Spitball Army

The Critical Mass ride on Friday attracted the largest group yet in Birmingham, according to one of the regulars, who told me that the group was only begun here this past February.

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Wild Sweet Orange, a band hailing from right here in Birmingham, Alabama, made their national television debut on “Late Night with David Letterman” last night. Their new album will be unleashed on the public on Tuesday, July 29th. Here’s the video clip:

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It was a busy day today, and I was on the move for most of it. The constant? My iPod was working overtime, and though I did listen to a couple of albums full through, it was mostly a Shuffle-All-Songs day. The little random song machine did a bang-up job of entertaining me. Here are some of the day’s lesser-known musical highlights that you might enjoy as well as I did:

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As described, muttering under the breath would be less audible than breathing which, in most cases, would be about as loud as silence. If the mutterance were not meant to be heard, I imagine that the mutterer would merely think it.

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The Richard M. Scrushy Memorial Utility Box.

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Either the cheapest or the most expensive gasoline on the planet!

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Did I say how rabidly anxious I am to see I’m Not There? I am. Anxious. And rabidly so.

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Brought to you by the Madonna of the Braids

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Banana, banana, banana.

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B is for backward Birmingham Benz –
Barricaded by barbed wire,
Yet captured by lenz.

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