The Show Must Go On...

Hmm...   Radio @ AOL is playing the Terry Jacks 1-Hit Wonder "Seasons in the Sun" - the song of a suicide in the springtime was actually a rather funny song in its original version by the Kingston Trio.  Ah, well... I tend to file his version along with Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again Naturally" in my teen angst file cabinet of my mind.

Today, I'd like to delve into a few of the fun things you can find on AOL, some of which you may never have tried or even knew existed!  :-)

Did you know that you do NOT need Broadband to enjoy Radio @ AOL?  Nope.  I have ancient ol' 56K dial-up myself.  I sometimes will get a drop out when opening a web page, but it's basically uninterrupted music.  I often have it on as I write as I can control the kind of music I listen to with its various stations for every musical interest you may have!  If you haven't experimented with it, give it a try... so many great stations ranging from old to new to classical to all kinds of rock to showtunes and more.  Kewl.

Then check out Keyword: DISCOVER AOL or Discover AOL: Discover AOL - a plethora of info there.  A real plethora, I tell you!

Of course, DISCOVER AOL stole a lot of what I want to share, but I'm gonna touch on a few things anyway!  Nyah. [Heh... now the AOL radio is playing Right Said Fred's 'I'm Too Sexy' - "I'm too sexy for your party, too sexy for your party, no way I'm disco dancing!"]

Did you know you can change the standard AOL greetings such as the Welcome, You've Got Mail and Goodbye to celebrity voices?  Yup, you can!  On this name, I'm using a mix, but each celebrity available has a full greetings set.  I have David Letterman for my Welcome - "Welcome!  Hold onto your wigs and keys!"  Then, for e-mail, I have Hannibal Lechter's evil voice - "Hey, you've got mail.  Goody, goody."  And, for my Goodbye - it's Donald Trump - "Yer fired!"  You too can choose to personalize your AOL Greetings at Keyword: CELEBRITY VOICES.  By visiting  AOL Celebrity: Celebrity Sounds Archive you can see all the voices available.  Mix and match; pick and choose.  Goody, goody. 

The picture accompanying this is of Lincoln Center in NYC where the huge AOL 8.0 Launch Party took place a few years back.  Giant inflatable AOL Icons took over the plaza and fun was had by all!  (As well as lotsa food and neat tech stuff!)

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