Did you know the origin of the phrase 'pull out all the stops' has a musical history? The ‘stops’ are knobs on the old organs console. You'd push in and pull out to get the right sound level. If you pulled them all out, you would would be getting the most volume out of the organ possible.
Now you know.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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