Tel Aviv is an ultra-modern city located on the Mediterranean coastline of Israel. From the appearance of the city, it is hard to fathom that the city is officially just 100 years old.
Even harder to believe is the story, some will say legend, that the original settlers determined which plots belonged to which settlers by virtue of a ‘Seashell Lottery.’
Although the Korean War only lasted three years, the cast of M*A*S*H was with us every week for eleven years. The final episode on February 28, 1983 was the most watched episode in American TV ever, drawing 106 million viewers, or 77% of the audience that night. It’s been twenty-five years since we said Goodbye, Farewell and Amen; let’s see what the gang has been up to since then. Link
Posted (Trimoon) in Games, Trivia on October-10-2007
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If you like trivia, you’d want to check out Qtoro. The website challenges you to a game of trivia, where you get points for answering correctly within an alloted time.
There’s a lot of trivia sites on the Net, but Qtoro is pretty awesome: the Flash interface is slick and the questions are pretty fun. But it’s maddening to see how some users have upwards of 19,000 points!
I n the 1400′s a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have “the rule of thumb”.
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled “Gentlemen Only…Ladies Forbidden”…and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
The New York Times has an infographic on the wealthiest Americans in history. The fortune of each is adjusted for inflation into 2007 dollars. The rankings are based on wealth as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product. Only two are alive today, and although many were born relatively rich, only one made the list soley by inherited wealth. Link
On July 5, 1954, Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn.
Elvis Presley performs in 1956. This photo was used for his first RCA Victor album cover.
The breakthrough recording is Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s That’s All Right. This song, backed with Blue Moon of Kentucky becomes the first of five singles Elvis will release on the Sun label.
“That’s All Right (Mama)” is the name of the first single released by Elvis Presley. It was recorded in July 1954, and released on July 19, 1954.
“That’s All Right (Mama)” was written and originally recorded by Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in 1946. Elvis’ version of the song, was combined with “Blue Moon of Kentucky” as the B-side. Its catalogue number was Sun 209. The label reads “That’s All Right” (omitting (Mama) from the original title), and names the performers as Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill. Arthur Crudup is also listed on this label, giving him credit for authorship.[1] It was recorded at Sun records in 1954 with Elvis Presley providing vocals and rhythm guitar, Scotty Moore on lead guitar, and Bill Black on upright “slapped” bass. It was produced by Sam Phillips in the style of a “live” recording (all parts perfomed at once and recorded on a single track). The recording contains no drums or additional instruments.
Upon finishing the recording session, according to Scotty Moore, Bill Black remarked, “Dam. Get that on the radio and they’ll run us out of town.”
When the song was initially played on the radio, many listeners called the station to request it again and again, and due to the amount of callers, the title was played all night.
On July 5, 1954, Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn.
Elvis Presley performs in 1956. This photo was used for his first RCA Victor album cover.
The breakthrough recording is Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s That’s All Right. This song, backed with Blue Moon of Kentucky becomes the first of five singles Elvis will release on the Sun label.
“That’s All Right (Mama)” is the name of the first single released by Elvis Presley. It was recorded in July 1954, and released on July 19, 1954.
“That’s All Right (Mama)” was written and originally recorded by Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in 1946. Elvis’ version of the song, was combined with “Blue Moon of Kentucky” as the B-side. Its catalogue number was Sun 209. The label reads “That’s All Right” (omitting (Mama) from the original title), and names the performers as Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill. Arthur Crudup is also listed on this label, giving him credit for authorship.[1] It was recorded at Sun records in 1954 with Elvis Presley providing vocals and rhythm guitar, Scotty Moore on lead guitar, and Bill Black on upright “slapped” bass. It was produced by Sam Phillips in the style of a “live” recording (all parts perfomed at once and recorded on a single track). The recording contains no drums or additional instruments.
Upon finishing the recording session, according to Scotty Moore, Bill Black remarked, “Dam. Get that on the radio and they’ll run us out of town.”
When the song was initially played on the radio, many listeners called the station to request it again and again, and due to the amount of callers, the title was played all night.
