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• this growing old ain't for cowards - suttonhoo.blogspot.com

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  Video: John Mellencamp Live, Don't Need This Body I havent paid a whole lot of attention to John Mellencamp since he had a Cougar in his name and Jack & Diane dribbled off her Bobbie Brooks. I played that tape (it was a tape then) endlessly, maybe because it intersected' [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 5:35pm EDT
  

• Video of the week, so long MJ

  —HTO

  Even though this video drew some criticism, it's still my video for this Friday. Some of these guys are pretty decent dancers. Have a great holiday weekend. td [...]
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  Fetched: July 03, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
  

• Wimbledon Finals Preview - truveo.com

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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
  

• Rivals and Scout post new rankings for 2010 athletes

  —basketblog

  There have been some shifts on the rankings front for several IU prospects in the 2010 class. Rivals and Scout have put out new rankings, and they are pretty different. Take a look at the (current) top-ranked IU prospect Kyrie Irving. He is No. 14 on the Rivals list, but No. 6 [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 3:46pm EDT
  by Sean Morrison

• Shorties (Jeff Tweedy, Best Albums of 2009, and more) - largeheartedboy.com

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  In the New York Times magazine, David Carr profiles Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. After Mr. Tweedy formed Wilco, he found himself split between being the guy who worshiped rock music and the one on the stage. ... [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 2:51pm EDT
  

• Cool Tetris Games - arringtonsucks.com

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  We have some film reviewed in the following paragraphs. To find movie downloads do a search. “Downloadable Movie Clips” or “Download Movie Rental” might get you a good result, if they don’t, try “Online DVD”. De-Lovely: Handsome however strange biopic of the incredible songwriter Cole Porter, whose love for his [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 2:50pm EDT
  

• On the Road with Mr. D. : The Wiyos and The Two Man Gentleman Band - dreamtimepodcast.com

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  Reportedly after impressing Bob Dylan's Brooklyn-based factotum with their latest CD, the Wiyos , a Brooklyn-based band, not the street gang, will be joining Mr. D., Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp on their barnstorming tour of ballparks around the country. ... [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 2:35pm EDT
  

• Doing the 2010 rankings

  —The Hoosier Scoop

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  Rivals.com and Scout.com have both updated their 2010 rankings for men’s basketball. You can find the Rivals list here, and the Scout list here. For now, we’ll go through the list and show you where the top Indiana targets landed. KYRIE IRVING (PG, St. Patrick’s (Elizabeth, N.J.)) — No. 14 on Rivals, No. [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 2:27pm EDT
  by Hugh Kellenberger

• Mellencamp Muses About Mortality, 'Love' - npr.org

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  John Mellencamp joins Terry Gross to talk religion, politics and his album Life, Death, Love and Freedom. And he performs solo acoustic versions of four songs from the album from his Indiana home studio. [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 12:47pm EDT
  

• Win Prizes! Vital Writing Questions Answered! BEA video

  —Meg's Diary

  Happy 4th of July (in advance)!

  4th of July is one of my favorite holidays because it involves eating delicious grilled foods, explosions, and water sports (depending on where you live, of course).

  In fact it was a year ago this 4th of July that I was snorkeling and my [...]

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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 11:07am EDT
  by meggin

• Subway Ad Featuring Michael Phelps To Debut - daveibsen.typepad.com

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  A few months back, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was caught up in controversy following the publication of an embarrassing photo of the star taking a bong hit at a party. Phelps lost his Kellogg's endorsement deal as a result. ... [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 10:40am EDT
  

• Steve Vai, Israel Studio Guitar Legend Trade Shred, Decimate Tel Aviv - betbender.blogspot.com

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  From Israel21c : "With the media touting doomsday scenarios at every opportunity about a fracture between the Israeli government and US administration regarding the peace process, its nice to know Israelis and Americans can still make beautiful music together. "Legendary American hard rock guitar virtuoso Steve Vai was in town [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 10:40am EDT