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My Day Off (Weak Player's Poker Blog)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:21:00 GMT

I had a great day off. I woke up late, had some breakfast, read some blogs, and pretty much did fuck-all for the whole morning. This was somewhat forced as Don was getting the carpets cleaned and we had to hang out in the one room that was not being cleaned. In the middle afternoon, an old friend called me. She knew I was in Vegas and, by chance, she was too. She told me to meet her down at the Rio;...

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"Sorry, Dude." (The Obituarium)

noreply@blogger.com (Joe Speaker) — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:55:00 GMT

Thanks to Miami Don's post, I was reminded of one of the greatest moments in the history of the Murderer's Row home game. Though I was not present that particular evening to experience it, everyone's favorite Poker Geek tells the story so perfectly that we all feel like we were in attendance. It does help that we've all seen Chanel get bad beat hundreds of times, too. Go read this exceptional post:...

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I was at Was (Not Was) (Jack Bog's Blog)

Sun, 18 May 2008 07:52:41 GMT

The Mrs. and I caught the Was (Not Was) show at the Wonder Ballroom tonight, and I pretty much got just one word: Wow. There's a lot more that one could write about this group of highly talented funk-soul connaisseurs from Detroit via L.A. The "brothers" Don and David Was pack a powerful punch, and their front line of lead singers -- "Sweet Pea" Atkinson, Harry Bowens, and Donald Ray Mitchell -- is...

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Full transcript of Don Was interview (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:55:08 GMT

Don Was -- bassist, songwriter and producer for the Detroit-bred band Was (Not Was) -- talked with Free Press pop music writer Brian McCollum in advance of the band's show tonight at the Majestic Theatre. The homecoming date is part of a tour supporting the group's first album in 16 years, "Boo!"

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Full transcipt of Don Was interview (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:02:00 GMT

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Was (Not Was) is again with new CD (JSOnline)

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:52:46 GMT

As a producer, Don Was has worked on critically acclaimed albums by everyone from Bob Dylan to Bonnie Raitt to the B-52's. This year, he stepped back into the role of performer with his absurdist dance-rock band Was (Not Was), famous for its 19...

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Fake brothers refound each other - and their groove (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:36:16 GMT

You'd be hard-pressed to unearth a more unlikely band of '80s hitmakers than Was (Not Was), the Detroit funk-soul-bebop-rock band masterminded by fake brothers Don and David Was and fronted by powerhouse R&B vocalists Sweet Pea Atkinson and Sir Harry Bowens, who had both "Walk the Dinosaur" and "Spy in The House Of Love" land in the top 20 from their 1988 album What Up, Dog?

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Puppets can't portray the full range of 'Don Giovanni' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:28:00 GMT

The Northwest Puppet Center's most ambitious opera yet, Mozart's "Don Giovanni," opened Friday night and runs through next weekend. Unlike several of the center's previous operatic offerings, "Don Giovanni" was not originally written for puppets. While it is full of comedy that lends itself to puppet portrayal, there is also a darker side to "Don Giovanni:" betrayal and anguish, grief and ambivalence,...

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Was (Not Was) - Boo! (The Allmusic Blog)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:01:27 GMT

Closing in on 20 years since their last album, the whole gang is here, pretty much — the core of Don and David Was and Sir Harry Bowens and Sweet Pea Atkinson, along with Was (Not Was) vets Luis Resto, David McMurray, Wayne Kramer, Donald Ray Mitchell, and Randy Jacobs, as well as roughly a [...]

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Don Was: Mixmeister Flash (The Independent)

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:01 GMT

Don Was has led an extraordinary double life. As the bass player and co-songwriter of Was (Not Was), he has, together with his "brother" David Was, steered that most weird and wonderful of funk-rock groups from the clubs of Detroit to international cult status. The band enjoyed chart success in the 1980s and 1990s with hits including "Walk the Dinosaur", "Spy In the House of Love" and "Shake Your...

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Album: Was (Not Was), Boo! (Rykodisc) (The Independent)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:01 GMT

As unaccountably gifted Jewish wiseacres with a sophisticated grasp of music and a penchant for darkly droll lyrics, operating as the twin-brained hub of a musical machine manned by impeccable players, Don and Dave Was have always struck me as being rather like the kid brothers of Steely Dan's Becker & Fagen.

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Was (Not Was): BOO!**** (Daily Express)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

WAS (Not Was) belong to the "adult" school of rock that includes Frank Zappa, Steely Dan and Randy Newman, very smart men writing slick, sardonic songs that fuse different styles - in the case of Don and David Was, rock, funk and R&B.

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Loyalty for you (Scott Wolf inside USC)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:28:41 GMT

Don Ludwig, who was the director of recreational sports at USC longer than I can remember and worked at the university for 35 years, was ``reassigned'' to a job in student affairs. http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/whats_happening/happened/spirit_and_traditions.html We hear this was not a voluntary...

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Cbs - Who Cut Off 60 Minutes In Alabama (Contactmusic Ltd)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:27:25 GMT

A politically charged 60 Minutes report about former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who was convicted of corruption, was not carried by the CBS affiliate in northern ...

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Was (Not Was) Return For Valentine's Day Gig (Starpulse News)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:30:00 GMT

Brothers Don and David Was are to revive their hit group Was (Not Was) for a Valentine's Day showcase in Los Angeles. In what will be the group's first official show since touring with Dire Straits in 1992, the "Walk The Dinosaur" hit-makers will perform at the Orpheum Theatre with Kris Kristofferson and Brian Wilson.[...] Read more!

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New Was (Not Was) Album, Show (liveDaily News Blog)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:47:40 GMT

Was (Not Was) is looking at an April 8 release date for its first studio album in 16 years, according to a press release. The new album features Kris Kristofferson on the song " Green Pills In The Dresser. " Bob Dylan co-wrote the track " Mr. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. " Bandmates Don Was and David Was are playing their second annual Valentine's Day show tonight (2/14) at The Orpheum in Los...

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THE WASMOPOLITAN ROAD TRIP (Metro Times Music Blahg)

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:20:25 GMT

As was noted on this site several times over the past two months, producer, songwriter and Was (Not Was) cofounder Don Was was recently in town to record and film a slew of new Detroit music for his part of the MyDamnChannel Web site . Cool excerpts from a majority of this stuff is now up and running, including clips that Don recorded in Ferndale (at Steve King 's 54 studio) with Black Bottom Collective...

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Peel's cities drop $100K to schmooze (atHome Top Story)

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:30:00 GMT

Brampton and Mississauga together spent nearly $100,000 to send 14 people to London, England, this week in hopes of collecting awards they believed would put them on the international map.

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Did You Know The Omaha Mall Was A "Gun-Free Zone"? (Advice Goddess Blog)

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:15:56 GMT

I'm sure that will provide great comfort to the relatives off all the people who thought they were picking out their Christmas present, not lining up to be fitted for a coffin.

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was he there? (janestheone)

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:50:00 GMT

Two days ago there was a visit to Reading by Tony Blair, in his capacity, not as "peace envoy" as the Reading Evening Post had it, but as head of the Tony Blair Foundation (see link on the right) which is doing a lot of work with schools, especially around sport, and the Madejski Academy, which Tony Blair came to Reading to open, is a sports academy. John Madejski was there of course, with assorted...

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