At 11:19 PM 1/21/1999 -0500, you wrote:
There's a *really* good question: what's the difference between Retro and
Timeless?
-- Mike Woods
Retro is a fad that eventually fades...then fads.then fades
Timeless.just keeps on...well, you know...has to do with a pink rabbit g
-Chris
At 07:25 PM 1/21/99 -0800, you wrote:
Stuart
who promised the missus he'd start on the taxes tonight
No wonder you're so verbose! g
At 11:21 PM -0500 on 1/21/99, Budrocket wrote:
And who wants to be signed now that you can buy your own CD burner and
laser printer and print up CDs as you need them, at the rate you need
them, etc?
Danny Barnes is doing just this -- burning 100 copies of his new releases
and selling 'em
Wow, great with a tribute to Ray Mason! Great to see The Incredible Casuals
doing one of his songs. Too bad nobody´s doing "We don´t get along anymore"
which is my favorite Ray Mason song. That song appeared on the very first
"Hit The Hay" compilation on my label some five years ago.
Jerker
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Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 10:12 AM
To: passenger side
Subject: Re: Americana discussion
I remember when I had my first beer.
rik
If you can remember the first one you haven't
Nicholas Petti wrote:
It looks as though at long last my new restaurant, Mendo Bistro, will get to
open.
Where is this bistro? What's on the menu? (I know this is P2 and not
twangfest, but isn't having a restaurant part of the P2 Empire?).
Twang content- none except one of my pantry
P2'ers
A recently issued CD have
enlightened dark january so much for me, so it deserves
some words, eventhough I'm no
reviewer.I'm talking about Vince Bell's Texas Plates.
I admit to be a great fan of his Phoenix,
actually it's an alltime favourite of mine.
So, could he do it again? Or
The best of luck to you!
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From: Nicholas Petti [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 1:47 AM
Subject: I got a day job too
It looks as though at long last my new restaurant, Mendo Bistro, will get
to
open. Jumped
Nicholas, best wishes on your new restaurant. IN showbiz it's break a leg,
the restaurant biz? How bout' "Burn a biscuit"? Can I recommend some good
background music, some place on the net called TwangCast!g
Mike
NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7
Please Visit Then
Damn, if this guy was only Norwegian, I could make an Ekeberg joke
and draw Tom out of hiding
Oh well,
--junior
NP. Nick Lowe, "Refrigerator White" (yeah!)
This came to me by way of WHISKEYTOWNAVENEUS, the Whiskeytown list.
And now for your reading enjoyment ...
From: Melissa Seibold [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Howdy all y'all in WTAland~
It's been kinda quiet out there for a bit. But here's something to dig into. NOT
*just* because WT is a contributor,
There's a Lucinda Williams interview in today's New York Post, at:
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/2216.htm
Howdy,
James Hand's "Shadow Where The Magic Was" was among my top five releases of
last year. As Don implied, the production could have been better, but the
songwriting and the "feeling" on this album is just killer. Hank meets
Lefty. Although Mr. Hand is based out West, Texas (between Austin
From today's Nashville Tennessean:
Shakeup swallows Decca
By Jay Orr and Tom Roland / Tennessean Staff Writers
Decca Records closed shop, Mercury Records trimmed its artist roster, and
MCA Records fired staff yesterday as Nashville felt the impact of a
national corporate overhaul.
And so the shake out continues. Shame about Decca, the best of the
mainstream labels. Here's hoping Danni Leigh and Dolly both end up
somewhere they will be appreciated. Rhett, Shane and the rest of the roster
that got dropped won't be too missed by this old boy.
Just goes to show that the
Those of you just dying to get ahold of a copy of "Shadows..." let me know
and I'll see what I can do. There are very few left and distribution is
more than spotty. Also, there is some debate over who controls the
recording. If you can wait until June his new album will be out.
And so the shake out continues. Shame about Decca, the best of the
mainstream labels.
Yup.
Here's hoping Danni Leigh and Dolly both end up somewhere they will be
appreciated.
Yup.
Rhett, Shane and the rest of the roster that got dropped won't be too
missed by this old boy.
Stockton has
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Christopher M Knaus wrote:
Oh, and who was the annoying MC who called both The Louvins and Wanda
Jackson 'strange'?
Probably some one who hasn't had any strange in awhile, I dunno...
g
--
Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/
"The United States
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of stuart
Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 5:35 AM
To: passenger side
Subject: Re: I got a day job too
Nicholas Petti wrote:
It looks as though at long last my new restaurant, Mendo
Bistro, will
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Hays
Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 6:26 AM
To: passenger side
Subject: Re: I got a day job too
Nicholas, best wishes on your new restaurant. IN showbiz it's
break a leg,
the
Nice to have lotsa new stuff to play again!
Speedy West Jimmy Bryant - Old Joe Clark
Jimmy Murphy - Educated Fool
Cisco - Pink Motel
Backsliders - If You Talk To My Baby
Jim Ed Brown - Pick Me Ups
Connie Smith - I Can't Remember
George Jones - Accidentally On Purpose (request)
Ricky Skaggs
Chris Orlet writes:
It gives us an advantage in terms of our margins," said a
source within the company.
Just makes me feel all warm/fuzzy inside to know they are looking out
for their margins. The artists, employees, screw em.
I liked this one (from the Universal press release):
That's *terrible* news. Decca was one of the few bright spots in modern
Nashville, with a strong commitment to quality, neo-trad country: Lee Ann
Womack, Gary Allan, Dolly, Chris Knight, Danni Leigh, Mark Chesnutt --
they had the best damn roster in that town.--don
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From today's Nashville Tennessean:
Shakeup swallows Decca
. As many as three-quarters of the
labels' acts may be purged, according to the current issue of Rolling
Stone.
I'm probably real stupid but just how does this "develop" artists? This
obviously hsa
JP,
Do you know if James Hand has been signed to any label? The last release
was a self-release I believe. Can't wait 'til June.
Thanks.
Later...
André Kopostynski
Dallas, Texas
E-mail Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: JP Riedie [EMAIL
Hello and welcome to my first post in months (that is, since I swore off
posting while drunk). I delurk to strongly urge anyone in the Columbus
area to go see the Steam Donkeys tonight at the Thirsty Ear. I think
they're great. In fact, if you don't love them, I will personally refund
your
Changed the title to reflect the good news.
http://www.fortbragg.com gives a bit more about this lovely town. Definitely worth
checking out when you're passing through - I know I'll stop by the next time I'm in
the area.
Twang content: Due to a family emergency, I didn't get to attend the
Umsome of us are friends with that stinky "opening" band. For what
it's worth, that band and the SD's (Pot goes the country!g) are damn
good friends, and the stinky drummer played with em in the past for a
tour. Andthat night is actually the stinky band's night, which they
so graciously
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted:
Country hitmakers Mark Chesnutt, Lee Ann Womack and Gary Allan are all
being shifted from the Decca roster to MCA. The label's remaining artists
-- including Dolly Parton and Rhett Akins -- were let go. No artists
already signed to MCA were
Perhaps Chris Knight will latch onto a label and put out the record that
some had hoped he'd put out in the first place -- with his harder-edged
tunes. -- Terry Smith, from the new iMac at work, which has a bizarre
interface for terry's text-based e-mail account
Plus, another plug for :
Lullaby for the Working Class and Edith Frost at the
Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Tuesday, February 2nd.
Lullaby info, if not acquainted -
http://www.saddle-creek.com/ - their label
http://www.bar-none.com/bios/lullabio2.html
Bio from their first record.
On Friday, January 22, 1999 1:11 PM, Terry A. Smith
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
Perhaps Chris Knight will latch onto a label and put out the record that
some had hoped he'd put out in the first place -- with his harder-edged
tunes.
You know, the assumption that the label always dictates
No artists already signed to MCA were terminated.
and
No MCA artists were let go. The MCA roster includes George Strait, Vince
Gill, Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood. MCA let six employees go,
according to a source with close ties to the company.
Wasn't MCA's purge last summer? I
February 15:
Rob Ickes @ the Freight and Salvage
I'd imagine this is in connection with his new album, Slide City, which is
some very nice stuff, mostly jazz, and not a trace of bluegrass. I wonder
who's going to give it airplay.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Plus, another plug for :
Lullaby for the Working Class and Edith Frost at the
Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Tuesday, February 2nd.
Is Varnaline playing with Lullaby for the Working Class as well? I
thought I read that somewhere. If so, what a triple header, eh folks?
-ldk
PS SF PowerPop fans -
Using up my "me, too" quota for the month:
Joyce said wrt Chris Knight:
You know, the assumption that the label always dictates what the record
should sound like and the inference that this is done against the artists'
wishes in all cases is kind of annoying.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY
fyi
Got this from a friend at Indiana University:
IU Press has a forthcoming book, Rick Kennedy and Randy McNutt, LITTLE
LABELS-BIG SOUND: SMALL RECORD COMPANIES AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN MUSIC
(May 1999), including chapts. on Gennett, Paramount, King, Sun,
Riverside, King, Dial, Duke-Peacock,
Hey Jon,
KGLP has given it a couple of spins already. Thowing it into the daily Music
Mix.
Jamie
Jon Weisberger wrote:
February 15:
Rob Ickes @ the Freight and Salvage
I'd imagine this is in connection with his new album, Slide City, which is
some very nice stuff, mostly jazz, and not a
My best wishes go to all the employees and artists receiving pink slips
It's been a really bad week, bad month and bad last year or so for folks who
earn their living at a label. While not part of this shake-up I too was
pink slipped this weekg.
It is just unthinkable especially for those
I just got the sickest thought.
Even though the Decca trademark is not being used by MCA, MCA still owns
it and all the rights thereof, right? (Correct me if its not that simple.)
What if someone - maybe even someone in the Business - had enough money
and, worse still, ambition to decide they
In a message dated 1/21/99 4:05:46 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
James Hand's Shadows Where The Magic Was (100% hard country -- could be
better produced, but shows lotsa potential),
I spoke to Dave Biller a week ago, and he is producing Hand's new album. That
should
At 10:37 AM 1/22/99 -0800, you wrote:
Charles Brown Passes
Ah, this is very sad. He was one of my favorite performers -- always a
very classy guy. Had the pleasure of being right up front when he was
presented a birthday cake at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival a couple
years ago. "Bad,
February 15:
Rob Ickes @ the Freight and Salvage
I'd imagine this is in connection with his new album, Slide City, which is some very nice stuff, mostly jazz, and not a trace of bluegrass. I wonder who's going to give it airplay.
It is in support of the new CD "Slide City" and I share your
The reason musicians hate line-dancing (and I love to dance) is because,
with a few exceptions, those who go out specifically to line-dance will
dance only to those songs they know.
Sure, we get line-dancers occasionally dancing to Ray Price or Buck
Owens songs, but they are a rarity. Most of
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Jamie DePolo wrote:
Ah, this is very sad. He was one of my favorite performers -- always a
very classy guy. Had the pleasure of being right up front when he was
presented a birthday cake at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival a couple
years ago. "Bad, Bad Whiskey"
Yes, but Charles does it best. So smooth.
That's an Amos Milburn tune.--don
Don sez:
That's an Amos Milburn tune.
Ah Is there a CD I can hear that on
--junior
Diana Quinn wrote:
The reason musicians hate line-dancing (and I love to dance) is because,
with a few exceptions, those who go out specifically to line-dance will
dance only to those songs they know. . . Most of these folks want to do one
thing, and they have little tolerance for what
Plus, another plug for :
Lullaby for the Working Class and Edith Frost at the
Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Tuesday, February 2nd.
Is Varnaline playing with Lullaby for the Working Class as well? I
thought I read that somewhere. If so, what a triple header, eh folks?
from
It is in support of the new CD "Slide City" and I share your
concerns about airplay. Perhaps Rounder can attempt to market
this along the same lines as David Grisman's "Hot Dawg" release
of many years ago which made a respectable showing on the jazz
charts. I'd rather have it end up getting
It was a good night of music - it was fun to see Calexico do their spaghetti
western stuff accompanied by lots of hoots and hollers from the crowd.
Lambchop kept to their sad and sleepy mood, only did one of their new soul
numbers. The strange thing about the night was that the sold out crowd
Swore to myself I'd do this properly this time - I don't know if this
is supposed to be Tfest material, but frankly I suspect lots of the
northerners don't bother with you southerners' social palaver. (I'm
beginning to agree with Barry M that the division is slightly
At 02:43 PM 1/22/99 -0600, Bob wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Tom Smith wrote:
radio. Furthermore, they don't drink much, which has led to
the scene being half the size it was 5 years ago (clubowners
are going to put up with that low profit margin for only so
long).
This isn't just line
The people who started college this year were born in 1980.
They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era and
did not know he had ever been shot.
They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged.
Black Monday 1987 is as significant to them as the Great
Depression.
Charles Brown Passes
Well, that's sad. He was "too young" to die already! I saw him in
concert in that 1995 Bonnie Raitt tour -- glad I did. I loved the
way he played the piano!
Lianne
np: Road Tested (the live album from that tour)
We aren't experiencing the same thing with swing. The crowd just doesn't
stay as late but they drink more than water!
I wouldn't hate line-dancing so much if it weren't for one little thing:
in joints where line-dancing is found, that's all that's found. They take
over the entire floor, and expect to be catered to.
-- Mike Woods
Lianne:
Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well.
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both
obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas.
--junior
At 03:54 PM 1/22/99 +, you wrote:
Lianne:
Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well.
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both
obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas.
--junior
And here I always thought Texans were polite, good dancers!
At 03:54 PM 1/22/99 +, you wrote:
Lianne:
Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well.
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both
obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas.
Speaking from experience, we pretty much had to drink and dance at the
Stuart says that the character exhibited by line dancers is
pale pale pale (in the polyvalent sense) compared to a bunch a
lit up oldsters doin a polka. No matter how advanced they
become, the mechanisms still remind of something more appropriate
for half-time at the big game vs. State U.
At 04:41 AM 1/23/99 -0500, Fred forwarded:
The people who started college this year were born in 1980.
...
Do you feel old now? Remember, the people who don't know
these things are in college this year, and get to vote knowledgeably
about your future.
It's alright. When we were 18 there
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Jerald Corder revealed:
Speaking from experience, we pretty much had to drink and dance at the same
time in high school because someone would steal your beer if you sat it down
somewhere.
Hey, if you're drinking that young, you're getting what you deserve, you
little
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both
obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas.
Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas.
wynn
The strange thing about the night was that the sold out crowd seemed to be streaming
out the doors once they realized that Lambchop was going to continue on with the
sleepy dreamlike mood of the evening...um, er, even though that's what they sound like?
Well, the show got a big writeup in both
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Subject: Seagram: D-Day
[Los Angeles Times]
Friday, January 22, 1999
A M
Can anyone on list recommend a place for
coats, in particular the nudie style? (short cut) with some nice piping and or
stage flash. Not too gaudy but tastefully screaming shut the folk up and
pay attention to the band. I already know about Katy K's in Nashville and
while the prices are
From: Mike Hays [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can anyone on list recommend a place for coats, in particular the nudie style?
(short cut) with some nice piping and or stage flash. Not too gaudy but
tastefully screaming shut the folk up and pay attention to the band.
Have you tried Ebay?
i'm serious.
heh heh, that thought crossed my mind as well.
They sure looked hip, but they weren't paying any attention to the music.
- michele
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From: Brad Bechtel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 2:25 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: Re: Lambchop/Calexico
Hey Wynn,
Didn't know you were a P2er--I think there's a whole bunch of use who have a
Lone Star State of Mind.
Jamie--south of Durango
Wynn Harris wrote:
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both
obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas.
Amen
I've looked but with little success in locating the particular kind of coats
I'm looking for. Maybe I need a better search string...suggestions?
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I'd be interested also in hearing about places to pick up flashy western
stuff for less than a king's ransom...
--junior
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both
obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas.
Amen junior! Only that's not the only reason to thank god for Texas.
wynn
Well I'd be the last to suggest it's the only reason (or 2 reasons)!!
Let's see, I
For new clothing:
http://www.alvarezenterprises.com/ (quality charra and western outfits)
http://www.samswest.com/
http://www.cowboys.com/westernwear.htm (links to many other sites)
http://www.country-western.co.uk/ (for those in the UK - includes line dancing
outfits!)
Or do a search on
In a message dated 1/22/99 10:41:55 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dropped Decca artists
Chris Knight
Dolly Parton
Danni Leigh
My faith is dwindling.
If Ms. Leigh or Ms. Parton need some consolation, "come to Slim".
Slim
to my immeasurable
surprise, they looked like pretty much normal people. A few hats, but about
as many feed caps.
You call feed caps normal?
g, of course.
NW
http://www.hooked.net/~jbalogh/TIMELESS.HTM has some other links to stores that might
be useful.
In a message dated 1/22/99 4:35:31 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Can anyone on list recommend a place for coats, in particular the nudie
style? (short cut) with some nice piping and or stage flash.
Try Texanne's in Atlanta. You can reach her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tell
In a message dated 1/22/99 4:07:40 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well.
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both
obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas.
--junior
And here I
Thanks Slim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Hey all you struggling band types without HTML skill, here's a little heads
up.
There is a website at http://www.fyou.com and the guy who coordinates it is
Gabe [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Basically he's interested in putting up
pages free of charge for independent bands, with audio clips...and for some
What's happened to these people is happening at every sort of media company
you can name--and, of course, many, many firms of all stripes, with
employees of ten or twenty years...This also occurs in a month when Fortune
magazine, no less, has a cover story entitled "Finished at 40"--depicting
the
Howdy,
In the rush to beat postmark deadlines for grant applications, I couldn't
help but notice that some of the news drifting over the e-mail transom these
past days has been pretty depressing.
It seems every bit of music I personally enjoyed in 1998-- Dolly Parton,
Chris Knight, Radney
...and the ghost of Webb Pierce laughs like hell.
I told ya I didn't wanna go there...
Guess they just shoulda given him the "g".
--
Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/
"Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries"
- K. Friedman,
Sad indeed. Brown had this very special niche and loads of direct
imitators; arguably, only Nat King Cole himself was the compeition, and he
moved to the outskirts of town). But Brown stuck around long enough to
see it was appreciated and revived. Those late night piano bar
fine-cooked
In a message dated 99-01-22 16:55:21 EST, you write:
Lianne:
Yes -- drinking and dancing don't mix very well.
Ummm, except in Texas, where drinking and dancing are both
obligatory, preferably at the same timeg. Thank god for Texas.
--junior
Why the hell would you dance, if
At 06:06 PM 1/22/99 EST, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/22/99 10:41:55 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dropped Decca artists
Chris Knight
Dolly Parton
Danni Leigh
My faith is dwindling.
Faith? You had some in the first place. This is going be a bloodbath for
Tom Smith wrote:
This just in from the NY Times:
FINN MAKES ELVIS KING OF "SUMERIAN ROCK"
A Finnish academic known for recording Elvis Presley songs
in Latin is planning a new record of eternal hits - in the
ancient Sumerian language..
So where would you file this - under "Oldies"?
.
Howdy,
ROLLING STONE
Blair R. Fischer (January 20, 1999)
A Horse of a Different Color
The Wallflowers make a "significant change" in sound for forthcoming album
The only difference between the old Wallflowers and the new Wallflowers is
that they are no longer deafened by cries of nepotism --
This move marks another notch in the handle of the powers-that-be who have
been dedicated to converting WUOT into a generic NPR station. Other recent
casualties have included the local noonday talk show (cut back to one show
a
month), the live broadcast of Friday night jazz performances at the
Howdy
Play list 1-17-99 10:00PM -Midnight
Common Thread
WDVR 89.7
Gillian Welch - Leaving Train - The Horse Whsiperer ST
Steve Earle - Christmas in Washington - El Corazon
Emmylou Harris - Goodbye - Wrecking Ball
Dave Alvin - Don't Talk About Her - Museum of the Heart
John Doe - Take 52 - Meet
Howdy,
Mister Weisberger asks of Rob Ickes: I'd imagine this is in connection
with his new album, Slide City, which is some very nice stuff, mostly jazz,
and not a trace of bluegrass. I wonder who's going to give it airplay.
Well, I can't speak for the rhetorical universal radio world that Jon
And my dear fellow Pittsburghers, they'll be at the Decade tomorrow
night.
Alas, no pies for you fuckers. Unless of course, you come to the
Deliberate Strangers gig on Feb. 3rd, in which case...Pies for
everybody!!
That is all.
Erin
Are you serious?
Tom Moran
From the sales materials:
"The band that inaugurated the country-rock style that saw amazing success
with such acts as The Eagles in the 1970s, The Flying Burrito Brothers have
endured as a frat-rock favorite for three decades. These are the original
demos that secured them a deal with MCA/Curb,
No time to chat. I'm out the door to see Diane Izzo, Andrew Bird and Jon
Langford's Skull Orchard.
HAVE FUN!
Special days copped from Heather's Li'l Country Calendar, available for $12
from The Record Roundup, 2034 W. Montrose
*= new or revised since last time
1/22: Old 97s at Lounge Ax,
In a thoughtful post, Barry ties the mergers and "downsizing" in with
layoffs that have effected a number of P2ers, etc:
A lot of us just don't keep having the chance to do what we love for a
living these days. It was always a kind of blessing to get do it it...and
a lot less good people are
Amen. Maybe some consciousness will be raised when Republicans start
talking about flat tax rates that would dramatically increase the wealth
of the richest 5% while doing diddly for most people (a la Reagan years)
and so forth.
My insider on the Hill (stepbrother in the house) says a
This isn't twang, but given the bad news regarding labels and stations
coming down these days, some of you might want to lend a hand to support
an important live music venue. For over twelve years, the Gilman St.
Project has provided scores of punk bands a place to play (and many kids
a place to
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