Beijing Duck - Beijing Dog Specially for you fellow flickr friends, for once “something cute” from a Hutong back street in Beijing … When in Beijing, I was mainly walking around by myself, discovering the backstreet, taking in some Chinese life, enjoying the tranquility of that bustling city. And, these two friends followed me for a couple of minutes, they played with each others, ran up and down the streets, jointly chased cats or inspected the garbage bags … it seem to me that they were old friends having a great time together!
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Beijing Duck - Beijing Dog

Specially for you fellow flickr friends, for once “something cute” from a Hutong back street in Beijing …

When in Beijing, I was mainly walking around by myself, discovering the backstreet, taking in some Chinese life, enjoying the tranquility of that bustling city. And, these two friends followed me for a couple of minutes, they played with each others, ran up and down the streets, jointly chased cats or inspected the garbage bags … it seem to me that they were old friends having a great time together!

(Source: Flickr / idogu)

nwkarchivist: John Belushi Passed Away 30 Years Ago Today In New York City, 500 people gathered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine to celebrate the man whose samurai warrior, killer bee, “cheeborger, cheeborger” counterman and crazed bluesman have become hallmarks of a generation’s comedy. Belushi’s brother, Jim, also an actor, began the ceremony: “What a beautiful hall. I can’t help but think John would have loved to play this house. I can see him rolling down the aisle.” While the service provided more laughter than tears, for most spectators, it was Aykroyd’s bittersweet summation that lingered. He said his friend was “a good man, but a bad boy,” someone who needed “an additional illicit thrill to make it all worthwhile.” Newsweek March 22, 1982
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John Belushi Passed Away 30 Years Ago Today

In New York City, 500 people gathered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine to celebrate the man whose samurai warrior, killer bee, “cheeborger, cheeborger” counterman and crazed bluesman have become hallmarks of a generation’s comedy. Belushi’s brother, Jim, also an actor, began the ceremony: “What a beautiful hall. I can’t help but think John would have loved to play this house. I can see him rolling down the aisle.” While the service provided more laughter than tears, for most spectators, it was Aykroyd’s bittersweet summation that lingered. He said his friend was “a good man, but a bad boy,” someone who needed “an additional illicit thrill to make it all worthwhile.”

Newsweek March 22, 1982

jasencomstock: historical-nonfiction: Prince Randian (1871-1934) achieved more without limbs than most of us do with them. Born in British Guyana, Randian was discovered by P.T. Barnum in 1889, and he toured American sideshows in the 1930s as the Living Torso, “the human caterpillar who crawls on his belly like a reptile.” In reality Randian could shave, write, paint, and roll cigarettes unaided. He spoke English, German, French, and Hindi and was reportedly a skilled carpenter, joking that he would someday build his own house. He married and fathered four children and ultimately lived to age 63, touring American carnivals and museums for 45 years. Ron Paul was so impressed he named his son after him.
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jasencomstock:

historical-nonfiction:

Prince Randian (1871-1934) achieved more without limbs than most of us do with them. Born in British Guyana, Randian was discovered by P.T. Barnum in 1889, and he toured American sideshows in the 1930s as the Living Torso, “the human caterpillar who crawls on his belly like a reptile.”

In reality Randian could shave, write, paint, and roll cigarettes unaided. He spoke English, German, French, and Hindi and was reportedly a skilled carpenter, joking that he would someday build his own house. He married and fathered four children and ultimately lived to age 63, touring American carnivals and museums for 45 years.

Ron Paul was so impressed he named his son after him.

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