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Peanuts

WTF? 

Charlie Brown–yes, the Peanuts character–had died

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charlie Brown, Peanuts, Peter Robbins, Voice Actors

Back in the early 60s, a seven-year-old kid named Peter Robbins (real name: Louis G. Nanasi) was cast to be

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Cool! 

Watch the Peanuts gang sing “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd

February 22, 2020February 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peanuts

More proof that the internet is truly a strange and wonderful place. If you enjoy this, there’s more to be

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, November 15, 2019

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments CMA, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Mark Jacobs, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Olivia Newton-John, Paul McCartney, Peanuts, Pink Floyd, Prince, Radio, REM, Trent Reznor, Velvet Underground

A long-haul trip home today: SIN-HKG-YYZ. Shouldn’t take more than 23 hours or so. But before I left, I had

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, December 18, 2018

December 18, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, CarPlay, Goddo, Music Royalties, Music sales, Nostalgia, Peanuts, Radio, Shakira, Streaming, Threatin, Vinyl

Hang in there. The days will start getting longer again really, really soon. Meanwhile, distract yourself from the darkness with

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Recommended Music 

More mashup fun: Rush’s “2112” + Peanuts (the comic strip, not the legume). This. Is. AWESOME.

May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2112, Mashup, Peanuts, Rush

My favourite Rush piece of all time is the entire first half of the 2112 album. This mashup with the

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Cool! 

What If You Mashed Up “Stranger Things” with “A Charlie Brown Christmas?”

October 28, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charlie Brown, Christmas, Halloween, Mashup, Netflix, Peanuts, Stranger Things

We really shouldn’t start thinking about Christmas until we get past Halloween. But instead of making an abrupt transition, maybe

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Music History 

Charlie Brown, Record Collector

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown, Peanuts, Vinyl

It’s been a long time since I was into reading Peanuts, but this article from The Vinyl Factory reminds us

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