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Formed in Devon‚ UK‚ in the ’90s‚ Muse is a three-piece alternative rock band made up of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals‚ guitar)‚ Chris Wolstenholme (bass)‚ and Dominic Howard (drums). Of course‚ to describe them simply as an alternative rock band does them a massive injustice; since their inception‚ Muse has incorporated some disparate and varied elements into their music‚ from classical romance and grand orchestral-inspired instrumentals to 1980s electronic and pop components. Ever present throughout the band’s tenure is Matt Bellamy’s distinctive voice – capable of some impressive falsetto notes – as well as his unparalleled skills with a guitar. The post Top 10 Muse Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Boston is one of the most unique sounding bands in classic rock history. They also released maybe the greatest debut album of all time. Some will debate that argument‚ but there is no doubt that it was at least one of the best. I will never forget being 15 years old when it first came out and being blown away by what I heard. This Complete List Of Boston Albums And Songs presents the full discography of Boston studio albums. The band was first formed in 1975.  The group hails from the area of Boston‚ Massachusetts All these unique Boston albums The post Complete List Of Boston Albums And Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

This Complete List Of The Young Rascals Albums And Songs presents the full discography of  The Young Rascals studio albums. The band The Young Rascals who were also known as The Rascals was first formed in 1965. The group hailed from the area of Garfield‚ New Jersey.  This complete Rascals discography also includes every single live album. All these groovin Rascals albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Young Rascals album as well as all original album covers. Every Young Rascals album listed below showcases the entire album tracklisting. The post Complete List Of The Rascals / Young Rascals Albums And Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

A century of gradual reforestation across the American East and Southeast has kept the region cooler than it otherwise would have become‚ a new study shows. The pioneering study of progress shows how the last 25 years of accelerated reforestation around the world might significantly pay off in the second half of the 21st century. […] The post Century of Tree Planting Stalls the Warming Effects in the Eastern United States‚ Says Study appeared first on Good News Network.

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Column SFF Bestiary Bigfoot: King of the Cryptids The legend of a huge hairy creature that lives beyond the edges of the human world… By Judith Tarr | Published on February 20‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed He’s the big guy. He’s the king. He’s the cryptid that gets the most press and has the biggest fandom. He’s Bigfoot‚ and he rules the world of fantastic beasts that might (just might) really exist. Every continent except Antarctica has a version‚ in myth and legend and folklore‚ of a giant primate that walks on two legs and leaves enormous footprints. Unlike the gorilla or the chimpanzee‚ he’s fully bipedal. He walks upright like a human. But he’s much larger—seven to ten feet tall—and much hairier. North America’s Bigfoot is also known as the Sasquatch. He’s found in the deep woods from Alaska down into California and across the to the Midwest. In Florida he’s called the Skunk Ape‚ notorious for his distinctive stench. Tales of him apparently predate European colonization. A huge hairy creature has lived beyond the edges of the human world for as long‚ maybe‚ as humans have inhabited the continent. He may be a remnant‚ a survivor of a prehistoric species supposed to have gone extinct millions of years ago. The main candidate for the original Bigfoot is the largest ape that ever lived‚ Gigantopithecus‚ which lived in South Asia during the Pleistocene. Gigantopithecus probably most closely resembled the orangutan‚ but was significantly larger; it most likely was not bipedal‚ but walked on its forelimbs like an orangutan or a gorilla. The fossils of no comparable creature have been found in the Americas‚ but cryptozoologists will point out that that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. They just haven’t been found yet. Rather like Bigfoot himself—which is not for lack of trying. Gigantopithecus seems to have been a forest dweller‚ but Asia’s other giant hairy possible-primate is a denizen of the highest mountains in the world. The Yeti‚ the Abominable Snowman‚ stalks the Himalayas. As with the Sasquatch‚ tales of this creature have been told since long before Europeans arrived in that part of the world. Again‚ is he a remnant or a revenant? Is he a distant memory of an extinct species‚ or does he still somehow survive in the remote peaks? In South America‚ giant hairy primates have appeared in folklore and in news reports from the Amazon to Chile down to Patagonia. Africa has its own versions‚ which may be a giant babboon or an early colonizer’s first encounter with a gorilla‚ but then there’s the “South African Bigfoot.” In Europe‚ he’s the Wild Man of the Woods‚ the hairy man-beast who may or may not have been born human. Australia has the Yowie‚ which goes back long before colonization. Bigfoot is everywhere. And wherever he’s supposedly been seen‚ Bigfoot hunters have tried to follow. I’m going to follow some of them‚ with an occasional excursion into fiction. Nearly all of what I’ve seen has been on film and in television documentaries and reality shows. I haven’t happened across a lot of prose fiction‚ aside from the odd (sometimes very odd) Bigfoot romance. My only regret at the moment is that I’m beginning this chapter too early to have seen what looks like an interesting entry in the Bigfoot film canon‚ a brand-new not-yet-release‚ Sasquatch Sunset. I may find it necessary to revisit the subject when the film finds it way to a streaming platform. Meanwhile I’d love to know your favorite examples of Bigfoot on film or in print. What do you consider to be essential to the proper understanding of this most famous of all the cryptids? What should we absolutely not miss? (Including‚ of course‚ Harry and the Hendersons.) Do please tell us in the comments.[end-mark] The post Bigfoot: King of the Cryptids appeared first on Reactor.

Distinguished Service Cross. On Jan. 30‚ 1968‚ all U.S. combat units in Vietnam went to alert status when the Viet Cong violated the Tet Cease-fire by attacking Da Nang and eleven other cities in the center of the country. The 9th Infantry Division’s 2nd Battalion‚ 47th Infantry (Mechanized) deployed to overwatch positions around the sprawling American logistics base at Long Binh‚ which was also the headquarters of U.S. II Field Forces. Early the following morning‚ Jan. 31‚ the rest of the coordinated VC/NVA attacks erupted countrywide. The 2-47’s B Company‚ along with the Battalion Scout Platoon‚ led by 1st Lt. Brice Barnes‚ moved into the Long Binh base perimeter when it came under direct attack. Just after they arrived‚ VC sappers using satchel charges blew part of the American ammo dump.   Widows’ Village‚ located directly across Highway 15 from II Field Forces headquarters‚ was a motley collection of shacks occupied by the widows and families of ARVN soldiers. When a company-sized VC unit attacked through the hamlet on their way to assault the II Field Forces compound‚ a platoon of four M-113 armored personnel carriers (APC) from B Company was sent across the road to block the attack. But the American platoon immediately ran into fierce resistance. The platoon lost two of its APCs and took heavy casualties‚ including the platoon leader. Ordered forward by the 2-47th’s battalion commander‚ Barnes left two of his APCs to provide security for the battalion command post and took his other eight M-113s across the road and into the village. Assuming command of all the American troops in Widows’ Village‚ he organized and led the counterattack.   this article first appeared in vietnam magazine See more stories SubscriBE NOW!   According to his Distinguished Service Cross citation: “Repeatedly disregarding his safety‚ [Barnes] braved withering fire to direct civilians in the battle area to safety. Bullets struck all around him‚ but he refused to take cover and led a house-to-house sweep‚ personally destroying a recoilless rifle and an automatic weapon position.” In the course of the battle the scouts rescued more than 50 civilians and led them to safety. At one point Barnes himself ran directly into enemy fire to rescue an old woman and two small children. As the heavy fighting progressed and the scouts were starting to run low on ammo‚ Barnes was able to attract the attention of two AH-1 Cobra gunships orbiting low overhead. Since he did not have the radio frequencies or call signs for the gunships‚ he had to stand exposed on top of one of his APCs and use hand-and-arm signals to direct the gunship fire against the dug-in VC positions.   After Widows’ Village was secured and the Scout Platoon was resupplied with ammo‚ the platoon was ordered to proceed two miles west to Bien Hoa City‚ where the 2-47th’s C Company had been heavily engaged all day. But they never got there. The Scout Platoon ran into a heavy ambush while passing through the village of Ho Nai on Highway 1. The murderous crossfire by heavy machine guns and RPGs broke Barnes’ column of eight APCs into three groups. During the fighting Barnes was hit by fragmentation from an RPG round that struck close by. Meanwhile‚ he was able to call in support from two UH-1B gunships to finally clear the ambush.   For the combined fights at Widows’ Village and Ho Nai‚ Brice Barnes was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Later during his first tour in Vietnam Barnes commanded Headquarters Company of the 2-47th. During his second tour in Vietnam he commanded Company A‚ 5th Battalion‚ 12th Infantry‚ 199th Infantry Brigade. After he left active duty‚ Barnes continued to serve in the Texas Army National Guard‚ where in later years he commanded a mechanized infantry battalion. He finished his military career as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. From 2010 to 2012 he served as the Honorary Colonel of the 47th Infantry Regiment.   This story appeared in the 2024 Winter issue of Vietnam magazine. historynet magazines Our 9 best-selling history titles feature in-depth storytelling and iconic imagery to engage and inform on the people‚ the wars‚ and the events that shaped America and the world. subscribe today