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"Destination: Anywhere!
East or West, I don't care..." That tune seems appropriate for our publisher's plans to take us (ANYWHERE!) and the magazine (ANYWHERE!) this summer. We hope you'll stick around for the ride. It promises to be another doozy. Enjoy the latest feast!
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SUBJECT: Dogs Across America Rod, I've always enjoyed reading Ron Diener's very real take on life in America, but had to write this time because "Dogs" was exceptionally good. Thanks for allowing him the extended space to tell this story. Is there a book in the works from this? Keep up the great work!
Paul K....More
Atlas SluggedMERLIN BROIL
Prawn PalaverBINYAVANGA WAINAINAWe're at the Coast of Sierra Leone. The weather is like steam rising from a boiling kettle. Pores are open, and sweat is welcome. Unlike cooler places where sweat has the flavor of something fermented, here, it is the sheen of every limb. Sweat is only a perfume when fresh, free-flowing. It is the only air-conditioner that works.
Cold things, iced things are silly here. They just give you the false illusion that you are chilled, before heat overwhelms you with a venegence. .. More
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DAY ONE:
Seething in SilenceKEVIN CAREYAs Holy Week and Easter are the most important time of year for me when I try not to become too involved in current affairs, here is a story which might shed some light on the issue of social capital.
COMING TUESDAYKEVIN CAREY talks child slavery and its implications for the global labor market in DAY ONE "The Etireno;" BOB POWERS listens to new music from lowsunday, Tom Hess, Marino & Tom Chapin in POWERSSOUND "lowsunday: cool rockers;" MAX ADAMS takes you behind the scenes in Tinsel Town. "Too Many Writers" HOLLYWOOD & VINES... and more comin' at ya!
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MY GLASS HOUSE: : The confusion about what day this column would come out this past week had everything to do with my own personal confusion these days. I had meant to make Thursday's update the last for this edition, but I simply wasn't up to it. (Readers of RDR will have noted that already.)
While trying to regain my own life, you see, I have been mired in its inconsistences. Tough circumstances demanding my attention and the looming deadline of my escape from this benighted burgh have distracted me from the tasks at hand. Money worries sap my soul. Finally, around Wednesday, I found myself throwing up my hands. It was as if I were lying down on the surface of the ocean of life and just letting the on-coming waves buffet me for awhile..."Lying Down" ROD AMISMore
People fussed with their packages and seating as the strangers boarded, hoping against hope that no one would take the vacant aisle seat next to him or her. To no avail. The bus would be full minus two passengers..."Dogs Across America - Part 3 of 3" RON DIENER More
The music may transport you to other dimensions, as it did me. It's so refreshing to come across music that's different yet soothing to one's nervous system. Not quite so ethereal, James Asher plays drums with a deft touch in "Feet in the Soil Vol. 2." The original release was a worldwide best seller, according to the record company. ... "Awaken Your Senses" BOB POWERS More |
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From Paul K., (No City Provided,) USA:
Anna Dry thrummed her fingers against her long, silky-smooth left thigh. It was a slow day at Cato's Pleasure Parlor in Georgetown. Not a single one of her favorite Congressmen had come in for their regular whippings; they were all in the House chamber today, voting to cut taxes for lottery winners, children of rich industrialists, gangsters, and other people more deserving than the few Americans still silly enough to work for a living.... 
One of our current, minor obsessions is "Plane rage" which is generally attributed to excessive alcohol and inadequate leg room. Well, on my way back to London from Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago I had a severe bout of it before the first drinks were served and even though I had a bulk-head seat. I had quite enough leg room but my neighbour overflowed substantially into my limited space; he could not keep still and used his elbows liberally; he had a slight cold which caused him to sneeze regularly but he apparently knew nothing of handkerchiefs and followed each hefty sneeze with an equally hefty sniff. In spite of all these inconveniences I finally slept, only to be awakened by his head set, turned up at full volume, occupying his vacated seat... 
The bus from Denver had just arrived as we were ascending to our seats in the Salt Lake City bus, heading down Interstate 80 across Wyoming. Several people came bounding out of the other bus, as though we would not be waiting to board them had they not made fools of themselves. It was obvious that we would no longer have the large number of empty seats for riding comfort. The bus would be almost full with all these new passengers.