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TSOL, fIREHOSE, Aqualung, the Cure, Buffalo Tom, Echo and the Bunnymen, Plus/Minus, 5th of May, Whiskeytown, The Eye, Pavement, the Winebottles, Replacements!, Joy Division (really New Order but that’s heresy, no?), the Specials (and all other Two Tone), Peter Gabriel, Fugazi (and MT), OLD R.E.M., Counting Crows, The Frames, The Smiths (not Morrissey), Broken Social Scene, John Irving, James Clavelle, LA CASA (West!), Fibonacci Numbers, Coffee – Black, Rushmore, Caddyshack, Lisa +4, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Cannonball Run, Rivera’s Queso Dip, Patty Melts at Dinkers, Gretsch Silver Falcons, White V-neck t-shirts, Tulagis (Boulder), the Palace (LA), Old English Cars, SKATEBOARDING IS NOT A CRIME!, Pacifico (no lime) and long walks on the riverfront in late July…

R.E.M. and Wilco and Cowboy Junkies and naps and Sympathy for the Devil and Fat Bottomed Girls and R.E.M. and not anchovies and Tom Petty and Maker’s Mark and Ryan Adams and BoDeans and Beck and Becky! and the Jayhawks (yes, both) and the Bluejays (only one) and the Replacements and the Ting Tings and Lyle Lovett and bacon and Braveheart and Joe King Carasco & The Crowns and the Howard Street Tavern (R.I.P.) and R.E.M. and not new U2 and kilts and Lawrence of Arabia and fish-on and R.E.M. and M’s and Graham! and Jay! and well, that’s all for now…

The Jam/Paul Weller, Oasis, Depeche Mode, Kate Nash, Stereophonics, Elvis Costello, Belle & Sebastian, Billy Brag, Gwen Stefani, Liz Phair, New Pornographers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pete Yorn, The Killers, Yaz, REM, The English Beat.  Songs (likely to change tomorrow!):  Dakota - Stereophonics, Never Miss A Beat - Kaiser Chiefs, Wreck of the Day - Anna Nalick, Mistaken for Strangers - The National, Foundations - Kate Nash, Alison - Elvis Costello, Wildwood - Paul Weller, Insanity - Liz Phair.  Other:  Really BAD reality TV, parties without clowns, crashing waves, the patio at Dario’s with a fabulous beer, a proper Pimm’s cocktail on a hot summer day, the smell of books, good debates, men in suits, singing in the car, the Sunday New York Times, D & W

Artists: Tori Amos, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, A Fine Frenzy, Depeche Mode, Regina Spektor, The Cure, The Replacements, Kate Bush, Hoodoo Gurus, old Davie Bowie, Van Morrison, Everlast, Guns N Roses, The Smiths, Dixie Chicks, Kate Nash, Rilo Kiley, Johnny Cash. Songs:  Loving You - Minnie Ripperton, Alex Chilton - The Replacements, Brick House - The Commodores, So Lonely (Live) - The Police, The Kids Aren’t Alright - The Offspring, City Hall - Vienna Tang, Lose Yourself – Eminem.  Other:  a Santa who doesn’t wrap, my Better Half, The Godfather, toilet paper that rolls over the top, Sarah Bee, margaritas on the rocks, t-shirts, a viable third political party, hammocks, the Tater Tot, Jimmy Chitwood saying he’ll make that shot, a Dario’s hamburger, G&T’s with lots of lime, experiences instead of possessions, community service, koozies, college football, women in baseball caps and men not owning real pajamas or a robe.

Elvis Costello and Death Cab and Red Hot Chili Peppers and old Stones and Outside magazine and Bruce Cockburn (sipping Fleur de Cana) and REM at Red Rocks and The Morrison Inn and Bono and The English Beat and The Police and Juno and KBCO and The Who and The Bourne Identity and Jimmy Cliff and the last lift up the mountain and Natalie Merchant and Momento and Hi Def and The Talking Heads and Buddy Guy and 112 North Duck Street and not caring what time dinner is and Hot Fuss and Anagada and grilled lobster and The Verve Pipe and putting your elbows on the bar and a clean car and being on board anything that floats and my kids laughing and date night.

John Heaston, The Reader (media & sponsor management)
Jeff Davis, Playing with Fire (event management)
Marc Leibowitz, 1% Productions (talent booking)
Christopher Halbkat, Bemis Press Design Shop (web & creative management)
Vanessa Bauer, Blues Society of Omaha (volunteer coordination)