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The story behind 'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' http://boingboing.net/2017/08/12/the-story-behind-brandy-you.html http://boingboing.net/?p=540839
In the summer of 1972, the song "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by New Jersey bar band Looking Glass took the charts by surprise. Now considered a classic and one of the best songs ever written, it almost didn't get air time.
Elliot Lurie wrote and composed the number one hit and tells its story in this 2016 interview. In it, he debunks the many rumors surrounding the song, including that it was inspired by the true story of a real spinster named Mary Ellis who had a hot romance with a sailor. It wasn't, Lurie claims. It's a complete work of fiction.
Want to hear the song? Here ya go...
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Amazon scammers' new trick: shipping things to random widows in your town http://boingboing.net/2017/08/12/red-team-wins.html http://boingboing.net/?p=540866
Ziemowit Pierzycki bought a $1500 used lens from an Amazon seller who turned out to be a scammer with an ingenious trick: the crook researched a recently widowed person across town and sent them a parcel with a couple of baking mats addressed to the deceased "or current resident."
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You are Henry David Thoreau in the Walden simulator video game http://boingboing.net/2017/08/12/give-me-truth.html http://boingboing.net/?p=540882 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEJ_59hVPgw
After years of buzz, the USC Game Innovation Lab finally released Walden: The Game earlier this month, allowing players to immerse themselves in a six-hour experience in which they play Henry David Thoreau on his gripping quest for solitude and mental clarity.
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