Author Archives: James Rising

About James Rising

A recovering radio addict wrestles with the written word.

Sunday Wrap: 10/17/11-10/22/11

Sunday Wrap: 10/17/11-10/22/11 The weekly wrap-up of posts from Rising’s Rant. A busy week but still no real increase in output. I do feel the muse coming back. Or possibly that’s just heartburn. Juiced! Catch up on my adventures in … Continue reading

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Aggregate Saturday

Aggregate Saturday A fairly long entry in the “Juiced” section of this blog. 28 days and going very well. – I cut the fingers of my right hand, right where I type and use the mouse. Painful and slows me … Continue reading

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Picture this: Prohibiton

For some reason the first picture reminds me of the scene in “Animal House” where the college is emptying out the frat house. John Belushi’s character, Bluto watches with horror as the bar is carried out and screams like a … Continue reading

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Radio DaZe : The early years.

Radio DaZe : The early years. It was my first radio job. 10 watts. So low on the dial most radios couldn’t receive it. Listenership? Probably me and my dog. WRUV-FM was student run by the University of Vermont. I … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Paul

Paul 2010 NR 104 minutes Director Greg Mottola (More As This Story Develops (TV movie) (filming),2009 Adventureland, 2007 Superbad) has done a spectacular job with Simon Peggs story about two Sci-Fi obsessed Brits (Pegg is one of them) on a … Continue reading

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Edgar M Villchur R.I.P.

You don’t know the name, Edgar M Villchur – but you have heard his work all your life. Many times we take the world around us and the devices that we use for granted. Things just work, right? But the … Continue reading

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Why Dan Wheldon Raced

I don’t like showing this, but it’s key to my point. Dan Wheldon was a race car driver. It’s what he did until the day he died. Race car drivers that I have interviewed, good ones anyway, all share a … Continue reading

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Sunday Wrap:

Sunday Wrap: Juiced! Monday 10/10/11 Blog Post Caption: Have You Seen Frank? Tuesday Blog Post Swing and a miss-spelling version Wednesday Blog Post Weekender Column: Facebook Friends Thursday Blog Post Radio DaZe: The early years Friday Blog PostPicture This: Lewd? … Continue reading

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Aggregate Saturday:

Aggregate Saturday: So my numbers according to the great almighty gawd “GOOGLE” went thru the roof yesterday. I bet it was the “lewd” post. Show a little T&A and the battle for eyeballs is won. – Maybe I should just … Continue reading

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Picture This: Lewd?

While her outfit is certainly sexy I can’t say that it rises (pun intended) to the level of lewd. The story: The airline thought it was. Kyla Ebbert, a waitress in California, appeared on several national news programs in 2007 … Continue reading

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