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The Ring

Mike — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:17:40 +0000

For twenty-seven years I have been a reporter for Today on NBC, a job I wouldn’t have if it weren’t for an incredible series of events that were set in motion in 1969.

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The Biltmores Acoustic

Mike — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:19:11 +0000

My wife and I went to our last parent’s weekend at Providence College. Brendan is a senior and will be graduating in May. He’s in a band called The Biltmores. They weren’t performing during our stay so Dan Baxter, Brendan and John Pitts entertained us in the basement of their off-campus apartment with an impromptu, unpracticed acoustic version of one of their new songs. It’s called Sadgrass.

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Stargazing

Mike — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:14:25 +0000

It’s been a while since I updated this. Those parole officers aren’t very nice. Just kidding. It’s been busy. Here’s episode one from my Golden Globes Red Carpet Adventure. It’s also been posted on our family website www.campjinx.com

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The Quill Awards

Mike — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:25:59 +0000

I was nominated for a Quill Award in the “Debut Author of the Year” category. It was a flashy event, held in New York City and I wasn’t the only one to feel out of place on the red carpet as seen on this recent Today show feature.

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TV News - Unplugged.

Mike — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:30:41 +0000

Get it right. It’s not that difficult. If you are going to make a movie about a hockey player - find an actor who can skate. If you’re going to focus on TV news - plug the damn camera in. (This also appeared on Camp Jinx, our family website)

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An old rant revisited

Mike — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:18:16 +0000

It’s been three and a half decades and the wound is still raw. Let’s go back to 1970. My wife and I were sitting in a Phoenix movie theater. It was packed. Ali McGraw’s character in “Love Story” was near death. People were sobbing. Not me. I was steaming. Here’s why.

(This has also been posted Camp Jinx, our family web site)

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Sdrawkcab

Mike — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:00:47 +0000

This Today show story aired on January 1, 2002, a palindrome year where numbers read the same backwards. That inspired a search for backward thinking people.

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Less Than Meets The Eye

Mike — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:00:56 +0000

This is the architectural standard setter for �thinking out of the box.�

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A Gripping Story

Mike — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:00:37 +0000

Tired of arrogant, mouthy, chemically altered athletes muscling their way into the headlines? If so, you will really like John Brookfield. Who?

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My Finest Hour

Mike — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:00:14 +0000

To be immortalized in plastic, isn�t that your dream? Long after I have left this earth my legacy will live on I the form a green and yellow action figure that never saw much action.

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