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Thank Goddess for WGN!
My antidote for lack of sleep is Chicago superstation WGN 720 AM. Unfortunately, Bill Leff, the all night host, has a way of making me laugh in my sleep. Last night, Bill Leff started discussing what crazy college kids were doing these days. College kids love to buy cheap beer, same as it ever was. Apparently, there's some place in Wisconsin, ( Read more... ) -
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They are selling carrying bales of potatoes to sell to market and the police stop them because of their suspected capitalist activity. The cops give them a warning and tell them it's OK this time but not to do it again. What the hell is this TV show? A conservative network's expose on the abuses of the Obama Administration? A negative utopia ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: AKA
I've a universal username: Fabucat. I picked it out for my hotmail account 15 years ago! It was going to be 'fabcat' but that was taken. It's short for "fabulous cat', which is my cat Vicki's nickname! -
Chavez Cancels Concert of Popular Singer
Oh, I KNOW that some of you think that I'm some kneejerk lefty, who loves commies, etc., just because I'm not a Republican. WRONG. I hate tyrants whether they are named Fidel or Pervez. Or even wannabe tyrants like Mr. Bush. In addition, I haven't liked a lot of what I've heard about Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. The last straw came for me today, ( Read more... ) -
Another Reason for Living...Some Latin Rock
I'll tell you my immigration reform policy...if people play music that can save rock 'n roll, I propose that they be allowed on the path to US citizenship! My views on immigration are, er, complex, but now's not the time to discuss it. For the past 10-15 years, I've found most rock music to really suck, especially punk pop and emo, which should ( Read more... ) -
The Real Story In Pakistan.....
Most of you are aware that there’s been a State of Emergency in Pakistan since November 5th, 2007. Pres. Musharraf would have us believe that he has imposed martial law to keep his country from going Islamist, from going the way of Somalia, which is a failed state. Further complicating things is that Pakistan has nuclear weapons and the Western ( Read more... ) -
The listener and the watcher
I can't give up on radio and TV, it seems. If you're a political junkie, like myself, then you seek it out. Here's my schedule ( Read more... ) -
San Francisco Oil Spill
I'm utterly furious regarding this:
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000-gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, an incident that scientists say could threaten wildlife for years.
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Reason for living pt, 69 Russian Dub Rap
Moscow Liberation Orchestra - rap, funk, ambient, dub, psychedelia. Because those who play Afro-influenced music in Russia are scarce and they all hang out together ( Read more... )