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A Man Who Has Nothing In Particular To Recommend Him Discusses All Sorts of Subjects at Random as Though He Knew Everything

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Mindblowing Masonry

I’ve become more interested in building construction techniques in other parts of the world. I have no use for This Old House type things anymore. I know as much as the hosts, so it’s kinda boring. Ignorance intensifies interest in these matters, or at least unfamiliarity does. My

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It’s a Groove Thang

Back in the ’80s, I used to play in blues and R&B bands, at least until I got tired of making no money. I surrendered to the zeitgeist, and started playing whitebread pop covers soon after. Happy Hour shite. I was instantly swimming in money and free beer

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The Most Famouse Singer You Never Heard Of

No, intertunnel wags, that’s not a typo. I’m referring to Gloria Wood, the most famous singer no one’s ever heard of. Deuced difficult to find a picture of her, which also indicates her relative obscurity. Here she be: Now, I could shoot fish in a barrel and list

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Sing Flat, Look Sharp

Texas Troubadours, indeed. Plenty of heavy hitters in that band. But Buddy Emmons, holy shit. Ernie Tubb was an impresario. If you’re a musician, you might be familiar with this sort of fellow. You can’t quite put your finger on their talent. Can’t really sing or play well

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Rag Rug Eclectic

The String Cheese Incident performing on Austin City Limits, I do believe. That was a good show to watch when you were a musician and got up late the morning after a gig. The video is 18 years old. The performance might be even older, who knows? Useful

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Greatest Hits

Maine Family Robinson

Some Great Date

The weather has turned here in Western Maine. A few weeks ago you could still find disconsolate patches of snow here and there, loitering with

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gardening

Fie On Thee, Horseflies!

If you’re new around here, I live in a swamp. I know I’m supposed to call it a “pristine wetland,” but if you don’t mind,

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1980s

Guitar Army

It’s Chet Atkins and Doc Watson and Leo Kottke in the hallway and they’re just messin’ around like Michelangelo doodling on the outhouse wall or

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Sagas and Compilations

A Kingdom Where the Sky Is Burning