July 12, 2011
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staxoftrax: Arts Festival is here again and Stax of Trax Records and Music Underground are joining forces for a THREE DAY RECORD SHOW MARATHON - Friday July 15th through Sunday July 17th at Chronic Town 224 West College Ave. State College. The sale will feature lots of great new record acquisitions including titles by The Beatles, Dylan, Love, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Miles Davis, T-Bone Walker and more! Stax of Trax will also be spinning records on Saturday afternoon along with the Music Underground DJ’s. Hope to see you there! Josh / Stax of Trax Records Hipsville, PA! Do not MISS!

staxoftrax:

Arts Festival is here again and Stax of Trax Records and Music Underground are joining forces for a THREE DAY RECORD SHOW MARATHON - Friday July 15th through Sunday July 17th at Chronic Town 224 West College Ave. State College. The sale will feature lots of great new record acquisitions including titles by The Beatles, Dylan, Love, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Miles Davis, T-Bone Walker and more!

Stax of Trax will also be spinning records on Saturday afternoon along with the Music Underground DJ’s.

Hope to see you there!

Josh / Stax of Trax Records

Hipsville, PA! Do not MISS!

June 9, 2011
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Fruit Man Blues

Here I am
I am the fruit man
I got a fruit man plan
to get low
on my fruit man land
c’mon up baby
squeeze
my fruit man hand
come down mama
taste
my fruit man jam

June 1, 2011
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Woke up to Big Star’s “September Gurls” on my stereo. Hard to get out of bed when it is certain life will never be as good as that song.

May 6, 2011
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Early yesterday morning, the last living soldier and genuine veteran of World War One quit this planet at the inspiring age of 110. Claude Stanley Choules signed up to the Royal Navy in 1915 when he was just 14 years old, experienced the legendary scuppering of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys, emigrating to Australia in the ‘20s and even fighting for the Royal Australian Navy in the Second World War. RIP VIA

Early yesterday morning, the last living soldier and genuine veteran of World War One quit this planet at the inspiring age of 110. Claude Stanley Choules signed up to the Royal Navy in 1915 when he was just 14 years old, experienced the legendary scuppering of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys, emigrating to Australia in the ‘20s and even fighting for the Royal Australian Navy in the Second World War. RIP

VIA

May 2, 2011
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staxoftrax: I’d like to pay tribute to a true friend and musical brother Tim O’Brien, who passed away yesterday morning. Tim overcame many obstacles in his life and recently received his PhD. in Black History from the University of Houston. He also just finished the definitive book on Houston Blues giant Lightnin’ Hopkins that will be published soon. Keep an eye on this website for updates as to when it will be published. Tim was also a serious political and social activist, both locally and globally. He fought against sweatshop labor and helped to get Penn State to participate in Fair Trade practices. Tim was also seriously involved in the struggles of the Houston Black community as I was able to observe when I visited him this Fall. But there was always time for music and on that visit we made a trip to a funky little Gulf Coast bar to see Johnny Winter play a kick ass show of Texas & Louisiana Blues. His drive & spirit will be sorely missed by all his musical and activist brothers. He is survived by his wife Kyongmi, daughter Yuna and brother Chris to whom we send all of our love and sympathy. Hope your hangin’ with Po’ Lightnin’ right now my friend!

staxoftrax:

I’d like to pay tribute to a true friend and musical brother Tim O’Brien, who passed away yesterday morning. Tim overcame many obstacles in his life and recently received his PhD. in Black History from the University of Houston. He also just finished the definitive book on Houston Blues giant Lightnin’ Hopkins that will be published soon. Keep an eye on this website for updates as to when it will be published.

Tim was also a serious political and social activist, both locally and globally. He fought against sweatshop labor and helped to get Penn State to participate in Fair Trade practices. Tim was also seriously involved in the struggles of the Houston Black community as I was able to observe when I visited him this Fall. But there was always time for music and on that visit we made a trip to a funky little Gulf Coast bar to see Johnny Winter play a kick ass show of Texas & Louisiana Blues.

His drive & spirit will be sorely missed by all his musical and activist brothers. He is survived by his wife Kyongmi, daughter Yuna and brother Chris to whom we send all of our love and sympathy.

Hope your hangin’ with Po’ Lightnin’ right now my friend!

April 10, 2011
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context-free Charm City weekend

- took a Bowery tattoo

- threw a lot of bad paper

- met some precious cargo

- vive la revolucion

- death to motherfuckers

- “what, no hinges?”

Then I took a bath and went back to bed.

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for you

she laughs

holding her cigarette

high in the air

with one arm

smoke sifting off

ignored

and we are in bed together

laughing

and we don’t care

about anything

and it is very

very funny.

-thanks to C. Bukowski. I owe you one.

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krookedken: Bad pic of Todds Ship I did at Baltimore Convention you crazy for this one, Krooked.

krookedken:

Bad pic of Todds Ship I did at Baltimore Convention

you crazy for this one, Krooked.

April 8, 2011
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Knock Loud

LISTEN

Just you wait ‘til I get home
I know - it’ll be better than before
When I walk right through that door - I know
I won’t be afraid to love you anymore
Cause it’s that same old feeling I told you before
The one that I cling to I just can’t ignore
Yes it’s summer here in town
I know - I’ve been selfish and unkind
When I walk right through that door
I won’t be afraid to tell you just what’s on my mind
Cause it’s that same old feeling I told you before
The one that I cling to I just can’t ignore
And when I get there I’ll be fine
Say what’s on my mind every time
You’ll be right there looking up
Fill my loving cup in your time
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Just you wait ‘til I get home
I know - it’ll be better than before
When I walk right through that door - I know
I won’t be afraid to love you anymore
Cause it’s that same old feeling I told you before
The one that I cling to I just can’t ignore
Just you wait ‘til I get home

April 7, 2011
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“ If I was a manager today, I’d go out to the mound in the seventh when a pitcher was in trouble and tell him, ‘I’m not coming back.’
Tom Seaver

I are the Dread at the Controls