A man living in the 19th Century wakes up one morning to find that his wind-up clock has stopped. It is the only clock he has.

He is able to determine the time by using the following procedure:

He walks to a friend’s house. Since he’s never walked to his friend’s house before, nor does he know the distance, he cannot make an accurate estimate of how much time has gone by during his journey. His friend has a functioning and accurate grandfather clock. After visiting the friend for some time, he returns home and is able to determine what time it is in order to set his clock correctly.

He doesn’t know his walking speed as measured in m.p.h. However, he always walks at the same speed, and is aware of this. The travel time to his friend’s house is the same as his return.

How was the man able to set his clock correctly when he got home?

Top 100 Band Names You’d See In The Oval Rainbow Marquee KLOS Sticker On The Back Bumper Of The VW Bus In Front Of You As You’re Driving Past An Upside-Down KMET Billboard About Two Weeks After The US Festival in 1983

100. The Knack
99. Asia
98. The Doobie Brothers
97. War
96. April Wine
95. Three Dog Night
94. King Crimson
93. U2
92. Toto
91. Black Oak Arkansas
90. Grand Funk Railroad
89. Dio
88. Vanilla Fudge
87. Montrose
86. John Cougar Mellencamp
85. John Fogerty
84. The Outfield
83. Bryan Adams
82. Molly Hatchet
81. Glenn Frey
80. Don Henley
79. America
78. J. Geill’s Band
77. Iron Butterfly
76. Sweet
75. Robin Trower
74. Steppenwolf
73. Elton John
72. Georgia Satellites
71. Blind Faith
70. Jethro Tull
69. Nazareth
68. Foghat
67. Credence Clearwater Revival
66. Jefferson Airplane
65. ZZ Top
64. Heart
63. Sammy Hagar
62. The Pretenders
61. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
60. Night Ranger
59. The Grateful Dead
58. Boston
57. Dire Straits
56. Genesis
55. REO Speedwagon
54. Steely Dan
53. Ozzy Osbourne
52. Rainbow
51. Def Leppard
50. Joan Jett
49. David Bowie
48. Crosby, Stills, & Nash
47. Neil Young
46. The Beatles
45. Cream
44. Santana
43. ELO
42. Supertramp
41. Survivor
40. Scorpions
39. Peter Frampton
38. .38 Special
37. Thin Lizzy
36. AC-DC
35. Steve Miller
34. Billy Squier
33. Bob Seger
32. Alice Cooper
31. Rod Stewart
30. Kiss
29. The Cars
28. Queen
27. U.F.O.
26. Yes
25. Deep Purple
24. Triumph
23. Aerosmith
22. Black Sabbath
21. Lynyrd Skynyrd
20. Kansas
19. Jimi Hendrix
18. Pat Benatar
17. Cheap Trick
16. Blue Oyster Cult
15. Rush
14. Ted Nugent
13. Styx
12. Bruce Springsteen
11. The Eagles
10. Foreigner
9. The Doors
8. The Rolling Stones
7. Fleetwood Mac
6. Journey
5. Loverboy
4. Pink Floyd
3. The Who
2. Van Halen
1. Led Zeppelin

One weeknight after work back in about 1995 I was at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. We were in the wake of the grunge movement. Second on the bill that night was an unknown local band with a peculiar name, called System Of A Down. Once they plugged in, I was bouncing off the walls. It was nothing quite like anything I’d ever heard. I remember thinking two things:

1. Nobody was enjoying this band as much as me.
2. This band has some pretty loud gear for a bunch of homeless dudes.

It’s been really cool to watch what has happened since then. I’d argue that 2001’s Toxicity is probably one of most classic records of all time; up there with Nevermind, Appetite For Destruction, and License To Ill.

I picked up SOAD’s Mezmerize a couple weeks ago. It’s not unusual for one particular song jump off an album and grab me, forcing me to listen to it over and over again. Almost against my will. In the case with Mezmerize, for me it’s been Sad Statue. Track #9.

Try it. The louder, the better. In the car. Solo style.

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