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Number One in this week's Irony Parade has to go the Indian Naval airforce (bet you didn't know there was one). This is really a tragic story that I am totaly ashamed at giggling over. According to the Associated Press,two navy planes,celebrating their squadron's safe flying record collided over a western Indian town (Tuesday) and crashed into a ball of flames killing all twelve crewmen and three poeple on the ground.
The "worst ever Indian military air crash" was part of a celebration of 30,000 hours of accident-free flying, navy officals said. And somewhere in an office in New Delhi sits a lowly private with a telephone he prays won't ring. . . watching the clock and going, "One. . two. . " |
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"You want a pop?" While people in some places might recoil, expecting to get hit, folks in my neck of the woods might just as likely say, "Sure!" The reason is that "pop" here equals "soda" there. In some places, the branded "Coke" has become a generic for all kinds of "pop" Who says what? Check out the big Cal Tech map and see. Just don't ask for a "Nehi". 8:12:11 AM  Comments?()
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Radio sucks. This has come to be conventional wisdom for a reason: it's true. FM radio is a homogenized glob of corporate auditory robotics. Playlists have, in many cases, shrunk to 25 songs. Corporate radio has made a McDonald's of the public airways - fastfood for the ears. There is hope. Satellite radio seems poised to take over - subscription based services offering more than 200 channels of niche programming. But there is a great choice available right now while you surf the 'net.
Open a new browser window and pay a visit to Radio Paradise. This is a listener-supported internet station that plays intelligent rock. Or, if that's too much an oxymoron, at least, plays rock intelligently. The programmers have good musical taste. They play a mix of new, not-quite-new and who-is-that? I've heard music there I can't even download yet! For those who like adult rock, or alternative or whatever-the-hell it's called, Radio Paradise lives up to its name. Go there. |
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