Florida Cracker

• School Is In Session

  Miss Egan will now be presenting a lesson on mealtime etiquette :A 53-year-old Dunnellon woman has been arrested after allegedly hitting a man in the head with a raw steak. According to a Marion County Sheriff's Office report, the man... [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:33am EST
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Only the best will do for Aretha. Even her bouffant is a diva. Wail on, Skydog! Many, many thanks to Mike for his thoughtfulness in capturing and sending us a pic to enjoy. Also, looks like there's even more... [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:20am EST
  by floridacracker

• Tiger Woods Voicemail Remix

  Not really my kind of music, but this tune's surprisingly hummable:... [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 8:32pm EST
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Duane backstage with a David Lynch character. Or J. Geils. Wail on, Skydog! Repost.... [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:34pm EST
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Happy Thanksgiving from Florida Cracker. May you enjoy a more bountiful table than this and remember to use the correct utensils. Wail on, Skydog!... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:44pm EST
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  It is possible to tie-dye a t-shirt to match your hair. Wail on, Skydog! And a close-up:... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Duane in the clouds :) Live Oak, Florida. Wail on, Skydog!... [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:15pm EST
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• Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan: a real pistol

  Or two. Apparently this was done with just his officer sidearms: **With updates** A military mental health doctor facing deployment overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army base on Thursday, setting off on a rampage that killed 11 other... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:22pm EST
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• Pilar Rodriguez

  My sister keeps contacting me expressing interest in this case. Pilar was a 4-year old girl who disappeared in 1999 from Punta Gorda, the city just north of my hometown. She was with her babysitter and the babysitter's boyfriend at... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:35pm EST
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• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Another from the Shafer music fest with Delaney and Bonnie Wail on, Skydog! And the close-up: Sorry, non-velvet. From the Robert Plant homepage: Robert Plant Nearly Mauled By Duane Allman Robert Plant dodged a bullet in the form of... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:04pm EST
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• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Everybody loves the acoustic properties of tile. Wail on, Skydog! And since today is my birthday, I'd like to offer y'all a slice of cake.... [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 5:22pm EDT
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• Hornbeck PSA

  Your thoughts on what they're going for here? Shawn's kind of a heavy gun for general safety tips, but whatever he himself chooses to do is fine with me, of course. I do admit to being from the generation that...' [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 12:08am EDT
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• Ice-Skating Bear Ices Big Top Boss!

  Russian rink runs red! Enraged ursine cuts deadly figure 8!:A bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at a circus in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, killing one of them, Kyrgyz officials said Friday. In the incident, which... [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:54pm EDT
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• Unforseeable Financial Tragedy In Massachusetts

  Saying "a fool and her money are soon parted" is blaming the victim:A 22-year-old woman, who flashed $27,000 in cash Monday night while inside an Indian Orchard bar, was held up at gunpoint around midnight after she left the bar... [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
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• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  A repost of somebody's pretty work to go along with someone else's pretty work: Clay Pelland's rounded up some special audio. Wail on, Skydog!... [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 10:22am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Somer Thompson

  There's a Jacksonville girl who needs some help today. An Amber Alert has been called for 7 year-old Somer Thompson of Orange Park who was last seen walking home from school yesterday afternoon. Florida and Georgia eyes on the lookout... [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Somer Thompson [RIP]

  There's a Jacksonville girl who needs some help today. An Amber Alert has been called for 7 year-old Somer Thompson of Orange Park who was last seen walking home from school yesterday afternoon. Florida and Georgia eyes on the lookout... [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Balloon Boy Hoax

  Minor charges and being mentioned, but I think the important thing is to hit these attention whores in the wallet: The bizarre flight of a home-made helium balloon, thought to have a 6-year-old boy aboard, was a hoax and publicity... [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2009, 2:43pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Jaycee Dugard: Photos As She Is Now

  [Updated] So how does the age progression photo match up:   Besides the hair color, pretty darn close, I'd say. UPDATE: All the pics from "People" after the jump:...' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 8:18am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  A pic I've never seen from the series of a Layla-shirted Duane backstage. What do you hear, Duane? Wail on, Skydog!...' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 2:14am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Fight Fought, Fite Found Fighting Fish Fit For Piqued Piking

  Or, Scenes From The End Of A Relationship Pt. 2: the Pescecide Continues: A Portland man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and impaled her pet fish this summer has been sentenced to two years probation, a psychological evaluation and community service.... [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 10:39pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Time For Robert Wexler To Start Phoning It In From St. Thomas, Maybe

  Carpetbagger extraordinaire Robert Wexler is leaving office:U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Boca Raton, will resign from Congress to take a "public policy position," several Democratic sources said today. ... Wexler was a key early supporter of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, endorsing...' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 8:45pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• The Bike

  This kid could use your prayers:A 15-year-old Deerfield Beach boy was badly burned Monday afternoon when he was doused with a flammable liquid and intentionally set on fire, according to officials. Broward Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Leljedal said the boy,...' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 4:55am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Playing Musical Stairs

  One technology made ascending floors easy and another encourages the old fashioned slog. Who could resist piano stairs?:... [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2009, 10:43pm EDT
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• Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

  He hasn't done anything, but they think if he does do something it'll be really good:President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to build momentum behind his initiatives to reduce nuclear... [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 4:55pm EDT
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• Crack Found At Crystal River Nuclear Plant

  Nothing those nuclear plant workers do could surprise me: So apparently they were caught avoiding using the gate. Had it hidden in their underwear too, I'd wager....' [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 7:12pm EDT
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• Showtime At The Apollo

  Our recent need for closer involvement with the American health care system has been a train wreck. Our solution: we're going to India for Mr. Cracker's cancer surgery and treatment. Even though papillary thyroid cancer is just about the most...' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 9:00pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Duane with Delaney & Bonnie and King Curtis. He looks to be the only person playing. Fine with me. Wail on, Skydog! Getting to the heart of the matter here:... [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 8:45pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Don't Hate The Breed

  Hate the deed:Police said an Ohio elementary school student bit a teacher on the arm and had to be pried off by a school official. Dayton police said the child was brought to the assistant principal's office at Patterson-Kennedy Elementary... [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 7:04pm EDT
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• There's Something In My Eye

  A story I'd not heard before: the rehabilitation of Lt. Brennan: Watch CBS Videos Online (Via Nancy in e-mail and This Ain't Hell.)... [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 4:49pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• A Sign Of Things To Come

  I think I read about this in the book of Revelations:A 74-year-old who was "filleted" by raccoons when she tried to shoo them away from her central Florida home was hospitalized for more than two days, authorities said Monday. Gretchen... [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 5:06pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Elizabeth Smart Testimony

  She's testifying today for the first time against kidnapper Brian David Mitchell. It's part of a competency hearing to determine if he's fit for trial. She asked to speak because she thinks he's been conning the court. Live blogging of... [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 12:52pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Scene From The End Of A Relationship

  Some ladies can get that last lick in and have lunch at the same time:Authorities say a Houston-area woman who was burned up at her former common-law husband fried their pet goldfish and ate some of them. Pasadena police say... [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 7:12am EDT
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• Scenes From The End Of A Relationship

  Some ladies can get that last lick in and have lunch at the same time:Authorities say a Houston-area woman who was burned up at her former common-law husband fried their pet goldfish and ate some of them. Pasadena police say... [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 7:12am EDT
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• John Evander Couey Loved To Color

  But now his crayolas keep melting: A Florida death-row inmate convicted of abducting and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in 2005 has died, prison officials said Wednesday. John Couey had been sentenced to death for killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in Florida... [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 2:19am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Duane framed by groovy light show Fillmore East, 6-27-71 Wail on, Skydog!... [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 10:57pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Dead People I Will Never Forget

  In light of Mackenzie Phillips's new autobiography and appearance on Oprah, I asked myself: do scurrilous tales about the defenseless dead sell books? Damn skippy!. Since offering proof isn't necessary, I'm not going to hold back when I write my... [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 2:11pm EDT
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• I Think I Saw This One On "Oz"

  Some family reunions are more eventful than others: Bossier [, Louisiana] Sheriff Larry Deen says a mother and daughter were arrested Tuesday morning and charged with battery. Destinie Rechelle Duvall, 37, of Willis, Texas, and her mother, Patricia Ann Hacker,... [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 3:33am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Last week at midnight in a nearby swamp, I laid a pack of Kools on a stump, backed off, and got my camera ready. Wail on, Skydog! Bonus: somebody put together a nice compilation video:... [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 3:08am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Natalee Holloway's New Gig

  I don't know why so many people are complaining about unemployment. American student Natalee Holloway has been missing for years but she's still able to punch a clock. Here she is on Myspace hard at work for the company Zwinky:...' [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 10:21pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• What I Saw In My Dad's Room At The Nursing Home

  Wallpaper border made of heinies. Dapper dad, demolisher of any goodie made from coconuts.... [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 12:28pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Give This Swordsman A Hand

  Medical student and Bushido bladesman:A Johns Hopkins University student armed with a samurai sword killed a man who broke into the garage of his off-campus residence early Tuesday, a Baltimore police spokesman said. According to preliminary reports, a resident of... [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 2:44am EDT
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• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Another in the series of shots that didn't make it onto the cover of Fillmore East. Looks like Duane is having some difficulty here. Whatever could be the matter? Wail on, Skydog!...' [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 1:28am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Suspect Named In Annie Le Murder

  I've been following this case. What a waste of that girl's marvelous potential. Sources have identified the person of interest in the killing of a Yale Graduate Student as Raymond Clark. Sources told Eyewitness News that police are investigating Clark...' [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 7:07pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• So You Disagree In Some Way With Obama

  Tea party rally, Washington, DC. Good news. It's OK to say that Kanye West is a jackass....' [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 12:56am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Sometimes Moms Have To Put A Stop To The Nonsense

  An apparently left-handed Oregon rummy gets something to cry about: Klamath County authorities believe a dispute over a missing bottle of rum prompted a shooting inside a Beatty home. Sheriff Tim Evinger says 24-year-old Mark Farrell was shot late Tuesday... [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 10:59pm EDT
  by floridacracker

• Truth Really Is Stranger Than Fiction

  Our favorite way to pass the time on long drives is to listen to podcasts of "This American Life." You can count on getting a good true story told well. I also listen to them in the house. The show... [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 12:25am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Wednesday's Duane Allman Pic

  Duane's applauding something. Perhaps a faithful fan's birthday? Wail on, Skydog! No birthday's complete without a cake. Happy Birthday, Willard!... [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 6:18am EDT
  by floridacracker

• This Is All Extremely Vexing...I'm Quite Put Out!

  Now begins those special years when you start going a little green around the edges. Mr. Cracker has to get his thyroid out. Then he'll kick back in a hospital and take some radiation pills. We'd say this is a... [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:08am EDT
  by floridacracker

• Pipe Wrench Fight!

  I love this video. Literally: (Via Dan. His literal fave is the Tears for Fears vid.)... [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:31pm EDT
  by floridacracker