Woody Guthrie, Blues, Jazz, Americana And The IWW

Well that was a mouthful (feel free to say it Robin).

These are the things that in the last few days and hours have been riding my mind. Firstly Jazz and Americana hit me like a slice of apple pie in the crotch yesterday when signing up for the various societies (such as the cheese appreciation and pirate society which filled up quicker than Paris Hilton). It was all a bit woah and hey and ooh and ahh but in the end i signed up for the most Jack Barrie things i could find - Jazz, AmeriCan (American and Canadian society) and Baseball team. Needless to say they all consist of things i love and the prospect of playing Baseball is terribly exciting to little old me, so i can't wait to grab me a uni and hustle something wicked. See me on WikiPedia soon under Nottingham Theives : )

Besides all that guff an hoohaw, there is some serious business to attend to. Firstly i have just got back from a rip roaring and depressingly good performance of Woody Guthrie by a certain Will Kaufman (whom i met and nicked a CD off). It was by far the best thing so far (for me) of this freshers week. All the partying and whatnot is fun don't get me wrong, but it's also nice to attend something musical that does not have a four to the floor beat or repetitive female vocals and fresher twats spilling my beer and putting paint on my dressing gown. Now this Mr. Kaufman is one hell of a storyteller and educator. And he's not a bad singer too. He went through a history of Woody and his songs, as well as a history of the times. He also introduced me to the IWW (International Workers of the World), an on the cusp Communist style party that looks for all those unemployed to get a job. In a sad but true moment, it seems that i only did it to get a free badge, and that chicks dig Commies. Now you might remember, most of you won't even know, that i wrote a few stories under the name 'Tales From The Dustbowl' and am now going to be re-writing some and creating some more spurned on by this evening with Mr. Kaufman.

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