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On this day in 1975, the C. W. McCall single “Convoy” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #82 (December 6)
American advertising executive and spoken word artist William Dale Fries Jr. originally created the fictional character C. W. McCall, a truck-driving country singer, for a series of bread commercials.
“Convoy” capitalized on the surge in popularity in the mid-70s for citizens band (CB) radio, and went all the way to #1 in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and #2 in the UK and Ireland.
It had people everywhere saying “10 - 4”, and calling each other “Rubber Duck” and “Pig Pen” and looking out for bears or Smokies…
The song was the inspiration for the hit 1978 Sam Peckinpah film Convoy, (starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, and Ernest Borgnine), for which McCall rerecorded the song to fit the film's storyline.
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Castillo de Loarre 🏰
The Castillo de Loarre, located in the province of Huesca in northeastern Spain, is one of the most impressive and best-preserved Romanesque fortresses in Europe.
Built in the 11th century under the reign of King Sancho III of Navarre, it was originally constructed as a strategic stronghold on the frontier between Christian and Muslim territories during the Reconquista.
Perched dramatically on a rocky outcrop overlooking the vast plains of the Hoya de Huesca, the castle commands breathtaking views and an aura of timeless grandeur. Its thick stone walls, defensive towers, and arched gateways reflect both military strength and architectural refinement.
Inside, the Romanesque chapel of San Pedro, with its elegant columns and sculpted capitals, showcases the artistry of medieval craftsmanship.
Over the centuries, Castillo de Loarre served as a military fortress, monastic retreat, and royal residence.
Today, it stands as a symbol of Spain’s medieval heritage, attracting visitors and filmmakers alike—most notably serving as a filming location for Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven.
Surrounded by rugged landscapes and steeped in legend, the Castillo de Loarre offers a captivating journey into the past, where history, faith, and architecture intertwine atop the Aragonese hills.
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“The Philosophy of Having No System — Bruce Lee’s Most Radical Revolution”
Among all the ideas Bruce Lee introduced to the world, none was more revolutionary—or more controversial—than his belief that a true martial artist should follow no fixed system at all. It was a philosophy that challenged centuries of tradition and forced the martial arts community to question everything it thought it knew.
Bruce Lee grew up studying Wing Chun under Ip Man, memorizing drills, forms, and principles passed down through generations. Yet even as a teenager, Bruce felt confined by the strict structure. He noticed that real combat did not respect stances or sequences; it demanded spontaneity. It demanded freedom. And so, as he matured, Bruce began to question the very essence of martial arts. Why must one punch be “correct” and another “incorrect”? Why should a fighter limit himself to movements invented in another era, for another context, by another man?
This questioning led Bruce to a profound realization: any system, no matter how effective, eventually becomes a prison. A system teaches you “the right way,” but in doing so, it blinds you to every other way. It encourages imitation instead of creativity. It values tradition over truth. And most of all, it neglects the chaos and unpredictability of real combat.
Bruce believed that fighting was a living, breathing expression of the individual—not a repetition of a master’s instructions. True martial arts had to be alive. They had to evolve. They had to reflect the fighter, not the lineage.
Thus emerged his famous philosophy:
“My style is no style. My way is no way.”
To Bruce, this was not poetry. It was a declaration of independence. He began studying everything—boxing’s footwork, fencing’s timing, judo’s leverage, karate’s power, cha-cha’s rhythm, and Wing Chun’s close-quarters explosiveness. Instead of combining them into a rigid “new style,” he extracted the most efficient elements and discarded the rest. His goal was not to create another system, but to create a mindset: adaptability.
In Bruce Lee’s view, the highest form of martial arts was not mastery of a single discipline, but freedom from all disciplines. A fighter must be able to change shape like water—adjusting instantly to the opponent, the environment, and the moment. This thinking led to the birth of Jeet Kune Do, but Bruce insisted that even JKD should never become frozen or ceremonial. “If JKD becomes a system,” he warned, “it fails.”
This philosophy enraged traditionalists, who accused Bruce of disrespecting martial arts history. But he was not destroying tradition—he was liberating it. By removing the chains of rigid systems, Bruce Lee opened the door for modern mixed martial arts, for cross-training, and for the idea that the only truth is what works.
Today, decades after his death, fighters around the world still echo his words without even realizing it. Whenever an athlete blends techniques from multiple disciplines, whenever a coach says “use what works for you,” they are living proof that Bruce Lee’s radical idea reshaped martial arts forever.
The world remembers Bruce Lee for his movies and his speed—but his greatest legacy may be the moment he decided to break every rule and forge a path defined not by a system, but by freedom itself.
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This week in 1981, the Queen single “Flash’s Theme” debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #30 (December 6)
“Flash, I love you! But we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!”
The theme song of the 1980 film “Flash Gordon” went all the way to #1 in Austria, #3 in Germany, #10 in the UK and Ireland, #13 in the Netherlands, #14 in Italy, #16 in Australia, #17 in Sweden, #19 in Belgium, #24 in Canada, #32 in New Zealand, and #42 in the US.
The Flash Gordon soundtrack was composed and performed by Queen, and was one of the earliest high-budget feature films to use a score primarily composed and performed by a rock band (an earlier example was The Who's “Tommy” in 1975).
The film did well in the UK and Italy on its release, and in the years since has gained a significant cult following.
It was the first of two soundtracks recorded by Queen, the other being “The Highlander”.
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