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Music Review: Our New Music Critic Reports on Paul Collins’ New One – The King of Power Pop!

September 4, 2010
By Sal Cannestra
Music Review: Our New Music Critic Reports on Paul Collins’ New One – The King of Power Pop!

Paul Collins – The King of Power Pop! (Alive Natural Sound Records – 2010) 3 out of 4 **** Paul Collins’ new record, The King of Power Pop!, is better than any Paul Collins record circa 2010 has a right to be.  That is not to say it is an excellent record.  His choice of cover tunes is tired (both the Box Tops hit “The Letter” and the Flamin’ Groovies “You Tore Me Down” have been done countless times by others).  And his own songs rarely, if ever, stray outside of the generic power-pop codes that Collins himself helped...
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Red Riding: Blu-ray Edition

September 3, 2010
By piers marchant
Red Riding: Blu-ray Edition

Red Riding: Blu-ray Edition  |  Directors Julian Jarrold, James Marsh & Anand Tucker  |  Score: 6.8 The bodies of the dead largely outweigh those of the living in this curious triptych of films based on a quartet of novels by David Pearce, each a...
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Quick Suggestion: Public Speaking

September 2, 2010
By Author in Post
Quick Suggestion: Public Speaking

The other day Jeremy said:  “When you speak in public you should make it like a woman’s dress.  It should be long enough to cover the subject and short enough to keep everyones attention.” ••• To become a fan of FriendlySuggestions.com on Facebook, click...
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Thinking Yourself Healthy: More about Shoulds and Musts

September 1, 2010
By Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus
Thinking Yourself Healthy: More about Shoulds and Musts

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Norman, a twice-divorced thirty-six-year-old lawyer, came for therapy.  He often ran into interpersonal problems, but recently he had lost three close friendships, had a serious falling out with his parents, and his fiancée had broken off their engagement.  No...
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Quick Suggestion: From the Who Knew? email – Fast Pain Relief!

August 31, 2010
By Anonymous
Quick Suggestion: From the Who Knew? email – Fast Pain Relief!

Quaker Oats for fast pain relief… it’s not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for...
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Sandy’s Story: Back to College 2010

August 30, 2010
By Sandy Gerger
Sandy’s Story: Back to College 2010

Hmmmm.   Back to school.  A topic fraught with pride, expectation, a little fear, and a sense of inevitablility. All I can convey to you is my experience from my not so typical perspective on the subject. Some background.  My daughter Elizabeth and I are...
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