1945, Japan surrenders, bringing an end to WWII.

1777, The Stars and Stripes flies in battle for the first time.

1901 President McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds

4 more days to celebrate the passing from this world into the depths of hell, a true traitor to liberty, ruth bader ginsburg

rot in hell you batty evil witch.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on September 14, 2023, 08:14:05 PM4 more days to celebrate the passing from this world into the depths of hell, a true traitor to liberty, ruth bader ginsburg

rot in hell you batty evil witch.

John Roberts is a traitor too.

On this day in 1975, KISS released their highly acclaimed fourth album, KISS ALIVE! Considered by most to be one of the greatest live recordings of all time, the album has received a considerable amount of criticism over the years regarding the number of overdubs that were added to it in post-production.

Quote from: Herman on September 16, 2023, 11:22:02 PMOn this day in 1975, KISS released their highly acclaimed fourth album, KISS ALIVE! Considered by most to be one of the greatest live recordings of all time, the album has received a considerable amount of criticism over the years regarding the number of overdubs that were added to it in post-production.

Ahhhh, my achey breaky ass. By that standard, any live album that wasn't captured to two track on the night should be drawing criticism. And that is most of them, since ninety-nine times out of a hundred the shows are captured to multitrack sessions and taken to recording studios to be tinkered with, manipulated, run through the desquonkier half a dozen times, often taking months if not years before the "live" performance gets to see the record shelves.

If the notion of adding and/or replacing errors in the show's performance bothers you, why would any other aspect of the production be any different? What you would have heard on the night is not what you get to hear through your stereo a home, nor should it be. Your neighbours would complain bitterly if you started shaking their foundations with it, which is what you would need to do if you were supplied with a tape straight from the public address mixing desk (in the case of an arena gig) or a couple of well placed mikes (in the case of halls and auditoriums).

People that whinge and moan about the addition of a few instruments are mental. "Live" is but a word... and I say that as an engineer who prefers to record live perfomances, both off the stage and in the studio.

Now, with that out of the way...

Today marks the 92nd anniversary of the first demonstration of the long-playing record (LP) by none other than the RCA-Victor company. And it flopped. Badly. The record players themselves were being sold for close to $1500 in todays money, which is kind of an ask in the middle of a depression, especially since there was already a widely produced format being made out if Indian bugshit. Fun fact: the word "album" (as it applies to vinyl records) actually comes from the practice of issuing multiple shellac records in booklets. Like photo album, only with records, not pictures.

Fifty-six years ago, The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after agreeing not to sing the line "Girl, we couldn't get much higher", then singing it live to air anyway. Two years later (1969) the media assured us all the Paul McCartney was in fact dead, having supposedly died in a car accident two Novermbers prior and hauling up all manner of alleged cryptic references from The Beatles ouvre to support their conspiracy claims.

Finally, we lost English Singer/songwriter Frankie Vaughan (aged 71) on this day in 1999 due to cardiac arrest. The guy had penned a string of hits in the 1950s which included "Green Door". A year later and Paula Yates cashed her chips after imbibing too much trendy chemical amusement aids (and good fucking riddance too, the bitch had played what some regard as a pivotal role in Michael Hutchence's suicide by hanging) and in 2006 guitarist Al Casey left us at the tender age of 69 (dude). A session member of the Wrecking Crew, his recording credits included names like The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, The Association, The Monkees, Johnny Cash, Simon And Garfunkel, 5th Dimension, Harry Nilsson, The Partridge Family, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Sinatra. Rock in peace, you glorious motherfucker you!

Quote from: Adolf Oliver Bush on September 17, 2023, 06:43:34 AM

Ahhhh, my achey breaky ass. By that standard, any live album that wasn't captured to two track on the night should be drawing criticism. And that is most of them, since ninety-nine times out of a hundred the shows are captured to multitrack sessions and taken to recording studios to be tinkered with, manipulated, run through the desquonkier half a dozen times, often taking months if not years before the "live" performance gets to see the record shelves.

If the notion of adding and/or replacing errors in the show's performance bothers you, why would any other aspect of the production be any different? What you would have heard on the night is not what you get to hear through your stereo a home, nor should it be. Your neighbours would complain bitterly if you started shaking their foundations with it, which is what you would need to do if you were supplied with a tape straight from the public address mixing desk (in the case of an arena gig) or a couple of well placed mikes (in the case of halls and auditoriums).

People that whinge and moan about the addition of a few instruments are mental. "Live" is but a word... and I say that as an engineer who prefers to record live perfomances, both off the stage and in the studio.

Now, with that out of the way...

Today marks the 92nd anniversary of the first demonstration of the long-playing record (LP) by none other than the RCA-Victor company. And it flopped. Badly. The record players themselves were being sold for close to $1500 in todays money, which is kind of an ask in the middle of a depression, especially since there was already a widely produced format being made out if Indian bugshit. Fun fact: the word "album" (as it applies to vinyl records) actually comes from the practice of issuing multiple shellac records in booklets. Like photo album, only with records, not pictures.

Fifty-six years ago, The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after agreeing not to sing the line "Girl, we couldn't get much higher", then singing it live to air anyway. Two years later (1969) the media assured us all the Paul McCartney was in fact dead, having supposedly died in a car accident two Novermbers prior and hauling up all manner of alleged cryptic references from The Beatles ouvre to support their conspiracy claims.

Finally, we lost English Singer/songwriter Frankie Vaughan (aged 71) on this day in 1999 due to cardiac arrest. The guy had penned a string of hits in the 1950s which included "Green Door". A year later and Paula Yates cashed her chips after imbibing too much trendy chemical amusement aids (and good fucking riddance too, the bitch had played what some regard as a pivotal role in Michael Hutchence's suicide by hanging) and in 2006 guitarist Al Casey left us at the tender age of 69 (dude). A session member of the Wrecking Crew, his recording credits included names like The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, The Association, The Monkees, Johnny Cash, Simon And Garfunkel, 5th Dimension, Harry Nilsson, The Partridge Family, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Sinatra. Rock in peace, you glorious motherfucker you!

Ya, whatever

Nikita Khrushchev barred from visiting Disneyland-1959

Fifty years ago today - The Battle of the Sexes.

LOL! That dumb assed carpet muncher wouldnt have won if he wasnt out partying for a week straight. Word on the street was that he had gambling debts to the mob. I dont believe he threw the match but I do believe he was in no shape to play it at the time.

The first episode of the Munsters aired on this day in 1964.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt suspends the gold standard for U.S. currency.
1933

Al Gore's science fiction film An Inconvenient Truth is twenty years old today.

Gore found a willing audience of Hollywood celebrities and left-wing media outlets to uncritically promote his ideology and activism.

Unfortunately for him, 2006 is now far enough in the past that we can test some of the predictions, claims, and statements of fact he makes in that film. So that's exactly what we did.

At the start of 2026, nearly 20 years after the film hit theaters and helped pave the way for Europe's delusional "net zero" policies, electric car mandates, and low-flow showerheads, OutKick rewatched "An Inconvenient Truth" to see how well it held up over time.

Spoiler alert: not particularly well!

The film starts off as a glowing tribute to Al Gore himself, an unsurprising beginning given his obvious ego and hubris. Almost immediately afterward, it jumps straight into the propaganda.

Gore predicted there would be no snow on Mt. Kilamanjaro by now. There is lots og snow on that African mountain.

His next example of declining snow is Glacier National Park. "Within 15 years, this will be the park formerly known as Glacier," he says. Here's how poorly this prediction has aged. Even CNN was forced to report in 2020 that "Glacier National Park is replacing signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020," because, unfortunately for Gore and his agenda, there continues to be plenty of glaciers remaining.

He mentions Argentina and Peru as countries where glaciers are in danger of disappearing. Yet, as you'd expect, there are still glaciers in Argentina and Peru in 2026.

In fact, one travelog from 2025 posted photos of the El Pertito Moreno glacier in Argentina, with the comment "Just west of El Calafate, this frozen river is one of the few glaciers in the world still growing."

Quote from: DKG on Today at 09:50:37 AMAl Gore's science fiction film An Inconvenient Truth is twenty years old today.

Gore found a willing audience of Hollywood celebrities and left-wing media outlets to uncritically promote his ideology and activism.

Unfortunately for him, 2006 is now far enough in the past that we can test some of the predictions, claims, and statements of fact he makes in that film. So that's exactly what we did.

At the start of 2026, nearly 20 years after the film hit theaters and helped pave the way for Europe's delusional "net zero" policies, electric car mandates, and low-flow showerheads, OutKick rewatched "An Inconvenient Truth" to see how well it held up over time.

Spoiler alert: not particularly well!

The film starts off as a glowing tribute to Al Gore himself, an unsurprising beginning given his obvious ego and hubris. Almost immediately afterward, it jumps straight into the propaganda.

Gore predicted there would be no snow on Mt. Kilamanjaro by now. There is lots og snow on that African mountain.

His next example of declining snow is Glacier National Park. "Within 15 years, this will be the park formerly known as Glacier," he says. Here's how poorly this prediction has aged. Even CNN was forced to report in 2020 that "Glacier National Park is replacing signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020," because, unfortunately for Gore and his agenda, there continues to be plenty of glaciers remaining.

He mentions Argentina and Peru as countries where glaciers are in danger of disappearing. Yet, as you'd expect, there are still glaciers in Argentina and Peru in 2026.

In fact, one travelog from 2025 posted photos of the El Pertito Moreno glacier in Argentina, with the comment "Just west of El Calafate, this frozen river is one of the few glaciers in the world still growing."

I thought Al Gore's film was more than twenty years old...it was released after his failed presidential bid....I thought it was before.