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‘The Blues Always Been’: Dennis McNally’s On Highway 61
February 20, 2017 – 5:50 PM | No Comment
‘The Blues Always Been’: Dennis McNally’s <em>On Highway 61</em>

A carefully researched and well-written overview of “the music of freedom” runs out of gas halfway there.

A Word From Our Sponsors: Audible.com
March 17, 2013 – 5:23 AM | No Comment
A Word From Our Sponsors: Audible.com

Audible.com is a great way to take the TN Read-Along books with you — or get caught up on the classics. Listen to the great books on your iPod: Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Dickens, and more …

Big Country Little Car Tour II, Day 11: Ogallala, NE to Green River, WY
August 6, 2011 – 7:17 PM | 5 Comments
Big Country Little Car Tour II, Day 11: Ogallala, NE to Green River, WY

I’ve had Grandma on my mind a lot since Tuesday, the anniversary of her death. Thanks to the revelation the other day that the swimming hole is not an artifact of Twain’s America, but still …