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The Woods Are Lovely, Dark And Deep

February 12, 2010 Larry Livermore 0 Comments

Whenever winter starts lumbering into what ought to be its latter stages – usually in March, but sometimes in February

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This Day In History: February 4, 1968

February 4, 2010 Larry Livermore 1 Comment 1960s, 1968, Ann Arbor, Hippies, LSD, Marijuana, Michigan, Police, Ypsilanti

For many years afterward I’d approach this date with deep, dark trepidation, convinced that some sort of disaster was certain

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Pushups Is Pop

January 11, 2010June 12, 2018 Larry Livermore 43 Comments 415 Records, Agent Orange, Al Leis, Blue Cheer, Congolian Maulers, Dead Kennedys, Dickie Peterson, Ed Dorn, Ginger Coyote, Go-Gos, Howie Klein, Jello Biafra, New Wave, Pushups, Ricky Swan, San Francisco, The Ravers, Tony Rainier

It is an article of faith among musicians, especially those who fail to achieve the degree of success they and

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Spy Rock Memories, Part One

November 21, 2009 Larry Livermore 19 Comments Iron Peak, Lookout, Lookouts, Memoir, Mendocino County, Spy Rock Road

My first trip up Spy Rock Road must have been late in the summer of 1980.  My brother-in-common-law had bought

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On The Avenue

October 18, 2009June 12, 2018 Larry Livermore 3 Comments Berkeley, Caffe Mediterraneum, Telegraph Avenue, The Potatomen

I have a habit of writing songs that go with stories or stories that go with songs, and this is

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San Francisco 1994

October 16, 2009 Larry Livermore 1 Comment Chinatown, East Bay, Herb Caen, North Beach, San Francisco, Tenderloin

Back in the days of Lookout magazine, nearly every issue carried a column known as San Francisco Beat, which gave

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My Home Town Isn't There Anymore

October 16, 2009 Larry Livermore 2 Comments Automobile industry, Coleman Young, Crime, Detroit, Urban decay

This article originally appeared in issue #34 of Lookout magazine, published in the spring of 1989.  I wrote it after

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Satan Lives At The End Of My Street

October 14, 2009 Larry Livermore 1 Comment Eureka, Lookout, Pulp mill, Sam's Song, The Potatomen

This story was originally published in Lookout #38, in early 1993. It’s about living in a mill town, namely Eureka,

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The End of Lookout

August 10, 2009 Larry Livermore 1 Comment Brent’s TV, Green Day, Lookout, Nuisance, Screeching Weasel, The Queers

I wrote this in 1999 or 2000; I don’t remember where (or if) it was ever published. It’s a partial

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My Adventure With Green Day

August 5, 2009 Larry Livermore 12 Comments Green Day

This originally appeared in Tales of Blarg fanzine, and was later reprinted on the insert to Green Day’s Kerplunk album.

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