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Celebrate the Freedom to Read

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2008-09-30 09:00:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
While the Bus is in for service I've got some extra time for one of my favorite pastimes. This is a perfect opportunity to visit your local library and read a good book From the American Library Association Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this...
 
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Please Stand By

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2008-09-30 06:51:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
...music, all photographs, and all email received in the past two weeks Most of the music library on the Bus (over 500 GB) is stored on an external drive and backed up on the now tainted computer. I am fearful of attaching it to another computer to check on its status, as it may have been connected to the infected one at some time after the...
 
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Grayson Capps - Rott 'N' Roll

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2008-09-23 21:45:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
...music while his father and friends sat around drinking, telling stories, and playing and singing the classic songs of Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Tom T. Hall, and others Grayson Capps took up music and writing songs and poetry while on scholarship at Tulane University. During his years in New Orleans he formed two bands that saw moderate...
 
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It's That Important

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2008-09-23 21:05:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
Eight years ago, George W. Bush was nominated as the GOPs candidate for president of the United States. Here are some excerpts from his acceptance speech at the 2000 Republican National Convention This is a remarkable moment in the life of our nation. Never has the promise of prosperity been so vivid America has a strong economy and a surplus....
 
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Pre-Release:Rae Spoon SuperiorYouAreInferior

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2008-09-18 23:35:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
...music as cowboy-folk thats armed to the teeth with punk rock attitude Rae Spoon made his entrance into the music world at the age of twenty as one of the worlds only transgender (born female, now identifies as male) country singers. Spoon has toured Canada, Europe, Australia and the USA and performed with an impressive list of artists,...
 
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Johnny Flynn A Larum

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2008-09-16 23:00:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
...music is a blending of American and English folk traditions with the polish of pop YouTube Video: Johnny Flynn - The Box For more information and three streaming songs from A Larum , see his interview on NPRs All things Considered here Johnny Flynn will be bringing his troubadour stylings to North American audiences for his first...
 
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Pre-Release: Bob Dylan Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8

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2008-09-14 23:30:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
...music of Bob Dylan provided the soundtrack for an entire generation. Tell Tale Signs is the 8th installment in the best-selling and critically lauded Bootleg Series which launched 1991. This two CD boxed set will be released by Columbia Records on Tuesday, October 7 and will also be available as a limited edition four LP boxed set. Both box...
 
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Jim Boggia Misadventures in Stereo

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2008-09-11 00:15:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
...musical walls that many of us erect. To be sure Misadventures in Stereo is filled with the smooth harmonies and emotion-grabbing hooks that define the genre, and Jim Boggia uses these delineating characteristics in a smooth, coherent manner that is especially satisfying Now, I am not a regular listener to pop music and hardly qualified to...
 
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Fall Festivals - Update

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2008-09-07 22:30:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
...music fans worldwide simply as Winfield Autumn is a wonderful time to enjoy some live music Lily Brothers - We're Going to Have a Big Time Here Tonight.mp3 Joe Maphis - Old Black Mountain Saturday Night.mp3 The Osborne Brothers - Hillbilly Fever.mp3 Country Gentlemen - On The Sunny Side Of Life.mp3 The following are additions to the...
 
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2008 Fall Festival List

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2008-08-26 22:30:00 by Ed in Old Blue Bus
...music. Mark your calendars, get out and hear some live music. As always, if I missed your favorite festival, leave a comment and tell us about it Upcoming Festivals National Old-Time Country Music Contest, Festival and Agricultural Exposition of Arts and Crafts LeMars, Iowa August 25, 2008 - August 31, 2010 Website:...
 
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