On New Year’s Day 1984, Mr. T released a 50‑minute motivational home video “Be Somebody…or Be Somebody’s Fool!”. One of its segments was the now‑famous rap number titled “Treat Your Mother Right”.
Only one chance in this lifetime…
Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him.
I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.
Imagine continuing on the 2 Fwy north of Glendale & reaching Antelope Valley in 20 minutes.
A tunnel route for cars AND rail under the San Gabriels was proposed in the '60s but woulda cost $10 billion (in today's $'s). It was also billed as an escape route if Russians attacked.
Universal Amphitheatre was demo'd for the Harry Potter section in 2013.
But who remembers when the amphitheater was an OUTDOOR venue before they converted it to an arena? Never caught a show outside, but heard it was great. This screen shot is from a "Columbo" episode!
Rolling Stone Magazine: ''Prince is an average guitar player.'' Prince: "Hold my beer...''
George Harrison poured his heart into writing it.
Eric Clapton gave it that unforgettable solo.
And then Prince stepped up and played it like the song was his own soul crying through the guitar.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Tribute to George Harrison
That time when RTD (now MTA) bus drivers used to practice-drive in the LA River... and LA City Council gave serious consideration to converting portions of the LA River to a "seasonal freeway" open to all vehicles during non-rainy months.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Today missed being Easter by 22 minutes.
Gregorian Calendar’s definition: First Sunday after the first Full Moon after the March Equinox. If the Full Moon had occurred 22 mins earlier, landing yesterday (GMT), then today would have been that first Sunday.