Today, February 10th, would have been Cliff Burton's 57th birthday. Last year, his birthday was officially declared "Cliff Burton Day" by his home county of Alameda, California...
Happy Birthday, Cliff! 🤘🤘Horns up!
Mr. Ray Burton is the father of Metallica's second, and most famous, bassist, Cliff Burton. Ray turns 94 today and is still an important part of the Metallica family, regularly visiting and being visited by Lars, Kirk and James (in addition to seeing the guys in concert). Ray could have taken all of Cliff's royalties and lived a very comfortable life in the years since
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For those of you who don't know, @marisabel is no longer on SG. There was some unpleasantness apparently, and she was caught up in it. I don't know details, I didn't ask and don't want to know. However, when I spoke with her, she wanted me to let everyone know that she is sorry that her sets won't be up to be chosen for SOTD....
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It means different things to different people. For some, it's just the point-and-click of their iPhone or Android phone camera to catch that spontaneous shot. For other people, it's the serious, heavy duty DSLR camera that just came out, along with the $2000 lens. For me? It just means having fun finding a good shot, whether I'm using my iPhone or my Nikon. I'm not...
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I don't subscribe to the bogus and debunked myth of the origin of the first American Thanksgiving. This whitewashed story purported to celebrate the survival of the Mayflower colonists over the first winter due to the help of the local natives. What it really was, was a celebration of the massacre of a native tribe. Just one of many myths about American history. Victors really...
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11/11/18. It's not just Veterans' Day (AKA Armistice Day). For me, it also happens to be the third anniversary of my cancer surgery. Like Lance Armstrong, I had testicular cancer. Fortunately, I only needed surgery and have been in remission since.
Guys, do yourselves a favor and do your monthly checks. If you don't know how to check for the signs of testicular cancer, google...
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