Saturday, 5. December 2009

A wop bop a lu bop, a wop bam boom! - Happy birthday, Little Richard


Richard Wayne Penniman was born on 5 December 1932 in Macon, Georgia. This is him in 1956 singing “Lucille” on the Ed Sullivan Show. His first big hit was “Tutti Frutti” in 1955. That’s the one that starts “A wop bop a lu bop, a wop bam boom!”, still unbeaten as an intro to a song.

louisianamusichalloffame.org Little_Richard [wiki]

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Heute würden wir Schlepperbande heißen - Wiener Tschuschenkapelle


Als der "Tschusch" noch ein Schimpfwort war, nannten sie sich "Wiener Tschuschenkapelle". Das war vor zwanzig Jahren. Rund 1200 Konzerte später sei Volksmusik noch immer toll, Österreich ein bisschen weniger rassistisch und die Kapelle endlich auch bei "Tschuschen" beliebt, sagt Gründer, Sänger und Gitarrist Slavko Ninić im Gespräch mit Maria Sterkl. Auf dem FPÖ-Parteitag würde er nicht spielen, sagt Ninić - glaubt aber auch nicht, dass er eingeladen wäre.

derstandard.at

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Wien schmeisst 1,5 Millionen zum Fenster raus - Stadt wird Microsoft-Lizenzen ankaufen und Open-Source Anwendungen unterstützen


Der zuständige Gemeinderatssausschuss der Stadt Wien hat beschlossen für die nächsten drei Jahre Lizenzen für Microsoft Office Pakete zu erwerben. Der Beschluss, dafür 1,5 Millionen Euro auszugeben, ist im Ausschuss einstimmig gefallen.

ots.at

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Toyota's ultimate boy's toys gaming truck


The cleverly done Toyota Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show is for the well-rounded individual who likes to rock climb and ski by day and then veg out with video games by night. A mini-fridge energy drink dispenser, Cannondale bikes, and an Xbox gaming system are among the key amenities.

Toyota's ultimate boy's toys gaming truck

insideline.com via

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Now, vodka that comes in a pill


Russian professor Evgeny Moskalev of Saint Petersburg Technological University has evolved a technique that allows turning alcohol into powder and packing it in pills. The new technique can solidify any kind of alcohol, including whisky, cognac, wine and beer.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Markets absorbed by probiotic Swedish tampons


Shares in a Swedish biotech firm soared on Wednesday on news that the company had inked a distribution deal in China for its tampons “bathed in human lactic acid bacteria”.

Markets absorbed by probiotic Swedish tampons

thelocal.se

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Brothers living in cave to inherit billions from lost grandmother


Two penniless brothers who live in a cave outside Budapest are to inherit most of a reported £4 billion after an astonishing twist in their family fortunes.

telegraph.co.uk

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The world's weirdest Christmas trees


Whether you dress them up or dress them underwater, make them big or make them microscopic, countries around the world all have their own - often bizarre - take on the Christmas tree.

The world's weirdest Christmas trees

metro.co.uk

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