John Petrucci Solo - LIVE in Tokyo

~ one of his best ever in my opinion.


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BONUS:   Here is Mike Portnoy's take on the writing of "The Best of Times". (Source)

One Race - Every Medalist Ever

~by Kevin Quealy and Graham Roberts of the New York Times.


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This is a great comparison of Usain Bolt's recent domination of the men's 100m sprint with past Olympic champions. The examination also includes notable winners, as well as similar comparisons in the long jump, and 100m freestyle swimming.

Click HERE or on the image above to go check it out... It's well worth it, I promise!

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Additional sources:   Amanda Cox; Rose Eveleth; "The Complete Book of the Olympics" by David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky, International Olympic Committee; Amateur Athletic Assocation; Photographs: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times, Getty Images, International Olympic Committee

A Minute & 20 Seconds

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Remi Gaillard - Greatest Troll Ever

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Funny stuff..

Did You Ever Wonder

...what would happen if you hired two private investigators to follow each other?

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Greatest Notification Window Ever

CTE

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Yeah - That's Right - We Bad

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This is what's going thru my head as I make this post:

Quit It, Cat...

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...you're a cat - You can't even read!

Jordan - Hands Down

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Why is this even up for debate? Especially once the infographic was even created, and it's painfully obvious that it's not even close?

But wait, Kobe might be able to play for many more seasons. It might take him 15 more...

Drumming Legends - A Megapost

Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain - Live At Guitar Center's Drum-Off


This man-legend is now 56 years old! Still one of the very best ever to pound the skins..

Neil Peart - And the Masters - At Work


There might not ever be anyone better.

3:03-3:09 OMG!

Neil Peart is now 57, and still rockin'.. My one idol growing up. Certainly one of the dozen men I would give anything to meet in my lifetime. His influence will linger for decades... Simply amazing!



Now there is.. Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater


Currently the best drummer in the world. No doubt about it. Just go listen to some Dream Theater.

Old, and long 80's hair, but an incredible demonstration:



Iron Maiden

Rush

Dream Theater

Peace

Cutest Kitten Evar

...that's all. Just sayin'

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Maybe The Best Illusion Ever

This is very cool!

If you allow your eyes to follow the movement of the rotating blank dot, the other dots will remain only one color - pink.

However if you stare at the black “+” in the center, the moving dot turns green.

Now, concentrate on the black “+” in the center of the picture for about ten seconds or so, but continue to stay focused. After a short period, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see only a single green dot rotating.

It’s amazing how our brain works. There never was a green dot, and the pink ones don’t ever disappear in reality. Proof enough that we don’t always see what we think we see!

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Now That's A Big-Ass Catfish!

Angler lands monster catfish weighing in at a massive 250lb.

This monster from the deep has broken the record for the biggest freshwater fish caught in Europe.

Measuring 8.2ft long and weighing just over 250lbs the gigantic catfish was heaved out of a lake after a 45 minute back-breaking tussle.

Plucky angler Roberto Godi was nearly thrown into the water when the brute took his bait of a bream fish.

After an epic battle to reel it in, several other fishermen rushed to his aid to help him lift the beast onto a weighing frame and mat designed to support such beasts.

The scales shot up to a mighty 250lbs 2ozs - or 17.8 stones - sparking scenes of celebration on the river bank.

Not only is the catch the biggest of its kind in Europe, it is also the biggest species of wels catfish ever caught in the world.

It broke the previous European record which was another catfish that weighed 246lbs 14oz and was caught by French angler Christophe Dubreuil on Spain's River Ebro.

Continue reading.. (Link includes another incredible image of the beast.)

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Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

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Dunk You Very Much

And this guy's in high school!

Best dunk ever put down on a solo break in high school? Here is 6'2 Elijah Johnson pulling out all the stops at the Derby Classic in 2009.

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The Day MTV Went Off The Air

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The Bud Light Clothing Drive 2010

I hope you remember the "Swear Jar" Bud Light commercial..



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