Friday, February 4, 2011

Turning the Corner in Cuba

In September, 2010, the Cuban government announced a plan to lay off half a million of about 4.3 million state workers by March, 2011, to and issue hundreds of thousands of new licenses to people wanting to join Cuba’s tiny private sector. Today's New York Times

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Bob Dylan at Tramps, New York City, July 26, 1999

Geni, Jo and I had a 'memorable' vacation to NYC to see Bob Dylan and Paul Simon at Madison Square Garden. The night before that show, we read about Bob performing an accoustic show in a small club in Manhattan. The show was sold out in minutes. It remains one of the best performances of his career.

Tramps

Charley Louvin

Charles Elzer Loudermilk (July 7, 1927 – January 26, 2011), known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1955. -- Wikipedia

KUT broadcast

Austin Convention Center
SXSW 2007
broadcast 3/17/07

01 Intro
02 Must You Throw Dirt in My Face
03 Interview
04 Great Atomic Power
05 Interview
06 Waiting For a Train
07 Interview
08 The Christian Life
09 Interview
10 Blues Stay Away From Me
11 Closing Comment

Total Time: 31:00