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2013 LA Marathon Hurt Me Lots
Just home from running the LA Marathon. I’m showered and, thankfully, walking again. When I walked in the door I could barely pick up my right leg to take a step, the combo of an injury from tod …
LA Marathon Sunday
I’m running the LA Marathon again this Sunday. My goal this year is to qualify for Boston. As a 40 year-old man I need to finish a qualifying marathon in less than 3 hours and 15 minutes. My per …
“Rock n Roll Doctor, can I make a music recommendation for you?” Music Hack Day Fun
I’ve been answering my phone, “Rock n Roll Doctor, can I make a music recommendation for you?” all day, asking people what they’ve been listening to lately and attempting to st …
Grammy weekend run?
In town for the GRAMMYs? Join us for a long run Sunday morning, from my house in Santa Monica to the beach. 8:30am – 5 miler 9:30am – 8 miler If others have kids maybe they can party with …
Start 2013 with a Life-Changing Challenge
You’re invited to join us for a life-changing 8-week challenge, The Whole Life Challenge. It starts February 16th, 2013, sign up and join the FISTFULAYEN gym right here. As always, there will be …

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All of today's top music news stories
The Doors Legend Ray Manzarek Dead At 74
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away on Monday after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer
Stone Temple Pilots To Carry On With Chester Bennington
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington plans to continue working with Stone Temple Pilots following their surprise performance and song release this weekend
System of a Down's Shavo Posts Rant Against Serj Tankian
System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian took to his Facebook page yesterday and accused the band's frontman Serj Tankian of holding the band back.
John Fogerty Open To Creedence Clearwater Revival Reunion
John Fogerty was a guest on CBS This Morning and said that he would consider a reunion with his former band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, in the future
Tommy Lee A No Show At Motley Crue Walk of Fame Induction
Motley Crue were inducted into the Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame in Uncasville, CT prior to the band's concert there on Saturday
Rolling Stones Celebrate 35th Anniversary of Some Girls In The Studio
The Rolling Stones Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Ian McLagan celebrate the 35th anniversary of their 1978 album 'Some Girls' on a special edition of In The Studio

Seth Godin’s riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread.

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McNally Smith Commencement 2013 – a Real Kickstarter!
A standard line in a lot of commencement speeches announces that students are now entering the “real world,” presumably as opposed to the “ivory tower” of higher education. At McNally Smith we have a …

CALLING ALL MCNALLY SMITH SONGWRITERS!!!
McNally Smith songwriters — here is a special opportunity for you and I hope you will take full advantage of it. Each year, the college selects some of the best songs written by our students and relea …

Imagine
In the wake of a tragedy such as the bombing at the Boston Marathon, it is so hard to imagine what is in the hearts and minds of the people who create explosions to generate random chaos, horror, and …

A Conversation with Aby Wolf (Part 2 of 2) and a Collaboration on Original Song, “You Shined A Light”
McNally Smith President Harry Chalmiers concludes his enlightening conversation with Twin Cities-based artist Aby Wolf (A Wolf and Her Claws, Wolf Lords) and collaborates with the exceptional vocalist …

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