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Patti Smith + Robert Mapplethorpe on WNYC

Patti Smith was on The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC on Tuesday January 19th. She was there to talk about the book she's written about the early days of her friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who died of AIDS in…

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Paying Respects Online

I've certainly heard of Legacy.com and encountered it when reading obituaries of people I've known who died, but I'd never actually participated... until today. Mary was a friend from childhood. She was actually the oldest of three sisters I grew…

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The Wilhelm

We've all heard it. It's in Star Wars, Raiders of The Lost Ark, and even in A Star is Born with Judy Garland. It was originally recorded by an unknown performer for a 1951 Gary Cooper film called Distant Drums,…

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Smokey – Week 5

The boy's in great health and has been fully inoculated. It turns out that he's about 4 weeks older than previously believed. Now he can party and play with the rest of the gang. An unfortunate incident on Sunday... Smokey…

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10 Favorite Albums of 2009

In no particular order... Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe They still do it for me. I had this on regular rotation on my iPhone during my bike rides along the Hudson River bike path. Favorite tracks: 'In Chains'…

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A Little Night Music

The platform at 59th Street Uptown 1 train was filled with the most beautiful music from an extraordinary cellist tonight. The piece I heard him play was classical (I didn't recognize it), and the cellist got applause from everyone on…

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