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Detroit radio legend Dick Purtan announces retirement
Detroit radio legend Dick Purtan announced his retirement from the air waves this morning on his WOMC, 104.3fm show, after being on the Detroit airwaves for 45 years. His last show will be March 26th, 2010.
Michigan's Radio and TV Guideis a good collection point for the many reports now coming from other news services ( Read more... ) -
Awwwlll awlone
For the first time in a number of New Year's Eves, I don't seem to have any place to go to for to party.
Meanwhile, tonight and last night, spent TV time catching up on 2 movies I did not get in before Christmas, Polar Express and The Muppet Christmas Carol. I did see two other Christmas Carols this year, the 1951 version and the Mickey Mouse/ ( Read more... ) -
Folks Like Us ending again
Matt Watroba's Folks Like Us is ending again on WDET FM Detroit. This Sunday, December 20th, is the last date for a broadcast. It has been part of WDET for nearly 23 years ( Read more... ) -
STS-129 Atlantis launch music video
I was checking the NASA pages for follow-up to the Atlantis mission and found this great compilation of video images put to music and original sound for the recent STS-129 mission.
STS-129 Ascent Highlights Twelve and a half minutes worth of viewing and sound, including launch prep, launch, and separation of boosters and tank ( Read more... ) -
Almost cut my cable
Comcast cable is switching some of it's upper channels to digital only and taking away the analogue feed on channels such as SyFy. For me, It would have meant installing their box and only being able to see or record what is on the box or aux adapters. Installation does not just mean installation to me, it means a good cleaning session behind the ( Read more... ) -
In just 13 weeks, 1980 will be 30 years ago
In just 13 weeks, 1980 will be 30 years ago. Yipe.
I will be saying next year as 'two-thousand ten', not 'twenty-ten'. I think I will be referring to the next ten years as 'two-thousand {eleven|twelve...nineteen}', but will probably use 'twenty-twenty' for 2020.
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On chat shows and Lay Jeno
On chat shows and Lay Jeno ( Read more... ) -
I went through Hell yesterday!
I went through Hell yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Is Big Brother Watching You?
In a July 20th article, online magazine Slate.com reported that Amazon had remotely deleted previously purchased titles from the Kindles of its customers. Ironically, one of the titles deleted was George Orwell's 1984, the classic dystopian novel that introduced the concept of Big Brother. Click here to read the article in its entirety ( Read more... ) -
50 years as 50 states
August 21, 1959 Hawaii joined our union, becoming the 50th state. Which makes it 50 years we have spent as 50 states, our most stable configuration. Same for our 50 star flag.
Arizona joined our union on February 14, 1912 as the 48th state, Alaska on January 3, 1959.
It seems we should be celebrating it a bit more.