Post an obscure and pointless fact

[aria]

Yesterday, Joey Chestnut beat his own world record by two hot dogs, when he ate 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

Congrats to Joey on winning his 11th Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest and keeping a firm grasp on the Mustard Belt.

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[CouchCoach]

Elvis and Babe Ruth both died on the same day and month...August 16.

And they were the same size.

 

[CouchCoach]

I know people with more sulfur.

 

[CouchCoach]

The Fender Stratocaster that Eric Clapton used to record “Layla” was a second-hand purchase. He found it in a second-hand shop in London in 1967.

And the woman that checked him out in that shop's name was...……...Eleanor, Eleanor Rigby.

 

[cowboyec]

And they were the same size.

them there are fightin' words....don't be disrespectin' The King.

 

[CouchCoach]

From the medical library:

A not too bright man was a window peeper. He peeped in the wrong window, and a woman shot him directly between the eyes w/ a .357 magnum. He ran away down the street. Officers followed his blood trail and found him. Still alive. Took him to hospital for treatment. He lived. The shot lobotomized him.

This gent was quite odd to begin w/ and those that knew him said they really couldn't tell the difference before and after.

True story as told by medical professional.

Was he still a peeper with his Third Eye Blind?

 

[CouchCoach]

them there are fightin' words....don't be disrespectin' The King.

It was a shot at the Babe.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

And the woman that checked him out in that shop's name was...……...Eleanor, Eleanor Rigby.

It's no surprise that Clapton could use a 60s-era Strat off the shelf. Those were well-made guitars.

 

[Xelda]

If Elvis had lived, I'll bet his best stuff was still to come.

 

[cowboyec]

If Elvis had lived, I'll bet his best stuff was still to come.

DAMN RIGHT!!!!!!!
'MERICA!!!!!!

 

[kskboys]

Armadillos need fleas on them to live. The fleas stimulate their skin.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

If Elvis had lived, I'll bet his best stuff was still to come.

I agree. It's a bummer that Elvis died. A friend of mine bought Elvis tickets and then drove hundreds of miles to see him play, only to discover that the tickets were counterfeit. He was seriously bummed and never did get to see him play because he died soon thereafter.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Here are some bands that have had various guitarist (well known) in them.

Alcatrazz

Yngwie Malmsteen
Steve Vai

The yardbirds

Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page

Ozzy Osbourne

Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot)
Brad Gillis (Night Ranger)
Jake E Lee (Ratt)
Zakk Wylde
Joe Holmes before
Little known fact...initially The osbourne camp asked Gary Moore to be the guitarist BEFORE Randy Rhoads and AFTER Randy Rhoads died.

I never knew Jake E. Lee was in Ratt. That goes way way back deep into the 70s.

Sharon Ozbourne should be beaten and stabbed for kicking Jake E. Lee out of Ozzy. While he had a few (read very few) with Zakk Wylde, Ozzy was so so much better with Jake E. Lee. Loved Bark at the Moon and especially The Ultimate Sin.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Here's an Elvis fact: His second-to-last show before he died was right here where I live in Omaha, NE.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Armadillos need fleas on them to live. The fleas stimulate their skin.

Also to note. Armadillos are known to carry the M. leprae virus. (ie, Leprosy, ie best to leave them alone!)

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Also to note. Armadillos are known to carry the M. leprae virus. (ie, Leprosy, ie best to leave them alone!)

good to know. I'm definitely leaving those critters alone.

 

[Stash]

Actress Hedy Lamarr's invention was responsible for modern Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

In Switzerland citizens can challenge any law passed by Parliament – provided they can gather 50,000 signatures against the law within 100 days. If succesful, a national vote is held and voters decide by a simple majority whether to accept or reject the law.

 

[CouchCoach]

It's no surprise that Clapton could use a 60s-era Strat off the shelf. Those were well-made guitars.

I have seen many interviews with guitarists and their respect for the instrument, excluding Townsend's antics, is almost of a religious nature. They will try to rescue a guitar as if it is an animal they love.

One of my favorite John Hiatt songs is "Perfectly Good Guitars" and I was never a fan of any musicians destroying any instruments for show. I always thought the Who's music was first rate, they didn't need that bit of "showmanship". But karma came to visit Townsend with him becoming deaf and his shoulder, elbow and wrist all screwed up from "beating his best friend".