Five Bullets 8.19.22
This week: Dave Grohl, Polaroids, Mount Tom, and Wojtek the bear
Happy Friday everyone! Welcome back to Circles In Space where each Friday I share five things I found interesting. This week’s topics:
I read Dave Grohl's memoir The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music. I'm a big fan of Dave, from Nirvana to Foo Fighters and everything in between. I love the way his punchy, bombastic John Bonham-esque drumming style hits me right in the gut. The book is a great read if you're a rock fan, with insight into Dave's hyperactive childhood to his days touring with Scream and Nirvana, and other stories including the Them Crooked Vultures collaboration and the infamous Fresh Pots video. Looking for more Dave Grohl? Check out any of the countless album he's on or his documentaries Sound City and Sonic Highways.
I've collected a few old Polaroid cameras over the years and finally got some film for them. Polaroid film is still being made and yes, it works in both vintage and newer I-Type cameras. I've got a Polaroid Sun 650 and an Impulse which both take 600 series film. Looking forward to having some fun with these classics.
As a kid, I remember taking a family trip to Florida and visiting Kennedy Space Center where an exhibit recreates the experience of being in Mission Control during the Apollo 11 moon landing. During this segment, the computers and monitors blink and light up with all going according to plan until suddenly a computer error nearly ended the mission. This video gives some more info into this little known event and the man who coded the computer.
Recently I had a chance to visit Mount Tom, a rocky outcrop in Manhattan's Riverside Park between 83rd and 84th street. The rock sits high above the Hudson and was named by Edgar Allen Poe who visited the rock while living at the Brennan Farmstead, where he wrote The Raven. Poe named the rock after the Brennan's son Tom.
Wojtek the brown bear was the beer drinking, cigarette smoking mascot of the Polish army's 22nd Transport Company Artillery Division during World War II. Discovered in Iran by Polish soldiers, Wojtek became an honorary member of the company and supposedly even helped out on the front lines. He lived out the rest of his days in Scotland and died in 1963.
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That's all for this week! As always, thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
Until next time,
KW
Currently reading: Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Currently listening to: Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters