Category Archives: Memoir

Shaking Hands with the Klansman

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Ronlyn Domingue

Ronlyn Domingue recalls her encounter with Louisiana gubernatorial candidate and Nazi enthusiast David Duke. Continue reading →

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Delmark Records 1965

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Bob Devine

Bob Devine delivers a taste of the mid-sixties Chicago blues scene, from epic nights at Theresa’s to packing records in a basement with some of the greatest blues musicians who ever lived. Continue reading →

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The Schaubühne

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Lawrence Benner

In Berlin in the early 90s, Lawrence Benner—who at the time is a squatter and a subway musician—wangles a job reading plays for The Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz. Continue reading →

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Bed Sex

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Ben Tanzer

Ben Tanzer has the sex talk with his son that his father never had with him. Continue reading →

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Hoarder, I Don’t Even Know Her

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Jeff Nishball

Into the closet to clean out demons, Jeff Nishball realizes that his hoarding goes deeper than his cupboards Continue reading →

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The Time We Recorded “Game of Pricks”

Posted on January 12, 2013 by James Greer

James Greer played bass — somehow — on the classic track from the Guided By Voices album “Alien Lanes.” Continue reading →

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Strangers on a Train

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Janet Steen

Janet Steen finds both irritation and beauty on an ordinary ride from New York. Continue reading →

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