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* "The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" is named after the two miners who survived a [[wikipedia:Beaconsfield Mine collapse|2006 mine collapse in Tasmania]], who specifically requested the band's music (along with food, water and toothpaste) to be brought down to them while they waited to be rescued. Upon hearing this, Grohl personally wrote a fax to the miners to be brought down to them offering to share a beer with them when they were rescued. |
* "The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" is named after the two miners who survived a [[wikipedia:Beaconsfield Mine collapse|2006 mine collapse in Tasmania]], who specifically requested the band's music (along with food, water and toothpaste) to be brought down to them while they waited to be rescued. Upon hearing this, Grohl personally wrote a fax to the miners to be brought down to them offering to share a beer with them when they were rescued. |
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* In 2000, on [[David Letterman]]'s first ''Late Show'' back after open heart surgery, the band rescheduled a ''whole leg of their tour'' to perform the then 3-year old "Everlong" on the show. The resulting performance, in which Letterman introduces the band as "[[Heartwarming Moments|my favorite band, performing my favorite song]]" is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz_3G3sSufs nothing short of amazing]. |
* In 2000, on [[David Letterman]]'s first ''Late Show'' back after open heart surgery, the band rescheduled a ''whole leg of their tour'' to perform the then 3-year old "Everlong" on the show. The resulting performance, in which Letterman introduces the band as "[[Heartwarming Moments|my favorite band, performing my favorite song]]" is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz_3G3sSufs nothing short of amazing]. |
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