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where sid vicious died
from sid vicious, the sex pistols posted in music by pete_nice
On February 2, 1979, a small gathering occurred at Sid Vicious' girlfriend's (Michele Robinson) house to celebrate his release from Bellevue Hospital. Vicious was in the hospital from a failed suicide attempt after his previous girlfriend died at the Chelsea Hotel.
Although Vicious had gone through detox, his mother had brought heroin to the party. Vicious overdosed around midnight, but the party guests got him up and moving around. Around 3 a.m. Vicious overdosed again and died from accumulation of fluid in his lungs (a common symptom of heroin overdose).
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from ween posted in music by pete_nice
Ween doing "Touch My Tooter" at J&P's place.
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from lead belly posted in music by pete_nice
Huddie William Ledbetter, more widely known as Lead Belly, and his wife, Martha, lived at this apartment building in New York City in the 1940s.
The famous folk singer lived at this apartment until he died of Lou Gehrigs's disease in NYC on December 6, 1949.
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from ween posted in music by pete_nice
The Blarney Stone is a piece of bluestone installed in Blarney Castle of County Cork in 1446.
According to legend, kissing the Blarney Stone will endow the kisser with the gift of gab.
According to Ween, "the Blarney Stone brings a tear to me eye."
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from miles davis posted in music by pete_nice
King of Cool and American jazz legend Miles Dewey Davis III was born in this house on May 26, 1926.
He lived here for two years until his father moved his dental practice and the family to East St. Louis.
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