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Matt Foster

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Happily married father of 3. Bombers, Storm, Liverpool, Ford and Melbourne City FC tragic. All thoughts are mine, which might be a concern

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𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐳𝐞
Michael Jackson’s drummer, Jonathan Moffett, performs “Smooth Criminal,” MJ once said: “My bass player makes a mistake, my guitar player makes a mistake, I make mistakes sometimes, but Sugarfoot never makes a mistake.”
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Somewherewithpaws
Somewherewithpaws@JustKimfromoz·
Chopper’s Weather - ☀️❄️💨⚡️💧☁️☄️☔️🌀 “Sydney - Why do they get a fuggin bridge - tell you what, I’ll put it between Tassie & Melbourne” 😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣
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Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr@jimmycarr·
Jimmy walks into the crowd to chat with Brent, a 29-year-old comedian with cerebral palsy about writing jokes when your timing is different. Find Brent at "comedybrent27" on Instagram. Get tour tickets: jimmycarr.com
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🎸 Rock History 🎸
🎸 Rock History 🎸@historyrock_·
The story of Led Zeppelin’s beginnings is that of a band that came together almost by accident and went on to become one of the greatest of all time. It all began in 1968, when Jimmy Page, the guitarist for The Yardbirds, saw that his band was breaking up. The Yardbirds had already had Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck as guitarists, and Page wanted to keep playing with a new, more powerful project. He had pending contracts, especially a tour of Scandinavia, so he decided to put together a new lineup that they temporarily called The New Yardbirds. Jimmy Page first recruited John Paul Jones, a highly respected bassist and keyboardist in the recording studio who had already worked with him. For the vocalist, his first choice was Terry Reid, but Reid turned him down and recommended a young unknown named Robert Plant, who sang in a Birmingham band called Band of Joy. Plant, in turn, recommended his friend John Bonham as the drummer. The four of them met for the first time to rehearse on August 12, 1968, in a London basement. From the very first chord they played together, the chemistry was explosive. They knew they had something special. They completed their Scandinavian tour in September 1968, still under the name The New Yardbirds. Upon returning to England, they recorded their first album in just a few weeks (in October) on a shoestring budget. It was during that time that the definitive name emerged. The most famous story goes that Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, had once joked that a supergroup with Page would go “down like a lead balloon.” Jimmy Page took the idea, changed “lead” to “led” so it would be pronounced correctly, and Led Zeppelin was born. The debut album, Led Zeppelin I, was released in January 1969 and was a smash hit. With songs like “Dazed and Confused,” “Good Times Bad Times,” and “Communication Breakdown,” they fused blues, hard rock, folk, and psychedelia in a way never seen before. Their manager, Peter Grant, and his aggressive approach to negotiating with labels (they signed with Atlantic Records, giving them total creative control) were also key to their immediate success. From being a session band and replacement for The Yardbirds, in less than a year Led Zeppelin became a phenomenon that changed rock forever. That live power, Plant’s voice, Page’s riffs, Bonham’s groove, and Jones’s musical foundation created an unbeatable formula. The rest is history.
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Mike Damone
Mike Damone@damone_mike·
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Baddies on X
Baddies on X@Baddie_Scouter·
Who is she? 👀
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Eddie Graf
Eddie Graf@Eddie_1412·
„Opa, du warst früher so cool.“ „Ja, nun ja, cool ist vergänglich“
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Fun Viral Vids 😊
Fun Viral Vids 😊@Fun_Viral_Vids·
It was a tough match, and she had to wipe the sweat off her face
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Johnny B. Good
Johnny B. Good@Cat5SMASHICANE·
This could be the funniest comedy routine I've ever seen in my life. Its 6 and 1/2 minutes and I laughed harder every second. I can think of several songs that I have known for years but have been singing the wrong lyrics. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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EPICS
EPICS@epicsofc·
Em 1991, James Brown resolveu testar Eddie Murphy ao vivo. Durante o show, ele chamou o comediante ao palco e perguntou se ele realmente sabia imitá-lo… segundos depois, Eddie entregou uma das imitações mais absurdas da carreira. Pouca gente teria coragem de imitar o próprio James Brown na frente dele.
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The Best Viral Vids🔥
The Best Viral Vids🔥@TheBest_Viral·
I wish I had that bra's resistance to bouncing
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🎸 Rock History 🎸
🎸 Rock History 🎸@historyrock_·
The tragic story of Robert Plant’s son is one of the most heartbreaking in rock history. Robert Plant, the charismatic lead singer of Led Zeppelin, suffered a devastating loss in July 1977 that forever changed his life and that of his family. Karac Pendragon Plant was born on January 9, 1972. His name reflected Robert’s passion for British mythology and folklore: “Karac” evoked strength, and “Pendragon” was the surname of King Arthur’s legendary father. He was the second child of Robert and his wife Maureen, whom he had married in 1968. They had an older daughter named Carmen, and Karac was, without a doubt, the apple of his father’s eye. Father and son adored each other. The little boy was cheerful, curious, and very close to Robert, who was already a global superstar. Despite the touring and fame, Robert always tried to spend time with his family at their home in England. In the summer of 1977, Led Zeppelin was in the midst of a U.S. tour, one of the biggest and most successful of their career. The band was filling massive stadiums and was, without a doubt, the biggest group on the planet. Robert was in New Orleans when he received a phone call from Maureen. At first, they told him that Karac was sick. Hours later, the second call came: the boy had passed away. He was only five years old. The cause was an acute gastrointestinal infection, severe enteritis caused by a stomach virus that progressed with terrifying speed. An autopsy confirmed it was due to natural causes, but that didn’t change anything. Just a week earlier, his sister Carmen had suffered something similar and recovered. The difference in this case was brutal and devastating. Robert, thousands of miles away, found out in a hotel room, completely helpless. The tour was canceled immediately. Tour manager Richard Cole described the calls as a devastating blow from which Robert would never fully recover. Plant returned to England devastated. He shut himself away at home with Maureen and Carmen, seeking answers and comfort in the midst of a deep depression. Led Zeppelin practically ground to a halt. Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham gave him all the space he needed, like true brothers. That tragedy nearly broke up the band for good. Robert has spoken in a few interviews about that dark period, describing how music became his only outlet. He said that, from time to time, Karac “appears” in his songs simply because he misses him so much. The family had another son years later, Logan, but the wound of Karac’s loss never fully healed. On Led Zeppelin’s final album, In Through the Out Door (1979), Robert included the ballad “All My Love,” a direct and heart-wrenching tribute to his son. The song speaks of eternal love, loss, and the celebration of a shared life. It is one of the most emotional and personal pieces in the band’s entire catalog, with an arrangement unusual for Zeppelin (prominent keyboards and without the characteristic heavy guitar). Plant has performed it solo for decades as a living memorial to Karac. Karac Pendragon Plant is buried in England. His death reminds us how fragile life is, even for rock’s brightest stars. A child full of energy and joy, taken from us by something as common as a stomach infection at a time when medical advances were not what they are today. Robert Plant, now in his seventies, went on to have a successful solo career and has always been very private about his personal life. That loss gave him a different perspective on fame: the excesses of rock ’n’ roll took a back seat to the real pain of a father. It is a deeply human and moving story that shows that, behind the stages, the lights, and the music, Robert Plant was simply a father who lost his young son in the most unexpected and cruel way.
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Emotion & Music
Emotion & Music@Emotion78687·
When the live performance surpasses the original recording..magic
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🎸 Rock History 🎸
🎸 Rock History 🎸@historyrock_·
One of the funniest and most endearing stories involving Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) and Metallica took place backstage at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 14, 2009, during Metallica’s World Magnetic Tour. Metallica was in the middle of a relaxed jam session in the dressing room. James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich, and a few other friends (including Matt Sorum of Guns N’ Roses) were playing some casual jams. Suddenly, Lemmy walked into the room. Robert Trujillo began clapping excitedly, and Lemmy, in his characteristic raspy voice, James Hetfield greeted him with a respectful smile: “Hello, sir.” Lemmy sat down, tuned his bass, and, without further ado, the entire group launched into two Motörhead classics from 1979: first “Damage Case” and then “Too Late Too Late.” Lemmy and Hetfield took turns on vocals, with Lemmy on bass and singing with all his raw energy, while Metallica backed him up with groove and enthusiasm. At the end of the second song, James Hetfield joked, “Are we hired?” Lemmy replied with a laugh, “Yeah, I guess so… but you’ve got to get rid of that drummer.” Lars Ulrich, keeping his sense of humor, answered instantly, “I’ve been trying to get out of here for 25 years!” Everyone burst out laughing. That casual backstage moment was captured on video and shows the genuine chemistry between them: Metallica always viewed Lemmy as an idol and mentor. Lars Ulrich has often recounted that as a teenager he was president of the Motörhead fan club on the West Coast (along with Cliff Burton) and that he tried to keep up with Lemmy’s drinking pace… only to end up throwing up. That mutual admiration led to several on-stage collaborations, but the 2009 backstage jam is particularly warm and spontaneous. It was a meeting of legends that epitomized the respect and friendship between Motörhead’s wildest rock and Metallica’s thrash. A slice of pure, unfiltered heavy metal history.
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