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	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Congrats&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Smith</dc:creator>
		
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I want to congratulate Kenny Chesney&#8217;s makeup artist on the big win last night:  his skin was flawless in HD.  I know Kenny cares deeply about skin care as do most of us.  Around roadhouses and barrooms last night an astronomical number of twittering bikers, truck drivers and steel workers were pining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speechless</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t find the words, but thanks to Louis Armstrong and Punchline, this may express the sentiment:

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		<title>Colbert Will Love You&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilco appeared on the Colbert Report last night and debuted a new song.  Of course it rocked.  
And when Tweedy uses the word &#8220;love&#8221; he does so as a verb&#8230;


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		<title>Permamullet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Smith</dc:creator>
		
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Dear Toby,
From time-to-time I flip on GAC or CMT just to make sure I&#8217;m not missing anything.  Call it wishful thinking that one day I&#8217;ll see a Todd Snider marathon on one of the channels.  A guy&#8217;s gotta try right?
Well in the wee hours today I&#8217;ve been watching once again and I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More MPI News!</title>
		<link>http://sharkbitten.com/2008/10/29/more-mpi-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I told you guys a few weeks ago about a great opportunity to learn how albums are really made:  Music Producers Institute.
Well the first session with Radney Foster is over and early word from Steve Fischell is that it was a huge success:
Last week&#8217;s class with Radney Foster at the Sound Emporium went great. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motel Bottle Rocket</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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This time of year brings back lots of memories&#8211;football games, drinking beer with friends, picking apples with family.  And likewise there&#8217;s a definitive soundtrack for fall.  Wistful, more insightful and more laid back than their fun-loving summer cousins, the songs are generally have a little more meat on the bones and stick to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peace Queer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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During the height of the post-9/11 national pride boom we were awash with supposed patriotism that questioned anyone who dare suggest a contrary opinion on topics such as the war in Iraq, our addiction to oil or our reputation abroad.  In glaring similarity to the Red Scare, the protest spirit was quieted, nearly extinguished. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make it (Part 47&#8230;or so)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;re still trying to &#8220;make it&#8221; as they say?  Yeah?  Me too&#8230;but today I have some actionable information to help you along.  
Americana music is a booming business and there&#8217;s lots of ways to be involved:  write and perform music, advocate for your favorite artists, get sloshed and spend next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leftovers</title>
		<link>http://sharkbitten.com/2008/09/26/leftovers-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well folks it&#8217;s Friday.  The economy is tanking faster than Chris Cagle&#8217;s career, the election is getting ugly, and the only grocery store in my hometown is closing.  We&#8217;re knee-deep in a cultural war that divides us between crazy bible-thumpers and nutjob treehuggers when we used to be in this thing together.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Pains</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great pains this week is my inability to catch the Americana Music Association Awards this weekend.  This year&#8217;s installment is an Americana fan&#8217;s wet dream:

John Hiatt will receive the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting
Jason and the Scorchers will likewise receive a Lifetime Achievement Award
Levon Helm brought his legendary Midnight Ramble [...]]]></description>
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