“We suddenly thought hey, what does a record do, it revolves, great you know and so it was a Revolver.” -Paul McCartney 1966 ended with the end of the touring of the Beatles. With increasing complexity in the reproduction of their music on stage and also getting tired of touring since they can only hear…
So yesterday, I made a trip down to the Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant to take a tour around the facilities, and I have to say from what I heard there and read, it is probably one of the most important infrastructures we have in Calgary. In a nutshell, Bonnybrook takes about 70-80%0 of all the sewage in…
“They were getting more and more interested in unusual sounds, they were trying out new instruments and always coming to me saying, what, what ideas have you got for this.” – George Martin, Music Producer for the Beatles 1965 is the year that The Beatles really came out of their previous genre of music and…
Ever feel the need to just look up some completely random trivial information to impress your friends or just to satisfy your personal boredom? Well, you should really go check out WolframAlpha. Think of it as the Wikipedia of statistics and calculations. The website is still in the beginning stages of its development, but it…
So this is America. They must be out of their minds. – Ringo Starr Welcome to Part 4 of my series on the history of The Beatles. In the year 1964, the British Invasion hit and artists from Great Britain became popular in the United States. The movement was first started by The Beatles (of course!). This is also…
On Tuesday afternoon, January 12th, tragedy stuck Haiti. A devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake swept across Southern Haiti, leaving it in ruins. Buildings, schools, hospitals were left destroyed causing massive chaos and panic. Many people were buried in the rubble of this disasters, dead or alive, while the survivors are left homeless. Food, water and shelter…
Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry star in this hilarious British Sketch comedy – A Bit of Fry and Laurie! The show was first aired on BBC in 1989, and ran all the way to 1995 with four seasons. Filled with elaborate wordplay and innuendo, the sketches would never cross the line while making everyone laugh! Both…
“We thought that if we lasted for two or three years that would be fantastic.” – Ringo Starr Welcome to the third part in my series about the Beatles! 1963 is The Beatles’ annus mirabilis. 1963 is year of touring. 1963 is Beatlemania! It all started with their second single, Please…
Tis the season to be jolly, falalalalalalalala. Eggnog has arrived once again here in Calgary! This deliciously seasonal drink will warm the hearts of many during this wonderful Christmas season. I know many of you have not tried it or heard of it or simply scared to try it but trust me, there’s nothing to…
“We just had this amazing inner feeling of: ‘We’re going to do it’. I don’t know why… we were just cocky” – George Harrison In March of 1957, John Lennon, vocalist and guitarist, formed The Quarrymen with a couple of friends, he was only 16 at that time. Soon after, Paul McCartney, a 15 years…
“I declare that the Beatles are mutants. Prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen.” – Timothy Leary Raging crowds, raving teens, and disapproving parents, what do all three of these things have in common? You guessed it! The…
It is once again the time of the year to remember. Today is Remembrance day, so get out those poppies of yours and pay your respect to those who have sacrificed their life for our welfare. For those who don’t know about Remembrance Day, it is also called Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day…
Think that all spiders are mean, evil looking meat eaters? Well, you have just being proven to be wrong! Scientists who have being studying a tropical jumping spider, the Bagheera kiplingi, in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Costa Rica between 2001 and 2008 have made an amazing discovery. This “utterly surreal” spider’s diet consists almost completely…
This is it! Finally, the movie that we all have being waiting for is out in theaters. Never seen before rehearsal footage of the King of Pop opened October 28th, but will only be in theaters for two weeks! This is a must see movie for all Michael Jackson fans out there and even…
Everyone likes to have fun, right? If we make something fun, will we change what we do for the better? Volkswagen took this little theory and decided to test it out. They installed piano stairs at the exit of a subway station at Odenplan in Stockholm, Sweden, and after observing for one day, 66% more people…