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They say fame is fleeting, but they don't tell you why that’s so. It's because fame ain't got time for dat.

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If you’re the type who’s been waitin’ all day for Faith Hill to ring in Sunday Night Football on NBC, well, come this fall, you’ll be waitin’ all day for Carrie Underwood to do so. The 30-year-old Checotah native will replace Hill as singer of the prime-time NFL showcase’s (regrettably) catchy theme song.

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Few people love being summoned for jury duty (and you’ve gotta be wary of those who do). It interrupts the daily flow and, in most cases, is nothing like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

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At this point, it’s almost more shocking when there’s not any nudity in a Flaming Lips music video. So the recently released video for “You Lust” — the sprawling, 13-minute centerpiece of the Oklahoma City band’s excellent new album, The Terror — is basically just par for the course.

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All together now: We’re No. 17! We’re No. 17! We’re No. 17! (And 29 and 56, to be exact.)

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Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma offers four scoops of Schubert with its spring festival, Schubert & Friends. The first two shows, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m Sunday, are at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 127 N.W. Seventh, while the last two, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, and Thursday, May 23, are at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, 6400 N. Pennsylvania. Admission is $10. Visit brightmusic.org.

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What’s better than a free concert? Two free concerts! And what’s better than two free concerts? Two free concerts featuring two singer-songwriters! That’s what you’ll get when Aaron Peace and Chalet Shalom’s Vince Colbert pictured play 2 p.m. Sunday at Beans & Leaves, 4015 N. Penn, and 9:30 p.m. Monday at JJ’s Alley, 212 E Sheridan. Admission is free, which we already told you, like, four times. Geez. Call 604-4700 or 605-4543, respectively.

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Water Won’t Wait sounds like a city conservation effort. Instead, it’s an all-new, original production of Perpetual Motion Dance, staging Friday-Sunday at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing. Through the local troupe’s signature visuals and ingenuity, the performance explores “the unalterable current of time.” Tickets are $10-$18. Call 206-2843 or visit perpetualmotiondance.org.

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• Perpetual Motion Dance interview   

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Porn! And now that we have your attention, know that IgniteOKC 5 takes spark at 6 p.m. Thursday at Will Rogers Theatre, 4322 N. Western, in which local “thought leaders” talk topics with a five-minute time limit. Scheduled for presentation are public health, virtual learning, yoga, business plans, The West Wing, small-market success and — oh, yeah — food porn. Tickets are $15. Visit igniteokc.com.

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Paul McCartney is playing Bricktown! Well, sorta. At 7 p.m. Thursday only, Harkins Bricktown Cinemas 16 at 150 E. Reno screens 1980’s Rockshow. The classic concert film depicts McCartney and Wings’ 1975-76 world tour. The 141-minute film includes 30 live songs and an exclusive 12-minute interview with the former Beatle himself. Tickets are $5-$9. Call 231-4747 or visit rockshowonscreen.com.

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• James McCartney interview   

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We’re guessing not every release party entails hanging by hooks and lying on broken glass. Of course, not everybody is The Captain’s Sideshow. The local group celebrates its own DVD with a shindig from 9 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at Voodoo Lounge, 530 S. Broadway. Special guests include Gunpowder Junkies, Gog and Cutthroat Freak Show. Call 237-2803.

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• The Captain’s Sideshow interview    

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White Water Bay just got White Water Bayier (is that a thing?) with its largest expansion in more than 20 years. New this season to the park at 3908 W. Reno is not one tube ride, but two: The Cannon Bowl and The Pipeline Wave. We’re talkin’ corkscrew exits and banked curves here. The season begins 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Admission is $22.99-$26.99. Call 943-9687 or visit whitewaterbay.com.

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Oh, Seattle, isn't it time to move on? Yes, Oklahoma City has your old NBA team. But that was five years ago. Let go of the anger.

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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, believes Barack Obama might qualify for an episode of Hoarders because he’s trying to infringe on your Second Amendment rights. Dude, it’s so obvious!

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It’s not what you said — it’s how you said it. You’ve heard that before, right? (We just wanna make sure our parents weren’t the only ones with that gem.) At any rate, a recent poll demonstrates that truism when it comes to questions of Medicaid expansion.