Well, yuck.

[madamesilverspurs]

Have to stick close to home and the phone, so I flipped on the teevee. History channel is commemorating Memorial Day with a Pawn Stars marathon, which runs a close second to MSNBC's abdication to its prison obsession. Wish I could get radio reception.


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[yewberry]

1. Stream live radio!!

Most NPR stations are streamable... my husband is always turning on a jazz station from Hawaii. Lots of amazing stuff out there.

[sarge43]

9. One word

Pandora.com

And there's oldradioworld.com for the classic radio shows of the 30's and 40's.

[madamesilverspurs]

10. Thanks,

but my cheesy dialup doesn't do radio. Bummer.

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[Warpy]

2. I love net radio

I'm listening to an Irish station right now.

If you get Logo, there's a Drag Race marathon. You'll miss the first episode, but it just got better and better this year. Pretty faces and beaded lashes are no longer enough to win.

[madamesilverspurs]

11. Wish I could.

But my dialup won't let me.


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[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. HUH? If you have an internet connection you have radio.

I'm streaming Randi Rhodes out of Phoenix as I write this.

[madamesilverspurs]

12. Not with my dialup,

dagnabit...

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[gateley]

4. Watch Sherlock on PBS.org --

It's my latest obsession. If you like British productions, and haven't seen it, give I a shot.

[Scuba]

5. Mrs. Scuba likes Sherlock. Maybe I'll give it a shot.

[gateley]

14. I was blown away by last year's shows, but this year they

outdid themselves. I watched Season One again, and it paled by comparison.

DO give it a shot -- hope you like it!

As I said, it's my current obsession!!!!!

PS -- Keeping you all in my thoughts as D-Day nears.

[Scuba]

18. I assume you mean June 5th, election day in Wisconsin, not 6/4/44.

I'm not THAT damn old.

[gateley]

20. Nor am I! I meant June 5th. :-) nt

[elleng]

8. Hey, gate!

I really don't care for the new Sherlock, but do like the old one; glad its still on. PBS here has an Inspector Lewis mystery on here now.

[gateley]

15. You mean the old, old one? From when?

Sorry you don't like the new one -- I get so much enjoyment out of watching it -- I assume everybody feels the same as I do!

But I love all (most) British anything, especially Masterpiece.

Tell me about the one you're referring to -- I've become a Sherlock fanatic. (Get a life, gateley.)

[elleng]

19. Examples:

http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/05/11/masterpiece-mystery-sherlock-holmes-the-hounds-of-baskerville/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/silkstocking/retro.html



Always disappointed when Masterpiece not showing!

[gateley]

21. THANKS!! nt

[WorseBeforeBetter]

17. Oh yes, more Benedict Cumberbatch, please. (n/t)

[elleng]

6. PBS has a mystery here, thank goodness!

[teddy51]

7. Try this, it's excellent and free.

http://tapin-radio.en.softonic.com/

Totally free, and has thousands of pre-tuned stations.

You can record stations with it as well, to your Hard Drive.

[madamesilverspurs]

13. My dialup just stops doing anything

every time I try the radio stuff. Frustrating.

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[gateley]

16. Ah, that is frustrating!

I got a new iPad primarily to watch videos and other media -- my laptop just wasn't cutting it. I understand!

Do you have a progressive radio station you can receive? Via the RADIO?

[left on green only]

22. Thank you so much for suggesting this to us

I am currently in Nirvana after having taken your advice.

I did have a little bit of trouble at first because the "free" music software download wanted to trick me into also downloading along with it a bunch of offensive and advertising programs from their sponsors, (like for instance having my browser automatically switched to AOL). But it only took me a while to figure out how to re-download the softronic program without all of the "junk" coming along with it. I guess that's what I get for being a cyber amateur.