Anyway despite my inability operate a fucking computer. Pete Seeger turned 90 and is pretty...

Anyway despite my inability operate a fucking computer.

Pete Seeger turned 90 and is pretty interesting character of true American Idealism.

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This is the best lamp-loving FanShot of all time.

"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 4, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions

Check out

the new s coverage on his Birthday concert in NYC…

The all-star lineup included Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Ani DiFranco, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Billy Bragg, Ruby Dee, Steve Earle, Arlo Guthrie, Guy Davis, Dar Williams, Michael Franti, Bela Fleck, Tim Robbins, Dave Matthews, Rufus Wainwright, John Mellencamp, Ben Harper, and Ritchie Havens

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on May 6, 2009 6:49 AM EDT reply actions

Damn you.

I had managed to forget about the existence of Ani DiFranco.

"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 6, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Now the gay/straight debate begins anew.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on May 6, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on May 6, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I believe she was there as Richie Haven's personal skag

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on May 7, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Sorry Alan, but

This might just have to be my new response…

to this:

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on May 7, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

that's impressive

i can hardly stay balanced on those yoga balls and that chick can carry two at a time in her blouse.

go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls

by Charlie Scrabbles on May 7, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

That's..

..painful.

"Nobody's going to die just because they can't find their little yellow basket."

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 7, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

No THAT was painful

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on May 7, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions

And really disappointing to see an artist that has generally had one of the strongest, clearest, loudest critiques of patriarchal capitalism go ga-ga over a more of the same, wolf in a sheepskin jacket, neoliberal free market save the banks at the expense of the river president of the united in genocide, exploitation, and violent usurpation states of america.

Then again, I remember being a little bit happy on November 4th too.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on May 8, 2009 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Its good that you can remain so detachted in your crushing oservations Verka

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on May 8, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks SO muchf for this Fanshot, Mads!

My 4-year old is a big Pete Seeger fan. Abi-yo-yo is her favorite book and she’s passed it on to her entire pre-school class, along with the CD of Pete performing it live.
I sat down with her and showed her bits of the video— explained who John Mellencamp, Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen were and why Pete’s birthday was a big deal to them. Of course, it’s a little much at that age, but she thought it was really cool that 18,000 people would show up for your birthday. And really cool that someone could actually live to be 90. And she was disappointed that he didn’t perform Abi-yo-yo.
I have to admit that I knew nothing about him until she received the CD as a gift. My respect has grown leaps and bounds since then, capped by the information you shared with us. Wish I could be half as valuable a human being as Mr. Seeger!

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

by "Red" Moskau on May 12, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions