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Busking Bumbershoot

• September 7, 2007 • Comments (2)
Busking Bumbershoot

The ancient art of being a busker (a good U.K. word) involves performing your artistic trade on sidewalks, in public squares, and by coffeeshops, in the hope of getting a few dollar bills thrown into your hat before you are shooed away. It can be a thankless job. It can also be a real joy.

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The Burning Man – Take 2

• September 3, 2007 • Comments (3)
The Burning Man – Take 2

The anticipation finally ended in Black Rock City as the 40-foot wooden figure know as ‘The Man’ went up in flames late Saturday evening to mark the culmination of the 22nd annual Burning Man counter-culture arts festival in the Black Rock Desert. Many of this years attendees were concerned they would not get to see [...]

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