electricmaster23 t1_j9fgj30 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:22 PM

Reply to comment by Xellors in First Lt. Charles Hall points to freshly painted marking on his P-40L Warhawk, 1940s by eaglemaxie

haha... honestly, it's kinda OP's fault for assuming a 21st-century audience will automatically know the practice of scoring kills using their enemy's insignia. Side note: Charles Hall could launch a thousand boats with this picture.

electricmaster23 OP t1_j2cq37z wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:12 AM

Reply to comment by horsemagicians in TIL a UK punk band called the FF'ers were bottled at the Reading Festival in 2008 after rumours circulated their set was a secret Foo Fighters gig. Their bassist said items thrown included "bottles, shoes, clumps of earth, phones, a full packet of cigarettes (exactly what we needed after the gig)" by electricmaster23

Welcome to drunken degen cock-rock crowd behaviour.

electricmaster23 OP t1_j2cpsqr wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:08 AM

Reply to comment by alcoholic_astronomer in TIL a UK punk band called the FF'ers were bottled at the Reading Festival in 2008 after rumours circulated their set was a secret Foo Fighters gig. Their bassist said items thrown included "bottles, shoes, clumps of earth, phones, a full packet of cigarettes (exactly what we needed after the gig)" by electricmaster23

Thanks. I'll check it.

electricmaster23 OP t1_j2cppmb wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:07 AM

Reply to comment by throwofftom in TIL a UK punk band called the FF'ers were bottled at the Reading Festival in 2008 after rumours circulated their set was a secret Foo Fighters gig. Their bassist said items thrown included "bottles, shoes, clumps of earth, phones, a full packet of cigarettes (exactly what we needed after the gig)" by electricmaster23

Now that you mention it, I remember reading about the photo of Dave. They put that up only after they caught wind of the rumors. They later claimed it was a joke. I'm not sure how I could forget that, since I did actually read the article and post it up. I'll just chalk it up to tiredness.

electricmaster23 OP t1_j29ommd wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:38 PM

Reply to comment by thatguyad in TIL a UK punk band called the FF'ers were bottled at the Reading Festival in 2008 after rumours circulated their set was a secret Foo Fighters gig. Their bassist said items thrown included "bottles, shoes, clumps of earth, phones, a full packet of cigarettes (exactly what we needed after the gig)" by electricmaster23

It's hard to say if they even had a web presence at all. You have to understand that these guys were underground, so it's easy to think they didn't even have as much as a myspace page. Wayback sadly doesn't do google searches for the time (obviously).

electricmaster23 OP t1_j28ui7u wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:13 PM

Reply to comment by Funkybeatzzz in TIL a UK punk band called the FF'ers were bottled at the Reading Festival in 2008 after rumours circulated their set was a secret Foo Fighters gig. Their bassist said items thrown included "bottles, shoes, clumps of earth, phones, a full packet of cigarettes (exactly what we needed after the gig)" by electricmaster23

Indeed.

electricmaster23 OP t1_j28oz8o wrote on December 30, 2022 at 1:26 PM

Reply to comment by Fumb-MotherDucker in TIL a UK punk band called the FF'ers were bottled at the Reading Festival in 2008 after rumours circulated their set was a secret Foo Fighters gig. Their bassist said items thrown included "bottles, shoes, clumps of earth, phones, a full packet of cigarettes (exactly what we needed after the gig)" by electricmaster23

Interesting, since Tenacious D and the Foo Fighters have pretty strong ties. For those wondering, Dave Grohl plays the devil in the video for "Tribute", while Jack Black and Kyle Gass make cameos in "Learn to Fly".

electricmaster23 OP t1_iy1tco8 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 2:28 AM

Reply to comment by Lavapirana6969 in TIL Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was attacked four times in the 1980s, including a thrown bottle (followed by three missed shots with a revolver), a would-be gunman (who he neutralized), a drug-addled spectator smashing a car he was in, and nearly being struck with a tire iron. by electricmaster23

The badass used his car door to knock him down.

electricmaster23 OP t1_iy1s62d wrote on November 28, 2022 at 2:18 AM

Reply to comment by DistortoiseLP in TIL Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was attacked four times in the 1980s, including a thrown bottle (followed by three missed shots with a revolver), a would-be gunman (who he neutralized), a drug-addled spectator smashing a car he was in, and nearly being struck with a tire iron. by electricmaster23

Nice work tracking down the footage. It's cool how their logo looks the same after 42 yerars.

electricmaster23 OP t1_iy1s16t wrote on November 28, 2022 at 2:17 AM

Reply to comment by SuperVoodoo in TIL Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was attacked four times in the 1980s, including a thrown bottle (followed by three missed shots with a revolver), a would-be gunman (who he neutralized), a drug-addled spectator smashing a car he was in, and nearly being struck with a tire iron. by electricmaster23

Literally just got finished watching BASEketball, hence this post.

electricmaster23 OP t1_iy15dl8 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 11:23 PM

Reply to comment by waspinatorrulez in TIL Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was attacked four times in the 1980s, including a thrown bottle (followed by three missed shots with a revolver), a would-be gunman (who he neutralized), a drug-addled spectator smashing a car he was in, and nearly being struck with a tire iron. by electricmaster23

Time to finally get around to watching The Naked Gun.