The PDX Broadsides
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The PDX Broadsides
@PDXBroadsides
Nerd pop trio from PDX. Dr. Jessica, Hollyanna, and Christian. Harmony and Cleverness about Nerdery & Feelings. Label: Doubleclicks Records.

This week on FilkCast! @ThreeWrdSisters, @MegDavisPrime, @GrayRinehart, @PDXBroadsides, @taliskimberley, @EricaFilker, @CatSittingstill, @cheshire__moon, @ryuuaja, Cynthia McQuillin, Dr Jane Robinson, Silverleaf, Julia Ecklar, Summer And Fall, Eli Bar-Yahalom, Char Mackay



This was a CIA project that was commenced in the 1960s to spy on Russia. They chose a cat for the job, but what they didn’t put into consideration is the fact that cats are hard to train. The cat’s job was to eavesdrop on two men in a park outside the Soviet embassy in Washington, D.C. The cat was wired up by a veterinary surgeon who implanted a microphone into the ear canal, a small radio transmitter at the base of the skull, and a battery buried in the flesh. It was a complex project that took five years to complete and consumed a whopping $20 million. The project was closed in 1967 because the cat couldn’t obey directives. They initially believed they could train the cat but they were wrong.



Today, the city of Portland will come together to celebrate an icon. Darcelle, aka Walter Cole, was famously known as the world’s oldest drag queen. koin.com/news/portland/…












