There was a prison uprising at Alcatraz, and I drove the Marines over there in a landing craft to quell the riot. I am the only serviceman I know with an American Theatre ribbon. Bud Grant alcatrazamericancraft Change image and share on social
There was a project at Lawrence Livermore National Labs where many years ago they went down this path for scripting and controlling very large numerical calculations. Guido van Rossum agocalculationcontrol Change image and share on social
There was a queen that was overthrown here. So I was affected by all of that and felt profoundly grateful for the opportunity to live in Hawaii, and I set out at once to try to fit in. Neil Abercrombie affectfeltfit Change image and share on social
There was a real conflation of hero and victim in the wake of 9/11, in our perverse desire to create a triumphant myth out of pure tragedy. Jess Walter conflationcreatedesire Change image and share on social
There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank. George Osborne actionbankcentral share on social
There was a reason my first substantial role after rehab was to play a maniac whose personal story ended badly. I knew what it was like to go those dark places. I played a guy who died as a result of his abuse. Charlie Sheen abusebadlydark share on social
There was a report that used to come out back in those days, I don't know if it was the Gavin Report or something like that. And they said, no matter what McGuire comes out with next, we're not gonna play it. Barry McGuire backdaygavin share on social
There was a Republican majority of the Senate, and it tempered the nature of the nominations being made. Spencer Abraham majoritymakenature Change image and share on social
There was a revolution going on at home. Why didn't I earn some money? Why didn't I do something practical, like chicken farming? John Garfield chickenearnfarm Change image and share on social
There was a rivalry - and some pie-throwing. But that was probably because Gawker and Radar had more in common than they wanted to admit. Each was the other's future. Radar served up the exclusives I always envied. Gawker was actually comfortable on the web, in the medium Radar should have made its own. Nick Denton admitcomfortablecommon share on social