From Nixon’s parting shot to Lou Gehrig’s gratitude, a look at the memorable ways people say goodbye – and what they choose to say when they get one last word.
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Charlie Recksieck
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Kenny Rogers, arguably the friendliest man in music, performed arguably two of the darker pop songs of all time.
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Charlie Recksieck
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Showtime had the money, the talent, and the freedom to compete with HBO. So why was it so often content to settle for almost-great television?
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Charlie Recksieck
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A good “Easter egg”, like pornography, is hard to define, but we know it when we see it. Some of these extras for fans are basically trivia, some are namechecks…
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Charlie Recksieck
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The moviegoer’s version of sending your meal back. Try it, it’s liberating.
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Charlie Recksieck
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My Instagram feed/algorithm is pretty ponderous; it’s a steady diet of old baseball cards, great music clips, and things like the opening credits to “Love, American Style.” What does that…
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Charlie Recksieck
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I had an English professor who used to preach to my class, “Why is a cliche a cliche? Because it works.” I understood his point in context and especially about…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Twenty Three – The Finale This is one piece I didn’t want to have to write for Popdose, even…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Twenty Two As Rob mentioned in Radio City…222, time goes quickly – and it does, as this episode was…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Twenty One Yes, we know it’s quite a bit later than expected, but since life does interfere, here’s what…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Twenty Yes – another older episode, recorded just before Rob’s surgery (which is discussed during the upcoming Episode 221). …
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Nineteen Again, an older episode, from the summer, but still as relevant and informative as ever. You know, the beauty…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Eighteen Yes, is is an “older” episode, recorded back in March – the seventh anniversary, so apologies for the delay. …
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Seventeen Although this episode was recorded just before Christmas, it serves as a warm and wonderful wrap-up to the year,…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Sixteen Yet again, we’re playing catch-up with Jon and Rob, with this brand-new episode, recorded in September. Clearly, a lot…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Fifteen And here we are with an episode recorded in July (don’t worry – we’re getting there!) and just as…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Fourteen This episode – recorded in May (!) – picks up quite nicely where you last heard them in March,…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Two Hundred Thirteen It’s been a while since you’ve heard a “new” episode of Radio City… (this episode was recorded in mid-March)…
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