"[Los Angeles had an] electric railway system that was four times the size of the modern London underground. Known as the “Hollywood Subway,” the line opened in 1925; ran 4,325 feet underground, between downtown and the Westlake District; and closed in 1955."
Another great collection of factoids, Paul! A Steve Lukather postscript: Last year, his lad, Trevor (or Trev) Lukather (36), formed a band, The Effect (yep, he plays guitar!), with Nic Collins (yep, Phil's boy...and, yep, on drums), keyboardist, Steve Maggiora (who's toured with Toto), and singer Emmett Stang.
Such a high percentage of bots online! Damn things.
Meta should get its fingers out of the pie.
I was appalled to see that "...the legal voting age for ... Austria is 16 years ...." - humans don't even complete brain formation until our 20s - 18, formally - how do they expect these kids to make good choices?
Growing up in LA my dad told me it was the big tire companies who worked to kill the LA streetcars that went everywhere. I think it's also part of the plot of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Yes! "gas stations, inexpensive motels, restaurants that serve rapidly prepared food.... My god, it'll be beautiful." Judge Doom, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
"[Los Angeles had an] electric railway system that was four times the size of the modern London underground. Known as the “Hollywood Subway,” the line opened in 1925; ran 4,325 feet underground, between downtown and the Westlake District; and closed in 1955."
It's widely believed in the conspiracy that the car, gas, and tire companies played a vital role in the destruction of the rail system (streetcars) in Los Angeles. The Guardian has a great article on this: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/25/story-cities-los-angeles-great-american-streetcar-scandal.
Who doesn't love a good scandal?
Everyone likes to read about scandals! Thanks!
Another great collection of factoids, Paul! A Steve Lukather postscript: Last year, his lad, Trevor (or Trev) Lukather (36), formed a band, The Effect (yep, he plays guitar!), with Nic Collins (yep, Phil's boy...and, yep, on drums), keyboardist, Steve Maggiora (who's toured with Toto), and singer Emmett Stang.
They released the single, "Unwanted," last October. Here's the video: https://youtu.be/MUS9Zmcwl04
Yeah, I came across the bros while doing the research 👍
They sound pretty proficient, even though they’re not really my cup o’ tea, sonically!
I concur
Another amazing collection!
Such a high percentage of bots online! Damn things.
Meta should get its fingers out of the pie.
I was appalled to see that "...the legal voting age for ... Austria is 16 years ...." - humans don't even complete brain formation until our 20s - 18, formally - how do they expect these kids to make good choices?
The world is a wild place!
Fabulous! Loved the Steve Lukather piece and the Beatles’ background vocals item!!!
Steve is a busy guy. Thanks Michael!
"She has also collaborated and co-written with many other songwriters"
The songwriters have a phrase for some "collaborators":
Change a word, get a third.
Fun read.
I appreciate you reading and commenting! Thank you.
...malarkey is just a classic word...
Google is the evil empire. It also is the home of a lot of malarky, tomfoolery and poppycock.
Hogwash
A bunch of malarkey!... I just love that word!
LOL!
Growing up in LA my dad told me it was the big tire companies who worked to kill the LA streetcars that went everywhere. I think it's also part of the plot of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Yes! "gas stations, inexpensive motels, restaurants that serve rapidly prepared food.... My god, it'll be beautiful." Judge Doom, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
They sure had a reason to want cars on the road! Thanks for the comment!