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Crack That Whip

New computer, new operating system, new challenges…. same old Monday earworms.  The Nest isn’t about to let modern technology interfere with its retro ways, so let’s flash back to the days when windows were still something the cleaning lady wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Almost Like A Rolling Stone

Lordy, lordy, looks who’s…… um, old.  OK, so it’s my birthday… but it’s also Monday and that means the present is actually for you and your ears!  It’s time for the next song that was remade better in my Top … Continue reading

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A Toast To Dick

On January 12, 1997, like most other sports fans in the US, I was watching the NFC Championship game on Fox between the Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers.  At some point during that game, a one minute ad for … Continue reading

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One Hit Blunders

If there is a musical term out there that really gets my nuts in a uproar, it is the grossly overused label “one hit wonder”.  I don’t know when it first came into widespread use, but I began hearing it … Continue reading

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