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Sep15

Blues Box Bayou Band at Mariposa this weekend

by Rob Campbell on September 15, 2011 at 7:13 am

Wish I could make this one! Mariposa is a great destination for a ride, situated near Yosemite in the foothills of the California Central Valley. Here’s what came in my email today from the band: Summer is coming to an end, but we got one last gasp of summertime food and fun coming this Saturday, Sept [...]

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Aug09

Live in Aught Three–James McMurtry

by Rob Campbell on August 9, 2011 at 10:55 pm

I’ve been meaning to do a review of James McMurtry’s Live in Aught Three and the fact is, I just don’t have time right now. A quick vacation with the family to my home town of Santa Rosa last week was a much needed break, and I hit the classroom in earnest next week. But [...]

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Jul28

The Blues Box Bayou Band

by Rob Campbell on July 28, 2011 at 11:12 pm

Not Your Mama’s Accordion Band! There’s a term used in parenting literature to refer to children who may be a bit too rowdy for their own good.  They’re sweet, decent, loving kids, but they are what we call “spirited”.  Really, it’s a measure of a kid who has lots of youthful, fun , vibrant energy. [...]

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Jun01

Irony of Situation

by Rob Campbell on June 1, 2011 at 1:30 am
Irony of Situation

In 1987 I was working at a restaurant in Santa Rosa, a skinny 20 year old wild wannabe.  I felt the call of the wild and the need to go explore the world, discover my destiny, live on the edge.  I quit two jobs and dropped out of college and ran off on my motorcycle [...]

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May13

How long can you last?

by Rob Campbell on May 13, 2011 at 1:50 am
How long can you last?

This clearly tells us something (a few things) about our protagonist. Y’might say he has a Jones for a lot of things, but top of that list is gears, wrenches, scoots, and riding. No point, really, in getting into the list after that, as its contents are legion. I’m pretty sure that means a whole [...]

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Mar17

Happy St. Paddy’s Day

by Rob Campbell on March 17, 2011 at 8:33 am

One of my favorite stations on Pandora is my Celtic Punk station.  It was inspired by listening to the waiting music on a friend’s Nextel phone; he had the Dropkick Murphys, a great sounding punk band that just reeks of the old country.  Other bands include the Pogues, the Tossers, Flogging Molly, and more than [...]

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Feb25

Biker music!!

by Rob Campbell on February 25, 2011 at 2:43 pm

I saw this posted on Facebook.  Apparently one of many ads for Harley Davidson from other info I’ve gleaned about it.  Still a cool watch if you dig scoots and highways.

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Aug04

Vintage MotoMusic

by Rob Campbell on August 4, 2010 at 5:52 am

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