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Tractor Pulls and Good Music
I’ve sat in with blues songwriter Pat Wictor at a few of his gigs, and I’ll be playing the Connecticut Agricultural Fair with him tomorrow. I’ll be joining him on the side stage along with Mara Levine, a vocalist whose … Continue reading
(Almost) All Electronic
A friend signed up recently to receive her Citibank credit card statement online rather than via postal mail. Seems to make sense, right? Saves paper, saves postage. However, since signing up, she’s received every month a letter in the mail … Continue reading
John Herald, 1939 – 2005
John Herald, one of the originators of the New York City bluegrass scene and one of the most generous and giving musicians I’ve ever met, died this week. Back in March, I wrote about a tribute to him at the … Continue reading
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Bathroom Poetry
Scrawled in magic marker on the wall of a bathroom stall at the the Thomas Edison Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike was this beautiful piece of poetry. Ono No Komachi was a Japanese poet who wrote in the … Continue reading
Back at the Underground Lounge
Mike Skliar and I had a great gig at the Underground Lounge on the Upper West Side last month, and we’ll be back there on Tuesday, July 12. The Underground Lounge is a downstairs venue at the southwest corner of … Continue reading
Amnesty International vs. Arrogance International
Please take a moment to make as large a contribution as possible to Amnesty International, the latest member of the Shrub administration’s Axis Of People Who Insist On Telling the Truth About Us. If you have not already heard, Amnesty’s … Continue reading
Two great quotes
I’m not sure whether these have enough staying power for the Quote Server, but they amused me considerably: “Satisfying an image-conscious kid with another digital-music player [as opposed to the iPod] is like trying to teach the world to sing … Continue reading
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Protected: Joe Who?
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Mike Skliar and I have finally scheduled our first New York City gig since March. We’ll be playing on the Upper West Side, at the Underground Lounge. Mike started playing there years ago, but this is the first time we’ll … Continue reading
Exchange between my niece and my sister-in-law
“Mommy can you help? There are these two little bugs and they’re stuck together!” “That’s OK, sweetie. I think they mean to do that.”
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