KIPCHOGE UNSURE WHY HIS LEG GAVE OUT IN BOSTON
In Tom Derderian’s magisterial book, the Boston Marathon: The History of the World’s Premier Running Event, he describes the 1990 Boston Marathon thusly.
When 1988 Olympic marathon champion Gelindo Bordin’s coach, Luciano Gigliotti, saw the African runners’ tactics in Boston, he said that they were “funny guys, crazy guys”. It was just not possible to run like that. He called the pace…
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Chances are you've seen the Beatles vs. Monkees fight polls circulating around on your dash before, now here's one for the Yesheads out there...
******This isn't a popularity contest. Pick who you think would win.
Feel free to reblog with propaganda!
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Day 5 - Voice or Percussion
Maybe I love both🪷
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Round one
The Stone Roses
Formed in: 1983
Genres: Madchester, indie rock, alt rock
Lineup: Ian Brown – vocals
Mani – bass guitar
Reni – drums, backing vocals, piano
John Squire – guitars, backing vocals
Albums from the 80s:
The Stone Roses (1989)
Propaganda:
R.E.M
Formation: 1980
Genres: Alternative rock folk rock college rock jangle pop post-punk
Lineup: Bill Berry – drums, percussion, backing vocals, occasional bass and keyboards
Peter Buck – lead guitar, mandolin, banjo, occasional bass, keyboards and drums
Mike Mills – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals and guitar
Michael Stipe – lead vocals, occasional harmonica, percussion and guitar
Albums from the 80s:
Murmur (1983)
Reckoning (1984)
Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)
Document (1987)
Green (1988)
Propaganda: These Georgian boys invented "college rock" with their sound that was at once a throwback and a move forward.
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REMEMBERING COACH SQUIRES
Word of Coach Bill Squires’ passing didn’t come until late yesterday, June 30, 2022. While it wasn’t a complete surprise, given Coach’s 89 years, the news still hit hard.
When I first moved to Boston from St. Louis in 1973, one of my first realizations as I experienced the new environment was how Boston seemed to have so many more characters, people with unique personal mannerisms and ways of…
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Yes, circa 1970.
From the In a Word: Yes (1969–) Box Set, Rhino, 2002.
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