Batons of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington me among your trophies of unrivalled fame the staff of a French marshal, and I send you in return that of England." As mentioned above the Duke's Russian baton was stolen in 1965. "During the reign of Alexander I (1801–1825), only four Russian Generals and the Duke of Wellington received the coveted baton". A Russian baton circa 1878 (six were issued under Alexander II (1855–1881)) sold for $903,500 in a New York auction in 2004. Batons of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. 1 May 1769 – 14
Girlfriend Is Better Girlfriend Is Better "Girlfriend Is Better" is a 1984 song by new wave band Talking Heads, from their fifth studio album "Speaking in Tongues". The song's single version was a live version from the soundtrack of their 1984 concert film "Stop Making Sense". The film's title comes from a lyric in the song. "Rolling Stone"s David Fricke described the song: "On the surface, 'Girlfriend Is Better' is a brassy, straightforward bump number sparked by Byrne's animated bragging ... and by the kind of rapid, zizagging synth squeals so common on rap and funk records. But the edgy paranoia smoldering underneath