Here I am…At Club Passim…in Boston…in the back…waiting…
August 27, 2008
Tick tock.
Hmm. I wonder what John Gorka is doing tonight? What is Carole King doing tonight? What is Annette Funicello doing tonight? Is Annette Funicello still alive? Am I spelling her name right? Do I get pre-show jitters? Yes. Will I throw up? No. Did I have a lovely salad? Yes, I did. Is my rental car fast? Yes. Will I get a speeding ticket? No.
Especially since that last one in New Mexico. Will I sell cds tonight? I hope so. Is anyone reading this blog entry? I don't know. Do I care? Yes, indeed, I do care!
You know, this seems like a good time to have another conversation with Roger, my brain. It's been such a long time that I've gotten to actually noodle
on my blog. I think I will noodle now.
ME: Roger. Wake up.
ROGER: Uh, HELLO. I'm obviously wide awake. I'm doing all the typing, sister.
ME: Don't get smart with me.
ROGER: I'll be smart with you because I am you, you nitwit.
ME: Nitwit! Hey, that reminds me. You know the word "nimrod"?
ROGER: I already know what you're going to say.
ME: Look, I know you know, but let's say someone from the intergalactic galaxy of the internet surfs on by and stops in and thinks, "This is odd. A woman who talks to her brain and shares the conversations. Hmm. I shall have a look-see!", then I think it is only appropriate you let me spell out what I was going to say.
ROGER: Be my guest. I'm still way ahead of you, though. I'll be typing it before you think it.
ME: STOP IT! Ok. (Regaining composure, fixing hair.) Back to what it was I was going to SHARE with everyone. "Nimrod" was a dumb king. Did you know that?
ROGER: Why must you ask me if I know something when I already told you I do?
ME: It's a figure of speech. I mean, a figure of typing.
ROGER: I've got you typecast. Ha ha ha! (You can't hear this, but my brain is laughing very loudly at me inside my head.)
ME: You've lost your mind.
ROGER: Ahem. I think it would be YOU that has lost your mind.
ME: I'm going to tell everyone what you just thought.
ROGER: No, you won't.
ME: You're right, I won't. I'm going to report on something else. Like how nice the soundman, Scott, is here at Club Passim. How parking to perform here costs $30, so I better sell at least two cds tonight to pay for that.
ROGER: Stop worrying. Just get out there and have fun and think how lucky you are that your fingers work.
ME: That's true. I'm glad I can play the guitar. I just feel old sometimes.
ROGER: Think about the fact that there will always be someone older than you. Do you hear them complaining?
ME: No, but they aren't inside my head having these crazy conversations with me. Maybe if they were in here with us they WOULD be complaining.
ROGER: Yawn.
ME: This greenroom is an office with a curtain covered in fruits, right next to the bathroom. I have a funny job! I never know what to expect one performance to the next.
ROGER: The elderly couple on the plane today was very kind. Remember them? They were older than you. They shuffled when they walked and they STILL used their manners.
ME: That's true. They were so sweet. They both had white hair. The little old man had an orange pillow he brought to sit on. That was cute. And then he carried all his wife's belongings. They were like high school sweethearts. Only with wrinkles.
ROGER: That's going to be you any minute.
ME: Where does the time go?
ROGER: Speaking of going, why don't you go to the bathroom before you go up on stage so you won't have to take a break?
ME: Good idea. Remember that time in the Lonestar Dub Band, when I played keyboards in that reggae band, and I wore a leather mini-skirt and fish net
stockings and had to leave the stage to go pee? Greg, the leader, was looking at me all cross-eyed as I said "Excuse me" in his ear, hopped off the stage,
and then came back. They were still playing the same song and I just jumped up and started jamming again. Good trick, really! Good thing reggae is so long!
Whew.
ROGER: You better make a set list.
ME: You're right. Ok, I'll get off the computer now and hope when I walk out there that there will be 50 people in the audience.
ROGER: 50?! Don't you want more?
ME: Well, at this point, I'm hoping for 50. It sounds deadly quiet out there. I'm sure my booking agency will find out about this and it will be
back to the bunker for me. How'm I gonna get people out to hear me?
ROGER: Don't fret. Someone will read this entry and give you some ideas. Surely, SOMEONE will read this drivel.
ME: Hey!
ROGER: (Low cough) Sometimes I forget we're attached, you know. I have a mind all of my own, really.
ME: (Rolling my eyes.)
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Great speech, Hillary!
August 26, 2008
speak.
But...when Hillary spoke tonight, I was proud. I was laughing out loud ("Traveling Sisterhood of the Pantsuits!") and finding myself teary
eyed over references to women's rights and the history of the suffragettes.
As some of you know, I haven't always been much of a fan of Hillary's, especially after meeting her two years back; I was really
disappointed when I found her to seem even more stoic, more of a political player, in person. I hadn't walked into the dinner, then,
expecting that of her....I don't know who I thought I was going to meet, but I felt sad when I walked away that night.
And now...she is warm. She is wearing orange, a color of hope, of the sun. Her being out there in among us all these last 18 months brought her to who
she really is, who she really can be. A beacon of beauty. And I sincerely mean that in the deepest sense of
the word---someone who has grown, grown in wisdom and thought, and recognizes the power of her gifts, of her unique position and
how that position can actually change lives...and by changing lives, she can help to change this world.
I felt she "passed the torch" beautifully, as well, on to Barack, and she did so with grace, humor and intelligence---Molly Ivans would
have been proud, and I was very much missing Molly tonight! (As well as Ann and Liz and all the great Texas women of wit and umph!) The references---
"Were you in it for me ... or for the soldier, the young woman with cancer, the single working mom just making it---?" and her closing with a nod to my favorite heroine,
Harriet Tubman, cheered me and thrilled me to no end in that she married the concept of an African-American AND a woman in one fell swoop: reminding
us that Harriet carried on, never giving up, even in the darkest of night...moving on even as "the dogs were barking, the torches were coming closer"---Hillary
implored us to keep believing, keep struggling and fighting for freedom!
I am off to Boston. Come out and celebrate with me at Club Passim tomorrow night...or Friday afternoon at the Boston Children's museum, or Fox Run on Friday
night!
Pray for my friend, Wendy, as she undergoes surgery on Thursday morning.
Pray for my safe travels so that I can return home to my husband and daughters....
Pray for sanity, for reason, for healthy debate and dialogue and growth in this country.
And celebrate all the blessings in your life...take some cookies to your neighbors today...help mow the lawn of someone elderly!
Go watch a little league game and cheer on the teams! Be glad you can put gas in your car, even if it is $3.45 or more a gallon...
Be grateful! Be joy filled!
And...a special salute here to the Summerfolk Festival in OWEN SOUND, CANADA...Thank you to Richard for bringing me up
and to all the good folks who enjoyed my music, to all the great musicians I met (David Roth, Natalia Zuckerman, Twilight Hotel,
David Amran, the wonderful drummer from Diggin' Roots who gave me a two hour ride back to Toronto when I missed my shuttle and would
have missed my flight! and everyone I am forgetting at the moment...)
I LOVE Canada...the air was brilliant clear and clean, the double rainbow my first day there, the sound engineers, the craftspeople and their booths
(the two young ladies who gave me the henna lotus on my right hand), the amazing food (fries with cheese and gravy!?), the volunteers, the stages
and songwriters and children and families...Thank you for the opportunities!!! Summerfolk RULES!
XOX
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SARA on the radio in NEW YORK Saturday, August 23, 11 am
August 22, 2008
wjffradio.org
at 11 am, following "car talk"
(if you test the feed the hour before, you should hear "car talk")
sara taped at SUMMERFEST FOLK FESTIVAL last weekend in Owen Sound, Canada!
FolkPlus/Hydro-Powered Public Radio WJFF
with Angela Page
Setlists: http://www.wjffradio.org/FolkPlus
Reviewer: Sing Out! Magazine
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PLEASE BOYCOTT this company: FOUR PAWS
August 21, 2008
Please visit and read/witness the following:
http://www.thechaistory.blogspot.com/
I have written Four Paws and requested they immediately remove and destroy any and all Pimple Balls (with bell)
before any other animals have to suffer the same unneccessary fate as Chai.
Love,
Sara
HERE IS THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED just now (one hour later) from the company. I hope they will assist Chai in his healing and help the dog owner with expenses....
Thank you for your recent note expressing concern over the Four Paws® Pimple Ball with Bell. We were equally alarmed to learn that a dog may have injured himself while playing with this toy.
Dogs have been enjoying the Pimple Ball with Bell for more than a decade with over 500,000 units sold. In all the years this product has been on the market, this is the first injury of this nature that we are aware of. Unfortunately, accidents sometimes happen. That’s why we recommend that dogs always be supervised when they are playing with any toy. We take great care in developing safe products for pets and their owners.
At this point we have identified the problem and are not shipping any more Pimple Balls. We have contacted customers that carry this product and have asked them to immediately return their inventory.
Thank you for your concern and feedback. Please know that we are in direct communication with the pet owner whose dog was injured. At Four Paws, happy pets and satisfied pet owners are our number one priority. Rest assured we will continue to work hard to deliver on our priority.
Sincerely,
Allen Simon
President, CEO
Four Paws Products
Sent by Haley Birk on behalf of Allen Simon
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Comment on “The One”
August 19, 2008
I heard you at Summerfolk this past weekend and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I was particularly touched by your song about Seung-Hui Cho's mother at the 'Heart of the Matter' workshop. For almost ten years I've wrestled with the murder of Matthew Shepard (yet another devistating heatache) and something in your song resonated with that sorrow. Thanks for challenging us to think differently - I was very moved.
What is the name of the song? Is there any chance you'll be recording it?
Thanks again!
Barry
Dear Barry,
Thank you for hearing my song and letting it touch you. It means so much to me when I get a letter like yours...
Your mentioning Matthew Shepherd reminded me that I had always wanted to write a song in his honor, too, but I just never did. That is an incredibly horrific story, and one that should never be forgotten---especially in this era when governments are condoning violence...
So, to answer your question, yes, I recorded the song ("The One") and made a video, as well. If you go to my website (http://www.sarahickman.com) and click on the "Start the Dialogue" link, it will take you to a site I started to get people talking. You'll see a bunch of videos there, and if you click on "The One", you can hear and see the song.
Bless you and thank you, again, for writing (and listening!)
In Grace and Gratitude,
Sara
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Lily is 12 today! I’m off to Canada! I cut my hair short! We looked at our great grandfather’s…
August 15, 2008
Hooray for Lily! I printed out a journal I started before she was born and kept for years and years and made a couple of books
for her to enjoy about her life so far! Sing happy birthday to her wherever you are! And happy birthday to iolana (June 22)
and to Lance (Sept 14) and to you today if it is your birthday, too!
Peace out, y'all!
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MORE INFO on helping the homeless…
August 13, 2008
Go check out http://www.mlfnow.org/how to see our revolutionary new housing program Habitat on Wheels to address the issue of the chronically homeless. Share this with your fans! Love your blog.
Alan
FROM SARA:
Thanks, Alan...you rock!
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More thoughts on food for the homeless…
Real quick. Here's a response I got from a friend up in Wichita who works with homeless (she's an English teacher, actually, was mine 22 years ago, but she volunteers for the homeless). Insightful stuff that I'll work to incorporate into the idea of "Box it Up!" I'll figure something out. Years in stage management taught me that when it doesn't work one way, it'll work another. All I can remember is the look on that guy's face when I gave him that box of food...
We want to be responsible at the same time, of course.
Here's what she said:
Good idea. Just remember that if food is "left-over", the risk of food
bourne illness is very real (food's been out of the fridge or off the stove
for too long) and can kill a person with a supressed immune system. That's
why restaurants won't give out left-over food (and lock their dumpsters)--
it is dangerous to the homeless to eat leftover restaurant food after a
certain time frame (usually 30 minutes after it is first served).
Many grocery stores WILL donate left over produce and crushed
crackers/bread. But don't get dented cans (botulism risk).
Hey, a few suggestions for "Box it up" if you decide to make and distribute
food.
**** Baked potatoes(skin on wrapped in foil -- provides heat in winter) and
peanut butter/sugarless jelly sandwiches are good. Also, for those with
peanut allergies, just sugarless jelly sandwiches are good. Sugarless for
the diabetics. If using peanut butter make sure it is creamy (dental
problems can be aggrevated by peanut chunks).
****Fruit is great. Fresh vegies too.
**** Sugar packets -- provide quick energy. The sugar packets at the Lord's
Diner are always depleted by the end of the night -- and pockets are stuffed
full.
**** If distributing when it is cold: hot tea.
**** Bottled water in summer.
**** Put food in plastic bags if possible (like grocery bags) --these make
good hats in the rain.
**** Give Hefty bags in Winter -- used as coats and tarps.
Anyway, just some stuff learned from distributing food on the street. Be
careful, it IS illegal to distribute food in a public place without a food
license. Technically, you are acting as a vendor when giving food to
strangers. Most police look the other way and ignore it, but in some cities
the penalties are pretty severe. The reason being: if a homeless person does
get food poisoning, the city hospital has to treat them and, of course,
cannot recoup the cost from the "restaurant" where the food was served.
Love ya!!!
Beth
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him
absolutely no good." - Samuel Johnson
Hey Jennifer:
I completely agree with your friend, and she is right on about rules that protect the homeless (hence why sometimes I'm not allowed to get that platter of food at some larger conferences/hotels, etc.) That is why groups like Mobile Loaves and Fishes, which have a license, can go out on the streets and deliver food/drink to those on the streets. Most cities have some sort of group/church/volunteer organization like this.
Oh, just to let you know, another thing to do is this:
I carry bottles of water in the car in the summer to hand out at the corners. Most homeless are very dehydrated (and sunburned to a crisp!) and they need water desperately.
Bananas are easy to buy in bunches, and a banana and a bottle of water are great for potassium, rehydration and energy.
For rainy seasons: You can buy 99cent ponchos at Target, Wal-Mart, wherever, and I keep those in the car to hand out, as well. I look for sales on socks, mittens, gloves and pull on knit hats and whenever I find some, I buy an entire box. In the winter, I keep them in the car to hand out as well, or take down to the local shelter. Many of those on the streets end up with frost bite or gangrene simply because they couldn't keep their fingers and toes warm enough.
You can also ask around your neighborhood, or have a drive at your local elementary school/church/temple for gently worn coats, hoodies, sweaters and scarves to take to the local shelter.
I took a homeless man into an REI in downtown Austin one winter day, a man I found sleeping outside on plastic garbage bags, and his hands were already seared red from the freezing cold. The manager saw me looking for gloves and a wool sweater (they protect the skin best from the elements), and he kindly gave me 30% off so I could warm this man up.
Not everyone is comfortable dealing with the homeless in person. I don't suggest everyone feel that they have to go out on the streets and work individually; it can be dangerous or upsetting, for those trying to make a difference and for the homeless, as well. People who want to help might start by volunteering in a soup kitchen or at a shelter to get into the rhythm and psychology of those who are displaced. No one likes to be disrespected and working with the homeless in this capacity can help ease volunteers into a greater understanding, patience and compassion.
I've learned over the years to approach people with great love and respect, and sometimes people do NOT want to be approached, and that must be respected.
Overall, however, people do NOT want to feel invisible, and the greatest gift we can share with one another as human beings is the capacity to care, to reach out, to make change in this world that benefits those who need care, support and love.
Love,
Sara
PS. I carry printed out small cards that have the address/phone number of local shelters/food resources to hand out, as well. Many of the homeless are sometimes drifting through with the better weather, and although they learn very quickly the resources of a city, sometimes they DON'T know where these resources are, and it is good to share that info with them.
I know some people don't like to give out change, but many people will use it to ride the bus or call a shelter or save up to get a room for the night (some shelters charge a small fee for showers, overnight stays, etc.) What is a dollar to one person might mean a night in safety to someone else....
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Amazon Radio! Play List: August 8, 2008 WPKN, Bridgeport, CT and WPKM, Montauk, NY
Montauk, NY
JUDY SMALL ~ Let The Rainbow Shine ~ LET THE RAINBOW SHINE ~ Crafty Maid
GENEVIEVE ~ Still Waters ~ BACK TO LA ~ Independent
GREGORY DOUGLASS ~ Sail the Sea ~ STARK ~ Emote
MALCOLM ROLLICK ~ Meant for This (Crows and Light-ening) ~ LO-FI(CTION)
~ 307 Knox
RACHEL SIERRA PROJECT ~ The Lion ~ HELD UNDER THE KNIFE ~ Arthropoda
ANNA LAUBE ~ Goodbye Blue Monday ~ OUTTA MY HEAD ~ Ginko
S. CASEY ~ Where The Last Tide Runs: A Song of Tell ~ WHERE THE LAST
TIDE RUNS EP ~ Independent
BLANCHE FURY ~ End of the Road ~ BLURFLY ~ Independent
CARA LUFT ~ When You Gonna Be Home ~ TEMPTING THE STORM ~ Independent
THE GARDEN VERGE ~ Shining Through ~ SHADOW OF A HABIT ~ Independent
JANE EAMON ~ Good Earth ~ DEEP WATER ~ Independent
DAISY DEBOLT ~ Long Hot Summer ~ I CAN ~ Independent
SARA HICKMAN ~ Twenty Years to Life ~ MOTHERLODE ~ Independent
CHRISTINE HAVRILLA ~ None of You ~ IN MY CHAIR ~ Independent
VANESSA TORRES and TOUCHING GROUND ~ My Little Man ~ WITNESS ~ Independent
KYM TUVIM ~ Mystery ~ NOTHING SWEET NOTHING ~ Independent
KIT MCCLURE BAND ~ Diggin Dirt ~ JUST THE THING ~ Red Hot
KIT MCCLURE BAND ~ Calendar music bed: One O'clock Jump; Just The Thing
~ JUST THE THING ~ Red Hot
PATTI DEROSA ~ Bright Lights On A Dark Road ~ SECRETS & STORIES ~
Independent
JESSICA WILL ~ Edges of My Solitude ~ LIVLIVE Vol. 1 (VA) ~ Independent
EMILY SHORE ~ Benefit of My Doubt ~ FOR THE CLIMB ~ Independent
JO SERRAPERE & THE HOT TAIL SECTION ~ You're Changin' Like The Season ~
YOU GOTTA SEE THESE GUYS: Folk Alliance 2000 (VA) ~ Independent
KRISTI MARTEL ~ Blessed Community ~ OUTmusic podcast
THE DUHKS ~ Mountains O' Things ~ MIGRATIONS ~ Sugar Hill
ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK ~ Slaves ~ BURNED MY ASS ~ Independent
CRIS WILLIAMSON & HOLLY NEAR ~ Memory Lane Medley ~ CRIS & HOLLY ~
Independent
COURTNEY FAIRCHILD ~ Not Ready ~ LONG WAY ~ Stanley Recordings
ELENA HIGGINS ~ Nga Iwe E ~ RIVERS OF THE SOUL ~ Independent
SARA WHEELER ~ Soul Mate ~ MOONLIGHT DANCERS ~ Mach Speed
JEAN SYNODINOS ~ Yes (P.M.) ~ BREATHE ~ Fortunate
HEIDI HENSLEY ~ Freedom Comes ~ RIGHT ABOUT YOU ~ Independent
BLISS MCCAIN ~ Dakota ~ OASIS ROCK & ROOTS Volume V Number 1 (VA) ~ Oasis
MITZI COWELL and THE VALIANTS ~ Cause of It All ~ Demo
NORINE BRAUN ~ Crystallize ~ EVOLUTION OF THE BLOOD STAR ~ Independent
JUDY FJELL ~ Oh You Know We Are One ~ SAME OLD SLIPPERS ~ Independent
MELISSA ETHERIDGE ~ The Kingdom of Heaven ~ THE AWAKENING ~ Island
CATIE CURTIS ~ Sweet Life ~ SWEET LIFE ~ Compass
Pamela S. Smith
host of Amazon Radio!
P.O. Box 217
New Haven, CT 06513
http://www.amazonradio.com/
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I love the idea…"Box it Up!”
August 12, 2008
I was just in Austin over the weekend, my first time as an
actual visitor rather than just "passing through"
and found myself stunned at the amount of homeless folks I
saw. Can you tell me more about that? Has it gotten
worse lately with our dwindling economy, or is it because
Austin is so much more compact and draws so many to it...?
I was mainly around the I-35/Downtown area, so on almost
every entrance onto the highway, there was a homeless man,
always a man, looking for help. I did what I could, but... What's going on?
Yours in humanity,
Jen Sturch
Dear Jennifer,
Thank you for asking. Yes, the homeless problem is very evident in Austin
because there are many, many people without shelter or homes. There is a lot of
support, although never enough or never quite adequate, to
help those who are displaced. The weather here is fair, we have Mobile Loaves and Fishes and the
ARCH (which is, frankly, pretty scary, but still..it is something) and these are some of the elements that attract folks to our city. Our
church, and many others, feed the homeless breakfast so that each day of the week folks are
covered for a meal in the morning time. But that doesn't mean EVERYONE is fed, nor does it cover lunch or dinner.
I wouldn't hesitate to state that the homeless problem is growing in leaps
and bounds because of the state of the economy. More and
more middle class folks are also being pushed into the ranks of poverty, and homelessness, and there
doesn't seem to be any end in site. A lot of development in Austin alone has
pushed people out of their lower income neighborhoods. It is deplorable and frustrating.
I think this is just the tip of the iceberg, and things will continue to worsen
unless someone with foresight and power can pull elements of society together,
including the general public, to understand the downfall of so many downtrodden folks.
I wish you peace, and thank you for asking. I hope you can get involved at some
level to help in any way you can.
In Grace and Gratitude,
Sara
Dear Sara,
Thank you for that. It's something else, quite overwhelming. Here's an idea. This seems almost
silly, but if I've learned anything by this point in my
life it's that you have to say what you think and maybe
it'll work, maybe not, but ya' gotta try (years in theatre taught me that one!).
My girlfriend and I had just finished up a huge meal at Bess Bistro. Boy, it was good! But we had lots of
leftovers. The waitress was about to clean up when I said, "Box it up, I'm sure someone wants this."
And, of course, we found someone on the street who was desperate for it. Is there any way, you think, that a
message could get out there to "box it up" for the homeless?
It's a thought. An idea. A brainstorm.
I'm up here in Dallas. What can I do? I can write. I can speak. I was a professional stage manager
for ten years... I mean, I'm in transition myself and am looking for my niche in Texas (think it may be in
Houston) having just moved here, but I am willing to do something.
Box it up for the homeless might not be such a bad idea.
Best to you in everything and I adore your music!
Jen Sturch
Dear Jennifer!
I love that idea..."Box it Up!"
That is an excellent way to get people to be aware of their own abundance and how they can make an immediate difference!
I've done it for years, ESPECIALLY if I am at a big conference, and I see food on trays that will just be pitched out afterwards. I've gotten lots and lots of food that way.
(Some companies won't allow it for fear of lawsuits...good golly! But I always ask...and many times, I can get the flower arrangements, too, and take those to the elderly
at retirement centers...)
And...what we really need to do, though, is figure out ways to get people to understand and CARE that the hemorraging must stop at the source...
we must get people to care that the homeless aren't just "those people", they are our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, neighbors...
keep being a part of the solution, jennifer! get a "box it up" system started in your community
i'll post our letters on my blog and see if i can get people excited about it, too
love,
sara
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Dear Sara…
August 05, 2008
Re: the death penalty:
Something that I remember from an interview Susan Sarandon did when she was promoting "Dead Man Walking" all those years ago... and I've never forgotten this, it was so powerful. She was driving in the car with her then young little girl who, if memory serves, was around 7 years old at the time. Ms. Sarandon was discussing the new film she was working on, trying to explain to this child what the death penalty meant. Having done the best that she could, explaining that capital punishment means the state putting someone to death who commits murder, they kept driving for a few minutes in silence. Her little girl, not quite satisfied, looked at her and questioned, "Well then, who puts the state to death?"
Out of the mouth of babes.
Best,
Jen Sturch
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SUPER PAL UNIVERSE: Don’t Mess With Texas!
http://www.makemakemake.com/portfolio/?category=Randomness&project;="D.M.W.T."
What great kids these kids are! Enjoy! And thanks to Make Media for a fine job in putting this all together!
Love,
Sara
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ROBIN MACY won the $25,000!
August 03, 2008
Charlie found the lucky golden ticket and got to enter the fabled Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Same song. New tune: I am the lucky gal going to Napa Valley as a guest of Markham Vineyards.
Please forward this happy news to any and all who cared so dearly and deeply about this beautiful Bartlett Arboretum. Who took the time to vote for our important project. Who sent along earnest requests to others to do the same
Please visit http://www.bartlettarboretum.com/blog and celebrate our good fortune with a glass of Markham wine.
With humble thanksgiving,
Robin Macy
Steward, Bartlett Arboretum
7:30 p.m., August 1, 2008
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REVIEW of Harmony House Gig with Sara and Kristin
July 30, 2008
By Allen Rich
July 28, 2008
The audience at Harmony House learned three things from Sara Hickman Friday evening. We learned what it's like when nervous censors rewrite your song 10 minutes before your national TV debut (with the late, great Johnny Carson, no less), we learned that we are each other's angels (that one we suspected) and we learned that if men will just ask, the woman in their life will confess what she always wanted but was afraid to ask for (a kayak?...I didn't even have that on the list!).
Sara Hickman said she felt right at home in Fannin County Friday night. As a matter of fact, the Austin-based performer said the warm intimate setting at Harmony House took her back to the days when she visited her hard-of-hearing spinster great-aunts in Alabama. The ladies had eyeglasses that looked thick as the bottom of a Coke bottle and the house was equipped with a big black telephone that had a powerful rumble when it rang, after which one of the great-aunts would scream, "I'll get it!" loud enough for all the neighbors to hear.
As a little girl studying the lines on their faces, Sara remembers wondering if they'd laughed enough; she wondered if they'd loved enough. She wondered what a child would eventually think one day at the sight of her own face as they laid her to rest. Then Hickman set it all to music with a song about "trying so hard to remember what we grow up to forget."
The tears in her eyes were proof she has succeeded only too well.
With intricate backing harmonies from fellow Austinite Kristin deWitt, Hickman mixed several original tunes with a classic Phil Ochs song and even one Rolling Stones tune.
"Mick Jagger is still hot," Hickman said with a grin. "I'd run my fingers through his wrinkles anytime."
It doesn't seem fair that someone this much fun to hear sing can be even more fun to listen to when she talks, but Hickman's story about her ill-fated TV debut with Carson was a jewel. First, a make-up lady with a thick German accent found out the singer was from Texas and exclaimed, "We give you big hair!" Hickman protested, but the lady shrugged her off. Soon Sara had a Texas-sized hairdo, bright red cheeks and even brighter red lipstick. The show's producers had selected the song, Sara had already practiced it with the band, but 10 minutes before the performance a member of the crew said the censor wouldn't allow the slightly risqué lyrics. Again Hickman protested to no avail. Revised lyrics were offered, but Sara decided to try another song. She went on to make her first appearance on national TV playing a song the band had never heard and with one of Hickman's friends yelling out chord changes to the musicians. The ending was the most difficult part since the band had no idea when the song actually ended and, in fact, an enthusiastic drummer continued playing, so everybody felt obliged to join back in for a few more bars. Hickman said just as she was really getting mad that her TV debut had become a comedy of errors, the audience began cheering wildly and she could hear Carson over at his desk singing her song. Carson waved for Hickman to come sit down in the guest's chair. Hickman strolled over and sat down, all the time waving to the crowd that was applauding and waving back. Then she turned to Carson and shrieked--up close, Hickman could tell that same make-up lady had given Johnny bright red cheeks and dark mascara.
That big smile of Sara's charmed Carson on two occasions; she once toured with Dan Fogelberg and Hickman even sang a duet with the one and only George Burns. But Friday night, Sara Hickman was entertaining a lucky crowd in rural Fannin County, far from the rush and bright lights of the city, thanks to the vision of Scott Lipsett and Faye Weddell, creators of Harmony House.
Hickman was born in North Carolina, grew up in Houston, received her B.A. in Fine Arts from UNT in 1986 and has 14 albums to her credit, including award-winning children's albums.
Her last CD, Motherlode, featured contributions by Shawn Colvin, Kelly Willis, Adrian Belew and Jimmy La Fave, just to name a few.
Sara still finds time to lend her support to Safe Place, Habitat For Humanity, Race for the Cure, SPCA, House the Homeless and countless other organizations. An album Hickman managed to produce herself, Newborn, has allowed her to donate over $50,000 to Hill Country Youth Ranch, a special place that helps abused and neglected children.
There is something very special about the land in our own Red River valley. There is something very special about what Harmony House Concerts have come to mean to fans of original, inventive musicians. There is something hidden deep inside most of us that runs very near the surface of Sara Hickman. All of that added up to a spectacular performance July 25.
They say that Sara likes to leave an artistic chalk doodle on your sidewalk when she stops by. There are no sidewalks in northern Fannin County, but she managed to leave a mark to remember her by, just the same.
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THREADGILL’S GIG/Wednesday, July 23
July 22, 2008
8 pm
Solo, with Kristin AND with Band...so you can hear all the different ways you like to hear the music!
Please come out and hear us! Free hugs, happiness and music, of course!
Love,
Sara
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AND NOW: A continuation of the journey…Oklahoma to today…
sure how many people were at the festival on that Friday, but it sure looked like a couple thousand...we rocked and giggled and I dedicated a song ("Size Six
Dress") to any teenage girls in attendance, to tell them that their bodies were amazing and that their minds mattered---that no one should ever tell them differently.
I had many, many young women (and a few adult women) come up to tell me how much it meant to them to hear the message, my speaking and singing
about it.
Andrew Hardin popped up to join us on guitar, as well as Dean on the drums...which was very fine, indeed!... I had told them I'd love to have them
up for two songs but it would be too hard to play the next or any other ones... the next up was "Everything's Red"...but...
I guess Dean didn't understand me, because he chose to stay and jam on and on, and oh I was trying to use the neck of my guitar
to give him cues...but finally I turned to holler, "Fade OUT!" over his drumming, trying not to cause anyone embarrassment, but he misunderstood me
and stopped dead! By then it was becoming comical, I suppose, but I was frustrated in that I wanted to perform the song, to deliver it at it's peak,
but it was uncomfortable to have two side men (two very capable side men, at that!) wanting to play but they did not
know WHAT to play. Kristin joined in the fracas and was yelling out instructions, as well. We eventually just turned back to the mic
and she and I just went for the vocal rave up to bring the song to a halt...
So,if you are ever told by a female musician, "I don't do 1-4-5 type songs," know she isn't foolin' around and wait
for a rehearsal so the jam can be sensational and full fledged. And the lesson for me (the female musician)
is to say "NO, not today but sometime!" and hang on to the "no". Nicely, of course!
Hung out and heard the other sets---John Gorka, fabulous as always---and sat in with Don Conoscenti, who, I'm thinking is at a very bored station in life
and wanting to explore and stretch and push, and I totally get that...so he was taking a lot of risk on stage, performing only cover songs with two musicians
just sitting in (he was calling out changes, too) and then Kristin came and grabbed me and said Don wanted us to join him, and by golly! That was FANTASTIC!
I love the randomness and thrill of NOT knowing what someone ELSE is performing and just jumping in to sing back ups (or play guitar)...so Kristin and I
were women on a mission---oohing and aahing in thirds and sliding our voices all over the globe, dancing like we'd just gotten back from Uganda
and even throwing in some crazy yoga moves...the ebb and flow of responding to Don was like being in the Cheese all over again (the Dallas Improv
band I had been in.) I think the audience was a little confused by what they were seeing, but on stage, I was lovin' it! Kristin and I were crackin' ourselves up.
Finally, around 10:30, we all got back on stage to perform songs by Phil Ochs. I had been assigned two wonderful songs---"There But For Fortune", which I
now plan to record; such a song...oh, I love it---and "While I'm Here", which I enjoyed performing, too. Kristin had practiced them with me in the hotel room,
and our version of "There But For Fortune" felt like pure love flowing from our tongues. It was a delight, too, switching from upper harmonies to lower in the
middle of the verses (Kristin's idea, and it made it much more sophisticated and fun for me as I was playing guitar, too.) Jimmy LaFave sang so compellingly,
I can't remember the title of his song...And David Amran played his penny whistles and the Red Dirt Rangers were spectacular, bringing upbeat rock alt
country fun to the two songs they had chosen, one about gasoline. Definately a great ending to a long, dusty day!
Saturday---I was up very early, 7 am---drove to OKC to perform on the Yippi Ay Yo show, put together by my friend, Kari Hirst-Starkey. She has such a
terrific, creative mind---she used to own the Yippie Ay Yo Cafe, a coffee house that was very popular in the late nineties, and she has been a part of comedy
improv and theatrical groups, so she has such a vivacious and inspiring soul. She has put together this variety show of characters, skits, puppetry and music, and
I was the guest artist for the day's show. Children and their families, all congregated in this groovy 1950's domed theatre, with a circus art show on review
out in the museum. Loads of fun for everyone!
Afterwards, got to the hotel and changed into clothes to meet up with my friend, Otis, for dinner. He has a sporty like silver racing car, so he drove me
QUICKLY to the restaurant, which tasted DELICIOUS and I can not think of the name (Adobe Mexican?) Over in Bricktown...the food was some of the
best Mexican I have ever had, and you know that says something living in Austin, TX where we have authentic Mexican food on every corner...
I think it was the salsas that won me over, too..
Well, I'll type more later about outside Tulsa (the house concert), going to Vegas, this weekend in Dallas for MFL and the library gigs with SPU once I finish making the girls dinner.
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WSLR
July 18, 2008
I just wanted to let you know I found your version of "Mad World" so powerful. I am the co-host of a radio show on WSLR radio in Florida.
We recently did an interview with Howard Dully, a very beautiful person who wrote a book "My Lobotomy" about the lobotomy he was given
when he was 10 years ol. I used your version of the song in the show as it just seemed to fit so well and added a nice touch to an
otherwise tragic story.
You have a lovely website and do great work.
All the best,
Emily Berno
myspace.com/emily2476
http://wslr.org/php/dj.php?=41
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Oh-klahoma’s Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…..!
July 12, 2008
Thursday is now a blur. I went out to the site for dinner with the gang and heard great music and ate Brandy's amazing back stage catering. It had rained that afternoon, but the show went on out in the field once the sky cleared. Hung out with Greg Johnson (Blue Door) and Joel Rafael, and was driven around on a golf cart by the mandolin player from the Red Dirt Rangers.
Friday: Got up and showered off the OK dust, went to the Okemah part and played a children's set to a very remarkable group of kids! Five girls, all around 8 or 9, came up with harmonicas, and I realized they were all in the key of C, so we played "Louise" and they took a super solo! Everyone was blown away. Gorgeous day.
Later that afternoon, went to the Crystal Palace and saw Jon Vezner play with Sean (upright) and James (keys.) I love that moldy old theatre. I hope someone renovates it...There was a moment where Jon's guitar wasn't working, right at the top of the show, so I hopped up to run out to the car and retrieved my Tak...I have to say, I was a bit of a nervous mom, handing over my baby. I believe Jon is one of the few people to play my guitar...but, wow, how nice to hear it from out in the audience. At one point, there was horrendous feedback, so I hopped up on stage and showed him how to lower the volume...it made a big difference!
Then it was time for me and Kristin at the big stage, so we ran through our rendition of the Phil Ochs songs we had learned for the 10:30 tribute (really lovely songs) and worked some more on the new song I wrote with Rachel Loy, "Size Six Dress", and made it over to pop up on stage to perform. More on this later. I am meeting my friend, Otis, for a well deserved dinner...
Hope your Saturday is going swimmingly. I really do.
One mama for Obama in Oklahoma
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Awesome day today
July 09, 2008
I'm so happy! We'll have Kinky Friedman, Terri, me and Mayor John Cook (El Paso) as entertainment,
and I hope we can get one of the innocent men just freed from death row as one of the speakers.
Went to Austin Voices and had a terrific meeting with them about their work on behalf of Super Pal Universe. They were one of the winners of
our first C4C Fundation (Change 4 Change) grants back in the fall. Austin Voices works with Austin youth, empowering them to create their own
merchandise and learn business skills. They created SPU recycled, hand stenciled tee shirts and pins to wear, and Alice Geaccone, a young lady who
has been a part of their team since she was a teen and is just getting ready to go to college, helped mentor other youth at Garza High School and
brought out some awesome teens to SXSW to promote SPU by giving away the merchandise.
My brakes had gone out Monday while I was driving home (thankfully no one was hurt cuz I was having to roll
through stop signs to get home!), and I got my car back today. It is ship-shape now! Good ol' Martha! Thanks to B & B Auto Mechanics
on South Lamar! Ask for Mike or Earl and tell 'em Sara sentcha!
Went to Theatre Camp to watch io practice her role in "The Music Man" because I'll be in OK during their Friday night performance. Lance is going
to film io and Lily, who both ended up with the same part, so they've been practicing similar lines and learning the same songs! That's pretty funny.
(Two different productions...one for the younger set, one for the older set.) So, today, all the kids were in their costumes singing "Gary, Indiana"
and it was making me beam with happiness, watching io pour herself into her part, singing her sweet heart out.
Then she and I had lunch with her friends, and we had some puppets so I talked in a silly voice and we all had some chuckles.
Then I talked with Johnny Goudie on the phone and he and I are going to work on my next album together! I am SO PSYCHED!!!
He calls me, I call him, we are laughing and we are happy and it will be a rockin' project! PLUS! He LOVES Super Pal Universe
and really wants to help mentor them in songwriting. He went last night and jammed with them, and went to his THIRD library
show to check them out live. So, I think they are going to start writing some new material. I am getting excited about their pilot---
it is all filmed (missing two short segments)---and I went to the first edit last Friday. Saw the beginnings of some REALLY COOL
animation of the kids and laughed with glee over the funny parts. Did I mention there is a dancing polar bear? (While I'm talking
about SPU, I want to give a shout out to Joe McDermott who has been an unbelievable help, too, on a number of levels with the kids,
coming to numerous rehearsals and library shows and helping to record "DMWT"; and Wendy Colonna came out last week and
worked with them. They finished out a bridge on "Shrewd Eyes," one of their songs that is really, really, I mean SUPER REALLY
catchy and I can already hear on the radio...SPU wrote it and was just needing some time and a little push to finish the missing bridge...)
And it looks like I am going to have a video, "Always a Saint", showing in all 585 Chuck E. Cheese locations! And a possibility to film
a kid's song for January! I'm hoping to get SPU involved, too. Keep your fingers crossed!
Last night I was at the Cactus Cafe with Jenny Reynolds (so incredibly nice and I love the timbre of her voice), Betty Soo (who drew a
self-portrait on my arm with a sharpie! Ahhh!), Michael Fracasso (ok, who doesn't love Michael?) and Colin Gilmore (I drew a portrait
of his fist on his wrist with another fist inside the first fist...tongue twister, huh?)...We all sang Williams Songs---Hank and Lucinda---
I sang "Essence" and "Never Get Out Of This World Alive" and played my old electric Guild on a tiny amp with a delay setting.
You know what, I liked singing those sad, moody songs. I really enjoyed listening to everyone sing their renditions, and just
getting to relax and have some O.J. while listening to live music with great sound was true pleasure. Plus, it was even better
because Joe and Louise McDermott showed up and Cat gave me a big hug when I came and sat down, and Dave Oberman
was there and Chris, the bartender, gives the BEST BEAR HUGS in Austin and everyone was in a super mood. And it was
a free night of music! Thank you, Jenny, for putting this event together!
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PLEASE VOTE FOR ROBIN MACY’S ARBORETUM to win $25,000!!! I just did!!!
Bartlett Arboretum is in danger of washing away?
You can help.
BARTLETT ARBORETUM is a finalist for Markham Vineyard's Mark of Distinction grant of $25,000.
This grant would help examine and alleviate flooding in the Belle Plaine community while fortifying
this historic property. Your vote could help determine the winner.
YOU ARE INVITED to go to
http://www.markhammarkofdistinction.com
and vote for Bartlett Arboretum today!
You may vote once per day through July 21.
Please follow the link to vote and encourage your friends to do the same!
FOR MORE INFORMATION
about this project go to http://www.savethearb.com
…Rise each day and seek deliberation
Essential needs and a humble habitation
Care-take the earth and all in its creation…
Lyrics from Robin Macy's Songs From the Garden
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DALLAS MORNING NEWS Announcement about Music For Life Event, July 20, 2008
Sara Hickman to perform at Cathedral of Hope
The Cathedral of Hope will welcome singer-songwriter Sara Hickman as
its special guest musician for its 9 and 11 a.m. services on Sunday, July 20, 2008.
The services are free and open to all.
At 7:30 p.m. that evening, Hickman will present
"Music for Life: Sharing Conversations on the Death Penalty" sponsored by Hope for Peace &
Justice and the Dallas Peace Center. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for
students and are available at http://www.h4pj.org.
Cathedral of Hope is located at 5910 Cedar Springs; Dallas, Texas 75235.
Sara Hickman is an Austin, Texas-based singer, songwriter and speaker who
has recorded 14 albums. In October 2007, in cooperation with the Texas
Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Hickman launched "Music for Life:
Sharing Conversations on the Death Penalty," a 12-month tour of Texas
cities that seeks to raise the dialogue on the death penalty in Texas.
Joining Hickman in Dallas is John Cook, Mayor of El Paso, Texas, who
joined the tour in April. He will sing and play guitar. All opinions on
the death penalty are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
"I'm someone who wants to start a dialogue," Hickman said. "That's all. I
want to get Texas talking about the death penalty because we are the state
with the greatest number of executions, yet no one wants to talk about
what it means. I hope you will come out and join me, to ask questions, to
meet family members of murder victims, to meet family members of those
executed on death row. Come hear music and get involved at the same time.
This isn't easy. In fact, it's scary. But the conversation must begin, and
I hope it begins with you and me."
The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) is a grassroots
Texas organization comprised of individuals and groups who work to end the
death penalty in all cases, everywhere. TCADP is an inclusive organization
composed of human rights activists; death row prisoners and their
families; crime victims and their families; persons working within the
criminal justice system; and concerned citizens opposed to capital
punishment.
The Cathedral of Hope, a congregation of the United Church of Christ based
in Dallas, Texas, is the world's largest liberal Christian church with a
primary outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Local
and national church ministries, outreach programs, pastoral counseling,
Internet (http://www.cathedralofhope.com) and television media touch thousands of
lives each day.
(source: Dallas Morning News)
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What happened in Bhopal…
July 08, 2008
Diane Wilson summed up her commitment to justice and connection the Bhopal survivors: "As one of the Bhopalis said, 'What else can people do when their government ignores their pain and cries of injustice? Agitate, agitate!'"
Diane's fast is part of an ongoing Global Fasting Relay, which is being supported by nearly 400 concerned individuals in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and India. (The full list of fasters available at http://www.bhopal.net) In North America, actions have taken place in Boston, San Francisco and Toronto, with further action planned at the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC. The brave yet perilous decision to begin an indefinite fast has been undertaken by Wilson and others only after numerous unsuccessful attempts to focus the attention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh toward the grave situation in Bhopal.
Diane Wilson, a mother of five, became aware of the Dow/Carbide crimes in Bhopal after learning her own Texas County, located near several chemical plants including a Carbide/Dow plant, was the most polluted in the US. After Ms. Wilson was arrested after a protest at her local Dow facility, she toured the country refusing to go to jail until the former CEO of Union Carbide was jailed. Former Carbide CEO Warren Anderson jumped bail after the Bhopal Disaster and has refused to face manslaughter charges in India.
Survivors are demanding the establishment of a special commission to deal with the issues that still plague the people of Bhopal. They are also demanding that the Prime Minister hold Dow Chemical legally liable, following Dow's purchase of the initial disaster offender, Union Carbide, in 2001. Though survivors have gained support from many influential lawmakers, as well as the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the Prime Minister Singh has not budged from his ongoing support of this rogue chemical company.
Nearly half a million people were exposed to poisonous methyl isocyanate during a runaway chemical reaction at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal in 1984. Since then, more than 22,000 people have died and 150,000 survivors continue to be chronically ill, as the Indian government and Dow have repeatedly failed to address their liabilities in the atrocities of the world's worst industrial disaster.
The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) is a coalition of people's organizations, non-profit groups and individuals who have joined forces to campaign for justice for the survivors of the gas leak. The Campaign for Justice in Bhopal is active in more than 20 cities in the US, UK, France and India.
To view who has signed up for the fast worldwide, visit http://www.bhopal.net/2008hungerfast.html.
For more information about the history of the gas disaster, visit the following websites: http://www.bhopal.net, http://www.studentsforbhopal.org, and http://www.truthaboutdow.org
(This information was taken from a press release sent to me by Betsy Moon)
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Update from Diane Wilson
is just to tell the judge that i have a lawyer. he said there are few
trials in july. and he doesnt know about the supoenaing of acting
consulate general or anything until he reads the p0olice report on
monday. he also said he is big believer in free speech so has no
problem about media being generated. looks like a good angle beside
the bhopal issue is the harris county jail inspection by the Department
of Justice. The Department of Justice just finished a 6 month
investigation of Dallas County Jail and ended up filing federal suit
against them. later gaters, diane
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SUPER PAL UNIVERSE winners of latest C4C Fundation Grant: Create an enviromental Superhero!
will announce the winners in the next few weeks. All the submissions were created by kids! It was fun putting the DVDs into the player, and seeing what
had been submitted. Some was very basic, some was very complex. Some were silly, some were sweet, some were downright hilarious. But they all talked about
what "super heroes" can do to make the world a cleaner, healthier place.
The winner is INCREDIBLE. I can't tell you about specifics yet because it will give away who the winner is...and I think we will have two
others for 2nd and 3rd place because there were so many submissions this time, but here is some of what we
watched:
Two Green screened pieces by a 10 year old (?) and his 8 (?) year old brother each in which they become a super heroes. Pretty ding-dang funny
and they included a lot of vital info about carbon dioxide and recycling...
A CLAYMATION piece about a guy (looking very Mr. Bill) who doesn't recycle, and what happens because of his choice. Really well thought out, funny and a great example of what a kid with time on his hands can create!
An entire class nominating their teacher for his super heroic efforts to clean up a giant mess behind their school and how they all turned it into a community sanctuary for animals, plants and
children. It is now attracting endangered species, and the kids give other kids tours!
One high school submitted SIX different films by teens!
A six year old boy wrote a song about how he could change the world by not littering.
We had several comic book submissions. One was heavily influenced by a manga style, and really beautifully drawn. A mom asked that her daughter have her submission returned because she hadn't finished coloring it in yet. That was pretty cute!
Our first submission from out of state---all the way from California!
Thanks to EVERYONE who sent in submissions. It was an honor to see all your hard work and creativity!
Sara
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