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This is a satire piece but I've had my fun. How do you delete things here?

In 2018 I cracked a squat in the center of the French Quarter. No crowbars, no drilling locks, no broken windows. Clean. Efficient. It's even a government building. All I had to do was get elected mayor. Shit, they've flown me first class all over the world and never even had to pay a dime or...

I know you're supposed to sign up several months in advance, but does anybody know if you can just show up and see if anybody didn't come up for the job (sorry my question mark button is broken.)

I grew up in a cult commune called JPUSA in Chicago till I was five, and while I don't have many memories that stick out to me as particularly creepy, I'm a bit skeptical towards most communes. Most of that is informed through my mom and dad, who have told me some fucking crazy stories about...

Ever since I got this cheap ass mp3 player, I've made somewhat of a tradition of putting on "Ides of March" by Iron Maiden every time my train starts moving. It just takes it from a sometimes pensive and redundant experience to an epic one. However, I keep my player stoked with some other...

I'm from around Portage, IN. Hoosier punx!

VenusinPisces, I sympathize with that experience on a lot of levels. As someone who has gone back and forth on identifying as trans and cis in different times in my life, it's quite a struggle to know who I am because the language and culture of American gender pulls on me in confounding ways. I...

I don't hate you for being "privileged" but it is an identification that can be used to help better understand how our world works. Some people have more privilege than others, and that's a fact. Facts don't require hatred, only acknowledgment. It's an identification, just like any word like it...

I'm going to take issue with a lot of people's responses to this thread. Thinking about what cisgender means absolutely does not mean sacrificing your critical thinking for some political demands. It means critical thinking about a very diverse group of people whose common identity bond of being...

There's a likelyhood that I'll be around there at some point.

Your response, while it does touch upon a common problem of a lack of depth in people trying to sincerely understand this kind of music, no offense, but your critique sounds more like an elitist affectation than a serious attempt to love and connect to this music. I know that the way I play this...

So, my friend Justin posted these really excellent old-time fiddle recordings for everybody to take. Many of these are archaic recordings from the 20's, field recordings of the oldest fiddlers (some of whose grandfathers taught them fought in the Civil War.) Plus, I included a few Cajun...

Oh god, Ernie Carpenter is excellent. My favorites are Hiram Stamper, Lester McCumbers, Bruce Molsky, Chris Wig, and Ed Haley right now.

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Poverty does exist in America in a substantial way, and just because a lot of white, middle class kids make up the majority of traveling kids doesn't invalidate the fact that there are people who have definitely grown up in poverty. I agree with your post for the most part, and I wish people...

East Coast is just so sweet. So many weird little NS lines goin every which way; so many mountains; the atittude has a bad reputation, but I like it more than that shy, pretentious, fake West Coast bullshit. Of course, not everybody is like that out there, and not everybody is upfront and bold...

I'm not from the East Coast at all, but I'll rep that shit over the West Coast any day, muthafucka

I'm considering doing this once it warms up around the country a bit. I'm in NOLA right now, and I 've got a bike laying around in Richmond that I might pick up. It's a road/mountain hybrid frame, real small and light. I'd like to see about putting quick releases on the wheels so I could take it...

I got myself some NOPD shitkickin' leather boots from a friend. Steel-toed, thick, yet light and seemingly durable. I'm pretty happy about them. I run through boots pretty quick. I have a tendency to find and acquire a lot of shoes from the trash all homebum-status, but these were just given to...

Fenagle yourself an incredibow. One thing I've learned about traveling with a fiddle is you go through bows really quick. Since they can range from $30 to thousands of dollars (and price really makes a difference) it makes sense to make 'em last if you can. I personally HATE flying signs, so I...

So I'm in New Orleans, hanging out and gearing up for the summer, when I run into a kid who is ranting about these new pants of his. They're not Carhartt, not Filsen's, not Walls. They're Duluth Trading Company and they're made of fire hose cloth. Fucking crazy. So he's telling me about them...

Add dry beans to that list. You don't even have to boil them. Just soak them overnight in water and they're good enoug to eat after that.

Yeah, it's true. But I mean, at the same time there are some resurgences here and there. I mean, look at Algernon Cadwalleder or Field Day. There are some who still appreciate the concepts contained within that genre.

I haven't been to NOLA in three years, and so I'm super stoked to get down there.

Oh god. That's the first good music I got into. My friend Jared and I were obsessed with Sunny Day Real Estate when I was in high school, and I still love them. Diary is one of the greatest albums ever. It really fucking bothers me what the word "emo" means now. There's no resemblance between...

Also, avoid packages like that fender you showed me. They're designed to rip you off. My friend has the same one and you can get a much nicer banjo for the same price.

Hmmm. I'd say keep looking on ebay specifically for open-back banjos. Banjo with hard case, 5 string, open back, new - eBay (item 200525727240 end time Oct-07-10 10:11:12 PDT). This one looks like it might be ok. It doesn't say what brand though, and it doesn't seem like the seller knows...

Hey, Lo, you didn't happen to live in Omaha for awhile did you? I made a friend named Lo in Omaha a few years ago, and it would be a crazy coincidence if that's you.

Oh, I forgot. MiztressWinter, what price can you afford for a banjo? The cheapest one new that sounds really good costs $350. It's a Gold Tone CR-50 and it's what I have. I swear by it; it's fucking nice. Luckily I got it used though.

I really like that blazing fast, hard-driving stuff too, but recently, I've taken a liking to crooked, eerie mountain minor tunes. I just really like Tommy Jarrell a lot right now - and part of the reason why his music is so haunting is the pace; it's not too fast and not too slow. Just enough...

Yeah, I totally agree with you on the whole round peaky thing. It just has this eerie otherworldliness to it. I like old-time music where the african influence is most prevalent (which round-peak would definitely be one of them.) My favorites are Pretty much everything you listed, though...

GAAAH! I hate that more than Wagonwheel requests. That shit is annoying as hell. What old-time musicians do you like and what are some of your favorite tunes?

I don't think originality or revolution really exists in any form of music or art or though. Most of the most seemingly ingenious artists drew from influences that other people didn't necessarily have. But when an outside group encounters such an artist, they see them as an example of a highly...

It certainly can be, but it doesn't have to be super old-fashioned. Look at The Carolina Chocolate Drops or Black Death All-Stars. They're sort of within the old-time genre but they do things that step outside the tradition of it. I really like playing and listening to that stuff because...

There's a lot of kids out there who play jug band songs on ukulele, and there's plenty of kids who strum banjos and pull accordions. And that's great. But, where are all the clawhammer banjo players and old-time fiddlers out there? That's what I play and I have a hard time finding many who can...

I love Richmond, Virginia. I ended up living there for a year, and I feel extremely comfortable there. You have lots of really great shows, good sign flying if you know where to go, an island with cool abandoned buildings on the south side of it, and the people are super nice. The Acca yard...

One time I had sex in a japanese garden in a thunderstorm. It seems like it would have been super romantic, but due to the assload of champagne I drank, I didn't realize how annoying that person was until the next day. Ugh.

Yeah. Johnny Hobo sings oogle anthems. He's never ridden a freight train in his life but supposedly he writes about his friend's lives. Which, to be fair, is something a lot of song writers do. Many people write about things they've never done. However, it's a bit problematic to write about...

What a fucking bummer. I hung out with him a few times over the last couple years and he always seemed like a nice guy. RIP

Texas Beach is pretty amazing. Follow Allen St. all the way down. It'll become Carter St. Keep following it, and turn left on New York, and take the next right. You'll see a parking lot ahead of you. Go left through the parking lot, down the hill, over the bridge above the railroad tracks (it's...

Des Moines sucks. I can't STAND Council Bluffs, Iowa, either. North Platte is fucking dead. It looks like you could film a post-apocalyptic zombie film out there. Chicago, and the surrounding area in Indiana, especially is a miserable place. It's nothing but cold winters and even colder...

Ugh. I grew up in Indiana. I just came from there two days ago and remembered exactly why I don't go there often.

It's strange. I used to make dentures for a living and I didn't know about this stuff.

Well, hopefully I'll get to Richmond in time, and hopefully I won't get a felony like I did last time.

I've noticed a lot of people have said to begin by lubing your finger and then wriggling it around. Before you do that, it's a good idea to gently massage the perimeter of the anus with the finger until it relaxes, especially if he's never done anal before.

Oh hell yeah! I really like the idea of getting objective sociological data on what we all do. It's like reading our collective journal.

Wyme was a wonderful friend. He kept me going through some tough shit. In Richmond, Wyme, a few other people, and I, used to go busking together all the time. On one particular ocassion, we were riding the free bus back from Shockoe Bottom when this old person asked me to play a tune on banjo...

Oooooh if only I wasn't gonna be on tour. I guess I'll just go to Ida.

Know of any places that host house shows and such in Missoula? I'm goin on tour in May.

Ah man, I love bloomington, but it gets a bit small for me at times. That hitch off the 65 from that town south of Indy is nice though, goin through those hills.