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SHOW REVIEW – CRACKER, NIGHT 3 – CAMP-IN – ATHENS, GA – 40 WATT CLUB – MARCH 3, 2012

by Trixie Martha on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 12:51pm ·

Here it is finally — the wrap up for Camp-In and the Cracker show that capped off the fun doings in Athens from March 1 [...]

SHOW REVIEW — CRACKER DUO – CAMP-IN NIGHT ONE – 40 WATT CLUB – ATHENS, GA – MARCH 1, 2012

by Trixie Martha on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:44am ·

As the show was about to start, I had excellent placement on the rail in front of Mr. David, along with Miss Julie, Miss [...]

‘I just can’t spend all day talking about music’ An interview with David Lowery of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven….

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It sounds like a Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson comedy: best friends decide to make a backyard ice hockey rink, end up stealing water from a school fire hydrant and get nabbed by cops. Only this isn’t some Hollywood production, it’s [...]

MOJO shared the following link and had this to say about it: “They were tough hombres, man. But they were tough on each other too.” We’ve been talking to Sticky Fingers engineer Andy Johns about recording with The Rolling Stones in the ’70s: http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2011/11/stones_in_the_70s_inside_stick.html http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2011/11/stones_in_the_70s_inside_stick.html

Guitarist TV shared the following link and had this to say about it: A little bit of National Steel.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igxGkwz6qVA&feature=shareMark Knopfler on a BBC documentary discussing the song Romeo and Juliet. Part of the ‘Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs’ Documetary.

It appears that there is some controversy about the spelling of “corndog.” Some prefer “corn dog.” Me, it’s one word.

Corndogs

A corn dog is a hot dog sausage coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried in oil, although some are baked. Almost all corn dogs are served on wooden [...]

Yep Roc Records shared the following link and had this to say about it: A great article and three videos from Nick Lowe’s visit to The GRAMMY Museum, including some cool stories about first meeting Elvis Costello. http://www.grammy.com/news/the-high-points-of-nick-lowe#ooid Pioneering rock musician/producer Nick Lowe was the featured guest for a …  check it [...]

Virginians have always enjoyed their liquor, and for much of the 18th century, their preferred drink was rum. But when war and tariffs made imported rum hard to come by, George Washington saw an opportunity. Why not make liquor out of grains he was growing on his farms…..?

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Mr. David Lowery and Mr. Johnny Hickman perform “I Sold The Arabs The Moon” from Mr. David’s album “The Palace Guards” at Campout.

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