Did you notice that MTV dropped the words 'Music Television' from its logo a few years back? It was a silent act of admission for the cable powerhouse, who long ago steered programming from music to "reality" (term used loosely) and scripted dramas.

For those missing the videos that killed the radio star, you must turn to the Internet, which killed the video star. VEVO is an awesome service that lets you freely search tens of thousands of music videos ranging from the traditional video to the newer trend of "lyric videos," which just feature the words to the song playing out across the screen in artistic fashion. There are also clips from concerts, Saturday Night Live appearances and one-on-one interviews. 

Dr. Richard McMurry is a distinguished historian, humorist, author and lecturer in the field of history of the American Civil War.  Now living in Dalton, Georgia, Dr. McMurry is a graduate of Virginia Military Academy with a Ph.D. in history from Emory University under Bell Wiley.  As a college professor he has taught at Valadosta State University and North Carolina State University.  He is the author of numerous books and essays for history journals and magazines.  His four main works include “Two Great Rebel Armies: An Essay in Confederate Military History”, “John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence”, “The Fourth Battle of Winchester: Toward a New Civil War Paradigm” and “Atlanta 1864: Last Chance for the Confederacy.”  Dr.

Of all the training videos I've watched online, Wendy's has a track record of well-established weirdness. There is an epically long video about closing procedures set up like an old Matlock rerun, which I'll get to on a future missive. Right now, however, we're going to enter a world of glitz, glamour, glitter and garish, singing raw beef patties.

'Grill Skill' is a training video from the early 1990s teaching new hires about the grilling procedure on the back lines. It is one of many videos of the era to involve a dream sequence with outlandish characters who rhyme, sing, and patronize to a certain degree, all in an effort to help make the learning process less of a chore. Think of it like 'Schoolhouse Rock' but for fast food.