Monday Overnight Open Thread - July 28, 2025 [Doof]

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Man Does Not Live on, (checks notes), BEER Alone

Thai Man Dies After Surviving on Beer Alone for Over a Month

A man in Rayong, Thailand, died surrounded by over a hundred empty beer bottles after shunning food and living on the alcoholic drink alone for over a month.

Last week, rescue workers from the Siam Rayong Foundation were called to a house in the Ban Chang district of Rayong to help a man who had reportedly suffered a seizure and later became unconscious. Unfortunately, by the time they arrived on the scene, the patient had already passed away. He was identified as 44-year 44-year-old Thaweesak Namwongsa, a divorced local man and father to a 16-year-old boy. According to the teenager, Namwongsa had been drinking only beer for over a month, and when he came home from school one day, he found him having a seizure in his bed, surrounded by empty beer bottles.

Read the whole thing. Article mentions a previous instance of someone surviving for weeks on just beer. Ohio Man Gives Up Solid Food, Lives on Beer Alone for Lent (Ohio man story is from 2019)

Can You Dig It?

A few somewhat similarly themed articles that have been lingering in my ONT folder for a while....

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Archaeologists Found Two Epic Treasures Under the Floors of George Washington’s Mansion

A renovation project at George Washington’s Mount Vernon mansion uncovered two sealed glass bottles full of cherries. The cherries, complete with stems and pits, still had their signature scent. The two bottles come characteristic of styles from the 1750s and were placed in a forgotten pit.

Interesting article, but the writer felt the need to include this completely unnecessary line:

While the Washingtons were known fans of cherries, the picking and storage of the two bottles likely never touched their hands as the site was known to have over 300 enslaved individuals at the time of George Washington’s death.

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Well-Preserved Roman Road Found Beneath English City Center

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND—According to a BBC report, archaeologists were surprised to find a Roman road just beneath the surface of Manchester's city center. It is remarkable that the 2,000-year-old road is so well-preserved, given that it lies only 15 inches beneath the busy modern Liverpool Street in the city’s Castlefield section. The site is near to the Roman fort of Mamucium, which was established around a.d. 78 and from which the modern city takes its name. Experts believe it may have been the main northern exit route away from the Roman settlement. The team uncovered a number of Romano-British artifacts dating to between the first and third century a.d., including pottery and glassware, that provided a timeframe for the road’s use. “It's certainly the best Roman archaeology I've seen in the city center for 20 years and probably more than that,” said Ian Miller from the Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service.

Check out the whole thing. Has links to other stuff that could take you down a rabbit hole.

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Gas Workers Digging Beneath the Streets of Lima Stumble Upon 1,000-Year-Old Mummy With Dark Brown Hair

The burial belonged to a child who may have lived among fishermen from the Chancay culture, which thrived in Peru before the rise of the Inca Empire.

While installing new pipes in Lima, Peru, utility workers stumbled upon a pre-Inca burial: a mummy of a child between ages 10 and 15, who had been resting undisturbed for 1,000 years.

Located approximately four feet beneath the surface, the mummy was found in a seated position. Wisps of dark brown hair were still visible on the child’s head.

This one also has a bunch of "you may also like" links. Enter the rabbit hole cautiously!

Point / Counterpoint

“This might be stupid coming from the son of Eddie Van Halen”: Wolfgang Van Halen on why not every song needs a guitar solo

Shredding does feature on Mammoth’s third album, The End, but guitar solos aren’t always a given

Wolfgang Van Halen may have descended from one of the greatest guitar soloists who ever lived, but that doesn’t mean he’s tied to the concept of guitar solos. Instead, he has very much his own approach to songwriting – and it’s one that doesn’t see solos as a necessity.

This year, Wolfgang has released two show-stopping singles from his forthcoming album under the Mammoth moniker. Title track, The End tipped its cap to the Hot For Teacher music video with a glitzy guitar solo, but The Spell doesn't quite follow suit in the fretboard pyrotechnics department

As such, he says listeners shouldn’t expect him to light up his fretboard on every song as he outlines the key differences between his and his father’s distinct playing styles.

Read the whole thing. Wolfgang is really a great musician and songwriter. He is carving his own path in the world of rock music. I have seen him live several times, and I highly recommend you check out the entire Mammoth WVH catalog.

Having said that -- Wolfie's dad gets the last word here tonight

Eddie Van Halen - His Greatest Solo Of All Time!

Live Without A Net ‘86

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DJ Doof - This Date in Music History Version
from thisdayinmusic.com

On this date in 2021: American musician and bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top died age 72. In 1968, he and the drummer Frank Beard joined the guitarist Billy Gibbons in ZZ Top. They went on to release 15 studio albums and sold an estimated 50 million records worldwide

Born in this date in 1972: Dan Warton, drums, Neds Atomic Dustbin, (1991 UK No.16 single 'Happy')

Born on this date in 1943: Richard Wright keyboards, vocals, Pink Floyd

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