June 6/7 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - ON AIR: Troubadours (Old Friends)

1) "Furry Sings the Blues" by Joni Mitchell
2) "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" by Geoff Muldaur
3) "Small Blue Thing" by Suzanne Vega
4) "Blue Distance" by Peter Case
5) "Beyond the Blues" by Tom Russell & Jimmie Dale Gilmore
6) "Blue Wing" by Tom Russell & Dave...

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June 6/7 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - psychedelic psnack

1) "Born on the Wrong Side of Time" by Taste (Rory Gallagher)
2) "When I Was Young" by Eric Burdon & the Animals
3) "It's Only a Movie" by Family
4) "Love Street" by George Winston
5) "Spanish Caravan" by The Doors
6) "Down Along the Cove" by Johnny Jenkins
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced that he will no longer be seeking a budget increase for the police department for FY 2021 and has released a statement on a variety of policing reforms focused on transparency, accountability, and oversight. Kenney said, "We now will focus on reconciliation, on understanding, on listening - and on taking action. We will embark on a path toward real...

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced on Tuesday, June 9, that he will be signing an executive order lifting the stay-at-home orders for the entire state. Social distancing and proper hygiene guidelines, including wearing mask or face coverings should still be followed. Limits on outdoor gathering will be increased to 100 immediately, 250 on June 22, and 500 on July 3. Indoor...

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Fourteen of 17 Philadelphia City Council members wrote a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney saying that they 'cannot accept the proposed $14 million increase to the police budget for Fiscal Year 2021.' The move was motivated because 'people of our city are telling us that police reform cannot wait.' Council has been in budget hearings for the past several weeks. They received a...

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Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna surrendered to authorities at the 15th District on Monday, 6/8. Bologna is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and possession of an instrument of crime among other charges. He is accused of striking and injuring a protester near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Monday, June 1. A large supportive crowd gathered outside...

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Bucks County health officials have traced 11 of 33 new coronavirus cases reported on Saturday, 6/6, to the Jersey Shore. Contact tracing has determined that those 11 individuals had contact with a New Jersey resident who had attended multiple gatherings at New Jersey beach houses over the past two weeks. The dates and locations of those gatherings were not released. There could be an...

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A mural depicting former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo was painted over this morning in South Philadelphia. The prominent mural stood at 9th and Montrose Streets near the Italian Market for nearly 25 years. A statue of Rizzo was removed by the city last week. It had stood outside the Municipal Services Building across from City Hall since 1999. Both the mural and...

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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Center City on Saturday, 6/6, continuing to rally against racism and police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers on May 25. Today's event was the largest protest so far in Philadelphia. The first was last Saturday, which started peacefully and ended in violent looting. Today's was...

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The Philadelphia District Attorney Office has brought charges against a Philadelphia police officer after video showed him striking a protestor near the head with a baton. Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and other related charges of 21-year-old Temple University student Evan Gorski. It happened on Monday near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway...

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