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unusual facts about The End: Hitler's Germany 1944–45


The End: Hitler's Germany 1944–45

With American troops on the outskirts of Ansbach, the local commandant, Dr Ernst Meyer, an ardent Nazi, insisted on fighting to the end.


Carnegie Hall Tower

The episode titled "The End" features Patsy Stone, drinking Vodka on the roof alone, as best friend Edina Monsoon appears by helicopter to take her home to the UK.

DJ Marky

This experience resulted in a residency at the club Movement, a subsequent residency at The End club, work for the UK's BBC Radio 1, and global popularity.

Double drop D tuning

Some recordings that make effective use of this tuning are "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers, "The Loner" and "Cinnamon Girl" by Neil Young, "The End" by The Doors, "Chase the Sky" and "Room to Breathe" (Double Drop D 1/2 step down) and "Coming Home" (Capo 6th Fret) by Adam Parker (from Norwich UK).

Dr. Freud Will See You Now, Mrs. Hitler

The play was broadcast on 31 March 2007 in cut-down form by the BBC on Radio 4 as part of The Saturday Play.

Grace like Winter

Grace Like Winter has had the opportunity to play a number of different venues across Canada, and with a number of different bands, including: Poison The Well, The End, Martyr AD, Grade, Figure Four, The Appleseed Cast, Moneen, and many more.

Hulk: The End

Written by Peter David, pencilled by Dale Keown and inked by Joe Weems, the story depicts a possible future for the Hulk like all of the other The End stories.

Nico's Last Concert: Fata Morgana

Except for the album's closing song (which was previously released on The End...), Nico and her backing band The Faction composed all pieces specifically for the show, during which they were accompanied by optical effects and Moon-themed projected pictures and films.

The End...

The front and back covers feature stills from the Philippe Garrel film Les hautes solitudes (1974) in which Nico appears.

WYLD-FM

On September 24, 1974, WIXO signed off for good at 4:00 PM; "Golden Slumbers," "Carry That Weight," and "The End", tracks from The BeatlesAbbey Road album, were the final tunes to be played on the station.


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