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Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" is at the top of Billboard's hard rock songs chart thanks to the solar eclipse

Still do......lol

Younger than the other 2 but older than dirt.......

@KirtFalcon @BarryLaverty and @Monte1076 out there filming it........

March 29, 1955 - Detonation of the nuclear device air-dropped at Nevada Test Site on March 29, 1955. Code named: Wasp Prime.

Steven Spielberg Having A Blast Shooting The Point of View Halloween Scene On The Set Of E.T (1982)!!! #ettheextraterrestrial #StevenSpielberg Fun Facts: In the Halloween scene, where E.T. sees a child in a Yoda costume and seems to recognize him, This is an inside joke by Steven Spielberg on his good friend, Star Wars creator George Lucas. In Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Lucas returns the joke in a scene that takes place in the galactic senate. In the shot of the various senators calling out, you can see E.T.'s species among the senate pods in the lower right corner. When the kid in the Yoda costume is seen, you can hear a snippet of "Yoda's Theme" from "The Empire Strikes Back."

You and kirt were the only ones on this site who were around during that time......

Herodium is a major archaeological site, home to an impressive palace dating to the time of King Herod. Located about 10km south of Jerusalem, the site was also the burial location of Herod, hence the tumulus shape of the hill. Herodium is known as “Mountain of Franks” or “Jabal al-Fourdis” the “Mountain of Paradise”.

Former Astros minor league reliever Ronny Garcia, along with his father, passed away yesterday after being involved in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Our prayers and condolences go out for the Garcia family.

Norman Rockwell’s works were often complex in construction as well as very detailed. In this painting ‘Saying Grace’ (1951), the umbrellas tell us it is raining outside, confirmed by the grey of the almost invisible monochrome street seen through the restaurant window. The inclusion of three partial figures cleverly suggests movement, as customers move about the rather homely café. In the foreground, an older woman sits opposite two youths, head bowed in prayer; her grandson (we may assume) perches beside her in a likewise manner. The crocodile skin bag, umbrella and fedora by them and the jacket draped over the window seat suggest a departure of some sort; perhaps they just saw Dad off to war. There is a story here–the smoking youth looks on curiously, and we realize that saying grace is no longer practiced by the younger generation. The other onlookers seem similarly surprised by this public act of piety. Source: Escape Into Life

49 years ago today, the final episode of Gunsmoke aired. The TV series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on CBS with 635 total episodes. It was the second western television series written for adults, premiering on September 10, 1955, four days after The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. The first 12 seasons aired Saturdays at 10 p.m., seasons 13 through 16 aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and the last four seasons aired Mondays at 8 p.m. During its second season in 1956, the program joined the list of the top ten television programs broadcast in the United States. It quickly moved to number one and stayed there until 1961. It remained among the top twenty programs until 1964. James Arness and Milburn Stone portrayed their Gunsmoke characters for 20 consecutive years, as did Kelsey Grammer as the character Frasier Crane, but over two half-hour sitcoms (Cheers and Frasier). George Walsh, the announcer for Gunsmoke, began in 1952 on radio's Gunsmoke and continued until television's Gunsmoke was canceled in 1975. The first seven seasons were jointly sponsored by L&M cigarettes and Remington shaving products. When Gunsmoke was adapted for television in 1955, in spite of a campaign to persuade the network, the network was not interested in bringing either Conrad or his radio costars to the television medium. Conrad's weight was rumored to be a deciding factor. Denver Pyle was also considered for the leading role, as was Raymond Burr, who was ultimately also seen as too heavy for the part. Charles Warren, television Gunsmoke's first director, said "His voice was fine but he was too big. When he stood up, his chair stood with him." According to Dennis Weaver's comments on the 50th Anniversary DVD, Disc One, Episode "Hack Prine", John Wayne was never considered for the role; to have done so would have been preposterous since Wayne was a top movie leading man. The belief Wayne was asked to pin on the badge is disputed by Warren. Although he agrees Wayne encouraged Arness to take the role, Warren says, "I hired Jim Arness on the strength of a picture he's done for me ... I never thought for a moment of offering it to Wayne." In the end, the primary roles were all recast, with Arness taking the lead role of Marshal Matt Dillon (on the recommendation of Wayne, who also introduced the pilot); Dennis Weaver playing Chester Goode; Milburn Stone being cast as Dr. G. "Doc" Adams (later Galen "Doc" Adams); and Amanda Blake taking on the role of Miss Kitty Russell. Macdonnell became the associate producer of the TV show and later the producer. Meston was named head writer.

Discovered in 1922, Dolmen de Soto is located in the municipality of Trigueros (Huelva), Iberia. It is one of the most important and best preserved megalithic monuments on the Peninsula. Construction must have taken place between the Neolithic and Bronze Age ( ie 3000-2500 BC).