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twilight of the vampires

For the Old Mole December 22, 2008. If there are any pubescent girls in your familiar circles, you may already know about Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series of young adult novels. The first of the four books was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into 2... Read more

RIAA To Shift Tactics

Interesting notes on the RIAA and their War on Us: "Peace in our time" - 10 years later the music industry's highly controversial strategy of suing individuals for illegal file-sharing has come to an end, wants ISPs to adopt a three-strikes policy. I've read the article ... Read more

Welcome to The Forests of Fennario

Hi All, Welcome to the Forests of fennario Blog, from my little corner of the Grateful Dead and Friends' Universe. I'll be posting stuff about stuff at random intervals and, often, coinciding with my on-air appearances. I'll also be posting transcripts of my interviews, ... Read more

Folk Espresso 11.10.08

Hop High My Lulu Girl (Dirk Powell, Hand Me Down) Crapshooter's Hop (New Lost City Ramblers, There Ain't No Way Out) Shout You Cats (Hezekiah Jenkins, Good For What Ails Ya, VOl. 2: Music of the Medicine Shows) Bird Feet Feelings (Trialer Bride, High Seas) Pinball Machine (S... Read more

Rise When the Rooster Crows 12.18

Fiddle Tune  (John Hartford, Live From the Mountain Stage) Travelin' John  (Beth Wood, Beachcomber's Daughter) They'll Never Keep Us Down  (Hazel Dickens, Hard Hitting Songs For Hard Hit People) Sissy Man (Josh White, Roots N Blues - The Retrospective: 1925-1950) Charlie He'... Read more

Bread & Roses Show January 9, 2009 ~ Two Women Writers: Keepers of History

I'll be interviewing two local women writers, Anjala Ehelebe author of Images of America: Portland's Woodlawn Neighborhood and Jewel Lansing author of My Montana: A History and Memoir - 1930-1950.  Anjala takes us through a historic accounting of the Woodlawn neighborhoo... Read more
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