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Lucinda Williams..Righteously, Live.

Not necessarily the best version/vocals by this amazing artist on this song. But I love her, and especially her guitarist on this one. It’s a gravel road. And how many times do you hear..”just play me John Coltrane” in a song? Follow the thread.

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Meher Baba..the Evolution of Consciousness

Somewhat heavy..a bit overbearing and didactic at times. Nonetheless, good as a starting point, check out the “Discourses” material..and listen to some selected Pete Townsend, Ronnie Lane, and Richard Thompson; they have each expressed a musically lyrical and poetic point of view informed by Baba. Hear it, read it, experience it, and get back to [...]

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Carolyn Wonderland..Texas Burning..” I Live Alone With Someone”

Coming soon to the Live Oak Festival in San Marcos this June. Someone said that if Stevie Ray Vaughn and Janis Joplin had gotten together..well, this beautiful lady musician would be it. Check her out.

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Ventura’s Pack Rat..2008

“I’m always happy..I do have my bad days, but I just let em’ go by..”

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Frank Zappa and Shuggie Otis..Acoustic, 1970.

A live jam recorded on the Johnnie Otis Show, radio station KPPC, Pasadena. Not what you would expect.

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Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo)..’Don’s Secret”

The infamous and fabulous Zoot Horn Rollo, aka Bill Harkleroad, continues on his musical life journey living, I’m told,up in Eugene Oregon, and giving guitar lessons, along with occaisonal recordings. I may well be wrong,but I think this piece this one comes off Bill’s hard to find Lp from 2000: ” We Saw A Bozo [...]

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A Beefheart Primer from 1980…France

well, this is here just.. because. it could be a great 30 minutes or so of your life.. time remarkably well spent. thank you Don! and for everybody else, surf on, and grow fins.

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William Burroughs..”Words of Advice For Young People

Timeless wisdom from Uncle Bill. Applicable for both young, and older.

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Apocalypse Later,Surf Now..

The place, Huntington Beach. It’s year #3 of Santorum’s second term as President. Gingrich runs the DOD, and Homeland Security. Romney is at Treasury, and the Dept. of Education has been abolished. (And a few other Department’s that I can’t remember). The US is at war with damn near everybody. Remarkably, despite the “exceptionalism” doctrine, [...]

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Bellyboard Joy

Days of future past. Stoked!

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