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Tusk

I don't want to like it, but I cannot help myself, I like Tusk. I can take or leave those other Fleetwood Mac albums but I like this one. I suppose Tusk is the In Utero of the soft rock world as it is the bolshy followup to a massive success.

Making a scythe for the grim reaper for halloween

This is a summary. For the complete instructions go to Making a Scythe for Halloween at Flickr.

Billie Holiday with Dog

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Where do you store WWII ships in case you need them?

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After the end of World War II, the U.S. Maritime Commission anchored thousands of cargo ships, tankers and battleships at sites around the United States where they could be preserved until needed for further military or civilian operations. Above you can see where they have parked some of the fleet in Suisun Bay for the last 50 years. Finally they are going to scrap some of the most polluting ships.

Flowered Up

Liam Maher, the frontman of Flowered Up, has died. Flowered Up seemed to appear out of nowhere, hyped onto the cover of the NME in 1990. OK, they weren't actually the best band in the world. But this song (Weekender) and its accompanying video short film capture something of the time. It's a pity they never made a longer version of this, it could have been a Tommy for the baggy generation.

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