Today's Show: the A-List!

I'll be on air with DJ Mojo from 12-1, on the Suicide Sunglasses Show which runs 11-1. Today I have a quirky little playlist, that I'm sure will entertain. Tune in on 91.7MHz FM in the Tivoli, or online at the MetRadio site!

We're off!

Metro State's classes got of to a cold start this morning, amid doubt about next year's funding. In the midst of the Haitian crisis, Colorado's budget has been pushed into a diminished role. And yet, as cash flows out of state and federal coffers, like many other states, Colorado faces a budget deficit for the 2009 fiscal year (Sunshine Review). State funding for higher education totaled $706 million last year. That was with the help of $337 million in federal stimulus cash. If the bill passes, next year that total will drop to $650 million, with $95 million in federal stimulus cash (Denver Post). These heady numbers are easy to throw around. It's even easier to lose sight of how they could affect all of us as students. Yearly tuition increases are routine, and have become just another part of the cost of college. The loss of state funding can only accelerate this pattern, especially for students of a public school like Metro. So, now, we're starting the Spring 2010 semester, wondering if the money we spend will be worth it on graduation.

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That Song

Do you ever hear that song?

It's that one, off the album you bought while you were in love with that girl? You couldn't get it out of your head, so you left it on repeat overnight once, and when you woke up the lyrics were so burned into your memory, you never listened to it again?

It's that one, the one that becomes something more than a song. It is as if you have taken ownership of it, applied meaning to it as if it were your own work. It's the song that trancends mere song-dom and becomes a part of the soundtrack of your life.

Maybe we'll play that song.
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Hospital Beds - Cold War Kids

Podcasts? Podcasts!

I've finally gotten a number of the podcasts off of MetRadio's server, and I'm working on getting them cleaned up. Consider it a new years resolution! Unfortunately, I have no real listeners or readers, so I have no one to keep me accountable. Except for my brother, who keeps whining about getting our session. Ironically, that particular one was doomed. The recording level was too low and it's almost impossible to hear anything. We'll see how some sonic surgery turns out, but I'm not too optimistic about that one.

Blog of Note: Lowering the Bar

Kevin Underhill, a products liability and consumer protection lawyer maintains the legal humor blog Lower the Bar. His posts read like Onion articles, but are really just the inanities of the legal world brought to light. Consider, the Californian who stole a car to get to a hearing- on car stealing charges.

Lower the Bar. Legal Humor (Seriously)

Another Show Cancelled

Yet again, access schenanigans have shat all over the show. Will be on air at least once next week, and I'll be making it up to everyone with a live special next Saturday. Stay tuned for updates!