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An interview with Nicolas Pellion aka Pure Baking Soda, most likely to be the best french-speaking rap storyteller and part of this story that went everywhere on the web: the quite spontaneous boom of young harlemite A$AP Rocky, his machiavellian manager and a series of dirty tricks. Kind of an insight amongst cannibal piranhas and food for thought regarding the illusion of Internet as a development tool for music artists. First time you hear about A$AP Rocky ? First time I hear a song from A$AP Rocky, I believe it was January, 2011, Been Around The World. To be honest, I don’t remember what I thought about it back then at all. Today I think it’s a good tune but at that time I didn’t especially dig it. It came to me as a guy named Eastsidestevie had posted it on his blog Realniggatumblr. Loading video That Tumblr is a true monument of Internet-Rap history. This guy used to scan his old Rap magazines, like XXL and more, brightening it up with stories you couldn’t read anywhere else. This concept was already really dope, but in addition to that, he had a great taste, made no compromise and had a strong sense of humor… It was thrilling, funny, harsh… Now the blog has been deleted and I hope that someone comes out someday saying he printed it all, as I believe it’s one of the best rap blog ever, if not THE best. 4 months later, between some Max B & Cam’Ron’s stories, some rare Prodigy’s freestyles and vintage footages of Puff Daddy, EastSideStevie brings out a new A$AP Rocky joint: Purple Swag. It sounds like an MP3 rip, the song being uploaded on YouTube, with the guy’s picture as scenery. Today everyone knows it… But at that time, hearing this out of nowhere, I was kind of stucked. Maybe it’d be good to re-establish the context: right now, in 2013, 90% of weak rappers with a lack of personality look after those stuff and try to do that kind of music. Yet back then it wasn’t « cool » again to rap as they do in Houston… and Houston was honestly kind of lifeless. People hadn’t heard neither of Lex Luger yet, nor those stuff that were going to be everywhere for the next 2 years, so running into Purple Swag was like being 2 years in the future of rap music… even though this track could totally be an unreleased from 2005 or 2006… So it motivated me to dig into A$AP Rocky… I see he has nothing on datpiff, nothing on livemixtapes, in short he’s a no name. So I look into the hidden depths of the Internet… I eventually find some verses of him here and there and even a video. I rip the whole thing and make a little compilation out of it. For the record, I didn’t know how to rip audio from YouTube… and the one who helped me is « a_nos_mousse »… who’d be known as Soufien 3000 a few weeks later… I ended up making a cover with Paint, uploading the compilation on the Internet and putting it on my blog. So when is this compilation getting out of control ? Once I put it online, the compilation spreads a bit… But it gets wider when Andrew Noz posts it on his Tumblr. He actually had run into Purple Swag on YouTube too, did the same thing I did, except he came across my compilation. At that time, it’s not that it gets « out of control » – as it doesn’t spread that much yet – something like 3 or 4 000 downloads, maybe less… But we’re now 2 or 3 talking about A$AP Rocky on the web, including Noz, a journalist who’s writing kind of everywhere… Enough to bring the attention of the artist himself, who probably begins to wonder « Damn, nobody knows me, I haven’t officially released anything yet but they’re talking about me on the web »… And that’s when EastSideStevie, with whom I had chatted sometimes in the past – sends me an email « to clarify the whole story around ASAP » he says. What is it saying ? Are you the only one he talks about it with? In this moment yeah, I believe I’m the only one he talks about it with. Roughly, he starts by telling me that Rocky is really touched by this compilation coming out of nowhere, punctuating every sentence like « no homo ». Even though there are some tracks he hates and he’d rather forget, like the one with Seth Narley. Then he tells me A$AP is a crew, him and Rocky kind of driving the whole thing. I remember he compared the both of ’em with Jim Jones & Cam’Ron in order to make me get it right. Then, still in that same email, April, 2011, he tells me Rocky’s currently working on his album. That he’s been signed (a management deal I guess) on the company which manages Big KRIT and which is also in charge of Curren$y’s booking. He goes on saying they hope to drop the mixtape by summer, coming along with many videos, and that so far the project is being produced by The Olympicks, Big KRIT and their in-house producer… He says it will come out via clothing brand Supreme, which was about to sponsor them. He eventually encloses a 11-track full A$AP Rocky project entitled « Mouth Full Of Gold », kind of a preview of what his 1st release would have been like. With some DJ Burn One, Olympicks & Ty Beats produced joints. Then begins a long series of emails in which he explains to me the kind of strategy he has in mind. A strategy consisting in what ? Consisting in making Rocky blow up thanks to blog support, but not just any random blogs. In big letters, their manager is trying to model them to fit in with 2Dopeboyz/Nahright… The Get High video with Ferg, to me it was about that… And him, Stevie, he’s not into that, I mean not at all. So he tries to connect some other rappers and producers to reach a different audience. He starts namedropping all the folks with whom he plans to collaborate; it sounds like an All Star Game of what was critically acclaimed by all the « specialised » rap blogs at that time: Young L, Droop-E, Clams Casino producing… Main Attrakionz as well. No more than a few days later, he manages to get Squadda B on a beat from a Norwegian, Cash Flow I think. This is the track which will become Underground King, a tribute to Pimp C in which he says he fucks the majors. I think it eventually came out on no project. May/Jun 2011, except for the compilation I uploaded and which is still not spreading that much, you can’t find any of the songs online… But already some majors look for signing him. Such as Atlantic Records… These guys already offer them a fine contract – which I don’t know no detail about – but they refuse it. They won’t go in as Rocky’s album would have been directed by Wiz Kalifah’s A&R (Rolling Paper period) who wants to make them a pop product with an « overdose of wild homo guitars ». Still aiming at seducing a certain audience, which I personally would consider as Realniggatumblr’s audience after all, Stevie tells me he wants to shoot a Purple Swag video… kind of a remake of Prodigy’s Mack 10 Handle. In the meantime, he sends me over two new Clams Casino produced tracks: Palace & Wassup. As I begin to have a few tracks at hand, he says I can spread some of ’em, even make another compilation if I want to. So I put one or two more on my blog… And the rest of it I ask some Internet guys to listen to, some folks from the Music Industry as well, so I know how they feel about it. Loading video So what do Internet and Industry people say ? I bring the attention of something like 10 guys around those tracks, French and Belgian people only… All of ’em are really into it at first. ‘Must say the guy blows in with productions from all the current freshmen, period; it was gold at that time. Amongst them are some « behind the scenes » guys like Amaury Feron or Guillaume Berg, convinced that he has a bright future. Guillaume even reaches out Stevie and starts getting along with them, working a bit with them… On organising a European tour in particular, to make them come to Paris. I think early July, 2011, while the Purple Swag video hadn’t dropped yet and nobody had heard about them except for 15 Parisians and 2 Belgians, it’s already decided that Main Attrakionz & A$AP Rocky would do a gig in Paris in October. So do they and you meet ’em for real this time ? Not really… Even though everything had been planned, or nearly planned, with such things as Young Jeezy opening in Scandinavia if I remember well, this tour would actually never be. Because a lot of things happened between this early July and October. Let me just go back, to Jun, 2011. First of all, Soufien enters the loop. One morning I receive a message from Stevie saying that I must listen to this beat from a French producer that Rocky will probably use… When I find out this French producer is… Soufien, whom I already knew, I’m laughing my ass off, as he hadn’t tell anyone. I think everybody knows how it happened, he sent over some beats on Facebook, etc, etc. As they didn’t have that much contact with Soufien anymore, that’s me who recovers Acid Drip for him and I send it over via Twitter. If I remember well, we didn’t have Get Lit at that time and we weren’t sure whether those tracks would be on the tape or not, so we kept our mouths shut. Then we meet SpaceGhostPurpp… The rest of Green Ova, etc… which leads the mixtape to be delayed again and again, ending up not looking at all like the original project (Mouth Full Of Gold). End of May/early Jun, the Purple Swag video is already shot and they start making a new one for each track of the tape. Their idea is to do like Lil B in a way, having a new video each week during summer. And then, I don’t know what happens, they give up the video. Stevie asks me to remove all the songs I put online (Wassup, Peso, Diamonds), to delete quite a few other stuff and not to communicate anymore. I understand that things are happening faster for them. They go back and shoot another video for Purple Swag… they launch it early July on Realniggatumblr, my blog and a couple of more such as Yayodancing. From now on, everybody knows what’s up, as they are « officially » out. First vid works very well but the one that will really be a hit is Peso. And as Deep Purple – the small compilation made of YouTube rips – is still the only Rocky project available out there, it’s being more and more downloaded, easily going over 100 000. So now the majors start to quiver I guess… I guess they do… As they were already in touch with labels before, plus the way things happened, I think their record deal with Sony was almost signed even before the new Purple Swag video came out. And that they just didn’t tell anyone. There were probably some details to be fixed, and the viral success those vids encountered probably helped in exaggerating some figures in the end… but to me it was already almost done before they went really « famous ». About that, the so-called $3-million deal is not exactly the one that has been given to the general public, do you have some details ? No I don’t. What I know, or what I believe I know, is that it was about 1,5M$ for A$AP Rocky as a solo artist, and 1,5M$ for A$AP Mob. Without even knowing what it exactly means. But I really don’t think they currently have 3M$ in their wallet…. Once again I don’t know the details as I never had to see this contract, but regarding this deal so many talked about… I’m not convinced that’s the best idea they had. If their success is indeed « viral », which everything seems to demonstrate – hold by social networks, Tumblr, YouTube, etc. Roughly if they were as supported as indie artists as they seemed to be… It meant they already had a large audience and so they didn’t need that deal. By remaining independent, they would have got 100% of everything their music generates, from MP3 sales to YouTube ads, live tours or clothing brands in their case… When you have millions of views, in less than a month, on several of your videos… If you’re smart and if you’re able to handle it, a lot more money can go INTO YOUR POCKET rather than signing such a deal… Furthermore… your masters still belong to you. Now I’d bet everything you want that the music those guys are dropping, legally doesn’t belong to them no more. Go ask Mac Miller or Macklemore what kind of money comes into their pocket at the end of the year. I’m 300% sure it’s ten times what the whole A$AP Mob crew is making all together. And they remain owners of their masters. I think what made them sign is the promise of a relative « artistic freedom », roughly your albums will be just as you want it to be… Yeah, just the same as being indie right ?! We get to this theory according which ain’t no such thing as a spontaneous boom in this new worldwide musical industry driven by the Internet, is that it ? I personally hardly believe in some spontaneous boom happening on the web, yeah. Some folks – with just a video on YouTube, without having approached anyone first, without having a manager, etc… who’d sign a contract for several millions with a major label 5 weeks afterward, I believe that’s part of the stories that feed into marketing, also allowing musical journalists enabled to speak a word about music to have something to say. But that’s not exactly what I wanted to highlight here. Thing is, for the US market, when you have a thrilled audience already existing, I doubt signing with a major is the best option. I believe Macklemore is now a role model in this field. A$AP Rocky had everything under control so he could handle his career the same way, I’m sure he would have sold the same amount of albums and would have make more money… But that’s true they couldn’t have fronted like « Yo, we got a $3-million deal »… When it’s actually « Yo, I’m paying that percentage of what I earn to Mr. so-and so and my masters don’t belong to me no more » By the way the guy who built that A$AP Rocky buzz – Stevie/Yams – has now been put aside, hasn’t he ? Stevie became A$AP Yams indeed. He’s credited on both the album and mixtape as executive producer, so I think he’s still involved in the artistic choices. I guess he will also on the next A$AP Ferg album to be released. I don’t know if he plays another role but this one today. He’s still with them, touring and shit. But for a few months he seems to be busier with some West Coast rappers. He manages them, advises them and helps them; thanks to the connections he developed during the A$AP Mob adventures. Like Joey Fatts for instance. But I don’t know more precisely. Nowadays the few interactions I got with him go through a Facebook group we have, involving a bunch of guys who’ve been part of this story or close enough for the last 2/3 years. From your point of view – as an industry insider – what is your feeling on this ? Bitterness ? Amusement ? Proud ? The three combined/none of that ? No bitterness, I got no reason to feel this way. It was amusing on many aspects for sure. Especially when people here in France said I had « discovered » A$AP Rocky, based on some newspaper articles and these kinds of stupid stuff, when it was absolutely not true. Me being part of the equation or not wouldn’t change anything to the story I think. I used to receive dozens of emails as people thought I was their manager or something… It was funny. In addition, the fact that I was there allowed me to meet people and connect. And this is always cool. Do you believe that « Influential blogs » in rap music are necessarily manipulated by Stevielike guys? Sometimes it’s not completely conscious or as well thought out as Stevie did, so I don’t know if we can talk about manipulation, but there are definitely some artists that are being helped by some blogs. It can be explained by friendliness. As artists eventually get closer with bloggers/journalists for instance. There is this one blog of a skating clothing brand, talking a lot about rap music; this is exactly what I’m saying… Rappers they highlight always have a small success thanks to their support… And after chatting here and there, I realised that it’s just a huge friendliness network. Neither the rappers nor the bloggers are completely aware of it. And there’s also some quite vicious stuff. Here’s a funny one. I’m part of a Facebook group gathering almost all the American bloggers, something like 10 rappers and a bunch of producers… One day we asked ourselves, if we all started to praise somebody at the same time on our different websites, wrapping up the whole thing well, like taking a beat from that well-known producer, a featuring with this hot cat and shit… Would we succeed in making believe he’s dope ? We took someone from the group who didn’t know how to rap, someone ghostwrited his lyrics and we made him rap on some beat from a producer everyone would know… One after the other, every blogger from the group wrote some stuff to explain why it was dope… It worked. But even more than everything we could have imagined. As this artist went highly praised by all the « tastemaker » blogs, for real. We found him in some year-end blog lists from bone-headed hipsters websites nearly interested in rap, some articles saying it was revolutionary, including some big players like Complex, Fader, Spin, Pitchfork… And now… well this artist has a career. Not amongst the rap audience, but amongst kind of retarded hipsters who love to believe that they listen to rap music, it’s a hit. This artist is touring now, hanging around with stars and shit… I think I won’t reveal his identity for now, but someday someone will, for sure. Anyway, I don’t know if it’s a proof that these kinds of practices do exist, but it’s a proof it definitely works. More on a RNT model, there are the Baller’s Eve guys, responsible for launching Yelawof, Trinidad James and a few other careers. The boss of this radio/blog seems to hang out and find new talents pretty much everywhere, then manages them a bit undercover before pretending he discovers them when posting on his blog. It’s been really nice of you to take some time and energy to tell us the hidden agenda of this story, one last word to add ? Only that as far as I’m concerned, I don’t write articles on « the next big thing » no more, or new talents, in fact I don’t do really fresh news topics… Not to fall into that kind of stuff, even without noticing. Because I don’t want to hand on no plates to people no more. I’ve always been writing what I think, but when you start doing this too much, you become this snooper website, running after the last news and the next thing to blow up… maybe for lack of a real high quality content.
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The Mandela Effect technically slowed down but I found Maybe It's Mandela'd on YouTube and they have reported tons of changes from November 2018 to May 2019 and even some from 2016 I haven't heard about yet. 7073.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember any of this stuff being different or not a thing?(Just gonna link their tons of interesting videos.)(El Pasco, Texas/El Paso, Texas)(MOAM/MAOAM candy)(Ring Pops/Ring Pop)(Is the knife that Chucky is holding on the Child's Play movie cover different?)(Girls and guys have different natural body odors.)(Anonymous masks now have red lips and red cheeks.)(Didn't Grumpy Cat die way before May 14, 2019 and wasn't she male?)(Watermellon/Watermelon)(Flying squid.)(All different colors of flamingos.)(Titantic/Titanic)(Lots of new Steven Seagal movies.)(The music video for Hotline Bling by Drake has changed in a lot of ways.)(More changes to the Anonymous mask.(Miki Lauda/Niki Lauda)(Other spellings?)(Certain living and dead members of Iron Butterfly dying more than once or still being alive.)(Tempermental/Temperamental)(Other spellings?)(Galapagos giant tortoises born for first time since 1800's.)(All the new videos and angles of the JFK assassination.)(Embryonic Fluid/Amniotic Fluid)(Buzzing boy heard in his ear was a tick.)(The lyrics to Rock Me by Steppenwolf have changed.)(Rebecca Grayheart/Rebecca Gayheart)(Juwanna Nan/Juwanna Mann)(Black rainbow roses now exist.)(You can no longer sink in quicksand.)(Days Go By is no longer a 90's hit and Dirty Vegas is now popular for it and not The Rembrandts who used to be The Rembrants.)(Bumblebees can't sting.)(Mean Girls movies both have connected letters.)(Red eyed cats.)(Blue eyed box turtles.)(Half albino peacocks.)(A group of cats are called a Clowder or Glaring.)(Quantus Airlines/Qantas Airlines)(There were female pilots in some of the really old wars.)(Masters Of Reality/Master Of Reality)(Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget shows his face now.)(Zupas has connected letters.)(Black sunflowers now exist.)(Black and purple bell peppers now exist and the different colors for bell peppers now might apparently be them in different stages instead of being separate types.)(The first E in Deep Purple is now reversed.)(More animals eating weird new stuff.)(Bed Bath & Beyond D is stretched out.)(Are the colors used for some of the signs off?)(Was the name different?)(The first recorded sound was April 9, 1860 now.)(Cursive Q looks like a 2.)(More weird looking mantises.)(Megaduck/Negaduck)(Air plants now exist.)(Star shaped cities now exist.)(Area 54/Area 51)(Was it something else?)(Two names for "They Live"?)(Red LobsteRed Lobster: Fresh Fish Live Lobster)(California breaking up into multiple separate states.)(Royalty way back like Queen Victoria wearing things like sunglasses.)(Tornado ripped off roof of church as children sang Jesus Loves Me story came out last year?)(Taiwanese Leopard spotted for first time since 1983 extinction.)(Christie Alley/Kirstie Alley)(Chucky's jumper and shirt have changed in Child's Play.)("If the glove don't fit, you must acquit."(Aquit?)/"If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.")(Did he not have a hat and was he referring to a glove?)(Johnny Cochrane/Johnnie Cochran)(Anything else off?)(More lyrics in Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi have changed.)(Was Swum not a word for you?)(Weasel riding on the back of a bird.)(Pigeon dancing to street music.)(Anything famous the Theremin is used in seem off to you?)(Was it the Theramin?)(MannoManor)(Swamp Thing was now released exactly 5 years earlier in 1982 instead of 1987.)(Tony Scott killed himself exactly 5 years earlier in 2012 instead of 2017.)(Tom Skeritt/Tom Skerritt and did he die?)(Did the little girl die before or after 3rd movie?)(Anything else off?)("Got out of bed."/"Fell out of bed.")(Vinegarette/Vinaigrette)(Other spellings?)(When The Heart Calls/When Calls The Heart)(Caress/Carress/Caress)(Rare black deer spotted.)(Dogs dying from saltwater poisoning.)(Outtro/Outro)(Anything else off?)(Feather stars can swim.)(Brittle stars can swim.)(Sea anemones can swim.)(Was it The Family Circle or Family Circle?)(Did Richard Leroy McKinley and him dying and the two other guys who died with him not exist?)(1670 painting showing cell phone and many other paintings and old movies, films and the 1995 boxing match and all the other photos and paintings of time travellers.)(The Wizard Of Oz theme park closed decades ago but has been open since the 90's.)(Brian Mullins/Brian Mullin)(Lots of new flag designs.)(Zapruder film with sound?)(Other spellings of Deion Sanders?)(Akira Toriyama is now alive.)(Lots of new deep holes.)(Red hourglass change on black widow.)(Paul Mason/Paul Masson)(Women having a freckle in the same spot.)(British Indian Ocean Territory?)(Gem found in Israel worth more than diamonds.)(Animals in places where they never used to live.)(Capricorn is an actual goat species.)(The Mysterious Case Of Benjamin Button/The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button)(Have you heard of The Great Dying?)(The first inhabitants of Asia were black.)(Phenomenon vs. Phenomena?)(Salem's Lot logo has merged.)(Jennifer GardneJennifer Garner)(Lots of new Star Trek changes.)(Circle K letter K is now dipping into the outer part of the logo.)(Lavar Burton/LaVar Burton)(Grand Canyon city?)(Dobsonflies now exist.)(Green Humphead Parrot Fish now exist.)(Lizard giving birth without mate.)(Shaggy sometimes has a visible Adam's Apple.)(Lollipop color has changed in The Wizard Of Oz.)(Pokémon Go now has rainbows.)(Velella Vella now exists.)(Heward Packard/Hewlett-Packard)(Other spellings?)(Anything else off?)(Cat born with 4 ears.)(More living rocks.)(Blue rolly pollies now exist.)(All Of My Love/All My Love)(Jimmy Paige/Jimmy Page)("Horny backed toad."/"Horny back toad.")(Anything else off?)(Game Boy Advanced/Game Boy Advance)(Anything else off?)(Vegas Vic is now more ecil looking, is now hitchhiking and not waving, and is now pointing down.)(Crystal Light logo has changed.)(Orcas now eat birds and they even bait them.)(Alligator scopes out somebody's houses.)(Ghetto Superstar lyrics have changed.)(Wendy Peppercorn/Wendy Peffercorn)(Frank N. Furter's outfit has changed.)(Pelican spiders now exist.)(Surface tension on water creates shadows.)(Did the Stonewall Riots not happen and lots of gay acceptance from the 1960's to the 1980's didn't happen.)(The Ghetto Boys/Geto Boys)(Do any of their logos look off?)(Juicy Fruit multiple slogans.)("The taste is gonna move you."?)(Superman peanut butter?)(Lord Of War has connected letters.)(Lava Soap has connected letters.)(Papersource has connected letters.)(9 Lives has connected letters.)(Freshen-Up has a striped version.)(Certs R has changed.)(Clorets has connected letters.)(A River Runs Through It has connected letters.)(Eagle Transport Corp. has connected letters.)(Toni Perm has connected letters.)(Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil has connected and off letters.)(Tang has changed.)(Double Jeopardy has connected letters.)(Sea Breeze has connected letters.)(Cutex has connected letters.)(ABC after school 80's special has weird logo.)(The Sands/Sands casino)(The Dunes/Dunes casino)(Charleston Heston/Charlton Heston)(The Bee's Knees/Bee's Knees saying originated as just Bee's Knees.)(Back To The Future fading photo has changed.)(Sea monkeys have changed in a lot of different ways.)(Mr. Potato Head was originally other vegetables before being a potato.)(Multiple different versions of Tank Man holding stuff or not and what the tanks look like.)(More logo changes.)(Didn't Bushwick Bill already die?)(TVs in cars in the early to mid 1900's.)(Pocket TVs back then too.)(Quantum Dot TV too.)(Napili-Honokawai/Napili-Honokowai)(GangStaGang Starr)(Do any of their logos look off?)(Was KISS not a contemporary band?)(Did Bob Dylan never wear white makeup?)(SofteneSoftner)(The Stray Cats/Stray Cats)(Do any of their logos look off?)(Were Stones never used as a measurement for weight?)(Birds that can sew?)(7Up Gold was now a thing.)("You won't like me when I'm angry."/"You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.")(Bone that disappeared is now returning.)(Lisa Edmonds/Lisa Edmond/Lisa Emond)(The Weed Man/Weed Man)(Record breaking longhorn sheep in Alabama.)(Valais blacknose sheep now exist.)(Crocodile uses pool noodle.)(Valentina Tereshkova is now the first woman in space and she went up in the 1960's.)(Dogs and cats and many other animals have multiple sets of eyelids.)(Storm down bursts now exist.)(Gloria Vanderbuilt/Gloria Vanderbilt)(Crazy Frog's penis is now visible.)(Our skulls are changing due to mobile phones and other things.)(Spider-Man no longer clinging to the wall in the famous Nintendo 64 game.)(Emperor Tamarins now exist.) ("Had to know it was in your palms."/"Had to know it was in your card.")(Anything else off?)(Energizer bunny has sandals now.)(Hart To Hart has connected letters.)(Moonlighting has connected letters.)(The Love Boat has connected letters.)(Fame has connected letters.)(Rogaine has broken letters.)(A Family AffaiFamily Affair)(Heathers has a broken R.)(Soul Train has weird letters.)(The Outsiders has weird letters.)(Electric Youth has weird letters.)(Red Perfume has weird letters.)(Emeraude has weird letters.)(Flex brand has weird letters.)(Clean & Clear has weird letters.)(The Last Starfighter has weird letters.)(Dogs can actually drive cars.)(Abraham Lincoln might have had Marfan syndrome.)(Chenille plants now exist.)(Rafflesia parasite found in Southeast Asia.)(Smart cakes that make their own layers while baking now exist.)(Woody's gun holster has a ribbon on it.)(Whiskey A Go Go/Whisky A Go Go and it was called Whiskee A Go Go in the 1960's.)(Has Bugs Bunny's tail gotten bigger?)(Stepping Stone/Steppin' Stone)(Were there no red bats on the wheels of the Batmobile?)(South Park: Bigger, Badder & Uncut/South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut)(A hat in As Good As It Gets has changed from blue to black with USA written on it.)(Theory Of Relativity/Theory Of Special Relativity)(Seeing the end of a rainbow is possible now.)(Cal Ripkin Jr./Cal Ripken Jr.)(Johnny Ive Of Apple/Jonny Ive Of Apple/Jon Ive Of Apple/Jony Ive Of Apple)(Ricky SchroedeRicky Schroder)(Chicken Of The Sea logo and letters and Starkist logo are now off.)(The Firm letters are connected.)(Cabrini College letters are connected.)(Liberty University and Jeff Foxworthy graphics on screen are merged.)(Malibu Musk letters are connected.)(Aqua Net new logo is off.)(Lynx car logo is off.)(Rave Hair Spray(Was it always Hairspray?)logo is off.)(Coast Soap logo is off.)(Kodak Color Watch logo is off.)(Great Westerners Savings Bank, Chevrolet and Pacific Bank commercials are merging.)(Aveda logo is off.)(Grizzly Adams is merged.)(Mork & Mindy is merged and Na-Nu is Na-No.)(LA Looks is merged.)(4C Iced Tea is merged.)(Cannonball Run/The Cannonball Run)(A Shark's Tale/Shark Tale)(Royal Dansk(Danish?)cookies logo is off.)(Baby jumping festival since 1600's.)("Standing there by the record machine."/"Dancing there by the record machine.")(Is the video off?)(Do any of their logos look off?)(Nestlé Krunch/Nestlé Crunch)(Was it the Lollipop Kids and not Lollipop Guild?)(Adam Bockovich/Adam Bockwich)(Adam GardneAdam Gardiner)(Vengence/Vengeance)(Other spellings?)(South Jersey isn't just a saying.)(Disposable clothing in the 1960's.)(Sausage trees?)(Pepto-Bismo/Pepto-Bismol)(Sharks that squirt glowing clouds.)(Argentina has their own space program.)(America's Tires/America's Tire)(Animals with Down Syndrome now exist.)(Amish people almost all wear straw hats now and not fedora hats.)(The Flintstones now all have only 4 fingers.)(Deer almost all have really long tails now.)(Arcacia Drive/Acacia Drive)(Song title too.)(More WW1 stuff.)("Planet earth moves slowly."/"Planet earth turns slowly.")("You'd think I'm rude."/"You'd think me rude.")(Do any of their logos look off?)(3 Non Blondes/4 Non Blondes)(Did one of the members not exist?)(What's Going On?/What's Up?)(Lyrics are still the same.)(Do any of their logos look off?)(Beast Number wasn't always 666.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eZqT6_xyIc8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RiIHte9fKXs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hOiw_Gi_9ec https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ecVqf_lJu2M https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tG87s36LGJc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NrE-jzbqj0E https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fczGryfBzNw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xeYEcqPWVNA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HSeG9gQcFoA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eYGu6KrTyKk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t7_bCTu4VIE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JgYYavtr9UQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AmI_cJ0-Ty8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ks2PZWLyqUI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3YmY-91jsvs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TEkqUIqP3Cg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BkDTqq5hc2s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-m7SiKz0lw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X_TaCCxcaWU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YvBz3Sb1yYo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9UO9f6GeWHQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPmxTNV8Qwo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pken1D6HfRg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pDFTD-EP_Bk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YlhhdttoY6Q https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qGtsFd4ttKg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2mpaMFbnLqk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kFfZiKMAL_w https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCpFD9K7rMI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hmCUr0A9_Dw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nG-thBJ9UHk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VsQesgdFKE0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TJlbhVw-AmM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YUleDIGV60U https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFoemLlLSo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cua7tb-0gFQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VNYmEwg0NPk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DsU-AVjxRKA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AcOdyvHnprc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Go2luQelFlw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r_G6STR_u1k https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJm06E3ExFA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R2TX2IkVbV8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ztWZGVqlUb8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-sYBXDtp8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EbKWbh7PV4I https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PeI26w4BuyE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ALBoD8vaYXc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yiqmDlK9e0U https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wM14zOHXr2E https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1XzxEjCENoI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iT49sErNf1k https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NxfkuggRtko https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bYMTDKXwdW8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FHT2hXH4yrM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lIm31AJK100 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7NI8nioiXMI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k3M5Bv41m8o https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8hu5KH0WsNE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_h_u5d-58 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L6mPVyYx_ds https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7NaF36yaeyA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XXDaS0UZ5fY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2MzA3xQ-mHE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=92yuFjwuEW8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg2z-mmHhCI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9fLGigzcwp0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9D3aqVxRz6w https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oEf_fEmj5yM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5mqQwWXGcgs 7074.(Movie Quote change.)"Put him in a body bag Johnny."/"Get him a body bag. Yeah." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OXXq2yFPXVs 7075.(Famous Singer name change.)Mary J. Blidge/Mary J. Blige(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Blige 7076.(Song name change.)Getting TighteGettin' Tighter https://genius.com/Deep-purple-gettin-tighter-lyrics 7077.(Company name change.)Dress Barn/Dressbarn(Were the letters in Teddy Ruxpin not connected?) https://www.dressbarn.com/ 7078.(Company name change.)Cooper Tires/Coopertires(Cooper Tire or Coopertire?)(Certains companies with the name Perkins looking like Jerkins.)(Perkins Cole/Perkins Coie) http://us.coopertire.com/ 7079.(T.V. Company Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in DIC not being connected? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIC_Entertainment 7080.(T.V. Company Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in United Artists not being connected?(Do the letters in the My Little Pony logos look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists 7081.(Famous Singer name change.)Chrissie Hines/Chrissie Hynde(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrissie_Hynde 7082.(Company Logo change.)Do you remember the TSR logos being normal? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR_(company) 7083.(Tour Company Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in Starr Tours(Star Tours?)being normal? https://www.starrtours.com/ 7084.(Fictional Area appearance change.)Do you remember the bathroom in The Shining being red or golden yellow instead of green? http://www.criticalcommons.org/Members/m_friers/clips/the-shining-crossing-the-180deg-line/view 7085.(Phantom fictional character.)Do you remember Moss-Man not existing?("My angel in a centerfold."/"My angel is the centerfold.")(Do any of their logos look off?)(John Lennon in Imagine keeps changing.)(Does Felix The Cat seem off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss-Man 7086.(Famous Actor name change.)Stanley Livingstone/Stanley Livingston(Was Livingston always spelled Livingstone?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Livingston 7087.(Movie Logo change.)"Run like the wind Bullseye!"/"Ride like the wind Bullseye!" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NVtT5oqB-JA 7088.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember The Who singing American Woman instead of The Guess Who?(Did The Guess Who not exist?) https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-guess-who/american-woman 7089.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Liquid water on Mars, Huitlacoche, tusker elephants, mirror hand syndrome, clams can swim, 3 secret additional icky verses to the Star Spangled Banner, sock worms, harp sponge, the falling man is the brother of the extra GI ME guy in the Village People, more on camel teeth, feral parrots are taking over America, shadows are fuzzy now, East Africa is splitting in two, orange crocodiles, Devil's corkscrews, insect with interlocking gears in legs, are we in Kali Yuga, famous 40 year old image of frost on Mars, people with open damaged holes in their head do not get them closed again, changes to war horses, more anatomy changes.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I8KZnr8xgDc 7090.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Bull Jumping not being a thing? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph_VkV-mxDs Add-On: Do you remember Arnold Schwarzenegger being Russian, German or both and not Austrian? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger 7091.(Album name change.)Eric B. For President/Eric B. Is President(Eric B. For President/Eric B. Is The President)(Do any of their logos look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_B._Is_President 7092.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Gerard Butler being the main character in Wanted instead of James McAvoy? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted_(2008_film) 7093.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Benjamin Franklin being first to find electricity? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin 7094.(Famous Actress name change.)Jenny Garth/Jennie Garth https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Garth 7095.(Famous Singer name change.)Jan Ackerman/Jan Akkerman(Do any of their logos look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Akkerman 7096.(Paint name change.)ZinseZinsser https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_International 7097.(Music Lyrics change.)"I need a gun to keep myself from harm."/"I need a gun to keep myself among."(Does the instrunental sound off?) https://genius.com/Gorillaz-dirty-harry-lyrics 7098.(Fruit name change.)Mullberry/Mulberry https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_(plant) 7099.(Food name change.)Tofurkey/Tofurky(The latter is more acceptable.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofurky 7100.(Song name change.)Me And You And A Dog Named Blue/Me And You And A Dog Named Boo(Do any of their logos look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_You_and_a_Dog_Named_Boo 7101.(Snack name change.)Whatsits/Wotsits(Does the logo look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotsits 7102.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the Theremin not being a thing? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin 7103.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the NASA Robonauts not going back as far as 2002?(Did they not exist at all?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robonaut 7104.(Spelling change.)Pigmy/Pygmy(Was the former the only acceptable spelling?)(Anything else off?) https://wikidiff.com/content/pigmy-vs-pygmy-whats-difference-0 7105.(Famous Singer name change.)Alex Boyd/Alex Boye/Alex Boyé(Other spellings?)(Not the artist known as Alex Boyd.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Boy%C3%A9 7106.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Popeye and Olive Oyl not being real people? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childrens-books/popeye-10-things-you-never-knew/amp/ 7107.(Famous Actor name change.)Powers Booth/Powers Boothe(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_Boothe 7108.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Freemartins, human body doesn't reject stem cells with foreign DNA, world population counter, 7 Of 9 of Star Trek's eye piece continues to change, Hitler was vegetarian, Hitler didn't like Jews due to Kosher slaughtering because Hitler was an animal lover supposedly, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy intro has changed, bird attack causes traumatic brain injury and trauma to the spine, Stellar Sea Eagle/Steller's Sea Eagle, more Popeye characters I haven't personally seen already mentioned based on real people.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQq-dOgrn8 7109.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the Schwerer Gustav not being a thing? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav 7110.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the number next to the M on the back of a product meaning something else? https://www.facebook.com/groups/824851271042825/permalink/1077568549104428/ 7111.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Switzerland not being considered a third-world country? https://www.alternatememories.com/historical-events/geography/switzerland-is-a-third-world-country 7112.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember London Bridge actually being in London and not Arizona? https://www.alternatememories.com/historical-events/geography/london-bridge 7113.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember tomato sauce being invented in Italy and not Mexico? https://www.alternatememories.com/historical-events/geography/tomato-sauce 7114.(Famous Football Player name change.)Deon Sanders/Deion Sanders https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deion_Sanders 7115.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember uppercase I and lowercase L not looking so similar?(Didn't I have horizontal lines on it everywhere it was written?) https://www.quora.com/Why-do-we-have-same-symbol-for-capital-I-and-small-letter-L-in-English 7116.(Famous Actor name change.)Kevin CosneKevin Costner(Is the pronunciation off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Costner 7117.(Famous Basketball Player name change.)Magic Mike Johnson/Magic Johnson(Anything else off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Johnson 7118.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Rain caused by fires, hairy frog fish, seagull eats another bird, Dick's Sporting Goods logo, Sigmund Freud's history is very different now as a Jew who chain smoked and had hundreds of surgeries on his face, EF3 tornado, CSF rhinorrhea,(Brain fluid leaking out like snot.)more weird sea animals, more geography changes, more weird clouds and cloud related changes, Tasmanian devil appearance changes, lots of Tasmanian tiger related changes, crow vs. magpie and birds are way more aggressive, toilet plant and more new weird plants and fungi.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a6h0Q2ZuC4I 7119.(T.V. Show Quote change.)"Submitted for your approval."/"Submitted for the approval.")(Did Rod Serling say it more in The Twilight Zone as well?) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tuHe7WoYg 7120.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Ladybug swarms and they're on radar, Brazilian skipper caterpillar, USA now always had a migrant worker program, moving entire apartment complex on rails, more weird weather, earwigs can draw blood now, giant forest hog, boys that do not grow private parts until age 12, snub nose dolphins, warthog face lumps, can't see blue unless there is a word for it first, rainbow chemtrails, aerodynamic contrails, pet skunks and more weird stuff.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rIiTlxluxdA 7121.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember beluga whales not having knees? https://www.newsweek.com/beluga-whale-knees-viral-whales-dont-have-legs-965267 7122.(Spelling change.)Pompei/Pompeii(Was the latter never acceptable?) https://goudalife.com/2016/08/09/gouda-life-pompei-pompeii-vesuvius-capri/comment-page-1/ 7123.(Coffee name change.)Chock Full Of Nuts/Chock Full O' Nuts(Is the logo off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chock_full_o'Nuts 7124.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the Ornithopter not existing?(1890's spy cameras?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter 7125.(Fictional Character name change.)Jamie Summers/Jaime Sommers(Lindsey WagneLindsay Wagner) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Sommers_(The_Bionic_Woman) 7126.(Casino Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in Primm not being connected? https://www.primmvalleyresorts.com/ 7127.(Movie Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in Amadeus not being connected? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_(film) 7128.(Movie Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in Black Sheep not being cut or connected? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sheep_(1996_film) 7129.(Car Model Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in Chrysler 200 not being connected?(Air Jordan logo has broken letters.)(Apple & Eve logo has broken and weird letters.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_200 7130.(Product Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in Eckrich not being connected? https://eckrich.com/products/smoked-sausage/roped-smoked-sausage/ 7131.(Painting change.)Do you remember the cherubs in the Sistine Madonna having different colored wings than they do now?(More changes to Chock Full O' Nuts logo.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Madonna 7132.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Jesus not having a forked beard? https://www.openbible.info/topics/they_plucked_jesus_beard 7133.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember being able to stack Draw cards and also being able to draw cards until you can play one in Uno instead of those being illegal plays? https://www.pettymayonnaise.com/uno-rule/ 7134.(Music Lyrics change.)"I had to say I love you in a song."/"I'll have to say I love you in a song."(Song title too.)(Do any of his logos look off?) https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jimcroce/illhavetosayiloveyouinasong.html 7135.(New fruits.)Do you remember only green kiwis existing?(Was it never known as a kiwifruit?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwifruit 7136.(City name change.)Chernobyl, Ukraine/Chornobyl, Ukraine(Was the latter not acceptable?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl 7137.(Movie Quote change.)"An angel gets its wings."/"An angel gets his wing." http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question53295.html 7138.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the letter U never ever being depicted as looking similar to a V? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gz7IbC_olmk 7139.(Famous Actor name change.)Will Farell/Will Ferrell(Other spellings?)(Was his outfit in Elf all green or were the tights beige or orangish?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Ferrell 7140.(Township name change.)Belle Meade, New Jersey/Belle Mead, New Jersey https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Mead,_New_Jersey 7141.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Leonardo da Vinci not being the first person to describe contact lenses?(Anything else he supposedly was the first to describe seem off?) https://www.alternatememories.com/historical-events/science/leonardo-da-vinci-invented-contact-lenses 7142.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Juneteenth not being a thing? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth 7143.(Famous Singer name change.)Glen Fry/Glenn Frey(Do any of their logos look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Frey 7144.(Famous Singer name change.)Jackson Brown/Jackson Browne(off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Browne 7145.(Movie name change.)Trains, Planes And Automobiles/Planes, Trains And Automobiles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes,_Trains_and_Automobiles 7146.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Cranial fissures on orbital bone, Sun double halo, mastoiditus, cholesteatoma, MH370 flight path and history, Fort Alcatraz, Eastwing rockhammer, slow crawling lightning, gnat larvae moving blob, more new moon types, cat fox, Bristol or Windsor hum, more new quakes, living fish found in boy's lung, teratoma tumor, inflatable moth man parts, black cloth is more cooling than white cloth, Sunda stink badgers, Our Lady Of The Rockies, Possum-eating spider, more Lincoln Memorial changes, Viagra makes flowers stand up straight.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PW5jmJWMxkA 7147.(Hip Hop Group name change.)Die Antwood/ Die Antwoord(Do any of their logos look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Antwoord 7148.(Famous Composer name change.)Johanne Sebastian Bach/Johann Sebastian Bach https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach 7149.(Famous Drummer name change.)Barrymore Barlow/Barriemore Barlow(Do any of their logos look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barriemore_Barlow Add-On: Do you remember Uncle Sam's jacket being completely light blue?(Does his pointing finger look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Sam 7150.(Song name change.)Love Rain On Me/Love, Reign o'er Me(Are the lyrics off?)(Is the way he sings it off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Reign_o%27er_Me 7151.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Younger humans growing horns, human height varies by 1 to 2 inches a day, spiders that eat mice, you continue growing well into your mid 20's, Wagu beef is not Wagyu and is more marbled, a single hornet kills a mouse, horses routinely bleed through their nose and lungs and nose during heavy exercise and it's not super dangerous for them, Britain's opium wars against China, Sahara sand is more orange, dead fish still tries to "bite", the Jordan Lead Codices, electric cars 100 years ago had 200 mile range now, zombie snakes play dead, restaurants in Japan serve still living food and food that's just still moving including frogs and octopus, Space Shuttle changes, more weird new plants, more geography changes, UV light may be able to kill flu viruses, Equal Pay Act Of 1983, moon looked like the Sun, Camera Obscura goes much farther back now in time.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rE_KEmQyl4w 7152.(Fictional Character appearance change.)Do you remember Woody not having cacti on his boots and no string attached to his hat? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheriff_Woody 7153.(Fictional Character appearance change.)Do you remember Red Fraggle having red hair instead of orange hair? https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Fraggle 7154.(Restaurant Product name change.)Hunger BusteHungr-Buster https://dqtyler.com/menu/burgers/hungr-buster 7155.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Mandela effect conference, PayPal log tilting, crow standing on wings, wasp super nests, humans running like horses, funny bone no longer easy to bang, monkey cheek pouches, flies have 5 eyes, temple elephant head hair, venom spraying scorpions, syrup from walnut and other trees besides maple, fat tailed goats, Gympie Gympie trees, Dalai Llama saying non-Buddhist jerky kind of things now, mini tornados, Scandinavia was never a country, Caduceus has 2 snakes instead of 1 and other things.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Cxhdxl0U0 7156.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Honeybees can sometimes sting more than once, cannonball star eating fort, water anole uses bubble on head to breath underwater, magnetic portals connect sun and earth, Canadians also did Japanese internment camps, semi slugs and their love darts, thread snakes, kneeling moals, more anatomy changes and more stuff.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BWU62qVMSNY 7157.(Village name change.)Teahopoo/Teahupo'o(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teahupo'o 7158.(Website Logo change.)Do you remember the letters in savefrom.net being normal? https://en.savefrom.net/1-how-to-download-youtube-video/ 7159.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the Dongle not being a thing? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongle 7160.(Fictional Character appearance change.)Do you remember Smokey Bear having overalls or suspenders instead of no shirt?(Does he look bigger?)(Does his fur look off?)(Is his face off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Bear 7161.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the gloves not fitting on O.J. Simpson's hands?(Did he not have glove liners?)(Was there only one glove?)(Are the gloves different?)(Was O.J. Simpson the one driving the car?)(Was he the only one in the car?)(Did he drive his own car?)(Did he not have a gun?)(Did he have something else?) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jUyWS6j5rS4 7162.(New fruits.)Have you heard of the pink lemon? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variegated_pink_lemon 7163.(Spelling change.)WaffeWafer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer 7164.(Music Lyrics change.)"When I was just a young boy."/"When I was just a baby." https://genius.com/Johnny-cash-folsom-prison-blues-lyrics 7165.(Famous Singer name change.)Billie Ellish/Billie Eilish(Is the pronunciation off?)(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Eilish 7166.(Famous Actress name change.)Mindy Cohen/Mindy Cohn https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindy_Cohn 7167.(Date change.)Do you remember the first electric toaster not going as far back as 1893? https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-your-toaster-4076981 7168.(Spelling change.)Nickle/Nickel(Everything Nickel is used in.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_(United_States_coin) 7169.(Fictional Character name change.)Eric Carmen/Eric Cartman(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cartman 7170.(Famous Singer name change.)John Entwhistle/John Entwistle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Entwistle 7171.(Company Logo change.)Do you remember the Starbucks logo not having as many wavy lines? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks 7172.(Phantom person.)Do you remember Joe Bonamassa not existing? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bonamassa 7173.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the 3rd Degree Burn being the worst burn you can get instead it being 4th Degree? https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/types-degrees-burns 7174.(Music Lyrics change.)"To think I might not see those eyes."/"To think I might not see those eye."(Any of their logos look off?) https://genius.com/Snow-patrol-run-lyrics 7175.(Famous Paper name change.)Great Remonstrance/Grand Remonstrance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Remonstrance 7176.(Fictional Character appearance change .)Do you remember Abby Mallard having braces?(Does her voice sound off?)(Did she have a lisp or speech impediment?) https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Abby_Mallard 7177.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember the lid of the water tank in the Elisa Lam story being closed instead of open? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elisa_Lam 7178.(Famous Singer name change.)Andy Worhol/Andy Warhal/Andy Warhol(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol 7179.(Company name change.)Cambell/Campbell's(Was Campbell always spelled Cambell in everything it was used in?) https://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/ 7180.(Book Title change.)Kujo/Cujo(Do any of Strphen King's book logos look off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo 7181.(Famous Composer name change.)Andrew Loyd WebeAndrew Lloyd Webber(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber 7182.(Music Lyrics change.)"Love is a burning flame."/"Love is a burning thing."(Any other lyrics off?) https://genius.com/Johnny-cash-ring-of-fire-lyrics 7183.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember Bison and Buffalo being interchangeable names instead of being 2 different animals? https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-bison-and-buffalo 7184.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(Siphonomores and pyrosomes, Portuguese Man Of War is not a jellyfish, sailfish change colors by mood, spleen can heal on its own, pygmy hippos, more Easter Island statue changes, long tailed weasels in San Diego, Moon Hill China, giant trevally fish snatches birds from air, red river hog, cave pearls and other things.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P1cpbJkqyr4 7185.(Dictionary name change.)Meriam-WebsteMerriam-Webster(Other spellings?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merriam-Webster 7186.(Instrument name change.)Accordian/Accordion https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accordion 7187.(Celebrity death cause change.)Do you remember John Belushi dying of a drug overdose instead of being murdered?(Anything else off?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi 7188.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember these things being different or not a thing?(More on Tikki Marsala, Finland sided with Nazi Germany, cherubism, more weird clouds, Venus was maybe once more like Earth, thousand year old moss and nematodes were recently thawed out of ice and are still alive, weird Abraham Lincoln statue, more Crazy Horse changes, lithophonic stones in Stonehenge, cichlids change colors with mood, dancing mini stingrays with bifurcated leg like man parts, antelope jackrabbits, huge Hindu temples in USA, and more.)(Video below.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Angn287axA 7189.(Famous Singer name change.)Roy Albrighton/Roye Albrighton(Do any of their logos look off?) https://www.loudersound.com/news/nektar-roye-albrighton-dead-67 7190.(Fictional Character appearance change.)Do you remember Dorothy's slippers not having bows?(Were her socks white and not blue?) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_slippers 7191.(Movie name change.)The Devil's Advocate/Devil's Advocate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Advocate_(1997_film) 7192.(Music Lyrics change.)"And I said hey."/"And I say hey."("What a wonderful time of day."/"What a wonderful kind of day.")("Learn to walk and play."/"Learn to work and play.")(Anything else off?) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QG0gaDtdL9A 7193.(Can't think of a title.)Do you remember screaming frogs and toads not being a thing?(Anything else?) https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/amphibians/can-frogs-scream/ 7194.(Fictional Character appearance change.)Do you remember Bambi's spots and tail being different? https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Bambi_(character) 7195.(Famous General name change.)Poncho Villa/Pancho Villa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa
I just got back and a friend who is taking the exact same cruise and is also cost conscious asked me to give him all my lessons learned. I figured you all might benefit even if some of this information isn't strictly about cruising. I'm going to ask my travel companions to review it (first time in Hawaii and first time cruising) to see if they have anything to add.
Getting There And Getting Around
Air Fare With Southwest now offering tickets to Hawaii, I expect the competitive market to drop prices across the board but unless you are fortunate enough to live on the west coast in a city with flights that fly direct, air fare can be pricey. I had to get 4 people there round-trip (2 from rural Maine, 1 from Louisville Kentucky and 1 from the Baltimore/D.C. area). I ended up signing up for the Chase Sapphire credit card (annual fee waived for the first year) and the Alaska Airlines credit card that gave me a buy one/take one sign up offer. My total air fare cost was $2400. Besides the credit card, there was no secret other than monitoring the prices as far in advance as possible to see what typical prices are and then striking when there was a decent sale. I would also mention following Scott's Cheap Flights on the off chance a deal becomes available for when you were already planning on traveling. Ground Transportation We flew into Waikiki on Tuesday (cruise started on Saturday) so I got a rental car through Autoslash. The total cost for a mid-size for 4 days was $176 and ended up being from Alamo. While I feel this was a good deal as I had four people, if you're not 100% sure you will need it - you can probably get by with an Uber, taxi or even a hop on/off bus (see excursions later). Many excursions had an option for hotel pickup/drop-off. Probably the best deal I found was Star Taxi which only charged $25 for up to 4 people one-way to/from the cruise terminal and not much more for other locations. Call 1 hour before you need the service. Parking Parking is EXPENSIVE so be sure to do a lot of research if you plan on renting a vehicle.
Oahu
General In your mind, you have this idea of what Hawaii is going to be like. Oahu (specifically Honolulu/Waikiki) is not it. It is very over developed and crowded. Many places are run-down because investors have purchased the property but have chosen to wait until conditions are more favorable to develop. There is a very large homeless population in Hawaii overall but I was shocked by the number of shanty towns and abandoned vehicles doubling as homes I saw on Oahu. Excursions
Snorkel-Cruise-Swim-Dolphins-Turtles - highly recommended (hint: This excursion may be cheaper directly with the vendor Dolphins And You - if you buy the photos, you will have to go to their Waikiki office later to pick them up and they will offer you a 10% discount on merchandise at that time).
Shark Dive - Unfortunately, this tour got canceled due to weather so I can't comment on it. Since it is on the north shore, the plan was to do an early morning adventure (when the water is calmest) and then spend the rest of the time exploring the beaches and surfers. (hints: You may be able to get this cheaper directly with the vendor North Shore Shark Adventures and if you drive, take one way to get there and another way to get back so you can experience more of the island).
Sunset Cruise & Show - The people I was going with had never cruised before so this was to get their feet wet so to speak. It was nice but not spectacular. You may be able to get it cheaper directly through the vendor Star Of Honolulu. On Fridays, they offer an extra hour for a nominal fee upgrade which includes fireworks. I didn't see the fireworks myself but several people I talked to said they are put on by a hotel and aren't anything special. (hint: If you drive, they will validate your parking ticket and parking will only be $4 instead of $18).
Waikiki Trolley Hop-On Hop-Off You can trade time for money and if you have time, this would be a much more cost effective solution to getting around and is very configurable (how many days of use, how many different lines, etc.)
Polynesian Culture Center - I had the Ambassador Luau Package With Circle Island Tour of Oahu. Pickup was at 8:30 in the morning and drop off wasn't until after 10 PM so it is a long day. If you do this one I have several recommendations. First, take it early in the trip because it includes a multi-day pass so you can go back at no charge for 3 more days and the Circle Island tour allows you to see some areas you may want to explore on your own. Second, you don't get food until 6 PM so be sure to eat breakfast first and plan the rest of the time accordingly (bring snacks for instance). The only thing I was disappointed in was the Diamond Head didn't actually drive up to the crater. Update After the initial post, I was reminded by mashel2811 of a few things. The PCC is Mormon owned/operated which has pros/cons. On the downside, there is no alcohol on-site and things overall tend on the conservative side. Not that I have an issue with that but if you're looking for authenticity then this would represent Polynesia post Christian missionaries. On the upside, it is a huge facility that truly will allow you to experience many of the cultures besides just Hawaii. Also, regardless of how you feel about religion, the money taken in from PCC helps to sponsor many students education from all over Polynesia. I had nothing to compare the luau to but I have heard from several other people that there are much better options (the luau at PCC is optional). The Breath Of Life was awesome.
Pearl Harbor (see the end of the cruise excursions)
Recommendations/Notes
You probably want a beach other than Waikiki due to the number of people - Hanauma Bay looked awesome. If you do decide to stay in Waikiki, walking the coastline towards Diamond Head is a better choice for the beach instead of around all the hotels. This is because in Hawaii, beach access and water is considered a public service (free)
What is and isn't expensive didn't make any sense. Eggs imported from the mainland were cheaper than eggs from Hawaii despite chickens EVERYWHERE but I was able to get a large jar of peanut butter for $1.89. The best place I found for groceries was Don Quijote and it had a free parking garage.
Souvenirs were much cheaper on other islands
It rains - almost daily - but not for long - don't let it fool you - WEAR sunscreen of at least SP50
Hydrate more than usual - especially if you're drinking beer like me
Updates From original post below
You can get insanely discounted Pearl Harbor tickets from recreation.gov but they sell out in 5 minutes. Exactly 7am Hawaii time they sell tickets for the next day or for 2 months out. Nothing in between. I recommend having 2-3 people trying it simultaneous for different time slots. The early tickets sell faster. Then the bus ride anywhere is $2.50 each. When you board the bus ask for a transfer ticket. The transfer ticket is good for two more rides for the next 2.5 hours. If you get out of PH within the time slot you can ride back for free.
There's a stand near Breakout Waikiki that is a hard sell timeshare sales pitch (couples only). If you're willing to sit through it, they give you $150 towards an excursion or a free meal and a $120 Visa gift card (as of March 2019). If you want the exact location, message me.
You may think being a Costco member will help you out on expenses and you're probably right but know that the busiest Costco in the world is on Oahu and they claim 1 in 4 people have membership so plan accordingly (think shopping for the latest toy on Christmas Eve)
Pride Of America
I have to be honest, this was hands down the most expensive cruise I have taken and it was the worst cruise ship. I had a great time but there was a lot left to be desired.
Entertainment was very underwhelming - I believe unlike other mass-market cruise lines, NCL's entertainers are on multi-month contracts just like other staff. This tends to be bad for entertainers like comedians (how many different sets can they have prepared) but should be better for magicians (you shouldn't have to rely on the suitcase you get through security at the airport). I have seen a Vegas quality magic show on NCL before (Norwegian Spirit last November) but this act was honestly no better than a birthday party. I could go on but I will summarize it as this: On Carnival, I struggle deciding what I am going to do because of so many good things where as on this ship, I struggled to find anything I actually wanted to do.
Beer prices were outrageous and included a mandatory 20% gratuity and since you spend a LOT of time in port, taxes too. In each port, I found a better selection of beer right off the ship for at least 20 - 30% cheaper than on the ship. If you do drink on the ship however, I highly recommend the Gold Rush Saloon as it has a couple of beers on tap you can't get anywhere else. It has a self-serve popcorn machine and is adjacent to the buffet so you can get self-serve ice cream too.
The food was mediocre (main dining quality was about the same as the buffet which was good but not great). I didn't spend the money to try any of the specialty dining.
Update: One thing that really stood out as being a good thing is that the room had 3 US standard outlets!!! Why Does It Cost So Much
There is no casino to subsidize the fare cost
It is a US Flag cruise ship which means it has to abide by US labor laws (this is an indirect result of the Jones Act as it doesn't travel to any foreign ports)
Hawaii not only has a sales tax but a tourist imposed General Excise Tax which of course NCL passes on to you
Exclusivity - unless you want an extremely sea day intense cruise from California, around Hawaii, to Mexico and then back to California (or similar) cruise - they're the only show in town
Hint: You should get the NCL Mobile App. It includes dinner reservations, account charges, dinner reservations, deck plans, passenger to passenger chat for an additional fee ($10 vs Carnival's $5) and other nifty features. Observations I was astounded by the number of first time cruisers I saw (based on their ship card color). Because so many of the employees were American, I was also surprised by how many told me that they were on their first contract and wouldn't be back. The people (both employees and passengers) were incredibly friendly and most everyone seemed to be having a good time. I didn't see long lines at guest services. I mentioned earlier how this was the worst ship I had been on - and, while true, shouldn't give you the impression that I didn't have a great time. For my traveling companions, they had nothing to compare it to and other than the entertainment - they had no complaints at all and loved it.
Day 1 & 2 Maui (overnight)
If you have ever been on a Caribbean cruise and you didn't feel like paying for an expensive excursion you could always just walk off the ship and go to a beach or a shopping district or a friendly bar - something. This is not the case in Maui. Where the Pride Of America docks there is absolutely nothing (it took 10 minutes to walk out of the port with chained link fence on both sides only to end up about another 10 minutes away from a strip mall). I do want to point out that the strip mall did have a few artisans selling things out on the sidewalk but this was far from what you will be used to at other locations. So what to do instead?
Rent a car if you want to go on your own - day rentals are common and you will be in port overnight. You will have to do your own research as to what to do as I booked excursions for both days
Go up to Haleakala Crater for sunset or sunrise. I went for sunset as sunrise required leaving the ship at 3 AM. I can't stress how amazing this sunset was at nearly 2 miles above sea level. If you go, take plenty of warm (think Maine winter) cold. It was 44 degrees without the windchill when we arrived at around 5 PM (still sunny) and the temperature dropped significantly by the end of the sunset (around 6:40 for us but varies based on time of year).
Road To Hana - I didn't take this excursion but it is extremely popular. Most guests I spoke with said they absolutely loved it though a few called it the road to hell (it's an all day excursion)
Maui Northshore & Waterfall Walk - This is the one I took because it was rated as "easy" and one of my traveling companions has mobility issues. There is an alternative called Waterfall Hike that you may want to consider. This was a great excursion which took you into a historical town for lunch (delicious) and gave you some free time to explore the artisans (glass blowing, jewelry making, etc.) before taking you to the private access Wailele Farm. The waterfalls you can walk to (as opposed to hike to) were not breathtaking but overall the plants and flowers here were amazing. You will get an opportunity to eat many of the things you encounter so if you're feeling adventures, give it a try.
This is the first of two days on the island of Hawaii and it is on the eastern (very wet) side of the island. Normally doing two excursions in one day is a not recommended. I would make an exception here because the Botanical Gardens are not to be missed. It is a short excursion (2.5 hours), is relatively inexpensive (you can even do it on your own) and is offered at multiple times allowing you to get another excursion in. Recommendations
The Botanical Gardens - either through NCL or directly with Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden - they have social media as well if you have questions. Tip: One of my traveling companions said walk through twice - once looking down and once looking up because there is just so much to see.
Go zip-lining. I happened to choose Zipline Through Paradise as it had a tandem/parallel course (you got to zip at the same time as someone else). You can even hold hands on one line for a very special photo. You may even want to book directly with Kapohokine
The other side of the island is a stark contrast to Hilo as it is dry/desert climate. It is the only tender port on the cruise. Unfortunately, we didn't fare very well here on excursions but shopping and beer was good. It has been on my bucket list to be in a real submarine and go over 100 feet to below the surface to the ocean floor. That's what 3 of us did here in Kona and while I am glad that I can now say I have done it (105'), the experience itself was underwhelming. To not interfere with the wildlife, the sub doesn't use any artificial lights nor does anything to attract the fish to your windows. This means almost everything is a monochrome blue (the color red doesn't exist at this depth for instance). It's also nearly impossible to get nice photos out the windows even though they are clear enough - just not the right conditions. Now, I met a guest back on the ship that said he had a phenomenal time on a sub that wasn't sponsored through NCL but I'm not sure what it was. The other guest in my party decided to go on the Gold Coast & Cloud Forest excursion and was also not impressed. The gold supposedly comes from the Hawaii state fish (yellow trigger fish also known as humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa) but apparently they haven't been plentiful enough to turn the coast gold for years. She also said if she was a coffee drinker, she probably would have enjoyed it more (they are famous for their coffee). Recommendations
If you would like to buy coffee at a discount, a tour guide let me in on a little secret. To be called Kona Coffee it has to indicate what percentage is from Kona (i.e. 100%). Well, geography being what it is, the line between Kona and the region to south is arbitrary (created by humans) so buying coffee labeled just across the boarder (I forget the name of the place - I don't drink coffee) is 25% cheaper
If you want to see the pretty coral and reefs, consider a glass bottom boat ride. The bartender I chatted with told me that she used to work on the sub and a much more beautiful experience was the glass bottom boats.
Normally, the closer to port you are the more expensive things are - like souvenirs. That may in fact be the case in Kona but I found the prices at Whalers General Store to be very competitively priced. Many of the same items I saw at stops before here were at least 20% cheaper.
Have a drink or 6 at Paradise Brewing Company. I was fed up with the prices on the ship so I checked this place out (there was another one further up the street with a fairly large beer menu as well but they weren't very friendly so I moved on. I sat in here for hours (was one of the last tender boats back to the ship). It was extremely friendly - the beer was good, the food was good - I would definitely recommend.
Remember how I said you have this ideal image in your head of what Hawaii is and Oahu doesn't meet it. Kauai exceeds it - I fell in love and if I ever go back, I will just fly directly here and stay on this island - it is that good. I am not going to suggest you do anything other than exactly what I did because I couldn't possibly imagine having a better time. Recommendations
Day 1 - Best Of Kauai. I have no idea if a similar excursion can be booked elsewhere because it included 5 stops (Waimea canyon, Spouting Horn Park, Keoki's Paradise for lunch, Opaekaa Falls and Wailua River Fern Grotto). If you want to "build your own", just go to Waimea canyon and dine at Keoki's Paradise as they were the highlights of the day. If you are into photography and have gotten tired of lugging all of your lenses around, today is the day to have it all at the ready.
Now, there's more to the story than just these two excursions. First, since you're overnight you can stay out as late as you want. I asked our tour guide where an affordable place to get good beer close to the ship was. She recommended The Nawiliwili Tavern (or just the Tavern). It happens to be a 2 minute walk from one of the free shuttle stops and they have great pizza, beer and pool. Secret I learned this is also where a lot of the crew from the ship hang out after they get off at 9PM so if you want to have a real conversation and ask real questions - this is the place to do it. Once the bartender realized I was into craft beer and trying all they had, she told me about a brew pub not too far up the road that I really wanted to try but ran out of time.
Napali Coast (still day 6)
The cruise ship leaves port early (circa 2PM) and instead of heading to Honolulu backtracks around Kauai. There is a portion of the island that's only reachable by air (helicopter) or by sea (cruise ship) and I was fortunate enough to do both. Actually, our pilot said that a few of the beaches can be reached by a hiking 11+ miles but it isn't an easy hike. In any event, this is where the opening scenes of Jurassic Park were filmed if I remember correctly - utterly gorgeous. My pilot also let me in on a little secret - that the captain times the cruise ship to sunset when the coast is all lit up in spectacular colors so be out on deck with camera ready.
Day 7 - Honolulu (Pearl Harbor & City Tour)
I made a big mistake here. I booked a late flight so I could go to Pearl Harbor and then get dropped off at the airport. We had already done the Circle Island Tour and none of the other offerings were of interest. This was a mistake for two reasons. Reason 1: Exhaustion After having spent 5ish days in Waikiki and then taking a 7 day cruise, we were wiped out and really didn't have the stamina to really take it all in. Recommendations
Eat a big breakfast as this tour didn't include food
Bring food for the tour and possibly the airport (see airport notes below)
The cheapest place to get hot dogs at the time was at the Missouri ($6 as of March 2019)
If you are using your phone as a camera, practice taking photos against the bus window as the city tour took you to some neat places but they didn't stop to let you off
The tour includes the Missouri and the Arizona - everything else is additional
At the time of this writing, the Arizona was still under repair so you only took a boat close. You will be watching a very emotionally moving video before the boat ride so sit as close to the exit doors (front left) as you can so that when it's over you can pick one of the corners of the boat to get unobstructed photos from - they don't allow you to stand up and they don't play. Oh, and if you are sensitive to loud noises - when the bomb actually drops on the Arizona it is about 10 times louder than the rest of the film so be prepared
Our guide got tickets for the Arizona at 2:15 PM, helped us navigate the shuttle over to the Missouri and told us he would see us at the bus 3:30 PM. If you're not comfortable navigating on your own then this is probably not the tour for you
It's only 5 minutes from the airport so if you want to stay longer because of a late flight it would be fast/cheap to go on your own - just ask to get your luggage off the bus
Reason 2: Airport If you have a late flight home, I'm sorry. All of your checked bags have to be screened by agriculture (certain plants are not allowed to leave the state) which is airline specific and unless that airline is running flights all day (looking at you Alaska), then you will have to wait for them to open before you can even check in. While you wait, there is essentially no place to eat (Starbucks and a bar that serves hot dogs for $12.50 - yes, $12.50). I recommend you keep some food with you for this reason. They do offer a baggage hold service but the prices were ridiculous (4 checked bags for 24 hours was $100). Sorry if it seems like I am whining - it was the end of a long trip and I was returning to reality.
Update: Viator
In this post, I have provided a number of links to NCL's excursions, directly to the vendor and also to Viator. Viator is part of Tripadvisor and generally speaking, you can trust the reviews. On most of the bookings, you can cancel for a full refund up to 24 hours in advance. They are competitively priced and you can usually get a discount. For instance, new customers will get offered a 10% discount off their first purchase. Companies like Ebates and TopCashBack will offer an additional 3 to 6% cash back as well. Use a credit card that gives back 2-4% on travel and it can really reduce the price. I haven't had too much trouble figuring out what vendor was being used through Viator so you could just book with them direct too and just use them as a way to find fun things to do and use the reviews to distinguish between what's good and what's not.
After my last post about Regulus and bringing up the Nov 14th date spoken about in the Trackdown - End of the World Episode again, I started doing some more digging. It's important you read that post before you can understand this one. You can find it here. The name of the asteroid that occulted the star Regulus for 14 seconds on March 20, 2014 was called 163 Erigone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/163_Erigone
163 Erigone is an asteroid from the asteroid belt and the namesake of the Erigone family of asteroids that share similar orbital elements and properties. It was discovered by French astronomer Henri Joseph Perrotin on April 26, 1876, and named after one of the two Erigones in Greek mythology. Erigone is a relatively large and dark asteroid with an estimated size of 73 km. Based upon its spectrum, it is classified as a C-type asteroid, which indicates that it probably has a carbonaceous composition. 2014 occultation of Regulus In the early morning hours of March 20, 2014, Erigone occulted the first-magnitude star Regulus as first predicted by A. Vitagliano in 2004. This would have been a rare case of an occultation of a very bright star visible from a highly populated area, since the shadow path moved across New York state and Ontario, including all five boroughs of New York City. Observers in the shadow path would have seen the star wink out for as long as 14 seconds. However, heavy clouds and rain blocked the view for most if not all people on the shadow path. The website of the International Occultation Timing Association does not list any successful observations at all. Two single chord Asteroid Occultation events have been observed, in 2013 and 2014
The fact that no one actually witnessed it is REALLY interesting and must play some sort of dynamic to all of this. The name Erigone seems to refer to 2 different Greek goddesses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erigone_(daughter_of_Icarius))
Icarius was cordial towards Dionysus, who gave his shepherds wine. They became intoxicated and killed Icarius, thinking he had poisoned them. His daughter, Erigone, and her dog, Maera, found his body. Erigone hanged herself over her father's grave. Dionysus was angry and punished Athens by making all of the city's maidens commit suicide in the same way. Erigone was placed in the stars as the constellation Virgo. According to Ovid, Dionysus "deceived Erigone with false grapes", that is, assumed the shape of a grape cluster to approach and seduce her.
Dionysus was the god of winemaking. He was responsible for the growth of the vines.
John 15 "I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful."
Erigone would have been slain by Orestes along with her brother Aletes if not for the intervention of Artemis, who rescued her and made her a priestess in Attica. In some stories, she hangs herself after the child is born, though this may be a confusion with Erigone, daughter of Icarius. Also, after Hermione died, she is said to have married Orestes and gave birth to Penthilus. Or it is said she sued Orestes to murder of her parents.
Orestes murdered his own mother then went crazy. Satan/Yahweh have other gods related to them where they are rejected by their mothers or don't have one, which is why they are narcissists who hate women and why we he kicks Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden (Mother Nature) and curses women to be subservient to men (read more about this idea here). Revelation speaks of the Red Dragon trying to kill a newborn baby and the woman who birthed him. She then goes somewhere in the wilderness, where God held a place for her until its time. God in this story apparently, is Artemis or Diana. She's not dead, she's just hiding until Orestes (humanity) attones for what he did. This stuff correlates to so much more, I might have to make another post just about this. I came across this date (11/14) towards the beginning of my journey and I never went back looking into it because it felt like a dead end besides a couple of VERY key significances. Nov 14th is both the day the "Great Comet" is discovered in 1680 and the day that Einstein presented his Quantum Theory of Light in 1908. Looking at this list now, I see WAY more correlations with this to the point it's getting ridiculous. And it seems this date is a sort of pendulum point in time because we have instances of people winning their freedoms, overtaking governments and rulers being killed and we have instances of enslavement, attacks and new kings getting crowned. I wonder which way Earth is going to go in this timeline. Also important to note 11/14 = 1 + 4 = 5 = 11/5 = 1 + 1 + 5 = 7 "Remember, Remember the 5th of November"
Transitions and Abuses of Power
1380 King Charles VI of France crowned at age 12 1698 Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir 1863 Nathan Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee 1881 Charles J. Guiteau put on trial for the assassination of US President Garfield 1881 Leon Gambetta forms French government 1907 The Third Duma (Parliament) meets in Russia; following Tsar Nicholas II's limiting of the franchise, a conservative majority holds sway and suppresses the radical elements 1908 Liberal candidate Jose Miguel Gomez wins national elections for president in Cuba 1915 Tomáš Masaryk demands independence for Czechoslovakia 1918 Republic of Czechoslovakia created with Tomáš Masaryk as its 1st president 1919 Red Army captures Omsk, Siberia 1920 The Russian Bolshevik army occupies Sebastopol, ending anti-communist attempts to regain the government of Russia 1921 The Communist Party of Spain is founded 1922 German Reichs Chancellor Joseph Wirth's term ends 1935 FDR proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth 1935 Nazis deprive German Jews of their citizenship 1942 Last Vichy-French troops in Algeria surrender 1945 Java: Sutan Sjahrir appointed as forming government 1952 Greek General Alexander Papagos wins elections 1954 Egyptian President Naguib resigns, state of emergency declared 1956 Hungarian revolt put down by Soviet invasion 1957 The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested 1965 US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title 1971 Enthronment of Pope Shenouda III as Pope of Alexandria 1980 Guinee-Bissau Premier Vieira fires President Luis Cabral 1984 Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city. 2001 War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters takeover the capital Kabul 2017 Armed forces drive through streets of Harare, Zimbabwe a day after military says its prepared to step in after removal of vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa
1959 "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 16 performances
This seems to imply we'll be at union with both the masculine and the feminine. But all of these events seem to be polar opposites so who knows. It almost seems like women are going to take over and we're trading places. Like Dumuzid and Inanna. If this is the coming of the True Antichrist, then it won't be good and balance will not be achieved through them.
Disasters and Attacks
1775 -15] Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces 1927 World's largest gas tank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, explodes; 28 die 1938 Dutch DC3 crashes at Schiphol, 6 die 1939 Oil refinery fire kills 500 & destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela 1940 During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England 1941 British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sank in Mediterranean, having been torpedoed by a German submarine the day before 1941 Governr-General Wouters of Dutch Antilles refuses Jews refuge 1942 -Nov 15th) Japanese/US sea battle at Savo-Island in Guadalcanal 1946 Dutch Dakota flight to Schiphol crashes, kills 11 1959 Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) 1960 2 passenger trains collided at high-speed killing 110 (Czech) 1960 Riot due to school integration in New Orleans 1970 Marshall U football team wiped out in DC-9 air crash at Kenova, West Virginia, killing 75 1980 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1985 Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia erupts, 1000s killed 1990 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll 1990 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1990 Philippines hit by typhoon, 110 die 2016 7.8 earthquake cuts off town of Kaikoura, New Zealand, raising sea bed by 4m, and killing 2 people
Currency Issues
1931 Ottawa Mint Act is proclaimed in Britain 2002 Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment. 2008 Italy plunges into recession, its first since the start of 2005, after GDP contracts a steeper-than-expected 0.5% in the third quarter 2008 Hong Kong becomes the second Asian economy to tip into recession, its exports hit by weakening global demand 2008 Eurozone officially slips into recession for the first time since its creation in 1999, pushed down by recessions in Germany and Italy 2008 Elizabeth Warren is appointed to chair a Congressional Oversight Panel for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2009 The National Statistical Service of Greece states that the country has been in recession since the beginning of the year 2012 A series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece
TV Shows/Movies/Plays/Books
1851 "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville first published by Harper and Brothers in the US 1883 "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book by Cassell & Co. 1894 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez" (BG) 1905 David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West" premieres in NYC 1908 Oscar Strauss' musical "Der tapfere Soldat" premieres in Vienna 1945 H Lindsay and R Crouse's "State of the Union" premieres in NYC
"The play's events... allude to Wendell Willkie, the utility company head who became the surprise Republican candidate for president in 1940. 'This is a play about a businessman who is a dark-horse candidate.'
1952 First regular UK singles chart published by the New Musical Express 1960 Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1
I said Georgia, GeorgiaA song of you (a song of you)Comes as sweet and clearAs moonlight through the pine
1964 "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 199 performances
The show spoofs some of the great film stars of the era, such as Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Governor is based on MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer, known for his roving eye for pretty starlets and deep-seated nepotism.
1964 "Folies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 performances 1964 "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 774 performances
A workhouse in Dunstable, England is visited by the wealthy governors who fund it. While a sumptuous banquet is held for them, the barefoot orphan boys who work there are being served their daily gruel. They dream of enjoying the same "Food, Glorious Food" as their masters. While eating, some boys draw straws to see who will ask for more to eat, and the job falls to a boy named Oliver Twist. He goes up to Bumble and Widow Corney, who run the workhouse and serve the gruel, and asks for more. Enraged, Bumble takes Oliver to the governors to see what to do with him ("Oliver!"). A decision is made to have Oliver sold into service. Bumble parades Oliver through the snow, trying to sell him to the highest bidder ("Boy for Sale"). Oliver is sold to an undertaker named Mr. Sowerberry, who intends to use him as a mourner for children's funeral
1965 "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 313 performances 1965 George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th NYC, demolished 1968 U.S. premiere of film version of Morris L. West's best seller "The Shoes of the Fisherman" 1973 "Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 438 performances 1976 "Network", directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch and William Holden, premieres in Los Angeles and New York City (Finch - Academy Awards Best Actor 1977)
This one warrants reading the entire plot as it fits too perfectly. Even ending with the assassination of the main character. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_(1976_film)) Network is a 1976 American satirical film written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet, about a fictional television network, UBS, and its struggle with poor ratings
1981 "Raise!" 11th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1982) Event of interestEvent of Interest 1987 "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 1761 performances
La cage aux folles literally means "the cage of mad women". However, folles is also a slang term for effeminate homosexuals (queens).
1991 Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV 1993 "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances 1993 "Twilight of the Golds" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 29 performances 1993 Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st US state 1996 "Chicago" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC 1997 Disney's "Lion King" sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale 2000 Geddy Lee releases his first solo album, “My Favourite Headache” 2002 Film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is released, based on the second book by J. K. Rowling 2006 "Casino Royale", 21st James Bond film premieres in London, starring Daniel Craig for the 1st time and Eva Green, premieres in London 2012 "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2", based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, is released
As ridiculous as this sounds, this might be the most relevant of all. I can't fit it all here, so just go here and read about the plot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2#Plot Her daughters name literally means "born again". Someone gets told they don't live in the world they think they do. Her child get persecuted and they gather "witnesses" to testify for her. The 2 witnesses in Revelation? The correlations here are crazy. Especially with the idea I've heard that everything man exalts, God hates and vice versa. So Pagan and witches seem to be implying something here.
2016 "Moana" animated Disney film directed by Ron Clements and John Musker with voices by Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson premieres in Los Angeles
On the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess Te Fiti, who brought life to the ocean, using a pounamu stone as her heart and the source of her power. Maui, the shapeshifting demigod and master of sailing, steals the heart to give humanity the power of creation. However, Te Fiti disintegrates, and Maui is attacked by Te Kā, a volcanic demon, losing both his magical giant fishhook and the heart to the depths. A millennium later, Moana, daughter of Motunui's chief Tui, is chosen by the ocean to return the heart to Te Fiti. However, Tui arrives and takes Moana away, causing her to lose the heart.
Space & Exploration Related
1524 Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Colombia 1792 Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
Something to do with Pope Francis? Either Jesuit takeover of America or destruction of the Catholic church would be my guess.
1910 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Virginia
Another first involving flying vehicles
1922 BBC begins daily radio broadcasts from the 2LO transmitter at Marconi House
Implying contact
1923 Kentaro Suzuki completes his ascent of Mount Iizuna.
1969 Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing
We just announced we're sending people back to the moon
1981 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth
The 2nd space shuttle, Lady Liberty, RETURNS to Earth
1983 First cruise missile placed at Greenham Common, England
Those missiles were guided by light
1984 Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit
More references to a 2nd moon or "satellite". With "Discovery" plucking one from orbit.
1984 NASA launches NATO-3D
Implying this 3D world was "launched" or created?
1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), lands
Atlantis? 13 is the mother again.
2012 CFBDSIR 2149-0403 is discovered, the closest rogue planet to earth (100 light-years away)
This is a giant indicator.
Scandals
1550 Pope Julius III proclaims new seat on Council of Trente
Apparently he was fucking his "adopted nephew" which was a big scandal for the Catholic Church
1943 J Postma, C Schalker, D Goulooze arrested for leading illegal CPN
CPN scams involve social security numbers and escaping bad credit.
1991 American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103
Russia downed a flight and I don't think anyone has indicted them yet
1986 SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky
Fined for insider stock trading, the highest fine ever at the time for a single person.
2002 The United States House of Representatives votes not to create an independent commission to investigate the September 11 attacks
Now this is VERY interesting. Trump has repeatedly said he would expose 9/11 and I've had this theory for a while that he would use this information to end the investigation and take complete power.
1976 War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing
He was a Nazi. A Dutch writer was involved in his capture. I'm noticing a lot of references to the Dutch. Apparently they were very complicit in atrocities of Nazi Germany and they had the highest percentage of Jewish deaths in Western Europe, 75% of them died. A lot of Nazi's actually hid out in these areas to avoid capture. The Little Baron Trump books say he changed his name to a Dutch name. Trump himself lied and said his father was Swedish. I think it's pretty obvious what this means.
Miscellaneous
1666 Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs)
Almost seems like an illusion to genetic manipulation. The Greeks called the city where they worshiped the Egyptian god of the Underworld Anubis, the "city of the dog". Jesus referred to a Canaanite woman as a dog once. Trump also called Omarosa a "dog". Keeping with my theory that almost 100% of the negative things Trump says about a person are projection, which means he's really talking about himself, this is very interesting. Especially with his love for Black and Gold color schemes on his "Towers" which is very Egyptian. Ramses II also had red hair. Which means he was an Edomite. Ramses II is mentioned specifically on Cleopatra's Needle, one of which is a mile away from the black inverted obelisk that is Trump Tower. Ramses II sounds an AWFUL lot like Trump. Loved to build monuments to himself and over exaggerated his accomplishments. He is very revered though and thought of as a great Pharaoh, according to what was written about him at least.
1675 Pope Clemens X declares Gorcumse martyrs divine
They were 19 Catholics who were killed for being Catholics
1832 First streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Sts
The Mars Rover was literally just driven around NYC
1896 Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
Implying a new power or power source is coming?
1967 The Congress of Colombia in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman"
Columbia was originally a name for the goddess of America, which is essentially Lady Liberty. If the Messiah really is coming, this is implying it's a woman.
1969 2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US
This was a sit in to protest the Vietnam war
1972 Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)
This seems to be a good thing
1973 Canada begins production of Olympic coins
The Olympics was the celebration of the Triumph over the first gods, the Titans. Although its just a sham to fool the people into thinking they are free now when the old gods just changed shape into new ones. Like the Phoenix being reborn.
1975 Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara
Spain gave up land due to pressure from the UN
1976 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse NYC after 16 performances
This is a play about Israel. Olive branches represent peace
1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Walter Cronkite
Interesting. Egypt is a metaphor in the Bible for a place of struggle as well as being a real place.
1981 Old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired and working again
Apparently this is just one of 2 different ones. The other one called Murphy which is on the west side of the GOLDEN GATE Park.
1990 Michael Heseltine contests Margaret Thatcher's leadership of the British Conservative Party
A challenge to the conservative party
1991 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile
13 is associated with the mother principal of the soul. She's been in exile, represented by getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden.
2001 OPEC announces that it intends to cut its crude oil output quotas by 1.5 million barrels per day effective, but only if non-OPEC producers cut their output by 500,000 barrels per day as well
Oil shortage coming?
2007 the last direct-current distribution by Con Edison was shut down.
Is this indicating the power will be cut off or is it a metaphor for humanity itself? Children's Day is celebrated on the 14th of November in India as a tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru, who was born on November 14, 1889. Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fondly called Chacha Nehru or simply Chachaji, was known for his love for children. On this day, chocolates and gifts are often distributed among children, while schools organize different events such as debates, and music and dance performances. It is also a common practice to distribute gifts like clothes, toys and books to orphan children on this day.
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