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-THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE-
THE DOOMSDAY DJ:
TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE
“Power and the Passion” at the legendary Capitol Theatre gig:
On this day in 1982, the Midnight Oil LP “10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 1” debuted on the Australian charts (November 29)
What a creatively brilliant masterpiece it was!
It was a landmark LP in Australian rock, as Midnight Oil took their music to the masses, and ramped up their socio-political awareness messaging to the max.
Peter Garrett noted: "We wanted, as a band, to make this album lyrically stronger, because these are f***ing desperate times……and people can't go on ignoring it."
The Oils fourth studio album peaked at #3 in Australia, and stayed in the charts for a massive 171 weeks, on the strength of powerful songs like “US Forces, Short Memory”, “Read About It”, “Only The Strong”, and “Power and the Passion”.
It was also #5 in New Zealand, #98 in Canada, and made it to #178 in the US (their first to chart in America).
In 2011, the album was listed in the Triple J Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time, at #21, and in December 2021, it was #19 in Rolling Stone Australia's "200 Greatest Albums of All Time" countdown.
#midnightoil, #10to1, #PeterGarrett, #USForces, #shortmemory, #onlythestrong, #ReadAboutIt, #PowerandthePassion, #ozrock, #AussieRock, #australianmusic, #robhirst, #jimmoginie, #martinrotsey, #petergifford, #80smusic, #80srock, #dailyrockhistory, #australianrock
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✈️📻 Plane & Pilot Alphabet
– The Phonetic Alphabet
Ever wonder why pilots say things like “Bravo” or “Zulu” over the radio? It’s not just tradition — it’s survival.
The NATO Phonetic Alphabet is a universal language of clarity, used in aviation, military, maritime, police, and emergency services around the world.
🔹 Why It Matters
✔️ No Confusion: “B” and “D” can sound the same over static — but Bravo and Delta don’t.
✔️ Global Standard: Whether you’re in New York, Tokyo, or Dubai, everyone understands.
✔️ Critical in Emergencies: Flight numbers, runways, and coordinates must be 100% accurate when lives are on the line.
🔹 Examples in Aviation
Flight BA2490 → Bravo Alpha Two Four Niner Zero
The word RUNWAY → Romeo Uniform November Whiskey Alpha Yankee
🔹 The Full NATO Phonetic Alphabet
A – Alpha | B – Bravo | C – Charlie | D – Delta | E – Echo | F – Foxtrot
G – Golf | H – Hotel | I – India | J – Juliett | K – Kilo | L – Lima
M – Mike | N – November | O – Oscar | P – Papa | Q – Quebec | R – Romeo
S – Sierra | T – Tango | U – Uniform | V – Victor | W – Whiskey
X – X-ray | Y – Yankee | Z – Zulu
The system was finalized in 1956 and hasn’t changed since — proof of how perfectly it works.
So next time you hear “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”… you’ll know it’s not just a phrase
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“He's Gonna Step On You Again"
on Countdown:
This week in 1987, the Party Boys single “He’s Gonna Step on You Again” debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #93 (November 28)
One of the joys of Australian live rock in the 80s was the Party Boys…
The super-group with the transient membership conceived by Mondo Rock and Kevin Borich Express bass player Paul Christie boasted some of the biggest names in Australian rock, all playing together just to have fun!
And audiences loved it!
This version also had one of the best from overseas in Alan Lancaster from Status Quo on bass, and the great Joe Walsh was also a previous alumni.
This incarnation, also with John Swan on lead vocals, Kevin Borich and John Brewster on guitars, and Christie and Richard Harvey on drums, was arguably the most successful.
The album peaked at #18, which was second only to 1983’s live debut LP “Live at Several 21sts” (#9), but the single from the album, the cover of John Kongos’ 1971 hit "He's Gonna Step On You Again", went all the way to #1 in Australia, and briefly registered on the UK Singles Chart at #92.
This album, unlike other Party Boys LPs, also contained a number of original songs, and not just exclusively covers.
It was the band’s only studio album, their other releases being live LPs recorded at gigs, or compilations.
#whosgonnasteponyouagain, #thepartyboys, #paulchristie, #alanlancaster, #johnswan, #swanee, #countdown, #johnbrewster, #kevinborich, #johnkongos, #numberone, #number1, #coverversion, #pubrock, #partyband, #australianrock, #rockmusic, #supergroup, #australianmusic, #onthisday, #aussierock, #ozrock, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinrock, #thisdayinmusic
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OW REGULATOR
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*Flexible combinations of first and second stages to meet various needs
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*Color options available for customization
*Oxygen-Compatible
*High and low pressure hose can be paired with colored hose covers(available in aqua blue purple,white,and pink)
INCLUDES:
*1 first stage
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*1single-head clip
*1regulator bag
*User manual
"It's a good day to dive". 🤿
GM.
The Hornet is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever discovered, and the tractor remains visibly intact on its deck after more than 80 years underwater.
In the image, a brand-new 1941 International Harvester A-14 tractor is chained to the deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8), moments frozen in time before history changed its course.
Built for reliability and strength, the A-14 was a staple of American agriculture, but during World War II, machines like this were repurposed for war.
This particular tractor was likely bound for a Pacific island airstrip, where it would have been used to clear land, move supplies, and help build runways for the Allied advance.
But the tractor never made it.
The Hornet, launched in 1940, famously launched the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. airstrike on Japan, but was sunk in October 1942 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
The ship now rests 17,500 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean, along with this untouched tractor, preserved like a ghost of industrial might.
"It's a good day to dive". 🤿