On this day in 1977, the world lost T Rex mainman, Marc Bolan. He was killed instantly when he crashed his Mini into a tree in Barnes, London. As a result, pop lost one of it’s most outrageous attention-seekers and best frontmen.
Bolan is of course, best remembered for his stint up-front in the wonderfully overblown T Rex. Theatrics, boas and often impenetrable lyrics, Bolan went arm-in-arm with Bowie, forging a path for dandyish minstrels, leading a greying Britain on a merry dance through 3 minute pop and rock.
However, there was more to Bolan’s armoury than simply 20th Century Boy and Get It On.
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Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artifacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable.
Dinosaurs in today’s world have completely sold out. Instead of gutting each other in magnificent toothy battles, they do boring things like chase after their Jeff Goldbloom-kidnapped babies. It’s enough to convince you they’ve all been neutered.
Now don’t fret, any dinosaurs that are reading this. Your reptilian-equivalent of testosterone can be restored in our eyes if you ravage a rhino or something.
You know, like this…
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Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artifacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. Dinosaurs in today’s world have completely sold out. Instead of gutting each other in magnificent toothy battles, they do boring things like [...]
