Happy new year!

I wish all who read this the very best for 2006. I can’t upload the next GD Hour yet because the power is out here in Oakland. We lost power for a couple of hours yesterday morning, momentarily a number of times last night. The juice was on when we got up this morning, but … Read more

I’m an Earworm!

Matthew Price in Albuquerque linked to my “Earworms of the Year” post, and then posted his own list of earworms – which included my song “Who Will Save Us from the Saved?“! You can hear the song in its entirety on the tunes page.

Dead to the World 12/28/05

Dead to the World – December 28, 2005 Playing in the Band He’s Gone Truckin’-> Drums and bass-> The Other One-> Sing Me Back Home – Grateful Dead 12/12/72 Winterland, San Francisco This is a show I’m pretty sure I attended. I know I went to two of the three shows in this run – … Read more

Gans, Craven, RRE, et al. at MagFest ’05

This just in from Jim Roe: Hi All, I have finally had some time to get the audio of the show finished and uploaded to the Archive. The recording came out pretty good. This is a great set with tons of talent- just look at the friends! Enjoy and Have a great New Year! DVD … Read more

Dems wise up for 2006

SusanG on dailykos cites this Boston Globe piece: Democrats to woo voters on wage issue Frozen minimum pay seen as spur By Rick Klein, Globe Staff | December 25, 2005 WASHINGTON — New Year’s Day will bring the ninth straight year in which the federal minimum wage has remained frozen at $5.15 an hour, marking … Read more

A new front in the war on Christmas

I love this story by Joe Garofali in the Christmas Eve edition of the SF Chronicle: Gift rift: Evangelicals split over plan to ban presents Conservative religious leaders are so pleased with their campaign against the “war on Christmas” that they’re going to rev it up next year. Look for more lawyers ready to pounce … Read more