Fred Rogers’ only appearance on the 11th episode of Late Night with David Letterman.
The Clash’s Joe Strummer Ran 3 Marathons Without Training. Here’s How He Did It.
Before the album Combat Rock by The Clash was released in 1982, lead singer and guitarist Joe Strummer went into hiding and the band’s management said that he had “disappeared”. Bernie Rhodes, the band’s manager, pressured Joe to do so because tickets were selling slowly for the Scottish leg of an upcoming tour. It was planned for Strummer to travel, in secret, to Texas and stay with his friend, musician Joe Ely. Uneasy with his decision, Strummer instead decided to genuinely disappear and “dicked around” in France. During this time, Strummer ran the Paris Marathon in April 1982. He claimed his training regimen consisted of 10 pints of beer the night before the race.
In 1999, Strummer discussed his showing at the Paris Marathon of April 1982 with American magazine Steppin’ Out.
Steppin’ Out: Didn’t you once run in the Paris Marathon?
Joe Strummer: Yep. I ran three of them.
SO: Correct me if I’m wrong but is it also true that you never trained for any of them?
JS: You shouldn’t really ask me about my training regime, you know.
SO: Why?
JS: Because it’s not good and I wouldn’t want people to copy it.
SO: Don’t make me beat it out of you.
JS: Okay, you want it, here it is. Drink 10 pints of beer the night before the race. Ya got that? And don’t run a single step at least four weeks before the race.
SO: No running at all?
JS: No, none at all. And don’t forget the 10 pints of beer the night before. But make sure you put a warning in this article, “Do not try this at home.” I mean, it works for me and Hunter Thompson but it might not work for others. I can only tell you what I do.
The Paris Marathon story remains unsubstantiated. But Joe talks about what happened in the video below – the Paris segment begins just after 4:30.
Well, this just made me question everything
Caltech researchers have developed these two new illusions that reveal how the senses can influence each other—in particular, how sound can give rise to visual illusions. These illusions occur so quickly that they illustrate a phenomenon called postdiction (as opposed to prediction) in which a stimulus that occurs later can retroactively affect our perceptions of an earlier event.
Roger Waters explains the arguments over ‘Comfortably Numb’
Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters explains to Absolute Radio’s Russ Williams why and how he and band-mate David Gilmour fell out over the recording of seminal ‘The Wall’ track ‘Comfortably Numb’.
Tommy Smothers dead-on imitation of Johnny Carson
Tommy Smothers, best known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick, does a dead-on imitation of Johnny Carson.
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (3rd Movement) With Synchronized Lighting
Rousseau, who performs “piano covers of classical and pop songs with a reactive visualizer”, did just that with a very cool take on Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (3rd Movement).
Daniel Baron’s “One More Goodbye” Might Be His 6th #1 Song…
Daniel Baron, the self-taught singer-songwriter-producer has achieved five number 1 hits and People Magazine have referred to him as “One of South Africa’s greatest pop-stars”. His brand new single titled ‘One More Goodbye’ releases today, accompanied with a spectacular music video capturing the singer performing the piano ballad on a moving open-top trailer through the streets of Johannesburg.
Known for his constantly evolving sound and bold cross-genre antics, Baron’s success has stemmed from pop-rock anthems such as ‘So Much More’, to the dance-floor chart-crusher ‘Children Of The Sun’, which was one of the biggest SA dance songs in 2016, also receiving airplay in Europe.
Daniel, who opened for Bon Jovi at FNB Stadium in 2013, is currently travelling across South Africa, on his Unplugged Tour, recently performing a number of shows along the coast with plans to visit Europe and the States in 2019.
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry Announces Fall Headlining Shows Kicking Off November 30
Joe Perry, the legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of Aerosmith, has just confirmed more shows in support of his 2018 SWEETZERLAND MANIFESTO (via his Roman Records imprint, distributed worldwide by AMPED Distribution) solo album. The headlining dates kick off November 30 in Iowa and include stops in New York, Detroit, Philadelphia and more before wrapping up with three Los Angeles-area shows. These performances follow gigs in April where PERRY debuted his new touring band featuring his Aerosmith bandmate Brad Whitford and Gary Cherone of Extreme taking on the lead vocals.
Along with choice cuts from his catalog of solo records, JOE will be performing rarely played Aerosmith classics from the band’s early records including “Toys In The Attic,” “Get Your Wings,” and “Rocks,” among others. SWEETZERLAND MANIFESTO marks Joe’s sixth solo album and is comprised of 10 new tracks all written or co-written by JOE (many with the album’s guest vocalists), except for a cover of “Eve Of Destruction” with JOE on lead vocals and Johnny Depp on drums. The album features guest appearances from a long list of Joe’s friends, colleagues and rock and roll icons. Highlights include “Aye, Aye, Aye,” which Joe co-wrote with the track’s vocalist Robin Zander, and three collaborations with David Johansen, who sings “I Wanna Roll,” “Haberdasher Blues,” and “I’m Going Crazy,” plus as many co-writes with Terry Reid whose lead vocals light up “I’ll Do Happiness” (with Zak Starkey on drums), “Sick & Tired” and “Won’t Let Me Go.” A few days before the album’s January release, Joe and his all-star band crushed it at a two-hour plus set at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
Joe Perry Tour Dates
Fri 11/30 Sioux City, IA Anthem at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sat 12/1 West Dundee, IL RocHaus
Sun 12/2 Detroit, MI Crowfoot Ballroom
Tue 12/4 New York, NY PlayStation Theater
Wed 12/5 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Fri 12/7 Cherokee, NC Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
Tue 12/11 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Thu 12/13 Pasadena, CA The Rose
Sat 12/15 Beverly Hills, CA Saban Theatre
Sun 12/16 Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon