USS Tantalus (ARL-27) Liquidation Commission for further transfer to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration for disposal. "Tantalus" was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 7 February 1947. Her final fate is unknown. USS Tantalus (ARL-27) USS "Tantalus" (ARL-27) was one of 39 "Achelous"-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Tantalus (a legendary king of Lydia condemned to stand in a pool of water up to his chin and beneath fruit-laden boughs only to have the water or fruit recede at each attempt to drink or eat), she was the only
Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt is the debut solo album by John Frusciante, released on November 22, 1994, on American Recordings. Frusciante released the album after encouragement from several friends, who told him that there was "no good music around anymore." "Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt" combines avant-garde and stream-of-consciousness styles, with guitar, piano and various effects on a four-track recorder. The album's first half, "Niandra LaDes", was recorded before Frusciante left the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1992, during the recording of "Blood Sugar Sex Magik". The second