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What do you get if you cross The 40 Year-old Virgin with James Bond?

The post title says it all.

I’m not sure why that works, but I can’t stop watching…

Whenever I travel, inevitably, sooner or later, I have a little leisure time that I spend listening to local broadcast radio. Sometimes it’s in the car, driving around. Sometimes it’s listening on a portable radio, Walkman-style.

I rarely travel far without my MP3 player and a collection of music in it, but it’s still fun to listen to the local FM music scenes. My current MP3 player has a FM radio built-in. Not much of a consideration when I bought it, but I’m glad it’s there.

Why would I want to listen to the radio when I have my own selection of music at hand? I’ll answer that question with another: Why do some people seem to be stuck in the era they grew up in? Why do they go to bars and listen to cover bands and never try new music?

Because they know what they like and stop looking for anything else. They get stagnant in their music. Continue Reading…