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More entries in "Fresh Thoughts" menu concerning the peaceful demonstration that is in progress - see notes here:
On 1/11/12, a peaceful demonstration was launched on Marginal Road, Rutherford NJ, adjacent to the Route 3 construction project during the A.M. rush hour - (around 7am-8am - Tues and Fri when possible). The demonstration is in response to the Xanadu / American Dream mega-mall proposition which would project to open in 2013. This alleged mall intends to force a structure with the largest carbon-footprint in the state of NJ in an ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE PROTECTED wetland park at the foot of New York City. The project, debated for several years, will need state taxpayer funds to support its building although it is a private-enterprise project.-------- Demonstration signs will read: "XANA-DOO-DOO" / "AMERICAN NIGHTMARE" (see fresh thoughts - upper left menu - updates will be posted there. There are 5 updates so far) - more info below also
Paintings and Drawings of Martin Dull are being exhibited Dec/Jan: Lena Di Gangi Gallery & Studio / 320 Union Blvd / Totowa, NJ 07512 / (973) 942-7400. It would be great to see you there sometime. // There are other artists showing as part of this exhibit. It is an intimate and pleasant gallery.
UPDATE: Peaceful demonstration has been on-going (see comments in SEVERAL paragraphs below and in "fresh thoughts")- drop by someday and say hello.*******
NEW FRESH THOUGHTS (fresh thoughts are located in the menu on the upper left) -
several new fresh thoughts are lodged concerning the peaceful demonstration that was launched on 1/11 ---- 1/10/12 - "Non-fossil Fuel Technology"; 1/2/12 - "Peaceful Demonstration"; 12/30/11 - "science and tenets/tenets and science"; 12/30/11 - "to my son"; 12/30/11 - The Most Influential Mind in History; 12/30/11 - "Tell Me Buddha"; 10/4/11 - "Religious Nuts"; 8/21/11 - "dullmusic requests legal help"; "MIGHT MAKES RIGHT"; "dumb-phone smarts" - 8/13/11; "The House We Live In" - new "fresh thoughts" - menu to left - 8/17/11 - "unconditional love and bullcrap"; WARNING! - Fresh Thoughts may make you angry.
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PETE and TOSHI SEEGER WETLANDS PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES -
TOM PAXTON; JOHN McCUTCHEON; DOM FLEMONS – Nov 19 - Special guest Pete Seeger
“Voicing concern” is one of the driving tenets of the acoustic genre. That driving tenet may explain some of the success of the Pete and Toshi Seeger Wetlands Preservation Concert Series which has packed 2 concert halls and promises to pack a third on Nov 19. Tom Paxton; John McCutcheon; Dom Flemons (of the Carolina Chocolate Drops); and musical hosts, The Dull Music Band; take the stage for an environmental expo/concert at the William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts in Rutherford NJ.
Tom Paxton, revered singer/songwriter, whose message-laden career burgeoned after a demonstrative entrance into the Village scene during the 60’s, has written some of acoustics’ enduring classics. His art has been brought to the world stage by genre legends Peter, Paul and Mary; Pete Seeger; The Weavers; Willie Nelson; The Dubliners; Harry Belafonte; Judy Collins; Placido Domingo; Dolly Parton and scores of other interpreters. Ramblin' Boy; Bottle of Wine; The Marvelous Toy have endured the test of time and are considered mainstays in the repertoire of the acoustic set.
Paxton himself has been travelling worldwide since the early days. An international fan-base holds dearly to the message of peace and responsible earth-guarding that the artist lives and sings. The message-bringer has bolstered the national environmental menu of acoustic songs with classics: “Whose Garden Was This?”, written for Earth Day 1970; and “There Goes the Mountain” – a gripping expose of strip mining practices. Paxton made it a personal note to perform in the Wetland Series, in support of a widening movement to protect the last vestiges of wetlands in the NJ/NY area.
John McCutcheon hails from Wisconsin but grew up musically traveling during his 20’s in Appalachia. His communal /family spirit harkens back to those early days of root influence. The strapping artist has an athletic background which he tucked away to pursue an international folk career. He is known as one of the few masters of the Hammered Dulcimer, a complex mountain instrument whose sound brings you to those hills. The multi-instrumentalist, staunch supporter of peace and justice issues, storyteller and folk singer-songwriter par excellence, shuttles around the globe with proactive protest and concern for the planet and its future.
His appearance with Tom Paxton is timely and notable – both have supported environmental issues without flinching for their entire careers. You may consider this concert as a sort of a musical Wall Street protest with an environmental angle.
Dom Flemons travels most notably with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a Grammy winning trio that highlights the old-timey tradition of the black banjoists. Flemons has recently created a stir with his solo career via a recent move to New York City, placing him in a central position in the new folk momentum. He’ll dazzle you with old-timey banjo; spoons; guitars and other stylistic surprises that bring you back a century or so - placing you in the American musical cauldron. The influences Flemons brings to life are the core elements of American music that magnetize the world stage.
The musical host of the Wetlands Series is the Dull Music Band – a message oriented rousing acoustic fivesome that has been filling regional halls since their inception 3 years ago. The band comprises of: member of the Fugs punk band, Scott Petito, on bass; Ted Clancy, former travelling lead guitarist for the Happenings; Dan O’Dea, fiddler with scores of fiddling convention trophies; Alex Zetelski, 24 year old drummer on the rise; Martin Dull, age 24, lead vocalist- singer-songwriter whose songs this band plays; along with second lead, John Dull, regional folk mainstay for the last few decades. The bands youth / mixed with mellow folk wisdom of the elders, excites both new legions of acoustic enthusiasts and established acoustic ears that have been waiting for an exciting new sound and lyric.
The Wetlands Series was opened by, and named after, Pete Seeger and Toshi Seeger. There is a pronounced environmental expo preceding each event. Past display booth participants with proactive demonstrations were the NJ Meadowlands Commission; the Hackensack Riverkeeper; the NJ Audubon Society; the Rutherford Green Team; The Overpeck Preserve. Awards are given by dignitaries for proactive environmentalism to worthy recipients which have included the Seegers and the Riverkeeper.
Tickets from $40-$20 online at www.dullmusic.com or walk-up at Steve’s Coin and Stamp; 2 Franklin Place, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201-935-3737)
The series is sponsored by The Boiling Springs Savings Bank; the South Bergenite; the Hackensack Riverkeeper; the Rutherford Green Team and the William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts.
DATE: Saturday, November 19, 2011
TIME: 6:35 pm Environmental Expo / 7:30 pm concert and awards ceremony
PLACE: William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts, 1 Williams Plaza, Rutherford, NJ 07070
WHO: Tom Paxton (www.TomPaxton.com); John McCutcheon (www.folkmusic.com); Dom Flemons (www.CarolinaChocolateDrops.com); The Dull Music Band (www.dullmusic.com)
TICKETS: $40/$35/$30/$20 – walk up at Steve’s Coin and Stamp; 2 Franklin Place, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201 935 3737) ---or online at dullmusic.com
INFO and DIRECTIONS: dullmusic.com
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The Story of the Wetlands Preservation Concert Series
On the inspiration of Pete and Toshi Seeger, the Wetlands Preservation Concert Series continues.
When the Seegers eyed expansive wetlands during travels on the NJ Pike, it occurred to them how fragile these beautiful meadows and other wetlands in the northeast are. They are in need of our awareness and aggressive protection.
Much work has already been done in NJ wetland areas. This concert series will provide environmental displays which highlight some of that work, and the series will give awards to proactive groups and individuals for outstanding environmental progress in wetland areas. But the remaining untarnished and semi-tarnished meadow areas are in pronounced need of further protection.
This string of concerts, kicked off by Pete and Friends last November, will have as its goal awareness proliferation surrounding the wonderful opportunities, and beauties that lie in our wetlands. The series will encourage proactive involvement.
Between concerts, visit the trails of DeKorte Park (Lyndhurst, NJ), or take a pontoon boat tour of the Hackensack River. You may see a bald Eagle or 2, an egret, or some beautiful treasure that will remind us of the need to protect these strange and wonderful habitats for future generations.