Clapton Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Eric Clapton! The guitar god is having a birthday today!  Many Happy Returns, Eric! “Bell Bottom Blues” by Eric Clapton (live in Japan, November 1999)

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The Flash!

The Flash, a.k.a. Barry Allen, is back! A new miniseries starts in April featuring the resurrected Flash. The creative team is writer Geoff Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver. Welcome back, Barry! I’ve missed you!

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Format Change for WBCN?

Rumors are flying around that WBCN, the rock of Boston, might be changing their music format. Cha-Chi Loprete, the Promotions Director of WBCN, has no comment to the rumors. However, The Boston Herald‘s “Inside Track” girls wrote a piece about it in today’s paper. http://bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1162104

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Darth Vader has Cancer!

Actually, it’s the guy in the Darth Vader costume, David Prowse, who recently revealed that he has prostate cancer. He’s been undergoing radiotherapy of two months. Get Well Soon, David! May the Force Put the Cancer in Remission!

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Outside In Song of the Week

Happy Belated Birthday, Sir Elton John! It was back on March 25, last Wednesday. This song totally describes how much of a survivor Elton is.  Also, I used to play this song a lot when I was a disc jockey at Emerson College. “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John

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Mercedes Advocates for Asperger’s

Mercedes Jones, a.k.a. “The Protester” (her camp nickname), goes around and speaks about living with Asperger’s Syndrome.  She is considered high-functioning because she was diagnosed at 9 years old. She has done speeches to employers and other groups, explaining what Asperger’s is and isn’t.  The fifth grader is considering about going into politics or being [...]

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R.I.P. Larry Glick

Boston has lost another radio icon. Larry Glick, the former late night host of WBZ radio, has passed away after 10 hours of heart surgery in Florida. He was major radio personality in Boston from 1966 to 1992 when he retired. Larry was 87 years old. I remember that Andy Moes once had Larry on [...]

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Music Soothes and Heals

Researchers are discovering that music does more than soothe.  It heals people on the spectrum, according to this recent article called “How Music Can Soothe  — And Perhaps Heal” in The Miami Herald.  Tim Page is quoted throughout the piece.  Page was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.  The former Washington Post music critic admits that he [...]

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Star Trek Birthdays

Happy Birthday, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy! The two Star Trek legends have birthdays this week.  William’s was on Sunday, March 22.  Leonard’s is Thursday, March 26.  Many Happy Returns, Kirk and Spock! William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy Look Back Classic Star Trek: Scenes from “Devil in The Dark”

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Weighted Blankets Make Me Sleepy

No wonder I sleep with so many blankets in my bed! According to this article, Weighted Blankets can Induce Melatonin for Sleep in People with Autism, these blankets help people with autism spectrum disorders fall asleep.  It’s because they calm the nervous system.  They trigger the serotonin in their brains which makes the melatonin increase [...]

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