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September Shows
Email announcement to come, but I’ll be doing another show with Mike Skliar and Tom Ricciuti at the Orange Bear on Saturday, September 18, at 9pm. The usual collection of political songs, especially given that it’s election season. (“Welcome To … Continue reading
GMail anyone?
I have several GMail invitations, if anyone wants one.
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Straight from the horse’s mouth (well, almost)
I’ve had a quote in the Quote Server for years, attributed to Louis Armstrong: “All music is folk music. Horses don’t sing.” But recently someone on the folk music list questioned whether Big Bill Broonzy had said it first.
McWhorley’s
Now that Dennis Hastert thinks it’s a cool place to go, isn’t it time that all decent New Yorkers gave up on McSorley’s? Between the lines, the crowds, and the drunken tourists, it’s certainly no longer the Wonderful Saloon of … Continue reading
Truck Vs. Truck.
Sighted five minutes apart, circling Union Square:
Feeling Old in a Good Way
Last night I Netflixed (it’s not quite renting, is it?) a film I haven’t seen since it was on TV when I was a kid: The French Connection. Filmed in 1971, it really brought back my childhood: the so-called “New … Continue reading
The Highest Form of Patriotism
I went through Union Square today as the protest march was coming back down Broadway (it made a big circle). Can’t say what was happening in Midtown but the scene there was peaceful and optimistic.
Mice, Hookers and Pies
The Manchester Union Leader published a column earlier this week by former editorial page editor Bernadette Malone, solemnly warning RNC delegates that NYC protesters… …plan to release swarms of mice in New York City to terrorize delegates to the National … Continue reading
Today’s Clips
David Brooks, the junior member of the minority party on the Times Op-Ed page, had me nodding along in his column about John Kerry this morning. His basic point was that Kerry’s Vietnam-era speeches were passionate and full of conviction, … Continue reading
Prince on Joni Mitchell
In an excellent article and interview in the Rocky Mountain News, Prince weighed in on Joni Mitchell: “I love all Joni’s music,” he says, adding that he does her songs “just to keep her name out there. Joni’s music should … Continue reading
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