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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Special Report by Morgan Beatty, State Department – August 11, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More suspense, this August 11th in 1945. Following a day of premature celebration came a day of waiting. Diplomatic cables passing back…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Miles Davis Quintet – Live at Hibaya Yagai Ongaku-do Hall, Tokyo – July 12, 1964 – NHK Radio – Tokyo Classic Miles Davis this weekend. His Quintet, featuring Herbie Hancock, Ron…
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Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Wombats – In Concert At Hurricane 2014 – June 20, 2014 – RBB, Berlin Picking up where we left off last week with the Hurricane 2014 Festival in Germany. Tonight…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Weather Report – In Concert from Tokyo – June 28, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection If it wasn’t for Weather Report, I’d be hard pressed to figure out just where…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Reagan Press Conference Birthday surprise – News On The Hour – February 4, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This February 4th in 1983 started off with a…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: CBS World New Roundup – August 7, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News on this August 7th in 1945 was about the event that had taken place less than 24 hours…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Not nearly as dire as the headline might indicate. Still, May 2nd 1986 saw President Reagan arrive in Tokyo for talks with Prime Minister Nakasone, amid a police presence of…
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While the war in the Pacific continued, news of the Allies marking an official entry into Berlin provided a reminder that all would be over soon. News on this July 3rd in 1945 was highlighted by an extended report of…