Something new!

@TheHorse (218691)
Walnut Creek, California
November 4, 2018 11:20pm CST
I may be wrong, but I think Something New was the name of a Beatles' album in the 1960s. I was a child then, and the name sticks in my head. Anyway, today, my music buddy Michael and I went cycling from Antioch toward the Black Diamond Mines, where I take my "troubled" kids hiking. We wound up in a ghost town I hadn't heard of, right over the hill from my familiar turf. We must have cycled 5 miles or so, each way. In this region (of California), coal was mined in the late 1800s. But the grade of coal was not good enough, so they started mining silica, for glass bottles, which were made in Oakland CA. This was long before Oakland became a "dangerous" town. I'll attach a picture of me leaning against a "blue live oak tree." They yield really large acorns and apparently only exist near the Delta in the Bay Area of California.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471436)
• Switzerland
5 Nov 18
I was a fan of the Beatles and I have all their Albums. "Something New" was their fifth Album released in 1964, not my favorite. Hard work the one of coal miners, I have visited a coal mine in Virginia City (Nevada), scary place.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471436)
• Switzerland
8 Nov 18
@TheHorse The dark, the noises of the wooden beams, the water stagnant on the floor, the increase of the temperature as we went down deep inside the earth. I suffer of claustrophobia, I should had not come inside.
The Horse
@TheHorse (218691)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Nov 18
What made it scary?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339782)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Nov 18
Why is Oakland a dangerous town? We have an oak tree down in the paddock.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218691)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Nov 18
There is a lot of poverty and corruption there.
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vanny
@vandana7 (100272)
• India
5 Nov 18
This is one of the worst pictures from you. Shadow hides most of your face, face is too distant...sigh. I reject this. This will never be used in any of your songs, unless you come up with something about ghosts.
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vanny
@vandana7 (100272)
• India
7 Nov 18
@TheHorse Pony? You gave in so easily? I thought we would have a royal fight...
The Horse
@TheHorse (218691)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Nov 18
Sigh. OK.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
5 Nov 18
Oakland, land of oaks - ok. Is it bad now?
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vanny
@vandana7 (100272)
• India
7 Nov 18
Property belongs to oaks.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
7 Nov 18
@vandana7 The city closest to where I live, Derry (or Doire in Irish): Doire means "oak grove".
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Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Nov 18
Sounds like you have a wonderful day. I don`t know any of the Beatles album names. I do not see a picture.
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vanny
@vandana7 (100272)
• India
5 Nov 18
Ghost who leans on tree in a ghost town, what do you not see andria...blink...rather what did you expect to see about the ghost andria...sigh.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218691)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Nov 18
Can you see me now?
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Nov 18
I have taken the Black Diamond Mine tour.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218691)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Nov 18
Did you enjoy it? I've been to the gift shop. But I haven't taken the tour.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Nov 18
@TheHorse It was informative.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
5 Nov 18
Sounds like a great day full of exercise and fresh air! Yes, there was an album called Something New.
Something New (album) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the rock album. For the pop album, see Something New (EP). Something New Studio album by the BeatlesReleased 20 July 1964Recorded 29 January – 4 June 1964Studio E
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
8 Nov 18
@TheHorse It had some great songs on it! Of course I would say that as most of their songs ere great!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218691)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Nov 18
I was just out of Kindergarten when it came out. But I think we had it in our house.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (106101)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Nov 18
I would love to live near a ghost town. Sounds like a good day.
Fleur
@Fleura (30358)
• United Kingdom
15 Nov 18
Antioch always makes me think of the Bible of course. Everything looks very yellow in your photo!
Loretta
@noni1959 (10095)
• United States
5 Nov 18
I liked the Beatles and have a CD of their greatest hits. I watched Paul McCartney on Car Karaoke and he still sings amazing.
Linda Cann Pearson
@LindaCPearson (2240)
• United States
5 Nov 18
One of my favorite memories as a kid is the big oak tree in our back yard and all the wonderful acorns under it.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
22 Jan 19
@TheHorse So what was ghost town like?
Yakubu Ibrahim
@wunnam (552)
• Ghana
6 Nov 18
oh i like atmosphere at that place especially the mountains at the background, it looks to be a nice place to visit one day. But i like the way you laid your self by the tree.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218691)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Nov 18
I did feel comfortable there.
MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
5 Nov 18
Sounds like the perfect way to spend a day! Nice photo.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218691)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Nov 18
We had a good time!