David Gans

Donna the Buffalo on tour in the west

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Very nice article about Donna the Buffalo by Jim Harrington in today’s San Jose Mercury News. An excerpt: “Our music is . . . not easily pegged,” says vocalist-guitarist Jeb Puryear, 38, from his home near Ithaca, N.Y. “In fact, I have a hard time explaining what we do. It’s not like our sound is … Read more

Jon Carroll re the WOSD

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Jon Carroll speaks sensibly about the War on Some Drugs again. He starts off with a riff on The Law of Unintended Consequences, and then quotes a story from the New York Times: “The drop in home-cooked methamphetamine has been met by a new flood of crystal methamphetamine coming largely from Mexico. Sometimes called ice, … Read more

The Thin White Puke is at it again

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From the New York Times: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, speaking at a traditionally black college, joked that Justice John Paul Stevens should be poisoned. Coulter had told the Philander Smith College audience Thursday that more conservative justices were needed on the Supreme Court to change the current law on abortion. … Read more

Tribal stomp posters for KPFA

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These are three of the six posters donated by The Rock Poster Society for the KPFA marathon. The posters were created to commemorate the Chet Helms Memorial Tribal Stomp in Golden Gate Park on October 30, 2005. The six artists are Gary Houston, John Van Hamersveld, Dave Hunter, Dennis Loren, Carolyn Ferris, and Nels (JAGMO) … Read more

Dead to the World 1/25/06

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This is the KPFA Fund drive, so please give a call to KPFA at 510-848-5732 or 1-800-439-5732, or pledge online. Not Fade Away-> Goin’Down the Road Feelin’ Bad-> Not Fade Away – Grateful Dead 7/25/72 Paramount Theater, Portland OR Dang! I hit the wrong button! Bird Song – Grateful Dead 7/21/90 Chicago IL A Hard … Read more

Gore Vidal on “President Jonah”

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Gore Vidal has a piece on Robert Scheer’s new web site, TruthDig: An excerpt: Not since the glory days of Watergate and Nixon’s Luciferian fall has there been so much written about the dogged deceits and creative criminalities of our rulers. We have also come to a point in this dark age where there is … Read more

Boxer v. Alito

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SENATOR BARBARA BOXER’S STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF SAMUEL L. ALITO TO BE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT _________________________________________________________ Today, I am announcing my opposition to the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States. According to Article II of the Constitution, justices of the Supreme Court may … Read more