Month: March 2010
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Cry Havoc
So the House passed the Senate Health Care Reform bill tonight. Swell. You know, George Lucas, masterful dialogue composer that he is (*cough* sarcasm *cough*) once penned: SO this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause. One concept occupies my mind. O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle…
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Best Trivia Factoid Evah
Was listening to the This Day Back In The Day quiz on The Rise Guys Show on KHTK Sports 1140 this morning when Quizmaster Maximus Whitey Gleason dropped the best trivia factoid evah. The Question: What year did (some science) Magazine publish the article “Why Stalin will live to be 100”? The answer – 1953.…
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Stuck In My Ear: Night Ranger – The Color Of Your Smile
Solid 80s Rock / Pop. Hook laden and full of some lovely guitar histrionics, lovingly crafted to fit into that Rock / Pop mold. A perfect time capsule of 1987. I saw this performed live and the guitars were much more prominent. Note at about the 3:04 mark the graffiti that reads “Jack and Mollie”…
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Stuck In My Ear: Lone Justice – Shelter
Two versions. The first, a live performance in 1987. Maria McKee’s voice is always amazing, but the bass is so prominent in the live version – of course it could be that I’m listening to it through some sub-par computer speakers, but like most live performances the bass is really the glue anyway. The other…