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  • Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened?

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    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Nassau County: Boil Water Order lifted (Friday evening)

“The 100,000 Nassau County residents warned of possible E. coli contamination of their tap water can safely drink and cook with it again, water authority and health officials said Friday…” – Newsday 7/22/2011

Babylon sneaks in Board meeting to decide on $500M contract

IW:  I check for the dates of town board meetings regularly on the Babylon Town site to post on this site. I checked this month and there were no town board meeting listed for the future. This is not surprising since the town has a habit of not wanting citizens to attend these meetings.  The […]

Poets in Port, plus

Poets in Port is the 4th Friday of Every month: 07/22 Friday 7:30pm Poets in Port, featuring Milind Padki plus open reading Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theater.http://northportarts.org/ 08/26 Friday 7:30pm Poets in Port, featuring Ed Luhrs plus open reading Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theater.http://northportarts.org/ 09/23 Friday 7:30pm […]

Remembrances of Harry Chapin, Part II

IW: . . . .  Harry’s second most famous song is “Taxi”.  It contained the painful audience participation that adorns the other t-shirt in Sandy’ shop.  The phrase ends an encounter between Harry the taxi-driver and a now-married ex-girlfriend, neither of whom seem happy with their life choices:

LI Folk Music Calendar 7/16/11

Dear Folk Music Fans, + Sat July 16 Harry Chapin tribute concerts. Entitled “Harry Chapin: A Celebration in  Song” features Tom Chapin, Jen Chapin (Harry’s daughter), The Chapin Sisters (Tom’s daughters) and members of Harry’s band 8:30pm and co-presented by theFolk Music Society of Huntington, the Huntington Arts Council, Long Island Cares and the Town of Huntingtonbring food donation, perhaps money donation 46th Huntington Summer Arts Festival: Huntington Arts Councilwww.HuntingtonArts.org Chapin Rainbow […]

Harry Chapin tribute events: Huntington 7/16 and East Meadow 7/18

(For Ian Wilder’s memories of Harry Chapin, go: here.) Two free concerts celebrating Harry Chapin: 1. Saturday, July 16th at Heckscher Park in Huntington. 8:30pm start. (This is the correct time for regular concert.) Members of the Chapin family perform. 2. Monday, July 18th at Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, Nassau County. A Chapinstock of local […]

Duchess Susanna’s Guide to Peaceful, Royal Fashion

Hope you will read the rest of the story, and visit our new website, Peace Couple: here. Duchess Susanna writes: Did you see the rude headlines? What a waste of time. “Pippa wears see-through dress to Wimbledon”. Hope you did not get fooled. It was a black, crochet dress, that looked like something my Grandmother […]

The Duke and Duchess of Peace: First appearance on tour

The Duke and Duchess have started their tour. While Prince William and Duchess Catherine chose to appear at The National War War Memorial, Duke Augustus and Duchess Susanna visited The Peace Pole in Lindenhurst. Duchess Susanna was curious about the place the other royal couple was visiting, so, she did some research at Wikipedia… For […]

The Duke and Duchess are coming to America on June 30th

Please visit the new website, Peace Couple, for coverage of the royal tour, to begin on Thursday, June 30th, 2011. We will follow closely, the ceremonies and activities of Duchess Susanna and Duke Augustus, The Duke and Duchess of Peace. Please don’t confuse this royal couple with those other folks, Prince William and Duchess Catherine, […]

BTF Interviews Ian Wilder, Green Party Activist, Pt 1

Bradley Thunderbird Phoenix asks Ian questions such as: When did the Green Party start? How does the Green Party differ from other political parties? From a few years ago. Related articles GPSuffolk in Newsday for Earth Day 4/17/11 (www.onthewilderside.com) Green Party Calls on WGRZ To Include Congressional Candidate Ian Murphy in the 5/12/11 CD-26 Debate (www.onthewilderside.com) NY Green […]

The PeaceSmiths archives on Lunch with Bill

PeaceSmiths, Inc. — an organization that Ian and I have supported over the years — has a wonderful, inspiring, historical, and mostly untapped archive. There are audio tapes, video tapes, protest posters, hand drawn fliers, and notes on organizing, going back to the 1970’s. Many of the items were collected by Katharine Smith and/or Susan […]

FOLK-GROOVIN’ CAFÉ 7/9/11

“Add a little Groove to your coffee!” SATURDAY NIGHT – JULY 9th, 8:00pm. @ The Conklin Barn, 2 High Street, Huntington Village (corner of NY Avenue and High Street, next to Conklin House). OPEN MIC – All performers welcomed and respected. Tickets – $10 (at door).  Includes refreshments and CD raffle! Hotline – 631-368-1920. Find The Folk-Groovin’ […]

Z-List Summer 2011

06/11 Please join NAC this Friday and Saturday for our 5th Annual Plein Air Painting Event. Observe fine painters at work along the waterfront all day on Friday and from 9-3 on Saturday. Meet the artists as they paint and choose a painting to bid on for our silent auction. Gallery reception starts at 11AM […]

beat radio: Playing shows is the new not playing shows 6/8/11

from beat radio: Hi guys. It seems like playing shows is the new not playing shows, so we’re booking lots of shows this summer. We’re kicking things off with an early show tonight at Pianos.  We’re on at 7.  Will you join us for a drink? You can check out the flyer here. RSVP on Facebook here. Pianos is […]