Junk Food won’t make you Chuck
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A review of musical group Chuck's Junk by Shawn Olson, originally in the Westside Messenger.
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Noise Auction takes final bid
Posted on Feb 17, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011
Photos of Noise Auction on February 17, 2006 at their next to final show.
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Volume Dealer at Newport
Posted on Jul 17, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Photos of Volume Dealer playing at the Newport Music Hall on July 17, 2004.
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Noise Auction ... Round One
Posted on Apr 30, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Photos of Noise Auction on their first night out at the Billiard Club on April 24, 2004.
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The Unfaced Foe
Posted on Jan 11, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 3, 2011
A poem about the never-ending struggle to survive against invisible enemies. Inspired by a very bad flu virus I suffered.
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Cringe at Newport
Posted on Jun 15, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Cringe headlines at the Newport on June 14, 2003.
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The Blue Van
Posted on Mar 22, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 19, 2022
The Blue Van produced scorn from bystanders, but was a superb piece of machinery.
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Hirsch shoulda did his homework
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A stab at E. D. Hirsch's misplaced criticism of John Dewey.
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Going bald like a man
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An amusing editorial by Shawn Olson, originally published as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
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