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You know the drill. Perfect blend of seven dwarves, Grumpy, Sleepy, Doc, Sneezy. Raconteur and roustabout. I gripe at https://iconocurmudgeonclast.blogspot.com
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
Keep the U.S. out of war with Iran!
On June 13, 2025, the Israeli government launched multiple missile strikes targeting Iran, triggering what Iran is calling a “declaration of war.” In the subsequent days, the two countries have launch...
sign.moveon.org
June 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
Bannering and passing out flyers at 40th Space Symposium.
April 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Bannering and passing out flyers at 40th Space Symposium.
Hannah Martin book launch at Beth-El, "Sparking Peace," a kids' description of RAW Tools.
April 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hannah Martin book launch at Beth-El, "Sparking Peace," a kids' description of RAW Tools.
Well over a thousand in downtown Colorado Springs for Hands Off rally. City Hall block is filled and crowds continue two blocks south on Nevada.
April 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Well over a thousand in downtown Colorado Springs for Hands Off rally. City Hall block is filled and crowds continue two blocks south on Nevada.
My daughter set up this GoFundMe to build a multicultural high school classroom. Please consider it!
We're working hard to transform a classroom for our multicultural students into a vibrant space for learning and creativity!
Please consider donating and sharing this post!
gofund.me/7772210c
We're working hard to transform a classroom for our multicultural students into a vibrant space for learning and creativity!
Please consider donating and sharing this post!
gofund.me/7772210c
Donate to Transform our Multicultural Class into a 21st Century space!, organized by Abigail Wirbel
Hello,
My name is Abi Wirbel and I want to turn my multicult… Abigail Wirbel needs your support for Transform our Multicultural Class into a 21st Century space!
gofund.me
April 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My daughter set up this GoFundMe to build a multicultural high school classroom. Please consider it!
We're working hard to transform a classroom for our multicultural students into a vibrant space for learning and creativity!
Please consider donating and sharing this post!
gofund.me/7772210c
We're working hard to transform a classroom for our multicultural students into a vibrant space for learning and creativity!
Please consider donating and sharing this post!
gofund.me/7772210c
I'd always meant to check out Monument, Colo.'s Super Junk Vintage, because they promised "eclectic vinyl." "Yeah, yeah," I thought, "probably mainstream and overpriced." Hey, early Jane Siberry, mid-period Wet Willie, and the very first Jefferson Airplane!
March 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'd always meant to check out Monument, Colo.'s Super Junk Vintage, because they promised "eclectic vinyl." "Yeah, yeah," I thought, "probably mainstream and overpriced." Hey, early Jane Siberry, mid-period Wet Willie, and the very first Jefferson Airplane!
The only violence coming from the protest at Phil Long Music Hall was from the "MAGA Force" trying to run people over. At the state GOP gala, attendees were paying $1500 to hear Steve Bannon and a Jan. 6 convicted protester. There is nothing left of the GOP but a Nazi stormfront.
March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The only violence coming from the protest at Phil Long Music Hall was from the "MAGA Force" trying to run people over. At the state GOP gala, attendees were paying $1500 to hear Steve Bannon and a Jan. 6 convicted protester. There is nothing left of the GOP but a Nazi stormfront.
Hey, when Debbie Kelley did a long front-page piece on nonviolence that quoted Matt Jones and myself at length, I had no idea it got picked up by the Jerusalem Post!
Civil resistance vs. vigilantism: Has nonviolent protest lost its relevance?
“To do an extreme act of violence, a person must not have seen any hope. There are groups creating a pathway to positive change.”
www.jpost.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Hey, when Debbie Kelley did a long front-page piece on nonviolence that quoted Matt Jones and myself at length, I had no idea it got picked up by the Jerusalem Post!
Finally caught up with Spencer LaJoye at Vista Grande. What a remarkable songwriter and musician!
March 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Finally caught up with Spencer LaJoye at Vista Grande. What a remarkable songwriter and musician!
4 p.m., March 18: "Oh, an inch or two might stick on the ground."
6 p.m., March 18: "Run for your lives! It's the blizzard Apocalypse! All freeways are CLOSED."
Oh, Colorado, I think you enjoy doing this.
6 p.m., March 18: "Run for your lives! It's the blizzard Apocalypse! All freeways are CLOSED."
Oh, Colorado, I think you enjoy doing this.
March 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
4 p.m., March 18: "Oh, an inch or two might stick on the ground."
6 p.m., March 18: "Run for your lives! It's the blizzard Apocalypse! All freeways are CLOSED."
Oh, Colorado, I think you enjoy doing this.
6 p.m., March 18: "Run for your lives! It's the blizzard Apocalypse! All freeways are CLOSED."
Oh, Colorado, I think you enjoy doing this.
Earplugs front and center at Ent Center!
March 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Earplugs front and center at Ent Center!
Electrowave Electronic Music Festival 2025 - Year 2, Day 2 - Conor Bourgal on found sound, and A.I. panel.
March 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Electrowave Electronic Music Festival 2025 - Year 2, Day 2 - Conor Bourgal on found sound, and A.I. panel.
A beautiful, breezy day on Pikes Peak.
March 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
A beautiful, breezy day on Pikes Peak.
Electrowave Electronic Music Festival, Year 2, Day 1 - Ent Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs- Ambient/downtempo and synthesizer petting zoo.
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Electrowave Electronic Music Festival, Year 2, Day 1 - Ent Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs- Ambient/downtempo and synthesizer petting zoo.
David Keenan
Volcanic Tongue
2025
Just like the Glasgow record store from which the book got its title, this is an unparalleled compendium of the musical underground!
Volcanic Tongue
2025
Just like the Glasgow record store from which the book got its title, this is an unparalleled compendium of the musical underground!
March 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
David Keenan
Volcanic Tongue
2025
Just like the Glasgow record store from which the book got its title, this is an unparalleled compendium of the musical underground!
Volcanic Tongue
2025
Just like the Glasgow record store from which the book got its title, this is an unparalleled compendium of the musical underground!
Circuit des Yeux
Halo on the Inside
2025
Halo on the Inside
2025
March 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Circuit des Yeux
Halo on the Inside
2025
Halo on the Inside
2025
Angel Corsi and Ingrid Avison house concert at Chez Facknitz.
March 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Angel Corsi and Ingrid Avison house concert at Chez Facknitz.
International Women's Day rally in Colorado Springs, Pioneer Museum with Marzia Sadat.
March 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
International Women's Day rally in Colorado Springs, Pioneer Museum with Marzia Sadat.
Haruki Murakami's new one, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," is his best since 1Q84. Trippy beyond measure.
March 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Haruki Murakami's new one, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," is his best since 1Q84. Trippy beyond measure.
Connor Garvey, Jesse Powers and Jeremy Facknitz at Buffalo Bicycle Lodge.
March 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Connor Garvey, Jesse Powers and Jeremy Facknitz at Buffalo Bicycle Lodge.
Lunch with Abi at Santo in Boulder.
March 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Lunch with Abi at Santo in Boulder.
MJ Lenderman and Wild Pink
March 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
MJ Lenderman and Wild Pink
The man. What a painful last few weeks. Had a long chat with David in the line for the port-a-potties in the big New York disarmament march of 1982. I saw the NY Dolls at a Spartan Speedway midnight show the night of my junior prom (top that). A giant will be missed.
variety.com/2025/music/n...
variety.com/2025/music/n...
David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dies at 75
David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.
variety.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The man. What a painful last few weeks. Had a long chat with David in the line for the port-a-potties in the big New York disarmament march of 1982. I saw the NY Dolls at a Spartan Speedway midnight show the night of my junior prom (top that). A giant will be missed.
variety.com/2025/music/n...
variety.com/2025/music/n...
Telling Rep. Jeff Crank - No to oligarchs! Save Ukraine!
February 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Telling Rep. Jeff Crank - No to oligarchs! Save Ukraine!
More than 350 turn out for Indivisible meeting at FUMC!
February 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
More than 350 turn out for Indivisible meeting at FUMC!