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Oct 26, 20172 min read
The New Dead Milkmen
The spectacularly inconsistent punk band the Dead Milkmen have been kicking around since 1979. Their debut album Big Lizard in my...
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Fred
Oct 23, 20178 min read
JÜRGEN KLINSMANN is STILL WRONG
I wanted to do an article about the American Can-Do Spirit and then reality turned it into a story of good ol' fashioned greed.... Last...
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Fred
Oct 21, 20172 min read
Nothing's Shocking (2017)
Ted, Just Admit It - Click Above Deep in my discography is Jane's Addiction's Major Label Debut Nothing's Shocking. Top to bottom, one of...
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Fred
Oct 17, 20173 min read
Browns' Flea Market
The Cleveland Browns have now fallen to 0-6 in 2017, 1-21 since they hired coach Hugh Jackson.... Aww, screw it. I'm tired about talking...
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Fred
Oct 12, 20174 min read
The Curse of Josh Gordon
On July 12, 2012, the National Football League held its annual Supplemental Draft. 1 player and 1 player only was drafted that day. In...
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Fred
Oct 12, 20172 min read
Now What? (U.S. Men's Soccer)
So you got yourselves eliminated from the World Cup in Russia. Now what? Sorry Bruce Arena, you're fired. United States Soccer Federation...
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Fred
Oct 10, 20176 min read
The Story of Ray at (Corporation X)
Okay, we are going to dance as close to "the line" as possible today. Please excuse my vitriol. The Story of Harvey Weinstein is sending...
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Fred
Oct 7, 20173 min read
The Pixies: A Well-Oiled Machine
On Tuesday October 3, the Pixies were at the historic Cleveland Agora. A minute or two after 9 p.m., the band came on-stage and brought a...
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Fred
Oct 5, 20175 min read
The Week in Guns
We are all screwed. That's the synopsis of this article in case you don't want to read it any further. I've read about 2 dozen articles...
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Fred
Oct 3, 20171 min read
Kadavar
I don't post good musical options as often as I should on Beacon of Speech. If it was 1992, great song posts every other day. Anyhow,...
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Fred
Oct 1, 20173 min read
Real Sports News
Kudos to ESPN for reporting on today's Barcelona LaLiga game being played in front of no fans. I have been critical of ESPN lately for...
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Fred & Ted
Sep 30, 20172 min read
If You Like Sean Hannity, You Are Old. (No, Seriously, You Really Are.)
Kicking around the internet and I was reading the Cable Ratings for Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. The top show for the night, kneeling or...
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Fred
Sep 29, 20172 min read
Healthy is Unhealthy...
...when I run over your hoody-wearing, bike-pant hugging ass. Let's begin again. This morning I was driving down a dead end street and...
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Fred
Sep 26, 20172 min read
Eddie Vedder Missed the Point
I like Eddie Vedder. He's one of the few grunge singers left alive. But something about him taking a knee really bothered me and it...
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Fred
Sep 23, 20174 min read
Shitty Pakistan
I opened up my iPhone this morning and the Top Story on my feed was: Pakistan officials adamant that 'hero' doctor who helped capture...
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Fred
Sep 21, 20172 min read
MASL & MASL 2
Yesterday President Trump spoke to the United Nations and with great bombast and bravado... I can't do this. I can't write about Trump...
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Fred
Sep 18, 20174 min read
Who Does Jesus Remind You Of?
I was sitting at my kid's PSR (Parish School of Religion) Orientation, listening to the Priest drone on and on, and I couldn't help but...
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Fred
Sep 14, 20173 min read
ESPN - Every Snowflake Participates Now (Part II)
Today, the White House took the unprecedented step of asking ESPN to fire its reporter Jemele Hill. From the White House podium, Sarah...
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Fred
Sep 11, 20172 min read
History Repeats Itself
I don't want to get in a political discussion, but.... I keep seeing people saying that climate change is the reason for the strength of...
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Fred
Sep 10, 20173 min read
Little Evil
There's a cool Netflix Original movie called Little Evil. It's got a clever script, an original take on the oft-told son-of-the-devil...
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Fred
Sep 4, 20173 min read
Is Hi-C in Trouble?
Way, way back in 1948, there was a brand new drink in Florida called Hi-C. There was only one flavor, orange, and the new beverage was...
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Fred
Sep 4, 20174 min read
10 Poor Musical Decisions
Now I know better than to download the latest single by Train. No, I know better than to steal anything by Train. No, I know better than...
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Fred
Sep 3, 20174 min read
Danny Ainge and Black Flag
So I've had time to think some more about the Kyrie Irving going to Boston trade after his press conference yesterday. I am going to...
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Fred
Aug 30, 20172 min read
Joe Ha-den
Today the Cleveland Browns cut cornerback Joe Haden. They are going to pay a percentage of his $11 million salary for him to go away....
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