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My Christmas Top 40

My childhood Christmas memories consist of baking candy cane cookies with my mom, trying to find hidden Christmas presents, and these three album covers: When I listen to these albums (well, CD’s now), I still remember sprinkling the crushed candy cane and sugar mixture over the candy cane cookies when they were fresh from the oven. My Christmas music collection has grown over the years to include nearly 200 artists singing everything from Silent Night to I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. 

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10:37 Comments (View) + 9:39 "Describe succinctly (1-2 pages) the physiological events that occur when a normal adult speaker produces the utterance “puh-muh” [modal register at a normal conversational intensity] with respect to: a. respiratory activity b. laryngeal behavior c. velopharyngeal movement d. acoustic output Please use formal terminology when referring to relevant anatomic structures and include information on motor innervation of laryngeal and velopharyngeal movements.

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Pics from the Past

Life Magazine has partnered with Google to make a metric crapload of vintage pictures available via the internets. It’s fantastic.  Many of the pictures were never published.  All are available for sale as framed prints.  I’ve been a’Googlin’ all the authors and musicians that come to mind.   My favorite picture so far is this one of Woody Guthrie playing his fascist killing machine guitar at McSorley’s in NYC (1943). I was in that bar years ago, and it looks exactly the same. Other cool pi

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Jindal among governors to push economic stimulus package today at Obama meeting

Jindal among governors to push economic stimulus package today at Obama meeting by Jonathan Tilove and Richard Rainey, The Times-Picayune Tuesday December 02, 2008, 8:31 AM Bill Haber / The Associated PressGov. Bobby Jindal answers questions at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Monday before leaving for a meeting in Philadelphia with President-elect Barack Obama. A day ahead of a closed-door meeting in Philadelphia with President-elect Barack Obama, the nation's governors on M

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End-of-Year Reading Recommendations from and for Practicing Writers

END-OF-YEAR READING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AND FOR PRACTICING WRITERSCompiled by Erika DreifusThroughout 2008 my writing life intersected with the work of other practicing writers in many ways. I profiled writers, reviewed their books, and/or simply mentioned their efforts in this newsletter or on my blog. So I thought I'd return to some of these writers and invite them to participate in an end-of-year roundup article in which they might cite ONE book they'd read this year that they'd recommend to

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VA - The Very Best Of Jazz 2CD ( 2008 )

Tracklist :CD 1: Sunrise01. louis armstrong - hobo you cant ride this train 03:0302. tommy dorsey and his orchestra - loose lid special 02:5003. david fathead newman - weird beard 04:49 04. benny goodman and his orchestra - did you mean it 02:2605. oscar brown jr - hazels hips 03:5906. glenn miller and his orchestra - in the mood 03:3507. stanley clarke - the dancer 05:2508. donald byrd - cristo redenter 04:4509. billy cobham - spectrum 04:4810. duke ellington - tuxedo junction 03:3111. ella fit

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2009 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees revealed

In the run-up to Wednesday night’s and Thursday morning’s announcements of next year’s Grammy nominations (my money’s on Coldplay to be one of the leading nod-getters), the next batch of recordings to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame were revealed today. I’m probably alone in this, but I find myself increasingly looking forward to this annual list of the (usually) deserving and the (sometimes) overrated. I often find it more interesting than the typically obvious choices that fill up a

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Bobby Jindal off to meet Barack Obama at Philadelphia governors' conference

Bobby Jindal off to meet Barack Obama at Philadelphia governors' conference by The Times-Picayune Monday December 01, 2008, 2:43 PM Gov. Bobby Jindal left for Philadelphia this afternoon to meet with President-elect Barack Obama, hope in hand of loosening federal spending for hurricane recovery projects in Louisiana. "There are literally billions of dollars that can be pushed through the pipeline that have already been allocated by Congress that have yet to come to our communities, that have

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Max Giese: Sharks Prospects Rankings - December

Sharks Prospect Rankings for December: 1. Nick Petrecki, D, Boston College (NCAA) "He's like a cow-boy" says an Eastern Conference NHL Scout. "I really like him, he should be playing pro-hockey right now because he's getting too many penalties for being stronger than everyone else" the scout added. 2. Logan Couture, C, Ottawa 67s (OHL) "Couture looks good to me" says an NHL Scout. "He scored two-goals and was the best player on the ice when I saw him play against Tavares and Oshawa" said t

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Tales of the Cocktail to Open at Sazerac Bar

I’ll let the press release from Ann Tuennerman explain all the good news: TALES OF THE COCKTAIL OPENING RECEPTION TO BE HELD AT THE NEWLY RESTORED ROOSEVELT HOTEL TOAST OF THE EVENING TO OCCUR AT THE ORIGINAL SAZERAC BAR NEW ORLEANS, LA—December 1, 2008 – Tales of the Cocktail, a cocktail and culinary festival celebrating the history and culture of dining and the cocktail in New Orleans, has chosen The Roosevelt New Orleans as the site of the July 8, 2009, opening-night reception for its se

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VA - The Very Best Of Jazz 2CD (2008)

VA - The Very Best Of Jazz 2CD (2008) Label: Nascente Release Date: March 17, 2008 Genre: Jazz Quality: MP3 VBR V2 kbps 44khz Stereo Playtime: 146:17 min CD 1: Sunrise 01. louis armstrong - hobo you cant ride this train 03:03 02. tommy dorsey and his orchestra - loose lid special 02:50 03. david fathead newman - weird beard 04:49 04. benny goodman and [...]

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American Songbook Series: Fats Waller / Andy Razaf (1994)

This is the penultimate installment on this series. Next week we'll have the last one. Tracks 01 - I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (And My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Me) - Ted Lewis And His Band With Fats Waller (1931) 02 - Louisiana - Bing Crosby (1928) 03 - (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue - Ethel Waters (1930) 04 - A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid - Andy Razaf (1931) 05 - I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling - Annette Hanshaw (1929) 06 - Ain'tcha Glad? - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Featuring Jack

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Alan Silvestri - Serendipity (Promo Score)

USA 2001 01. Cool Yule (Louis Armstrong) 02. Moonlight Kiss (Bap Kennedy) 03. January Rain (David Gray) 04. Elevator Farce 05. Fast Forward 06. Waiting in Vain (Annie Lennox) 07. 83 (John Mayer) 08. Sara Smile (Hall & Oates) 09. Search Montage 10. Never a Day (Wood) 11. New Age Source 12. Tickets to N.Y. 13. Rose Rouge (St. Germain) 14. Airport Explanation 15. New Age Urban Caper 16. Lucienne 17. Serendipity Near Miss 18. Lobby Muzak 19. When You Know (Shawn Colvin) 20. Rediscovered Flyer

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Law firm promised tax breaks gives back to Slay

Slay Mayor Francis Slay has bolstered his campaign fund with help from a law firm recently tapped to receive a tax break from City Hall. Thompson Coburn — which in October was promised a $700,000 incentive package in exchange for keeping its office downtown — gave the mayor’s re-election account $20,000 on Nov. 26, according to filings with the state Ethics Commission. The venerable law firm — a staple of the St. Louis legal community that included the late former U.S. Sen. Tom Eagleton as

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Whistle While You Work - Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, feat. Bea Wain

Shortly after the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Whistle While You Work became a hit song, topping the charts for several week following. The song became an instant classic and was used in many jazz and big band performances all over the country. One of the earliest covers of this song was recorded in 1938 by jazz orchestra leader LARRY CLINTON featuring the wonderful voice of BEA WAIN. Clinton was a prominent big band leader in the late 30s and 40s. While is notable for

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my 2007 Holiday MP3 mix (reposted for you to download)

my 2007 Holiday MP3 mix (reposted for you to download) 01. Parenthetical Girls - If it's a time for Christmas (2:46) 02. Ween - Silent Night (1:40) 03. Andrew Dost (Anathallo) - Yeah, I Know, It's Christmastime (2:04) 04. The National Splits - Let's Wrap Each Other (2:15) 05. Louis Armstrong - Santa Claus Blues (2:51) 06. Scott Allen (Thunderbirds are Now) - Winters Wonderland (3:50) 07. The Knife - Christmas Reindeer (7:11) 08. Melt Banana - White Christmas (1:42) 09. Thick Pigeon -

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Pez

Fish© Copyright Oscar Grillo 2008Música:Louis Armstrong & Bing CrosbyGone fishin' (1951)Decca 27623Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby: Bobby Guy, Red Nichols, Ziggy Elman (tp) Dick Taylor, Bill Atkinson, Wendell Mayhew (tb) Phil Sunkel, Matty Matlock, Babe Russin, Jack Chaney, Larry Wright, Warren Baker (saxes) Buddy Cole, Mel Henke (p) Perry Botkin (g) Phil Stephens (b) Nick Fatool (d) Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (vcl) + unknown string section. Los Angeles, April 27, 1951

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Guerrilla Wish-Gathering - 'Fifty People One Question' (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The premise of ‘Fifty People One Question’ by Crush & Lovely is simple: Ask people what they wish to have happen by the end of the day, then film their responses. Set to the dulcet tones of Louis Armstrong,…

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Thanksgiving Leftovers: Woody Allen, Best Books Lists, and Name Games

That life is worth living is the most necessary of assumptions, and, were it not assumed, the most impossible of conclusions. —George SantayanaOver the long weekend—filled by having Thanksgiving dinner with family, viewing a few old films on cable, reading the first of the numerous annual end-of-year “best of” lists (including the New York Times lists of best books for 2008), watching lots of sports telecasts, and now noting Woody Allen’s birthday today (born on December 1, 1935)—I have been con

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Blue in Atlanta?

The month of November came to a close with the Atlanta Thrashers losing to the St. Louis Blues 4-2. In some respects the contest mirrored the Thrashers performance; some exciting stretches, but ultimately not enough to win. The Blues game was generally fun to watch. Kovalchuk has been playing with more intensity since the Columbus match. Exelby has played better the last two games. Pavelec made some fine saves. On the Power Play I was excited to see the Thrashers try putting the Kozlov line out

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