7.8.10 Deconstructing Comedy (haha!)

Today, on Radio Uprising, we explored comedy in its various, brilliant forms!

Youth-produced Audio:
First, a homemade laugh track to set the tone:



Vox Pop

After that, we played another youth-produced vox pop, inquiring about what makes us laugh, whether there aren't certain issues that shouldn't be joked about, and whether humor is the most powerful political tool we have.

CMP Comedy RRT featuring Radio Uprising and DROP TV Producers



PSA 1: Teens and Stress (Will Rogers Institute)

Pre-recorded Piece:
Raeva and TelevIsm: Breaking down offensive jokes

Raeva deconstructs the dynamics of controversial humor.





Pre-recorded Piece:
Jon and Raj researched and recorded a piece about the top grossing comedies from 2008 and 2009, trying to pinpoint exactly why these particular comedic narratives are funny, and what their popularity means for America.




PSA 2: Grace Smith House (produced by GSH and CMP students)


Call-in Joke Segment

Our lovely listeners called in and shared the following jokes with us:

What do you call a snowman in the desert?
A puddle.

Why was the Energizer bunny arrested?
He was charged with battery.

What cheese isn't yours?
Nacho cheese.

What color is a burp?
Burple.

Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Because seven ate nine.

What do you get when you cross a car, a bird, and a dog?
A flying car-pet.

What did the big chimney say to the little chimney?
You're too young to smoke!

When Chuck Norris falls into water, he doesn't get wet. The water gets Chuck Norris.

A man is driving through the country, when he sees a farmer standing next to a puddle in the middle of the road. The man rolls down his window and asks the farmer, "is this puddle very deep?" The farmer assures the man it's not deep at all. The man proceeds to drive through the puddle, but sinks up to the car windows! Enraged, the man yells to the farmer, "I thought you said it wasn't deep!"
"Well," said the farmer, pointing to his chest, "it's only up to here on the ducks."


Thanks to our listeners for participating!

7.1.10 Environmental Empowerment!

Today on Radio Uprising, we investigated methods of empowering ourselves through environmental action!

In-studio Piece:
First, Raeva reported on The Story of Stuff, a 20 minute documentary about the way we treat our stuff, from start to finish: extraction from nature, production in factories, distribution through stores, consumption through purchases, and disposal. Raeva composed a special write-up and read it on air:

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Only in the past few years has the word “green” metamorphosed from merely a color to a way of life. When examining the sweeping trend, one can only wonder who’s behind it. Annie Leonard is the author and host of the documentary film, The Story of Stuff, the author of the book, The Story of Stuff, and the director of The Story of Stuff Project. The Story of Stuff is the astonishing and groundbreaking tale of what it takes for the innumerable things we buy everyday to pass through our money-stained fingertips, and what happens after we trash just about 99% of it in less than 6 months. For nearly twenty years, Annie Leonard explored 40 different countries, researching the materials economy. By that time, she had acquired more than enough information on the topic to spread her vast wealth of knowledge, so she took to giving speeches and doing all she could to get the word out. As she explains in the documentary, our society’s nonchalant way of flipping through consumer goods like television channels is, “a system in crisis… it’s a linear system on a finite planet”, and that is clearly not something that can run infinitely. Her discoveries did not go unnoticed. Free Range Studios teamed up with Ms. Leonard to produce The Story of Stuff, as a documentary in 2007. Receiving a chart-topping 10 million views and counting, the phenomenal success that was The Story of Stuff spawned The Story of Stuff Project in June 2008, an organization lead by Annie Leonard that worked to do more research along the same lines, and work in innovative ways to educate more and more people.

In my opinion, one of the most stunning, yet more than slightly unnerving fruitions of the research is revealing the truth behind why our country is in this crazy cycle of continuous consumption. For youth such as us today, like ice cream, the telephone, and cars, the problems of our world are not a result of our own actions, they have been thrust upon us to deal with, so understanding the root causes of our situations is critical, as we were not there to watch the history preceding us unfold. A clear example of our county’s problem is the amount of oil we use. A 2003 textbook study on BP showed that the country that consumes the most amount of oil is the U.S. by a large margin. Out of the 27 oil refineries BP owns, 8 are located in the U.S. In The Story of Stuff, Ms. Leonard explains, “We have become a nation of consumers… not mothers, teachers, farmers, but consumers.” But the problem started after World War II, when the government and large corporations were working to rebuilt the American economy. The documentary cites Victor Lebough, the economic advisor to the President, “Our enormously productive economy… demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption… we need things consumed, burned up, replaced and discarded at an ever accelerating rate.” After watching The Story of Stuff Project’s three documentaries (The Story of Stuff, The Story of Bottled Water, and The Story of Cap and Trade, with a fourth and fifth, The Story of Cosmetics, and The Story of Electronics coming soon), we at Radio Uprising are so honored to be featuring in this week’s episode an exclusive interview with none other than Ms. Allison Cook, the Special Projects Coordinator who has been with the Project since the original film debuted in 2007, and one of the only three staff members at the Story of Stuff Project.

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Pre-recorded Interview
Next, we played the interview with Allison Cook. Special thanks to Allison for taking the time to speak with us!

Full audio here:



To watch "The Story of Stuff," and to learn more about the Story of Stuff project in general, please visit:
www.storyofstuff.com

Following our Story of Stuff segment, we played part of another Story of Stuff documentary -- "The Story of Bottled Water." To watch The Story of Bottled Water, please visit: www.storyofbottledwater.com

Quotes from the studio:
"Now, when we watched this yesterday, we got to thinking about Cleveland tap water beating Fiji bottled water in taste tests, and wondering if the same would hold true for Poughkeepsie. So we took a blind taste-test of three different kinds of water. We drank cups of water from three samples, and took notes about which one we thought was the tap water. As it turns out, most of us guessed “C” was the tap water, because it smelled like chlorine! And “C” was indeed the tap water. It’s funny, because the Story of Bottled Water had us thinking tap water would taste just as good, if not better than, bottled water. But we all agreed “C” was our least favorite. And it was even tap water filtered through a Brita – and it still tasted like chlorine! Maybe Poughkeepsie is one of those places the documentary mentions where public water just isn’t clean."

PSA 1: Dutchess Peace Coalition
PSA 2: Middle East Crisis Response


Pre-recorded Interviews
After that, we turned to empowerment of a different nature. Recently, Children’s Media Project teamed up with Verizon and the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to create a series of video PSAs about internet safety for gay, lesbian, queer and questioning youth. We interviewed Mayor John Tkazyik, as well as Mary Jane Carger from GLSEN, and a few City of Poughkeepsie council people.

Mayor John and Catherine Gasteyer of Verizon:




Mary Jane Carger of GLSEN:




Councilwoman Mary Solomon, Councilman Bob Mallory, and Councilman Tom Parisi:




In-studio Piece

Finally, Amanda read a list of ways that youth can change their lives to positively impact the environment.

6.24.10 Shakespeare in Popular Culture p. 2

Today, Radio Uprising completed its two-part series on Shakespeare in Popular Culture. We investigated Shakespeare's perennial resonance with culture world-wide, and questioned whether or not pop cultural adaptations are what have kept him alive in the 21st century.

Pre-recorded Piece: Shakespeare Roundtable
When were you first introduced to Shakespeare? Did you like him then, and do you like him now? Why or why not? Would you say Shakespeare lives on in popular culture?

As you'll hear, it turns out most people are introduced to Shakespeare in school, but only really begin liking him when they experience a current, modern, or popculture adaptation of Shakespeare...leading us to think that pop culture renews his influence.


Full audio here:


Images taken via Google Images. Background music: Elizabethan Minuet called "Another Branle" by Anon (16th century).

PSA 1: Vassar Powerhouse Theater Apprentice Program

In-Studio Piece: Famous Quotes Quiz
We gave ourselves a quick quiz in the studio to see if we could identify some famous Shakespeare quotes. Although we couldn't all place each quote, we all readily recognized them -- more evidence of Shakespeare's enduring effect on cultural consciousness!

See if you can place these quotes:
“The lady doth protest too much”

“All that glitters is not gold”

"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts."

"If music be the food of love, play on!"

(for answers, email radiouprisingcmp@gmail.com)
Pre-recorded Piece: "Romeos and Juliets" by Amanda and Raeva

Full audio here:




PSA 2: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

"Comparing Hamlets:" by Raeva
(read aloud in-studio; full text reproduced below)
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The 2000 film, “Hamlet”, directed and adapted by Michael Almereyda, starred Ethan Hawke as a modern-day Hamlet living in New York City, and Julia Stiles as his wife Ophelia. Almereyda’s script featured most of Shakespeare’s original prose, untouched, at the same time that it worked to blend the 16^th century story into modern-day. In the film, Denmark the country transforms into Denmark Corporation, and King Claudius into the CEO. In an interview with Cynthia Fuchs, the PopMatters Film and TV Editor, Almereyda explained how he believed his modernization of this classic play did deviate from Shakespeare’s intended themes, merely expanding on them and blending them into modern-day culture. He said, “there's still a class system in the world and in America… and that's aligned with corporate power…. I don't know that that's the most profound aspect of the film but it seemed like a natural way of talking about contemporary power… I don't think that's completely divorced from what Shakespeare was talking about… So, Hamlet sparks a lot of these questions, and I hope the film does also directly address some of those themes and ideas that are spoken about in the soliloquies.”

Unlike many other renditions, 2000’s Hamlet focused less on Hamlet’s madness, and more on his youthfulness, as a reason for his supposed inability to make decisions. Almereyda left Ophelia with the “madness prize”, saying “Ethan and I thought that [Hamlet] didn't have a problem making decisions, he would make a decision and then he'd reverse himself, which is a very different thing, more truthful to human nature and to the character…Hamlet wasn't mad, he was feigning madness. I mean, he was dangerously depressed, which is a kind of madness, but the whole element of him acting goofy, we downplayed that.”

Grossing $1,568,749 in the box office, critics’ reviews were mixed. Almereyda however, remained pleased, saying, “I've had good responses from Shakespeare scholars [pertaining to my adaptation], so I've been lucky to have a good balance [between sticking to the original play and also blending it into modern pop culture].”

In 1996, Kenneth Branagh released his version of the classic Shakespeare tragedy. Branagh himself directed, adapted, and starred in the film, with Kate Winslet as his Ophelia. Released on Christmas day, the movie won a number of awards, as well as four Oscar nominations, including Best Writing of a Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Branagh put less effort into integrating the plot into pop culture, focusing more on keeping the production grounded in its Renaissance roots. The play took place as it was originally intended, in Denmark.

Though only playing in limited theaters across the United States, the 1996 Hamlet still managed to gross $5 million, quite a bit more than its 21^st century counterpart. On a whole, critic reviews for the movie were more positive than for Almereyda’s. The New York Times stated that “[Branagh’s] lavish, four-hour Hamlet in 1996, did much to further his status as a man who knew his Bard.”

Five years prior to Branagh’s Hamlet, Franco Zeffirelli had directed another of the same Shakespearean tragedy, starring Mel Gibson as Hamlet and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. Nominated for two Academy Awards, critics later agreed that though good, the 1991 Hamlet could not compare with Branagh’s. The production made $20,710,000 in box office sales.

What is most interesting about the level of success of the three movies is that it seems to correlate directly with how true they stayed to Shakespeare’s original Hamlet. Critics in general agreed that Branagh’s Hamlet followed most in accordance with the 16^th century version, and though Mel Gibson’s Hamlet grossed more in box office sales, Branagh’s Hamlet won far more awards and was recognized by most reviewers as the better movie. Branagh’s production also was featured in only 100 theaters so that would also have played a part in determining sales. Making $5 million playing in just 100 theaters is a considerable feat. On the other hand, the 2000 Hamlet deviated quite a bit more from the original, and did not do nearly as well, in both box office sales, as well as critic reviews. This, of course, is not to say that all attempts to reinvent or reincarnate Shakespeare’s century-old tradition are futile. It merely suggests that it is harder to produce work based more loosely on Shakespeare than one might think. Not only does the recreation have to stand as a piece of work in its own right, but it must also be juxtaposed with the original, to see if the new can truly be called masterful.

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In-Studio Piece: "King Lear Through the Ages"
Mary Ellen tells us all about this famous tragedy's turbulent textual history.

6.17.10 Shakespeare in Popular Culture p. 1

Today's show began our two-part series on Shakespeare in Popular Culture! We kicked things off by reading an unabridged list of Shakespeare's works in chronological order.

In-Studio Roundtable: Which of Shakespeare's works have you read in school? How was it taught to you, how did you like it, and how do you think your class overall received it?
Answers by Nory and Amanda

PSA 1: Vassar Powerhouse Theatre Apprentice's Program

In-Studio Piece: "Sassy Gay Shakespeare" Deconstructed
A recent series of YouTube videos, entitled "Sassy Gay Friend," re-imagine Shakespearean scenes to answer the question: "What if Juliet/Desdemona/Ophelia had sassy gay friends?" Each video features an exuberant (and, we are to assume, gay) young man entering Shakespeare's scenes just prior to each woman's death, dispensing cheerful and helpful (if somewhat flippant) advice, and convincing the young woman to change her outcome.

Youth deconstructed the piece and debated how these videos expand our understanding of the fate of young women in Shakespearean works, as well as debated whether the videos' portrayal of homosexuality ultimately perpetuates or subverts stereotypes about gay people.

PSA 2: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

Music:
"My Time Outside the Womb" by Titus Andronicus

5.13.10 State of the Union

We started of today's "State of the Union" show with Amanda's very own State of the Union address: "High School and CMP updates" (new programs and administration). Due to the current economic circumstances several positions at local High Schools and CMP have been let go, and changes are being made to restructure the staff system. Consequently, the future of class curriculums and CMP programs, like Radio Uprising, are somewhat unclear.

Box Question: If you were the President of the U.S.A, what changes would you make to the government?

Answers from Becky, Juliana, John and Kristine: Take down the Mexico-U.S. border, Health Care for all, paint the White House with polka dots, ice cream for all, no military presence in non-U.S. territories, and greater funding for non-profits like CMP.

Fun Facts (read by John):

George Washinton gave the first State of the Union address on January 8, 1790. Calvin Coolidge's 1923 speech was the first to be broadcast on radio; Harry S. Truman's 1947 address was the first on television; and Bill Clinton's was the first on the World Wide Web in 1997.

Pre-Recorded Piece: Nory's Diary of an Activist Part 2: "Death to Homophobia. Love, Nory"

In-Studio Piece (read by John): Louisiana Oil Spill.

The pressure from an oil vein being drilled caused an oilrig off the coast of Louisiana to blow up on May 3rd. Now oil is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. Some measures are being taken by British Petroleum to contain the spill, but will this be enough?

Poem (read by Kristine): To A Terrorist by Stephen Dunn

In-Studio Discussion: "Terrorism in the U.S. Takes on a U.K. Pattern", an article by Dina Temple-Raston, analyzes the changing sources of terrorism in the Unites States.

Our discussion questioned the redefinition of the term 'terrorism' by U.S. and European citizens after 9/11. Are terrorists just from the Middle East? Or do they come from the U.S. and other countries, as well, even if their form of terror goes relatively unnoticed in comparison? Can, and should, terrorism be associated with a single nationality or ethnicity, like Pakistan? These are some of the questions we explored.

Question:Growing up in post-9/11 America, what are your associations with terrorism?

Nory's Answer: I've grown up with the idea that terrorism was about 'us' vs. 'them', with 'them' being the terrorists. However, after a recent school project on Weather Underground and the Timothy McVey case, I've realized that terrorism can be a domestic entity, as well.

In-Studio Interview: ROBOTICS (flashback to last week's show)

Our guest today, Ken Livingston, Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Vassar College, has recently become involved in two robotic projects. Livingston's interest in robotics first developed from reading and watching SciFi books as a kid. The first robot Professor Livingston made was out of legos, cheap electronics, and a circuit board. The Professor thinks it's important for students to learn about robots because they are being used more and more for manufacturing and repair work . But technology, he says, is only useful if we understand it. There's a discussion of what roles will robots play in our lives? what roles should they play? And one can only contribute to this discussion if one is knowledgeable about robots and what they are potentially capable of doing, or being used for.

Book Recommendations:

1) Becky's: "Harrison Bergeron", a short story from "Welcome to the Monkey House", by Kurt Vonnegut. The USA added an amendment that all people be equal. Because people can't be made smarter or more talented, everyone with special abilities was hindered somehow (ex. beautiful ballerinas wore ugly masks). A 5 minute read that will keep you thinking for months!

2) John's: "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov. A SciFi novel about a collection of Futuristic robots. Written in the 1950s, the future is considered the 2000s. Three ethical codes for the robots are set in place: 1) Robots have to do what humans say, 2) Robots can't hurt humans, and 3) Robots have to save themselves at all costs, unless the 1st and 2nd law forbids it.

PSAs:

1)Caroline Dash Davis Gleitur Lecture on Social Justice at Oakwood Friends School on 22 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie, NY. Author Linda Kenney Miller will speak about "Beacon Hill", the story of a pioneer African American physician. Friday, May 14th at 2:30pm. Free and open to the public. 845-462-4200.

2) New workshop series, "Learning in the Garden", sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County's (CCEUC) Mater Gardener Program. This month: "Adding Summer Color". Workshops every 3rd Saturday of each month through October at Ulster County Community College. Master gardeners available 9am-noon for help and questions. Short lectures at 10am. No pre-registration. Free! Rain or Shine. 845-340-3990.

Music:

"Can't let go", Lucinda Williams

"Change", Blind Melon

5.6.10 Technology

There was a Radio Uprising reunion today since Becky and Mary Ellen joined us in the studio. The show started off with a robot introduction recorded by John that Becky, Juliana and I had the pleasure of lending our voices to. This past Monday, while preparing the script for today's show, I got to see John in action as we recorded this piece but also as he mixed it together with cool sound affects on Garage Band--I was impressed by his tech-savy abilities, to say the least.

And technology was the theme of the show. With special emphasis on robots and the internet.

Fun Fact (sponsored by Wikipedia): the word robot was introduced to the public by Czech writer Karel Capek in his play Rossum's Universal Robots, published in 1920.

Pre-Recorded Pieces:

1)In "File Sharing Vox Pop", Mick Pratt from Blunt Youth Radio interviews teens about their opinions on file sharing.

2) From CMP, Nory's Diary of an Activist: Facebook Activism

In-Studio Pieces:

1) Becky told us how she tried explaining the internet to her 90-something year old grandmother once; and how it didn't go so well. Although a very sharp lady, Becky's grandmother thought Becky's description of the internet as an invisible network that connects people was a bad idea of a joke.

2) Juliana spoke about how high school students in Chile used technology to rally for school reform in 2005. They used youtube, radio, fotolog, and blogs in their movement called "March of the Penguins" (Marcha de los Pinguinos), a name that came from their school uniforms. They wanted to make education available to all students independent of their background, including their financial situation.

In-Studio Interview: Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen explained her use of technology and media in teaching the English language and speech patterns to ESL (English as a Second Language) students. In the 'Age of the Image' that we're in right now, all people (regardless of country of origin) recognize certain images (logos, brand names, etc) and their meanings. But for ESL students, articulating these meanings in English can be difficult. So Mary Ellen helps students learn more-and-more English words to increase their literacy through the use of popular media.

In-Studio Discussion: How has technology changed your interactions with other people? Do you believe Americans are more or less alienated with the progression of Technology?

Music:

"We Built a Robot", Panda Bear

"The Great Unknown", Dar Williams

"We Will Become Silhouettes", Postal Service

Harkening back to our Environmentalism show, here are two outdoorsy PSA's.

PSA 1: The Center for Environmental Innovation and Education is holding its first Walk and Talk series in Beacon on Friday, May 7th from 12pm to 2pm. Pre-registration required. To register, visit www.bire.org. 845-838-1600 ext.16.

PSA 2: International migratory bird day: free bird movies, a bird of prey demonstration, bird walks, etc. Hasbrouck Park (Delaware Ave in Kingston, NY) on Saturday, May 8th at 10 am. Call or e-mail Mark DeDea at forsythnature@aol.com or 845-339-3053. www.forsythnaturecenter.org.

4. 29. 10 Environmental Consciousness

Although National Earth Day was a week ago, it's never to late to celebrate and respect the environment! And today's Environmental Consciousness themed show has this basic message: go outside and hug a tree! Or better yet. REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE!

DJs Warm-up Question: How much do we actually interact wiht the environment? We are all about saving it, but how much time do we actually spend outside in nature?

John and Amanda spend time outside at school during Recess and P.E., respectively. But sometimes things like homework prevent them from getting outside more often. They are still environmentally conscious by composting and recycling. A major way to live sustainably is to reduce and reuse consumer products. Buying less, and buying local is always a good way to go.

Recorded Piece:

In "Everybody's Green", Ahmina James from Youth Radio looks into the ways in which the environmental movement is controlled and popularized by "old white men," which makes it difficult, in her experience, for her black peers to feel motivated to become involved.

Poem:

Usually we think of television as the antithesis of living green. On one hand, it does use electricity, and it does keep us from going outside. But in "Cartoon Physics, Part 1", Nick Flynn shows how staying in and watching cartoons on Saturday mornings tell us everything a kid should know about the world.

Fun Facts: by Fraiser Cain at http://www.universetoday.com

1) Earth is composed mostly of iron, oxygen and silicon

2)Earth doesn't take 24 hours to rotate on its axis. It takes 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds.

3) A year on Earth isn't 365 days; it's actually 365.2564 days. And the extra .2564 days create the need for leap years.

PSA 1:

Jeremy Scahill will give a lecture titled "War in the Age of Obama" in the Weis Cinem at Bard College on Monday, May 3rd at 7pm. Scahill is a corresponded for Democracy Now!, and has received numerous awards for his investigative journalism. This lecture is FREE and open to the public. It's co-sponsored by Bard Students for a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine and the Bard Human Rights Project.

Recorded Piece (by our DJ Nory): A Different Perspective on Environmental Conservatism

Why compost? Why Recycle? For one, they're an excuse to go outside. But they're also an easy way to conserve the environment. Nory explores the difference between taking care, and being conscious, of the environment and being a leading advocate for environmental conservation.

Interview: Emily Vail, the Collins Research Fellow at Vassare College, spoke with us about her work with watersheds in the Dutchess County Area.

What is a watershed? The land area around a body of water (stream, river, lake) that drains into it. So activity on the land effects the quality of water in nearby streams, lakes, etc. It's important not to pollute the land because these bodies of water are a source of drinking water for people and animals; and they are also important aesthetic and recreational resources.

Concrete is a problem in Poughkeepsie. Rain water is not able to filtrate through it; and water. picks up all the street pollutants drains straight into our water sources. Clean soil is important because water filtrates through the soil, which gives plants water, it slows the flow of water into streams, and it removes pollutants.

Important: Storm drains are directly linked to the river. DO NOT DUMP anything into them, especially chemical substances. If you see people doing this, know that it's illegal.

Adopt a Spot: a Dutchess County Youth Program that promotes stream clean up. Held in July--Watershed Awareness Month. For information on more Adopt a Spot activities and events, visit www.dutchesswam.com. For information on the Vassar College Environmental Research Institute, or for resources about major, local streams and parks, visit www.dutchesswatersheds.org.

Book Recommendation: The Giving Tree, By Shel Silverstein

This book is filled with messages, ranging from an argument for conservation to a nostalgic look at life's progression. It's a classic. Read it with a critical eye, paying attention to ideas on: Friendship, Woman's role in society, How we ask-ask-ask but don't give back, and What we expect conservation to look like.

On Air Radio Play: John and Nory read a frustratingly, funny piece about an outside game of baseball. It's a classic joke--and slightly frustrating. Two New York Yankee coaches, Abbott and Costello, are talking about the team, discussing Who's on First, What's on second, and I Don't Know is on third. Who, What and I Don't Know are the names of players and Abbott is aware of this. Costello is not, and he tries to figure out repeatedly who is playing on first, second and third, but only gets thoroughly frustrated and confused.

PSA 2:

Monday-Friday. 8am to 5pm. Through June 25. Exhibiting at the Dyson Center for Cancer Care: Artist Ellen Crimmins and Vassar Brothers present "Oil on Water". The exhibit provides a soothing and healing atmosphere for patients undergoing cancer treatment. Located at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on 45 Reade Place in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more information, call 845-454-8500.

Music:

"Mother Nature's Son", The Beatles

"Big Yellow Taxi", Joni Mitchell

REMEMBER: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.