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‘G’ to the ‘O’ to the ‘D’

March 27th, 2005 · No Comments

How fitting is it that I got my first taste of Christian radio after leaving Easter dinner with my parents?

I was scanning radio stations when I happened upon what seemed to be a talk radio show. The announcers were slogging through the typical "how was your weekend?" drudgery when one of them beamed, "This [...]

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Sincerest Form of Theft

November 9th, 2003 · 2 Comments

I'm a music snob, and as such, I cannot stand blatant rip-offs of classic songs. "Bands" that lift melodies, samples, etc., from actual songwriters make me cringe.

Somebody was blabbering to me about how cool this new Stacey's Mom song is. This upset me since I've had a long-standing theory that it's almost identical [...]

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Much Progress in Insulting

October 28th, 2003 · 2 Comments

Rather than insult everyone's intelligence, the White House has moved on to something a little less subtle.

So, I'm watching today's Presidential news conference. Bush calls on somebody from the crowd to ask a question, "...a radio man".

The guys stands up and thanks Bush for including radio journalists. He doesn't have an altogether flattering [...]

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