19
Feb
FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~
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18
Feb
BEHIND THE CAMERA OF THE ZONE ~
Rodman “Rod” Edward Serling (1924 – 1975)
Filming "Nick of Time" episode 43 of the CBS television anthology series The Twilight Zone (1960) and starred
William Shatner and Patricia Breslin (pictured).
William Shatner will be 93 March 22.
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18
Feb
‘’THE INTIMIDATOR’’ DIED ON THIS DAY IN 2001
On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr., considered one of the
greatest drivers in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) history, died at the age of 49 in a last-lap crash at the
43rd Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Earnhardt was driving his famous black No. 3 Chevrolet and vying
for third place when he collided with another car, then crashed into
a wall. After being cut from his car, Earnhardt, whose tough,
aggressive driving style earned him the nickname “The Intimidator,”
was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Earnhardt died of a basilar skull ring fracture, the most serious
type of skull fracture.
Ralph Dale Earnhardt
(April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)
17
Feb
THE LOST BASS PROJECT HAS BEEN CLOSED
Paul McCartney’s original bass guitar, which the legendary musician used in The Beatles’ early years, has been found
and returned after it was stolen more than five decades
ago (1972).
The 81-year-old singer-songwriter was reunited with the
left-handed Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass after its manufacturer
and a husband-and-wife team of journalists embarked on
a search for the missing instrument in 2018 that later
became a crowdsourcing campaign called The Lost
Bass Project.
A statement shared Wednesday on McCartney’s website confirmed that the guitar had been discovered and was
returned to its original owner.
In this photo released by The Lost Bass Project, Nick Wass,
an executive with Hoefner, inspects Paul McCartney’s 1961 violin-shaped Hoefner bass, stolen from the Beatle more
than 50 years ago and recently returned. (AP)
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