Rotation #210 - December 21, 2009
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Howdy,
One of the oldest rules in politics is "First they make everyone a criminal, then they arrest the people they don't like." This has been playing out in Raleigh recently. On a small scale perhaps, but the rule has been proven. At issue is a series of house concerts sponsored by long time folk musician, Bett Padgett. She has been hosting house concerts for many years where she hosts the artists and puts on a performance in her living room. She collects a fee for attendance and all the proceeds go to the artists who perform. She heavily subsidizes the these events in both time and money. These house concerts are very popular and reservations for her events fill up in the first few minutes after she announces them.
Well, someone complained to the city council who has now ruled that Bett is a criminal for engaging in business activity out of her home and for holding more than three gatherings at her house per year. Apparently the Raleigh City Council has a statist streak in them, thinking they have the right to decide how many events you can host in your own home each year and whether or not having a house concert is a business activity. (And by the way, what exactly is wrong with engaging in a business activity in your house as long as you aren't disturbing or endangering your neighbors?).
Our local progressive newspaper The Independent has a full story about this outrage. For those of you in Raleigh, I strongly urge you to vote your council out of office next election.
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Howdy,
One of the oldest rules in politics is "First they make everyone a criminal, then they arrest the people they don't like." This has been playing out in Raleigh recently. On a small scale perhaps, but the rule has been proven. At issue is a series of house concerts sponsored by long time folk musician, Bett Padgett. She has been hosting house concerts for many years where she hosts the artists and puts on a performance in her living room. She collects a fee for attendance and all the proceeds go to the artists who perform. She heavily subsidizes the these events in both time and money. These house concerts are very popular and reservations for her events fill up in the first few minutes after she announces them.
Well, someone complained to the city council who has now ruled that Bett is a criminal for engaging in business activity out of her home and for holding more than three gatherings at her house per year. Apparently the Raleigh City Council has a statist streak in them, thinking they have the right to decide how many events you can host in your own home each year and whether or not having a house concert is a business activity. (And by the way, what exactly is wrong with engaging in a business activity in your house as long as you aren't disturbing or endangering your neighbors?).
Our local progressive newspaper The Independent has a full story about this outrage. For those of you in Raleigh, I strongly urge you to vote your council out of office next election.
Dig Deep,
Calvin
(in no particular order)
Hit The Road Jack / Ray Charles / Anthology / 2:00
Kitten / Quarter Mile Combo / Motels, Gas & Beer / 3:45
Mares / The Mayflies / A Thousand Small Things / 5:22
Natural Forces / Lyle Lovett / Natural Forces / 5:41
Think I Will / Bonnie Bishop / Bonie Bishop 09 Things I Know(self) / 3:23
Damn Your Eyes / Etta James / Gold / 4:11
Graveyard Train / Doug & Telisha Williams / Ghost Of The KnoXVIlle Girl / 3:19
January Wedding / The Avett Brothers / I And Love And You / 3:48
My Body's Been Home / Thomas Hine / Motives / 4:19
You Need Love / Muddy Waters / Blues Masters Vol. 6 - Blues Originals / 2:43
Lonely Heart / Vince Mira / Cash Cabin Sessions / 3:18
Man of Somebody's Dreams / Los Lobos / The Man Of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney / 3:59
Petaluma / The Mayflies / A Thousand Small Things / 3:54
Sounds Of The City / Lucero / 1372 Overton Park / 3:13
'Til I Get It Right / John Doe & The Sadies / Country Club / 3:19
Fat Boy / Marah / If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry / 2:27
Ghost Of Rock & Roll / Matthew Grimm & The Red Smear / The Ghost Of Rock & Roll / 3:04
Hold On Your Heart / Uncle Lucius / Pick Up Your Head / 2:38
Mighty Sweet Watermelon / Greg Brown / The Evening Call / 3:45
Oh Yeah! / Electric Rag Band / If You Got Some / 1:52
The Door / Keb' Mo' / Get the Blues! / 3:54
How You Make Me Feel / Shelley King / Welcome Home / 2:52
Midnight Rambler / The Rolling Stones / Let It Bleed / 6:57
Bolder Than Paradise / Shannon McNally / Coldwater / 5:25
If You Talk To My Baby / The Backsliders / Throwin' Rocks At The Moon / 2:47
Isolation / Heavy Trash / Midnight Soul Serenade / 3:24
Little Rock / Hayes Carll / Little Rock / 3:05
Passin' My Days / Choosy Beggars / See The Lovers Right On Time / 3:46
Right Here With Me / The Band Of Heathens / One Foot In The Ether / 3:42
Wolves (Song Of The Shepherd's Dog) / Iron & Wine / The Shepherd's Dog / 4:57
Better Than Bein Alone / Joe Swank And The Zen Pirates / Hank Williams Died For My Sins / 4:03
Ooncha Ooncha Music / Jon Shain / Times Right Now / 3:25
Run Chicken Run / The Felice Brothers / Yonder Is The Clock / 5:00
A Mighty Long Way / Eddie Bradford / Sweet Sounds Of Muscle Shoa : Vol. 4-More Power To Ya! / 2:35
BABY LOVES HIM / Wanda Jackson / EARLY FEMALE ROCKBILLY / 2:01
So Long, I'm Gone / Ned Van Go / Heartbroke City / 2:49
Good Time Crowd / Chuck Prophet / ¡Let Freedom Ring! / 3:28
Heart Of Gold / Bill Kirchen / Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods / 3:44
Poor Poor LA / Time Easton / New Music From New West / 3:48
Two Step Too / Delbert McClinton / Cost Of Living / 3:02
I Gotta Get Drunk / Willie Nelson / Crazy: The Demo Sessions / 1:41
If The Sea Was Whiskey / Willie Dixon / From Clarksdale to Cleveland Vol.1 The Roadhouse / 3:02
Shine Along / The Black Crowes / Before The Frost...Until The Freeze / 4:33
Big Little Baby / Reverend Horton Heat / Holy Roller / 2:29
2002 / Bob Schneider / Lonelyland / 4:08
Mockingbird / Ryan Adams & The Cardinals / Cold Roses / 4:47
No Headstone on My Grave / Esther Phillips / Oxford American 2003 (#6) / 3:20
In Time / Sir Douglas Quintet / The Prime of Sir Douglas Quintet / 2:16
Bayou Tortue / James McMurtry / Live In Europe / 4:26
Deeper And Deeper / Randy Stern / Give / 3:45
Calvin
This Week's Rotation
Taproot rotation #210 on iTunes(in no particular order)
Hit The Road Jack / Ray Charles / Anthology / 2:00
Kitten / Quarter Mile Combo / Motels, Gas & Beer / 3:45
Mares / The Mayflies / A Thousand Small Things / 5:22
Natural Forces / Lyle Lovett / Natural Forces / 5:41
Think I Will / Bonnie Bishop / Bonie Bishop 09 Things I Know(self) / 3:23
Damn Your Eyes / Etta James / Gold / 4:11
Graveyard Train / Doug & Telisha Williams / Ghost Of The KnoXVIlle Girl / 3:19
January Wedding / The Avett Brothers / I And Love And You / 3:48
My Body's Been Home / Thomas Hine / Motives / 4:19
You Need Love / Muddy Waters / Blues Masters Vol. 6 - Blues Originals / 2:43
Lonely Heart / Vince Mira / Cash Cabin Sessions / 3:18
Man of Somebody's Dreams / Los Lobos / The Man Of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney / 3:59
Petaluma / The Mayflies / A Thousand Small Things / 3:54
Sounds Of The City / Lucero / 1372 Overton Park / 3:13
'Til I Get It Right / John Doe & The Sadies / Country Club / 3:19
Fat Boy / Marah / If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry / 2:27
Ghost Of Rock & Roll / Matthew Grimm & The Red Smear / The Ghost Of Rock & Roll / 3:04
Hold On Your Heart / Uncle Lucius / Pick Up Your Head / 2:38
Mighty Sweet Watermelon / Greg Brown / The Evening Call / 3:45
Oh Yeah! / Electric Rag Band / If You Got Some / 1:52
The Door / Keb' Mo' / Get the Blues! / 3:54
How You Make Me Feel / Shelley King / Welcome Home / 2:52
Midnight Rambler / The Rolling Stones / Let It Bleed / 6:57
Bolder Than Paradise / Shannon McNally / Coldwater / 5:25
If You Talk To My Baby / The Backsliders / Throwin' Rocks At The Moon / 2:47
Isolation / Heavy Trash / Midnight Soul Serenade / 3:24
Little Rock / Hayes Carll / Little Rock / 3:05
Passin' My Days / Choosy Beggars / See The Lovers Right On Time / 3:46
Right Here With Me / The Band Of Heathens / One Foot In The Ether / 3:42
Wolves (Song Of The Shepherd's Dog) / Iron & Wine / The Shepherd's Dog / 4:57
Better Than Bein Alone / Joe Swank And The Zen Pirates / Hank Williams Died For My Sins / 4:03
Ooncha Ooncha Music / Jon Shain / Times Right Now / 3:25
Run Chicken Run / The Felice Brothers / Yonder Is The Clock / 5:00
A Mighty Long Way / Eddie Bradford / Sweet Sounds Of Muscle Shoa : Vol. 4-More Power To Ya! / 2:35
BABY LOVES HIM / Wanda Jackson / EARLY FEMALE ROCKBILLY / 2:01
So Long, I'm Gone / Ned Van Go / Heartbroke City / 2:49
Good Time Crowd / Chuck Prophet / ¡Let Freedom Ring! / 3:28
Heart Of Gold / Bill Kirchen / Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods / 3:44
Poor Poor LA / Time Easton / New Music From New West / 3:48
Two Step Too / Delbert McClinton / Cost Of Living / 3:02
I Gotta Get Drunk / Willie Nelson / Crazy: The Demo Sessions / 1:41
If The Sea Was Whiskey / Willie Dixon / From Clarksdale to Cleveland Vol.1 The Roadhouse / 3:02
Shine Along / The Black Crowes / Before The Frost...Until The Freeze / 4:33
Big Little Baby / Reverend Horton Heat / Holy Roller / 2:29
2002 / Bob Schneider / Lonelyland / 4:08
Mockingbird / Ryan Adams & The Cardinals / Cold Roses / 4:47
No Headstone on My Grave / Esther Phillips / Oxford American 2003 (#6) / 3:20
In Time / Sir Douglas Quintet / The Prime of Sir Douglas Quintet / 2:16
Bayou Tortue / James McMurtry / Live In Europe / 4:26
Deeper And Deeper / Randy Stern / Give / 3:45
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