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You can now have your tweet set into the most long-lasting medium known to man – a clay tablet

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You can now have your tweet set into the most long-lasting medium known to man – a clay tablet

Dumb Cuneiform takes your most ephemeral and worthless communications, and they’ll carefully transcribe them into the most long-lasting medium known to man – a clay tablet.

Here’s how it works:
Just send us a tweet or text (use the text field in the order form)
We’ll carefully translate it into cuneiform
We’ll stamp it on an actual clay tablet and mail it to you.
Favorite jokes? Amazing pickup lines? Your 2-star review of last summer’s blockbuster?
KEEP IT FOREVER.

It costs $20 per tweet to create, and worth every single penny.

That Time Sam Roberts Accidentally Looked Like Fidel Castro…While In Cuba

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That Time Sam Roberts Accidentally Looked Like Fidel Castro…While In Cuba

“It was one of the funnier things that has happened…before I sign up for diplomatic corps, I might need to consider how I go about these things in the future.

“That morning, I woke up. I reached in my bag and I was a little groggy. The first t-shirt that came out was an army green t-shirt. And I always travel with this red bandana which I wear all the time.

“Here we go.

“So, it was really hot. We knew we would be dripping with sweat in the Havana sun trying to do this press conference. I put my red bandana on. And, I got a beard. I went down and I just didn’t put it together. It just didn’t dawn on me what I looked like and what that represents to the people there.

“I answered questions about why we were there, what role we were playing in the celebration and the role Cuban music plays. That was incredibly important to them…what role does Cuban music play in Canada. And, I kept stroking my beard. I didn’t realize at the time…you don’t say the name [Castro] necessarily, you just stroke the beard. I was wondering why they were all laughing. And, I looked down and realized that I’m wearing the uniform of a Cuban revolutionary, el Comandante. I finally acknowledged it and it was like the ice was broken, the tension was diffused and everyone started laughing.

“Ultimately, it was fine. But, I did get a few looks for the rest of that day. Once you’ve already impersonated Fidel Castro, it is easy to do anything after that.”

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83-Year-Old Man Sings Coldplay’s Fix You And Makes The Room Very, Very Dusty

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83-Year-Old Man Sings Coldplay’s Fix You And Makes The Room Very, Very Dusty

Established at an elderly housing project in 1982, Young@Heart is a chorus of twenty-two senior citizens with an average age of eighty that sings contemporary and classic rock and pop songs, like James Brown, the Pointer Sisters, The Clash and Sonic Youth. This idea has given countless aging individuals an wonderful and exciting chance to sing, travel the world and possibly fulfill life-long dreams of singing onstage.

Young@Heart was the subject of a 2008 British documentary film directed by Stephen Walker, who captured this performance in 2007 of 83-year-old Fred Knittle stepping on stage to perform the lead vocal in their cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You.” Though he had retired from their group a few years before due to health issues, his incredible voice still managed to bring the house down and tears to everyone’s eyes.

Fred died in 2009, but this video is still getting thousands of hits a week. The reason why it’s perfectly wonderful to sing at any age.

That Time John Lennon And Yoko Ono Jammed With Frank Zappa

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That Time John Lennon And Yoko Ono Jammed With Frank Zappa

Released in 1972, Some Time in New York City is John Lennon’s third post-Beatles solo album, fifth with Yoko Ono, and third with producer Phil Spector. The original double album contained the live album Live Jam containing the Plastic Ono Supergroup’s December 15 1969 live performance of “Cold Turkey” and “Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)” at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, from a UNICEF charity show, billed as the “Peace for Christmas Concert”. In addition to Lennon and Ono, as part of the super group among others was former-Beatle George Harrison, The Who’s drummer Keith Moon, Delaney & Bonnie, Billy Preston and Legs Larry Smith. Harrison, who before the performance had been touring with Delaney & Bonnie, was excited by Lennon’s proposal over a phone call when asked if he wanted to play with him. The ballroom had its interior cover by posters declaring “WAR IS OVER, if you want it, love John and Yoko. For “Cold Turkey”, Ono had sat inside a white bag which was located near Lennon’s feet, while for “Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)”, Ono jumped out of the bag, facing the crowd, and proceeded to scream at them. As the latter song got towards the end of its performance, Ono broke down crying.

The album also featured a recording of Lennon and Ono performing with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at the Fillmore East on June 6, 1971, which they performed with after the persistence of Andy Warhol. The performance was documented after Ono had arranged for someone to film it.

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This Awesomely Cute Beluga Whale Can’t Get Enough Of This Mariachi Band

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This Awesomely Cute Beluga Whale Can’t Get Enough Of This Mariachi Band

I bet you didn’t know beluga whales are really into mariachi music. Actually, I didn’t think they were, either. Or if they all do. But I think we need to study this more, because this might be the cutest thing I’ve seen all week.

Let’s watch 2 super-strong neodymium magnets destroy stuff in its path

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Let’s watch 2 super-strong neodymium magnets destroy stuff in its path

Watch as two super-strong neodymium magnets jump together in slow motion, destroying a variety of every day items. Will it squash, smash or explode? See how an apple, an iPhone, a plastic cup full of rainbow drops and a carton of juice stand up to the awesome power of two 50mm x 50mm x 25mm N42 neodymium magnets.

What a tiny puppy going down the stairs for the first time can teach you about life

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What a tiny puppy going down the stairs for the first time can teach you about life

You’re watching shih tzu puppies Charlotte and Reece’s first attempt at traversing the stairs all by themselves, and it was the latter that was having a bit of problems. Showing all of us that with a little encouragement, and a little assistance (and carpet), we can do anything if we put our minds to it.

See the Smithsonian’s Mini-Doc On Musical Cities With Kings of Leon, Ben Folds, Eric Church, And Slayer

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What kind of place stimulates creative minds and sparks a surge of invention and innovation? The Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History traveled across the country to Nashville, Tennessee to explore the “Music City” and speak with artists such as Kings of Leon, Ben Folds, Eric Church, Marty Stuart, and others about the innovative history of music in Nashville.

Next, The Smithsonian filmed the listening rooms in the Bluebird Café to show the history of American songwriting at this famous venue in Nashville, TN.

Musician and composer Ben Folds in Nashville, TN gives a tour and history of Chet Atkins’ original RCA Records Victor Studio A.

Rudy’s Music in Soho, New York City is a full-service shop with an amp room, bass room, and their renowned repair/build shop on-site. This is the background for the invention of the archtop guitar with historian Rudy Pensa and world renowned archtop builder John Monteleone.

The Smithsonian next traveled across the country to San Francisco, California, to talk with the thrash band Slayer about the the innovative history of thrash metal.

Watch Echo & the Bunnymen Brazilian TV Special From 1987

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Watch Echo & the Bunnymen Brazilian TV Special From 1987

Echo & the Bunnymen recorded “the greatest album ever made”, according to their lead vocalist Ian McCulloch, and more than a few would agree with him. Ocean Rain, from 1984, contained the hit singles “The Killing Moon”, “Silver” and “Seven Seas” and is a fine listen now, too. One more studio album, 1987’s Echo & the Bunnymen, was released before McCulloch left the band to pursue a solo career in 1988. That record sold well (UK No. 4), and was a small American hit, their only LP to have significant sales there.

Watch The 1970 Documentary “Groupies” Featuring Pamela Des Barres And Cynthia Plaster Caster

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Watch The 1970 Documentary “Groupies” Featuring Pamela Des Barres And Cynthia Plaster Caster

The 1970 documentary Groupies features some famous faces—namely Pamela Des Barres (billed as “Miss Pamela”), and Cynthia Plaster Caster (listed as “Cynthia P. Caster”), and it’s not particularity shocking or anything. When the history of pop/rock about the ’60s and ’70s are written for the final time, you’ll find names in this doc to have their place – Joee Cocker and Ten Years After, but here’s your chance to check out just how successful Terry Reid, Spooky Tooth, and Cat Mother really were – at least for a time.

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