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Burning Man Fights the Feds To Save Its New Home in the Old West

The San Francisco Standard – By Maryann Jones Thompson – Mar 13, 2023 Standing a two-hour drive north of Reno and hundreds of miles from anywhere else, Gerlach is an Old West ranching and mining outpost with a dozen or so streets and a hundred or so residents. It’s known for its remote desert wilderness,… »»»

There’s an abandoned octagon house hidden in the San Francisco woods

SFGATE – By Andrew Chamings – Mar 12, 2023 Most stories will tell you that San Francisco has two octagon homes. Both are pristinely maintained historic landmarks and sometimes even open for tours. But a third, often forgotten eight-sided house sits abandoned among the cypress woods on the cliff tops of Lands End. The unusually… »»»

Earth Energy: An Interview with Burning Man Co-founder Will Roger Peterson

Burning Man Journal – By Kirsten Weisenburger – Mar 10, 2023 Photographer, conservationist, and Burning Man Co-founder Will Roger Peterson lives in Gerlach with his life partner and fellow Co-founder Crimson Rose. His remarkable photography, whether captured in his home studio or in the surrounding Black Rock Desert, speaks of the power and mystery of… »»»

Burning Man Journal: Remembering Cowboy Carl – The Other Man in the Hat

Burning Man Journal – By Tony “Coyote” Perez-Banuet – March 2, 2023 People think the life of a cowboy is some sort of Wild Bill shoot-em-up wrangler type. But a real cowboy finds himself sitting in a saddle for weeks on end under big skys with silent mountains as he moves along no faster than… »»»

Backstage with John Lennon ~ Activist, Artist, Prophet, Maestro & Master#33

No Lies Radio Music – By Teri Perticone – Oct 09, 2022 John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the Beatles, the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band… »»»

Backstage with the English rock band ‘The Kinks’

No Lies Radio Music – By Teri Perticone – Sunday July 31, 2022 The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s.[3][4] The band emerged during the height of… »»»

Gary Holt On Life After Slayer & Making A Triumphant Return To Exodus On The Ferocious Persona Non Grata Album

Guitar World – By Jon Wiederhorn – Aug 13, 2022 Gary Holt: “I had one job in Slayer and one job only. Go out, play killer, bang your head and play a little bit of a guitar hero role. I wear a lot more hats in Exodus”. During the last part of Gary Holt’s tenure… »»»

‘I’m living for the ones who didn’t make it’: Bonnie Raitt on her unquenchable thirst for music

The Guardian – By Kat Lister – April 01, 2022 As she wins a lifetime achievement Grammy at 72, the US singer who crossed blues with pop is still determined to support artists who never got their dues. Bonnie Raitt’s story begins in a childhood bedroom in Burbank, California. By 16, she had already taught… »»»

Backstage with ‘The Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin

No Lies Radio Music – By Teri Perticone – Sun Jan 23, 2022 Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942 to August 16, 2018) in Memphis,Tennessee was an American singer and songwriter. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel in Detroit, Michigan where the family had relocated by her 5th birthday, at the… »»»

Anne Rice, Who Spun Gothic Tales of Vampires, Dies at 80

The New York Times – By Neil Genzlinger – Dec 12, 2021 Anne Rice, the Gothic novelist best known for “Interview With the Vampire,” the 1976 book that in 1994 became a popular film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, died on Saturday at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 80. Her son,… »»»

The Last Glimpses of California’s Vanishing Hippie Utopias

GC Style – By David Jacob Kramer – Sept 09, 2021 Half a century ago, a legion of idealists dropped out of society and went back to the land, creating a patchwork of utopian communes across Northern California. Here, the last of those rogue souls offer a glimpse of their otherworldly residences—and the tail end… »»»

Burning Man Goes Rogue As 20,000 Devotees Still Plan To Gather In The Black Rock Desert

A Life Wire – Staff – August 27, 2021 Peter Ruprecht Burners will always be burners, and when they heard another year of Burning Man was canceled due to the pandemic, they took matters into their own hands by planning to continue the tradition in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The week-long celebration of creativity and… »»»

Unofficial Burning Man Event To Move Forward In Black Rock City During Originally Scheduled 2021 Dates 8/29 – 9/06

The Music Essentials – By Melody Siganporia – August 09, 2021 Titled “Renegade Man / Plan B / Free Burn” this unofficial Burning Man event is being spearheaded by an informal group who have taken it upon themselves to get people together for a Burning Man-themed event during the dates the actual event was to… »»»

Backstage with The Unflappable Greatness of Charlie Watts

The Ringer – By Rob Harvilla – August 24, 2021 The Rolling Stones drummer, who died Tuesday at age 80, was a mesmerizing, suave force of coolness amid all the rock ’n’ roll chaos that surrounded him. When one of the Rolling Stones dies, the world stops; when Charlie Watts dies, the beat stops as… »»»

‘On The Road’ author JACK KEROUAC is interviewed on THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW 1959

No Lies Radio Music – By Teri Perticone – Aaugust 15, 2021 Historic Films Stock Footage Archive Published on Jan 12, 2015 Video source: www.youtube.com… »»»

A trans woman became Miss Nevada at the weekend. Well, it’s high time us blokes gave this beauty pageant caper a try

Russia Today – By Charlie Stone – 29 Jun, 2021 In this brave new inclusively woke world, birth gender no longer applies when it comes to pageants. Kataluna Enriquez won Miss Nevada on Sunday and will go on to be the first openly trans woman to compete for Miss USA. Awesome. I’ve got my make-up… »»»

Here’s why people are gathering around a crack in Noe Valley

SFGate – By Michelle Robertson – June 24, 2021 There are about 10 people gathered on a sidewalk in Noe Valley. Their heads are bent toward the ground. Some hold noisemakers and shakers, one woman stands alone, smudging the gathered with sage. This cast of characters on Sanchez Street and 30th are stopping to look… »»»

Bob Dylan–Rock’s Poet–Turns 80

National Review – By Dan McLaughlin – May 24, 2021 His milestone is a generational one, his career a grand tour of artistic independence and intellect. Today is the 80th birthday of Robert Allen Zimmerman of Hibbing, Minn., better known to the world as Bob Dylan. Few American musicians have attracted more praise or influenced… »»»

Attack of the Nihilists Did Dostoevsky’s Demons Predict Wokeism, Antifa and the Gender-Benders?

Attack of the Nihilists Did Dostoevsky’s Demons Predict Wokeism, Antifa and the Gender-Benders? KEVIN BARRETT • MARCH 8, 2021 UNZ “…..Dostoevsky literally wrote the book on ideological extremism and its causes and consequences. That book is Demons, otherwise known in various translations as The Devils, The Demons, and The Possessed. The author’s penultimate novel, it details the process by which liberal… »»»

Backstage with San Francisco’s 1960’s Music Promoter “Chet” Helms

No Lies Radio Music – By Teri Perticone – Saturday Feb 27, 2021 Chester Leo “Chet” Helms (August 2, 1942 – June 25, 2005), often called the father of San Francisco’s 1967 “Summer of Love,” was a music promoter and a counterculture figure in San Francisco during its hippie period in the mid- to-late 1960s…. »»»

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights bookshop, dies aged 101

The Guardian – By Sian Cain – Tue 23 Feb 2021 Poet and countercultural pioneer put on trial for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s Howl went on to become a beloved icon of San Francisco. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter and political activist who co-founded the famous City Lights bookshop in San Francisco and became an… »»»

Virtual Burning Man’ is an insult to anyone who’s ever been there, swapping ‘radical self reliance’ for radical rule-following

Russia Today – Helen Buyniski – 04 Sep, 2020 Legendary desert gathering Burning Man has, like every other big 2020 event, been sandbagged by the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than postpone or downscale, it went virtual – an insult to Burners, spectators, and humanity in general. The 70,000-person gathering in Black Rock City, Nevada – a… »»»

How to watch Independence Day fireworks live on the Fourth of July

C/Net – By Matt Elliott – July 03, 2020 Macy’s big New York City fireworks spectacular airs on NBC on Saturday night, and you don’t need cable to watch it unfold. Macy’s is taking a guerrilla approach this year to its annual Fourth of July fireworks spectacular. Instead of one big pyrotechnic show on Independence… »»»

Burning Man Is Going Virtual In 2020 & So Are The Orgies

Noisey Music by Vice – By Drew Schwartz – April 17, 2020 Every year at Burning Man, more than 60,000 people descend on a dusty patch of the Black Rock Desert to erect a small town from scratch, collaboratively shaping it into their version of utopia. COVID-19 has rendered a mass gathering like that unthinkable,… »»»

Midnight on Planet Lockdown: Dylan Strikes Again Like a shot ricocheting at Heaven’s Door, Bob Dylan has released a masterpiece dissecting JFK’s assassination

Midnight on Planet Lockdown: Dylan Strikes Again Like a shot ricocheting at Heaven’s Door, Bob Dylan has released a masterpiece dissecting JFK’s assassination The Unz Review Pepe Escobar March 28, 2020 “What spectacular timing. Like a shot ricocheting at Heaven’s Door as a virus pandemic rages and Planet Lockdown is the new normal, Bob Dylan… »»»

New Hampshire billboards urge Democratic candidates to end aid for Israeli rights violations

New Hampshire billboards urge Democratic candidates to end aid for Israeli rights violations Activism Palestine Advocacy Project on February 10, 20202 Comments “…As the New Hampshire Democratic primary approaches, it is imperative Democratic voters demand that candidates commit to policies that treat Israel according to both domestic and international law.* Israel’s blockade of and periodic wars on… »»»

Jewish Settlers Burn Down Palestinian Churches and Mosques

Jewish Settlers Burn Down Palestinian Churches and Mosques By Middle East Monitor Global Research, January 29, 2020 Middle East Monitor 28 January 2020 ” srael’s Tag Meir organisation revealed on Monday that extremist Jewish settlers have carried out arson attacks on 46 mosques and 12 churches in the occupied West Bank and Israel over the past decade,… »»»

corbettreport 346K subscribers SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=33077 On this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order, James examines Aesop’s Fables for some of the timeless wisdom that we can still benefit from here in the 21st century…. »»»

Burning Man 2019: Town of Gerlach population 200 adapts to influx of 80,000 Burners

Reno Gazette Journal – By Jenny Kane – Aug. 26, 2019 There’s a lot that goes into preparing a 200-person town for 80,000 people. Put away the trash cans. Take the ravioli off the menu. Stock up on groceries and gas. “It takes a lot of adapting,” said John “Farmer” Farmsworth, a former alfalfa farmer… »»»

Fatal collision blocks the road to Burning Man–People going to Burning Man asked to wait due to crash **UPDATE: Traffic accident has cleared–road open now**

SFGate By Drew Costley – August 25, 2019 A fatal collision in Washoe County in Nevada will impact people traveling to Burning Man for several hours, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department said on Sunday afternoon. The sheriff’s department said they are investigating a major, fatal collision in the area of County Road 34 and State… »»»

How To Bury A Story – #PropagandaWatch

corbettreport Published on Aug 22, 2019 SHOW NOTES: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=32531 Propagandists have many techniques for burying a story. Today, let’s examine how a nothing burger distraction story can keep people who would otherwise dig in to something more substantial fixated on a nothing burger… »»»

RIP Peter Fonda who produced, co-wrote and starred in ‘Easy Rider’ dies aged 79 includes music video’s

Wikipedia – By Staff – Friday August 16, 2019 Peter Henry Fonda was born on February 23, 1940 in New York City, the only son of actor Henry Fonda (1905–1982) and his wife Frances Ford Seymour (1908–1950); his sister was actress Jane Fonda (born 1937).[4][5] He and Jane had a maternal half-sister, Frances de Villers… »»»

BLM denies Burning Man growth to 100,000 people, may implement drug screens in future

Reno Gazette Journal – By Jennifer Kane – June 14, 2019 Burning Man won’t be growing this year, but there could be at least one major change upon entry: drug screenings. The Bureau of Land Management on Friday issued the final environmental impact statement for Burning Man, denying the Burning Man organization its sought-after growth… »»»

Burning Man supporters bash BLM over barriers, dumpsters, drug searches at Nevada Casino/Burning Man Video ‘A Journey Through The Playa’

SFGate – By Mike Moffitt – April 09, 2019 Creative cooperation and collaboration is one of the tenets of Burning Man’s 10 Principals, but the nearly 200 Burners who packed a Bureau of Land Management public hearing at a Nevada casino Monday night seemed in no mood for either. According to the Reno Gazette Journal,… »»»

Burning Man begs festival-goers to help stop BLM from ‘outright killing’ the event

SFGate – Eric Ting – April 07, 2019 Burning Man organizers are pleading with festival-goers to write to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and urge them to reconsider a number of new requirements for the festival. In March, BLM released a 372-page draft version of the annual Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that required the… »»»

Science confirms–Dancing makes you happy

Psychology Spot – By Jennifer Delgado – March 04, 2019 “Without music, life would be a mistake”, said Nietzsche, and he wasn’t entirely wrong because we have a natural instinct that leads us to follow the rhythm of the music. In fact, most children move and clap their hands when they hear a song they… »»»

Interview 1423 – Vinnie Caggiano on Beatles Conspiracies

Corbett • 02/26/2019 Corbett Report Extras Vinnie Caggiano (aka Vincognito) joins us to discuss everyone’s favourite subjects: The Beatles and conspiracy theories. From the wacky to the laughable to the thought-provoking, join us for this surprisingly thorough dissection of conspiracy lore surrounding The Beatles and their place in the manufactured mass media universe…. »»»

Anthony Freda_ on 9/11 Free Fall

Coming up today and every Thursday at 7:00 pm Pacific – 10:00 pm Eastern – 03:00 GMT Corruption in Voting . . . and 9/11 Truth In this episode of 9/11 Free Fall, artist and activist Anthony Freda discusses his 9/11 Truth-focused piece that was accepted into the 9/11 Memorial Museum a few years ago…. »»»

On Backstage: Teri Perticone interviews musical artist Pete Cummins in Ireland

This show was broadcast May 27, 2017. It is archived here — Use Player Coming up Saturday & Sunday at 3pm Pacific – 6pm Eastern – 23:00 GMT Will be archived here after the broadcasts. Teri Perticone interviews musical artist Pete Cummins in Ireland Pete Cummings has the hit songs Flowers in Baghdad, Breakfast With… »»»

On Backstage: Musical Artist Siobhan O’Brien is Interviewed in Ireland

This show was broadcast April 15, 2017. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up On Backstage Saturday & Sunday at 3pm Pacific Time Teri Perticone interviews musical artist Siobhan O’Brien in Ireland Siobhan O’Brien has the hit songs now playing on No Lies Radio You Ain’t Going’ Nowhere, All My Trials, The… »»»

Tom Breidenbach on IX XI (poems on 9/11 ritual sacrifice) __ on Kevin Barrett’s Truth Jihad Radio

This show was broadcast on December 17, 2014. It is now archived here for everyone — Use Player Coming Up Wednesday, December 17th — Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 8am Pacific * 11am Eastern * 16:00 GMT Subscribers to TruthJihad.com get early access to all show archives here. Everyone else gets access to the… »»»

Victoria N. Alexander _ on 9/11 Free Fall

This show was broadcast January 23, 2014. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up today and every Thursday at 7:00 pm Pacific – 10:00 pm Eastern – 03:00 GMTWill be archived here after the broadcast by Friday. Victoria N. Alexander Victoria N. Alexander is a PhD, a critically acclaimed novelist, a philosopher… »»»

Paul Topete of Poker Face “pushes free speech to 11” _ on Kevin Barrett’s Truth Jihad Radio

This show was broadcast on January 22, 2014. It is now archived here for everyone — Use Player Coming Up Wednesday, January 22nd — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 8am Pacific * 11am Eastern * 15:00 GMT Subscribers to TruthJihad.com get early access to all show archives here. Everyone else gets access to the… »»»

Keith Preston: “Attack the System”! _ on Kevin Barrett’s Truth Jihad Radio

This show was broadcast on January 7, 2014. It is now archived here for everyone — Use Player Coming Up Tuesday, January 7th — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 8am Pacific * 11am Eastern * 15:00 GMT Subscribers to TruthJihad.com get early access to all show archives here. Everyone else gets access to the… »»»