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The Sleeper State

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The Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity. We didn’t actually do anything in Cincinnati: just twisted the dial around in search of a station we could pretend was the legendary WKRP. I was going … Continue reading

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Viva Columbus, or, Fun With Spastics (part 1)

Our crash pad on the first night out of Canada was Renee’s Ponderosa Bungalow in Columbus, Ohio. Renee is a pop culture history chick (and I use “chick” in the empowering sense) with a Wonder Woman fetish whose own personal … Continue reading

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If I can't air guitar, I don't want no air at all.

Bobby: No, Mr. Gorgenchuck, I will not stop rockin’ in your classroom. You’re sittin’ there telling me about the food chain, well, how about the rock chain? Instead of a cow at the top there’s, like, maybe a guitar. Cause … Continue reading

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Ohio: The Sleeper State

Oh, sure, it may not garner the same media hoopla as a Rhode Island or an Idaho, but Ohio has a lot more going for it than you think. When written in capitals, its name is symmetrical along the x-axis–can … Continue reading

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