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Grok ‘n Roll: “Givin’ it all I got…”

Great band. Great song from a classic album. And a fine sitcom the likes of which hasn’t been seen on TV for many years. Apparently, this particular clip is not included in reruns…     [H/T Kevin N]

American Heart: “I’m American made. I got American parts. Got American faith In America’s heart…”

This is a rather interesting story about a new song making the rounds on the Internet. From Andrew Breitbart on the Big Hollywood blog: Jon David, our anonymous Hollywood player known for trolling for liberal starlets and reporting back to his conservative compatriots at Big Hollywood, was inspired to write, perform, finance and record “American …

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Grok ‘n Roll: Get the Led Out

GTLO photo by Scott Weiner by Greg Salts If you’re like me, you were devastated in 1980 when you found out that John Henry “Bonzo” Bonham, the drummer of Led Zeppelin died in his sleep after consuming 40 measures of vodka in a 24 hour period. I was not surprised when I went to school …

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Ted Nugent, hunting the “most dangerous game…”

This should be fun. From Variety: CMT has ordered eight episodes of "Runnin’ Wild …From Ted Nugent," a reality-competition series that will feature the right-wing rock star and hunting advocate teaching contestants how to survive in the wild, then chasing after them along with his 18-year-old son, Rocco. Series will begin running on the MTV …

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A New Hampshire Huckabee? Mild mannered Mayor by day… rock god at night!

. Hmmm. First I found out he was one of the prime speakers at the upcoming April 15 Tea Party. Now I learn there’s a Governor Mike Huckabee deal going on in that he’s rather proficient at the guitar. Is Franklin Mayor Ken Merrifield GOVERNOR material? Based on his track record of sound management guided by core conservative …

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Dope of the Week: Born to run (his mouth). The Wild, the Innocent, and the Completely Stupid

Boss gets 7 pages In addition to being featured in Andrea Peyser’s new book, Celebutards, when one looks up the word "dope" in the dictionary lately, most likely a person would expect to see an accompanying picture of Bruce Springsteen (inexplicably nicknamed "the Boss"). After diving completely in the tank for the Magic Obama and …

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