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Author: Michael Carmody

Music

Thirty Songs in Memory of Mo Ostin
The music exec's music exec shuffles off at 95

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Music heads everywhere were stunned and saddened this week to hear of the passing of industry icon Mo Ostin, a man who somehow became one of the most successful music …

Thirty Songs in Memory of Mo Ostin
The music exec's music exec shuffles off at 95
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Little House on the Alley
F***boy Part 4

July 26, 2022September 9, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

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Little House on the Alley
F***boy Part 4
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Genny and Me
Remembering the great matriarch who saved my life

June 25, 2022May 1, 2025 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Genny was ready for bed. She labored to swallow each of her evening pills in turn — one to calm her nerves, one to prevent back spasms, one to ease …

Genny and Me
Remembering the great matriarch who saved my life
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Music

The Ballad of C.W. McCall
How a bread commercial stoked the trucker chic revolution of the 1970s

April 2, 2022December 29, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

I grew up in the ’70s on the Cherokee Strip, right on the Kansas side of the Oklahoma border, and our hometown had a pork processing plant that employed many …

The Ballad of C.W. McCall
How a bread commercial stoked the trucker chic revolution of the 1970s
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The Golden Child
F***boy Part 3: Beginnings, 1968-76

March 28, 2022September 9, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

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The Golden Child
F***boy Part 3: Beginnings, 1968-76
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Music

Hooray for Flowers!
Choice springtime jams for the vernal equinox

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - 2 Comments.

Today is the first day of spring, and boy, is the Honk home office happy about it. In honor of the season of rebirth, renewal and fresh starts, here is …

Hooray for Flowers!
Choice springtime jams for the vernal equinox
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Music

Embrace the Ides of March
The official March 15 birthday playlist

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

A surprising range of musicians across a broad spectrum of styles and genres share one quirky trait: Being born on March 15. In honor of the many jams produced by …

Embrace the Ides of March
The official March 15 birthday playlist
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Kool Aid Kids
F***boy Part 2

February 13, 2022June 25, 2024 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

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F***boy Part 2
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Music

That’s How I Got to Memphis
The story of "The Storyteller" Tom T. Hall

January 23, 2022January 24, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

When I was a kid growing up on the Cherokee Strip in the 1970s, the air was filled with country music, played and sung by a cast of colorful characters …

That’s How I Got to Memphis
The story of "The Storyteller" Tom T. Hall
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Music

David Bowie: Diamond (Jubilee) Dog
A 75-song playlist for Mr. Jones' 75th birthday

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Perhaps no musician in the history of pop music is more well-known for constant metamorphosis than the late, great David Bowie, who would have celebrated his 75th birthday today. Over …

David Bowie: Diamond (Jubilee) Dog
A 75-song playlist for Mr. Jones' 75th birthday
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Michael Carmody - Stop the Presses!

Right on. The biz has changed a lot, yet manages to hang on.

Michael Carmody - Stop the Presses!

Oh man yes, I remember it very well! That little cool, dark back room with the video games was like…

Ron May - Stop the Presses!

Great story Michael! Of course, I relate to this on a very deep level having been your substitute delivery boy…

Brian Sanders - Stop the Presses!

Been there, done that. Except I had graduated to semi-novice driver and was peddling copies of the Tulsa World at…

Michael Carmody - With Love From Me to You

Doing my best, thanks kindly.

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