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    • 58 Ratings
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    a C00ling summer HeatWaVe

    JULY 18, 2011 12:05AM

    By Algis Kemezys


    Topics: poetry, val david, val morin, morin heights, quebec, blueberries, natural, fruit.blue berry, lac raymond, animals, design, environment, family, health, music, photography, travel, ducks, flowers, summer

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 284 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Crossing River Styx

    JULY 15, 2011 8:42AM

    By John Ettling


    Topics: memories, triumph, tragedy, death, life, angels, anglo-catholic, charismatic, christian, anglican, episcopal, open+call, music, family, comedy, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 13074 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The London "Rock and Roll" Summers: 48 Lancaster Gate

    JULY 3, 2011 11:51AM

    By Keka


    Topics: travel, musicians, 60s music, 60s london, 70s london, the 70s, the 60s, english slang, british apartment rentals, vacation homes, british vacations, rock groups, groupies, english bands, england, british rock, rock music, music, the who, beatles, british invasion, london

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 2782 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    The Civil Wars Will Break Your Heart—& You Will Love It

    JUNE 30, 2011 8:31AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: vocal duo, roots music, contemporary folk music, steve klingaman, americana artists, billboard digital albums chart, grey’s anatomy, sensibility music, john paul white, joy williams, markéta irglová, glen hansard, new music, the civil wars, poison & wine, barton hollow, indie music, music review, music, barton hollow review

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 525 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Grandma’s Tale, part 4: She Comes to America and Has a Loss

    JUNE 21, 2011 8:00AM

    By AtHomePilgrim


    Topics: family, grandmother, sicily, immigration, immigrants, early 1900s, detroit, memories, different times, heartbreak, music

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1721 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    RIP Clarence & Kevin: The Jersey Shore Loses Two of its Own

    JUNE 19, 2011 10:13AM

    By Andy Wolfenson


    Topics: southside johnny, bruce springsteen, jersey shore, kevin kavanaugh, clarence clemons, asbury jukes, e sreet band, news, music

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1464 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Portrait of My Brother as a Young Man

    JUNE 17, 2011 11:20AM

    By Erica K


    Topics: 1960s, music, brother-sister relationships, family, loss of connection, mental illness, demons

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1470 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Slow Suicide: the Songs that Saved Me

    JUNE 6, 2011 10:05PM

    By Lizz Schumer


    Topics: poetry, health, music, culture, saved by pop culture, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2511 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Singer, Songwriter Andrew Gold Dead at 59

    JUNE 6, 2011 7:49AM

    By Frank Michels


    Topics: breaking news, eagles, music business, musicians, music, linda ronstadt, bryndle, andrew gold

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1882 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    The Times They Are A Changin': Bob Dylan Turns 70!!

    MAY 25, 2011 5:00PM

    By trilogy


    Topics: aging, like a rolling stone, ballad of a thin man, highway 61 revisited, bob dylan, music

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 1256 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    War is for Other People

    MAY 15, 2011 5:25PM

    By toritto


    Topics: family, music, politics. volunteer military, perpetual war, afghanistan, disconnection from war, conscription, what we have lost

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 399 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    The 'C' Scale -- I Get Schooled Again

    MAY 13, 2011 11:25PM

    By Marty'sHusband


    Topics: humor, piano, music, strokes, john denver

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1301 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Google Enters Online Music Business

    MAY 10, 2011 10:55AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: apple, amazon, hackers, google, business, internet, music

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1522 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    A Gleek in Afghanistan

    MAY 5, 2011 10:45AM

    By Backsight Forethought


    Topics: saved by pop culture, glee, war, afghanistan, open call, music

    • Editor's Pick
    • 57 Ratings
    • 7828 Views
    • 334 Comments
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    Live Royal Wedding Blogging from Westminster - Best in Show

    APRIL 29, 2011 3:50AM

    By Linda Seccaspina


    Topics: the big bang theory, sheldon, cnn, hats, grace kelly dress, grace kelly, dinty moore stew, seinfeld, smoking monkey, kate middleton, royal wedding, royal wedding 2011, royalty, kate middleton sarah burton, kate middleton wedding dress, sarah burton kate middleton, sarah burton, prince william, royal wedding 2011, royalty, british royals, royal wedding countdown, style news, sarah burton, alexander mcqueen. wedding dress, love, prince william, catherine middleton, music, blogging, blogger, blog, ryan seacrest, e channel, smoking monkey, princess diana, maison de la bang bang, bada bing, the sopranos, gary goldsmith, wedding cakes, best in show, westminster abbey, westminster, youtube, royal, wedding, god save the queen, watching the royal wedding

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1004 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    The Day I Found Out Diana Ross Was My Mother

    APRIL 29, 2011 1:18AM

    By John's Mom


    Topics: family, true story, mothers, music, diana ross

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 4017 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    My Life — In Concert! 084.Patti Smith's Live Return, 1995

    APRIL 25, 2011 8:21AM

    By VariousArtists


    Topics: tickets, live, carolyn striho, open call, saved by pop culture, music, my life — in concert!, patti smith, 1995, variousartists, toronto, the phoenix, gone again, about a boy, kurt cobain, toronto, ontario, canada, gay/lesbian

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 1464 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    Danny Elfman Saved Me from Going Under the Knife

    APRIL 19, 2011 2:06PM

    By Susie Lindau


    Topics: humor, open+call, only a lad, video, new wave, rock, cesarean section, pregnancy, family, lamaze, birth, music, danny elfman, oingo boingo, saved by pop culture

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 820 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    I Want My MTV

    APRIL 19, 2011 8:46AM

    By Kristie Moe


    Topics: open call, saved by pop culture, music, videos, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 1520 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Saved! Or, the Putz Delivered from his Shame

    APRIL 14, 2011 10:35PM

    By Jeremiah Horrigan


    Topics: family, movies, music, salvation, hospitalization, the beatles, open call, saved by pop culture

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