| | myLot Discussions about Janice Joplin Memorabilia| Hero | | All of us have heroes in our life whom we respect and who we look forward to. Some of us dream of being like our hero. Some of us just admire them and make us feel happy when they are around. Some of us can watch them only on Television but wait for hours to see them.Our hero in life can be anyone from a sports personality, an actor or actress or our parents. Do you have a hero in life? Who is he or she? Why did you like him/ her? What is your favorite quality of your hero? | |
| | | Music From Your Teen Years | | [em]whistle[/em] Hi everyone:)Each "era" or generation seems to have it's own most popular groups, sounds, and songs. What was some of the most popular music/songs, etc. from your teenage years? Do you still enjoy listening to some of now?I was a teen in the 60s...so rock and roll was coming into its own...The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Motown groups, Elvis, Three Dog Night, The Everly Brothers, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix and Janice Joplin, Otis Redding, The Temptations....these are just a few of the groups/people that were popular when I was growing up.So share with us some of your "teen years" music.Thank you.Karen | |
| | Who is the best female singer and why? | | Who do you believe is the best female singer, and why??Is it Billie Holiday? Celine Dion? Stevie Nicks or Whitney Houston? How about Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Madonna or Janice Joplin? | |
| | Happy 4/20 | | Happy 420 (pronounced four-twenty) everyone.Most people know that 420 is a slang term for marijuana, or more accurately smoking marijuana. The question is where does the term come from. Many stories about the history of this term have circulated, in the end no one really knows for sure, however some are more likely than others, and some are downright ridiculous. I have my own beliefs as to where the term originated, but they are based on rumours that have been circulating for years, and a general application of Occam's Razor (the simplest solution is probably the correct one). So lets review the origin stories and find the best fit:Police Code
One rumour holds that 420 is the police code for drug infraction by various police forces. To the best of my knowledge and searching I have never been able to find any clear evidence that 420 is used as any police codePenal Code
It is said that marijuana use is covered by California Penal Code 420. Once again this is not the case. That being said there was a bill introduced into California Senate dealing with marijuana the bill was California Senate Bill 420 (HS 11362.7). However 420 was in common use by this time, so I think... | |
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