TIL, the Iron Sheik has one of the best twitter accounts…
The only man alive who has mastered the appropriate use of ALL CAPS. An inspiration to us all.
We’re just JABRONIS, BRO!
His own bootstraps!
If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in a message.
ETA: we still have a song to sing. All over this world.
We sing out danger
We sing out a warning
We sing out love between
My brothers and my sisters.
All over this world.
ETA2:
Lopez was one of the first musical influences I had by own choice. Like in: I bought a cassette. From my pocket money. I think I just had to part with it about two years ago.
RIP Belle du Barry of Paris Combo.
https://www.explica.co/paris-combo-death-at-54-of-belle-du-berry-swept-away-by-cancer/
And FUCK CANCER!
I grew up watching The Dirty Dozen with my WWII vet dad. And we can thank Victor Garber and Tom Hanks for their ode to Trini Lopez in Sleepless in Seattle.
You’ll be missed, Trini.
Indeed.
Oh, man! And he was older than I thought. You’ll be missed, Ben!
My first concert (although I was there for Big Head Todd).
Oh no! Very sad news!