Read the entire pice HERE: http://www.npr.org/2015/05/06/404432206/six-words-my-name-is-jamaal-im-white The question of someone’s name, particularly if it has ethnic overtones, can have real consequence. One study found that after responding to 1,300 classified ads, applicants with black-sounding names were 50 percent less likely to get a callback than white-sounding names with comparable resumes. But the opposite was at work in Allan’s…
Read moreSteve Gadd’s drum fill on Chuck E.’s In Love – Rickie Lee Jones
I’ve heard this a million times but never thought about how Steve Gadd played this drum fill. I see how something so simple can be done in such a cool way and sound so interesting:
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An excerpt from this article: http://addins.kwwl.com/blogs/anchormom/2015/04/the-entitlement-generation At my last job, there was a young woman who was interning with our station. She showed up to work one day wearing extremely short shorts and a halter top. To work. Our news director at the time said, “You have two options…you can run home and get…
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One of the best things about my job is that I get paid to do something I love. Then on top of that, I get to travel around the country and the world…on someone else’s dime! I was just talking to my girlfriend today about traveling and we spoke about how so many people…
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Word of unsolicited advice from an old man like me… Who you have sex with MATTERS!! Casual sex ain’t as casual as you think. Also, the mate you pick to “hook up” with or marry can either bring you a lifetime of bliss or pain.
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