Somehow, though I've loved U2 for decades, I've only just learned that U2's song "The Sweetest Thing" (lyrics here) was written by Bono as an apology to his wife, Ali, for missing her birthday back when the band was in recording sessions for "The Joshua Tree" (first album I ever bought on CD). Originally the... Continue Reading →
The youngest photo ever seen of Mark Twain
The earliest known photo of Mark Twain shows the young printer's apprentice Samuel Clemens, right around his 15th birthday, holding printer's letters that spell his name, "SAM."