Happy birthday, Muddy Waters! The legendary Chicago blues guitarist would have been 99 years-old. Hear the story behind “I’m Your Hoochie-Coochie Man” and when Muddy realized that “whitey’s picking up on the things that I’m doing.”
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…what really matters is what you like, not what you are like. Books, records, films – these things matter. Call me shallow, but it’s the fuckin’ truth…
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John Cusack in High Fidelity
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Picture of the Day. Cairo, Egypt. A protester uses a protective combination of mask and goggles to shield himself from tear gas during clashes near the interior ministry.
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A protester wears a Guy Fawkes mask during the unrest in Cairo on Thursday, February 2. Thousands of protesters marched on government buildings after more than 70 soccer fans were killed in Port Said. Nearly 1,500 people were hurt in the Cairo confrontation, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Health. Photo courtesy of @mosaaberizing. (Taken with instagram)
How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
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