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Did you sit in the splatter zone?

By the sounds of it, I didn't miss much by skipping out on the MTV taping yesterday. But WHERE IS THE HYPE FOR TONIGHT? It's like a ghost town around here!

Boo him all you like. Just make sure to listen to the original DGQ album; its incredible! Dawg, Tony Rice, Todd Phillips, Darol Anger, Bill Amatneek:

Read the article Will. Its not about removing the content, its about buying even MORE mandolins! Don Grisman and his loyal henchman "...seek an unspecified amount of money from revenue that Google received from their clips." What's stopping Dawg from putting up free content on his own server and making money off google ads?

Brad, much as I respect a musician's decision to allow taping or not, I'm not so black and white about it when the musician in question is A) Very well established, and Owing a large part of that established and permantent success to previous marketing focused on the taper friendly crowd. Its a bit of a reneg IMO. Do I wish more bands allowed taping? Not really. Most taper friendly bands rock, and bands that are good enough will get taped wether they allow it or not. (Take that Mr Zappa!! hehe, I'm sure Frank can take it on this day, as he's quite preoccupied delivering a live soundtrack of guitar notes to irritate and welcome a mr fallwell kind of guy...) In respect to Don Dawg's decision I saw KRS One at PJC in October last year. (Killer show! anyone tape it?) I was more impressed with his take on this general issue. He said, to the effect of: If an artist has made and successfully sold 5 albums, then from album 6 on, the rest should be next to free... giving smaller artists a chance to compete for the limited dollar available in the music market. His argument is that mega hit artists squeeze out opportunity for the little guy to survive, and well, I think KRS had a really good point there. I reckon there are more copies of Old And In The Way sold every day (In Canada) than Andrew Collins and the Creaking Tree String Quartet can sell globally in a year. Add another dozen Pre-war Gibsons to the Dawgs collection thanks to the Jamband crowds.

Cmon Jay, Youtube didn't become a phenomenon because of hosting illegal material. Thats an easy cop out in this discussion. And Grisman a small indy? Please man, that guy is The Godfather of the Bluegrass Mafia. His label is huge, so is his spread by the ocean in California, and he owns more Pre-war Gibson Mandolins than all of the bible belt put together. My first exposures to just about every Jamband and Bluegrass band was through tapers. The music shared by the people is the philosophy that built a name for taper friendly bands. Its about access. Have you ever posted Youtube content of a performer to help hype a show you were putting on? Rhetorical question. Even if you have not, don't worry, thanks to Youtube and the jambands community spirit, others do it for you all the time, making your job of selling tickets at the door that much easier. Dr Evil Mouse makes a good point. When was the last time Dawg and the Quintet came here to sell CDs and pick some tunes for us? If it's because he's afraid to sink the cash into exposing his music to a new market; why not use Youtube and market for free instead? Maybe I'm using the wrong words to express my viewpoint here. "Don't criticize it, LEGALIZE IT" (p.s. go to Jay Cleary's shows and buy Grisman's CD's, they rock as clearly seen on Youtube!)

Nugs must be getting a bit pricey in Marin County these days.

brilliant

We saw that one. Good flick.

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Pretty ironic that some nights there would be no more than a dozen of us attending, and now a 'west coast tour'! The Join at Harmony were the good ole days for sure!

Well said. Another way of putting it; when you hear people cover John Prine, they often pull selections from the first album.

Start with the first album, self titled, John Prine.

Tom Brown + SAS are usually close at hand. Better to go with The Lorax for the kids. The hitchiker's mantra DONT PANIC applies. When Einstein said his bit about the bees, he didn't know that bio-tech would use his words to plan future profit campaigns. A lot of his insightful ideas have been weaponized. Industry solutions: Trees and plants genetically modified to be self pollinators. How about bees genetically modified to navigate without UV polarization? The profit potentials are infinite in a post 9/11 corporate secrecy era. Whats happening to the bees? DONT PANIC still applies of course. Smart little guys are probably pollinating the Pleiades...

The Swindle is controversial because it is not scientific. It is a cherry pick of people and data, spun to create an air of ambiguity around the real scientific study of the problem. I am not suggesting you don't watch it at all, just be prepared if you do. Know the tangled PR web of mid trickery you are about to expose yourself to... They really should have opened the film with a Troy McClure style announcer: [color:brown]~The Great Global Warming Swindle; brought to you by your friends in the oil patch ~ Teaching mother nature who her daddy is, one spill at a time~ The names and faces of the PR men in the film are not new to climate or environmental scientists. Nor are they new to environmentalists who have been following the issue over the yeasrs. The majority of the cast have made their fortunes writing articles and delivering talks on behalf of the Fossil Fuel industry; consistently denying climate change science. Here is some background info on 11 of the 18 interviewed in the film. Roy Spencer Scientific advisor to the "Interfaith Stewardship Alliance"; "a coalition of religious leaders, clergy, theologians, scientists, academics, and other policy experts committed to bringing a proper and balanced Biblical view of stewardship to the critical issues of environment and development." <-- if that mission statement doesn't scare you then just follow the money. He is also a member of at least two think tanks who are or have been on the payroll of Exxon Mobil. http://www.desmogblog.com/node/1397 Dr Tim Ball In the direct pay of the oil and gas industry for many years, he runs PR groups controlled (funded) by energy industry lobbyists. He authors many op-eds ads disguised as articles in newspapers and magazines around the world. His writings deny global warming, and support the film, never of course disclosing his intimate ties to the fossil fuel lobby. http://www.desmogblog.com/timothy-f-ball-tim-ball http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tim_Ball Ian Clark Sits on the scientific advisory board of a PR group directed by Tim Ball, controlled by the fossil lobby - see above http://www.desmogblog.com/node/1316 Piers Corbyn Claims to have a secret technique for predicting the weather months in advance, but the catch is, you have to buy his forecasts to check their validity, and many who do seem to want their money back; apparently he isn't very good at it. http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Piers_Corbyn Professor Richard Lindzen Has been paid at a rate of $2,500 per day by the oil and gas industry as a consultant. Had trip expenses to testify before a Senate comittee on climate science paid by Western Fuels. Has been paid by OPEC to write an essay entitled: 'Global Warming: the Origin and Nature of Alleged Scientific Consensus' http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Richard_Lindzen Patrick Moore In the pay of the Forestry, Fossil fuel and Nuclear Industry. Here's a PR gem he came up with while representing the forestry industry in the past: On the disappearing Amazon rainforest in 2000, Moore said: "They are just about the healthiest forests in the world. This stuff about them vanishing at an alarming rate is a con based on bad science...anyone who has been in the jungle knows that if you want to live there, you'd better take a few machetes." Trust me, you don't want to know what his stance on Nuclear Power is. You really don't. (but if you do, its not hard- just google him) http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Patrick_Moore Professor Patrick Michaels Long time on the fossil fuel payroll, Critics of his work wonder why he consistently leaves out 1996-present data in his discussions, graphs etc, as those last ten or so years are the hottest on record. http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Patrick_Michaels http://www.desmogblog.com/node/1567 Paul K. Driessen Co-editor of Capital PR news, newsletter of the largest chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. His bio indicates working for an unspecified energy trade association http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Paul_Driessen Professor Emeritus Frederick Singer Made a name for himself fighting for the tobacco lobby, arguing that second hand smoke wasn't bad for human health, connected to at least 11 separate organizations on the payroll of Exxon Mobil. Has also authored many op-eds in newspapers around the world supporting the film, without mentioning his role in the film or his ties to the fossil fuel lobby http://www.desmogblog.com/node/1478 Paul Reiter Paul sits comfortably on a board of scientific advisors for the 'Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy'. This group was the recipient of $763,500 Exxon Mobil dollars, and used to be funded by the 'National Association of Manufacturers', one of America's largest industry groups http://www.desmogblog.com/node/1279 Thats some background on 10 of the 18 interviewed in the film. More than half of the cast are PR men in the pay of the fossil fuel industry. [color:green]Professor Carl Wunsch was among the 18 people interviewed in the film. Turns out he claims he was swindled into believing the film was to be a balanced study of climate change science. Immediately after the program aired, Professor Wunsch saw it for the first time and immediately publicly denounced his participation in the film, saying that he wouldn't have made the appearance if he knew it was designed as a PR spin supporting the fossil fuel lobby. Read his entire letter to the Television Broadcaster who aired the program, as well as real climate scientists reactions to the Swindle here: republished letter by Wunsch to the broadcaster Enjoy getting swindled!

Understanding is not high on the list of Conservative Leader strengths. Cancelling the Kelowna accord has not gone over well amongst many First Nations. Ever since Caledonia erupted as an issue, the Tories have been doing their best to rub salt in the wound. Conservative politicians, and constituents alike. Likely has something to do with the upcoming election, as well as it has to do with avoiding facing the Ipperwash Inquiry results- which once released, will be a real thorn in the Tories' side for this election.

That was a great update read, thanks for bringing it to the board. The section pertaining to organic hives was very interesting, I will be looking further into that. Nowhere in the long and seemingly thorough article were effects of lowered UV levels mentioned. I bring it up, well, because its pretty obvious, and pretty relevant. If there is any truth to the suppressed UV argument, we would also be seeing confused bird and butterfly migrations today. From the Convention on Migratory Species Changes in the length, timing and location of migration routes are being documented. In extreme cases, species have abandoned migration altogether. In other cases, species now migrate to areas where they have not been recorded other than as occasional vagrants. • Exotic southern fish species like the Red Mullet, Anchovy, Sardine and Poor Cod are now being found in the North Sea. Fish species are ectotherimic (unable to regulate their body temperature) and their distribution and abundance are temperature dependent. • European Bee-Eaters (Merops apiaster) once very rare in Germany are now breeding regularly across the country. • The Rosy-Breasted Trumpeter Finch (Rhodopechys githaginea) is one of many birds once normally confined to arid North Africa and the Middle East now found in increasingly large numbers in southern Spain. • The arrival of hundreds of Bewick Swans (Cygnus columbianus) flying in distinctive “V†formations used to herald the arrival of the British winter; ornithologists now report numbers down to double figures. Warmer weather on the continent and the absence of the NE winds which aid their migration are the likely reasons for the swans’ non-appearance in their traditional British wintering sites. • Changing wind patterns are making it more difficult for passerine birds to make their migration in the Caribbean where spring storms are becoming more numerous and of greater intensity. • This autumn several large Monarch Butterflies(Danaus plexippus), which migrate in millions every year from the USA and Canada to Mexico, have been blown across the Atlantic to England 5000 km away. I know how to get around in the forest or swamp using the sun or stars as a compass, but like the birds and the bees, I get confused when the sun don't shine for weeks at a time.

So that's what they were chanting! And I thought was hearing "I'm Free! I'm Free! I'm Free!"... Great show, Great review Lara!

If it was printed in Rolling Stone, then its gotta be true!

Nice gig! 'Do it, do it, do it!'

Sounds like I missed a good show! Amy sat in singing sweet harmonies with Jen Whitley and other Crazy Strings as a special guest at The Silver Dollar, many many times over the years. Perhaps even as far back as the Heartbreak Hill Days. She's got the High Lonesome sound!

Nice work! Fog machine or no fog machine, I'm there!

The John Lennard on my wall is my fave, but this one is pretty nice too: WINTER SUNLIGHT Great thread by the way.

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