Sunday, September 23, 2012

in gold he trusted

Reclusive 69-year-old Walter Samasko Jr died in May and was found one month later, alongside a hoard of gold bars
When 69-year-old Walter Samasko Jr died in May he left behind just $200 in the bank and no friends or family to lay claim to the meager inheritance. 
He hadn’t worked since 1968 and was living off stock accounts of $140,000 and $25,000.
But the real treasure was found at his Nevada home, along with his decaying body, one month later after neighbours complained of a foul smell.
There officials discovered box upon box of gold coins and bars stowed away in Samasko’s garage, valued at a staggering $7 million or more.
The 69-year-old had died from heart problems, a coroner found, at least one month before he was discovered.

Monday, September 10, 2012

The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

In May 2010, Rolling Stone compiled an updated list  which was published in a special issue and in digital form. The list differs only slightly from the 2004 version, with almost all of the new additions being songs from the 2000s . While a total of 26 new songs were added, the entire top 25 remained unchanged.
The number of songs from each decade in this updated version is as follows:
Decade Number of songs Percentage
1940s 2 0.4%
1950s 69 13.8%
1960s 195 39%
1970s 131 26.2%
1980s 55 11%
1990s 22 4.4%
2000s 26 5.2%