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Necron 99
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Found this interesting tidbit online.
The reason why Gene Simmons never drank or did drugs. Simmons has always been firmly against alcohol and drugs because of his mother, a Holocaust survivor who endured the horrors of a concentration camp, where many members of her family perished. “I’m her only child,” the musician shared. “I knew I had no right to hurt my mother. Life had already done enough to her.”
Gene Simmons recounted a memorable and humbling moment during his first major interview with Rolling Stone when his mother interrupted:
“When I met the Rolling Stone writer, I was very careful to cultivate the mystique of the demon. I wore all my spider and silver jewelry and my leather pants. I puffed my hair as big as it could go. With my seven-inch platform boots with silver dollar signs on them and black nail polish, I thought I was ready to project the perfect rock-and-roll image.
Then, at one point, the doorbell rang. I answered it, and there was my mother at the door with enough food to feed the world: fresh soups, veal chops, pancakes, jams, and cakes.
She insisted that the writer and I—whom she referred to as "hungry boys"—stop what we were doing and eat. She kept calling me by my Hebrew name, Chaim, and told the writer that I was a good boy. The big, bad demon was just a mama’s boy."
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
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Necron 99
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Wonderful tribute to a funny man that I grew up watching on television and in many movies. It's amazing that he's still kicking around at 99.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
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Necron 99
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I think Kurt called it, back in the 90s.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
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Captain_Blood
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Two videos today. One that I found that has been knocking around in my head for a few days, and the other is Fall Out Boy's cover of We Didn't Start the Fire that we talked about during one of our sessions. For me it's a really good update for a fantastic song.
“May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.” -Malcom Reynolds
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Captain_Blood
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One more for We Didn't Start the Fire only for the middle ages!
“May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.” -Malcom Reynolds
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Nice song (RiP) Sam, thanks for posting, I'd not heard it before. I've heard the FOB rendition of WDStF prior, can't say I'm a fan though, not sure why.Captain_Blood wrote: ↑January 11th, 2025, 12:35 pm One that I found that has been knocking around in my head for a few days, <snip>
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
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Breaking Benjamin are back with a new song and another awesome video. I posted a long while ago, a trilogy of videos for three of their songs that are all linked, telling a story. Looks like they are at it again with a new one, this one sporting dragons and vampires.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
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Ancalagon
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Haven't listened to this song in a few years but <POOF> it just popped in my head this evening. Glad to revisit it!
Children of the Sea
Children of the Sea
“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
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One of my favorites and figure Sam may enjoy this one, Breaking Inside by Shinedown featuring Lzzy Hale.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien