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[FeelGoodThoughts @feelgoodtale]

George Harrison stands at the gates of Friar Park,staring at what most people would call a disaster.

The Victorian mansion is decaying. Grass grows through the floors. The once-famous gardens are wild and overrun. Greenhouses have collapsed. Grottoes are buried. Paths have vanished under decades of neglect.

He’s 27. The Beatles have just broken up. He could go anywhere. Do anything. The world is waiting for his next move.

Instead, he buys the ruin and starts digging.

Not as a hobby. As a way of life.
He hires ten gardeners and works beside them from dawn until midnight, hands in the soil. His sister-in-law sees the place and asks what he’s thinking. George doesn’t explain. He just keeps working.

His son Dhani grows up watching his father gardening by moonlight, squinting in the dark because the shadows hide the imperfections that bothered him during the day. The music industry keeps calling — albums, tours, interviews. More George Harrison, the Beatle.
George wants to plant trees.
Friar Park isn’t just a garden. It’s a strange Victorian dream: caves, tunnels, a four-acre Alpine rock garden topped with a miniature Matterhorn, and gnomes everywhere. He even photographs himself among them for All Things Must Pass — then goes back to pruning.

When a nursery owner mentions slow sales, George buys one of everything. When someone offers 800 types of maple trees, he takes them all. His wife Olivia remembers him saying, “It’s not my garden, Liv.” He saw himself as a caretaker. The garden didn’t belong to him — he belonged to it.

By 1980, he publishes his autobiography and dedicates it “to gardeners everywhere.” He writes that he’s simple. He doesn’t want the business full-time. He’s a gardener. He plants flowers and watches them grow.

Journalists visit and call it un-rock-star-like. George doesn’t mind. He’s lived Beatlemania, stadium screams, cultural revolutions. Compared to restoring hedges, it felt empty.
After John Lennon’s murder, the gates close for good. George and Olivia keep working — not for visitors, but for the work itself.

He dies in 2001. Today, the gardens are considered masterpieces of Victorian landscaping. Olivia still tends them. The estate remains private.

George Harrison chose dirt under his fingernails over applause.

And in that choice, he found something stadiums never gave him.

Freedom.

[ElaineStark. @ElaineSstark]

En 1984, una pareja celebraba su boda en Polonia cuando cinco hombres de pelo largo entraron sin invitación y terminaron tocando con los instrumentos de la orquesta.

Eran los integrantes de IRON MAIDEN.

Pero lo más increíble es que aquella noche no tocaron ni una de sus canciones.

La banda se encontraba de gira por Polonia, todavía bajo el régimen comunista, cuando sus integrantes terminaron en el club Adria, en la ciudad de Poznań, donde se estaba celebrando una boda.

Al principio solo querían tomar unas copas. Pero cuando vieron que había músicos tocando en directo, se les ocurrió una idea: pedirles prestados los instrumentos y subir al escenario.

Los músicos de la fiesta aceptaron, aunque el baterista estaba especialmente preocupado por lo que aquellos desconocidos pudieran hacerle a su equipo.

Y entonces ocurrió algo que parecía imposible.

Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris y sus compañeros comenzaron a tocar "Smoke on the Water", de Deep Purple, y "Tush", de ZZ Top.

Lo más divertido es que no interpretaron ninguna canción de Iron Maiden.

Bruce Dickinson recordaría años después que ni siquiera estaba seguro de que los invitados supieran quiénes eran aquellos músicos que habían aparecido de repente en su celebración.

Pero hay un detalle que hace esta historia todavía mejor: todo quedó grabado.

Parte de aquella actuación terminó apareciendo en el documental Behind the Iron Curtain, que registró la histórica gira de Iron Maiden por Europa del Este en 1984.

Y pensar que, mientras miles de seguidores pagaban por ver a Iron Maiden en concierto, unos novios polacos terminaron teniendo a la banda tocando gratis en su boda.

Hay parejas que contratan una orquesta para su boda. Y hay otras que, sin saberlo, terminan con Iron Maiden tocando canciones de Deep Purple.

[Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 @sikorskiradek]

@RepLuna @POTUS @SecRubio Madam, as a neighbour of both Ukraine and Russia, we would be delighted to support @POTUS in peace negotiations. Please note, however, that to get to a deal pressure should be put on the aggressor and not on the victim of aggression.

[Ivan Bartoš @PiratIvanBartos]

Pane Půre, myslíte ty, co si v civilním zaměstnání vydělají víc než jako politici, nebo který třeba 10 let pracujou pro piráty při práci a pak jsou zvolený někam do zastupitelstva? Nebo jakože u všech stran je běžný když jsou zvolený že berou odměny ve smyslu mandátu, ale u Pirátů je to špatně? Nám lidi napojený na Čínu a Rusko ani český mafoši a fosilní oligarchové kampaně nesponzorují ani neplatíme Půry s DataRunem za agenda setting. Hele, obsese se dá léčit. 😉A že zrovna “hybridní novinař” spíše o slušném zaměstnání. PS jedná se normálně o fundraising na transparentní účet na odbornou práci a její marketing. Stačilo napsat, že s vama nemáme počítat :-)

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I don’t believe the volume of diesel Russia will export will affect the price. Moreover, we see that they can export from 300,000 to 500,000 tons a month today. Meanwhile, global consumption stands at 120 million tons a month. What kind of impact can that have? I don’t think it would have any. If some people think otherwise, so be it.

So I believe there are entirely different reasons behind these actions. If this is the approach, then why isn’t America making a “diesel deal” with Ukraine? Let Ukraine propose a “diesel deal.” We do have influence over whether these ships can sail or not, whether these refineries can operate or not. If that’s the case, then let’s do it.

Electricity is what matters to us. That’s clear. If we can be guaranteed protection for our power system, then we will not strike Russia’s diesel infrastructure in response. Electricity is first and foremost about helping people – keeping their lights on. It also means helping Europe. Everyone knows that we are connected to the European power grid. And if our energy infrastructure is not being destroyed, we can help some countries that are facing shortages by supplying them with cheaper electricity.

So, yes, let’s sign a corresponding “diesel deal” with the President of the United States.

From remarks at the Warsaw Security Forum. (1)

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

Remember, all of this is happening because Donald Trump is a pedophile who raped kids with Jeffrey Epstein.

[Frank Mitman @frankdpi]

Donald Trump could give Putin a blow job on Fox News and every Republican Representative would praise his technique and his diplomacy.

[Kostya K @Kostiantyn1024]

A math problem for fifth graders.

Two ships traveling from Romania (a NATO member) to Turkey (a NATO member) and, conversely, from Turkey (a NATO member) to Romania (a NATO member) were attacked in the exclusive economic zone of Bulgaria (a NATO member). Both ships are owned by Turkish (NATO member) companies.

Question: To what extent will NATO member countries express their concern?

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Václav Havel was a hero of mine, and of so many others born behind the Iron Curtain. His humanity and humility were backed by courage and an unerring moral compass.

[Dr. Petr Brož @Chmee2]

@spratek_jan @skodova_lucie Jinak díky tomu, že na povrchu Měsíce přistálo a hopsalo 12 chlapů v rámci projektu Apollo a že nám vyjma fotek přivezli zpátky na Zem i měsíční šutry, tak víme, že Země a Měsíc kdysi dávno jedním tělesem byly...

Stalo se totiž to, že do Země nabourala planetka Theia...

[jokslxm ᯣ_ᯣ @jokslxm]

i went crazy

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

Right wingers: Billionaires aren’t the problem it’s actually trans people and immigrants

Billionaire: I am literally evil. I am not joking. I love being evil.

[Ukraine Control Map @UAControlMap]

They aren't really shooting at us.

[Covie @covie_93]

Absolutely crazy to me that a Russian oligarch literally paying for the President of the United States son's wedding was just a one day news story.

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

People leaving MAGA over gas prices and not child rape is scary.

[Gints Knoks @Knoks]

fixed for you.

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

@IngrahamAngle Think about this. The US is predatory. They kill people at sea without charge. They initiate stupid wars. They meddle around the globe. They bomb a girls school and wedding. They fund genocide. They have bottomless greed. They’re obnoxious like Laura. They voted Trump - twice.

[Volodymyr 🇺🇦 @VoloUkraine]

Alexander Ovechkin appeared in a campaign video for Putin's "United Russia" party.

Shame for the USA and the NHL

[Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer @EvanKirstel]

@factpostnews