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Jay Gilbert

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Writer, producer, music lyric savant, media prankster — but deep down annoyingly serious.
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Dr. Know: Chickens, Pet Cemeteries, and Abandoned Theme Parks

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By Jay Gilbert
| Cincinnati Magazine Verified
I live in South Cumminsville. A few doors away from me are people who have about four chickens in their yard, squawking and pooping, etc. I’m sure this was legal in Cincinnati long ago, but is it still? All I ever hear about chickens is how filthy they are. Should I report these people? —CHICKEN HAWK-TUAH DEAR TUAH: The Doctor has much to unpack here. Worrying about sanitation several hundred feet from your home borders on OCD; you may want to have that looked at.
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WEBN Made History When No One Was Around to Hear It

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By Jay Gilbert
| Cincinnati Magazine Verified
America’s bicentennial was even wilder than this year’s craziness. For me, anyway. I want you to stop reading this Living in Cin column at the end of this opening section. More words are obviously waiting down below that point, but ignore them for now. Just stop when I tell you, and here’s why. Half a lifetime ago at WEBN, Cincinnati’s historically rebellious radio station, I took part in an audio project that became one of the best—hell, maybe it’s the very best—piece of work of my career.
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Dr. Know: Madison Park Fishing, Mail Chutes, and Marty Brennaman

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By Jay Gilbert
| Cincinnati Magazine Verified
My apartment in Hyde Park is across from Madison Park, a modest triangle of greenery. My neighbor says her grandfather used to talk about fishing in the lake at Madison Park as a kid, but we both agree that there can’t possibly have been a lake at that little corner. Was the park bigger at one time? —FISH STORY DEAR FISH: Yes, Madison Park was many, many times larger than the humble patch of grass and trees across from your apartment.
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