OT 42-years ago today...

[SlyPokerDog]

The Sugarhill Gang released ‘Rapper's Delight’.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

 

[Shaboid]

East German balloon escape

In the East German balloon escape in 1979, two families, with eight members in total, escaped the Eastern bloc country of East Germany by crossing the border to West Germany in a homemade hot air balloon. The escape happened at approximately 2:00 a.m. on 16 September 1979. The plot to accomplish this was carried out over a period of one and a half years, including an unsuccessful attempt, three different balloons, and various modifications until the successful escape occurred. One failed crossing alerted the government to the plot, but the police were not able to identify the suspects before their flight to the west.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

The Sugarhill Gang released ‘Rapper's Delight’.

Don't they have a super long version of this song? Like 15 minutes?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I could totally see @SlyPokerDog doing the robot to this song at Earthquake Ethels

 

[Chris Craig]

...was not Friday

 

[ABM]

I could totally see @SlyPokerDog doing the robot to this song at Earthquake Ethels

Sly was actually there. That's him in the background with the glasses...

 

[Natebishop3]

Damn I thought you were gonna say that 42 years ago today you joined the AARP

 

[Lanny]

I could totally see @SlyPokerDog doing the robot to this song at Earthquake Ethels

Earthquake Ethel's, do you remember that joint? I could get cocktails there for 59 cents. Use to stop by there occasionally after work at nearby Tektronix. They employed a PDP 8 computer which I was trained on at Tektronix. That was so cool with it's disco ball, dance floor, bars and reader board. Some of the brass at Tektronix used to go there after work.