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Ben's Neighborhood: Obama Brings Music Back To School?

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Off the beaten path. Saturday, March 08, 2008. Obama Brings Music Back To School? If a black president from Chicago can't get music back in the schools this country is really screwed! Let's give him a shot at fixing Reagan's big mistake. No Child Without An Instrument! Posted by Ben Makinen @ 1:58 AM. Links to this post. Links to this post:. For his record label Bmakin Music. View my complete profile. Old Rivets Popping Out. Too Much Noise-Not Enough Room For Music. Has Anyone Found It Yet?

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Strong Tea | Who Wants Tea?

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Cast & Crew. A Robert Kelly McAllister production. THANK YOU for watching. We are so close to finishing this movie- and with your help, we will make it to the finish line and beyond. Where we are, and where we want to go:. Is a short film, written and directed by Robert Kelly McAllister, starring Timothy McCraken, Devon James, and Adrian Egolf. It’s a dark comedy about a particularly disastrous Thanksgiving where resentment, sex, and betrayal are on the menu. ROBERT KELLY MCALLISTER (Writer/Director)-.

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Ben's Neighborhood: April 2007

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Off the beaten path. Saturday, April 28, 2007. I Want My Jazz Membership Dues Refunded. Arturo Gomez's reply to my letter below is reprinted in the comments section, as is my response to Art's reply.]. Attention: Carlos Landau CEO and Program Director, and Teke O'Rilley Development/Membership of FM 89.3 KUVO. I demand my membership be refunded. Pro rate it if you must. Is this what Jazz Appreciation Month means: Turn the jazz music off so we can talk - no - brag about our brushes with fame? Go on with yo...

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Ben's Neighborhood: March 2007

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Off the beaten path. Tuesday, March 20, 2007. If you flaped a chap. And biffed a whiff. Would you fliff a chiff? Can you wrag a bag. And climb a chime. While you ram a bam? Perhaps it's simply best. To warble the test. And forget the rest. But I have heard it said that one can flibber the flobber and still catch the robber.). Posted by Ben Makinen @ 2:00 PM. Links to this post. Thursday, March 15, 2007. About 10 years ago I was accused - by a man! I get half and half! What happened to all of that? Then I...

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Ben's Neighborhood: Thanks Captain!

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Off the beaten path. Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Thanks to David Booker for inviting me into the KUVO studio last Sunday night as his special on-air guest during the avant-garde jazz show. I was caught off-guard by his enthusiastic praise of my percussion playing. He is quite fond of a duo CD we made together years ago (8 years? Sort of a jungle blues recording: traditional blues guitar and vocals with afro-latin percussion! I remember one time when he gave me "your third pink slip! Links to this post.

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Ben's Neighborhood: Blow the drummer up?

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Off the beaten path. Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Blow the drummer up? I wrote this before rushing out the door last Thursday, May 8, 2008:. My mother thinks I may be blown up today while playing a drum roll at an Israel 60 Years of Statehood flag raising ceremony this afternoon. "Jews are hated around the world! I'd rather die in my own home of (bronchial conditions) than get blown up! Keep making music, and if you are in the music business, don't give it away for free! See you on the other side!

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Ben's Neighborhood: Toilet Paper Is Over The Top!

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Off the beaten path. Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Toilet Paper Is Over The Top! That's how it's gotta hang! Allow me to wipe away the confusion: Toilet paper rolls are best installed with the paper dispensing over the top of the roll toward the user. Not with the paper falling back away from the user. Yes, remember, guys splatter when peeing from a standing position - those drops can go anywhere! Because one's knuckles are sure to brush against the wall while severing the wiping strip from the roll. TP dra...

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Ben's Neighborhood: Too Much Noise-Not Enough Room For Music

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Off the beaten path. Saturday, March 08, 2008. Too Much Noise-Not Enough Room For Music. Musicians who perform most every night often find themselves seeking escape from noise throughout their day. I am one of those. I have become so sensitive to sound that I rarely listen to the radio, don't own an iPod, have a turntable stored in the garage, and, upon waking in the morning (yes, I wake in the morning! I'm not supporting classical music! Well, I used to, but when times get tough, the first thing to go i...