February 12/13 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Real People: Singers and Actors Pt 2

1) "Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt" by Jesse Winchester
2) "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt" by Bob Dylan
3) "President Kennedy" by Ry Cooder with Sleepy John Estes
4) "Jack Ruby" by Paul Metsa
5) "The Times-Picayune Pretty Boy Floyd" by The Byrds
6) "Nebraska" by Aiofe...

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February 12/13 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Real People: Singers and Actors Pt 1

1) "The Late Great Johnny Ace" by Paul Simon
2) "Haley's Comet" by Texas Tornados featuring Doug Sahm
3) "Hank Williams" by Ry Cooder
4) "Levi Stubbs' Tears" by Billy Bragg
5) "Nina Simone" by Tom Russell with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble
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The man who was found stabbed to death outside of a South Philadelphia Wawa store early Monday morning, 2/14, has been identified by police. 49-year-old Roger B. Segal was a bartender and accomplished musician (bassist) known throughout the local music scene and beyond. Family, friends, and colleagues remember Segal as being 'well-loved' by all. Segal worked as a bar tender at Woolly...

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The Philadelphia Folksong Society is thrilled to announce that the 60th edition of the Philadelphia Folk Festival will take place Aug 18-22, 2022 on the Old Pool Farm in beautiful Upper Salford Township, PA. The PFS Board of Directors looks forward to reconnecting with our community as we celebrate this historical event, in person and online.

As we celebrate this milestone in the...

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A Philadelphia man is facing charges after he is accused of stabbing six of his family members in their home early Friday morning, 2/11. 30-year-old Jamal Holmes is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, simple assault, and other related offenses. It happened around 4 a.m. on the 3000 block of North Front Street in Kensington. Police arrived to find the victims, ages 26 to 57,...

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Philadelphia Police are searching for four suspects wanted in a violent home invasion/robbery that happened early Saturday morning, 2/12, in Oxford Circle. It happened around 2:30 a.m. on the 6900 block of Horrocks Street. The suspects gained entry into the home through the basement. Two of them were armed. Once inside they assaulted the 41-year-old male resident. They stole $10,000 in...

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A Philly SWAT officer is ok after being shot in his bulletproof vest on Friday afternoon, 2/11. It happened around 12:40 p.m. on the 100 block of West Lehigh Avenue in the Fairhill neighborhood. The SWAT team was serving a drug-related search warrant along with Philadelphia Police Department's Gun Violence Task Force. When the officers approached a third-floor unit, the suspect inside shot...

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Police in Delaware County responded to 911 calls about a domestic argument on Friday morning, 2/11, and found a man attempting to decapitate his ex-girlfriend. 32-year-old Nicholas Scurria is charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, and other related offenses. It happened around 5 a.m. at The Willows Apartments on the 400 block of South Springfield Road in Clifton Heights....

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The largest restaurant in Philadelphia's history is set to open this spring along Penn's Landing. FCM Hospitality, owned by Avram Hornik, announced that Liberty Point would open in April. The restaurant will span 28,000 sqft over three levels. It will be located next to the Independence Seaport Museum. It is split between indoor and outdoor seating areas. The restaurant will have five...

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A former Bucks County high school choir director is accused of using hidden cameras to secretly record a former student as he undressed. 56-year-old Joseph Orht of Buckingham Township is charged with one count of interception, disclosure, or use of wire, electronic or oral communications; four counts of possession, sale, distribution, manufacture, or advertisement of electronic,...

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