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Local Forecast / Re: Jeff Stern

« on: October 21, 2013, 10:18:22 AM »

I remember Sue Hurd of Ficara telling me that she was never paid for TWC's use of her music in the fall of 1996. I also heard a rumor that the guy selecting the music in the late 90s was let go b/c he wasn't reporting what was being used.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Meteorology books

« on: October 19, 2013, 09:39:17 PM »

Thanks guys. I already have most of the books mentioned, so I decided to purchase one of Tim's books - "Weather Analysis & Forecasting Handbook."

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Local Forecast / Re: Jeff Stern

« on: October 17, 2013, 10:25:36 AM »

Great news, Gary! If you send me his email address, I will post it. Thanks!

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Local Forecast / Re: Jeff Stern

« on: October 07, 2013, 08:07:23 PM »

Where can I sample Sterns music?

It sounds like it isn't publicly available, hence the reason Jeff is sending it to Gary.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: New weather.com look

« on: October 07, 2013, 03:20:19 PM »

It truly looks as if weather.com is trying to emulate Windows 8.  In my opinion, it's an unholy and disorganized mess in which nothing looks good.

Agreed. Very boxy and bland.

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Local Forecast / Re: Jeff Stern

« on: October 05, 2013, 02:41:37 PM »

Wow, that's awesome! I'm definitely interested! You know how to contact me.

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Local Forecast / Re: Jeff Stern

« on: October 03, 2013, 09:14:03 PM »

I believe all my unknowns are from prior to 1996. And I believe we figured out what songs were his by process of elimination. But this would definitely be good news! What made you suspect this was him?

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Local Forecast / Re: Timothy Bright/Dover

« on: October 02, 2013, 03:18:35 PM »

Would love to get a hold of his Christmas song "December Snow" too.

Me too!

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Local Forecast / Re: Pleasant Days by Robert McLaughlin found...

« on: October 02, 2013, 03:16:09 PM »

Could have just been an alias he used, just like how Frank Josephs and Ray Herrmann have used the aliases CC Gilmore and Samuel Lincoln, respectively.

Seems unlikely. They don't look alike.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Special announcement at 5:00

« on: October 01, 2013, 08:03:54 PM »

The new list of winter storm names.

Boring!

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Special announcement at 5:00

« on: October 01, 2013, 03:20:13 PM »

They found another thing people might not know about gorillas?

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Local Forecast / Re: Pleasant Days by Robert McLaughlin found...

« on: September 29, 2013, 10:18:32 AM »

This happened a few times in with obscure artists in the late 90s. Lauri Stuble's "Weather or Not" turning into Edgar Struble's "No Rough Edges" comes to mind.

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Local Forecast / Re: Scott Emmerman

« on: September 26, 2013, 08:39:54 PM »

I get nothing from the link.

I think it redirects b/c it's a mobile site. Clicking the link and then copying/pasting the url he posted works for me.

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Everything Else TWC / New weather.com look

« on: September 26, 2013, 03:35:54 PM »

In case you weren't aware, weather.com just got a major facelift. Don't worry! Your stories about spooky train stations and the 8 things you didn't know about sloths are still front and center, with those boring maps and forecasts near the bottom.

It's on the beta testing sub-domain, so in case you aren't automatically sent to it, try this link. The new look is a little too slick and boxy for my tastes, but better than the previous design.

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Local Forecast / Re: Scott Emmerman

« on: September 25, 2013, 10:33:30 AM »

Nice find! I was never able to find "Sky Blues." "Top of Mind" seems to be a re-recording here.