Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin sang Twenty Nine Palms about Alannah Myles. Alannah Myles sang Black Velvet about Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley sang (covered) Killing Me Softly about Don McLean. Don McLean sang American Pie about Buddy Holly...
This could go on for hours.
So, it's the 22nd of November 1987. You're in Chigaco Illinois, and you're settling down to watch the late night showing of the Doctor Who serial The Horror of Fang Rock. Fifteen minutes in, this happens...
How could I not have heard of this before? It's awesome!! :D
(I'll try and blog a bit more this week - work's been insane)
(Oh, and the link's probably not safe for work - or at least any work that values good taste)
In 500 years time, when university students study the decline and fall of western civilisation, this will be a prime exhibit...
There is nothing more to be said.
Early one morning Hamish woke up and looked out his window. He saw rainbows, moonbows, virga, waterspouts, tornadoes, St Elmo's fire, a partial lunar eclipse, thunderheads, meteors, sundogs, arcs, haloes, lightning, firebolts, a parade of clouds in the shape of serpents, tigers and galleons, arorae, coronae, fata morganae, glories, an array of planets and asteroids, a swarm of comets shaped like swords and dragons, the heiligenschein, the Brocken Spectre, a rain of stars, a rain of fire and the Zodiacal Light.
"Bah!" said Hamish, and went back to bed.
