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Old 01-29-2007, 12:11 AM   #1
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Old 01-29-2007, 12:17 AM   #2
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rock and roll baby.....I need more cowbell!!!
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Sales and marketing cd's while on the road. No music if I am on a job site. Grateful Dead, ACDC, Green Day, John Denver, Classical, Afroman, Country, ...................everything except jazz and blues.
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News radio junky
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I agree News Radio (Australia that is).

But seriously, usually nothing. With electric saw, hammer drills, nailing guns etc etc going off all the time, ask yourself can you really hear the radio?? So i don't bother. I do on the way to and from work. That's it!

to abc news radio. (rolling news 103.9FM)
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I listen to the voices inside my head
They tell me what to do
The voices must be obeyed
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National Public Radio mostly. Or NFL Radio during football season. And I use a walkman so I don't disturb anyone else - I keep one earbud in so I can hear what people are saying with my other ear even though >90% of the time I'm alone anyhow.
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oldies mostly but I keep the radio on low, so I can hear what's going on- also a safety issue..
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Talk radio if anything. If I hear Freebird, Stairway to Heaven or Hotel California one more time somebody or something is going to be hurtin'.
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Disco baby. It's Saturday Night Fever everyday.
Seriously though, I love to listen to Yoko Ono
Seriously, seriously, though, I listen to Mozart and Beethoven

Sorry, what was the question?
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In my workshop I have all my cd on a duke box and it just plays random. Approx 300+albums. Everyday is a different 1. Eveything from folk, to classical, sinatra, too metallica.
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news/talk in the am, then ipod mostly punk or surf rock
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Talk radio & music of your life w/ Carl Hampton. ( Sinatra, Mills Brothers, Glen Miller Band Etc...)
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News/Talk in the morning then classic country in the afternoon, unless its baseball season, then gotta have a game on.(go Cards)
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Mix 106.5 It plays hits from 80's, 90's and today. It is a safe station. Since I do some work when a homeowner may hear it, I try to play someting that will not offend anyone. (My radio does not play country)
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Classic rock. I know all the songs. Not talk radio because I can hardly do 10 things at once let alone pay attention to what they are saying when all the equipment is running. Years ago they guys would have Howard Stern on. They would always be stopping what they were doing to stand around the radio to hear what hes was talking about. Thats when I decided music only. KEEP BUSY
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Sirius Hair Nation all the time
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I listen to englbert humperdink , kenny g ,john tesh,and if we are feeling squirley we pop in some celine dion ,seriously though mancow in the morning 70's,80's,90's and todays great hits whatever those are ..
 
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Classic rock, Blues, Southern rock, REAL country like Waylon or Johnny Cash- And you can NEVER hear Stairway to Heaven too many times!
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