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JJ’s Streams Of Statistics, Volume 4: The Billions Club
Fun fact: A billion is a lot: for example, a billion seconds is nearly 32 years! And, as we’ll learn from Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds, a billion is a lot of plays for a hit song. Let’s keep track of it all in this brand new chapter of Streams Of Statistics
This Week in (Alternative) Beatles History – 1972:
The Beatles’ legendary “Spanish Indecision Tour?” Ringo balances blockbuster roles with his drumming duties? And whispers of a new Beatles album? It’s all in this Fab Four alternate history report from ersatz archivist and Contributing Author
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The Quiet And Amazing Power of A ‘Thank You’
Amidst career uncertainties, a heartfelt letter serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of mentorship and kindness. Here’s Contributing Author Chuck Small.
About This Time 40 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of March-ish 1985!
A Hey Ah Ma Ma Ma! It’s Contributing Author and sometime Material Guy DJ Professor Dan, making a better day with commentary on what was happening musically around this time… in 1985
Viral Moments: Six Odd And Unexpected Results From The COVID-19 Pandemic
It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years. 60 months since a terrible worldwide affliction spread across the planet. If only temporarily so, a disease with a clinical sounding name: SARS-CoV-2, changed just about everything: From the way we worked, … to how we socialized, … to the way we hoarded common items as if they were gold bullion. The pandemic had some truly strange consequences. While it was undoubtably a difficult time, the early 2020’s pestilence brought about some weird and unpredicted phenomena. Here’s a look at some of the stranger side effects of the COVID-19 era. The
Breaking Out of My Shell: Thoughts on Some Nuts (And One Nut-Adjacent Seed)
Few things in life are as satisfying as cracking open a fresh nut – or as maddening as finding one that refuses to open. With a selenium-rich scoop on the drupes, it’s (Contributing Author)
One Hit Blunders: Setting The Record Straight For The “One-And-Done” Recording Artists
You say you’ve been relegated to being just a flash-in-the pan? A mere one-trick pony? Well, fear not: For the defense, Contributing Author rollerboogie is on the case
Beyond Us vs. Them: Wrestling with A Vision of Goodness
It’s hard to imagine a more self-reflective and ‘unshakably good’ soul than our friend and Contributing Author Chuck Small. Just in time -here’s Chuck with commentary about the need for community healing
About This Time 50 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of March-ish 1975!
Hitting the high notes as always, it’s Contributing Author and Honorary Hobbit DJ Professor Dan, with what was happening musically around this time… in 1975
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Good catch, Link, thank you. Fixed: we strive for accuracy.