new trends, including rock music.

However, even before the concert began, residents voiced concerns that the vibrations from the music could potentially harm the ancient monuments. Venice's clock tower, dating back to 1499, and the bell tower for St. Mark's Basilica, under construction since the 9th century, were among the historic structures at risk.

The city square could only accommodate 7,450 people, which was far from enough for Pink Floyd's massive audience. In a gesture of goodwill, the band agreed to reduce the volume of their performance from 100 decibels to 60 and performed from a floating barge located 200 yards from the square.

Despite these efforts, around 200,000 people attended the concert, while Venice's entire population was only about 60,000. This resulted in 300 tons of garbage and 500 cubic meters of empty cans and bottles left behind. Because the city did not provide portable bathrooms, some concertgoers resorted to relieving themselves on the monuments and walls.

While most fans behaved appropriately, the outrage from locals was swift. Within a week of the concert, the entire city council had resigned.

[Rock and Roll Garage @rocknrollgarag1]

54 years ago, on October 16, 1969, Black Sabbath recorded their self-titled debut album on a single twelve-hour session. Which track is your favorite?

[gao @kohozuna]

first slamon match. ate shit. cried.

[⚙️𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕊𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙⚙️ @KittyOffRecord]

Could you imagine driving down the street and seeing the guy who screams at FNAF games absolutely *body* some crazy guy?

[Classic Rock In Pics @crockpics]

What do you think, is this correct?

[Mike Mayer @mikemayer22]

Mets prospect Jett Williams clobbered this baseball way over the green monster.

The 19-year-old had two hits on the night and now has a 1.003 OPS in 30 games for High-A Brooklyn.

He has more walks (28) than strikeouts (25) during that span.

[Creativity is Life @CEqualsIxPSqrd]

@samanthaivyyyy Art from @athletelogos

[Bilbo Baggins @Jbanklestankle1]

@HumansNoContext

[Bilbo Baggins @Jbanklestankle1]

@HumansNoContext

[MetsAvenue @MetsAvenue]

I’m typically a voice of positivity with some jokes sprinkled in, but this is by far the most heartless #Mets team I have ever watched. They just go through the motions without a care in the world. It’s truly tough to watch night after night, and the idiotic in-game decisions by Buck do not help, whether it’s over managing-type bullpen decisions or stupid pinch hitting decisions based on analytics. Enough is enough

[MetsAvenue @MetsAvenue]

Our DH is 3-for-his-last-36. Can’t run, can’t play defense, can’t play against LHP’s. I don’t care if he hit the ball hard his last at-bat, it’s time for the Vogelbach experiment to end and fill the roster spot with a capable MLB multi-tool player. Stop settling for mediocrity

[Danny Tanner @DannyTanner]

Wow ⁦@Walmart⁩ got their cereal game on LOCK 💯

[Julie Megill (aka Mama Megill ) @julsmegill]

Whoever is the tattoo artist this gentleman has used is truly an artist.https://t.co/HCBZbSX60l

[New York Mets @Mets]

You should’ve known better than to leave one up for Pete, @HowieRose 😂

[Tom Zaharek @TZaharek]

@ZackAttackP1 Gotta be paranoid, most known album of their whole career lol