Rarely Seen Photos of a Young Dave Mustaine With His First Band, Panic

Before joining Metallica in late 1981, a teenage Dave Mustaine formed his very first group, Panic, in Southern California around 1980. Though short-lived and plagued by tragedy, Panic was where Mustaine developed his aggressive lead guitar style and wrote early riffs that eventually shaped thrash metal history.

The original lineup was Dave Harmon on drums, Tom Queck on guitar, Bob Evans on bass, Pat Voeks as singer, and Mustaine on lead guitar. Although the band lasted a long time, the guys rarely performed and rehearsed, especially in late 1980 and 1981, when the band was already beginning to break up. They mostly went to parties, jammed a little, and hung out with girls.

“Well, there was a talent show where they told us we were too loud and kicked us out, but my first gig was with Panic at Huntington Beach.” Mustaine recalled. “Although the sex, the girls and the drugs were rampant, it was marred by the death of two friends: the guy who made our sound and our drummer at the time.”

On that tragic day, Harmon was replaced by Mike Leftwych, who along with sound engineer Joe died in the car accident. Mustaine stated that after the band started to fall apart in 1981, Quecke was also killed in a separate car crash shortly after.

“We were all partying, and I decided to spend the night,” Mustaine said. “I stayed behind and these two guys went home. They were driving down the Pacific Coast Highway, south of the pier, by the Jack in the Box, and crashed. The driver was able to get out of the car, but he diеd because he’d broken his neck. The drummer was asleep in the back, and he, unfortunately, diеd in the fire. Yeah, Panic had a very painful beginning; our other guitar player also died in a car crash. It was kind of a very painful, dark period when I started playing.”

The sequence of events left the band shattered. Shortly after Panic dissolved in 1981, Mustaine spotted a classified ad in The Recycler placed by drummer Lars Ulrich—leading directly to his audition and entry into Metallica, where he would stay for a little less than 2 years.

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50 Stunning Photos of Claudette Colbert in the 1950s

During the 1950s, Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) pivoted her career away from mainstream Hollywood films and successfully transitioned into television and Broadway stage roles. As the traditional studio system evolved and her box-office drawing power began to wane, she leveraged her early background in theater to reinvent her career during her 50s.

The decade began with a major line of demarcation in her film career. Colbert was originally cast as Margo Channing in All About Eve (1950). Just days before shooting began, she severely injured her back while filming the climax of Three Came Home (1950). The role was recast with Bette Davis, becoming one of cinema history’s most iconic performances.

As quality film roles for women over 40 grew scarce in studio-system Hollywood, Colbert pivoted early to live television anthology drama and stage performances. She guest-starred in high-profile television programs, including The Ford Television Theatre, General Electric Theater, Climax!, and Playhouse 90.

Colbert returned to her roots on the Broadway stage. Her biggest theatrical triumph of the decade came in 1958 starring opposite Charles Boyer in Julia Hu’s comedy The Marriage-Go-Round, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. While less active on the big screen, she took on selective domestic and international film roles such as: The Secret Fury (1950), Thunder on the Hill (1951), and Si Versailles m'était conté... (1954).

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Linda Harrison: The Silent Icon of ‘Planet of the Apes’

Born 1945, American actress Linda Harrison is best remembered for her powerful silent performance as Nova in the classic science-fiction film Planet of the Apes (1968) and its sequel Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970).

A former beauty pageant winner from Maryland, Harrison was signed by 20th Century Fox and quickly became one of the studio’s rising stars of the late 1960s. With almost no dialogue, she conveyed emotion and presence through expression and physicality, creating one of the most enduring images of the original Planet of the Apes series.

Harrison remains closely associated with the film and is celebrated as a distinctive face of late-1960s Hollywood. These vintage photos capture the beauty, presence, and lasting impact of Linda Harrison, the unforgettable silent icon of Planet of the Apes.

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People Wash Their Car as the Rubble of the World Trade Center Looms in the Background Shortly After the September 11 Attacks

This is a real photograph taken on September 24, 2001, about two weeks after the September 11 attacks, by Bay Area News Group photojournalist Jane Tyska while documenting the post-9/11 recovery effort in Manhattan. It shows two people washing a Mazda MX-5 Miata on a street near Ground Zero, with the skeletal remains of the South Tower of the World Trade Center visible in the background amid ongoing recovery and cleanup work.

When the Twin Towers collapsed, toxic dust, pulverized concrete, glass, and ash covered all surrounding streets and buildings. The black Mazda MX-5 Miata shown in the photo had been parked inside a nearby garage since September 11. Roughly two weeks later, when residents and owners were finally permitted back into the restricted zone to retrieve their vehicles, the owners pulled the car out and began hosing away the dense layer of hazardous debris so it could be safely driven out of the Financial District.

Photographers were drawn to the scene because it captured a stark juxtaposition: two everyday people engaging in a mundane task, washing a sports car, right in front of the wreckage of Ground Zero.

The photo has circulated widely in recent years (especially in Miata enthusiast communities), sometimes sparking skepticism that it might be AI-generated or staged due to the stark contrast between the ordinary act of washing a car and the catastrophic scene behind it. Tyska has confirmed its authenticity, calling claims that it’s fake “absolutely ridiculous.” She still works as a staff photographer and happens to own a classic red NA Miata herself.

Rare Open-Top Racing Icon: 20 Beautiful Photos of the 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype

The 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype is one of the rarest and most fascinating variants of Ford’s legendary Le Mans challenger.

Developed as an open-top version of the GT40, only a handful of these roadster prototypes were built to explore the design’s potential for both racing and possible road use. Powered by a mid-mounted Ford V8 and featuring the low, aggressive styling of the GT40 program, the roadsters were tested by drivers such as Ken Miles and served as important development cars.

Extremely limited in number and highly significant in the GT40’s early history, the 1965 Roadster Prototype remains a striking symbol of 1960s endurance racing innovation. These photos capture the bold design and historic significance of the 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype, a unique chapter in Ford’s legendary racing story.

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Ground Zero Photographs (September-October 2001) Discovered and Archived by Jason Scott

In 2019, an extraordinary visual archive came to light: thousands of previously unpublished photos taken at Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, through October 2001. The images were taken by an unidentified construction or recovery worker using a Canon PowerShot G1, a compact 3-megapixel digital camera from 2000. They cover late September through early October 2001 and show a wide range of viewpoints: ground-level work among the rubble, elevated or interior views from nearby buildings, heavy machinery, workers clearing debris, damaged structures, and the overall scale of the site.

In 2019, an archivist couple, Dr. Johnathan Burgess and his partner, purchased a collection of deteriorating, old CD-Rs at a private house clearance estate sale in Massachusetts. The discs contained thousands of candid photos taken at the World Trade Center site between September and October 2001. 

Because the CD-Rs were systematically warping and rotting, Dr. Burgess passed the files to fellow archivist and Internet Archive historian Jason “Textfiles” Scott, who successfully extracted the data and uploaded the full set to Flickr for public access. The photographer had died by the time of the discovery, so no interview was possible. Scott has noted the health toll on many who worked at the site.

Unlike media photos focused primarily on the immediate collapse or political press conferences, Scott’s collection offers a raw, granular, daily-life record of the cleanup operation. Detailed close-ups of the twisted exterior steel tridents, crushed structural girders, and smoking rubble fields. Candid shots of FDNY firefighters, NYPD officers, construction crews, crane operators, and bucket-brigade lines working in heavy dust and smoke.

Visual documentation of neighboring structures (such as the WFC Winter Garden, 130 Cedar Street, and the Bankers Trust Building) showing shattered glass, blown-out facades, and interior dust coats. Coverage of the supply staging areas, temporary medical tents, volunteer food stations, and makeshift memorial walls surrounding lower Manhattan.

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35 Vintage Photos Capturing the Life of UK Sea Scouts in the 1930s

These vintage photos capture the lively spirit of UK Sea Scouts during camps held in 1935, 1936 and 1937. Set along the British seaside, the images show boys from many different backgrounds enjoying days of freedom, outdoor activities, and the simple pleasures of camp life.

Whether sailing, playing, or gathering around the camp, the young Scouts experience a taste of independence and camaraderie away from everyday routines. These photos preserve a joyful and authentic glimpse into the outdoor adventures of British Sea Scouts in the mid-1930s.

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