“Up in the mornin’ and off to school. The teacher is teachin’ the Golden Rule, American history and practical math. You’re studyin’ hard and hopin’ to pass… Soon as three o’clock rolls around, you finally lay your burden down. Close up your books, get out of your seat, down the halls and into the street.…
Hootenannies, Shindigs and Hullabaloos ~ The Hum ~ 8/9
You have to be of a certain age to remember Hootenanny, a tv variety show that focused on the folk music revival in the early ‘60s. It came and went for a couple reasons. The first was your basic, “There’s something happening here, but you don’t know what it is, do you Mr. Jones?” to…
The Hum is Back (again)
“Bob’s back: Expect gut-rumbling music with a beat ” That’s right, the Hum is back. I’m a Union man again, basically humming the same old song – offering my view of Humboldt culture. I’m not going to rehash the convoluted history of the Hum except to say it started in the Arcata Union a…
Ross Rowley: Heavy-hitter hippies & rednecks & punks & hipsters – February 3, 2010
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