gasoline highway
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Sun Feb-03-08 02:16 AM
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Waiting For the Great Leap Forward |
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Edited on Sun Feb-03-08 02:17 AM by gasoline highway
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taterguy
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Sun Feb-03-08 05:14 AM
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1. Bragg put on one of the best shows I ever saw |
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It was back in the late 80s, a benefit at UNC for striking Virginia coal miners.
One of my friends was on the stage crew. He gave them all t-shirts because he knew they were underpaid.
Thanks for posting that.
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tkmorris
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Sun Feb-03-08 05:40 AM
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2. I'm not familiar with Billy Bragg |
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But that was pretty damned good. Thanks for posting that.
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taterguy
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Sun Feb-03-08 06:00 AM
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3. He's sort of like a cross between Woody Guthrie and the Clash |
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Populist folk singer from England with an attitude.
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gasoline highway
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Sun Feb-03-08 01:29 PM
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4. It's an update of one of his older songs... |
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Check out the albums Talking to the Taxman About Poetry and Workers Playtime.
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