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kay bank studios
from the trashmen posted in music by donkeyoti
Don't you know? The Bird's the word.
The Trashmen recorded "Surfin' Bird" here in 1963, and ended up making it to #4 on the charts. Also recorded here was Fendermen's "Muleskinner Blues", Dave Dudley's "Six Days on the Road", and The Castaways' "Liar, Liar".
Later, the Ramones would cover this song. And the Cramps. And Peter Griffin.
rice park
from f. scott fitzgerald posted in literature by donkeyoti
In Rice Park, there is a statue (by artist Michael Price) dedicated to F. Scott Fitzgerald.
593/599 summit
from f. scott fitzgerald posted in literature by donkeyoti
Fitzgerald's wrote "This Side of Paradise" while living at this building. In 1919, when he received word that the publisher accepted it, he ran up and down Summit Avenue, stopping traffic to tell drivers of his success.
He and Zelda were married shortly after publication of this novel.
f. scott fitzgerald childhood home
from f. scott fitzgerald posted in literature by donkeyoti
Fitzgerald also lived at this apartment with this family when he was a child.
f. scott fitzgerald childhood home
from f. scott fitzgerald posted in literature by donkeyoti
Fitzgerald lived here with his mother, father, and sister (and a servant) when the 1910 census was taken.
He was 13 years old.