🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE On this day in 1980, Blondie released the single “Call Me” (February 1) Giorgio Moroder composed the music, while Debbie Harry wrote the lyrics in a few hours. “Call Me” was the main theme song for the 1980 movie “American Gigolo”. The song with the driving beat went to #1 in the UK and Canada, #2 in South Africa, Norway and Ireland, #3 in Finland, Sweden and Switzerland, #4 in Australia, #5 in Austria, #6 in New Zealand, #9 in Belgium and the Netherlands, #11 in Italy, #12 in Japan, and #14 in Germany. It was the band’s most successful single in the US, getting all the way to the #1 spot, and staying there for a whopping six consecutive weeks. In 1981, “Call Me” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, as well as for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Twenty-five years after its original release, "Call Me" was ranked #283 on the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. #callme, #blondie, #debbieharry, #chrisstein, #clemburke, #soundtrack, #rollingstonemagazine, #giorgiomoroder, #AmericanGigolo, #80smusic, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday, #80smovie, #themesong "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- A medallion painting from the House of Marcus Fabius Rufus in Pompeii, Italy, executed in the Second Style and depicting the Greco-Roman goddess Venus (Roman equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite), it is dated to the 1st century BC. "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- One of the most beautiful and secretive wild cats in the world has just been recorded on camera in Cambodia: the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), a near‑threatened species that rarely shows itself to human eyes. Native to the forests of Southeast Asia, clouded leopards are known for their extraordinary cloud‑shaped markings and incredible climbing skills. Their flexible ankles rotate backward, allowing them to descend trees headfirst and leap between branches with astonishing agility—skills that make them one of the best tree climbers among all big cats. This recent sighting took place in a protected forest area in Cambodia, where conservationists are actively working to preserve habitats and monitor wildlife using camera traps. For researchers, capturing footage of such a rare and elusive predator is a huge success and a sign that conservation efforts are making a real difference. Due to habitat loss, poaching, and the illegal pet trade, clouded leopards are increasingly hard to find. Every new image from a camera trap is proof that if we protect forests and crack down on wildlife crime, these ghost‑like cats can continue to roam the wild for generations to come. "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE This week in 1969, the Tommy James and the Shondells single “Crimson and Clover” went to #1 on the US Billboard charts (February 1) So why Crimson and Clover? Tommy James said: "They were just two of my favorite words that came together. Actually, it was one morning as I was getting up out of bed, and it just came to me, those two words. And it sounded so poetic. I had no idea what it meant, or if it meant anything. They were just two of my favorite words.” He reflected: “Crimson and Clover' was so very important to us because it allowed us to make that move from AM Top 40 to album rock. I don't think there's any other song that we've ever worked on, any other record that we made, that would have done that for us quite that way.” The song written by Tommy James and drummer Peter Lucia Jr., also went to #1 in Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and Switzerland, #2 in Germany, and #3 in the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria. Interestingly, when it started to drop out of the Hot 100, the song went from #18 to completely out of the charts in one week, setting a record for farthest fall out of the charts. The album, also titled “Crimson and Clover”, was released in January 1969 and reached a peak of #8 on the US Billboard 200. More than a decade later, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts also had a Top 10 hit in 1982 with a cover of “Crimson and Clover”. #tommyjamesandtheshondells, #crimsonandclover, #60smusic, #60srock, #dailyrockhistory, #tommyjames, #thisdayinrock, #rockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE On this day in 1980, the Queen single “Save Me” debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #30 (February 2) Ok, so Queen have got a lot of songs that everyone, including people that aren’t even Queen fans know, like “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Are the Champions”, “We Will Rock You”, etc. But this is one of those hidden gems… A carefully crafted song from “The Game” LP, highlighted by beautiful phrasing and sometimes powerful, soaring vocals by Freddie, and a typically tasty Brian May solo. During an interview for the radio show In the Studio with Redbeard, May said: “I wrote ['Save Me']—to cut a long story short—I wrote it about a friend, someone who was going through a bad time, and I imagined myself in their shoes, kind of telling the story. Someone whose relationship is totally f***ed up and how sad that person was.” The song achieved only relatively modest success in a worldwide context for Queen, peaking at #6 in the Netherlands, #7 in Norway, #11 in the UK, #13 in Belgium, and #31 in Italy. The video clip is also excellent, featuring a clever combination of real life and animation, and was the last to feature Freddie without a moustache until many years later… #queen, #saveme, #thegame, #freddiemercury, #brianmay, #rogertaylor, #johndeacon, #80smusic, #80srock, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday "Pure signal,no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- The Castle de la Bretesche is located near Missillac in the Loire-Atlantique region of France. "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- De Tomaso Mangusta, Lamborghini Miura, Ford GT40 Street. "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Monzón Castle (Castillo de Monzón) is a medieval fortress located on a limestone hill overlooking the town of Monzón and the Cinca River in the province of Huesca, autonomous community of Aragon, northeastern Spain. The site was originally fortified during the 10th century under Islamic rule as part of the defensive network of the Upper March of Al-Andalus. In 1089 AD, the stronghold was captured by King Sancho Ramírez of Aragon, bringing it under Christian control. In 1143 AD, the castle was granted to the Knights Templar, who transformed it into a major military and administrative center within the Crown of Aragon. #MonzonCastle #CastilloDeMonzon #AragonHistory #SpanishCastles #MedievalFortress #KnightsTemplar #HuescaProvince #CincaRiver #IberianHistory #ReconquistaEra #RomanesqueArchitecture #HilltopCastle #TemplarHeritage #HistoricSpain #FortifiedArchitecture #CrownOfAragon #MedievalSpain #HeritageSite #StoneFortress #CastleArchitecture "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- THE DOOMSDAY DJ: TUNES FOR THE POST APOCALYPSE On this day in 1973, the David Bowie single “Space Oddity” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #71 (February 2) The single was originally rush-released just ahead of the Moon landing in July 1969. However, it initially sold poorly in the UK and was even banned by many radio stations in the US and the UK, including the BBC. Ultimate Guitar.com said, “The BBC were not the only ones wary of the song’s ominous lyrics. Mercury sent the song to radio stations all over the US. No one would play it, considering it a novelty song that might seek to capitalize on, and cheapen, one of the greatest accomplishments of mankind, with a song with vague ties to emptiness and failure. That simply wouldn’t do. The song completely bombed (topped out at 124 on the Billboard Charts) and led to Bowie being dropped from Mercury Records.” Interestingly, BBC radio banned the song, but BBC TV used it as background music during its coverage of the landing. According to Bowie, “It was picked up by British television and used as the background music for the landing itself in Britain,” Bowie said, then continued with a chuckle: “Though I’m sure they really weren’t listening to the lyrics at all; it wasn’t a pleasant thing to juxtapose against a moon landing. Of course, I was overjoyed that they did. Obviously, some BBC official said: ‘Right, then. That space song, Major Tom…’ blah blah blah,‘ That’ll be great.’ Nobody had the heart to tell the producer: ‘Um… but he gets stranded in space, sir.’” Allegedly, the BBC eventually realized this oversight and did not use the song again until after the Apollo 11 crew slashed down into the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. Buoyed by its inclusion as background music on the official BBC coverage, the song climbed to #5 in the UK. Later, in 1972, after the commercial breakthrough of Bowie's fifth studio album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”, RCA Records undertook a reissue campaign for his Mercury albums that included repackaging David Bowie with the title “Space Oddity”. To promote this release, in the US on 13 December 1972, RCA rereleased "Space Oddity" as a single backed by "The Man Who Sold the World". The single reached #15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Bowie's first hit single in the country. RCA again reissued the track in 1975 as part of a maxi-single, which then became Bowie's very first UK #1 single. The song featuring the iconic, recurring Major Tom character was partly inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film “2001: A Space Odyssey”… #davidbowie, #60smusic, #spaceoddity, #60srock, #thisdayinrock, #rockmusic, #dailyrockhistory, #onthisday, #rockmusic, #rockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #thisdayinrock "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️

🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- ♦️The End of the Medieval Age ✍️ How Europe quietly stepped out of the Middle Ages: The end of the medieval age was not a sudden collapse or a single dramatic event. It was a slow fading of an old world and the careful birth of a new way of thinking. Feudal castles still stood, churches still rang their bells but beneath the surface, Europe was changing its mind. For English literature students, this period matters deeply because literature, language, education and thought all turned in a new direction. 1️⃣. Understanding the Medieval World Before Its End: Medieval Europe was built on: 🔹Feudal loyalty 🔹Church authority 🔹Latin learning 🔹Manuscript culture 🔹Fixed social roles For centuries life followed tradition rather than curiosity. People looked backward to authority not forward to discovery. But by the late Middle Ages this structure began to crack. 2️⃣. Major Causes Behind the End of the Medieval Age: A. The Black Death (14th Century): The plague destroyed nearly one-third of Europe’s population. Its impact was not only physical but psychological: 🔹People questioned God’s silence 🔹Faith became personal, not blind 🔹Old social hierarchies weakened Peasants demanded better wages. The idea that life was fixed and unchangeable no longer felt true. B. Decline of Feudalism: With fewer workers: 🔹Serfs gained bargaining power 🔹Lords lost absolute control 🔹Towns and cities grew stronger Money slowly replaced land as the source of power. A new middle class emerged merchants, scholars, craftsmen. C. The Fall of Constantinople (1453): This event symbolically closed the medieval world. When Constantinople fell: 🔹Greek scholars fled to Western Europe 🔹Ancient Greek texts returned 🔹Classical learning revived Europe rediscovered Plato, Aristotle and human reason not through the Church alone but through study. D. The Printing Press (c. 1450): The printing press ended the medieval monopoly on knowledge. Before printing: 🔹Books were rare 🔹Learning was restricted 🔹Latin dominated After printing: 🔹Books became cheaper 🔹Vernacular languages grew 🔹Ideas traveled faster than authority This single invention silenced the medieval world of manuscripts. 3️⃣. Changes in Thought: From God-Centered to Human-Centered: Medieval thinking: 🔹God at the center 🔹Life as preparation for heaven 🔹Authority over reason Late medieval thinking: 🔹Human experience mattered 🔹Curiosity was encouraged 🔹Observation challenged tradition This shift prepared the ground for Humanism the heart of the Renaissance. 4️⃣. The Church Loses Absolute Control: The Church remained powerful but: 🔹Corruption was questioned 🔹Religious unity weakened 🔹Personal faith increased Literature slowly moved: 🔹From sermons to stories 🔹From saints to humans 🔹From heaven to earth Writers began to explore love, ambition, doubt and individuality. 5️⃣. Language and Literature at the Turning Point: One of the clearest signs of the medieval age ending was language. 🔹Latin declined 🔹English, French, Italian rose 🔹Literature reached common people Key transitional figures: ♦️Geoffrey Chaucer – human characters, realism ♦️Dante – medieval theology with human emotion ♦️Boccaccio – worldly stories, individual voice These writers stood with one foot in the Middle Ages and one in the Renaissance. 6️⃣. When Does the Medieval Age Officially End? There is no single date, but historians often mark: ♦️1453 (Fall of Constantinople) ♦️1450s (Printing press) ♦️Late 15th century as the transition The medieval age ended not with destruction, but with awakening. 7️⃣. Bridge Toward the Renaissance: The Middle Ages did not fail they prepared. They provided: 🔹Universities 🔹Discipline 🔹Preservation of knowledge The Renaissance inherited medieval foundations and reimagined them. ♦️The Middle Ages ended not because they were dark but because Europe learned how to see. #medievalhistory #medievaltimes #englishliterature #englishliteraturestudent "Pure signal, no noise" Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️