President Barack Obama is greeted by Mayor Steve Adler on the tarmac upon his arrival on Air Force One at Austin Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas
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President Barack Obama chats with Evan Smith, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Texas Tribune at the opening Keynote during the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at The Long Center in Austin, Texas
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) December 10, 2025OK, first things first I'll teach your brains Then I'm a start rocking fitbits and Bangs #FlotusBars https://t.co/sogyydQCMF
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when @FLOTUS recorded, we stood by with a fire extinguisher because she was just that good 💃💃🔥🔥 twitter.com/CollegeHumor/s…
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The Gregory Brothers (@gregorybrothers) December 10, 2025The First Lady dropped a new single today with @JayPharoah - check it out: youtu.be/_1yAOK0nSb0 #BetterMakeRoom #FLOTUSBars
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I’m in a sappy mood. You’ll have to deal.
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Runnin’ - Naughty Boy feat. Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin
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Someone Like You - Adele
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All Of Me - John Legend
Continue reading ‘Night owl chat - Love songs, nothing but love songs’
Ode to Joy. Bliss out, Night Owls.
As a young boy growing up in Washington Heights, I, thanks to my surroundings, had a wide range of musical tastes. I learned to love classical on my own. My brothers got me into everything from the Beatles to Elvis Costello. My friends inducted me into b-boy culture. And MTV was where I learned of Madness.
Their videos opened a new world to me, far away from my barrio. London! Pork pie hats! Ska rhythms! It was awesome.
And, as if I couldn’t love them enough, when I started watching real football, and fell in love with Chelsea FC, I learned that Suggs, their frontman, is a devoted Blue. So, for tonight’s night owl chat, some Madness.
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One Step Beyond
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It Must Be Love
I’m one of those odd people who thinks “Born to Run” is the greatest rock album ever made. Better than “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts’ Club Band”. Better than “Exile on Main Street.” Better even than my beloved “The Joshua Tree.” No rock album had the abandon, the joy, the sheer scale of “Born to Run”. So, on the anniversary of its release, the full Monty. Enjoy.
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This Old Heart of Mine
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I Say a Little Prayer
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