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American Idle Friday Random Ten (4/27)

Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, and Just a Cool Cat, et al., here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Kiss - Richard Thompson
2. Man in a Shed - Nick Drake
3. A Break in the Clouds - The Jayhawks
4. Nierika - Dead Can Dance
5. In the Lowlands - Crowded House
6. Five O' Clock World - Julian Cope
7. Left & Right - X
8. Brad Logan - Rancid
9. Jimmy Jazz - The Clash
10. Against All Odds - The Postal Service

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"No one suffers more than the President..."

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Bush maintains support from armpit fetish wing of the GOP

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American Idle Friday Random Ten (4/20)

Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, and Just a Cool Cat, et al., here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Shut Up - Madness
2. When Problems Arise - Fishbone
3. Dippin' - Parry Gripp
4. Too Much to Hide - Joseph Arthur
5. Trani - Kings of Leon
6. Amnesia - Chumbawamba
7. Night & Day My Love - Clifton Chenier
8. Parasite - Nick Drake
9. The Mollusk - Ween
10. Yeat's Grave - The Cranberries

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Tommy Thompson: Former Governor of entire Midwest!

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A recent search on Yahoo! revealed a bit of inadvertent resum&eacue; by GOP political candidate Tommy Thompson. Not only was he a four-term governor of Wisconsin, but, according to the blurb for his campaign website and Wikipedia entry, the indefatigable Thompson was apparently the governor of Michigan as well. (Not to mention being Virginia-Highlands' most popular bandleader.)

American Idle Friday Random Ten (4/13)

Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, and Just a Cool Cat, et al., here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. Back to the Old House - The Smiths
2. Forgiven - Alanis Morissette
3. Future is in the Future - Electric Six
4. Freedom - The Housemartins
5. Books About UFOs - Hüsker Dü
6. Where is My Soul - The Finn Brothers
7. Liquid Motion - DJ Attribute
8. Strawberry Fields Forever - Ben Harper
9. God's Footballer - Billy Bragg
10. South Park Theme - Primus

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Stop (just about everything you're doing) in the name of love

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A fresh step in marketing synergy

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Thought it was interesting that an AP story about a cat saving a family from carbon monoxide poisoning on MSNBC's Pet Health page featured a Fresh Step cat litter ad asking the reader to "scratch and sniff," and touts its own odor-eliminating carbon. Maybe Winnie's cat box was just too full.

American Idle Friday Random Ten (4/6)

Joining Rox Pop, TBogg, and Just a Cool Cat, et al., here's the American Idle Friday Random Ten:

1. One Love/People Get Ready (Extended Version) - Bob Marley & the Wailers
2. That Certain Smile - Midge Ure
3. Wall - His Name is Alive
4. Darts of Pleasure - Franz Ferdinand
5. The World is Full of Crashing Bores - Morrissey
6. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder
7. Waffles are Outrageous - Parry Gripp
8. Rocket Man - My Morning Jacket
9. Kill Eye - Crowded House
10. Shaking Through - R.E.M.

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Maybe I could pretend to be the boss or somethin'

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President Bush walks past a tank during his visit to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in the Californian desert April 4, 2007.

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