Quote of the Week- Luciano Pavorotti

Today, since Italy is celebrating its 150th anniversary as a republic, we are going to quote famous Italians during the month of June.

Perhaps, the Motorhead and Slipknot fans who come through have no idea who Luciano Pavorotti (1935-2007) was and conversely those who listen to opera are probably not really into speed metal, which is a true shame really.

But, we're going to make it quick and just quip the great tenor:

"Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am. What sane man is not?

SIDEBAR: Whew! It is really hot in the area near Greensboro, NC, today as the current outdoor temperature is 80 degrees. One may think it might be cooler in Montana, but the state's largest city of Billings is actually three degrees hotter at 83. Hmmmm.....yep, like Alcatraz in its heyday, it looks like there is no escape!

Beers of the World (#45)- Chang Beer from Thailand

Today, we are featuring world beers that we learned about through a Beer Geography Quiz that we took on mentalfloss.com on both of our blogs; I got a 100 on the quiz---when I took for a second time!

Chang Beer (chang is the Thai word for elephnat) is a relatively new beer from Thailand which has quickly displaced rival beer Singha, the oldest beer in the country, as the popular brand domestically. Chang Beer not only maintains 60 percent of the Thai market, it has also been available in the USA since 2007.

SIDEBAR: We want to congratulate WKNC (88.1 FM-Raleigh), the student-run college radio station for North Carolina State University for qualifying for the top 10 in the MTVu College Radio Woodie Awards contest, which are given to the best college radio stations in the country. The station has a real cool speed metal show on Friday nights between 10 p.m.-midnight, which has helped introduce me to bands like Slipknot, which are admitedly not going to be on any NPR station I regularly listen to anytime soon!