Frank Pain

When I first got into radio, (big) bands weren't really doing covers. Yeah, every so often one would pop up, but they weren't as evident as they are today. When the tidal wave of these big bands doing covers first hit, I was adamantly opposed to the idea of cover songs. To me, they were for small bands who play the bars on the weekend. Yeah, that sounds a bit harsh, but it's what I honestly felt. Then, I finally talked to a couple of these bigger artists about their decision to do covers and they resoundingly replied that they were paying homage to the great bands and songs that influenced them. That's when I shed the opposition to covers.

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Everyone who knows me knows I love bacon. I truly believe bacon is the most essential item of food known to man...next to beer. Then again, who doesn't love bacon? Well, I took my love of bacon and turned it into my latest Top 10 list. The Top 10 Rules of Bacon.

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With influences like the Black Crowes, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights guarantee a live music experience that is second to none. The Dallas-based band will bring their fusion of up-tempo, energetic rock and blues to the Lucky Mule Saloon on Thursday, April 11th

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Multi-Platinum award winning band, Candlebox, is slated to return to Abilene to play the Lucky Mule Saloon. This will be the Seattle band's 3rd trip to Abilene, with the 2 previous shows recorded as sold-out. With that in mind, it's a good idea to get your tickets in advance.

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The most important element of a great joke is the delivery of the punchline. Screw that up and the entire joke is dead. So, as an ode to the punchline, I'm giving you the punchline first – then you figure out the joke.

Today’s punchline: "You think that's bad" said the other husband, mine had a card stuck to her ass that said "from all the guys at the fire station - we'll miss you"

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Pantera fans don't need to scour the web in secluded spots to find all the band's videos.

We've got em all right here.

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The most important element of a great joke is the delivery of the punchline. Screw that up and the entire joke is dead. So, as an ode to the punchline, I'm giving you the punchline first – then you figure out the joke.

Today’s punchline: "Nothing," said the hunter husband. "The bear got himself into this mess, let him get himself out of it."

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The most important element of a great joke is the delivery of the punchline. Screw that up and the entire joke is dead. So, as an ode to the punchline, I'm giving you the punchline first – then you figure out the joke.

Today’s punchline: The man stumbled back in and said "where's that gal with the loose tooth?"

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Whether it's a backyard BBQ or just a day with your buddies watching a little baseball, knowing how to whip up the best 'dude food' is super important. So, we decided to offer up our best 'dude food' recipes to help out mankind.

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Townsquare Media Abilene is proud to salute our outstanding local athletes who excel on and off the field, with their athletic accomplishments as well as scholastic.

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Like many companies, our email is hosted on an exchange server. Well, Friday morning our exchange server 'went down' and the entire company was left without the ability to use email. My 'work life' centers around email. That's my primary means of communication with record labels, company personnel, etc. Everything I do requires use of email. So, when our email went down, I was left with a lot of time on my hands.

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Townsquare Media Abilene would like to thank each and every member of the military (past and present) for their service to our country. Thank you so much. Each week we'll recognize a member of our military with 'Soldier of the Week'.

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