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Numerology: We Can Drive the 55 Conversation in Other Directions

Sep 12, 2008, 11:02am Merry Swankster
Numerology: We Can Drive the 55 Conversation in Other Directions Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, and David Niven starred in 55 Days at Peking , a 1963 film about China's Boxer Rebellion of 1900. Sammy Hagar, an avid boxer in his youth, became known for rebellion with "I Can't Drive 55," his flip of the bird to the double-nickels that became an MTV staple in 1984. I won't venture a guess as to how Charlton, Ava, and David would have fared, but it's a good thing Sammy wasn't born in Victorian England, where the Locomotive Act—the world's first speed limit—made it illegal to drive a car (known then as a [...]
Artist:Astronauts
Title:'55 Bird
Link Text:the Astronauts - " '55 Bird"
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Artist:Charlotte Gainsbourg
Title:5:55
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Year:2006
Artist:Pink Industry
Title:Fifty Five
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Year:1985
Artist:Tom Waits
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Link Text:Tom Waits - "Ol' 55"
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