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On April 15, 1954, Bellingham, Seattle and other Washington communities were in the grip of a strange phenomenon -- tiny holes, pits, and dings had seemingly appeared in the windshields of cars overnight. Initially it was thought to be the work of vandals. When the pitting rate quickly grew, panicked residents suspected everything from cosmic rays to sand-flea eggs to fallout from H-bomb tests. Almost immediately pleas were sent to government officials asking for help in solving what had become known as the Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic. Today's song by THE GAZETEERS, is called The Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic Of 1954. It appears on their new album Landlocked!.
posted by Sean at 9:34 AM
6 Comments:
What a fantastic story! See http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5136
Where's Frank? Isn't he in this band?
Frank is on yesterday's comments.
Click on his blue name for info.
The Anacortes outbreak began early in the morning on April 13, 1954. Roadblocks were set up south of town at Deception Pass Bridge in the hope of apprehending the culprits.
The grip of a strange phenomenon? I thought I was shocked to see Captain Picard turned into a Borg!
This woman has a strangely nice voice. Sort of reminds me of who sang that duet off of Old Traditions New Standards.
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