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Ben Deignan Is Growing Up

I just received word via facebook that drummer Lance Tilton isn’t with us any more.  Not only was he a hell of a drummer, he was an amazing guy.  Any time I went to see Ben and his boys, Lance … Continue reading

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Sweet Suburban Hotty

Ladies, let me be bluntly honest with you. Ben Deignan is not Mr. Sensitive. Ben Deignan does not want to be your BFF. Ben Deignan does not want to settle down, grow old together, or watch your grandchildren frolic in … Continue reading

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If The British Invasion Had Happened In Texas

I’ve been hearing a new sound around town – kind of like a “this-century” Southern-based twist on 60′s Brit-pop on psychedelics in a garage. (Think Eureka Gold, Modern Skirts, Noises Ten.) One band that fits this genre, Atlanta-based Gringo Star, … Continue reading

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Weekend Scoop for April 15, 2010

My word!  (For full effect say ‘My word!’ outloud with a proper British accent like the proper British butler on that Shirley Temple movie.)  Here we are again at the weekend — and tax day to boot!   This weekend’s offerings … Continue reading

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Weekend Scoop for April 1, 2010

Take a deep breath.  Now take another.  You might want one more — I have big news.  It’s almost another weekend already!  I’ve barely caught my breath from last weekend and here we are again with SO much to do … Continue reading

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Weekend Scoop for March 24, 2010

Jumpin’ Jehosephat!  How is it already Wednesday again?  March is just whizzing past like a Ford Pinto through a cloud of gnats — like a honey-and-granola covered hiker from a swarm of angry bees and a hungry bear — like … Continue reading

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The Weekend Scoop for March 10, 2010

It’s Wednesday again already!  Great googlymoogly but this month is flying by faster than pigs to the cry of SOOO-EEEE!  I’m chock full of ideas for fun things for you to do this weekend and lucky for us both, I’ve … Continue reading

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Weekend Scoop for March 3, 2010

March has arrived to blow the last bits of winter away like the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs.  Only I don’t think of winter so much as a little pig or spring as a wolf.  I s’pose … Continue reading

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The Weekend Scoop — February 24, 2010

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Go-See-Hear-Do-Be. It is my plan to post a once-a-week entry detailing a variety of things to do around town (and from time to time out of town). Whether you’re looking for night-on-the-town type entertainment … Continue reading

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