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My Winter 2007 Playlist!

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Just spreading some end-of-year music around. I call this my...

2007 Winter "Seven-Years-Went-Under-The-Bridge" Mixtape

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Yes, there are about 50 songs. I got a little addicted to ProjectPlaylist. :)

Enjoy it! And have a safe and happy New Year's Eve and an abundant 2008!

MUSIC: Legendary Linda Hopkins Surprises Silver Lake Bar

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Two clips of legendary blues and gospel singer Linda Hopkins surprising the local Silver Lake patrons of The Other Side piano bar with an impromptu jam session accompanied by Sonji Kimmons. I  had to stopped by Other Side after some art openings and before heading over to Akbar just in time to catch this golden moment.

Above is a photo of regular Saturday night chanteuse Sonji Kimmons performing later that night. You may recall Sonji from previous blog entries about my wanderings through Silver Lake.

Skatt Bros. - "Life at the Outpost" (1979)

Ironically, these guys were called "Canada's 'straight' answer to America's Village People."

The Arbiters: CD Cover Art by Aman

I kept hearing The Arbiters on KCRW and jumped at the chance when I heard they were looking for an illustrator to do a CD cover for them.

Thomas Golubic's concept was to have the members depicted as super-heroes, with a front and back cover that worked together. The Arbiters, as shown on the cover, are Jez, Thomas & Jesse.

Here are the front and back covers side-by-side: