A podcast/weblog of items on the internet I come across that interest
me while I'm having my morning coffee.
Monday, June 12, 2006
for June 12 (part 1)
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This is in two parts, because the recording froze up again. But this time we caught it and finished the rest of the show in part two. You lucky people you.
GROW YOUR OWN GRASS FURNITURE
GROW YOUR OWN GRASS FURNITURE: "Here’s a great spring project to get you ready for those up-coming summer barbeques"
And So It Begins: March 10, 1962

And So It Begins: March 10, 1962: "
The Beverly Hillbillies shot to #1 in the ratings in a mere three weeks. That was unprecedented; even I Love Lucy - at a time when there were fewer sets and fewer choices - took three months just to get to #2. To complicate matters, most serious critics hated this show. Renowned author (and then-critic for TV Guide) Gilbert Seldes practically found himself apologizing for liking it: 'The whole notion on which The Beverly Hillbillies is founded is an encouragement to ignorance -
Daily Downloads
Daily Downloads: "Cass McCombs: 2005, October, Chicago (zipped) [mp3]
David Thomas Broughton: one downloadable and several streaming tracks [mp3]
Mountain Goats: 1996-09-12, Denton [mp3]
Mt. Egypt: several tracks (click 'music') [mp3]
'St. Augustine's Rd.' from Perspectives [mp3]
PAS/CAL: 'Oh Honey, We're Ridiculous' [mp3]
PAS/CAL: 'The Glorious Ballad of the Ignored' [mp3]
Peachcake: several tracks [mp3]
The Picture: several tracks [mp3]
'Rise' [mp3]
Simon Dawes: 'The Awful Things' [mp3] from What No One Hears
Various Artists: tracks from Reverb Records [mp3]
Tenspeedracer: 'Ballad of a Greedy Man' [mp3]
David Thomas Broughton: one downloadable and several streaming tracks [mp3]
Mountain Goats: 1996-09-12, Denton [mp3]
Mt. Egypt: several tracks (click 'music') [mp3]
'St. Augustine's Rd.' from Perspectives [mp3]
PAS/CAL: 'Oh Honey, We're Ridiculous' [mp3]
PAS/CAL: 'The Glorious Ballad of the Ignored' [mp3]
Peachcake: several tracks [mp3]
The Picture: several tracks [mp3]
'Rise' [mp3]
Simon Dawes: 'The Awful Things' [mp3] from What No One Hears
Various Artists: tracks from Reverb Records [mp3]
Tenspeedracer: 'Ballad of a Greedy Man' [mp3]
Swiss Army Knife MP3 player
Swiss Army Knife MP3 player: "Well, guess what, the little Swiss Army Knife is “old school” no more. This new version has got a flash based MP3 player built in and a USB drive."
The Ongoing Story Of De Novo Dahl
The Ongoing Story Of De Novo Dahl: "
MP3: De Novo Dahl - Shout
MP3: De Novo Dahl - Subject of the Kill
MP3: De Novo Dahl - Market Place
Youaintnopicasso.com
Monday Morning Blow-Up
Monday Morning Blow-Up: "
We're starting a 'Nice Place to Visit' week here at ReFrederator — five films all about localities you're only likely to run into in old time cartoons. How are we doin'?
http://newtoons.frederator.com
A Ring Tone That Adults Cannot Hear (with MP3)
A Ring Tone That Adults Cannot Hear (with MP3): "In that old battle of the wills between young people and their keepers, the young have found a new weapon that could change the balance of power on the cellphone front: a ring tone that many adults cannot hear."