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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

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Friday, 5 April 2013 The Bruce Lee Band, "Running Out of Time" from the Beautiful World E.P. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skam...

Bonus! Song o' the Day: SKApril XVI

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Bombskare, "Force Ten from Navarone" from A Fistful of Dynamite (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: "Force Ten from ...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Easter Sunday

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The Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord Audrey Assad, "Death in His Grave" from the Death, Be Not Proud E.P. (Saint Mike P...
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Bonus! Song o' the Resurrection o' the Lord

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Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter Matt Maher, "Because He Lives (Amen)" from Saints and Sinners (Sai...

Bonus! Song o' the Day: Go Blue!

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Project OSPREY: Team 109 N.C.A.A. Tournament, Final Four (№ 1) Michigan v. Arizona (№ 1) 36-3, B1G 19-1 The University of Michigan Marchi...

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

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Saturday, 4 April 2015 Madness, "One Step Beyond…" from One Step Beyond… (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: Wayback Mac...

Bonus! Song o' the Day: SKApril XVI

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MU330, "Kong" from Press (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: MU330 are the first SKAll-Stars to enjoy this year's SKA...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Holy Saturday

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Holy Saturday Matt Maher, "The Waiting" from Saints and Sinners (Penitent Mike Papa Whiskey)
Friday, April 3, 2026

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

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Monday, 3 April 2023 Melbourne Ska Orchestra, "Get Smart" from Melbourne Ska Orchestra (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentar...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Good Friday

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The Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) Daniel Schmit & Mike Hilliker, "Were You There" from Mercy Songs for Holy...

Bonus! Song o' the Day: SKApril XVI

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Club Sandinista!, "Yeah Yeah Yeah" from the Punky Ska Music E.P. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: Club Sandinista! mad...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

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Monday, 2 April 2012 Nothing for Something, "Ska Kids" courtesy Sergeant Ska (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: Wayback ...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Holy Thursday

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The Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday) Jim Cowan & Tony Melendez, "This Is Jesus" from The Cup of Life (Penitent Mike Pap...

Bonus! Song o' the Day: SKApril XVI

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Be Like Max, "Lovely Day" from Against All Odds (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: The above bumper sticker was spotted ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

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Wednesday, 1 April 2020 Reel Big Fish, "Ska Show" from Life Sucks… Let's Dance! (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: ...

Bonus! Moonshot Song o' the Day: Artemis II

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Destination Moon Republica,"Ready to Go" from Republica (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey) Commenatry: At 6:35:12 P.M. Eastern Da...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKApril XVI

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Blondie, "The Tide Is High" from the The Tide Is High single (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: Welcome to SKApril, an A...

Operation ÖSTERREICH: Holy Week | Please Stand By

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Please Stand By | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa! Weekly Wednesday Weigh-in Last weigh-in: 330.2 lbs. (12 June 2024)

Bonus! Holy Week Song o' the Day

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The Wednesday of Holy Week John Williams, "Anakin's Betrayal" from Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith: Original Motio...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The Explorers' Club, № MCXLVIII

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Operation AXIOM: Destination Moon—The 60th Anniversary of Luna 10 31 March-30 May 1966: The Luna 10 probe (A.K.A. Lunik 10 ) lifted off fr...

Bonus! Holy Week Song o' the Day

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The Tuesday of Holy Week Mike Hilliker & Melanie Rea, "Lord Have Mercy" from Mercy: Songs for Holy Week (Penitent Mike Papa ...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day

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Great Big Sea, "It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" from Play (Mike Papa Whiskey) Commentary: 'T...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Rewatching Star Trek (The Original Series, 1966-1969)

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Episode o' the Day "Assignment: Earth" (season two, episode twenty-six; production code: 055; 29 March 1968): Wikipedia-link ...

Bonus! Holy Week Song o' the Day

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The Monday of Holy Week Mike Hilliker, "Father, I Put My Life in Your Hands (Psalm 31)" from Mercy: Songs for Holy Week (Peniten...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day

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Lit, "My Own Worst Enemy" from A Place in the Sun (Mike Papa Whiskey)
Sunday, March 29, 2026

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Palm Sunday

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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord The Daughters of Mary, "O Sacred Head Surrounded" from De Profundis (Penitent Mike Papa W...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Rewatching Star Trek (The Original Series, 1966-1969)

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Episode o' the Day "The Omega Glory" (season two, episode twenty-three; production code: 053; 1 March 1968): Wikipedia-link ....

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Yesterday

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Samstag, 28. März Mad Caddies, "Road Rash" from Duck and Cover (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: Yesterday was "P...
Friday, March 27, 2026

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Ereyesterday

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Freitag, 27. März Skameleon, "Intro Sandman" from Ska Makes Everything Better (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey) Skammentary: While ...

Bonus! Fish Fry Song o' the Day

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Semisonic, "Closing Time" from Feeling Strangely Fine (Mike Papa Whale Shark) Skammentary: I love that "Closing Time"...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day

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Queen & David Bowie, "Under Pressure" from the Classic Queen compilation (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Rewatching Star Trek (The Original Series, 1966-1969)

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Episode o' the Day "The Ultimate Computer" (season two, episode twenty-four; production code: 053; 8 March 1968): Wikipedia-l...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The Explorers' Club, № MCXLVII

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The Space Race: The 60th Anniversaries of Project Gemini The Agena Target Vehicle (A.T.V.)—A rocket, a modification of the RM-81 Agena-D u...

Operation ÖSTERREICH: Lent | Please Stand By

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Please Stand By | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa! Weekly Wednesday Weigh-in Last weigh-in: 330.2 lbs. (12 June 2024)

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day

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The Abruptors, "Waiting Forever" from Noticeably Cheerless (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Rewatching Star Trek (The Original Series, 1966-1969)

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Episode o' the Day "Patterns of Force" (season two, episode twenty-one; production code: 052; 16 February 1968): Wikipedia-li...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Yesterday

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Dientag, 24. März Quincy Jones, "Soul Bossa Nova" from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery—Original Soundtrack (Mike Pap...
Monday, March 23, 2026

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Ereyesterday

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Montag, 23. März Johhnyswim, "Diamonds" from Diamonds (Mike Papa Whiskey)
Sunday, March 22, 2026

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the V Sunday o' Lent

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Sontag, 22. März The Fifth Sunday of Lent Less Than Jake, "The Rest of My Life" from In with the Out Crowd (Penitent Mike Papa ...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Last Saturday

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Samstag, 21. März Seatbelts, "Tank!" from Cowboy Bebop: Original Soundtrack (Mike Papa Whiskey)
Friday, March 20, 2026

Bonus! Fish Fry Song o' the Day

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Reel Big Fish, "G.D. Beautiful Day" from Life Sucks… Let's Dance! (Mike Papa Whitefish) Skammentary: What a beautiful day! ...

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the First Day o' Spring

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"The cruel, hot summer led into the long, hard fall, becoming the dark, killing winter until spring replenished us all." —Bill...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Last Thursday

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Donnerstag, 19. März MxPx, "Sad Sad Song" from Secret Weapon (Mike Papa Whiskey) Commentary: I'm publishing this post on 2...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long" from Even Worse (Mike Papa Whiskey) Commentary: The titl...
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