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Thank You Once in a Boo Moon Event Sponsors

Once in a Boo Moon, held Saturday February 23rd at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, was a huge success. Devoted KBOO fans listened to Henry & Moggy, The True Vine Ramblers, Don McLaren & His Fiddlin' Friends and Retta Christie & Her One Night Stand Band. The wonderfu... Read more

Words

There are words that are so happy to be said they arch their backs, grow legs, and their eyes flash green.... B.L. “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” Muriel Rukeyser Read more

Ed's Review of Humpday

Ed is still having trouble with his log in, so here is his latest review: Humpday Director: Lynn Shelton With: Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore Area theaters Comedy about two old friends who have taken different paths in life. One (Leonard) continues to avoid... Read more

Review of Morning Glory, now open (11/10/10)

Morning Glory Director: Roger Michell With: Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton, Harrison Ford, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson, John Pankow In the first episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary interviews with Lou Grant. Grant has a frozen smile all through it, then tells her ... Read more

Monsters of the Market reviewed

A shorter audio version of this review was broadcast on the January 7, 2013 Old Mole Variety Hour. Vampires and zombies abound these days in popular culture and in the culture of the market. In 2009, journalist Matt Taibbi famously dubbed the investment bank Goldman Sa... Read more

New Music in the KBOO Library

Yvonne Washington with Gary Norian - Trust in Me 2CELLOS (Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser) - 2CELLOS Arnold McCuller - Soon As I Get Paid Disappear Fear - Get Your Phil Joe D'Amico - Asleep in My Shoes JC Stylles - Exhilaration & Other States Pat Donohue - Nobody's Fault Guy Cla... Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a book review of THE BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUSTRATED BY R. CRUMB

Here is a link to my review of the new R. Crumb comic book, his adaptation of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. The review appears here in the Vancouver Voice. Or, if you want to read a review with italics and illustrations, it is also to be found at my blog. Read more

Movies opening this weekend (Dec. 17, 2010)

The Hollywood Theater is showing a new print of Mon Oncle, a film by the sublime French actor/director Jacques Tati. When I heard that it was the English-language version I worried, until I recalled that there is virtually no dialog in the film anyway. What there is, is... Read more

Sale/lease of Mt. Tabor Park is off the table

Well, I am no longer pissed at the city. In fact, I want to thank Comm. Saltzman and PPR Director, Zari Santner for allowing mediation. Mediation brought a better understanding of the issues that needed to be resolved at Mt. Tabor Park. Mediation brought the principal ... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library August 12, 2013

Fitzgerald, EllaSomething to Live ForPolygramJazzFruitionJust One of Them NightsSelf ReleasedRegular RockHughes, MaxwellOnly In DreamsSelf ReleasedRegular RockJitterbug VipersPhoebe's DreamFlying HighRegular RockRice, JonathanGood GracesSQERegular RockBerlinAnimalFontan... Read more