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Protected: Now That I Am Dead

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Sunday Afternoon in Brooklyn

Sunday was a nice day, so I walked all the way through the Slope to my usual Sunday afternoon jam at the other end of the neighborhood, and back, picturephone within easy reach.

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Protected: The Whiskey Or the Wisdom

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[Wolf Whistle]

Hope the opening, ahem, came off well. This was a sign on a storefront on the main street of Amherst, MA, where rednoodlealien and I saw Bob Dylan on Saturday night. It was a good show, although I much prefer … Continue reading

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“Come home. All is forgiven.” — E II R

Richard Thompson concluded his 1,000 Years Of Popular Music tour in Princeton tonight, kicking off with what he said was the first known round in the English language, from the early 1200s, and finishing up with his version of Britney … Continue reading

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Werewolves Of Washington

In honor of both Halloween and the big day tomorrow, I offer “Werewolves of Washington,” with profuse apologies to and endless admiration for the late Warren Zevon. I recorded it very quickly tonight, and hopefully it will be obsolete by … Continue reading

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“Standing waiting for a man to show…”

John Cale played the Limelight tonight (or the Avalon as it’s known now) with a four-piece rock band. The songs ranged from slow and gentle (including about 1/3 of his new album, Hobo Sapiens) to shrieking noise-rock, concluding with Cale … Continue reading

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Is the Tape Rolling, Bob?

Bob Dylan sat for first radio interview in years with National Public Radio’s Steve Inskeep. (I continue to shake my head at NPR’s firing Bob Edwards; imagine a conversation between Edwards and Dylan!) The most interesting part of the interview … Continue reading

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Album != LP

In the last few weeks, I’ve been corrected several times for using the word “album” to refer to a CD. I’ve been told the usage is outdated and/or inaccurate. So given the chance to do some “obsessive research” as well … Continue reading

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