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Give the drummers some

I have two or three bigger topics but since somebody just asked me to refer a drummer I want to give it up for Malachi Whitson who held down the corner or the pocket or the corner pocket with Dayna … Continue reading

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Don’t bring a chicken bone to a knife fight

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David Shields’ ‘beast-mode’ doc

b/w When will the Raiders find a star named either Silver or Black? And one I saw a guy on the train and spoke to him his shirt I thought said holy Toledo but spelled OLY. “Snap spot Stabler kick … Continue reading

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Happy 50th anniversary of Woodstock to Palo Alto’s Gregg Rolie of Santana

The New York Times did not mention him, but ran an interview with Carlos about taking mescaline with Jerry, but the Grammy homepage did have Gregg Rolie on the panel interview about their thoughts on rock’s big day out, 50 … Continue reading

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It’s 2 bad I didn’t know this guy, nor his music

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I’ve mentioned Mark Kozelek ten times, now II

And he’s playing The Mitch in Palo Alto on Friday September 27, 2019, Sun Kil Moon. For whatever reason, the first person to purchase a ticket, for 20$ was a guy named Mitchell Park B/w who knew that there was … Continue reading

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New Mariano Rivera Inspired Design

I bought this from Bill peaks while visiting New York City on my honeymoon in September 2018 via New Mariano Rivera Inspired Design

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Molly Tuttle at Hardly Strictly, 2018

  Palo Altans likely have been following her progress for more than 10 years,  but Molly Tuttle made her debut in 2018 at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco. I got a report from my friend who went to Telluride … Continue reading

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Jewish ‘ire cookie’ vs Jamaican irie: or, Bow tie vs Bob Marley

My Jewish neighbor from LA, M- noticed my Cantor’s shirt and remarked that in her youth she would go by what to her then was a neighborhood joint and eat the largest available “ire kiegel”. I had no idea what … Continue reading

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Mario Dianda VS Valerie’s ‘Dienda’

    Mario Dianda is a graduate of Bishop O’Dowd in Oakland who I met in 1984 when I was in a reporter training program at The Peninsula Times Tribune here. “Dienda” is a beautiful jazz song that I just … Continue reading

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