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The "I'm Outta Here File"
GRAHAM NASH Quits The Hollies!
In 1968 The Hollies were an international hit band, founding member Graham Nash decided to walk away from something most musicians would have spent a lifetime trying to achieve.
As a founding member of The Hollies, Nash had enjoyed years of hit singles, international touring, and commercial security. The band was one of Britain’s most reliable pop acts, with Nash’s high harmonies and melodic instincts embedded in songs that filled radios on both sides of the Atlantic. From the outside, there was no reason to leave.
Inside, everything had changed.
Nash was growing restless with the confines of pop structure and the band’s resistance to more personal, exploratory songwriting. While the Hollies continued to thrive on polished singles, Nash found himself drawn toward deeper lyrical themes—songs that reflected political unrest, emotional vulnerability, and the widening consciousness of the late 1960s. Tensions mounted when his bandmates rejected his song “Marrakesh Express,” dismissing it as too soft, too strange, too American.
That rejection proved pivotal.
While visiting California, Nash stepped into a very different musical world. At a party in Laurel Canyon, he sat down with David Crosby, freshly exiled from The Byrds, and Stephen Stills, newly free from the breakup of Buffalo Springfield. The three began singing—no amplification, no rehearsal—just voices. The harmonies locked instantly, eerily precise yet emotionally open. Those present later described the moment as revelatory: three voices aligning in a way that felt less like practice and more like destiny.
Nash faced a stark choice. Stay in a wildly successful band that no longer reflected who he was becoming, or leap into the unknown with two equally restless musicians and no guarantees. He chose the risk. Leaving The Hollies meant severing commercial safety for creative freedom, but Nash had already heard the future in those harmonies.
Within a year, Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut, an album that would redefine folk-rock harmony and capture the emotional and political mood of a generation. “Marrakesh Express,” rejected in England, became a hit in America.
In hindsight, Nash’s departure wasn’t an act of abandonment—it was an act of belief. He left behind what worked to pursue what felt true, stepping into a musical partnership that would change not only his career, but the sound of an era.
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As a founding member of The Hollies, Nash had enjoyed years of hit singles, international touring, and commercial security. The band was one of Britain’s most reliable pop acts, with Nash’s high harmonies and melodic instincts embedded in songs that filled radios on both sides of the Atlantic. From the outside, there was no reason to leave.
Inside, everything had changed.
Nash was growing restless with the confines of pop structure and the band’s resistance to more personal, exploratory songwriting. While the Hollies continued to thrive on polished singles, Nash found himself drawn toward deeper lyrical themes—songs that reflected political unrest, emotional vulnerability, and the widening consciousness of the late 1960s. Tensions mounted when his bandmates rejected his song “Marrakesh Express,” dismissing it as too soft, too strange, too American.
That rejection proved pivotal.
While visiting California, Nash stepped into a very different musical world. At a party in Laurel Canyon, he sat down with David Crosby, freshly exiled from The Byrds, and Stephen Stills, newly free from the breakup of Buffalo Springfield. The three began singing—no amplification, no rehearsal—just voices. The harmonies locked instantly, eerily precise yet emotionally open. Those present later described the moment as revelatory: three voices aligning in a way that felt less like practice and more like destiny.
Nash faced a stark choice. Stay in a wildly successful band that no longer reflected who he was becoming, or leap into the unknown with two equally restless musicians and no guarantees. He chose the risk. Leaving The Hollies meant severing commercial safety for creative freedom, but Nash had already heard the future in those harmonies.
Within a year, Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut, an album that would redefine folk-rock harmony and capture the emotional and political mood of a generation. “Marrakesh Express,” rejected in England, became a hit in America.
In hindsight, Nash’s departure wasn’t an act of abandonment—it was an act of belief. He left behind what worked to pursue what felt true, stepping into a musical partnership that would change not only his career, but the sound of an era.
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927,115
blocks in the blockchain.
1,109
value of 1 USD measured in satoshis.
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New York City was transformed into a frozen landscape by the Blizzard of 1996, which arrived in early January.
GM.
Pura Vida. 
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Vitra Design Museum, by Frank Gehry
(1989), Germany.
Photographer: © Roberto Conte
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Group photos from my session at the Boracay camp.
One of the things we worked on was the principles of solo sword Seguidas, Contradas and Recontras in three person teams.
7th PTTA Asia Conference. November 24 – December 3, 2025 Philippines. Registration page:
Frank Gehry Has Died At 96, Leaving Behind Some Of The Most Controversial And Celebrated Buildings Of Our Time.
Dancing House In Prague At Night,
Czech Republic
Photographer: Mattia Sacco
#archidesiign #architecture #design #travel #photography #europe #dancinghouse #prague #czechrepublic
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Celebrating the life of Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch), born 109 years ago on December 9, 1916.
He was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films.
During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films and was known for his explosive acting style. He played an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion (1949), which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. His other early films include Out of the Past (1947); Young Man with a Horn (1950), playing opposite Lauren Bacall and Doris Day; Ace in the Hole (1951); and Detective Story (1951), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.
He received his second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), opposite Lana Turner, and earned his third for portraying Vincent van Goghin Lust for Life (1956), a role for which he won the Golden Globe for the Best Actor in a Drama. He also starred with James Mason in the adventure 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), a large box-office hit. In September 1949 at the age of 32, he established Bryna Productions, which began producing films as varied as Paths of Glory(1957) and Spartacus (1960).
In those two films, he collaborated with the then relatively unknown director Stanley Kubrick, taking lead roles in both films. He produced and starred in Lonely Are the Brave (1962) and Seven Days in May (1964), the latter opposite Burt Lancaster, with whom he made seven films.
Douglas died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, surrounded by his family on February 5, 2020, at age 103.
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