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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Bluemont Fair & Operation EMU

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Just a little west of Middleburg, a little north of Upperville and right under the shadow of Mount Weather is the village of Bluemont–also the site of the annual Bluemont Fair which features donkey rides, arts & crafts and, if my memory serves me, a real organ grinder with a monkey. This year they’re doing [...]

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The Sunshine Bores the Daylights Out of Me

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Before I even started watching The Passing Show – The Life & Music of Ronnie Lane, I knew about the man’s money problems. Growing up, the only Ronnie Lane songs I knew were the few I’d heard on Pete Townshend’s Who Came First and Rough Mix, collaborations that had only occurred because Lane had approached [...]

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