elijah’s adventure

This video depicts an index of American housing prices, dating to 1890, visualized as a rollercoaster ride. If a “standard house” was sold in 1890 for $100,000 (inflation adjusted for today’s dollars), it would have sold for $66,000 in 1920 or $199,000 in 2006. Enjoy the ride:

Here’s the source.

Bizet, famous for Symphony in C and Carmen, wrote an opera by the name of Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fisherman). David Gilmour, of Pink Floyd fame, covered the song in 2002. Je Crois Entendre Encore is the name of the theme. There’s a wonderful recording on youtube.

Gm
Je crois entendre encore,
I still believe I hear

Cm Gm
Caché sous les palmiers,
hidden beneath the palm trees

F
Sa voix tendre et sonore
Her voice, tender and deep

Dm D
Comme un chant de ramier!
like the song of a dove

Gm
O nuit enchanteresse!
O night enchantress!

Cm F
Divin ravissement!
Divine rapture

Dm Gm
O souvenir charmant!
O Delightful memory!

Cm Gm
Folle ivresse! doux rêve!
Crazy drunkenness, Sweet Dreams!

Gm
Aux clartés des étoiles,
In the starlight,

Cm Gm
Je crois encore la voir,
It’s as if I saw her again,

F
Entr’ouvrir ses longs voiles
Peeking beyond her long drapes,

Dm D
Aux vents tièdes du soir!
To the warm evening winds,

Gm
O nuit enchanteresse!
O night enchantress!

Cm F
Divin ravissement!
Divine rapture

Cm Gm
O souvenir charmant!
O Delightful memory!

Cm Gm
Folle ivresse! doux rêve!
Crazy drunkenness, Sweet Dreams!

Gm
Charmant Souvenir
O Delightful memory!

Gm
Charmant Souvenir
O Delightful memory!

Chords: http://www.e-chords.com/guitartab/idmusica/100497.htm
Translation: http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1513660

I absolutely love kites, the wind, wheeled vehicles and of course….girls! What happens when you stir them together? Girls on a kitebuggy!

Assuming he can be found, i wonder if he gives lessons?

If you’ve ever wanted to see someone break 80mph in a bicycle, here’s your chance.