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December 2nd, 1976
The first day of the photo shoot for the forthcoming Pink Floyd Animals album cover took place at Battersea Power Station in London, England with a giant inflatable pig lashed between two of the structure's tall towers.
A trained marksman was hired ready to fire if the inflatable escaped, but was not needed on this, the first day.
Unfortunately the following day the marksman hadn't been rebooked, so when the inflatable broke free from its moorings, it was able to float away, eventually landing in Kent where it was recovered by a local farmer, reportedly furious that it had "scared his cows".
The first day of the photo shoot for the forthcoming Pink Floyd Animals album cover took place at Battersea Power Station in London, England with a giant inflatable pig lashed between two of the structure's tall towers.
A trained marksman was hired ready to fire if the inflatable escaped, but was not needed on this, the first day.
Unfortunately the following day the marksman hadn't been rebooked, so when the inflatable broke free from its moorings, it was able to float away, eventually landing in Kent where it was recovered by a local farmer, reportedly furious that it had "scared his cows".
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35 years ago John was taken
ZREXMike
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December 8th, 1980
John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.
Such a shame. If only he had hired 2 or 3 big security bodyguard types to run interference...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKRWk9nbfHM
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Such a shame. If only he had hired 2 or 3 big security bodyguard types to run interference...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKRWk9nbfHM
I remember that black day in history very well. Just woken up in 1980, at first, I was happy, hearing a Beatles song from the radio (Strawberry Fields). This seemed to be a great start in another bright day. Then, my father told me about Johns dead. As a young boy, I cried about John. For weeks my record player only played Beatles and Lennon songs. Yesterday, i woke up hearing Strawberry Fields again, coming out of the speakers of my hifi-system in my sleeping room (I hate alarm clocks
) This is, for many years, my procedure to wake up on this day.
By the way, this is MD-Chapman on the photo (Lennnon signing an autograph for him earlier this day)
By the way, the second...no one is able to take John away, because he lives on forever in our hearts.
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Premier of Beethoven's Symphony #7
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One of the most mythologized and romanticized figures in rock history, Doors frontman Jim Morrison possessed a deep-seated anti-authoritarian streak that repeatedly landed him in trouble. On Dec. 9, 1967, the rebellious rocker was arrested at a Doors gig in New Haven, Conn., earning him the dubious distinction of being, as far as we know, the first rock star ever arrested onstage during a performance.
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2007 – Led Zeppelin played their first concert in 19 years, at London’s 02 arena. Original band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham. More than one million people had taken part in a ballot for the 9,000 pairs of tickets available for the show.
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