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[jimintoronto]

I googled.....Waylon Jennings.
I wanted to know.

You are forgiven. Waylon at that time was not a big star in the music industry. He was offered a seat on the small plane that Buddy Holley had rented, but he decided to stay behind and do his laundry. That meant that Waylon Jennings lived, while the 3 stars and the pilot died in a crash on a Iowa cornfield. He suffered from "survivor's guilt " for years, because of that choice. JIMB>

 

[jimintoronto]

Hey, I never said I was good at 50's music trivia because that was before my time. Mostly, 70's and 80's. You are clearly hands-down better than I am.

Hey Man, don't feel bad....My era of interest is 1950 to 1975. By the way the musical connection between Jimmi Hendrix and Joe Pesci is this......They both played in a New Jersey based show band called "Joey D and The Starlighters " . That band's only big hit was called " The Peppermint Twist" which made number 5 on the top one hundred charts. Over the years, Joe Pesci has recorded a number of albums that sold pretty well. He played bass and has a nice singing voice. JIMB>

 

[jimintoronto]

Walt Disney's first Cartoon Critter was Oswald the Rabbit, born on September 5, 1927.

Walt Disney's Father was born in Canada.

 

[Ronni]

Have you heard of the Sarah Cannon Cancer centers? There are Sarah Cannon Cancer centers in over 70 cities nationwide, and the Research Institute (SCRI), partners with over 1,300 physicians at more than 200 locations to conduct clinical trials.

Do you know who Sarah Cannon actually was?
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Minnie Pearl, beloved alumni of country music, known as the Queen of Countey Comedy! Full name Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon.

 

[dobielvr]

Hey Man, don't feel bad....My era of interest is 1950 to 1975. By the way the musical connection between Jimmi Hendrix and Joe Pesci is this......They both played in a New Jersey based show band called "Joey D and The Starlighters " . That band's only big hit was called " The Peppermint Twist" which made number 5 on the top one hundred charts. Over the years, Joe Pesci has recorded a number of albums that sold pretty well. He played bass and has a nice singing voice. JIMB>

That is so interesting....and I do remember The Peppermint Twist!
Thanks.

 

[MoBeans]

It's obvious when you think about it. No gravity in space. Who wants to watch their poop float by?

A bit of trivia: There is almost as much gravity on the space station (ISS) as there is here on the surface. Earth's gravity is still pulling them down quite strongly (about 90% as strong as on the surface). They appear weightless because they are in free fall . The ISS is constantly falling toward Earth, but orbit works by keeping them moving sideways so fast that it keeps "missing" Earth. It's exactly like that plane that simulates no gravity by free falling and everybody floats up even though gravity hasn't changed.

 

[Bretrick]

I've been looking for a place to post this...thanks B!

I watched this just now. Very interesting, Thank you for posting