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Campus men's barber shop retains old fashioned charm
12:56 AM 1/29/2007 — At Dave's Campus Barber Shop, the sound of buzzing clippers permeates the air, mixing with the droning voice of the sports announcer on ESPN's "Around the Horn," the 4 p.m. sports show playing in the background. A customer sits in one of two stainless steel and black leather barber chairs, ignoring the nimble fingers that are expertly clipping his hair, his eyes trained on the glowing television.
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Couple brought together through love of bagpipes
12:57 AM 1/29/2007 — CHICAGO - Bagpipes can play mournful renditions of "Amazing Grace," and they line the streets at the South Side Irish Parade.
Rarely, though, are they the instrument of choice for a strolling musician at a romantic, candlelit dinner.
But for Kitty Kirk and Dave McKee, bagpipes helped start a love story that is still going strong 40 years later.
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Environmental Encroachment Marching Band takes over UI campus
12:57 AM 1/29/2007 — Imagine the blending of various instruments - a beat so unique it is hard to miss, each instrument perfectly complimenting the others, and a sound that penetrates your soul. It's not a typical band; it can't be because it has an ambiance of something completely unique that is incomparable to anything in the world.
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