Monthly Archives: October 2011

SUNNY by Bobby Hebb

October 9, 2011 – 2:17 pm

Bobby Hebb’s SUNNY was a massive hit during the summer of 1966. I sang it to a beautiful blonde 13 year-old girl on a Cape Cod beach. We stood barefoot in the sand. Sally had blonde hair. The sun was setting into the sea. It was the last week of August. Tomorrow the weekly vacationeers […]

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Okie City Sex Avenger

October 9, 2011 – 5:10 am

Anita Bryant, former Miss America and Orange Juice spokeswoman, campaigned with a vengeance to pass a 1977 anti-gay adoption measure in Florida. Her ceaseless efforts proved successful and the ban went into effect for over 30 years. Encouraged by her triumph Anita nationwided her attacks on gays and lesbians, but met with defeat with even […]

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Only 40%

October 8, 2011 – 11:33 am

Millions of foreigners will come to the Philippines every year. The government promotes festivals celebrating religious, animist, and modern tradition to appeal to the diverse tastes of different nationalities with the Cebu City’s Sinulog Festival kicking off the calendar of celebrations in January. year. The archipelego’s many attractions appeal to tourists, because of their historical […]

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Billionaire BackLash

October 8, 2011 – 8:05 am

Thousands of demonstrators have been protesting against the banks and the rich in New York. The NYPD outstepped the boundaries of ‘to serve and protect’ during the first rally by beating and tear-gassing women. Arrests for civil disobedience climbed into the hundreds, as the anti-rich mob was directed onto the Brooklyn Bridge by white-shirted NYPD […]

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RIP Steve Jobs / 1950 Something – Now

October 7, 2011 – 3:42 am

Steve Jobs came out with a box-ready computer and changed the world. His public adored how he touched their lives. The outpouring has been extraordinary, but Sam Royalle of Pattaya had a good question to pose the people at Apple. “Has anybody at Apple checked if Steve Jobs isn’t on Airplane Mode?”

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