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    Thu, 19 July 2007

    James McNew Interview at AMG
    James talks about Detroit, crime & punishment, and his favorite music in a front page exclusive at allmusic.com.

    New Discography coming to Sunsquashed
    Updates have been few and far between since managed.com (hisssss) deleted this and many other websites about a year ago. However, I am working on a new & updated discography, with help from Matthew, who scanned some hard to find items in his collection for me.

    Wed, 15 Nov 2006

    Live Review
    Dave at prefixmag.com sent me this link to a live review of YLT's show at the Henry Fonda theater in LA: Trifecta of Awesomeness

    Tue, 31 Oct 2006

    YLT: No Hanukkah at Maxwell's In 2006.
    The band sent the following item to their info list:

    Hey everybody,
    
     In answer to the most FA'd Q of the last few months, we have
    reluctantly decided not to play the eight nights of Hanukkah this year
    at Maxwell's. We have concluded that our touring schedule is such we
    just wouldn't be able to put together a lineup as Hanukkahriffic as
    years past. Was the refusal of the cast of "The Times They Are
    A-Changin'" to take part the last straw? Really, is there anything to
    gain in assessing blame?
    
     But yes, it was.
    
    Georgia, Ira and James
    

    Fri, 26 Oct 2006

    YLT on KEXP available online
    The Oct 24 KEXP show mentioned below is available right here. The interview/performance starts a minute or so in. Thanks, Neil!

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    Fri, 26 Oct 2006

    YLT Streaming Interview
    James McNew is interviewed at Iceberg Radio. The streaming interview is available here. I've listened to this interview, and it's excellent...

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    Wed, 18 Oct 2006

    YLT on KEXP
    YLT will be on KEXP in Seattle on Oct 24, 2006 at 3PM (assuming Pacific time). Schedule here. I'm assuming it will be on their webcast as well...

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    Wed, 6 Sep 2006

    Links

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    Sun, 11 Jun 2006

    Website Updates
    My tradelist, the complete list of setlists, and the discography are back up for those seeking them. Thanks for your patience!

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    Sat, 13 May 2006

    Like Deja Vu All Over Again (Happy Birthday Yogi)
    Sunsquashed has been down for a week due to a total lack of competence of managed.com's part (AKA webhostplus AKA my ex-webhoster). The details are lengthy and not worth rehashing (you can read all about it here if you have the stomach for it). But my advice is never, ever, ever do business with webhostplus or managed.com.

    Sunsquashed is back up and my email is working - if something has bounced in the past week, please re-send it. You may notice most links on this page don't work, I'm still working on that.

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    Mon, 17 Apr 2006

    Update from Tengoland
    Please note:

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    Wed, 22 Mar 2006

    New Torrent
    The following torrent is now available at dimeadozen.org:

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    Wed, 15 Mar 2006

    And One More...
    Neil emails me a link from brooklynvegan (and SPIN confirms) that YLT will be playing the Prospect Park Bandshell once again this year, on Thursday, July 13. I guess this is unconfirmed until the band lists it. Buy your tickets now! Oh wait, it's free (donation requested).

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    Mon, 13 Mar 2006

    Italian dates added to schedule...and a request.
    The official YLT tour schedule has been updated with two late-May dates in Italy.

    On a completely separate note, if you recorded the over-the-air signal of the WFMU show last weekend or recorded the live webstream, please email me (ylt at sunsquashed.com) ASAP! I need a complete copy.

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    Thu, 09 Mar 2006

    WFMU Setlist - Updates requested

    2006 WFMU Setlist. Please post to Jesse's blog any updates/corrections. Thanks Jesse!

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    Wed, 15 Feb 2006

    From the Too Lazy To Keep This Regularly Updated Dept...
    The following scintillating smattering of bulletins you've already heard about:

    • They're baaack...in the studio. Be sure to keep checking back for new postcards.
    • The annual WFMU benefit show has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 7, from 8-11PM Eastern, w/ hosts Tom Scharpling and Gaylord Fields. I don't think this date is official yet, so no rioting if I'm wrong...
    • Yo La Tengo scored three films last year: Junebug, Game 6, and Old Joy. As far as I know, no soundtracks are planned for any of these films.
    • Hanukkah Day 4 is available at dimeadozen.org.
    • Also at dimeadozen, a Feelies related gig at Maxwell's in 1983. It's here. Rumours abound that Ira is playing with the band...
    • Ira and Georgia will be DJ'ing at Scenic in the East Village once a month on every second Monday. For February...ah shit you missed it. Well, I don't think they were there anyway...

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    Thu, 12 Jan 2006

    Maxwell's Hanukkah Torrents (listed and updated)

    Thank you, yltfan!

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    Mon, 26 Dec 2005

    Maxwell's Blogging
    Jesse's Frank and Earthy Blog will have continuing coverage of Hanukkah@Maxwell's - the first installment is up now. Thanks Jesse! And the band is running their own diary on the official site as well, with photos.

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    Wed, 14 Dec 2005

    Hanukkah Special Guests Announced
    Schedule is here. Shows are sold out!

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    Fri, 04 Nov 2005

    Hanukkah in Hoboken 2005
    It's official: YLT will play Maxwell's December 25 to January 1. Official Announcement with ticket-buying details. No special guests announced yet.

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    Thu, 13 Oct 2005

    Emo's blogging & photos
    St. Murse is blogging here about the Emo's show in Austin last week. Also tons of photos here and here (thank you, John!).

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    Wed, 24 Aug 2005

    Two New Torrents
    The following torrents are now available at dimeadozen.org:

    In addition, the La Route Du Rock show is available here, at purelivegigs.com: Registration required at both sites.

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    Online YLT show
    Jason Koffman pointed me to the following live show archive, which features a YLT show from SUNY Binghamton on May 8, 1992. The show is set up to stream through an online Flash player.

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    Fri, 05 Aug 2005

    Torrent update

    Brandon will be seeding the entire 2002 Hanukkah series (8 shows!) over the next few weeks at dimeadozen.org. He's started with a best-of sampler. (registration required)

    I have re-seeded the wonderful May 13, 2000 in Glasgow. A great show, with Robyn Hitchcock and Sonic Boom.

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    Fri, 22 Jul 2005

    "New" torrent available
    PROBABLY should have mentioned that the July 4 show at Battery Park is now available at dimeadozen.org. Thanks to Neil for recording and sharing!

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    Mon, 11 Jul 2005

    James McNew at Intonation Festival
    James McNew will be DJing at Pitchfork Media's Intonation Festival this Sunday, July 17. Thanks to Michael for the tip.

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    Thu, 07 Jul 2005

    Battery Park concert notes
    Neil sent the following notes about the Independence Day show in Battery Park:

    Highlights of the show included:
    
    * YLT opening with "We're An American Band" (the YLT song) followed 
    immediately by "We're An American Band" (the Grand Funk Railroad song). 
    
    * A long, slow instrumental that I at first thought might be something
    from "Sounds of Science," but which ultimately became the intro, a la Blue
    Line Swinger, for what I'm guessing was a new song.
    
    * Ira wishing "Happy birthday to America, and to my dad." (And also 
    wishing the U.S. "a better year next year than the one we just had.")
    
    * "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" as the show closer.
    
    Dave Schramm played with Laura Cantrell during the opening set, so I 
    assumed he'd stick around to play with YLT, but I assumed wrong. Just the 
    usual threesome for the duration.
    
    Aside from the above, I remember "Tears Are
    In Your Eyes," "The Summer" (on piano), "Cherry Chapstick," "Autumn
    Sweater," "Big Day Coming," "Tom Courtenay," and a Beach Boys song.
    

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    Sun, 26 Jun 2005

    New Torrent
    At easytree.org (membership required): The Gargoyle, St. Louis MO, October 4, 2004. This is a "swing state" tour show, with David Kilgour and Doug McCombs.

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    Tue, 24 May 2005

    Official Website update
    YLT updated their website recently - most sections have new content, including a Swing State tour mini-diary and 2 mp3's from the tour.

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    Thu, 19 May 2005

    Sounds of Science at Rose Theater review
    Blogger Rajeev attended the Sounds of Science show Wednesday night and wrote a review of the show at One Louder..

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    Wed, 04 May 2005

    New Torrent
    I have shared the 1997 New Year's show at Maxwell's at Dimeadozen. Great show, lots of special guests and unusual covers.

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    Thu, 28 Apr 2005

    New MP3
    A lovely stripped-down version of Alyda is on the mp3 page.

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    Tour Update
    The band has updated their tour schedule. Several new dates have been added to their summer tour of Europe.

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    Tue, 26 Apr 2005

    New MP3
    From a Motel 6 is on the mp3 page. This one is a 14 minute jam from last year's show at Stubb's in Austin.

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    Mon, 25 Apr 2005

    New torrent available
    Last Thursday's performance at The Vic in Chicago is right here at etree.org. Thanks, Brian!

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    Thu, 21 Apr 2005

    Miscellaneous notes

    • Yo La Tengo plays the Vic Theater in Chicago tonight. Tickets are still available (according to Ticketmaster, anyway).
    • Highroadtouring is showing an additional Tokyo date on May 25 at the Liquid Room.
    • Unannounced, but tickets are on sale for a London show at KOKO (formerly Camden Palace) on August 16. Thanks to Rhys for this tip.
    • Several new YLT items are now available at dimeadozen.org. Just use this link to get the full list. I still need some help with the torrents at bt.etree.org, particularly the Cinerama SoS show in Seattle.

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    Wed, 20 Apr 2005

    Matador Goodies
    Sujan from Beggar's Group pointed me to these two Matador offerings:

    - A Yo La Tengo flash video game. I laughed out loud several times.

    - A live broadcast of YLT's new compilation with a new interview. I laughed out loud several more times.

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    Tue, 19 Apr 2005

    Mexico City Live DVD
    Chris (aka portlandindierocker & yltfan) has liberated this video at dimeadozen.org (with the help of a few others).

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    Mon, 18 Apr 2005

    Torrent Help Request
    I'd like to ask those who have downloaded shows from etree.org and still have the source(s) to please head over to bt.etree.org and open a seed for any show listed with "0" seeders. Thanks!

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    Thu, 14 Apr 2005

    YLT back in England
    YLT are confirmed for the Summer Sundae Weekender festival in Leicester for the weekend of August 12-14. Other European festival dates may follow.

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    Wed, 13 Apr 2005

    New Torrent available
    The first new YLT addition to Dimeadozen.org is available - 5-8-1992 at SUNY Binghamton. Thanks to Jason for recording it and sharing it.

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    Tour Updates
    Matador has added two YLT dates to their Tour Calendar:

    June 11 2005 Guadalajara, Mexico at Foro Alterno de la Universidad de Guadalajara (with Sappho, Conpiracio Alfa 5, e. lebleu, Antena)

    July 04 2005 New York, NY at Battery Park (with Stephen Malkmus and Laura Cantrell).

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    Thu, 31 Mar 2005

    Torrents Galore
    I've been lazy and failed to mention these shows have become available. Hanukkah chronicler Brandon achieves godhood with the following releases (more to come):

    Best of Hanukkah 2004 Sampler

    Maxwell's, NYC December 7 2004. Includes opening act, comic relief, special guest Dave Schramm and Conor Oberst

    And I've posted the following:
    Fabrik, Hamburg May 18 2000. Thanks to Michael in Germany for this recording.

    And completely unrelated to YLT except that they played Lollapalooza 1995 together is the following Stephen Malkmus show:
    The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS October 26 2001. Thanks to John for this recording, it's a nice one.

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    Mon, 28 Mar 2005

    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    New live show torrent is now available: 20 June 20, 2000, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. Thanks to Jason for making this show available. Also, this show is a little incomplete, so if anyone out there has a recording of this show, please send me an email at ylt at sunsquahsed.com.

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    Wed, 23 Mar 2005

    Eleventh Dream Day show w/ Ira Kaplan torrent.
    As promised! You can get it here (easytree.org registration required).

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    Tue, 22 Mar 2005

    Need some assistance with a torrent
    If someone downloaded the May 31, 1997 Lounge Ax show from etree.org, can you please re-open the torrent? There are 5 people at 99% who would like to complete their downloads. Details here.

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    Tonic Benefit
    Free plug: In one week YLT will play a benefit to save Tonic, an avant garde showplace in downtown NYC. If you are interested in keeping places like Tonic alive, please consider catching the show (or another show from their benefit series) or making a donation.

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    MP3 Request
    Parental advisory dept: Slack Motherfucker with special guest Jon Spencer is on the mp3 page. A disclaimer: This is from the 10th Anniversary for Matador Records show, and it turns out this song is a springboard for a giant in-joke. Salon.com has the scandalous details.

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    WFMU Review
    (The?) Bruce Bennett sent me a great review of the WFMU fundraiser this past Tuesday. I double-dare the band to do a Rush request next year.

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    Fri, 18 Mar 2005

    Live show download - Bit Torrent

    New live show torrent is now available: Lounge Ax, Chicago IL, April 5, 1991. Thanks to James (from IL) for sending me his master recording of this show to share. James is working on sharing out a 1994 Eleventh Dream Day show (w/ Ira on lead guitar) that promises to be a "motherfucker". Watch this page for details.

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    Thu, 17 Mar 2005

    Live show download - Bit Torrent

    New live show torrent is now available from easytree.org's tracker: Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR 6-28-2000 (registration required). Thanks to Chris (portlandindierocker) for sharing this show.

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    Wed, 16 Mar 2005

    WFMU Setlist
    It was a great night of music, fun, and threats. Here's what was played:

      2005 YLT WFMU
    • Hey Ya (Outkast)
    • Aliens In Our Midst (The Twinkeyz)
    • St. Elmo's Fire (Brian Eno)
    • Two Headed Dog (Roky Erickson)
    • Lido Shuffle (Boz Skaggs)
    • Indian Summer (Beat Happening)
    • If Only You Were Lonely (The Replacements)
    • Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan)
    • Can't Get Enough of You Baby (The Four Seasons)
    • Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings)
    • Search and Destroy (The Stooges)
    • Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
    • Kodachrome (Paul Simon)
    • Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones)
    • Can't Explain (The Who)
    • Academy Fight Song (Mission of Burma)
    • (We All Love) Peanut Butter (One Way Streets)
    • Mindless Child of Motherhood (The Kinks)
    • Chewy Chewy (Ohio Express)
    • Can't Seem to Make You Mine (The Seeds)
    • Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)
    • He's a Whore (Cheap Trick)
    • Get Back (The Beatles)
    • Pablo Picasso (Jonathan Richman)
    • Take the Skinheads Bowling (Camper Van Beethoven)
    • Nonalignment Pact (Pere Ubu)
    • Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy)
    • First I Look at the Purse (The Contours)
    • I Wanna Be Sedated (The Ramones)
    • Palisades Park (Freddie Cannon)
    • Hey hey we're the mean ???
    • Queen of Eyes (The Soft Boys)
    • Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (The Who)
    • The Ain't No Picnic (The Minutemen)
    • Message to You, Rudy (The Specials)
    • Saturday's Child (The Monkees)
    • The Beat Goes On (Sonny and Cher) + medley

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    Mon, 14 Mar 2005

    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    New live show torrent is now available: The Showbox, Seattle WA June 13, 2003. Enjoy!

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    Mon, 07 Mar 2005

    More MP3 Requests.
    I recieved a list of requests from Timo a few months back but couldn't fill most of his requests because they were unique songs from poor recordings, or from WFMU shows. However, I did find two gems, both "Big Day Coming", but on opposite ends of the YLT spectrum. They are on the MP3 page.

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    Gates of Steel MP3 Repost
    For those who missed it the first few times I've posted it, Gates of Steel is available for download, and I believe (but would not swear) it's from the May 31, 1997 show at the Metro in Chicago. This request comes from Gerry Cas...oops, I mean Lane Buschel, bassist for the girl-fronted Devo cover band Deva.

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    Sun, 06 Mar 2005

    MP3 Requests.
    I recieved a request for "Emulsified" and it immediately brought to mind the total Rawkfest that YLT brought to Houston in the fall of 2000. Tonight I'm offering the Cheap Trick anthem Come On, Come On b/w Emulsified from that show, September 28 2000 at the deathtrap known as Fitzgerald's.

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    Annual WFMU Benefit notice
    Tuesday March 15 at 8PM will be the time (10th year in a row!) for YLT's contribution to the the annual WFMU Benefit - three hours of requests and fundraising! It occurs to me that I usually put a recording of the show up on my website. For this year and all subsequent years I won't be doing this, mostly because there is an official "best of" WFMU release pending, but also because I think it is important people listen to the broadcast and donate if they can, not just download it from my site later, sans DJ begging, pleading, etc. Although I'm certain the show will become available eventually, probably via torrent, it won't be here. Also, I get MP3 requests for past WFMU shows from time to time, and because of the official release pending, I won't put those up either. And (in case anyone is wondering) I haven't been leaned on by someone's lawyer, I just think this is the right thing to do.

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    Thu, 03 Mar 2005

    Schedule update
    yolatengo.com has a schedule update. Sounds of Science fans should be pleased.

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    Tue, 01 Mar 2005

    New bit torrent available

    September 29, 2003 at Shank Hall, Milwaukee.

    Thanks to Jason for recording this show and sharing it!

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    Tue, 22 Feb 2005

    Live Notes
    Some live dates have been trickling in from various places.

    First, it's WFMU time again, and YLT are scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, from 8-11 PM Eastern during the Tom Scharpling show. 3 hours!

    Michael says "Heads up, YLT are playing in Chicago at the Vic Theater 4/21/05!" Sure enough, it's true. Does anyone know of other midwest dates?

    Finally, Matador's tour schedule reports the band is heading to Japan for these three dates:

    Friday May 27 Tokyo, JP Shibuya Club Quattro
    Saturday May 28 Tokyo, JP Laforet Museum (Sounds of Science film show!)
    Sunday May 29 Osaka, JP Club Quattro

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    Tue, 01 Feb 2005

    Thrill Jockey's Looking for a Thrill DVD to be released Feb 22
    This compilation of personal stories from around indie-rockdom was first mentioned to YLT fans in September 2002. Here's an excellent overview, along with some interesting technical and stylistic details of the project. Proceeds benefit Greenpeace.

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    Thu, 27 Jan 2005

    Yo La Tengo scores Game 6
    imdb.com is listing Yo La Tengo as original music composers for the film Game 6, which is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. I don't know if they scored original music for the film or allowed existing works to be used - no soundtrack is available yet. Great cast!

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    Tue, 18 Jan 2005

    Ultra-rare Dump Appearance (updated)
    Dump will be opening for The Coctails at the Abbey Pub in Chicago this Saturday, January 15. Hey, here's an idea - someone tape this show. Live Dump is really rare.

    Update: Scott sends the following details about the show:

    I don't have the whole setlist but can confirm that Dump played SLOW DOWN, MR TOO DAMN GOOD, and POP LIFE, along with several songs I didn't recognize, which I suspect might be new one's. It was a great set, and he told us about getting sued by Prince and having to travel to mom and pop stores nationwide to recover copies of the SKINNY MFer album as part of the legal settlement. Funny and sad all at once. I only saw one of the two Coctails sets and there was no James sit-in. I suspect he might've come back out during Set 2.

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    Mon, 03 Jan 2005

    New torrent (Yo La Tengo related)
    One of the three shows Ray Davies did in August 2000 with YLT backing is available here. This is a really good show, but more for Kinks/Ray Davies fans than YLT.

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    Yo La Tengo Is Murdering The Classics delayed
    Neil deMause sent me the following notice, sent to him by WFMU:

    "Yo La Tengo Is Murdering The Classics," the band-remastered best-of from its annual fundraising marathon appearances - which was supposed to have gone out to listeners who donated during last March's YLT appearance - has been indefinitely delayed thanks to "all of the legal licensing issues involved with putting an album of covers out." It's still supposed to come out eventually, but in the meantime pledgers are being offered a choice of other DJ premiums to compensate for the delay.

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    Thu, 30 Dec 2004

    Spin reviews Final Hanukkah Show
    Not a fan of Spin myself, but this review is a nice overview, unless you're Calvin Johnson.

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    Yo La Tengo at Sundance
    Yo La Tengo will play the Sundance Film Festival on January 26 on a triple-bill with Daniel Johnston (the subject of the film The Devil and Daniel Johnston, premiering at Sundance) and Craig Armstrong.

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    Thu, 23 Dec 2004

    Two Drums and One Throbbing Organ...
    ...could only mean Spec Bebop is on the mp3 page...Enjoy

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    Wed, 22 Dec 2004

    New Compilation
    On March 22 Matador will release the compilation Prisoners of Love, which looks to me like a sampling of YLT's most popular songs from each US release. Discs one and two will contain previously released tracks, while a limited edition version will include a third disc of hard-to-find songs from imports, singles, vinyl-only releases, and compilations, and also (oh yes) 5 previously unreleased tracks. A DVD compilation will follow (not related to the material on Prisoners of Love).

    Disc One:
    1. Shaker
    2. Sugarcube
    3. Barnaby, Hardly Working
    4. Little Eyes
    5. Stockholm Syndrome
    6. Our Way to Fall
    7. From a Motel 6
    8. Swing for Life
    9. Tom Courtenay
    11. I Heard You Looking
    12. You Can Have It All
    13. Did I Tell You
    53:33
    
    Disc Two:
    
    1. The River of Water
    2. Autumn Sweater
    3. Big Day Coming
    4. Pablo and Andrea
    5. Drug Test
    6. Season of the Shark
    7. Upside-Down
    8. The Summer
    9. Tears Are in Your Eyes
    10. Blue Line Swinger
    11. The Story of Jazz
    12. Nuclear War (version 1)
    13. By the Time It Gets Dark
    58:43
    
    Disc Three (outtakes and rarities - limited edition triple CD version only):
    
    1. Stay Away From Heaven - from the film "Invisible Circus", original soundtrack released on Chapter II)
    2. Pencil Test* - I Can Hear The Heart... session track
    3. Almost True* - And Then Nothing... session track
    4. Tom Courtenay (acoustic) - Camp YLT EP
    5. Big Day Coming (demo)*
    6. Dreaming* - used in the film "Ode"
    7. Bad Politics - Tom Courtenay single
    8. Blue-Green Arrow - Earworm 7"
    9. Decora (acoustic)* - KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic session, circa '95
    10. Out The Window (original version) - That Is YLT EP
    11. Weather Shy - from the film "Invisible Circus"
    12. Dreams - Chemical Imbalance cover mount 7"
    13. Autumn Sweater (remixed By Kevin Shields) - Autumn Sweater EP
    14. Ashes On The Ground - From A Motel 6 EP
    15. Mr. Ameche Plays The Stranger - Camp YLT EP
    16. Magnet - from the NRBQ tribute album 'The Q People' (Spirithouse Records)
    74:58
    

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    Thu, 16 Dec 2004

    Hanukkah Reviews
    Sean from Toronto is digging the Maxwell's scene this week and sending me reviews for each night. Watch this space for updates.

    Tuesday, December 7
    Wednesday, December 8
    Thursday, December 9
    Friday, December 10
    Saturday, December 11
    Sunday, December 12
    Monday, December 13
    Tuesday, December 14

    Thanks, Sean! (and everyone else for their corrections)

    Rajeev sent me these links to two excellent reviews he wrote for his blog:
    December 9
    December 12

    And Rolling Stone has a writeup, useful only for the Ira zinger at the end:
    Rolling Stone

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    Thu, 09 Dec 2004

    Review - Hanukkah Day #1
    Here's a nice review of the December 7 show in New Jersey's Star-Ledger.

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    Tue, 07 Dec 2004

    Hanukkahpalooza Special Guests Announced
    From the NY Post:

    Confirmed guest rockers to date are: the Shams (Dec. 9), the A-Bones (Dec. 10), Eleventh Day Dream (Dec. 11), the Coctails (Dec. 12) and Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson (Dec. 14).

    Updated: Laura Cantrell will be opening on Dec 7 (opening night).

    Updated: Rich reports that Maxwell's is listing Calexico as Wednesday night's special guest.

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    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    Let's kick off the Hanukkah season with a bit torrent of the October 10, 2004 show at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro NC. This is a great 3+ hour show with special guests Mac McCaughan, Chris Stamey, David Kilgour, and Soundtracapella.

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    Mon, 08 Nov 2004

    Maxwell's 2001 torrents
    YLT's entire run of Hanukkah shows from 2001 are hitting Easytree's bit torrent tracker. The first one is here, others will follow (try searching for "Maxwell" or "Hoboken" to find subsequent uploads). Login is required, and big thanks once again to Brandon for recording the shows AND sharing them out. The recordings include the supporting acts (Yung Wu, etc) and photos.

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    Yo La Tengo in Austin (sort of?)
    YLT have a scheduled date at La Zona Rosa in Austin, Texas this coming Saturday with New Yorker financial writer James Surowiecki. This appearance is in conjunction with the New Yorker's College Tour. I haven't been able to find out much about the format of this show, if you know, please email me.

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    Tue, 26 Oct 2004

    "Vintage" Fakebook radio show bit torrent
    Better late than never department: Easytree.org (registration required) has this torrent for download. Very high quality - in fact, probably the best I've heard from circa-1990. Thanks to Jason for alerting me and sharing this show.

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    Mon, 25 Oct 2004

    It's Official
    Get your tickets for Hanukkah at Maxwell's.

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    Hanukkahpalooza '04 is unofficially On
    No official announcement yet, but it looks like Maxwell's will be hosting YLT for another Hanukkah run this December.

    Yo La Tengo is playing eight nights of Hanukkah again, at Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ) this December! The shows are Dec 7 - 14. 8:30pm (9:30 on fri/sat). $20 each. Openings acts + guests have not been announced, and probably won't be until much later. As of this very second, tickets are ON SALE, but the shows have NOT been announced on Yo La Tengo's site, Maxwell's site, Pitchfork or anywhere else. To get tix, go to: Maxwell's Web Site then click the TicketWeb link at the very bottom, and keep clicking "more events" until they show up.
    Thanks to Brandon for the tip

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    Sun, 17 Oct 2004

    New YLT torrents
    Yo La Tengo - 2004-10-08 Visulite Theatre, Charlotte NC
    Yo La Tengo - 2004-10-09 Orange Peel, Asheville NC
    Thanks to Brandon for recording these shows and making them available. Those who download should leave their windows open for as long as possible, I'm sure many will want to download these shows.

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    Thu, 19 Aug 2004

    Yo La Tengo releases Fall schedule
    Yo La Tengo has scheduled a tour through the US battleground states in an effort to get John Kerry elected. The format for these shows sounds like a travelling Hanukkahpalooza, with special musical guests and comedians joining in.

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    Mon, 26 Jul 2004

    New Bit Torrent
    A new bit torrent is available for download: Stubb's BBQ, Austin TX.

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    Thu, 22 Jul 2004

    New mp3's
    Barbara Manning performed two songs with Yo La Tengo at a recent show at the Fillmore, both are available for download on the mp3 page. Barbara sings both, with help from her sister Terri.

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    Thu, 24 Jun 2004

    Live show download - Bit Torrent

    A new live show torrent is now available: Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas TX 6-6-2004.

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    Tue, 22 Jun 2004

    New YLT item for sale
    The Official Yo La Tengo website has a new item for sale - a Japanese fan guide called "Yo La Tengo Map". I have one of these (sent to me by my Japanese friend Mariko, owner of the Japanese fan site You Can Have It All) and it is a really high quality item. I can remember ever being more entertained and confused at the same time.

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    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    A new live show torrent is now available: Anthology Film Archives, NYC, 4-13-1999.

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    Mon, 14 Jun 2004

    New mp3's
    My long ignored mp3 page has 5 new selections, all from last weekend's shows in Austin and Dallas...

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    Fri, 11 Jun 2004

    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    A new live show torrent is now available: Ryerson Theater, Toronto, October 3, 2003. This one is courtesy David Klein.

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    Mon, 07 Jun 2004

    New news
    More musings from around the web courtesy google.com:

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    Sun, 06 Jun 2004

    Tucson photos
    Bill in Tucson sent me links to a collection of photos he took of the band onstage June 2 at City Limits in Tucson.

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    New KEXP link
    KEXP has created a permanent link to the May 24 studio preformance - Here it is. Thanks to Neil for sending this link to me.

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    Thu, 03 Jun 2004

    Yo La Tengo on KEXP
    YLT stopped by KEXP before their gig at the Showbox last week for an interview and a couple of songs. The show is archived here. Enter May 25 at 1:58 PM in the "Listen By Time" form. This is probably only going to be available for a few more days.

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    Mon, 31 May 2004

    Yo La Tengo St. Louis in-store announced
    I just received an announcement that Euclid Records in St. Louis will have a live in-store acoustic performance by YLT at 5:30 PM on June 10. This show isn't listed on YLT's tour schedule. I'm a big fan of these in-store appearances and would GREATLY appreciate someone getting a recording of this event. Contact joe@euclidrecords.com for more information.

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    Fri, 28 May 2004

    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    A new live show torrent is now available: Cat's Cradle 9-18-2000. This one is courtesy Craig and it is posted here at easytree.org and here at sharingthegroove.org. Both of these require a login to access the torrent, but I've mirrored the torrent file here. This is a really nice show.

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    Wed, 26 May 2004

    News Bits
    A google search turned up a few news items on America's Favorite Band as they hit the road...happy surfing...

    • The Tuscon Weekly has a writeup with some interesting quotes from Roger Moutenot about YLT in the studio. Unfortunately this piece also contains the phrase "core competencies".
    • Straight.com says "Fuck the Critics".
    • From one year ago, this brief blurb at thestranger.com is interesting (YLT played the Showbox last night, who recorded it?), and I'd like to find a bigger version of the artwork (by the very talented Jim Woodring) on this page.

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    Fri, 21 May 2004

    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    Two new live show torrents are now available: Cat's Cradle 1-27-1996 and Maxwell's 12-15-2001

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    Tue, 27 Apr 2004

    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    New live show torrent is now available: Yo La Tengo performing Sounds of Science at the Cinerama in Seattle on 11-7-2001. Those who like this show should swim over to yolatengo.com and pick up a studio copy, only available through their website.

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    Wed, 21 Apr 2004

    Tour update
    Yolatengo.com has an updated tour schedule. May-June will see them hit the Left Coast and drive through the South, including a Sunday night D-Day stop in Dallas (I have to thank the Gypsy Tea Room for making Dallas a less-than-miserable place to play). Antietem will open on all dates, except May 24 and Bonnaroo in June.

    • May 24 Richard's on Richards - Vancouver, BC
    • May 25 Showbox - Seattle, WA
    • May 26 Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
    • May 28-30 Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
    • June 1 Fonda Theater - Los Angeles, CA
    • June 2 City Limits - Tucson, AZ
    • June 3 Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
    • June 5 Stubb's - Austin, TX
    • June 6 Gypsy Tea Room - Dallas, TX
    • June 8 Juanita's - Little Rock, AR
    • June 9 Young Avenue Deli - Memphis, TN
    • June 10 Mississippi Nights - St. Louis, MO
    • June 11-13 Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN

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    Sun, 18 Apr 2004

    Moby Octopad lyrics
    While putting together the Dallas torrent a few days ago I realized for the first time I could make out all of Moby Octopad's lyrics. Here they are:

    Locked in a kiss, outside eyes cease to exist, we'll shut 'em out
    Flick of the fist, spying eyes cease to exist, we'll shut 'em out
    8 o'clock, the lights are on at Shea
    Phone turned down, we've nothing much to say
    Dozing off the TV drones
    Huskey makes the turn and heads for home

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    Sat, 17 Apr 2004

    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    New live show torrent is now available: Great American Music Hall, SF recorded 3-12-2000.

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    Wed, 14 Apr 2004

    2004 WFMU (again)
    Joe sent me an edited version (no DJ segments) of the 2004 WFMU show which I have put on the mp3 page in place of the full version. This is a zip file with 28 mp3's and a setlist, and it is half the size of the previous full mp3. Once again, this is a 128k mp3 from the webcast, so set your expectations accordingly. Please remember to support WFMU - they make programs like this possible.

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    Mon, 12 Apr 2004

    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    Two new live show torrents are now available: Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas TX, 9-20-2003 and a Fakebook show Lonestar Roadhouse, NYC 11-3-1990.

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    Tue, 06 Apr 2004

    2004 WFMU
    I have archived the 2004 WFMU show on the mp3 page.. This is a 128k mp3 from the webcast, so set your expectations accordingly. Please remember to support WFMU - they make programs like this possible. This is the complete broadcast, and may be removed if server activity gets too heavy.

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    Live show download - Bit Torrent
    As a new feature here, I am going to start offering complete live show downloads as bit torrents through etree.org's bit torrent tracker. The first show is now available: Cabaret Metro, Chicago IL, 5-31-1997. You can find out more about bit torrent here.

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    Sun, 28 Mar 2004

    MP3 link
    The MP3 links at sunsquashed.com are temporarily dead. To access the old links (which are still active), go here.

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    Wed, 24 Mar 2004

    Update
    Apologies for the lack of updates lately. Hopefully things will get rolling back to normal around here after the first of April. Another server switch is in the cards for sunsquashed.com. I will probably be returning to mp3 format for my music downloads, mostly because of complaints from Mac users. Note: The BBC show link previously referenced in this comment is no longer valid. The BBC only makes these shows available for one week.

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    Wed, 07 Jan 2004

    Yo La Tengo to play Carnegie Hall
    From the official mailing list: YLT will be part of the Tibet House 14th Annual BENEFIT CONCERT on February 25, 2004, 7:30 pm, at Carnegie Hall, New York. Read more about Tibet House.

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    Sun, 21 Dec 2003

    Japanese YLT site
    Mariko wrote to tell me about her Japanese Yo La Tengo page. She is taking all of the items I post here and translating them into Japanese on her "News and Info" page. There's discographies, live reviews, and lots of other stuff here, so please check it out.

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    Photos
    Mike Baehr pointed me to his excellent indie rock photography site. Six pages of YLT photos from various gigs dating back to 1995, plus three recent dates in the Northeast US. In addition to the YLT goodies, there's also a set of photos from Dump's recent show in Chicago. By the way, I'm still looking for a recording of that show. Mike is promising to post even more YLT photos very soon, so keep checking back.

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    Yo La Tengo cover NRBQ on Tribute Album

    Spirithouse Records have finally set a release date of March 9, 2004 for their NRBQ tribute The Q People. YLT cover "Magnet", and the CD also features selections from Steve Earle, Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt, Mike Mills, J Mascis, and SpongeBob SquarePants. Full Details.

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    Thu, 04 Dec 2003

    Even more new song uploads...
    Well, just one...something a little different...The Forest Green is on the download page. This version features Clint Conley (not sure if he's playing bass or guitar) and it's from one of my favorite shows of all time - December 15, 2001 at Maxwell's.

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    Interview in Guitar Player
    A short interview with Ira has been archived here. This article has some info about Ira's gear...

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    Wed, 03 Dec 2003

    New song uploads...
    Three new uploads today... download page.

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    Mon, 01 Dec 2003

    A few reposts...
    Three songs from YLT's performance at QE2 in late 1999 hit the download page, by request.

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    Wed, 26 Nov 2003

    Talkin' Jazz in Japan
    The band kicks off their tour of Japan with a few comments at the Daily Yomiuri.

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    Mon, 24 Nov 2003

    Belated Dump info
    I just caught a note in the Chicago Sun-Times that Dump opened for the 11th Dream Day reunion this past Saturday (the 22nd) at the Double Door in Chicago. If anyone has news of upcoming Dump shows, please let me know! Did anyone see the show, or better yet, tape it? If so, drop me a line...

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    Thu, 20 Nov 2003

    Interview/Live performance from March 2000
    VPRO Radio has this great little interview with Ira from March 2000 that includes two acoustic songs. The interview is about 23 minutes into the first hour of the show. I liked "Madeline" from this show so much I cleaned up the sound and put it on the download page. Thanks to Christian for bringing this to my attention!

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    First Oggs hit the download page
    Three new songs to download, and it's a strange group fer sure. A completely unique version of "Madeline", with Ira singing and playing solo acoustic guitar. I really dig this version, thanks to Christian and VPRO for this one. Also available is "Busy With My Thoughts", requested by Christian and happily provided by me. Last is an unknown song from 1990 that I've been trying to identify for years, please contact me if you know what it is...

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    Sunsquashed moving from MP3 to Ogg Vorbis
    Future posts on the "MP3" page will be in Ogg Vorbis format instead of MP3. There are several reasons for this change, and all of them are good news for you, dear listener. From my own tests of live YLT source material, I am convinced Ogg sounds better, closer to the source material, and produces a smaller file size compared to MP3. The move to Ogg will mean I can post more songs, and make songs available longer, without going over my bandwidth limits (which is expensive). It also jibes more with my desire to support open source software and open standards. Most of you won't see a change, many players already support Ogg Vorbis. Read more about Ogg Vorbis here, and about Ogg's parent organization Xiph here. Feel free to email me with questions if you have difficulty with the new format.

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    Tue, 18 Nov 2003

    Velvet Underground MP3's
    I have put 5 new MP3's on the MP3 Download page, all Velvet Underground covers. I hope you like these as much as I do.

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    Mon, 17 Nov 2003

    YLT announces Spring 2004 UK tour
    YLT have scheduled a whirlwind tour of England/Scotland for Febuary and March of 2004, playing 10 dates in 12 days. The list of dates and venues is on their official schedule. Many of these venues are seated halls, so the band may be planning a seated tour, similar to the early dates of the 2000 Tour...

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    YLT Custom Surfboard on Ebay
    The surfboard prize given away by Matador in their Summer Sun contest is for sale on Ebay. I'm not providing a link because Sunsquashed is not about making money for anyone (myself included), but it's easy enough to find, and it would be cool to see the surfboard find a nice home. In a bizarre personal twist, the surfboard is now located in Irving, Texas, which happens to be my birthplace. I can guarantee the surf is NOT up in Irving.

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    Wed, 12 Nov 2003

    Ira Kaplan interview
    Ira answers some questions for the Erasing Clouds webzine. This is definitely one of my favorite pieces of the year - enlightening, funny, and avoids the usual clichés. Reminds me of a webchat Ira did for the Washington Post earlier this year, for those who missed it.

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