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My South: F is for fields and floppy hats

June 25th, 2014 · No Comments

Rickwood Field was built in the west side of Birmingham in 1910 – in the area near what is now referred to as Ensley – to house the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro League. Its 104 years of age apparently makes it the oldest surviving pro baseball park in America. How lucky are we […]

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My South: D is for Dancing with the Women at the Bar

June 19th, 2014 · 2 Comments

My very demanding computer ordered me to update its iTunes program recently, so I did it, rather than face the unknown consequences of not having an updated iTunes program. The last thing I want is to not be able to access the tens of thousands of mp3 files on the hard drive. Yes, there are […]

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Tags: My South: A to Z · Random Song Machine

Fred FM playlist: 4 March 2012 “The Movies”

March 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Approximate playing time: 73 minutes.

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Josh Ritter in-store flyer (2006)

November 7th, 2010 · No Comments

This post is “borrowed” from Laser’s Edge Leftovers, where I am documenting – much too strong a word for it, actually – the history of my former business from the items I find around the house.

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Fred FM playlist: 10 October 2010 “Autumn”

October 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Approximate playing time: 80 minutes.

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Fred FM playlist: 26 September 2010 “Covers”

September 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Approximate playing time: 76 minutes.

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Fred FM playlist: 22 August 2010 “Finished Demos”

August 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Approximate playing time: 65 minutes.

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Fred FM playlist: 15 August 2010 “Demos”

August 15th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Approximate playing time: 71 minutes.

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Fred FM playlist: 25 July 2010 “Moon”

July 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Approximate playing time: 80 minutes.

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Josh Ritter: “Stuck to You” (31 October 2007)

July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

And there’s that girl again, who I last time refered to as the Glenn Gould of in-store performances, singing along with all of the words.

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