9/16/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: Sylvester The Cat & Tweety Bird – Tweet And Lovely

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Sylvester (who lives in an apartment building next to Tweety’s yard) Tweety Bird singing and looks through the window with his telescope. Tweety sees him, grabs a towel, exclaims “I taw I taw a peeking tom cat!”, and shuts the door after saying “That nasty old peeking tom cat!”.  Continue reading

8/9/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Didn’t It Rain

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe, is a pioneer of twentieth-century music. Tharpe attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings that were a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic/early rock accompaniment.  She became gospel music’s first crossover artist and its first great recording star. Continue reading

7/30/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Barry White – Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe

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Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album Can’t Get Enough in 1974. The song is a pop-soul track with lush string arrangements and a disco-influenced beat behind it.  Continue reading

O&A July 4th Tribute: Whitney Houston- Star Spangle Banner

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Whitney Houston’s Super Bowl XXV rendition of the Star Spangle Banner in the annals of national anthems remains the standard. Her incredible voice and the bare minimum of extraneous notes came at a particularly patriotic time, just after the onset of the Persian Gulf War. Re-released as a single after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Houston donated all proceeds to charity. She ranks among the best of all-time because of the circumstances and … that voice..  Continue reading

7/1/15 O&A Wildin Out Wednesday: I Love Lucy- The Fur Coat (Season 1 Episode 9)

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Lucy thinks a mink coat that Ricky rented for a dance number at the club is actually her anniversary gift. She’s so thrilled that Ricky can’t bring himself to tell her the truth. He plans to fake a burglary to get it away from her. Continue reading

6/24/15 O&A Wildin Out Wednesday: All in the Family- Lionel’s Engagement

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 The Jeffersons meet Lionel’s in-laws for the first time. This 1974 uncensored version explores the ongoing discussion of race relations.  Continue reading