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have you had enough

September 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

WHERE WAS I when this song came out a year ago? Driving to the Beaudoin gig in St Johnsbury VT yesterday, I heard this on the radio. Man, I thought, she sure sounds like a carbon copy of Rickie Lee Jones. And this groove is funky, rough, old time swing, something I oughta know?… turns […]

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Mystic Seaport — hide the flip flops

August 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It’s been a long summer filled with music, kids, weddings, funerals, and the vast Atlantic ocean. Went to some great festivals; down to Philly for the big folk fest, also went to the Lowell Festival, to Mystic for the Sea Song Festival, and then up to the Champlain Folk Fest where the BEST part was […]

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Big Blue Ox Swing

May 23rd, 2007 · 4 Comments

Gigged last weekend with the Big Blue Ox Swing Band. Friday night in “The Basement”, Noho. Haven’t played a bar in forever. That familiar sour beer smell. No worry about tempos. No lindy dancers, no west coast swing. Sometimes it’s nice to play it however it comes out, and play the moody stuff that I […]

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You say it’s your birthday

April 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It was my birthday last week. I am 39 years old, according to realage.com. I’m going with that. I hate pictures of me, but in ten years I’ll think I looked pretty good….that’s what mom always said. Damn if it isn’t true.

Nat gave me a great book. “Two in a Boat”, the story of […]

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Peace Be With You, Kurt Vonnegut

April 24th, 2007 · No Comments

by Harvey Wasserman
Published on Friday, April 13, 2007 by
CommonDreams.org
http://www.commondreams.org/
Here’s something that Sam and Abby sent to me. I won’t copy it in here, you’ve got to get there yourself. As suggested, read and then try it yourself.

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