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DAILY DIRT: Looking back, Don McLean got robbed in 1972

June 9, 2022 | By Steve Eighinger, Muddy River News Minister of Culture and Doctor of Love

“So bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 307 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Want to feel really old? Consider that 1972 was 50 years ago. Yes, the year that the average price for a gallon gas…

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Daily Dirt: Where were you in '72 ... or, once upon a time when a Big Mac was 65 cents

March 23, 2022 | By Steve Eighinger, Muddy River News Minister of Culture and Doctor of Love

The world has truly changed in the last 50 years, and I thank a high school reunion notice for bringing that to light … Welcome to today’s three thoughts and Vol. 241 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I received an interesting notice in the mail a few days ago. It was an invitation to the…

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