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Saturday Odds & Sods: Shake This Town

September 5, 2026September 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Shake This Town

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The Federal Flood Files 2.0

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A compilation of post-K posts. Dedicated to my fellow New Orleanians, past and present. Continue reading The Federal Flood Files 2.0

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The Double Whammy Anniversary

August 29, 2026August 28, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s that day again. Continue reading The Double Whammy Anniversary

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Compulsion (1959)

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Ripped from the 1920s headlines: A fictionalized take on the Leopold and Loeb case. Starring Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman, EG Marshall, and Martin Milner. Directed by Richard Fleischer. Continue reading Compulsion (1959)

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Saturday Odds & Sods: American Roulette

August 22, 2026August 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: American Roulette

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Happy Birthday, John Hiatt

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

“And the master of disaster, gets tangled in his Telecaster. He can’t play it any faster, when he plays the blues.” Continue reading Happy Birthday, John Hiatt

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Rags & Bones

August 15, 2026August 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Rags & Bones

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Jupiter Hollow

August 8, 2026August 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Jupiter Hollow

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Heat Wave

August 1, 2026July 31, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Heat Wave

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Summertime

July 25, 2026July 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Summertime

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Days

July 18, 2026July 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Days

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretending

July 11, 2026July 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretending

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Hey Baby, It’s The Fourth Of July

July 4, 2026July 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

“Red and white, blue suede shoes. I’m Uncle Sam, how do you do?” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Hey Baby, It’s The Fourth Of July

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America Is: One Time, One Night

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

“In a dream I had last night in America.” Continue reading America Is: One Time, One Night

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Tricky JD’s Watergate Revisionism

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Let me make one thing perfectly clear: Richard Nixon was a crook. So is Donald Trump. Continue reading Tricky JD’s Watergate Revisionism

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Saturday Odds & Sods: A Rose For Emily

June 27, 2026June 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: A Rose For Emily

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Confidential

June 20, 2026June 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Confidential

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Badge

June 13, 2026June 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Badge

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Roundabout

June 6, 2026June 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Roundabout

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Todd Blanche Is A Fuck Up

June 2, 2026June 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

You say screw up; I say fuck up. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Todd Blanche Is A Fuck Up

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Consequences

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Consequences

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The Two Sides Of Memorial Day

May 25, 2026May 24, 2026 JCO

War stories and paper plates.. Memorial Day, 2026, and some memories. Continue reading The Two Sides Of Memorial Day

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Memorial Day: Who I Remember

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Memorial Day, 2026. Continue reading Memorial Day: Who I Remember

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Patches

May 23, 2026May 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Patches

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Saturday Odds & Sods: True Blue

May 16, 2026May 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: True Blue

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The Sunday Dozen: Mother Songs

May 10, 2026May 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Happy Mother’s Day from The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Buddy Guy, Etta James, Grateful Dead, Traffic, John Lennon, Loggins and Messina, The Intruders, Fountains Of Wayne, Lita Ford, Brandi Carlile, The Mothers, Queen, and Gillian Welch. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Mother Songs