From the West Coast comes this tale—
A friend of mine is part of Maxine Hong Kingston’s Veterans Writing group. They are publishing a collection of their work this October “veterans of War, Veterans of Peace,”, and he was invited to a reading in San Francisco. They are a program up there called “Drinks with Writers” [...]
Posted September 14, 2006 by bob
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Hey folks!
Good news. The Young Rapture Choir CD is now available from Raven Marching Band Records. This album is an amazing collection of songs written by Laura Veirs, and performed by a choir of school children in Cognac, France. It was recorded live in April 2006 by Tucker Martine. The packaging is all handmade and [...]
Posted September 7, 2006 by bob
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It is cutting and pasting but what other names are there now for it?? For looking at other websites, following the site and lifting off passages and putting them onto your own site–
for one reason or another??
I found bookish.dk while looking up info on Denmark about a year ago. Finally this May, lifelong [...]
Posted August 27, 2006 by bob
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Made the mistake of complaining about Bruce’s new album. I knew I was risking the age thing, and sure enough–
I downloaded finally, with too much anticipation, Bruce’s new Seeger Sessions. I haven’t heard B much lately but his voice sounds like its shot?? Seeger did his work with such a rich voice, deep [...]
Posted August 27, 2006 by bob
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Every so often you want to know more about real gypsies. This film is where to start when that time comes round again. Romanian gypsies portray themselves in Gajo Dilo. The crazy stranger in question is not a gypsy but a visiting young Frenchman, played by the wonderful Romain Duris.
Posted August 27, 2006 by bob
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Are we ahead of Turkey?
Yes.
Posted August 24, 2006 by bob
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Posted August 23, 2006 by bob
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Snakes on skateboards
would not wear helmets
nor would they swing
hatchets, but snakes on
snowboards might
if they had just visited
Love Land’s Phallus Garden
Posted August 20, 2006 by bob
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French vexillographers circulate the national library, protesting flag desecration, too many windows, and cardboard sunscreens. Fireworks on the Fourth of July promise.Celebrate Independence Day With A Drink.
tags: banana, bananas, blueberries, blueberry, flag, fourth of july, fruit, independence day, july 4, july 4th, patriotic, patriotism, raspberries, raspberry, red white and blue, stars
Posted July 4, 2006 by bob
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Today’s termstags: , concert, music, political criticism, politics, show, the sun, they might be giants, tmbgecho through pine wallsstretch sun along desire’s coast
Posted July 3, 2006 by bob
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Is there a term already for what I am about to do?OK, here goes:
bad knockoffs of cheap popOops! I Did It AgainRichard Thompsonstrange sense of humorLast.fm, despite the suggestion herestream it from NPR, go buying.
KCRWmusicToxiThe Chapin SistersTop TuneBritney Spearsepisode 175Coverville.
Britney in wax at Madame Tussaud’spretending to do hard mathsome fan with [...]
Posted July 1, 2006 by bob
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