🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️
-THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- 
Michelangelo Buonarroti Was Only 23 Years Old When He Created The Famous Pietà.
A French Cardinal Commissioned The Work And It Took Michelangelo Less Than Two Years To Complete (1498-1499).
It Was Made From A Single Block Of Carrara Marble And It's The Only Sculpture The Artist Ever Signed.
"Pure signal, no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
Michelangelo Buonarroti Was Only 23 Years Old When He Created The Famous Pietà.
A French Cardinal Commissioned The Work And It Took Michelangelo Less Than Two Years To Complete (1498-1499).
It Was Made From A Single Block Of Carrara Marble And It's The Only Sculpture The Artist Ever Signed.
"Pure signal, no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
Art is proof that humans weren’t made just to survive.
"Pure signal, no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
✏️Traditional Writing System of Southeast Asia and East Asia
Via: Sea Heritage & History
"Pure signal, no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
The ancient city of Heraclea Lyncestis, located near Bitola, North Macedonia.
The mosaic is a significant example of early Christian art.
"Pure signal, no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
Quadrophenia was the movie that captured a generation filmed in Brighton & London 1979
The cast -Phil Daniels as Jimmy Cooper · Leslie Ash as Steph · Toyah Wilcox Philip Davis as Chalky · Mark Wingett as Dave · Sting as Ace Face · Ray Winstone as Kevin Herriot,
It was the perfect snapshot of a movement, an almost cult-like lifestyle, and the city that saw it all happens. As the years pass by, the scenes of Quadrophenia pass further into folklore; the film is now over 41 years old and the people it explored will be approaching their 80s.
The film was based on an album by The Who of the same name, a synth-heavy rock opera that resonated so much with Britain's youth that it sparked a revival of mod culture The film (like the album) is set in 1965 at the zenith of mod culture in England.
It explores the life of Jimmy Cooper, a young mod in London who yearns to escape the shackles of his dull life as a post room boy living with his parents. Jimmy, played by a young Phil Daniels, finds his only escape through the mod lifestyle of drugs, partying, and - most importantly - scooters. Enjoy
"Pure signal,no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
On this day in 1977, the Steely Dan LP “The Royal Scam” re-entered the UK Albums Chart at #52 (February 5)
Originally released in 1976, Steely Dan’s fifth album did best in New Zealand, where it peaked at #3, also going to #11 in the UK, #14 in the Netherlands, #15 in the US, #24 in Canada, and #30 in Australia.
The lead single and opening track on the album, "Kid Charlemagne", was loosely inspired by the rise and fall of the San Francisco-based LSD chemist Owsley Stanley, and Larry Carlton's guitar solo on the song was ranked #80 in a 2008 list of the 100 greatest guitar solos by Rolling Stone.
“It’s my claim to fame,” Carlton told Guitar World in 1981.
“I did maybe two hours worth of solos that we didn’t keep. Then I played the first half of the intro, which they loved, so they kept that.
I punched in for the second half. So it was done in two parts and the solo that fades out in the end was done in one pass.”
The song “Everything You Did" (3rd track on side 2), features the lyric: "Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening."
Eagles legend Glenn Frey offered his ideas on the lyric, saying: "Apparently, Walter Becker's girlfriend loved the Eagles, and she played them all the time. I think it drove him nuts.
So, the story goes that they were having a fight one day and that was the genesis of the line."
Later in 1976, in a nod back to Steely Dan for the free publicity, and inspired by the group's lyrical style, the Eagles included the line: "They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast", in their hit song "Hotel California".
Frey explained: "We just wanted to allude to Steely Dan rather than mentioning them outright, so 'Dan' got changed to 'knives', which is still, you know, a penile metaphor."
The two bands shared a manager (Irving Azoff) and Timothy B. Schmit, who sang backing vocals on The Royal Scam, joined the Eagles in 1977.
There’s the usual collection of excellent musicians contributing, including Steely Dan founder Denny Dias, who guests on guitar, while the raft of backup vocalists includes the likes of Michael McDonald and Venetta Fields.
The album’s cover was meant as a satirical take on the "American Dream".
Artist Larry Zox originally created the painting of the skyscraper/beast hybrids for an unreleased Van Morrison album, and designer Ed Caraeff suggested superimposing a photograph of a sleeping vagrant taken by Charlie Ganse to make the cover for “The Royal Scam”.
In the liner notes for the 1999 remastered reissue of the album, Fagen and Becker jokingly called it "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps Can't Buy a Thrill)." 😁
#steelydan, #theroyalscam, #walterbecker, #donaldfagen, #KidCharlemagne, #70smusic, #70srock, #yachtrock, #michaelmcdonald, #dennydias, #venettafields, #timothybschmit, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday, #thisdayinrock, #rockhistory
"Pure signal,no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
One of the world’s oldest bookstores, Livraria Lello is a true architectural jewel, renowned for its neo-Gothic design in the city of Porto and across Portugal.
Built in 1906, its most striking features include the iconic staircase, a generously sized and brightly colored stained glass window, and the rich stories woven into its history. In 2023, it was named the most beautiful bookstore in the world by the 1000 Libraries community.
Beyond its breathtaking interior, the shelves offer books in multiple languages, from timeless classics to contemporary fiction, welcoming readers from around the globe.
📍@livraria.lello, R. das Carmelitas 144, 4050-161 Porto, Portugal
Opening hours:
- Monday to Sunday: 9AM - 7PM
Photo Credit: @danirodriguesphoto
"Pure signal, no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
This week in 1980, the Player [1] single “Space Invaders” debuted on the Australian charts at #76 (February 4)
The novelty song based on the wildly successful, game-changing 1978 video game Space Invaders, was written by Australian songwriters Russell Dunlop and Bruce Brown, recording under the band name Player One (commonly stylised as Player [1]).
According to Brown: "We actually went out with a machine before we did the record and recorded all the sound effects of it and had a little fiddle around with it".
The song peaked at #3 in Australia, ending up as the seventh best selling single for 1980, and spending 28 weeks on the charts.
It also went to #20 in New Zealand, and was released internationally.
The single and album were released in the US under the band name Playback, which Brown and Dunlop had used for other projects, to avoid confusion with the US band Player…
#playerone, #spaceinvaders, #australianmusic, #80smusic, #noveltysong, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday
"Pure signal,no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
The 1956 Ferrari 250 GT LWB TDF Berlinetta Competizione by Scaglietti 'Tour de France
The soul has no geography.
We try to map our worth in acres and assets, forgetting that a hollow center can swallow a kingdom and still remain empty. Steinbeck’s reminder that the 'self' is the only true estate we ever inhabit.
"Pure signal, no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️