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Becky Palmstrom follows a day in a life of a singing telegram and asks – who uses singing telegrams in the 21st century? This segment profiles Grant Thompson from Bubaloons and Tunes – a business that offers 84 different singing telegram characters to customers across the East Bay. From wooing back a loved one; getting even with a boss who fired you or brightening up the day of a 97-year old in hospital – singing telegrams are fighting the recession here in Berkeley.
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Becky Palmstrom follows a day in a life of a singing telegram and asks – who uses singing telegrams in the 21st century? This segment profiles Grant Thompson from Bubaloons and Tunes – a business that offers 84 different singing telegram characters to customers across the East Bay. From wooing back a loved one; getting even with a boss who fired you or brightening up the day of a 97-year old in hospital – singing telegrams are fighting the recession here in Berkeley.
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