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The Game Room / Re: Yes or No Question

« on: August 07, 2012, 06:04:07 PM »

Yes!!

Do you use air fresheners in your home?

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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?

« on: August 07, 2012, 05:59:56 PM »

That's easy: Awakened for a Tornado Warning at 1:30AM by my NOAA WX Radio receiver.

"Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz or "Wide Awake" by Katy Perry? (1st and 2nd verses do sound alike on both songs)

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Local Forecast / Re: TWC Songs you've heard in other places

« on: July 19, 2012, 12:04:01 PM »

"Let It Rain" by Eric Clapton was played on 91.7 KXT over the weeekend. So far, it's the only station in North Texas that airs it.

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Local Forecast / Re: Create your own playlist

« on: July 15, 2012, 08:27:53 AM »

TWC Summer Playlist II (July 15-August 31)

Daytime:

Summer Nights – Nils – Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Coast Highway – Nils – Pacific Coast Highway

Groove Lounge – Marcus H. Mitchell – R&R: Rest & Relaxation

Entre Amigos (Sympathy Between Friends) – Stan Getz – The Bossa Nova Years: The Girl from Ipanema

Easy Street – Spyro Gyra – Good to Go-Go
Get Busy – Spyro Gyra – Good to Go-Go
Summer Strut – Spyro Gyra – Freetime

If By Air – James Farm – James Farm

Jazz Crimes – Joshua Redman – Elastic
Still Pushin’ That Rock – Joshua Redman – Elastic

You Are There – Eric Reed – Stand!

Coastline – Vince Madison – Spice of Life

Aqua Marine – Stan Kenton – Viva Kenton!

Club Street – Les Sabler – Sweet Drive

Beach Samba – Walter Wanderley – Rain Forest
Song of the Jet – Walter Wanderley – Rain Forest

Puerto Banus – The Jazzmasters – The Jazzmasters IV


Primetime:

Adoracao (Adoration) – Eric Reed – Stand!
Gratitude – Eric Reed – Stand!

Andre – David Becker Tribune – Nevsky Prospekt

Polliwog – James Farm – James Farm
1981 – James Farm – James Farm

A Winter Tale – Spyro Gyra – Good to Go-Go

How Deep is the Ocean? – Joshua Redman – Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)

Like A Whisper – Joe Gaeta – Venice Cafe

Highway One – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page

Tijuana Dance? – Rick Braun – All it Takes

Her Story – Trans Atlantic Cool Down – Trans Atlantic Cool Down
In Your Eyes – Trans Atlantic Cool Down – Trans Atlantic Cool Down

Just Chillin’ – Joe Sample – Did You Feel That?


Overnight:

Black & White (As Simple As) – Joe Sample – Old Places Old Faces

Sourdough – Joe Gaeta – Venice Café

Bijou – James Farm – James Farm
Star Crossed – James Farm – James Farm

Summertime – Miles Davis – Porgy & Bess
Bess, You Is My Woman Now – Miles Davis – Porgy & Bess

Listening Room – Jeanne “Jenjii” Ricks – Listening Room

“13” – Lee Ritenour – Rit’s House
Rit’s House – Lee Ritenour – Rit’s House

Sourdough – Joe Gaeta – Venice Café

Orchid – Jeff Lorber – He Had a Hat

Lisa – David Sanborn – Hideaway

Always There – Kim Hansen – N/A

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Local Forecast / Re: TWC Songs you've heard in other places

« on: July 06, 2012, 05:12:22 PM »

Before "No More Cloudy Days" by The Eagles aired on TWC, which they just did at 3:58PM (Central), I heard it a few years back on KVIL 103.7 Lite FM via Delilah while using one of the public internet terminals at my apt's office. It was never again played after that time, so it must've been aired by Delilah per a special request.

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Local Forecast / Re: TWC Songs you've heard in other places

« on: July 06, 2012, 05:02:01 PM »

Both of those seem like a stretch to be Trammell Starks' Fair Weather.  

I never said it was Fair Weather, I said the same sample as Fair Weather.  I have heard that drum pattern in other places too.

I also heard the "Fair Weather" drum pattern on promotions for PBS station KERA-TV 13 in the late 1990s.

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General Discussion / Re: CNN not doing so well

« on: June 13, 2012, 01:42:48 AM »

QUICK!! Somebody do something completely ridiculous to make Anderson Cooper giggle again!!

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General Discussion / Re: Other TV you watch besides TWC

« on: June 05, 2012, 03:32:16 PM »

Here's what I watch:

Game Shows/Competition:

 - Let's Make a Deal
 - The Price is Right
 - Jeopardy!
 - Wheel of Fortune
 - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
 - Family Feud
 - Wipeout
 - 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show
 - Ninja Warrior
 - Unbeatable Banzuke
 - Hell's Kitchen
 - MasterChef
 - Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
 - Press Your Luck / Whammy!
 - Password
 - Jump City: Seattle (I wish there was another season in the works)

Comedy:
 - America's Funniest Home Videos
 - Family Guy
 - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
 - Full House
 - Home Improvement
 - The Three Stooges
 - Looney Tunes
 - Red Dwarf
 - Are You Being Served?
 - Keeping Up Appearances
 - Jimmy Kimmel Live
 - Fawlty Towers
 - Monty Python's Flying Circus
 - Chef!
 - Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
 - Two and a Half Men (Prior to the 2011-2012 season)
 - The Soup
 - The Red Skelton Show
 - The Young Ones
 - Ridiculousness
 - Space Ghost Coast to Coast
 - Sealab 2021
 - Robot Chicken
 - TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest
 - The Big Bang Theory
 - Childrens Hospital

Dramas & Sci-Fi:
 - CSI (Including original, Miami, and NY)
 - NCIS & NCIS: LA
 - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
 - The Twilight Zone (Original)
 - Night Gallery
 - Star Trek (Including Original and Next Generation)
 - MacGyver

Reality/Documentaries:
 - Cops
 - Kitchen Nightmares
 - MythBusters
 - Pit Boss
 - Pit Bulls & Parolees
 - Fatal Attractions
 - It's Me or The Dog
 - Bait Car
 - Must Love Cats
 - Cats/Dogs 101
 - Campus PD
 - Proving Ground (I wish there was another season in the works)

I also watch local news from ABC affiliate WFAA-TV. There are many other shows I forgot to jot down, but will add them as I go along.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Michael's Modified TWC Icons

« on: June 05, 2012, 02:59:31 PM »

While I've still yet to create my own icon set, I decided to fiddle around with weather.com's new android-like icons. Not sure how the "...and Windy" ones would turn out, but let's see.

DISCLAIMER: All known materials are property of The Weather Channel and TWC Interactive. They're just modified by me.

Blowing Dust


Clear & Windy


Cloudy & Windy


Hazy Conditions


Mostly Cloudy


Rain & Windy


Snow & Windy


Sunny & Windy

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Michael's TWC Fan Art Portfolio

« on: June 05, 2012, 09:23:34 AM »

With all that's been going on at The Weather(less) Channel, logo ideas popped in my head. The first one involves cropping the current TWC logo MTV style...



...but then it would be stupid because the "W" would be shortened to an odd "V". So I went and created newer TWC Logos based on the Cartoon Network Idents. Note: Every other TWC logo has a "White" version of the bottom text.









For "Green Is Universal"/Earth Week:









And just for the heck of it, cropped them MTV-style.





Yeah, I do realize the green logo is cropped more than the blue one, but at this point, I don't care.

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Local Forecast / Re: Create your own playlist

« on: May 31, 2012, 02:48:09 PM »

TWC Summer 2012 Playlist I (June 1-July 15)

Daytime:

Andre – David Becker Tribune – Nevsky Prospekt

Summer Samba – Walter Wanderley – Rain Forest

Caribe – Spyro Gyra – A Foreign Affair
Telluride – Spyro Gyra – Freetime
Cockatoo – Spyro Gyra – Catching the Sun

Boss City – Lee Ritenour – Wes Bound

Here We Go – Brian Hughes – One 2 One

Old Places Old Faces – Joe Sample – Old Places Old Faces
The Sidewinder – Joe Sample – Did You Feel That?

Tijuana Dance? – Rick Braun – All It Takes

Polliwog – James Farm – James Farm

Trans Atlantic Cool Down – Trans Atlantic Cool Down – Trans Atlantic Cool Down

Unicorn – Dizzy Gillespie – Free Ride
Tin Tin Deo – Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy’s Diamonds: The Best of the Verve Years

Felicia – Earl Klugh – Living Inside Your Love

Pencil Packin’ Papa – Horace Silver – Pencil Packin’ Papa

Casino – Physical Therapy – Casino


Primetime:

Deux Cafe – Brian Hughes – Between Dusk…And Dreaming

Summer Lovers – The Rippingtons – Topaz
Topaz (Gem of the Setting Sun) – The Rippingtons – Topaz

Free Speech, Phase 1: Declaration – Joshua Redman – Passage of Time
Free Speech, Phase 2: Discussion – Joshua Redman – Passage of Time

1981 – James Farm – James Farm
Star Crossed – James Farm – James Farm

Green Eyes – Marcos Ariel – My Only Passion

Midnight Motion – Kenny G – Duotones

So This is Jazz, Huh? – Wynton Marsalis – Levee Low Moan: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue Vol. 3

Turn the Page – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page
Going Home – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page

Agua Dulce (Sweetwater) – The Jazz Crusaders – Chile Con Soul

After it’s Over – Ken Gregory – Natural Process


Overnight:

Congalegra – Horace Parlan – Headin' South

Send In the Clowns – Eric Reed – Pure Imagination

Time Between Us – Ryan Farish – Everlasting

So This is Jazz, Huh? – Wynton Marsalis – Levee Low Moan: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue Vol. 3

Our Minuet – Joshua Redman – Passage of Time
Chill – Joshua Redman – Mood Swing
Summertime – Joshua Redman – Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)

Malibu Dreams – Kenny G – Paradise

Fragile – David Blair Harding – Dark Desert Highway

Camano Island – Tony Gable – Tony Gable & 206

The Left Bank – Spyro Gyra – Good to Go-Go

Black Diamond – Wayne Shorter – Introducing…

After Sunset – Vince Madison – Spice of Life

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General Discussion / Re: NWS website redesign

« on: May 15, 2012, 10:11:15 PM »

I actually love the new layout. They just need to do something about their current icons. I don't think they're meant to be stretched out.

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General Discussion / Re: Happy birthday texasstooge!

« on: May 07, 2012, 07:45:55 PM »

Thanks for the kind wishes everyone!! 

I had a blast today. Had me some wings at Wingstop. However, my full celebration will be this Saturday at Six Flags Over Texas...among other fun stuff later this month.

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General Discussion / Re: Celebrating 30 Years of The Weather Channel

« on: May 04, 2012, 02:01:32 AM »

Just be glad TWC still celebrate their Milestones. MTV, although they're in their 30th year of broadcasting last summer, didn't celebrate that milestone like what they did 10 years ago. Here's why:

"MTV as a brand doesn't age with our viewers," explained Nathaniel Brown, senior vice president of communications for MTV, who confirmed that there were no plans for an on-air MTV celebration. "We are really focused on our current viewers, and our feeling was that our anniversary wasn't something that would be meaningful to them, many of whom weren't even alive in 1981."

(See full story)

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TWC Fan Art / Re: TWCZach's Emulations and Drawings

« on: April 30, 2012, 09:10:08 PM »

DirecTV LF squeezeback concept

Cool concept! Won't be long and it could become a reality.