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    A Few Songs Of The South.

    Southern Americana: The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969) w/Lyrics [720p HD] ~MetalGuruMessiah #27~ - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_K9ERNChI Shenandoah - Sunday In The South (with lyrics) - HD - YouTube
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    Adventurous female human needed.

    Scientists feel confident they will soon be able to re-introduce Neanderthals. Should it be done simply because it can be done? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2265402/Wanted-Adventurous-woman-birth-Neanderthal-man-Harvard-professor-seeks-mother-cloned-cave-baby.htn
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    Great Prose From 1969...

    This song written by Richard Cohen just might be the best prose found in the English language from the last century. The Essential LEONARD COHEN "Bird On A Wire"
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    Pay toilets to make a come back.

    Can you believe this? The US Federal government is considering a proposal to install pay-toilets at over 20,000 govt facilities inside the US. Supposedly, each unit will cost 25 cents to gain access, 25 cents for tissue paper and 25 cents to exit. Dollar bill change machines will be...
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    "Crime Story" ... opening theme music

    In 1986 I would put away my work or studies and watch "Crime Story" every week. The opening theme music by Del Shannon was a perfect match for the gritty police drama. Crime Story Opening Theme - YouTube
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    Allure and Temptation

    This song and video captures the essence of life as well as any. "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel [Official Music Video] - YouTube
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    Lenny Skutnik. The right man in the right place at the right time.

    On Jan 13th, 1982... Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the icy Potomac River. Passers-by gathered on the riverbank and watched in horror as six survivors struggled for their lives. Lenny Skutnik did more than watch. video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXSQ9YGQvOI
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    Early pictures of my Dad.

    Imagine being born in Central Appalachia in 1920. Supposedly the Roarin' 20's were under way. No one knew the Great Depression was just around the bend; only to be followed by World War II. My Dad came from a family of schoolteachers. His father taught as did 3 of his 4 brothers. Here are...
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    In the tradition of great character actors: Harry Dean Stanton

    Born in the Appalachian foothills near Irvine, Kentucky came an unlikely actor, Harry Dean Stanton. A veteran of WW2, Stanton was aboard a US Navy ship at the Battle of Okinawa. After the war, Stanton attended the University of Kentucky and soon was bitten by the acting bug. Harry Dean...
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    Murder: 3300 B.C. Otzi the Iceman

    Murder and intrigue dated 5300 years ago. Does the human story ever change? http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/07/iceman/hall-text http://www.iceman.it/en/node/226 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA3AiNup7fY
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    Christmas cheer

    Rhema Marvanne "O Holy Night! " video: O Holy Night - Incredible child singer 7 yrs old - plz "Share" - YouTube
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    another young singer from the Appalachian coalfields- Celeste Turner

    This young lady is just 12 years old??? I have clothes older than that. The buzz in Eastern Kentucky is Ms. Turner has been catching a lot of attention from talent scouts in Nashville. Who knows? Give her some time to mature. video: I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt (Cover by...
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    Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln

    Steven Spielberg's new movie "Lincoln" features Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones and several other familiar names in a cinematic retelling of Lincoln's last four months in office prior to assassination. Movie trailer: ‘Lincoln’ Trailer: Steven Spielberg’s Next...
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    Water sports on the Russell Fork

    The Russell Fork tributary is a popular whitewater stream flowing through Dickenson County, Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky. The wilds of Appalachia have many such streams, but this one is my favorite as I grew up about 10-15 miles away Elkhorn City, Kentucky. As a teenager, my friends and...
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    Turning twang into gold

    Appalachians live with ridicule. We talk funny. Sound funny. A peculiar people, geographically isolated by mountains and imbued with a leeriness of outsiders. This isolation has preserved a distinctive dialect often heard in song. Particularly, mountain music as heard in Bluegrass venues...
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    A Musical Garden With Roots In Kentucky

    Central City, Kentucky bills itself as the Everly Brothers hometown, although the younger sibling was born in Chicago. The annual Everly Brothers Homecoming Festival can be caught each summer in Muhlenburg County, KY. Pretty amazing talent. "All I have To Do Is Dream" + "Cathy's Clown"...
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    Bear stories

    Not sure if this bear was taken in a hunt or killed in highway traffic. Hunting of bears is allowed in Harlan and Pike Counties of Kentucky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpGj7cQYPq4&feature=related
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    Elk herds thriving in Eastern Kentucky

    Elk all but vanished from Kentucky 150 years ago. Today, thanks to a well managed restocking plan, elk are again flourishing in Appalachia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAk4LhqWMk&feature=related
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    Meet "Bad" Frank.... Hatfield/McCoy drama comes to the History Channel

    Starting on Memorial Day, the History Channel will televise a 3-part mini series depicting the Appalachian feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky. The cast includes Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton and Tom Berenger among others. The feud took place primarily in...
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    Ice Road Trucking in Harlan, Ky.... how coal gets to market

    see video: Ice Road Coal Hauling In Harlan Kentucky Part 1.flv - YouTube video with mining photos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqDVObM1kxc&feature=related
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