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Gee, when was the last time you saw a commercial for salt?
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Added: 14th August 2007
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Posted By: Cliffy |
 
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Of all the symbols associated with Easter, the egg, the symbol of fertility and new life, is the most identifiable. The customs and traditions of using eggs have been associated with Easter for centuries. Originally Easter eggs were painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring and were used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts. After they were colored and etched with various designs the eggs were exchanged by lovers and romantic admirers, much the same as valentines. In medieval time eggs were traditionally given at Easter to the servants. In Germany eggs were given to children along with other Easter gifts. Different cultures have developed their own ways of decorating Easter eggs. Crimson eggs, to honor the blood of Christ, are exchanged in Greece. In parts of Germany and Austria green eggs are used on Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday). The Slavic people decorate their eggs in special patterns of gold and silver. In Germany and other countries eggs used for cooking where not broken, but the contents were removed by piercing the end of each egg with a needle and blowing the contents into a bowl. The hollow eggs were dyed and hung from shrubs and trees during the Easter Week. The Armenians would decorate hollow eggs with pictures of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and other religious designs. At the Jewish Passover Seder, a hard-boiled egg dipped in salt water symbolizes both new life and the Passover sacrifice offered at the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Added: 22nd March 2008
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Posted By: Naomi |
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Here are the highlights of the men's Olympic hockey final between Canada and the United States from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The commentator is Bob Cole of CBC.
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Added: 25th April 2009
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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Remember this "early" techno-pop song - "Popcorn"?
Did you forget it?
Well, it is another remembered instrumental from the early 70s. It was extremely popular with the record buying public.
But did you know, it was first made a single in 1969 by musician Gershon Kingsley. He's the one responsible for this catchy "pop" song. Gershon got rich with this quickly recorded vinyl single. It was so simple of an idea. Compose the sounds of a popcorn machine into a keyboard played song.
All or most of it with a just a few keys on his Moog synthesized player. This was the way electronic instrumentals began, all thanks to this original song. It actually was composed on the road when Kingsley had became friends with Arthur Fiedler. Kingsley had met Arthur thanks to having a chance to play New York's Carnegie Hall. It was during 1970 with a small electronic group that was given an opportunity to play their way.
Fiedler liked it. Kingsley was now going to be playing with The Boston Pops Orchestra with an electronic performance. During this time, he began writing more music away off stage.
Soon after, "Popcorn" became a worldwide hit when it was redone over in 1972 with Hot Butter.
Hot Butter was actually Stan Free and Kingsley, who both went ahead to reinvent the song for American radio, but now with a few slight differences. Stan was a top-rated session player who thought the idea of rearranging it for radio would be a terrific idea. Gershon Kingsley was of course more than pleased with the new alteration. The original version was always an interest to live audiences when he performed it on stage.
Over the years, there were many variations of the "Popcorn" song worldwide, but I kinda like this one that I first heard in the early 1970s - 1972 to be exact. Hot Butter's record was an integral part of my life then, or was it the actual salty popcorn?
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Added: 22nd September 2009
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