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- Hendrix's burnt guitar leads rock auction in London (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The first guitar that rock legend Jimi Hendrix burned on stage, the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley and the first contract signed by The Beatles all go on sale Thursday in a major auction of music memorabilia.
- Combative writer had a soft spot for Windsor (Windsor Star)
In 1972, a rumpled and balding Morley Callaghan, wearing a frayed wool sweater and one fist wrapped around a smouldering pipe, made his way to the English department of the University of Windsor.
- 33 actors in ‘Grapes of Wrath’ top elaborate special effects - Colorado Springs Gazette
33 actors in ‘Grapes of Wrath’ top elaborate special effectsColorado Springs Gazette, CO - 10 hours agoJim Casy, the former preacher who sees all too clearly, is played with heartfelt poetry by Sean Tarrant. But brilliantly underplayed, with simple dignity ...
- Sleeping While Standing - BurlingtonFreePress.com
Sleeping While StandingBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 6 minutes agoA collaborative group of Vermont institutions will join together in an event combining music, graphic art, poetry, historic exhibitions, puppetry, ...
- Cowboy poets make audiences feel pull of open trail - Anchorage Daily News
PALMER -- Jim Reader and T.J. Casey are the kind of cowboys who still rustle stock, who proclaim their country-folk status with big hats, blue jeans and calloused fingers. Their callouses aren't earned entirely through ranching -- although they say ...
- E.Longmeadow family stumbles upon Italian love story (The Republican)
EAST LONGMEADOW - One man's trash is another man's Italian love poetry. An East Longmeadow family was vacationing at Magnolia Beach at Manchester-by-the-Sea near Cape Ann when they stumbled onto a message - and a mystery - in a bottle.
- Dear Abby: Should daughter tell mom she's marrying her partner? - Philadelphia Daily News
DEAR ABBY: I am a 50-year-old woman, soon to marry my longtime partner, "Julie," in San Francisco. We have the blessing of her family. Although Julie and I have always gotten along well with my elderly mom, we have not yet told her that we are a ...
- LCC Grants Deadline is Oct. 15 (Medfield Press)
The Medfield Arts Council would like to invite local artists and arts organizations to apply for LCC grants. The deadline for applications is October 15th, 2008. Funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, each year our local council awards about $4000 to local artists and organizations. Grant applications are available at Town Hall, as well as online at ...
- Cocktail of Choice, at Least for Some - RedOrbit
Cocktail of Choice, at Least for SomeRedOrbit, TX - 12 hours ago"It's poetry in a glass, though so's a gin fizz. I can't have too many of those because of all the cream and the eggs. Of course, I can't have too many ...
- 1947 changed her life - The Asian Age
1947 changed her lifeThe Asian Age, India - 6 hours agoIt was the year 1947, a young girl from Hyderabad met poet Kaifi Azmi at a mushaira (poetry session), love blossomed and the two got married. ...
- At the Library - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
At the LibraryThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - 36 minutes agoBy Linda Kandel The CNY Reads selection this year is by poet Charles Simic, author of 18 books of poetry, a Poet Laureate and winner of many awards ...
- 10 coolest small towns - MSNBC
10 coolest small townsMSNBC - 5 hours agoThey started a gallery, UpFront Exhibition Space, four months ago to showcase the works of emerging artists and to host poetry and short-story readings (31 ...
- Entertainment calendar for Oct. 2 - 11 - NRToday.com
Entertainment calendar for Oct. 2 - 11NRToday.com, OR - 4 hours agoPOETRY SLAM — 6 pm, Granger Book Co., 111 Second Ave., Myrtle Creek. Read your own poetry or bring your favorite poem to read. Free public event. 793-5599. ...
- UP & Coming: Music - Onstage - Potpourri - Kid Stuff - Nashua Telegraph
UP & Coming: Music - Onstage - Potpourri - Kid StuffNashua Telegraph, NH - 47 minutes agoThe first-ever Massachusetts Poetry Festival will be held Oct. 10-12 at various locations. The event will feature readings by well-known poets such as ...
- Give me Liberty or give me 'Beer for My Horses' - Kalamazoo Gazette
Willie Nelson, Toby Keith and Rodney Carrington star in BEER FOR MY HORSES. Guilt consumes me. Almost one full week after it opened, I have yet to attend a showing of "Beer for My Horses," now playing at Three Rivers 6. I could blame flooded roads ...
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