Gaz
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"Never forget the Epstein Files!!!!"
During the deciding frame of a World Semi Final.
Absolutely wild scenes
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Someone at the snooker shouting about the Epstein Files during a World Championship Semi Final deciding frame. Some sport
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@Gaz1966T @historyrock_ It was amazing! Watching that car come out of the horizon on all of those screens and realizing what song they were opening with was absolutely surreal! As a teen in the 70's I listened to the Eagles non stop so it was extra exciting for me to see them there.
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The story behind The Eagles’ “Hotel California” is one of the most fascinating and mysterious in classic rock.
It all began in the summer of 1974. Don Felder, the guitarist who had recently joined the band, was at a rented beachfront house in Malibu, California. Fresh out of the ocean, still in his swimsuit and sitting on the couch, he picked up his 12-string acoustic guitar and began to play. Suddenly, that iconic flamenco-reggae arpeggio emerged (which they originally tentatively called “Mexican Reggae”). He recorded it on a 4-track recorder with a bass, a drum machine, and a simulated guitar solo. He felt he had something special and sent the demo to Don Henley and Glenn Frey.
Henley and Frey fell in love with the song. Frey contributed the general idea for the story (a weary traveler arriving at a strange place in the desert) and together they wrote the lyrics. The song is a metaphor for the dark side of the American Dream, hedonism, excess, drugs, and the decadence of high society in 1970s Los Angeles. It speaks of a “golden prison” that you “can walk right in, but you can never walk out.” Henley has described it as “a journey from innocence to experience” and also as a sociopolitical commentary on America. It is not about a literal hotel (though there are urban legends about a real hotel in Baja California, Mexico, or the Chateau Marmont), but rather an allegory.
The recording of the album Hotel California (December 1976) was long and complicated: it took months across several studios. They changed the key several times to make it fit Henley’s voice. The legendary climax is the final solo, lasting over two minutes, where Don Felder and Joe Walsh take turns and then play in harmony. Felder insisted on recreating exactly what he had improvised on the demo, and they spent days rehearsing until they achieved that perfection.
The song was released as a single in February 1977, reached number 1 in the United States, and became a timeless anthem. The album sold millions and marked the band’s peak (and the beginning of its internal decline).
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@historyrock_ I travelled to Vegas from Derbyshire to see The Eagles with my nephew@The Sphere. The band as always were superb
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@jennmac415 @historyrock_ Fantastic!! I have watched that on YouTube..surprised that they opened the show with their most famous song tho
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@historyrock_ One of the greatest songs ever written and one of my absolute favorites. I saw The Eagles Feb 2025 at The Sphere and this was the opening song. I still get chills remembering it. It was phenomenal.
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Any update yet on the other 148 stabbings that would have statistically taken place in the UK yesterday?
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One week to go! We're listening! Join the nationwide conversation to help shape a digital ID that works for you.
Hit the link and have your say: …rn-digital-government.campaign.gov.uk/digital-id-con…
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I’m nicking that one 🤣🤣🤣
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@Kearney3Mr She's seen more Japs eyes than a Tokyo optician..
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@RichardWellings The crabs pulling us back into the pot can't see a problem with digital ID. They, I expect were once seen in their cars alone, wearing a mask and latex gloves.
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Drivers are now being sucked into the government's totalitarian system of digital IDs, along with company directors. The "elite" are sneakily imposing this bit by bit in order to reduce resistance. Then it will be linked together to destroy our freedom. dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-ne…
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Liam Gallagher wears Paul & Shark Bretagne 4 Button Jumper /// Oasis Stand by Me acoustic 1997
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🚨BREAKING: British fighter jets have just SHOT DOWN Russian drones over Ukraine for the FIRST TIME since the war began 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇷🇺
The RAF fighter jets, which took off from Romania, were on a NATO patrol in Ukrainian airspace when they engaged and downed the two Russian drones.
This could mark a MAJOR escalation in the Russia - Ukraine war❗️
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