Smooth Soul Top 10 (Friday, November 14th):

Definitely a feel for the classics, this wee, with 7 of our Top 10 songs falling into that category, including the number 1 song by the Bar-Kays. The image to the right is not the album this song comes from. It was not available. Maybe I'll scan the CD cover later this week. I did, however, want you to get a look at the fellas. There was something special about a 70's band. They were just like rock stars. I was a little late to an Al Jarreau concert a couple years ago, and arrived just as he was performing our number 2 song, Easy. It was an outdoor concert, so you could hear him from the parking lot. From there, more of the typical variety that makes our station truly unique rounds off another countdown. For any questions or comments regarding our top 10, please contact us at smooth rotations.

Our top 10 is based on the way that you, our loyal listeners rate the songs as they play. You need to be a member of Live 365 in order to vote (and logged in). Becoming a member is FREE. So, join (if you haven't already) and start casting your votes today. Another new addition to the top 10 is our Geo-list. We've now added the top 10 listening locations from not only the U.S., but globally. Check it out  below. Pretty interesting to see who's listening. image

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  • 1. Bar Kay's - You Can't Run Away
  • 2. Al Jarreau - Easy
  • 3. Kool & the Gang - Summer Madness
  • 4. Ronnie Laws - Love's Victory
  • 5. Chris Standring - Que est ce Que Tu Fais
  • 6. D Train - You're the One For Me
  • 7. Champagne - How 'Bout Us
  • 8. EWF - New World Symphony
  • 9. Atjazz - One
  • 10. Bobby Lyle - Poinciana

Top Rated Session(s) in Rotation

  • Classic Hits, Volume 3
Top 20 Listening Locations: (U.S.)
  • 1. Oklahoma City
  • 2. Washington DC
  • 3.  Houston
  • 4.  Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne
  • 5.  Atlanta
  • 6.  New York
  • 7.  Jackson, MS
  • 8.  Dallas - Fort Worth
  • 9.  Boston (Manchester)
  • 10. Nashville
  • 11. Milwaukee
  • 12. Seatle - Tacoma
  • 13. Los Angeles
  • 14. Austin, TX
  • 15. Phoenix
  • 16. Denver
  • 17. Chicago
  • 18. Charlotte
  • 19. San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose
  • 20. Chattanooga

Top 10 Listening Locations: (Global)

  • 1. United States
  • 2. Germany
  • 3. Canada
  • 4. Mexico
  • 5. United Kingdom
  • 6. Australia
  • 7. Japan
  • 8. Malaysia
  • 9. Switzerland
  • 10. Phillipines
 

100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List

Brains and charm are fine, but a real guy needs to know how to do real stuff. After months of debate among PM’s expert editors, here’s our lineup of essential skills for the competent man.

Automotive
1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in snow
3. Check trouble codes
4. Replace fan belt
5. Wax a car
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle
7. Use a stick welder
8. Hitch up a trailer
9. Jump-start a car

Emergencies
10. Perform the Heimlich
11. Reverse hypothermia
12. Perform hands-only CPR
13. Escape a sinking car

Home
14. Carve a turkey
15. Use a sewing machine
16. Put out a fire
17. Home-brew beer
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric
19. Move heavy stuff
20. Grow food
21. Read an electric meter
22. Shovel the right way
23. Solder wire
24. Tape drywall
25. Split firewood
26. Replace a faucet washer
27. Mix concrete
28. Paint a straight line
29. Use a French knife
30. Prune bushes and small trees
31. Iron a shirt
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper
33. Change a single-pole switch
34. Fell a tree
35. Replace a broken windowpane
36. Set up a ladder, safely
37. Fix a faucet cartridge
38. Sweat copper tubing
39. Change a diaper
40. Grill with charcoal
41. Sew a button on a shirt
42. Fold a flag

Medical
43. Treat frostbite
44. Treat a burn
45. Help a seizure victim
46. Treat a snakebite
47. Remove a tick

Military Know-How
48. Shine shoes
49. Make a drum-tight bed
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup

Outdoors
51. Run rapids in a canoe
52. Hang food in the wild
53. Skipper a boat
54. Shoot straight
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike
56. Escape a rip current

Survival
57. Build a fire in the wilderness
58. Build a shelter
59. Find potable water

Surviving Extremes
60. Floods
61. Tornados
62. Cold
63. Heat
64. Lightning

Teach Your Kids
65. Cast a line
66. Lend a hand
67. Change a tire
68. Throw a spiral
69. Fly a stunt kite
70. Drive a stick shift
71. Parallel park
72. Tie a bowline
73. Tie a necktie
74. Whittle
75. Ride a bike

Technology
76. Install a graphics card
77. Take the perfect portrait
78. Calibrate HDTV settings
79. Shoot a home movie
80. Ditch your hard drive

Master These Key Workshop Tools
81. Drill driver
82. Grease gun
83. Coolant hydrometer
84. Socket wrench
85. Test light
86. Brick trowel
87. Framing hammer
88. Wood chisel
89. Spade bit
90. Circular saw
91. Sledge hammer
92. Hacksaw
93. Torque wrench
94. Air wrench
95. Infrared thermometer
96. Sand blaster
97. Crosscut saw
98. Hand plane
99. Multimeter
100. Feeler gauges