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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Current Events! on TurboTunes with Nö AI this week at www.korcfm.com online & 105.9 LP FM locally Thursday 9/17 at 2:56pm Pacific, repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am. This week we play music released in 2026. Tara Clerkin Trio, Jeremy Grey, Carly Simon, TV For Cats, Blind Yeo, and much more.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

1957, 1st edition with color plates. One of the few things I have kept close.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

One of my earliest memories is screaming in terror in my Mother's arms as the whistle on the mighty steamship The Sagamo blew loudly while she navigated the locks at Port Carling connecting Lake Muskoka and Lake Rosseau.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A 2012 paper on dishonesty — published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and coauthored by Harvard researcher Francesca Gino — was also retracted over concerns data in the study were fabricated. retractionwatch.com/2026/09/03/p...

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Procrastination study by Duke’s Dan Ariely retracted after sleuths find signs of data tampering

A psychology journal has retracted a seminal 2002 paper on deadlines and procrastination coauthored by behavioral scientist Dan Ariely of Duke University just days after a team of sleuths published…

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

TIL: Eleven plus two is an exact anagram of twelve plus one.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Keep Calm & Carry On. Contemplative music and lyrics made for a Sunday afternoon walk with Turbo beside me as autumn approaches, temperature lowers, and daylight shortens. TurboTunes with Nö AI on www.korcfm.com Thursday 9/3 at 2:56pm Pacific, repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Some believe the government has collected crashed UFOs and is trying to reverse engineer the technology. Maybe if those aliens crash so often we shouldn’t copy their spaceship designs. — James B. Meigs

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

4 years ago. Setup for NW Loopfest this Saturday, 8/27, from 2-9pm at Whiteside Theater. From the top: Boss RC-505 looper, Mackie 1402 VLZ Pro, FutureRetro Vectra, Eventide Space, Roland E-4 w/wireless headphone mic, Eventide H9 Max in a synth.com module format with a CAD D89 mic, & Casio XE-PD1

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Go West, Young Folk. This week on TurboTunes with Nö AI on www.korcfm.com (Thursday 8/27 2:56pm Pacific w/repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am) we spin songs about California. The Byrds, Klaatu, Mama Cass, The Move, Alabama 3, Fruit Bats, Phil Ochs & more. Put on the shades, huarache sandals, & lots o' lotion

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

1967 - Abbie Hoffman and a dozen other Yippies crashed the visitors’ gallery of the New York Stock Exchange and showered the trading floor with dollar bills in what they called an act of “guerrilla theater.” Trading slowed to a crawl as brokers and clerks scurried to grab the money as it fell. -WSJ

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Back In My Day...Listen up, Whippersnappers: When I was your age, we listened to Real Music. This week on TurboTunes with Nö AI on www.korcfm.com Thurs. 7/20 at 2:56pm Pacific w/ repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am. Bing Crosby & Bob Hope, Ella, Louis, Frank, Miles, Duke, Count Basie, Johnny Mercer, etc

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

August 13, 2015. Rushing to pack for the move to Oregon But could not resist plugging a few things in and playing.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

August 13, 2012. Moved computer to a standing position - wasted time online declined. About to wire this up on the real desktop & see what I think as a possible live rig. Using a MonoMachine as a MIDI controller for a SunSyn has a certain appeal.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Golden Great - SF 4 Ever on TurboTunes with Nö AI Thurs. 7/14 2:56pm Pacific, repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am on www.korcfm.com Tricia & Dana Countryman, Brian Wilson, Jill Sobule, etc & a dream sequence from the 1974 film, The Conversation. Tune in, turn on, don't drop out. Flowers in hair optional

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

On this day 1920, Charles Ponzi was arrested for financial fraud in Boston after taking in more than $6 million from thousands of investors. He had been repaying each $1,000 invested with $1,500 just 90 days later, but only by taking more money from newcomers...

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

On this day in 1928, accepting the Republican presidential nomination, Herbert Hoover declared: “We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land.” Unfortunately, just over one year later, the Great Depression arrived.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Please Release Me! New music of 2026 on TurboTunes with Nö AI at www.korcfm.com Thurs. 8/6 at 2:56pm Pacfic, repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am. Emmylou Harris, Bootsy Collins, Buckethead, Samuel L. Jackson, Disgusting Sisters, Trashcan Sinatras, Rosanne Cash, Orville Peck, Nirosta Steel, Opus Kink, & more!

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Spring 1977 - EMSA in Florence, MA, USA.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

He said his Mother was scared by a Pawnbroker’s sign. 9/02/1949 - perhaps the greatest cartoon of all time?

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

TurboTunes with Nö AI on www.korcfm.com Thurs. 7/30 at 2:56pm Pacific, repeat Sun 1am & Mon 10am. Out Of Order with Mott, Owsley, Al Green, Everly Brothers, Nick Lowe, Fun Boy Three, Ted Lucas, Steve Ellis, Dusty, Blur, John Auer & Freak Slug, etc. Get your robe, wield a gavel.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Glacier, volcano, interstate highway - listed in ascending order of danger

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Sotto Vocce: There Are No Words. All instrumentals from Jeff Beck, Zero 7, Roger Powell, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Dennis Wilson, Henry Cowell, Wayne Horvitz, Grails, Hot Like Hell, Harry Partch, & more. Thur. 7/23 at 2:56pm Pacific with repeats 1am Sun & 10am Mon. Set list last week below.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Tom Oberheim & Dave Smith at NAMM - January 15, 2010. Found it on an SD card in my old Nikon digital camera.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

One of my favorite reviews, I have always worked hard at writing sophomorically morbid lyrics.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I give up. This should be a huge story with wide reporting. This company has been leading a large number of important medical clinicagl research studies for approval. Federal criminal indictments for fraud issued. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/docto...

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Doctor and Staff Charged with Falsifying Data in Clinical Drug Trials

In an indictment unsealed today, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charged a medical doctor and two staff members of a medical research center for their roles in an alleged sche...

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I enjoy reading things that contradict my beliefs. This is worth the 5 minutes and I am using it as my "gift" article, so no paywall. Do I agree with it? No, certainly not all of it. However the points on Mississippi & Baltimore are statistically accurate. I checked. www.wsj.com/opinion/free...

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Opinion | When the Bottom Stories Are the Real News

Good news gets buried when it doesn’t fit the left’s narrative of perpetual crisis.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Psychiatric research has serious problems with accuracy, honesty, use of statistics, and a terrible record with replication. This has real-world impact and not just academic concern. 2 minute read, no paywall. retractionwatch.com/2026/06/09/e...

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Journal retracts depression treatment study with findings called ‘too good to be true’

In the fall of 2024, Matt Williams was grading papers at Massey University in New Zealand when he noticed something off in a study one of his students had cited. The study, published in 2016, repor…

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Everything New Is Old Again! TurboTunes with Nö AI Thursday 6/11 2:56pm Pacific, repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am on www.korcfm.com. All new songs released in 2026 from Belle & Sebastian, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Jill Scott w/ Trombone Shorty, Jesse Roper, Tim Easton, telehealth, & more.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Travels & Travails on TurboTunes with Nö AI Thursday 6/4 at 2:56pm Pacific, repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am on www.korcfm.com. Songs about travels both emotional & geographic from John Sebastian, Lowell George, Persuasions, Everly Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, Nilsson, Badfinger, Chad & Jeremy, & more.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Very quick read, no paywall, absolutely appalling Sleuths say Thermo Fisher doctored data to sell antibodies cen.acs.org/articles/104...

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

2nd cornea transplant post2days recovery 11 years ago. Thank you Donors, Doctors, Medical Staff, and God. My sight today is better than 20/20 and depth and colors are superb. It is a true blessing.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Reflections on Glass. This week on TurboTunes with Nö AI on www.korcfm.com Thurs 5/28 at 2:56pm Pacific, repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am, we explore some of the works of Composer Philip Glass created between 1969-89. Selections from 2 Operas, 3 film soundtracks, and 2 recordings from his Ensemble.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

And I swear to myself I will help them I will be an upstanding man But when I walk by and I hear them cry That money just sticks to my hand, What's wrong with me?

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Pop Classic Song: Sunstroke by Chad & Jeremy from their 1968 swan song masterpiece, "The Ark". Produced by Gary Usher, The Ark is one of the finest albums from the 1960s rock era and ranks very high in my personal pantheon, on a level with Pet Sounds, Revolver, and Begin. youtu.be/Dz_wf4reZ9s?...

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Chad & Jeremy. Sun Stroke.wmv

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Goes to Shows! this week on TurboTunes with Nö AI on www.korcfm.com Thurs 5/21 at 2:56pm Pacific, repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am. Featuring songs from film, stage, and tv shows along with songs about showbiz. The Kinks, Cole Porter, Bye Bye Birdie, Stanley Holloway, The Music Man, Nick Lowe, and more.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It's Alive! KORC FM 105.9 Corvallis. TurboTunes with host Nö AI plays 10 live concert tracks from Carole King, Jethro Tull, Dave Mason, Procol Harum, Lyle Lovett, Shelby Lynne, Neko Case, Rick Nelson, & Todd Rundgren's Utopia. Thursday May 14 2:56pm Pacific and repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A Musing on Stranger Things - TurboTunes with Nö AI www.korcfm.com Thurs. 5/7 2:56pm Pacific; repeats Sun. 1am & Mon. 10am. Digging into my folder "Stoopid" where I store oddities that defy categories, 39 tracks in 56 minutes. Jimi Hendrix, Captain Beefheart, Sparks, Grateful Dead, Carl Stalling +

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

MS-50 was a gift from some Korg execs from Japan who saw us open for Suicide at a club called The 80s in Manhattan back in 1980. They asked, through their interpreter, to meet with us the next day. During the meeting, they gave us the demo MS-50 they had been showing stores and dealers in the US.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Did sound for the Albany Youth Orchestr for the annual Jackson Street Youth Shelter benefit held at the massive, pressurized Knife River Training Facility. Great evening, excellent turnout, and it was a new challenge to capture the music and project it into such an expanse but as background.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Walking the hour on www.korcfm.com in Old Soles and New Flip-Flops. TurboTunes with Nö AI this Thu at 2:56pm Pacific repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am. We start with Soul music by Gladys Knight, Ray Charles & more. We end with new music from Sarah McLaughlin & more. Put on your dancing shoes & walk with us

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

50 years ago, 4/24/1976, the premier of Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich was at Town Hall in NYC. This is one of the most important compositions modern music by one of our greatest living composers. I will be playing the original 58 minute 1978 EM recording at 11pm Pacific on www.korcfm.com

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Steve Reich’s Shimmering ‘Music for 18 Musicians’ Turns 50

Less a recondite modernist experiment than a grandly mysterious yet accessible achievement, the composition marked a profound shift in 20th-century classical music.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In/New & Out/Old. New releases from the past 6 months followed by 1950/60 oldies. Claypool Lennon Delirium, Spongetones, Juliana Hatfield, Sheb Wooley, Sam Cook, Little Richard, Solomon Burke, & more. TurboTunes with Nö AI - Thur. 4/23 at 2:55pm Pacific. Repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am on www.korcfm.com

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

8 years ago: My partner of 40+ years has lost her mind and is dressing our 10 yr old Border-lab mix in velcro snap-on pajamas that don't need to be removed for final bathroom duty. Izzy is, of course, humiliated yet curious.

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

News To Me! On TurboTunes with Nö AI, Songs new to me. New favorite - Terry Thompson, son of Richard & Linda Thompson. Tommy James sans Shondells, MGMT, Linus of Hollywood, Viv Stanshall, Tame Impala, Jane Siberry, & more. Thur. 4/9 at 2:55pm Pacific. Repeats Sun 1am & Mon 10am on www.korcfm.com

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James Whittemore @synchro17.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

15 years ago today back in San Mateo: Vostok, Infernal Noise Machine, LP-1, cheapo midi controller & iPad mixed to MasterLink; will add Demeter RealReverb. No laptop, no overdubs. Too much/too Little? Too soon; very rusty.

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