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Faith/The Divine, History, Music
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Your History Fix for the Day
by Tammy on March 13, 2011Agatha Christie’s secret life as an archaeologist She is one of the best-known crime writers of all time but few know the extent of Agatha Christie’s archaeological pedigree. Married in 1930 to eminent archaeologist Max Mallowan, Christie spent two decades living on excavation sites in the Middle East, writing her crime novels and helping out with her husband’s work. Travel by boat and on the Orient Express to far-flung places such as Cairo, Damascus and Baghdad inspired some of Christie’s best-known works of detective fiction, including “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Death on the Nile,” and “Murder in Mesopotamia.” Advertisement Now, 3,000-year-old ivory artifacts recovered by Mallowan between 1949 and 1963 from the ancient city of Nimrud, in what is...
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“Never Gonna Stand for This”
by Tammy on September 4, 2010A great anthem for patriots. Happy weekend everyone 🙂 You can get this song by Teachenor Clark at iTunes.
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Elton John Bashes Musicians Boycotting Arizona
by Tammy on July 27, 2010Sweet. Another of the many reasons to be liking Elton John these days. I was especially impressed when he played in Tel Aviv, slamming boycotts of Israel as well. Elton John’s choice words for boycotting musicians Elton John didn’t mince words in slamming his fellow musicians for boycotting Arizona over the controversial SB 1070 immigration law. From the stage at his sold-out Tucson Arena concert Thursday night, John savored a few choice, not-so-family-friendly words: “We are all very pleased to be playing in Arizona. I have read that some of the artists won’t come here. They are (expletive)wits! Let’s face it: I still play in California, and as a gay man I have no legal rights whatsoever. So what’s the...
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Don’t Need No Teleprompter Jesus
by Tammy on April 11, 2010I have a tiny feeling you’ll be hearing this song on tomorrow’s Tammy Radio 😉 Via Sondrak
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The United States of…Smooth Jazz?
by Tammy on September 3, 2009Maybe they thought Elevator Music would soothe the Savage, Mob, Nazi, Brownshirt, Astroturfed Beasts. It didn’t. House Reverses Decision to Drop Patriotic Songs From On-Hold Music So long, John Philip Sousa. Hello, Kenny G. That was the short-lived message House leadership sent to lawmakers over the break, as the “on-hold” music that so many constituents hear when they call their congressman was switched from patriotic tunes to smooth jazz standards — or, as one lawmaker complained, “elevator music.” The switch was quickly reversed, though, following complaints and controversy. A spokesman for House Chief Administrative Officer Daniel Beard, who reports to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said Tuesday that after a three-week trial period constituents will once again hear patriotic favorites while...
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Music Worthy of America’s Birthday
by Tammy on July 3, 2009We have about one day to go before we get to celebrate the birthday of the greatest country on Earth, the United States of America. Many of us were simply lucky enough to have been born here, having had brave and adventurous ancestors. Many of you made the decision to leave your country of birth and become Americans. All of us, no matter how we came to receive such a great gift, owe a debt of gratitude to everyone who made this nation possible. In honor of President Washington and all the Founders, and to treat all of us as we head into our holiday, here is a video from 1991 of Whitney Houston singing our National Anthem at Super...
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Just a Gigolo
by Maynard on January 19, 2009A post by Maynard For some odd reason, the song "Just a Gigolo" is stuck in my head today. It's an old tune, dating back to the 1920's, covered by countless artists over the years (see Wikipedia for details). In...
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New Portraits of Mozart and Bach
by Maynard on April 12, 2008The Mozart portrait is a 200-year-old painting of a man in a red coat, only now identified positively as Mozart. The new image of Bach is not old, but new--modern laser technology has been used to build a portrait of...
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Andrea Marcovicci at the Gardenia
by Maynard on March 8, 2008Andrea Marcovicci My friend Andrea has a new show tonight (Saturday) as well as next week, March 13-16 in Los Angeles at The Gardenia . This show is selling out, but you still may be able to get in...
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Drug-Addict, Wife Beater Ike Turner Dies
by Maynard on December 13, 2007Good riddance. Via the controversial New York Post headline, if a freak like Turner is going to 'beat' a woman to death, let it be like this. 'No comment' says Tina Turner as Ike dies Ike Turner, the legendary American...
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
by Tammy on December 10, 2007Maynard's Seasonal Trivia There's magic in music. Part of that magic is in the lyrics, and I'm one of the people that actually listens to words. I recently found there were two alternate sets of lyrics to "Have Yourself a...
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50, Even 60, Isn’t Fatal
by Maynard on October 10, 2007Madonna, now in her 50th year, and not being kicked to the back of the tour bus For anyone who would let themselves go and make the excuse it's because we're menopausal, or "getting old," or "we can't/don't have...
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Kirsten Price. Your New Music for the Weekend
by Maynard on September 29, 2007**Bumped up. After missing her last week, Kirsten Price will be on today's Tammy Radio. Here is the video of her new song for your viewing and listening pleasure.** In "Freedom" from Kirsten Price we're asked what we're going to...
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Sweet God No! What’s the Deal with the Hair?
by Maynard on September 25, 2007It seems as though the worm has turned enough where there is now so much completely frightening stuff to require Sweet God No! as a regular feature on Tammy Blog. Today's case in point: The cover of Celine "Let...
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Proof of God, Manifest in Pavarotti
by Maynard on September 9, 2007While I see proof everyday in the world around us, it especially became obvious in the voice of Luciano Pavarotti. As all of us reflect on the impending 9/11 anniversary and how it represents the depraved, here is Pavarotti,...
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