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Doing Things Wrong

September 12, 2020

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September 12, 2020

What is that skinny white guy doing in Bruno Mars' video?

He's not doing it here, but Bruno Mars can play pretty much any instrument you throw at him. He's like an even-smaller version of Prince.

( turn on the subtitles )

How come people don't spontaneously tap dance any more? There was a time when the big stars in Hollywood were triple-threats - sing, dance, and act. How many Hollywood stars can do even one of those things nowadays?

The willowy brunette that is in every other scene is Eleanor Powell. And a sharp eye will spot James Cagney several times - Hollywood's go-to villain was a song-and-dance guy at heart.

Tim Akers & The Smoking Section
This is what Nashville session musicians get up to in their spare time.

Music, 09/12/20

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Switches

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The simplest kind of switch is ON-OFF. This has two terminals, and simply interrupts the electrical path. Such a switch is referred to an SPST, or "single-pole single-throw", because it switches one circuit or "pole" in one way, or "throw". More complex switches are simply combinations of this basic element.

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