Lists of Note is based on the very simple premise that people have been writing lists for many centuries and for all sorts of reasons; this blog serves as way to showcase some of the best of them.
Johnny Cash's to-do list:
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Transcript
THINGS TO DO TODAY!
1. Not smokeEero Saarinen's list of his wife, Aline's best attributes:
2. Kiss June
3. Not kiss anyone else
4. Cough
5. Pee
6. Eat
7. Not eat too much
8. Worry
9. Go see Mama
10. Practice Piano
NOTES: Not write notes
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I — FIRST I RECOGNIZED THAT YOU WERE VERY CLEVERThe above examples are some of my favorites, but the topics covered in Lists of Note by its creator, Shaun Usher (who also runs the equally fantastic Letters of Note) are as broad and wide-ranging as the people whose lists are featured. From Kurt Cobain's list of things needed for the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video shoot and Houdini's rider, to Thomas Edison and his colleague's potential names for the phonograph and advice from Thelonious Monk, these notable lists are at once fascinating and thought-provoking.
II — THAT YOU WERE VERY HANSOME
III — THAT YOU WERE PERCEPTIVE
IV — THAT YOU WERE ENTHUSIASTIC.
V — THAT YOU WERE GENEROUS.
VI — THAT YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL
VII — THAT YOU WERE TERRIBLY WELL ORGANIZED
VIII — THAT YOU WERE FANTASTICALLY EFFICIENT
IX — THAT YOU DRESS VERY WELL
IIIA — THAT YOU HAVE A MARVELOUS SENSE OF HUMOR
X — THAT YOU HAVE A VERY BEAUTIFUL BODY.
XI — THAT YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE GENEROUS TO ME.
XII — THAT THE MORE ONE DIGS THE FOUNDATIONS THE MORE AND MORE ONE FINDS THE SOLIDEST OF GRANIT FOR YOU AND I TO BUILD A LIFE TOGETHER UPON (I KNOW THIS IS NOT A GOOD SENTENCE)
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