Suburban Guerrilla

It Was You

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 22nd, 2008

Sharleen Spiteri:

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The Ghost of You Walks

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 22nd, 2008

Richard Thompson:

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Oh Girl

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 22nd, 2008

The Chi Lites:

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Persuasion

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 21st, 2008

Richard and Teddy Thompson, 1999. I know it was 1999 because I saw this tour a few days after I ran into my ex a thousand miles away. I was trying to process the experience and this song seared itself into my memory:

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Awww

Posted in Arts & Music, Higher Ground, Power to the People on Aug 21st, 2008

Just go read it. It’ll make you smile.

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Wall St. Rap

Posted in Arts & Music, Politics As Usual on Aug 21st, 2008

And yet, there are people who think Tim Robbins is some kind of nut. All I can say is, “Bob Roberts” looks more like a documentary every day:

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The Story

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 20th, 2008

Brandi Carlile:

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Energy

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 20th, 2008

The Apples in Stereo:

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I Don’t Want A Lover

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 20th, 2008

Texas:

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I Want To Live

Posted in Arts & Music, Politics As Usual on Aug 20th, 2008

From Bob Roberts:

I was talking to a friend on the phone tonight, and he’s still saying he wouldn’t be surprised if McCain staged his own assassination attempt, getting himself shot in the leg and then campaigning the last few weeks from his hospital bed.
What could I tell him, that they’d never stoop to such a [...]

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I Am So Ordinary

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 19th, 2008

Paula Cole:

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Why Should I Care

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 19th, 2008

This beautiful ballad was written by Clint Eastwood for “True Crime.” Diana Krall:

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Shotgun Down The Avalanche

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 19th, 2008

“Shotgun” was the first CD I ever owned. Shawn Colvin at the 1988 Philadelphia Folk Festival:

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Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 19th, 2008

Robert Plant and Allison Krauss:

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When I Grow Up

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 19th, 2008

Michelle Shocked:

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Babette’s Feast

Posted in Arts & Music on Aug 18th, 2008

I forgot to mention I found a VHS tape of the wonderful “Babette’s Feast” last week for $1 - it’s one of my very favorite films. It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1988. Anyway, if you haven’t seen it yet, add it to your Netflix list:

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