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The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s show, originally broadcast on January 13, 2023, features duets between living artists and those who had passed away. Just because you’re…
Read MoreThere’s a difference between prognostication and fortune-telling. You can use computer models and science to predict the weather; but Mother Nature will still mess with your plans. There’s a difference between using past results to handicap your horse racing bets, only to discover that the $100 you put on Horse #6 had him finishing eighth…
Read MoreI recently acquired a vintage drive-in speaker that once called the Westport Drive-In in Wichita, Kansas its home. Of course I did. And I know this because … Well … The chassis casting SAYS it came from the Westport Drive-In in Wichita, Kansas. See? Thankfully … the speaker’s internals were actually in very good condition.…
Read MoreLast month, I blogged about how a company called Pat’s Trains had produced a limited-edition line of Donald Trump for President O-gauge locomotive rolling stock. You know, the perfect gift for your MAGA recreation of Gilead from The Handmaid’s Tale. Now the original run of Donald Trump for President locomotives sold out (figuratively and literally),…
Read MoreWe all get these targeted advertisements on our social media feeds. It’s a royal pain in the ass. But sometimes the ads are intriguing. And the ads make me want to find out more about the product. Take, for example, this little blurbie that popped up on my Facebook page. I mean … that would…
Read MoreLet’s get a few things straight before I dive into the meat of this blog post. Political violence of ANY sort against ANY elected official is not acceptable for any reason. I don’t care if you like Trump or hate him, I don’t care if you like Biden or despise him – no one has…
Read MoreOkay, it’s official. I’m doing this, and I don’t feel like stopping. In fact, I really want to make more of these, and I’ve got at least four drive-in speakers – in various stages of restoration – going forward. Yes, I do. And as I restore them, this time I’m putting the drive-in speaker restoration…
Read MoreGood morning, my wonderful blog readers. It’s Saturday, and you know what that means. I take a step away from my daily observations, and instead share the observations of those on my personal blogroll. Now I’ve added a new blogger to the list, and taken out a few that either haven’t posted in a long…
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The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s episode, originally broadcast on July 22, 2022, is a special challenge episode. Every song on this hour’s broadcast either got its…
Read MoreOne of the most captivating plotlines in All Elite Wrestling is the storyline involving wrestler “Timeless” Toni Storm (who currently uses a gimmick of a 1950’s-era movie star diva) and her protege, new signee Mariah May. From the start ,this plotline is everything you want in a wrestling storyline – great wrestling action, compelling story,…
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