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Origins of House

The name is said to derive from the 'Warehouse nightclub' in Chicago, where the resident DJ, Frankie Knuckles, mixed classic disco and European synthpop recordings. Club regulars referred to his selection of music as house music.

However, since Frankie was not creating new music at that time, it has been argued that Chip E. in his early recording "It's House" defined this new form of electronic music and gave it its name. However, Chip E claims the name came from methods of labelling records at the Importes Etc record store he worked at in the early 1980s. Music Knuckles played at the Warehouse was labelled "As Heard At The Warehouse", which was shortened to simply "The House", and the name became the vernacular.

Source: Peter Shapiro (2000) Modulations: A History of Electronic Music.

Interesting facts about acoustics & music

#There is a musical piece with no sound at all. It is called "4 minutes 33 seconds". It was 'written' by the American composer John Cage in 1954. A pianist sits at the piano and plays nothing for exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds.

#The worlds fastest jet-powered aircraft the SR-71 Blackbird travels at Mach 3.3. That is 3.3 times the speed of sound.

#The first disc records were made of hard rubber by Emile Berliner. This was followed by shellac, an aresin-type substance originally obtained from certain insects. Eventually plastics were tried, around 1890 the vinyl LP was born.

#In the deep ocean the sperm whale uses sound to stun or kill its prey. Its sends out giant grunts, immensely powerful bursts of sound that can disable nearby fish, squid and other victims.

#The earliest known example of musical notation was found on a clay tablet in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), dated to around 1,800 B.C.

#In the 70's, Sweden’s most profitable export was the band ABBA. Car maker Volvo was number two.

#Eric Clapton was born to an unwed mother. To shield him from the shame, Eric grew up believing that his grandparents were his parents and his mother was his sister.

#The Pink Floyd song with its chorus ’’We Don’t Need No Education’’ was banned by the South African government since black children, upset about inferior education, adopted the song as their anthem. The government said in a statement that the song was ’’prejudicial to the safety of the state.’’

#At only four lines long, the Japanese national anthem is the shortest national anthem. The longest is the Greek national anthem at 158 verses long.

#Tchaikovsky suffered from many mental breakdowns and neuroses. He believed that his head would fall off, so when conducting an orchestra he would hold his chin with his left hand.

Funny Stuff ☺

Camp

The guys were all at a hunting camp. No one wanted to room with Bob, because he snored so badly. They decided it wasn't fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they voted to take turns.

The first guy slept with Bob and comes to breakfast the next morning with his hair a mess and his eyes all bloodshot. They said, "Man, what happened to you? He said, "Bob snored so loudly, I just sat up and watched him all night."

The next night it was a different guy's turn. In the morning, same thing, hair all standing up,eyes all bloodshot. They said, "Man, what happened to you? You look awful! He said, 'Man, that Bob shakes the roof with his snoring. I watched him all night."

The third night was Fred's turn. Fred was a tanned, older cowboy, a man's man. The next morning he came to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. "Good morning!" he said. They couldn't believe it. They said, "Man, what happened?"

He said, "Well, we got ready for bed. I went and tucked Bob into bed, patted him on the butt, and kissed him good night. Bob sat up and watched me all night.

Definitions:

School
A place where parents pay and children play
Life Insurance
A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die rich.
Nurse
A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.

Marriage
It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.

Tears
The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.

Lecture
An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either".

Compromise
The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

Conference Room
A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.

Father
A banker provided by nature.

Criminal
A person no different from the rest....except that he got caught.

Boss
Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.

Classic
Books, which people praise, but do not read.

Experience
The name men give to their mistakes.

Office
A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Etc.
A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

Conference
The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

Chuck Tails

Chuck Norris does not sleep, he waits.

Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.

They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn’t take sh!t from anybody.

Chuck Norris doesn’t breathe, he holds air hostage.

Chuck Norris once kicked a horse in the chin. Its descendants are known today as giraffes.

Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.

If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you.

Aliens do exist. They're just waiting for Chuck Norris to die before they attack.

Husband:

"I've noticed everytime you talk you say, my car, my chair, my TV,everything is yours..

You never say ours. I'm your husband, it should be ours."

Wife paid no attention as she was looking for something.

Husband gets irritated & asks what's she looking for. Wife replies, "our panty!!!!"



. Cum Laude Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous ;) Origins of House The name is said to derive from the 'Warehouse nightclub' in Chicago, where the resident DJ, Frankie Knuckles, mixed classic disco and European synthpop recordings. Club regulars referred to his selection of music as house music. However, since Frankie was not creating new music at that time, it has been argued that Chip E. in his early recording "It's House" defined this new form of electronic music and gave it its name. However, Chip E claims the name came from methods of labelling records at the Importes Etc record store he worked at in the early 1980s. Music Knuckles played at the Warehouse was labelled "As Heard At The Warehouse", which was shortened to simply "The House", and the name became the vernacular. Source: Peter Shapiro (2000) Modulations: A History of Electronic Music. Interesting facts about acoustics & music #There is a musical piece with no sound at all. It is called "4 minutes 33 seconds". It was 'written' by the American composer John Cage in 1954. A pianist sits at the piano and plays nothing for exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds. #The worlds fastest jet-powered aircraft the SR-71 Blackbird travels at Mach 3.3. That is 3.3 times the speed of sound. #The first disc records were made of hard rubber by Emile Berliner. This was followed by shellac, an aresin-type substance originally obtained from certain insects. Eventually plastics were tried, around 1890 the vinyl LP was born. #In the deep ocean the sperm whale uses sound to stun or kill its prey. Its sends out giant grunts, immensely powerful bursts of sound that can disable nearby fish, squid and other victims. #The earliest known example of musical notation was found on a clay tablet in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), dated to around 1,800 B.C. #In the 70's, Sweden’s most profitable export was the band ABBA. Car maker Volvo was number two. #Eric Clapton was born to an unwed mother. To shield him from the shame, Eric grew up believing that his grandparents were his parents and his mother was his sister. #The Pink Floyd song with its chorus ’’We Don’t Need No Education’’ was banned by the South African government since black children, upset about inferior education, adopted the song as their anthem. The government said in a statement that the song was ’’prejudicial to the safety of the state.’’ #At only four lines long, the Japanese national anthem is the shortest national anthem. The longest is the Greek national anthem at 158 verses long. #Tchaikovsky suffered from many mental breakdowns and neuroses. He believed that his head would fall off, so when conducting an orchestra he would hold his chin with his left hand. . Funny Stuff ☺ . Camp The guys were all at a hunting camp. No one wanted to room with Bob, because he snored so badly. They decided it wasn't fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they voted to take turns. The first guy slept with Bob and comes to breakfast the next morning with his hair a mess and his eyes all bloodshot. They said, "Man, what happened to you? He said, "Bob snored so loudly, I just sat up and watched him all night." The next night it was a different guy's turn. In the morning, same thing, hair all standing up,eyes all bloodshot. They said, "Man, what happened to you? You look awful! He said, 'Man, that Bob shakes the roof with his snoring. I watched him all night." The third night was Fred's turn. Fred was a tanned, older cowboy, a man's man. The next morning he came to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. "Good morning!" he said. They couldn't believe it. They said, "Man, what happened?" He said, "Well, we got ready for bed. I went and tucked Bob into bed, patted him on the butt, and kissed him good night. Bob sat up and watched me all night. . . Definitions: School A place where parents pay and children play Life Insurance A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die rich. Nurse A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills. Marriage It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters. Tears The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower. Lecture An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either". Compromise The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece. Conference Room A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on. Father A banker provided by nature. Criminal A person no different from the rest....except that he got caught. Boss Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early. Classic Books, which people praise, but do not read. Experience The name men give to their mistakes. Office A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life. Etc. A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do. Conference The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present. . Chuck Tails Chuck Norris does not sleep, he waits. Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn’t take sh!t from anybody. Chuck Norris doesn’t breathe, he holds air hostage. Chuck Norris once kicked a horse in the chin. Its descendants are known today as giraffes. Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice. If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you. Aliens do exist. They're just waiting for Chuck Norris to die before they attack. . . Husband: "I've noticed everytime you talk you say, my car, my chair, my TV,everything is yours.. You never say ours. I'm your husband, it should be ours." Wife paid no attention as she was looking for something. Husband gets irritated & asks what's she looking for. Wife replies, "our panty!!!!" . . . . .