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Morgan Rees posted to the statusToday in 1964, the 'British Invasion' began when The Beatles arrived in New York City, set to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show two days later.- Morgan Rees posted to the statusWriting Quote Writing is more than a vehicle for communicating ideas. It's a tool for crystallizing ideas. Writing exposes gaps in your knowledge and logic. It pushes you to articulate assumptions and consider counterarguments. One of the best paths to sharper thinking is frequent writing.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusHere’s a toast to my friends, "Here’s to staying positive and testing negative."
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusHere’s a toast to my friends, "May we be who our dogs think we are."
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusHappy Birthday to Alan Parsons, a brilliant musician, composer, producer, audio engineer, and educator. His accolades include a Grammy and the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honor. Alan Parsons (born 20 December 1948) is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Parsons was involved with the production of several albums, including the Beatles' Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970), Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), and the eponymous debut album by Ambrosia in 1975. Parsons's own group, The Alan Parsons Project, as well as his subsequent solo recordings, have also been commercially successful. He has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, with his first win occurring in 2019 for Best Immersive Audio Album for Eye in the Sky.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusDuring the holiday season, there is a dramatic increase of banks foreclosing on gingerbread houses.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusTesting ‘Rubber Soul’ pressings like . . . Vinyl disc manufacturing was (and still is) a non-exact science. The physics of the medium demand close inspection and random statistical sampling at all stages of production. In the end however, it is well worth it. The Beatles recorded their sixth album, Rubber Soul which took the group in a new direction. Rubber Soul was recorded 56 years ago. Watch a short video regarding Rubber Soul: Dec 3rd: https:/
/ youtu.be/ l34_8OQW-Ds - Morgan Rees posted to the statusHeavy duty guitar stand, will not tip and hugs guitar, made with 3/4 PVC: 6 "T's", 6 "elbows", 8 "end caps", maybe 4 "no-slip-grips", and some pipe foam. Black Krylon "Fusion" spray paint (or just use black PVC pipe (which, IMHO, is not as easy to work with...) and PVC cement.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusWhat Happened on Nov 2nd: What’s Noteworthy on This Date: A Day-by-Day Listing of off-beat, fun holidays, birthdays and historic events, and special funny, random & weird events What Happened on Nov 2nd: https:/
/ youtu.be/ qGlgXMSs5oA - Morgan Rees posted to the statusWhat Happened on Nov 1st: What’s Noteworthy on This Date: A Day-by-Day Listing of off-beat, fun holidays, birthdays and historic events, and special funny, random & weird events What Happened on Nov 1st: https:/
/ youtu.be/ rkHSvEeWliY - Morgan Rees posted to the statusWhat Happened on Oct 31: What’s Noteworthy on This Date: A Day-by-Day Listing of off-beat, fun holidays, birthdays and historic events, and special funny, random & weird events What Happened on Oct 31: https:/
/ youtu.be/ VnbCPiQNJKw - Morgan Rees posted to the statusThrowback Thursday (42 years ago): I designed this “Sun Songs” record label for a good friend of mine.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusToday at Nordstrom’s noticed they are in full Christmas mode. These are the holidays that precede Christmas: Halloween, Daylight Savings time ends, U.S. General Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Advent, Chanukah, Pearl Harbor Day, Winter Solstice and Christmas.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusCheckout Peter Max design on this Norwegian Cruise ship. Peter Max personally invited me to two of his exhibitions. I have one of his works autographed. I was trying to create an initiative with both Peter Max, Hartmut Esslinger (Founder of FrogDesign) and me. The two mammoth egos couldn’t work together
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusDuring our walk encountered a Halloween lawn decoration of a spider about the size of a VW Bug (Pun intended)
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusOctober 5th, 1969 premiere of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” on BBC One.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusBeatles drummer Ringo Starr is 81 ... In an interview with Starr said: “I am a vegetarian, I have broccoli with everything and blueberries every morning. I just do stuff that I feel is good for me.”
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusSunn Amplification was founded by former Kingsmen bass player Norm Sundholm. In 2002 the brand was purchased by FMIC. They attempted to revive the brand, however nothing ever happened with Sunn Amplification. All that is left of Sunn is a web page that links you to Fender customer service.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusThis week @RollingStone magazine updated their “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list for the first time in seventeen years. The Beatles landed 12 songs- more than any other artist on the list.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusWe are fortunate to have many Hummingbirds. Hummingbirds are very territorial so at our Hummingbirds feeders we only have one bird at a time. Seeing three birds at the same time was a pleasant surprise.
- Morgan Rees posted to the statusJuly was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. Mother Nature continues to sound the alarm, but we still have the power to prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis. How hot our planet will get is up to us.
