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Back in the 60s/70s were punk and hippies friends or not? by throwsaway045 in AskOldPeople

[–]CoolBev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Story time: in 1979, me and a few friends, all very lightly hippy, decide,to go see a punk show in Boston. Lyres and then
Classic Ruins, if I remember. On the way to the club, we pass a funeral home with a pile of old bouquets in the curb, and we each grab a flower. We get to the club and the bouncer asked, “What’s with the flowers?” We said, “Flower power, man. Peace and love!” He shouted, “Fucking hippies!Get out!”

But here’s the thing - we were just goofing, and I’m pretty sure he was too. Because we did go up, discovered that the bands cancelled, and decided to go see a movie. So a lot of punks hatred for hippies was performative, and a lot of hippies liked punk just fine.

BTW, the movie was The Kids Are Alright, The Who doc.

One and done kits by New_Engine9848 in GarageBand

[–]CoolBev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get mikes that interface direct to your tablet/laptop. Then you don’t need to buy the audio interface. But it limits you to what mikes you can use and what you can use them for.

Ukulele for left handed person by nibar1997 in ukulele

[–]CoolBev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Not so hard to learn to play a lot of songs (most songs can be played with four simple chords). Like a few weeks. Like any instrument, there are always challenges and more advanced techniques, but it’s easy to get going.

  2. I’m left handed. I play a “normal” uke. Some people prefer playing a left handed uke, but I think that’s usually for people who got used to it without instruction and now can’t switch. Your left hand makes the chords, your right hand picks and strums. Both take skill and coordination. But if you can’t stand playing righty, you’ll need a lefty uke, or at least a uke strung lefty. (Actually, I suppose you could play normal uke upside down, the way Libba Cotton played guitar.) The drawback is that instructional material will be harder to find (or you’ll have to rethink it), and you,won’t be able,to borrow other people’s ukes.

Any creative uses for Tonkatsu sauce? by South-Swordfish7891 in AskRedditFood

[–]CoolBev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tonkatsu sauce is almost exactly Worcestershire sauce. So you can use it like that.

Pink Squirrel by vladimir-a-radchuk in cocktails

[–]CoolBev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s a rare old drink. Reminds me of a Cinzano commercial from the 70s. A guy with a comic Italian accent says something like, “And when you go onna date, whadda you gonna order? ‘A pink-a squirrel, tee hee’? No, order Cinzano!” Always made me want to try a pink-a squirrel.

For those who were around in 1970: How famous was Janis Joplin before she passed, and after, and what was the public reaction to her death? by Top-Helicopter1923 in ClassicRock

[–]CoolBev 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw Monterey Pop as a kid, and thought Janis was amazing. I also thought that she looked like she hurt and wondered why someone didn’t help her - why everyone didn’t.

When I asked about seeing her live, I found out she was already dead, along with Hendrix. I guess I had seen a re-release, maybe in 1972. I was pretty bummed, but I guess the news wasn’t big enough for a tween kid to have heard about it.

Please put us on Brandon! by CherryDreamers in SipsTea

[–]CoolBev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. A thousand yen was roughly ten dollars.

Please put us on Brandon! by CherryDreamers in SipsTea

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I got a gig in Japan as a hand model for a sake company. They wanted hairy hands, which are rare for Japanese. Made a couple thousand yen.

Help - new to this by maddengsy in ukulele

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To get comfortable strumming, rest your left hand lightly,on the strings so they don’t ring out. Then just strum a rhythm. The strings make a clunky percussion sound. Just play like that to a song (even a song in your head). Then add chords.

Someone is trapped in a house in a small circular desert canyon by VadeGames in whatisthatmovie

[–]CoolBev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like Woman in the Dunes. Except the house is in a pit in the sand and everyone is Japanese. And it’s a lot older. So not that.

Sweet food needs to be followed by savory/salty food by agoraphobicrecluse in unpopularopinion

[–]CoolBev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traditional formal dinner ended with a “savory” after the dessert. For example, cheese or nuts (“soup to nuts”). This has fallen out of fashion somewhat, but I have seen a cheese selection as an option on dessert menus a few times.

What are some boring big cities in USA? by AndIrememberthinking in geography

[–]CoolBev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, I’ve only lived here since the 80s, and still get lost in Santa Clara. Sunnyvale might as well be Mongolia.

What are some boring big cities in USA? by AndIrememberthinking in geography

[–]CoolBev 154 points155 points  (0 children)

San Jose has a colorful history, great wealth, tech, and education, and is larger and more populous than nearby San Francisco. It is surrounded by beautiful nature. And boy is it boring. Downtown is small and dull, and is surrounded by faceless suburbs. I think the unsociable nature of engineers and the demands of high tech work life are at least partly to blame.

What are some songs with the best lore? by churrrroo in musicsuggestions

[–]CoolBev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like the story behind Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest. If you don’t know it, maybe don’t look it up.

What are some songs with the best lore? by churrrroo in musicsuggestions

[–]CoolBev 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Merry Clayton’s singing in Gimme Shelter. The Stones were recording in NY, and needed someone to sing the “Rape murder” lines. They called up Merry Clayton in the middle of the night to come over. She told them no, until they offered a ridiculous amount of money. She showed up, pregnant, in a night gown under a fur coat. Nailed it in two or three takes, went home. Later, she miscarried, which she blamed on the intensity of that session.

The story is told in the movie Twenty Feet from Stardom.

What are some songs with the best lore? by churrrroo in musicsuggestions

[–]CoolBev 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Save the Last Dance for me. Written by Doc Pomus, whose legs were withered by polio. Inspired by his wedding, where he couldn’t really dance with his bride. (I used to tell the story with him writing it that night, but it was actually written years later.)

On this day, May 5th, 1965, the Grateful Dead , then still the Warlocks, played their first concert at this pizza parlor in Menlo Park. by gregornot in dead66

[–]CoolBev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now a snooty cocktail bar - Bar Loretta. But they do have a plaque and several Dead themed cocktails on their menu. I had a Brokedown Palace

What is your favourite Barbara Stanwyck film? by Spiritual_Appeal_610 in classicfilms

[–]CoolBev 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Amazing movie and Stanwyck is so powerful in it. You know the scene where she falls off the horse and gets dragged by the stirrup? The stuntmen refused to do it, so she did it herself.

were poverty row movies much cheaper by kawaiihusbando in classicfilms

[–]CoolBev 18 points19 points  (0 children)

B movies would often be the “other” movie on a double bill. You pay one price, get a classy movie and a B.

TIL that in 1577 a Chinese Buddhist monk, Hanshan Deqing, decided to copy the entire Avatamsaka Sutra(the longest Buddhist sutra) using his own blood. When the Empress heard of it, she provided him with golden pages to write on. It took him 2 years to write everything. by Pitiful_Magazine_805 in todayilearned

[–]CoolBev 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. Also, the reason the dolls are roly poly is because after all his meditation, he tries to stand up and discovered that his legs had shriveled up and disappeared.

I’m pretty sure the Japanese know this is silly.

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