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In the late '60s and early '70s Leno took whatever gigs he could get — in places like the Nameless Coffeehouse in Harvard Square, the Playboy Club and Hillbilly Ranch in Park Square, and the Beachcomber in Revere.
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I won't -- i won't listen to this. [ gunshots ] the majority reaction to the "holocaust" program has been positive. it has not been without debate. bianculli: with "holocaust," "the heat was you shouldn't even touch this subject. it's disrespectful." but finally the thinking was, "no, to not talk about it would be disrespectful, to not perpetuate the memory for another generation, so if you're too young to know, here's a depiction. [ speaking german ] francis: not since the war have emotions been so high in germany. the "holocaust" telecast caused heated discussion. its most tangible political...
In the past two decades, Fort Ann comedian Jodi Weiner fought off breast cancer once and esophogeal cancer twice before succumbing on June 18 to her most recent fight with