2020 ALBUM DRAFT: ROUND 3: PICK 2: APHORISTICAL SELECTS JONI MITCHELL: COURT AND SPARK — reblog from slicethelife

University was a great time for learning about new music. I studied in a bigger city with better record shops, and I had a part-time job and a bigger record buying budget. I found lots of favourite records in second hand bins, bargain bins, and most especially second hand bargain bins. Of all the additions […]

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When a joke about the moon hoax is taken too seriously — Matthew Wright

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There’s an old joke about the Moon landing hoax conspiracy. You know: “Sure it was a hoax, but they got Stanley Kubrick to direct and he insisted that they had to be on location.” I thought everybody knew that one. It’s an oldie but a goodie that suitably lampoons the lunatic fringe who imagine the […]

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Abandoned P&LE Railroad Gateway – Youngstown, Ohio — Architectural Afterlife – Reblog

Reblogged from https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/93216704 Terrific information.

The former Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Gateway Yard sits abandoned in Youngstown, Ohio. The railyard opened in the fall of 1957, and was considered a major milestone for the P&LE. The yard was built on 200 acres, and covered an area all the way from Center Street to Lowellville. The P&LE operated between Youngstown…

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RANDOM SHOT:” SAILING”- CHRISTOPHER CROSS

Random Shot: “Sailing” Christopher Cross. When I first heard this song it really didn’t register much with me. Then as it started to climb the charts…

RANDOM SHOT:” SAILING”- CHRISTOPHER CROSS

Photography: Brass Telecaster Saddles

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There is something comforting about the style of the 1950s. I also love Americana, especially in black and white photography.

Take these brass saddles on a Fender Telecaster guitar, one of the earliest and most iconic models of all time. These saddles have a character and quality uniquely their own, still as gorgeous and functional as ever.

Copyright Francis Barker 2020