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I can’t hear this without thinking of the story of the pre-fame Van Halen version, youtu.be/SXtPC8P1jtI

youtu.beVAN HALEN Gonna Take A Lot Of Drugs / THE WARNER BROTHERS DEMOS 1977YouTube video by vhsoundmania
Jezza Morgan ; @porpster.bsky.social

Nicolette Larson takes a Neil Young song to #8, "Lotta Love" - produced by Ted Templeman. #AT40 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotta_L... youtu.be/vpFfjWdhROU?...

I like this, and my favorite is probably the Greg Lake song. I realized the playlist I made somewhat recently, songsha.re/open/ebb46c4..., was for defocusing nostalgia for a sort of evergreen listening set.

songsha.reImport "eclectic Xmas" into your music libraryDownload SongShift for free from the iOS App Store to import this playlist into your music library.
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

And here you go 🎄🎄🎄 www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Must-read story on how a private equity group cornered the fire truck market, doubling prices, causing massive delays and leaving departments across the county — including Los Angeles — without the resources needed to combat fires.

thebignewsletter.comDid a Private Equity Fire Truck Roll-Up Worsen the L.A. Fires?During the LA fires, dozens of fire trucks sat in the boneyard, waiting for repairs the city couldn't afford. Why? A private equity roll-up made replacing and repairing those trucks much pricier.

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