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Am I the Only One Unaware of This?

pandora.com

I think daughter #1 may have mentioned this some time recently, but not until now have I actually explored it. Quite a handy site!

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Ms Mac said…
Nope, I didn't know about it either. I'm off to explore!
Ms Mac said…
Oooh, I put in Foo Fighters and it came back with my fave Foo Fighters song. I wonder though if I put Madonna in there, would they ever play a Foo Fighters song. And if I put in ACDC, would they ever play Jack Johnson? I suppose I can only try it and see.
Sassy Sundry said…
I haven't heard of it. Thank you.

Nice banner.
Anonymous said…
Nah, I didn't know about it either.
dive said…
That's a new one on me.
Thank you for the lovely Christmas banner, Robyn.
Scout said…
You're welcome, Dive. It's up for a limited time, then back to the over-exherted horn player.
Sassy Sundry said…
Groovy! I love it. If only I could download stuff from it...
Scout said…
That would be a nice feature, but then someone would lose royalties, and I'm all for paying artists their due. It's just so a great idea. I put in Rosie Thomas and got some of the most interesting independents (I konw the word is "indies," but I don't like abreves).
Anonymous said…
i've never heard of it. you're making things up.

abbreve! abbreve! abbreve! vocab! prof! tusc county! indie... nipple.
Scout said…
#1: #2 and I were talking about this, and we thought we had heard you mention it. Guess not.

And just so you know, nipple is not an abbreviation. It is a complete word!

AND...where is YOUR mother, letting you stay up till all hours?

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