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Thistle and Shamrock is on WILL 90.9 1pm Sundays

January 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · Mini-Posts, Music... Shall All Your Cares Beguile, Radio

WILL-FM
Hadn't realized one of my favorite shows is available locally after all. Streaming content online.

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January 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Mini-Posts

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Surpasses 3,000 | Chicago Tribune
Happy New Year?

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All I need to say regarding James Brown

January 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · Blogs Wot I Read, Funnies, Radio

Wondermark by David Malki - 261: In which James Brown is … well, you know
I listened to an NPR retrospective on James Brown the other day. I didn't know his songs were always in the same key. I hadn't realized how repetitive they were until I listened to several full length songs during the [...]

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NPR: Tom DeFranco Debunks Myth of Friendship

January 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Politics, Schmolitics, Radio

NPR : Notes on the Real Gerald Ford
Just now on MSNBC's coverage of President Ford's funeral, an old Washington pol was trotting out the "Nixon and Ford had a deeper friendship than previously thought" meme. According to DeFranco on NPR this morning, it's utter bunk. Nixon used to say to anyone in hearing that Ford [...]

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