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Please join me on the air tomorrow as I play songs for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  I have found a wide range of music related to Dr. King and the civil rights movement.  From Mighty Sparrow to Sweet Honey on the Rock to Dr. King himself and Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” Grateful Dead “Pacific Alliance Benefit Concert – Stop Nuclear Power” Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA January 13, 1978 SBD -> […]

This Wednesday, January 15 at 9am, our guest will be Shirley Bascom, President of the Venice Interfaith Community Association. She’ll talk about their new series, American Racism: Yours, Mine and Ours Part II.   2020 Winter Series  Emmanuel Lutheran Church790 S Tamiami Trail, VeniceMondays at 7:00 p.m.  Join us for our 2020 Winter Series, American Racism: […]

Perhaps the most infuriating thing about our election process is the Electoral College that has permitted the will of the majority of citizens to be ignored in two of the past five elections. The first in the past 20 years selected George W. Bush in 2000 and cost thousands of Americans and tens of thousands […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” Playin’ Dead Harper’s Ferry, Allston, MA January 3, 2009 SBD A fairly new friend mentioned this group to me back […]

Bob has invited “peace poet’,” Linda Ohlson Graham to be our guest in the studio this Wednesday, January 8. Here’s what she writes on her website at lindaohlsongraham.com: Hello, I’m a traveler and a Peace Poet. ALL of Humanity is invited to join me in creating a quiet and peaceful experience for thE entirety of Creation. I’m very honored to […]

For the first show of the year and the decade, Joe Long (above) will be joining Steve and Lew to hash over some of the things that have happened and changed and what to expect in the coming year. One thing that is sure is we all will learn a lot about what is happening […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” The Other Ones Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA December 30, 2000 Sennheiser K3U/ME80 -> HHb PDR1000 -> Master Dat (Sony […]

For the last show of the year, Steve and Lew will be joined by former guest hosts Francis Scheuer and Glen Gibellina (above). Francis will update us on what to expect at WSLR, WBPV, and Forgartyville in the upcoming year. Glen will fill us in on his latest project; building affordable housing units from used […]