When the Going Gets Odd, the Odd Turn to Santa

December 25, 2011
Posted by Omnipotent Poobah

When the going gets odd, the odd turn to Santa

A Brief History Of Santa (presurfer.blogspot.com)
I don’t think this Santa is real. (edudad.com)
Santa Claus Q&A (neatorama.com)
Game On, Santa! (wncx.radio.com)
10 Celluloid Santas (wzlx.radio.com)
Santa Is Watching You (andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com)
Even Santa cries (redawakening.com)
Santa Claus Never Made it to the Majors (valueoverreplacementgrit.com)
My Dog Works For Santa Claus (iowadogtrust.wordpress.com)
Santa Claus and Jesus as Transitional Objects (psychologytoday.com)
Department Store Santa Claus (cottonbombs.wordpress.com)
4 Questions With a Black Santa (theroot.com)
Is There a Santa Claus? (barefootpreachr.org)
Who Is That Santa Claus? (stylelist.com)
Editorial: Yes, Virginia, Santa survives in a skeptical age (knoxnews.com)

A Truly Strange Music Video Grab Bag

December 1, 2011
Posted by Omnipotent Poobah

There’s nothing like music to soothe your day. Wafting melodies. Soaring inspiration. Tranquility. Then, there’s this music. Enjoy Betty White, Gwyneth Paltrow, Nickleback does Motown, lapdances, burritos, and more.

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The Day Billy Graham Tried to Sue Me

October 18, 2011
Posted by Omnipotent Poobah

Bill Graham Rock Impresario

As a young college lad, I worked several jobs – newspaper production manager, stringer for ABC sports, and writer for my college paper. As the paper’s Assistant Arts Editor (in a department of 2) I wrote a weekly music column named His Master’s Voice. Think RCA logo with a cute little dog named Nipper. It was a clever name lost on 18 year olds; 30 years after the dogs died and just as RCA began its long march into oblivion. I take solace in not having coined the name myself (my apologies Greg, it just wasn’t how I rolled back in the day).

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