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Black History Month Story time:

Merry Clayton - “Gimme Shelter”

Before 1969, Merry Clayton was just a Brooklyn-based singer trying to scrounge up any back-up gig she could find. When The Rolling Stones were recording “Let It Bleed,” they started looking for backup singers for their new song “Gimme Shelter,” and their manager suggested Clayton.

Six months pregnant, Merry came to the studio to record her now-infamous backup track. The Stones themselves were very obviously impressed with her talent. Around 3 minutes into the Stones version, you can even her Jagger let out a “Whoo!” when Merry cracks open the note over the word “Murder.”

Though the recording session put to tape one of the most memorable backup performances in the history of Rock N’ Roll, the memory would not be a good one for Merry Clayton. Just after the session, she suffered a miscarriage in her home. Many blame the intensity of her performance.

When the Stones heard this, they were heartbroken. They approached her and offered partial ownership of the track. They also wanted her to record her own version.

This is it. Be careful, it will melt steel.

Merry said, of the whole ordeal, “That was a dark, dark period for me, but God gave me the strength to overcome it.”

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smokedgreencuisine — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:34:12 -0500

vintagenatgeographic: University of Virginia folk singers blend...

smokedgreencuisine — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:00:29 -0500

vintagenatgeographic:

University of Virginia folk singers blend voices with the roar of the Potomac River

National Geographic | November 1963

aconversationoncool: “The blues ain’t nothin’ but a good woman...

smokedgreencuisine — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:00:13 -0500

aconversationoncool:

“The blues ain’t nothin’ but a good woman on your mind.” - Mississippi John Hurt

muppets are sexy

smokedgreencuisine — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:09:25 -0500

muppets are sexy

thedailyfeed: After his parents were likely killed by poachers,...

smokedgreencuisine — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:31:53 -0400

thedailyfeed:

After his parents were likely killed by poachers, Moses the baby elephant was found alone in the Vwazi Wildlife Reserve in northern Malawi.

But don’t worry, he was adopted! He already weighs 220 pounds, drinks 6 gallons of infant formula every day, and sleeps with his new mom every night.

new addition to the bucket list: someday, spend at least one night sleeping next to a baby elephant.

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smokedgreencuisine — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:26:13 -0400

دیگران را ببخش، نه به خاطر اینکه لایق بخششند، به خاطر اینکه تو...

smokedgreencuisine — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:30:11 -0400

دیگران را ببخش، نه به خاطر اینکه لایق بخششند، به خاطر اینکه تو لایق آرامشی

Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.

this is always relative. forgiveness is one of the most difficult things to do, and the simplest form of love.

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smokedgreencuisine — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:40:44 -0400

how do you break the shackles?

smokedgreencuisine — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:03:00 -0400

how do you break the shackles?

hoy

smokedgreencuisine — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:57:36 -0400

hoy

26 Beatnik slang words and phrases we should all start using

smokedgreencuisine — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:30:05 -0400

26 Beatnik slang words and phrases we should all start using:

nevver:

A shape in a drape
A well-dressed person. “Usually she just wears jeans, but she sure is a shape in a drape in that dress.”

Bright disease
To know too much. “He has bright disease. Make sure he doesn’t rat us out.”

Claws sharp
Being well-informed on a number of subjects. “Reading Mental Floss keeps your claws sharp.”

Dixie fried
Drunk. “It’s Friday and the eagle flies tonight. Let’s go get dixie fried.”

Everything plus
Better than good-looking. “He wasn’t just built, he was everything plus.”

Focus your audio
Listen carefully. “Shut your trap and focus your audio. This is important.”

Gin mill cowboy
A bar regular. (A gin mill is a bar.) “Cliff Clavin was the _flossiest gin mill cowboy of all time.”

Hanging paper
Paying with forged checks. “I hope that chick who stole my purse last week goes to jail for hanging paper.”

Interviewing your brains
Thinking. “I can see you’re interviewing your brains, so I’ll leave you alone.”

Jungled up
Having a place to live, or specific living arrangements. “All I know is that he’s jungled up with that guy he met at the gin mill last month.”

Know your groceries
To be aware, or to do things well. (Similar to Douglas Adams’ “know where your towel is.”) “You can’t give a TED Talk on something unless you really know your groceries.”

Lead sled
A car, specifically one that would now be considered a classic model. “His parents gave him their old lead sled for his sixteenth birthday.”

Mason-Dixon line
Anywhere out of bounds, especially regarding personal space. “Keep your hands above the Mason-Dixon line, thanks.”

Noodle it out
Think it through. “You don’t have to make a decision right now. Noodle it out and call me back.”

Off the cob
Corny. “Okay, some of this old Beat slang is kinda off the cob.”

Pearl diver
A person who washes dishes. “I’m just a pearl diver at a greasy spoon, but it’s a job.”

Quail hunting
Picking up chicks. “I’m going quail hunting and you’re my wingman.”

Red onion
A hole in the wall; a really crappy bar. “I thought we were going somewhere nice but he just took me to the red onion on the corner.”

Slated for crashville
Out of control. “That girl’s been in college for five minutes and is already slated for crashville.”

Threw babies out of the balcony
A big success; interchangeable with “went down a storm.” “I was afraid the party would suck, but it threw babies out of the balcony.”

Used-to-be
An ex, a person you used to date. “I ran into my used-to-be in Kroger’s and I looked terrible.”

Varicose alley
The runway in a strip club. “Stay in school or you’ll be strutting varicose alley, girls.”

Ways like a mowing machine
An agricultural metaphor for impressive sexual technique, from the song “She’s a Hum Dinger” by Buddy Jones. “She’s long, she’s tall / She’s a handsome queen / She’s got ways like a mowing machine.” (Let us know if any of you ever successfully pull this one off in conversation.)

X-ray eyes
To understand something, to see through confusion. “That guy is so smart. He’s got x-ray eyes.”

Yard
A thousand dollars. “Yeah, it’s nice, but rent is half a yard a week. Let’s jungle up somewhere else.”

Zonk on the head
A bad thing. “It stormed all night and we lost power, but the real zonk on the head was when hail broke the bedroom window.”

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smokedgreencuisine — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:22:46 -0400

this is pretty much exactly how i feel whenever i actually have...

smokedgreencuisine — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:15:51 -0400

this is pretty much exactly how i feel whenever i actually have a sunday off.

holy shit, awesome.

smokedgreencuisine — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:13:26 -0400

holy shit, awesome.

magalomania: did-you-kno: Source She’s beautiful.

smokedgreencuisine — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:24:49 -0400

magalomania:

did-you-kno:

Source

She’s beautiful.

دیگران را ببخش، نه به خاطر اینکه لایق بخششند، به خاطر اینکه تو...

smokedgreencuisine — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:24:04 -0400

دیگران را ببخش، نه به خاطر اینکه لایق بخششند، به خاطر اینکه تو لایق آرامشی

Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.

dedicated to my love

smokedgreencuisine — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:23:19 -0400

dedicated to my love