When did the Grammys and Oscars become awards doled out for upstanding behavior and political correctness? Egads! Isn’t the entertainment industry supposed to do just that — Entertain!?
I’m going on record to commend an artist whose take on music is both refreshing and unique, especially in the staleness that is the canned and [...]

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I’m really starting to feel like a minority in my homeland.  Why?
I am proud to be an Irish Dutch German African Nordic Scottish Italian French English Swedish Native American (et al) American. Geez, what a mouthful! And I guess, there’s more, but I haven’t uncovered the other ancestors yet.
I am the epitome of the American [...]

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Will the media ever stop with their relentless and ruthless pursuit of celebrities? Kudos to Star Jones for this entry at Huffington Post. I echo those same sentiments. Enough already!

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Back in the Summer of ‘96, Dave Matthews chatted up the audience with an intro to Proudest Monkey. Eleven years later, seems we haven’t made much progress. Here’s what he said then.

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