Laugh At The Blues, For Your Health


	Laugh At The Blues, For Your Health

cnevitt

3-12-2007 8:51 AM

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blues, health, music, humor, laughs

cnevitt says:

Researches, once again, have determined that humor is good for you. The Porkbelly Futures band out of Canada takes that premise, and combines it with the blues, for a specail designer drug that's as organic as it is funny.

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3-12-2007 9:48 AM

DizzyDezzi

I'm down with that.

3-12-2007 10:19 AM

ericw

Maybe health insurance companies should offer reimbursement for comedy club cover charges.

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