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mirador de la flor
from selena posted in music by pete_nice
From Wikipedia:
Mirador de la Flor ("Lookout of the Flower") is a monument in Corpus Christi, Texas that was unveiled in 1997 to honor Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the Tejano singer who was murdered by her assistant and head of her fan club Yolanda Saldívar, two years earlier at the age of 23.
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from u2 posted in music by prof_improbable
10 Cedarwood Rd is the address of Bono's childhood home in Dublin. It's also the subject of the U2 song, "Cedarwood Rd."
The song was featured on Episode 42 of the Song Exploder podcast. No word on whether it will show up uninvited on the next Apple device launch.
view full location details...susi earnshaw theatre school
from amy winehouse posted in music by pete_nice
Founded in 1989 by journalist Susi Earnshaw and her musician husband David Earnshaw, this full-time private school specializes in academics and performing arts in Barnet, North London.
In 1992, Amy Winehouse attended the school after being urged to do so by her grandmother. Winehouse attended the school on Sundays for four years, taking vocal lessons and learning how to tap dance.
view full location details...the cobden club
from amy winehouse posted in music by pete_nice
Named after but unaffiliated with a political gentlemen's club that existed from 1886 to the 1970s, the Cobden Club was a bar/restaurant that opened its doors in 1996 and closed in the 2010s.
Amy Winehouse had a regular weekly gig at the club singing jazz standards in the early 2000s.
view full location details...chase farm hospital
from amy winehouse posted in music by pete_nice
Amy Jade Winehouse was born at this hospital on September 14th, 1983.
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