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from March 20, 2012
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A viking ship appears on the horizon, a likeness of Loretta Lynn carved into its bow. Rare birds flock together to sing Francoise Hardy as soul hits. A sunset of blips and bleeps fills the air.
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March 20, 2012: untitled we stand; live set and interview with THEESatisfaction
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:02am
trouble:
good vernal equinox morning! |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:03am
PKNY:
Setting it off w/ Alice Coltrane? Proper! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:05am
groucho:
Manchester, England signing in. Beautiful tune to start off with! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:06am
trouble:
today's explosive picture is by ben wolfinsohn, feelin fuzzy and explosive today on this spring turnover day... |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:06am
Titus:
good morning to you from GA, Trouble! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:07am
trouble:
good morning pkny and manchester england! we are in a death match to win best non commercial radio station in the universe! if you are listening on line and sign in through here it counts as a vote for wfmu! soundtap.com... |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:08am
still b/p:
Heard a peeper in southern Maine Sunday night. That's good 'n early compared to past years. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:08am
trouble:
good morning titus in GA |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:11am
Van in DC:
Morning trouble! Happy Spring! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:12am
Van in DC:
And yep! Got my soundtap thing going! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:18am
trouble:
morning van! still b/p: all week now i have been pulled out of sleep while it is still dark by an insistent mockingbird. shocked at first to be awake, once i realize what i am listening to i am thrilled |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:19am
c2677:
i don't understand this madness contest thing - how do we "win"... do we have to log in and "like" every show? | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:20am
hmmmm:
soundtap not working for me. I signed in, pressed play on wfmu and it says at the top (where it was playing normally for my 90 min max yesterday) "Select a show to begin streaming". I went to the wfmu profile to click on "listen live" but nothing happens, also went to Trouble's on air show to click on "listen live" and also nothing. Any suggestions? I tried signing off and then signing back on again but can't get wfmu to play on soundtap. Anyone else having this problem? | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:21am
Toonman:
cool and so cool = Newcastle UK | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:25am
still b/p:
Record your mockingbird and include it as one of your talk-over bird selections! (Or designate DJ Icepack as the 0-dark-thirty field recording engineer with suitable compensation.) | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:27am
Andy in Iowa City:
I think Soundtap is working for me, but who knows. WFMU had a solid lead yesterday until WOBC suddenly started surging last night. Kinda weird. It's just a silly contest of course, but we all want to share our 'FMU love. Btw, WOBC isn't even using their transmitter today. To listen, people have to go online/through Soundtap. Convenient: "previously schedule maintenance." | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:27am
Andy in Iowa City:
Oh, and hello and good morning to Trouble and fellow listeners! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:28am
Deepak:
'Music of the alps', another compilation i'll try and get. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:28am
groucho:
@Toonman hew geordie lad! I'm from Durham originally. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:30am
diane:
It's been weird since at least Dan Bodah's show. I checked it at various points between now and then, and it always shows 12 listeners for OBC and 4 for FMU. Even though on the "top shows" page at Soundtap, Airborne was #1 with 40 or 50 listeners. A founder from Soundtap called Dan during his show. Dan reckons the site was (is?) swamped and that eventually all credits will be duly counted. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:37am
groucho:
I'm listening via soundtap but I don't like the concept of comparing stations. different people like different things, they shouldn't then be told 'well, what you listen to is ranked 3 below what I listen to, so I'm better than you'. I bet the winning station is crap anyway and only plays bass-y music to rattle the one brain cell of it's combined listenership | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:38am
Faye:
This is the kind of show I can depend on! I love you Trouble. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:39am
still b/p:
Tina Cole, Rob's wife on My Three Sons, was one of them Four King Cousins. At a time when I looked pretty much like Ernie, I thought she was somethin'. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:41am
groucho:
do the Four King Cousins know their name sounds rude if you say it fast? | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:42am
Cecile:
my heroes are: Captain Beefheart, my friends with chronic illnesses, Sylvester, Arthur Ashe, and Michael Yonkers. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:43am
diane:
I think the concept of the contest was basically a good way to draw attention to the website, which I'm pleased they did- it's a nice concept. On the front page (soundtap.com) there's a "now playing" list, where you can easily check a whole bunch of stations to see what's playing... | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:43am
Cecile:
I didn't know there were still 63 non-commercial stations left in the world. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:43am
Cecile:
And good morning. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:44am
Andy in Iowa City:
Good attitude Trouble. We're all here, we know what's good for our ears (and hearts)! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:46am
hmmmm:
yeah, still can't get on for some reason | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:48am
c2677:
Ok, so I finally just figured out that ou have to hit the play button and listen through their stream... why? | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:50am
c2677:
@diane the "4" and the "12" are the seedings. WFU was placed into the tournament bracket "ranked" #4. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:50am
Van in DC:
Yeah, with soundtap, I just keep hitting F5 (refresh) and then click on Play again when I have problems... | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:51am
(-_-):
BOYCOTT THE SOUNDTAP CONTEST, NOW! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:51am
hmmmm:
omg that did it, pressing F5. Thanks Van in DC! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:52am
(-_-):
Main thing is that the Marathon contest was won. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:53am
diane:
@c2677 Well, I'm feeling a bit sheepish now...At least I learned a new term, "seedings," on top of the challenging math practice required for posting. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:53am
dc pat:
nice list Cecile. I'like Arthur Ashe too. Hmmm coming up with a concise list for me would be really tough. Tom Waits comes to mind, Joe Strummer... Stravinsky? Wolf, my dad, Abbie Hoffman? Nick Cave, MLK, Flanery O'Connor, | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:54am
groucho:
soundtap's homepage IS useful, plus, according to the little love hearts, this is the most loved show on air right now. can't argue with that, but again, this can't be everyone's cup of tea, but what is? | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:56am
dc pat:
...anybody that realizes and fulfills their own unique vision... | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:57am
dc pat:
this tune is flat out amazing. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:57am
yayson:
good morning trouble!!! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:57am
Snortley:
Cool thing about Soundtap is that apparently you can click the slider to rewind to an earlier point in the webcast. Last night when Dan Bodah started playing metal, not to my taste, I was able to go back to Kurt's fill-in and catch stuff I missed while I was out. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 9:58am
David:
YEEEEEESSSSS Thanks for playing some Georgia Anne Muldrow! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:01am
trouble:
georgia anne is coming out to record a few songs next week, following her show at SOB's next monday night. i am soooooexcited... |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:01am
βrian:
Love the fuzzy tree. I was looking to get one for my yard but got distracted. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:02am
Stu:
Hei Trouble! Great sounds today I never get used to when you change clocks and we haven't yet. But we will soon....hear it's warm there....snow has almost melted here! Happy Equinox! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:03am
trouble:
good morning yayson! hello dc pat! howdy andy in iowa city, good day cecile!kisses to you faye! |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:03am
roman:
and i thought this was the dirty beaches version... | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:03am
Brian en Angleterre:
Hello trouble & friends. Saw the first magnolia in bloom yesterday. Now that is Springtime for me. One of the bestest trees but so blooming short. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:05am
Van in DC:
@Brian - waaaaay too short. They are so magnificent and smell so wonderful. For like less than a week. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:07am
dc pat:
yeah, like the magnolias. They're pretty much gone now around here... especially after that king hell rain this morning.. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:08am
trouble:
hey brian! i had a stupendous magnolia in a backyard of my neighbor, alas the miscreant sawed it down!!! what is the world coming to? it was sooooo gorgeous and big and happy. helloo STU! |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:08am
groucho:
haha a song from a musical on the Trojan Label??? brilliant, they should do a Jrojan box-set of reggae showtunes. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:09am
dave in vermont:
why have i stayed away so long?? glad to hear the modern world again | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:09am
groucho:
*Trojan | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:10am
Brian en Angleterre:
Van it feels sad when the blossoms have gone. To misquote the song 'Is That All There Is (left)?' trouble that is a hanging offence. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:10am
Tyler:
that francoise hardy song was sampled by dirty beaches latest album, I was fooled by the original! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:10am
richard:
Shame on WOBC - they have shut down their over the air broadcast to sway the results on Soundtap. Come on WFMU log in and play! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:11am
Brian en Angleterre:
When I wrote hanging I meant serious tickling at least. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:16am
RevoluTuck:
What a beautiful Spring sunny morning here in Tennessee with Trouble the help accent it! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:16am
roman:
@tyler -- yeah i figured once i heard the voice...definitely sounded older than 2011 :) | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:21am
Brian en Angleterre:
Is Soundtap only available to listeners in the US? I cannot sign up or am being very thick, this is very likely. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:21am
trouble:
good spring morning tenneseeeee! |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:25am
trouble:
join in the modernworld fun on facebook my lovelies! i am looking to forge a brave new world: sharing cool info, books, music, films, food, all of it! www.facebook.com... |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:25am
Jennique:
Morning Trouble! At first glance I thought this was a picture of cobwebs taking over a tree. Can't tell if I like blossoms or cobwebs better on a tree. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:26am
northguineahills:
actually got up at 9 to catch Trouble for the first time in awhile. Usually don't wake up this early until Thursdays. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:27am
Van in DC:
@Brian - I didn't see anything in their FAQ about limited availability by country or anything... Meanwhile, I maxed out my 1st account at Soundtap for today...starting my 2nd ha ha ha (evil laugh) | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:29am
trouble:
bonjour jennique! isn't that a great pic? north guinea hills: i appreciate your early rising from the bottom of my sleepy heart! |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:31am
northguineahills:
no problem, had to kill that rut of staying up late watching Netflix anyways. Always a pleasure to listen in! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:31am
βrian:
Smoke tree. That's it. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:33am
Patrick:
Trouble, what konono album is this on? This is great! It's gonna be 90 here in Ohio today, ugh | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:36am
trouble:
hey patrick!! it's not on a konono album the artist is baloji his album is kinshasa succursale new on crammed disc |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:37am
northguineahills:
That Konono No. 1 was kickass! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:40am
northguineahills:
I was in a giant apt bldg last weekend where the hallways were w/ posters, portraits (including velvets) of Willie. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:42am
Van in DC:
Grrr. Work interfered for a bit there, and I miss Sharon Van Etten. :( | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:45am
c2677:
keep up the good work - we're gaining on them at soundtap... | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:46am
Brian en Angleterre:
Saw Baloji recently supporting Orchestra Baobab. His guitarist used to play with Franco. They dressed like a 60/70s soul band but had a Congo sensibility. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:49am
Deepak:
i have a soft spot for dreamy, laid back and ambient music, just had to comment. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:53am
glenn:
by the way, i'd like to thank trouble for introducing me to joe bataan. hie music, anyway. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 10:57am
trouble:
glenn i did meet joe batan once at a crazee show in the basement of a jersey city library. if you were there i would have introduced you~ deepak: amen brother! |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:07am
glenn:
willie IS good, but that teatro album is all daniel lanois, in my opinion. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:19am
paula pc:
THEE SATISFACTION! Thanks, Trouble!!!!! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:20am
trouble:
paula pc: aren't they fantabulous? |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:23am
Jennique:
Nice writeup on THEESatisfaction on NPR. Also has tracks to listen to: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/18/148304885/first-listen-theesatisfaction-awe-naturale?ps=mh_fl | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:23am
erella in toronto:
wonderful show, trouble. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:24am
trouble:
hey erella! thanks tons! |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:25am
Cecile:
What about Six-Mix-a-Lot? | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:26am
trouble:
they mentioned him cecile... |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:27am
Cecile:
Ah, I missed that part. Just got back. Who doesn't like Mix? | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:29am
Cecile:
they sounded adorable. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:30am
Priscilla:
Hummingbird cam is back! http://www.ustream.tv/channel-popup/Hummingbird-Nest-Cam | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:32am
Danne D:
I think the soundtap is harmless fun (and actually a good way for stations to get some notice that otherwise wouldn't) :) That said, if weev still had a show we'd probably be able to hack our way to a win ;) | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:32am
Cecile:
ooh, thanks! I wonder if barn owl cam is also back. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:33am
trouble:
yeah hummingbird cam!!! there is also a hawk cam posted up on this is the modern world facebook page |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:34am
Cecile:
can you give me the link, trouble? I don't have facebook. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:35am
glenn:
otter cam. http://dailyotter.org/post/15775668381/otters-chase-butterfly-video | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:37am
Cecile:
awwww | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:40am
glenn:
otters are kinda dorky. i like that. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:40am
trouble:
nyu hawk cam www.livestream.com... |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:42am
Cecile:
thank you! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:48am
Mike East:
been a hectic morning so far, but the moments I was able to catch of the show today brought me back to a good place. Thanks, Trouble. | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:49am
Jennique:
Sam Easterson strapped some web cams to a buncha wild animals heads, including an armadillo, a wolf and a tarantula. Check it: http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10249 | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:50am
roman:
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL! | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 11:53am
glenn:
http://www.livestream.com/thekittencam?utm_source=website-channel-page&utm_medium=related | |
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Tue. 3/20/12 12:27pm
Van in DC:
Wanted to say thanks for the great show. Really was nice, many thanks trouble. | |
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