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“Over the past 35 years, Jerry Bryant has defied all kinds of odds to turn his televised music showcase JBTV from a DIY passion project into the longest running rock ‘n’ roll TV show in history, and a Chicago musical institution. Now Bryant is facing a hell of a new challenge: stage 4 colon cancer,” Riot Fest reports.

JBTV’s Jerry Bryant has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer. This is a life changing moment for Jerry and JBTV is dedicating new programs including its yearly TV marathon to promote “Health and Cancer Awareness.” Read more: https://t.co/XWXVpNmgGq pic.twitter.com/whRpBFc0Pp

— JBTV (@JBTV) August 20, 2018

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Posted on September 28, 2018

By Jonathan Pie

“Governments can’t make them pay taxes, that’s how powerful they are! And they’re powerful because they’re rich. If you can buy power, that’s not a democracy!”

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Posted on September 18, 2018

Lotta Log Cabins

10 a.m.: Barn Life – Cedar Barn, Mill, Dairy Barn
11 a.m.: Barn Life – Bank Barn and Stone Barn
Noon: You Live in What?
1 p.m.: You Live in What? New England Castle, Chicago Museum, Alabama Temple
2 p.m.: You Live in What? Bourbon Distillery, Carpet Cleaning Warehouse, Coal Commissary
3 p.m.: You Live in What? Indy Ink Factory, Houston Glass Warehouse, Pennsylvania Schoolhouse

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Posted on September 11, 2018

By Alan Bradshaw/The Conversation

Fifty years ago the Beatles released a single that sold over 8 million copies, their highest selling 45: “Hey Jude.”
But while “Hey Jude” made the greater impression, it was the B-side, “Revolution,” in which John Lennon addressed the global political upheaval of 1968 that has the more interesting story.
The message in “Revolution” attracted fierce resentment within the radical left before re-appearing in 1987 in one of the most seminal and groundbreaking TV commercials ever made.

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Posted on September 5, 2018