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Propeller Week In Review: July 11, 2008 »

Posted by: JamesMarcus 1 month, 1 week ago

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After a patriotic intermission last week, WIR returns, with red-hot stories about the FISA bill, the war in Iraq, the departure of Jesse Helms--and a (fictional) apologia from Rod the Mod.

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Will13131 month, 1 week ago

Great WIR... good work James...
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  Secret_Asian_Man1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Confucius say everyone has a photographic memory, some people no have film.
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    GHOSTWHOWALKS1 month, 1 week ago
    
    You just described every politician in Washington. LMAO.
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    JamesMarcus1 month, 1 week ago
    
    And some people keep forgetting to remove the lens cap :).
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      BronxBomber1 month, 1 week ago
      
      ...& when it's off they're out of focus...
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  JamesMarcus1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Thanks. It was a contentious week, but that's the way it goes sometimes.
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ranchhand1 month, 1 week ago

Pretty good work James.
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1-2-Oscar1 month, 1 week ago

"Cut Across, Shorty" was originally an Eddie Cochran song, recorded in 1960, more than a decade before Python Lee Jackson. Nat Stuckey did it a few years after Cochran, and his is STILL probably the best version.
hefaal may THINK that he's old enough to remember these things, but he seems to require too many naps.
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JamesMarcus1 month, 1 week ago

Thanks for the musical history lesson, Oscar. The only version I knew was Rod's slam-bang reading on "Gasoline Alley," but I just bought the Nat Stuckey track for 99 cents and am nodding my head even as I type.
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  CactusAnnie1 month, 1 week ago
  
  The "Legs" addition at the end was a nice touch.
  He took an "unscheduled" leave of absence in Dallas in the 80's and flew our airline a couple of times. I could tell you some funny stories, but I won't. You did get me to chuckling.
  Thanks JM, your usual great synopsis, but hey, you left out Ranchie, Alpha, and Ani, three of my favorites. And then there was also...
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    AlphaGnosis1 month, 1 week ago
    
    "I love ya, hunny!"
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      JamesMarcus1 month, 1 week ago
      
      What I love are those red overalls he's wearing.
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    ranchhand1 month, 1 week ago
    
    Cactus Annie, baby you sure are sweet.
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      BronxBomber1 month, 1 week ago
      
      She's so sweet, that I need a shot of insulin.
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        CactusAnnie1 month, 1 week ago
        
        I love you guys!!!!!!!!!!
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Klarissa1 month, 1 week ago

very well written, you must be an English major.
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  JamesMarcus1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Thanks, Klarissa, but actually I studied art (with a secret conviction that I would end up writing, which turned out to be true).
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    BronxBomber1 month, 1 week ago
    
    James, I went into college to study medicine, but the proctology class was full.
    :o/
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      JamesMarcus1 month, 1 week ago
      
      It's never a good idea to get behind in your studies.
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      ranchhand1 month, 1 week ago
      
      Yeah BB, Life sometimes sticks to you.
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        BronxBomber1 month, 1 week ago
        
        Well I really wanted to work my @$$ off in med school RH....
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ind061 month, 1 week ago

I said on the string that Rod owed me for "You Wear It Well", but now I think he owes me more for "Infatuation".
Nice WIR by the way.
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PsychoHosebeast1 month, 1 week ago

lol... as usual, someone had to sink the WIR... really gotta wonder.
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  BronxBomber1 month, 1 week ago
  
  Could be that 'questionseverything' has the lens cap off with no film...
  Another nice WIR James btw..
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STONERS1 month, 1 week ago

Another great WIR, thanks James...
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truthiness1 month, 1 week ago

Truthiness for President '08
I promise to make James my press secretary.
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