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Wednesday 23 Nov 2016



Fibonacci Day

”Von Neumann probe programmed to multiply Clickin’ and tickin’ with the equation of phi Striving and climbing and bribing and lying For science, fudge the numbers so that everything fits” – Doctor Steel Fibonacci Sequence

There are sequences that appear in nature time and time again, ones that seem to define the very basis of our reality and coordinate how everything comes together.

One of these numbers is the Fibonacci sequence, and it can be found in the most surprising of places.

Fibonacci Day commemorates this sequence and the man who brought it to our attention in 1202.

History of Fibonacci Day

Who’s the man?

That would be Leonardo of Pisa, known today as Fibonacci. He was not the first to think of it however, just the first to bring it to the European world and bring awareness to its importance in the furthering of science.

The sequence itself first appeared in Indian Mathematics, known as Virahanka numbers, and was connected with Sanskrit prosody.

The number sequence is also tied to the golden ratio and the golden triangle, both of which appear again and again in nature, as does the sequence itself.

Where might you ask?

It is in the most fundamental of things, from the petals of the yellow chamomile, the complex and seemingly random branching of a trees limbs, and these are just a few. Look deeper and you’ll find them within the pine cone and the shape of an unfurling fern, and in a truly strange one, it describes the family tree of bees and is deeply important to apiarists as a result.

The sequence has also inspired songs, such as that by the illustrious Doctor Steel, simply called “Fibonacci Sequence”.

It’s definitely worth taking the time to check out, and then listen to the rest of his stuff!



November 23 Birthdays




Miley Cyrus - 24



Snooki - 29



Robin Rene Roberts - 56



Franklin Pierce - (1804-1869)



John Schnatter - 55



Boris Karloff - (1887-1969)

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November 23rd

2008: Guns N’ Roses released Chinese Democracy which was their first album of original material since the simultaneous release of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II seventeen years earlier. It is to date the most expensive album produced at $13 million and the album undersold expectations as it only sold 614,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2011.

2002: Rush performed the final concert of their tour in support of Vapor Trails at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. This concert would be released on DVD the following year as the acclaimed Rush in Rio.

1991: Stevie Ray Vaughan debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with The Sky Is Crying which was the first posthumously compilation album of Vaughan’s work released. The album went on to sell two million copies in the U.S.

1989: Paul McCartney performed his first North American concert in 13 years, kicking off the North American leg of his tour at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles.

1979: Marianne Faithfull was arrested at Norway’s Oslo Airport for possession of marijuana. Faithfull signed a confession and was allowed to continue with her tour.

1976: Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested after appearing in front of Graceland waving a .38 Derringer demanding to see Elvis Presley. Lewis would be arrested for public intoxication and weapon possession. Lewis was also arrested the previous day on charges of drunk driving.

1974: Gary Wright announced his departure as the keyboardist for Spooky Tooth. Two years later Wright had hits with “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive”.

1974: The Rolling Stones reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the fifth time with It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll which spent one week on top of the chart.

1968: Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant finalized a deal to sign Led Zeppelin to Atlantic Records. Dusty Springfield recommended Jimmy Page to label boss Ahmet Ertegun.

1936: Robert Johnson began his first recording sessions in San Antonio, TX at the Gunter Hotel where sixteen songs were recorded.