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The day I was born, Michael Jackson's Thriller album was at the top of the Billboard 200. I've been trying my best to live up to that expectation ever since.

HCS (I, 3): The Beginning Of Termite

Posted on January 27, 2012 by g-mo

“WHO’S THE HELL KATRINA?” -Graffiti on Division Street home, Biloxi, MS, Fall 2005 The singular origin of the Colony is up for debate, but a general agreement is that the two that first put tents out in the field behind … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Camp Stories, Part I, Chapter 2: 2113

Posted on January 19, 2012 by g-mo

“9/2/2005  9:13 a.m.  WE ARE sorry for the school, but the shelter was a blessing. We had to bring over 200 people here with no help from any Coast Guard Boats, people died and are still in there house, we … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have 1,000 Friends

Posted on January 14, 2012 by g-mo

For those of you that don’t know, I work in the social value arm of a top-50 business school. A lot of my programmatic push the last six months has been in the area of social media. A lot of … Continue reading →

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Covers Tournament Retrospective: The Originals

Posted on January 12, 2012 by g-mo

FEATURES

The original “With A Little Help From My Friends” crew

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Hurricane Camp Stories: Part I, Chapter 1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by g-mo

Part I October 10, 2005 — January 8, 2006   “A solitude ten thousand fathoms deep Sustains the bed on which we lie, my dear: Although I love you, you will have to leap; Our dream of safety has to … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Camp Stories Preview: Foreword

Posted on January 3, 2012 by g-mo

Happy 2012 everyone! Our site stats came in on December 31st- with 69,000 hits over the year. Which makes us think two things. One, thank you readers, listeners, commentators. Two, get ready for an even better year to come! We … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah Song In Practice (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on December 12, 2011 by g-mo

Alright, lovely people, time to reveal the final six songs on my all-Judaism all the time Hanukkah CD, which are comprised of some of my favorite artists regardless of the constraint of the playlist. We’ve already covered KISS, Billy Joel, … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah Song In Practice (Part 2 of 3)

Posted on December 10, 2011 by g-mo

Alright, I realized that if I let too much time pass between continuing this series I am going to lose readership. So moving on to numbers 12 to 7 in my Jewish rock star compilation CD: #12 “Make Your Own … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah Song In Practice (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on December 9, 2011 by g-mo

I’m involved in this Secret Snowman thing at work. It’s what we call Secret Santa to make sure we aren’t alienating the one participant that is of the Judaic persuasion. But how excited was I to pick from this hat … Continue reading →

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12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music

Posted on December 7, 2011 by g-mo

Thought to repost this gem from our friends over at BuzzFeed. Thanks Dave Stopera for putting this together. Some unfortunate statistics… 1. Creed has sold more records in the US than Jimi Hendrix 2. Led Zeppelin, REM, and Depeche Mode … Continue reading →

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