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Weekend Music Thread – Here’s To Your Health!

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To hell with all the cautionary voices about spiking the football! I love the smell of spiked footballs in the morning, it smells like victory! Post your songs about celebration, happiness and feeling good!

Vox Populi – 6-29-2012

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AdLib : Bito, just skimmed that site, it's a wacko nobody. Sure, let's take our marching orders from this guy, his BS seems nasty! MurphTheSurf3...

Weekend Music Thread – Summer in the City

Music Thread AdLib - June 23, 2012 42

Kids are out of school, Independence Day is just around the corner and The Republicans are trying to barbecue the Attorney General...it's now officially summer...which coincidentally is this weekend's music theme.

Vox Populi – 6-22-2012

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AdLib : Night! SallyT : You, too, AdLib! Good night. AdLib : Looks like it's time to wrap Vox for the night. Enjoyed it again as...

Weekend Music Thread – A Tribute to Fathers

Music Thread AdLib - June 16, 2012 47

This Sunday is Father's Day so this weekend's music theme is about celebrating and remembering our fathers.

Vox Populi – 6-15-2012

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AdLib : Thanks CL! Hope I win a chocolate gold medal tomorrow for the water balloon toss! AdLib : Thanks so much CL! BTW, thanks...

Weekend Music Thread – Gimmie Some Money

Music Thread AdLib - June 9, 2012 65

This weekend's music thread goes out to the Supreme Court majority that thinks money is speech (ever try to pay for gas with a pun?).

Vox Populi – 6-8-2012

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AdLib : Night my friend! bito : Night AdLib bito : Not the crown to win exactly, especially for the American worker. AdLib : Night Bito, so...

Weekend Music Thread – Send Your Love

Music Thread AdLib - June 2, 2012 81

This weekend's theme is about sending love out to those we care about, those who are going through difficult times, those we don't see enough and those who really matter to us.

Vox Populi – 6-1-2012

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SallyT : You have a good weekend, too. We will have a better one if we can get the van going. It is only...

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Vox Populi – 10-24-2025

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Vox Populi, our weekly live chat about the week's events begins tonight at 7:00 pm PT. Hope to see you then! AdLib3 hours ago Hey PPO! AdLiban...

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