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bestrooftalkever: Black History Month Story time: Merry Clayton...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:31:39 -0500

Black History Month Story time:

Merry Clayton - “Gimme Shelter”

Before 1969, Merry Clayton was just a Brooklyn-based singer trying to scrounge up any back-up gig she could find. When The Rolling Stones were recording “Let It Bleed,” they started looking for backup singers for their new song “Gimme Shelter,” and their manager suggested Clayton.

Six months pregnant, Merry came to the studio to record her now-infamous backup track. The Stones themselves were very obviously impressed with her talent. Around 3 minutes into the Stones version, you can even her Jagger let out a “Whoo!” when Merry cracks open the note over the word “Murder.”

Though the recording session put to tape one of the most memorable backup performances in the history of Rock N’ Roll, the memory would not be a good one for Merry Clayton. Just after the session, she suffered a miscarriage in her home. Many blame the intensity of her performance.

When the Stones heard this, they were heartbroken. They approached her and offered partial ownership of the track. They also wanted her to record her own version.

This is it. Be careful, it will melt steel.

Merry said, of the whole ordeal, “That was a dark, dark period for me, but God gave me the strength to overcome it.”

The best stories are odd and sad and tragic and heartwarming and inspiring, right? Right. I got chills. Listen!

whathappenedwas: Binder full of single ladies

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:25:00 -0400

whathappenedwas:

Binder full of single ladies

sarahb: rawrenbites: One of my favorite things when driving...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:27:25 -0400

sarahb:

rawrenbites:

One of my favorite things when driving between Manhattan and LI.

In cabs to the airport, I always try to take a picture of this, and that pink animal named Shanita or something that sells home heating oil on Atlantic Avenue, but never get the shot.

I’ve been gone from NY five years now. I am so glad this is still there.

Not calling it soup.

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 16:14:29 -0400

wittels:

hot hamm water

bluishorange: dontbearuiner: dionthesocialist: blakemurphy7: ...

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:28:10 -0400

bluishorange:

dontbearuiner:

dionthesocialist:

blakemurphy7:

Props, Taco Bell….

“We’re probably going to make a lot of money today anyway.” hahahaha.

Social media specialist: You’re doing it right.

Far be it from me to praise Taco Bell for something, but dude. This is pretty good.

Now I kind of want a churro.

thehairpin: An Imagined Conversation With The Guy Who Wrote...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:31:01 -0400

thehairpin:

An Imagined Conversation With The Guy Who Wrote Toto’s Wiki Entry:

The Guy (stiffly): I feel like most people who are looking at my infographic have enough of a Toto background to know that Jeff Porcaro is dead.

Us: But, what if you didn’t really know about Toto until the last episode of Family Guy featured a strip club scene with “Africa” playing in the background?

(silence)

Fantastic.

bluishorange: (via Infographic: ‘Pulp Fiction’ Chronological...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:06:17 -0400

bluishorange:

(via Infographic: ‘Pulp Fiction’ Chronological Order Flow Chart | /Film)

Just fantastic.

Trad Home, Grant K. Gibson. Biggest decorating pet...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:34:01 -0400

Trad Home, Grant K. Gibson. Biggest decorating pet peeve—bar height stools ar counter-height counters. You need 12” clearance between seat height and surface height for functional seating.

TradHome, decor by Palmer Weiss.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:20:45 -0400

TradHome, decor by Palmer Weiss.

In Trad Home Spring 2012 Edition, Decor...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:11:42 -0400

In Trad Home Spring 2012 Edition, Decor by http://www.typhaniepeterson.com/.

Oh I so desperately need a haircut. In the meantime, please take...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:39:13 -0400

Oh I so desperately need a haircut.

In the meantime, please take a gander at my donkey necklace and thank you.

I don’t care what you think, I love seeing...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:54:49 -0400

I don’t care what you think, I love seeing everyone’s purse stuff. What’s in your bag?

lylaandblu: Delicious Blood-Orange Sorbet (Which i’ve had!) via...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:36:46 -0400

lylaandblu:

Delicious Blood-Orange Sorbet (Which i’ve had!) via FJELLBY

Oh, I can do this and I will.

Photo

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:22:03 -0400

fuckyournoguchicoffeetable: Fuck your Hudson’s Bay...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:02:48 -0500

fuckyournoguchicoffeetable:

Fuck your Hudson’s Bay blanket.

Aw, Daniel Kanter is the best—see his new place (and cute new dog!) here.

Neko Case in Country Living magazine

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:34:33 -0500

dancingvirginia:

pierrotsomepeople:

I want her kitchen. And living room couch. And her garden. And maybe I should move my piano into the kitchen. I like her reasoning behind having one in her kitchen.

And this is the best quote I’ve ever read from anyone, ever.

“When I’m desperately lonely and want to go home, I buy fabric online,” Case admits. “I don’t know how much sadder it gets. Some people turn to porn; I buy fabric on the Internet.”

Oh my god her house is perfection

"The real marriage of true minds is for any two people to possess a sense of humor or irony pitched..."

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:35:29 -0500

“The real marriage of true minds is for any two people to possess a sense of humor or irony pitched in exactly the same key, so that their joint glances on any subject cross like interarching searchlights.”

- Edith Wharton, from her autobiography (via turtalia)

Photo

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:28:55 -0500

lostandmound: Lindsay Mound, Marilyn Monroe Moves to...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:22:04 -0500

lostandmound:

Lindsay Mound, Marilyn Monroe Moves to Williamsburg, digital collage, 2012

An open letter to the very drunk young lady at Mystery Brewing on NYE 2012:

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:07:45 -0500

We could all see your entire bare ass, like, most of the early part of the evening. I thought you should know, because I bet your attentive boyfriend was all, “No honey, it wasn’t that bad! You were fine! Don’t be embarrassed! No one even noticed!”

Nope. In actual fact, you were a real mess and you made bit of a spectacle of yourself. You made me extremely glad I am not 22 anymore.

There is some amount of sympathy I feel for you. Here it is, January 4th, and I’m still thinking about you. What if that guy was not your boyfriend, but an opportunistic stranger? What if you were not in fact drunk, but you have some sort of health issue that caused some sort of weird loss of all control type-episode at not even 10pm on New Year’s Eve?

I guess I am just saying that it’s still a good idea to wear underwear, just in case.

2012 must already be improving for you. We can only hope.

Kind regards,