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happy birthday LSD!

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on april 16th, 1943 a young swiss chemist named albert hoffman accidentally discovered the interesting effects of lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD. it is safe to say that nothing in modern society (from baseball, to the military, to art, to health and science) has been the same since. one small yet big example: francis crick, noble prize winner and geneticist, was under the influence of LSD when he first deduced the structure of human DNA. more? okay: nobel prize winning chemist dr. kary mullis came up with the idea for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process used in the amplification of specific DNA sequences from an experience he had while under the influence of LSD. quoting albert hoffman from the wired article:

“I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD,” he said at a symposium in 2006, marking the centennial of his birth. “It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be.”

so happy birthday LSD! you’re 64 years old today!

best superhero birthday party ever

superhero party oh boy! crazy antics ensue when the mighty thor, spiderman, sub-mariner, the hulk, and some other fellas throw a rockin’ pool party bash for professor xavier! awww yeah! it’s the most awesome superhero birthday party evar! woo-hoo! bar-b-que, beer, leotards = party! soo rad, and soo hot, with just a touch of gayness. yes. please enjoy. and there’s other funny superhero youtube clips to see, like this not gay white hot superhero volleyball action and superheroes and their kids. thank you thank you blogfoot for the internet treasure! makes me wanna start up the superhero party website again …

happy birthday john coltrane

john coltrane belated birthday wishes to the jazz greatness of john coltrane on what would have been his 80th birthday. john coltrane was born on september 23rd, 1926. a quick search on youtube will pull up a lot of coltrane vids. posted below is a performance of the heavy song alabama, written by coltrane in 1963 after the bombing of the 16th street baptist church in birmingham, alabama. also below are a few tracks posted (right-click & save-as, please) from the albums Standard Coltrane, Giant Steps, and Impressions. happy birthday, mr john coltrane, and many many thanks for your music!

download:
John-Coltrane-music-sampler.zip (17.8 megabytes)

ye mighty track listing:
John Coltrane - Invitation
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
John Coltrane - After the Rain