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  • An old sign at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, which is now an art enclave. When it was industrial, was too much reading on the can a big problem? What were they reading?
    Martin Mull, painter, on Off-Ramp for 11-13-10
    Martin Mull's "Split Infinitives" exhibit opens in Santa Monica ... Frank Stoltze and Brian Watt say, "Send us your tired, your huddled donations, yearing to be free." ... Hard Times in SoCal ... The Best of Off-Ramp ... Dinner Party Download makes life better and you more interesting ...
  • Songwriters are either hams, or just concerned that SOMEONE performs their songs right ... or maybe both. Here's Hal David singing at the Grammy Museum's Songwriters Hall of Fame Gallery inaugural concert, and he can still put a song over.
    Songwriting Legend Hal David Sings - Off-Ramp 11-6-2010
    Hal "Raindrops Are Falling on my Head" David, 89, sings at the Grammy Museum ... Homeless in Hard Times ... CyberFrequencies ... the Philippines' national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.
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  • Off-Ramp for September 19, 2009
    Camille Rose Garcia ... an anatomy of a California prison ... Herb Alpert and Lani Hall on their music ... Dinner Party Download makes you smarter.
  • Off-Ramp for September 12, 2009
    "Andy Rooney" on Mike Duvall ... CyberFrequencies on Life on the Web ... Culture Clash does Aristophanes at the "Pancho" Villa ... KFWB Dumps All-News
  • Off-Ramp for September 5, 2009
    The Station Fire Threatens The Station ... A Culture Clash Sneak Preview ... Dinner Party Download Users See 12% Brain Increase
  • Off-Ramp for August 29, 2009
    John goes in-depth with Nicholas Meyer on making Star Trek movies ... and exclusive tour of Whittier Boulevard in East LA with Charles Phoenix.
  • Off-Ramp for August 22, 2009
    The Baader Meinhof Complex screenwriter ... CyberFrequencies unveils the Facebook Future ... Art that makes you dance ... Still Burlesque at 94 ...
  • Off-Ramp for August 15, 2009
    CyberFrequencies looks at life on the web ... Rod Roddenberry unveils a new comic book WITH NO SUPERHEROES ... We pepper the Mayor with questions ... and meet the Hammer's new curator.
  • Off-Ramp for August 8, 2009
    Remembering "The French Chef," Julia Child ... Summer reading goes high-tech on CyberFrequencies ... Dinner Party Download.
  • Off-Ramp for August 1, 2009
    Stan Lee Defies Time ... Fallen Fruit's Jam Session ... The Last Prop Sale
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