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So, I am a bit of a history nerd. I was reading the Wikipedia article on the Byzantine Empire. There was an incident in 532 AD referred to as the "Nika Revolt" that resulted in half of Constantinople being burned. The chant of those participating in the revolt was "Nika" which is translated...

I took my wife to the Georgetown game as part of her Birthday Weekend celebration so I didn't get a chance to post this earlier. I would have posted in the postgame thread, but that seems to have been locked... Anyway, my report on the game based on my observations. Take them with a grain of...

So this song has particular significance for Connecticut. Harford in particular.

So, I've been thinking for awhile that this could be a fun song thread. I'll start if off with one that many of you may never have heard from a band that was very popular around Baltimore in the mid-70's to early 80's but not so much anywhere else.

So, someone had to do it. Post songs that tell a story. I will start off with this one from Bobby Gentry. So, what was Billy Joe and the girl throwing off the bridge?

Yes, I know. Another music thread but as I was working away at my desk, this song came over the web radio station I was listening to and I thought this might be a fun off topic thread for our music gurus to chew on. I give you "Buzz Buzz a-Diddle-it" by Freddy Cannon...

We have some great song threads going with lots of entries. It also seems like we need a few chuckles in our day so I thought it would be fun to list some songs and then the parodies to those songs. There is more out there then Weird Al Yankovic. ;)

Saylor Poffenbarger turns 18 today. I feel old...

Some of the songs that have come up on the "Songs of Love and Loss" thread have been traditional folk songs that have been updated by contemporary artists such as Fairport Convention, Joan Baez, and others. There are some very good modern updates of traditional Irish, Scottish, and English...

I caught a few women's softball games on ESPN last weekend under the auspices of the "Athletes Unlimited" organization. Did a little digging on their website and the business model and how the league operates is intriguing. They are starting with softball and are planning to expand to...

So while digging through the Everly Brothers catalog, I came across this haunting song that inspired this thread topic.

I will start this off with a rare song that is based on an old Dutch story that Washington Irving included in an early American Folk Tale compilation.

So Ms. Boston decided to go to South Carolina Ok, time to move on and enjoy this season. There is a lot of great basketball to be played and players to enjoy this season. Next year will take care of itself.