Author Archives: Glen Harness

About Glen Harness

Formerly a computer guy at a big medical center

Record Label Shenanigans

Posted on 07/11/2007 by Glen Harness

I just finished reading this post about a band called The Ohio Express. In my book, record labels are one step above loan sharks, but this story takes the cake. In a nutshell, the one big hit the band had, … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: The Last Pepsi 400

Posted on 07/10/2007 by Glen Harness

Since I got burned out on weekly NASCAR racing a few years ago, about the only races I try to make an effort at watching are the restrictor plate races, since they usually have more excitement than the others. Saturday … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: New Name For Me, But Not For Thee

Posted on 07/06/2007 by Glen Harness

A telecommunications company pays a lot of money to be a sponsor. That company is then bought out by another company. The new company wants to change the name on the sponsorship to the new name. That sounds a lot … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, America!

Posted on 07/04/2007 by Glen Harness

Hope everyone has a safe Fourth of July.

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That’ll Teach ’em, NASCAR

Posted on 07/03/2007 by Glen Harness

At the Sears Point race, NASCAR suspended a couple of Hendrick Motorsports crew chiefs for 6 races. So at last weekend’s race at New Hampshire, how did Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson perform? Gordon qualified 8th and finished 2nd.  Johnson … Continue reading →

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Loud Crowes Coming Back to Nashville

Posted on 06/30/2007 by Glen Harness

Actually, the band is called the Black Crowes; they’re coming to the Ryman Auditorium at the end of August. I saw them play at the Grand Ole Opry House in the early 90’s, and they were fantastic.  I’d like to … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: Still Letting Rules Violaters Get Away With It

Posted on 06/26/2007 by Glen Harness

The cars of Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson failed pre-qualifying inspection at Sears Point the other day. NASCAR has been pretty strict on policing COT rules infractions (even ones without any performance or safety issue), so everyone … Continue reading →

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Jury Duty

Posted on 06/15/2007 by Glen Harness

According to a report by the National Center for State Courts, more than one-third of Americans will serve on a jury at some point. They say that’s an increase from 30 years ago, when that number was only 6%. (Hat … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: Junior Drops a Bomb, Part 2

Posted on 06/13/2007 by Glen Harness

When Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced last month that he was leaving DEI, I posted my reaction (and a prediction) to it in a post titled “NASCAR: Junior Drops a Bomb“. In a press conference today, Junior finished his bombing run. … Continue reading →

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The Sopranos Anticlimax

Posted on 06/11/2007 by Glen Harness

I missed pretty much the first season or two of HBO’s The Sopranos. I’d gotten into watching Oz and was ticked off that they took one of Oz‘s actors, Edie Falco. She played a prison guard in the show. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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