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ringing rocks park

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Ringing Rocks Park in Pennsylvania contains a natural wonder known as "ringing rocks." These rocks have a property of resonating like a bell when struck, creating a music-like effect.

There are specific places in the world where this mysterious phenomenon occurs. This park in Upper Black Eddy contains them; other locations include the Musical Stones of Skiddaw in the English Lake District, and the Bell Rock Range of Western Australia.

Ringing rocks are also known as sonorous rocks or lithophonic rocks, and are used to create a musical instrument called the lithophone.

Ween's 1994 release Chocolate and Cheese features an interior picture of Dean and Gene Ween frolicking in a waterfall at Ringing Rocks Park.

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cat’s cradle

from ween posted in music by pete_nice

Open for forty years, Cat's Cradle has been a popular music venue in Carrboro, North Carolina.

On December 9, 1992, Ween performed there and recorded the set. The performance was released as a live CD entitled At the Cat's Cradle, 1992 on November 25, 2008 on Chocodog Records. Included with the CD is a bonus DVD of various Ween performances from that era.

During this time, Ween consisted of Dean and Gene Ween playing and singing along to a pre-recorded DAT tape. They thrived on upsetting the audience, challenging them with their performance-art stage presence while performing unusually well-written songs.

God bless 'em.

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johnny cash museum (former)

from johnny cash posted in music by pete_nice

Formerly located in Hendersonville, TN, the Johnny Cash Museum was at this location for many years. While Johnny Cash was alive, it housed many pieces of memorabilia from the performer's life. Cash's own mother, Carrie, worked at the museum for the last ten years of her life.

The museum is featured in the Johnny Cash video "Hurt", a Nine Inch Nails cover that was directed by Mark Romanek. The museum is shown after it had been closed and damaged by a flood- a striking visual metaphor for the dark, introspective lyrics to the song.

The Johnny Cash Museum has since been moved to Nashville, with a scheduled opening in the summer of 2012. The current land and buildings were sold by the Cash family to Hendersonville developer Danny Hale in 2007 for $600,000.

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ray bradbury’s walk of fame star

from ray bradbury posted in literature by pete_nice

On April 1, 2002, American writer Ray Bradbury had a Walk of Fame star in Hollywood dedicated to him at this location.

Bradbury is the author of several pieces of fiction that became films: Fahrenheit 451 (1966), Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), and the 1956 screenplay collaboration with John Ford for Moby Dick.

Bradbury also provided teleplays and stories for Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956-1962), The Martian Chronicles (1980), and the eponymous program The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985-1992).

Bradbury died at his home in Los Angeles on June 6, 2012 at the age of 91.

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el paso international airport

from johnny cash posted in music by pete_nice

On October 4, 1965, Johnny Cash was returning from Juarez, Mexico when he was arrested at the El Paso International Airport.

He was charged with importing and concealing 668 Dexadrin (uppers) and 475 Equanil (downers) tablets that he had stored in his guitar case.

Bond was set for $1,500.

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