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Entries Tagged as '60s Pop'

May, 2005: The Arrival of Mr. Blue (and Kiwi, too)

Posted by Ocelopotamus on February 9th, 2008 at 3:15 am

About two and a half years ago, I adopted a big blue talkative cat named Mr. Blue (aka Barabajagal). Below the jump is the email I sent out to my cat-friendliest friends announcing his arrival.
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Tags: Music · Cats · Journal · Folk-Rock · Pets · 60s Pop · Kiwi · Mr. Blue

On The Christians and The Gays, and Keeping the Flock Together

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 15th, 2007 at 3:27 am


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Tags: Politics · Culture · Music · Blogs · Journal · LGBT · Activism · Folk · Folk-Rock · Civil Rights · Religion · Spirituality · U.S. Congress · 60s Pop · Joan Baez

“Lord Have Mercy, I Think It’s the Cops”: Larry Craig and Madame George

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 4th, 2007 at 12:58 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · LGBT · Activism · Theater · Ireland · History · Human Rights · U.S. Senate · Civil Rights · Journalism · Conservatives · 60s Pop · Essays

Clip and Trailer for Todd Haynes’ New Dylan Movie, I’m Not There

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 24th, 2007 at 12:06 am


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Tags: Culture · Music · Film · Folk · Folk-Rock · Video · 60s Pop

Roundup: Skydiving Baby Giraffe Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 15th, 2007 at 10:39 am


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Boiling Some Cabbage with the Smothers Brothers

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 8th, 2007 at 3:16 am


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Tags: Culture · Music · Comedy · TV · Folk · Folk-Rock · Video · 60s Pop

Music: Catching Up to Yoko

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 24th, 2007 at 1:54 pm


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Tags: News · Culture · Music · Journal · Chicago · LGBT · Media · New Wave · TV · Beatles · Yoko Ono · Human Rights · Video · Feminism · John Lennon · Amnesty International · Modern Rock · 60s Pop

Roundup: Picketing Flamingo Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 am


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Vintage TV: Serena Sings on Bewitched

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 23rd, 2007 at 6:12 am


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Tags: Culture · Music · Comedy · TV · Video · Fantasy · 60s Pop