Category Archives: Not News

NO! SOUL!

23rd
Feb. × ’10
By Claire
Janis was on the Dick Cavett show quite a few times, this is one of my favorite videos from those appearances.  There are a lot of performance videos out there and there are a lot of interviews, but not much unique material.  This is Janis, with the improvisational group The Committee performing a piece called [...]
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Happy Birthday Janis!

19th
Jan. × ’10
By Claire
Today she would have been a ripe 67. Born on January 19th, 1943, she is a Capricorn.  As am I.  Which means we are cooler than you.  Did I mention we are also partial to egotism? I’m about to get all astrological on your ass.  I own a book called The Secret Language of Birthdays. It [...]
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Peace Jam’s FUCKING Awesome Peace Fueling Acoustics…

14th
Dec. × ’09
By Claire
A good friend of mine works for PeaceJam, an international education program that brings the knowledge of Nobel Peace Laureates to youth around the world.  I pretty much piss excellence, joy and beauty when I am around them. “Piss” is not a word they employ with any regularity at PeaceJam. However, I do. A couple of years [...]
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Not News with Janis Joplin

2nd
Oct. × ’09
By Claire
I am what one might call a connoisseur of bizarre, unusual and otherwise amusing news. Example: A three-year custody battle over a pug. A PUG. Not a child, a small dog with respiratory issues. The following news story isn’t recent, but it is relevant and it includes two of my favorite things: Romance gone horribly, [...]
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