Saddened deeply today to hear about Utah Phillips physical passing..last Friday.
I can’t say enough what a beautiful, true Human Being he is.
Courage,Inspiration,Insight..
a true Elder who put his life on the line on behalf of the Real World.
So much to learn from..and so positive!
Democracy Now..w/Amy Goodman played the full hour of her interview with him […]

Subtle - Swanmeat

I finally got a chance to see these guys last week while back in New York. Subtle are a Bay Area group, born out of a collective of individuals revolving around the record label Anticon. I believe the story goes that a few of these guys were working together at the […]

From one of his efforts of the 1980’s..
Mutabaruka..
“dis poem is watching you
trying to make sense..
of dis poem….”.

This ranks right with Gravel’s as best political ad of the cycle.

California in the lead again. It’s nice see human society evolving, even if we are just dirty fuckin hippies.
SAN FRANCISCO — – The California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.

Saw […]

Bush this morning:
JERUSALEM (CNN) – President Bush launched a sharp but veiled attack Thursday on Sen. Barack Obama and other Democrats, suggesting they favor “appeasement” of terrorists in the same way some Western leaders appeased Hitler in the run-up to World War II…
…”We have heard this foolish delusion before,” Bush said in remarks to Israel’s […]

Starting May 31, visitors to New York’s Battery Maritime Building will be able to take part in Byrne’s interactive music installation called simply “Playing the Building.” Like its self-explanatory title implies, the Battery will be fitted with devices that will allow visitors to make music off of the piping, pillars and more. It’s an interesting […]

Easy these days to pigeon-hole Richie Havens..
Woodstock ,covers,and all that…don’t do it!
one of the all-time best, cutting edge..huge catalogue of classic songs..contemporary..and,
a true Human Being..a brother in the real sense of the term.
dig in..and enjoy.

“hillary’s toast.  like, bitter burnt toast.” -jc
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and now onto McCain…

I mozzied back out to Indio last weekend for more hydration work, this time at the 2nd annual Stagecoach festival. Though I probably heard enough country music to last me a good while, I thought the crowd was much friendlier and overall way more enjoyable to serve than the Coachella populace a week earlier. […]