Cozy up to the fire as a Christmas obsessed music collector chats about new CDs to his collection, the Christmas music that got away, and links to Christmas music via the web (and the occasional mp3 post).
Happy Thanksgiving 2009!
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Marilyn Monroe
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stubbysfears said…
Happy Thanksgiving, Cap'n. Peace on Earth and I'll have another serving of Marilyn. ;-)
I could swear I posted a Happy Turkey Day message here yesterday, but now it's gone. Perhaps I screwed up the word verification and didn't notice. Anyhow, hope you had a happy Turkey Day, and break a drumstick with that big production!
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