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Author Archives: Janos Marton
Last Band Standing: Game 4 Match-ups (and Game 3 Results)
Music tournament strategizing is in full swing this weekend. Some coaches see the first round slipping away, others try to lock it down, and a few in the middle are trying to navigate wins without pitching their big guns. … Continue reading
Last Band Standing: Game 3 (and Game 2 results)
This is where it gets exciting, folks. Coaches down 2-0 have to start fighting now to stay alive. Those tied at 1-1 have to assess what worked and what didn’t heading into Game 3. Listen to Game … Continue reading
Last Band Standing: Day 2 (and Day 1 results)
Past tournament participants will recall that we usually have a results post and match-ups post, but since I’m flying solo we’re going to combine the two. When you’re trying to win a best of seven series, it’s poison to fall … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Music Tournament
Tagged catalogue, last band standing, Music Tournament
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Last Band Standing: Day 1
Welcome to the first round of Last Band Standing, an exciting music tournament that we’re trying for the first time, in which fans like you “coach” artists to victories in a series of Best of Seven series. For a more … Continue reading
Fall-Out in Vancouver, by Nate Senge
You’re a thousand miles from home and you’re out of gas and the sun is not shining but a slight rain is settling down on your shoulders and tinging through your clothes and all you can think about is that … Continue reading
Mitt, I am your father: The real George Romney
Call me sadomasochistic, but I watched Mitt Romney’s loser speech in Colorado last night. Romney’s speeches lack the amusing chicken-little quality of a Santorum or Gingrich barn-burner. Our very civilization is not at stake. I was just about to the … Continue reading
Big Ideas and Open Marriage: A Quest for Truth in the Heart of Gingrich Country
Four years ago, a small crew of us traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, helping then-inspirational candidate Senator Barack Obama in his pitched primary battle against Senator Hillary Clinton. After a long day of canvassing we retreated to our hotel … Continue reading
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Big Ideas and Open Marriage: A Quest for Truth in the Heart of Gingrich Country
(We had to re-post this above after having all kinds of problems linking to it. We blame President Obama, of course) Four years ago, a small crew of us traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, helping then-inspirational candidate Senator Barack Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Political ramblings
Tagged Big Ideas, Charleston, GQ, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Open Marriage
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It Takes a Movement: Remembering Those Who Pressured Dr. King
Though the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s exalted position is deservedly celebrated, each year brings a more whitewashed remembrance of his radicalism. Few mainstream tributes discuss his opposition to the Vietnam War, a position that the New York Times then … Continue reading
Posted in History, Miscellaneous, Political ramblings
Tagged Albany Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Freedom Rides, SNCC
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Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream (Vol. 1): Columbiasia
During my Gulf Coast road trip I had the luxury of sleeping in several mornings, which did wonders for dream retention. Two dreams really resonated with me, starting with my journey to the mythical island of Columbiasia. Located in the … Continue reading
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