BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FOUL-SMELLING WASTE THEY'VE TRIED TO PASS OFF AS MUSIC?

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IS MY BROTHER TOO DANGEROUS?

I didn't realize it until this morning but The New Mexican web site has a poll concerning my brother, Jack Clift and the controversy he stirred when he played on The Plaza last month.

Click here for original story.

Click here for the poll. (You'll also find links to Jack's music.)

Here's the poll questions:

Is Jack too dangerous for Santa Fe?

A. very dangerous! detain them immediately and indefinitely
B. keep these tunes under strict surveillance
C. general light monitoring of activity advised
D. approachable
E. friendly and inviting
F. certified Plaza-safe

Remember, your vote counts. If you don't vote you have no right to complain.

CAMPAIGN MUSIC

Chuck the Duck alerted me to this story about music in the presidential race. Our friend Ed Pettersen is quoted there.

The story, by Newhouse News Service writer Delia M. Rios begins with a discussion of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," which was played in Boston as the Democratic National Convention.

Funny thing is, a couple of weeks ago at President Bush's appearance, they played a marching band version of "This Land is Your Land" as the president was exiting. I couldn't resist bugging a couple of my Republican friends. "Did you know they're playing a song by a known communist?"

They looked at me like I was crazy.

MARAH CANCELLS SANTA FE

Just in case anyone was planning to go to Marah's show at The Paramount tonight, be warned that the band had to cancel due to their van breaking down in Arizona.

Tell your friends.

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAY LIST

Sunday, August 22, 2004
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
Now Webcasting:
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays MDT
Host: Steve Terrell

OPENING THEME: Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Love Buzz by Nirvana
Never Say Never by Romeo Void
The Flame That Killed John Wayne by The Mekons
Smash It Up by The International Noise Conspiracy
There Is No Time by Lou Reed
Sookie Sookie by Steppenwolf
I've Gotta Be me by Iggy Pop
Cecilia Ann by The Pixies

Pigeon Heart by Marah
The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth by P.J. Harvey
Gus the Polar Bear From Central Park by The Tragically Hip
Someone's Watching by X
Over the Border by Eric Burdon
Love Hates Me by Texas Terri Bomb
Dead Quote Olympics by The Hives
Black Rat by Big Mamma Thornton

The City Sleeps by MC 900 Foot Jesus
Karen Revisited by Sonic Youth
Muzzle of Bees by Wilco
Baby Elephant Safari by DJ Keri & DJ 43
That Chick's Too Young to Fry by Louis Jordan


The Majesty of Love by Jon Dee Graham
It's Your Birthday by American Music Club
Days of Wine and Booze by The Minus Five
It'll Never Be Over For Me by Los Lobos
The Alternative Route to Vulcan Street by Super Furry Animals
Lucky Day by Tom Waits
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAY LIST

Friday, August 20, 2004
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Now Webcasting
10 p.m. to midnight Fridays MDT
Host: Steve Terrell
Co-host: Laurell Reynolds

OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
Honky Tonk Girl by Rev. Horton Heat
Rainbow Stew by Jason Ringenburg
Fujiama Mama by Wanda Jackson
Flying Saucer Rock & Roll by Billy Lee Riley
Payday by Jesse Winchester
Payday Blues by Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks
I Threw It All Away by Elvis Costello
11 Months and 29 Days by Dave Alvin
Pass Me By by Mary McCaslin
The Star Spangled Banner by Betty Dylan

Ring of Fire by June Carter Cash
Rusty Cage by Johnny Cash
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight by Emmylou Harris
Weighted Down by Jay Farrar
Goddamn Lonely Love by The Drive By Truckers
Gold Dust Woman by Waylon Jennings
Busted by Peter Stampfel
Your Dice Won't Pass by Sally Dotson

Cowboys and Rodeos by The Buckarettes
Cowboy Hula by Nani Lim Yap
Ukelele Lady by Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band
Hula Blues by Sol Hoopii
Rockahula Baby by Junior Brown
Hawaiian Roughrider by Leabert Lindsey
Yellow Roses by Ry Cooder
Hilo March by Roy Smeck
Sombrero Hula by The Buckarettes

Mike the Can Man by Joe West
What Are Their Names by David Crosby
Lotta Love by Neil Young
Love Has Brought Me To Despair by Berzilla Wailin
Sittin on Top of the World by Doc Watson
Queen Of The Silver Dollar by Emmylou Harris
Dance All Night by the Highwoods String Band
Country Blues by Doc Watson
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets

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TARGETING RALPH

As published in The Santa Fe New Mexican
August 20, 2004

A national anti-Ralph Nader, pro-Democrat group is buying ads on New Mexico television stations criticizing the independent presidential candidate for accepting help from Republicans.

David Jones, president of Washington, D.C.-based TheNaderFactor.com, said Thursday that his group is purchasing time for 60-second television ads in New Mexico as well as Wisconsin. The group also will be advertising in newspapers in Santa Fe and Madison, Wis.

Both states are considered “battleground” states for the general election.

“Something strange is happening in American politics,” the commercial says. “George Bush’s rightwing Republicans are now helping Ralph Nader ... Nader working with Republicans. Who knows? Maybe Republicans and Nader know something we don’t.”

The ad mentions New Mexico among seven states where Republicans allegedly are helping Nader.

Jones pointed out that New Mexico and Wisconsin have a Sept. 7 deadline for petitions to get Nader on the general-election ballot. Nader must get more than 14,000 petition signatures to get on the state’s ballot.

The television spots will begin running Tuesday in both states, Jones said. He said he didn’t know how much the group was spending in New Mexico.

“This is one of the strangest alliances in modern politics,” Jones said of Nader and the Republicans who are helping his effort. “In your state, there’s a Republican state senator who is distributing Nader petitions.”

Jones was referring to Sen. Rod Adair of Roswell, who last week attached downloadable Nader petitions to the newsletter he sent to his email list of nearly 24,000.

“We happen to believe that every candidate — right or left of center — should be on the ballot,” Adair wrote last week.

He agreed that having Nader on the ballot would hurt Democrat John Kerry, but argued that other minor parties, such as the Libertarian Party, take votes away from Republicans.

“How pathetic,” said Carol Miller, Nader’s New Mexico coordinator, when told about the anti-Nader spots. “This may help us. People are getting turned off by the Democrats’ efforts to keep Nader off the ballot.”

Jones said his group is made up of veterans from the campaigns of several former Democratic presidential contenders including John Edwards, now the party’s vice-presidential candidate; Howard Dean; and Wesley Clark. Jones said he worked in Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt’s presidential campaign.