EPISODE · Aug 4, 2023 · 3 MIN
Moss And Tracy Hills, The Cruise Ship Musicians Who Saved Hundreds From A Sinking Ship
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1991, the luxury cruise ship Oceanos sank while traveling around the coast of South Africa. Fortunately everyone who was on that ship survived, and, surprisingly, the people who made sure everyone made it to safety were the ship’s musicians. Plus: today in 1914, the birthday of Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., whose full name was a record 747 characters long. The guitarist who saved hundreds of people on a sinking cruise liner (BBC) What's In A Name? 666 Letters, Plus 26 Given Names (The Free Lance-Star via Google News Archive) For just $1 a month on Patreon you can help keep this show afloat
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Today in 1991, the luxury cruise ship Oceanos sank while traveling around the coast of South Africa. Fortunately everyone who was on that ship survived, and, surprisingly, the people who made sure everyone made it to safety were the ship’s musicians. Plus: today in 1914, the birthday of Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., whose full name was a record 747 characters long. The guitarist who saved hundreds of people on a sinking cruise liner (BBC) What's In A Name? 666 Letters, Plus 26 Given Names (The Free Lance-Star via Google News Archive) For just $1 a month on Patreon you can help keep this show afloat
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Moss And Tracy Hills, The Cruise Ship Musicians Who Saved Hundreds From A Sinking Ship
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