Hmmm …
That’s a thing …
I’ve got to be honest, I’ve just used handy sound editor, Audacity, to fill in some details about a free download I’d managed to pick up.
From Steve Curtis’ home page, before you ask: the veteran pub-rockers been a favourite for a while.
What got me, though … ?
Was the options it gave me, when it came down to filling in the genre, as you can tell from the screen-grab.
I mean, Porn Groove … ?
What the hell is Porn Groove … ?
Well …
Whatever it is, I’m pretty sure it’s not Steve, bless him … !
I mean, he does slightly countrified rock, for heaven’s sake … !
Remind me to show you later …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with bagging 5 out of 5, she also managed to dig up a little extra information about the ’76 Summer Olympics, from this site …
Lets see how she — and you — do with todays questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 18th July, 1986, saw a helicopter pilot make a chance encounter: one that led to the live broadcast of a Minnesota what … ?Q2) 18th July, 1968, saw the founding of which chip company … ?Q3) More to the point, what is that company’s name short for … ?Q4) 18th July, 1955, saw the opening of the original Disneyland: near which Californian town … ?Q5) And finally … 18th July, 1895, saw the birth of George Kelly Barnes: how was he better known … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 17th July, 1917, saw the death of Tsar Nicholas 2nd of Russia, along with his family: what was the family name … ?A1) Romanov: or Romanova, for the female members.Q2) More to the point, on the orders of which political party … ?Q2) The Russian Bolsheviks.Q3) In which city was the Tsar and his family killed … ?A3) Ekaterinburg: or Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг) as it’s now known.Q4) Moving on … 17th July, 1998, saw the adoption — by diplomatic conference — of the International Criminal Court. This courts prosecutes, Crimes Against Humanity, Crimes of Aggression, War Crimes … and which form of murder?A4) Genocide: murder in whole or part, of a group on national, ethnical, racial or religious grounds.Q5) And finally … 17th July, 1976, saw the start of the Montreal Summer Olympics: how many African nations boycotted these Games … ?A5) 25.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later, after I’ve left you with a tune …
1. tornado
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3. Integrated Electronics
4. Anaheim
5. Machine Gun Kelly
BTW, Identity Crisis is back up in the Top 100 again. What did I tell you about the rankings? :) You never know ... :-D