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Miss Ohio's Beehive Hairdo (Video)  play >

Miss Ohio's Beehive Hairdo (Video)

12/6/2007 | Download File (11.76 MB) - right click to download

With her boyfriend about to be released from prison, Miss Ohio visits La Jean Beauty Parlor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to get a little glamor into her life. It took several cans of hairspray to achieve maximum height for her beehive. Show Notes 1. According to a review at billburg.com, La Jean Beauty Parlor will have you "bowing down before the altar of rat combs and peroxide." It's old school. 2. For more on the hipster capital of America, check out Free Williamsburg. 3. "Everybody Loves My Hair," by Captain WAM of the Podsafe Music Network. 4. Search The Hair Archives for more information on the beehive.

NYC Subway Music - Nicola  play >

NYC Subway Music - Nicola

11/23/2007 | Download File (7.89 MB) - right click to download

Location of Recording:  Union Square Subway Station (Nov. 21, 2007)From Nicola's bio: Over the last few years and 2 LPs, Nicola and her band have racked up an impressive list of rock credentials: sheâs been featured on ABC World Newsâ âMusic Under New York,â vh1.com, âWomen Who Rockâ magazine, and NBC News; sheâs been a National Songwriters Hall of Fame featured songwriter; she performed at David Blaineâs âDrowned Alive;â and sheâs been heard on FM radio in a number of markets in addition to a recent mini-feature on MTVâs Music Video Awards. Her Chicks with Guitars college tour was a major success, and her myspace profile has over 127,000 hits. She and the band have been Spotlight Artists on Sonicbids, and you may have seen them featured on an ABC TV special as well as in Billboard Magazineâs âUnderground LPâ section for Breaking Artists. Nicola's latest album, âDonât Take it Personally,â finds her and her band at the top of their game. From the vicious attack of âMy Name Ainât Maryâ to the relatively introspective âAlmost,â to the thrill ride of â(5, 6, 7, 8) Hot Date,â Nicola is in complete control. Thereâs enough fiery, fun-loving, fiercely independent attitude to blow your speakers off the wall. Her passionate, extroverted, fantastically versatile voice is the ultimate instrument for her unapologetic personality and irreverent wit.

How To Carve The Turkey  play >

How To Carve The Turkey

11/21/2007 | Download File (2.90 MB) - right click to download

Concerned about my culinary skills, my 90 year old father-in-law from South Carolina calls me and reads from an article in The Greenville News entitled, "How To Carve The Turkey." I'm still not so sure I'm ready to try carving a hulking bird.  Debbie and I will probably go to Sylvia's Soul Food Kitchen in Harlem on Thanksgiving.

NYC Subway Music - The Drumatics (#1)  play >

NYC Subway Music - The Drumatics (#1)

11/18/2007 | Download File (4.74 MB) - right click to download

The Drumatics are an amazing group of fusion musicians who I heard last Friday evening in the Union Square subway station in Manhattan. They combine the bucket drums of hip hop street culture with African jembe, shaker, bass drum, African dun duns and the alto sax and bass sax of jazz.   The group was formed by Bronx resident William Johnson, who has performed on the streets and in the subways of New York for over 10 years. You can find a discussion of The Drumatics on the blog Concretebeat.  Artists:  William Johnson (buckets), David Park (bass drum), Alla (jembe), Alissa (African dun duns), Joel (shaker), Welf Dorr (alto sax), Nick Gianni (baritone sax).

Taxi Ride To Apple Store Soho  play >

Taxi Ride To Apple Store Soho

11/15/2007 | Download File (8.17 MB) - right click to download

On my way to the Apple Store Soho, I talk computers with a cabbie named Nick, who builds his own. I was a bit foggy on the directions, having been a big hurry as I was looking at the Google map. I had the street wrong.  Luckily Nick knew just where the Apple Store was.  The fare from Parsons The New School for Design (Fifth Avenue and 13th Street) to the Apple Store at 103 Prince Street cost $8.00 including the tip.

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